Chapter 179 – Thunder Domain

Su Hao saw faint claw shadows all around and immediately activated all his defenses. The Black Crystal Armor enlarged and thickened, just in case.

This move should be a skill similar to ‘Flesh Assimilation’ used by Clarity, where he could channel his cellular Harmony Blood Qi into the air, making the air possess special properties and be subject to Manipulation.

“Swish!”

Su Hao’s Long Blade slashed, shattering most of the claw shadows, but a few still managed to scratch his Armor. The ‘Level Two Barrier’ instantly shattered, and many deep scratches were left on the Black Crystal Armor.

Su Hao instantly broke through the range of the claw shadows and moved away from that space.

“There’s something wrong with his claws; how could they tear through my Barrier so easily?” Glancing at the pursuing Clarity, Su Hao silently prepared a large ‘Fire Dragon’ Rune, intending to burn off the opponent’s smooth fur first while he was caught off guard.

At the same time, he activated ‘Air Conversion’, generating a large amount of ‘black sand’ that permeated almost the entire sky.

The opponent can assimilate air to generate sharp claws, right?

So can I!

As the entire sky was occupied by black sand, [Clarity], who was chasing Su Hao, also sensed the abnormality. At the moment of hesitation, Su Hao turned back.

Level Two-Fire Dragon!

“Whoosh!”

A massive Fire Dragon, over a hundred meters long, erupted and swayed in the air, instantly engulfing the slow-reacting [Clarity].

“Ah!”

With a scream, the fire-covered figure of [Clarity] shot out far, escaping the Fire Dragon’s range. It thrashed in mid-air, extinguishing the flames on its body.

By the time it extinguished the flames, it was too late. All of its long fur had been burned off by Su Hao, revealing [Clarity]’s true form, still emitting wisps of black smoke.

“Winged Serpent?”

Su Hao’s eyes widened, and he quickly corrected himself, “Wyvern?”

But it was neither. They just looked similar. [Clarity]’s body was like a slender long snake, with a membrane connecting its limbs, short arms and legs, and a long tail, resembling a stingray.

If Su Hao hadn’t burned off its fur, he wouldn’t have known [Clarity] looked like this.

How could Harmony’s own cool Black Crystal armor compare?

Seeing its ugly appearance exposed, [Clarity] became enraged and flew into the distance.

As it flew, it transformed back into its original human form. A moment later, it transformed back into [Clarity], its black fur restored as if nothing had happened.

Seeing the opponent trying to escape, Su Hao immediately gave chase, chuckling, “This sky is my domain!”

Immediately, the black sand filling the air began to converge, forming black circular patterns one after another, covering the entire sky. This was Su Hao’s Rune Array Plate.

This was his Thunder Domain, specifically designed to deal with fast and slippery enemies.

The Thunder Domain covered a radius of two thousand meters in the sky. No matter how fast [Clarity] was, it couldn’t escape instantly.

With immense Blood Qi, one could be this willful.

Thunder Domain activated!

Su Hao almost roared, “Roar! Thunder!” to boost his morale.

The Runes near [Clarity] immediately activated.

“Crack!”

At first, it was a single burst of lightning, then the sound became continuous, building into a roar that shook the heavens.

It was this booming sound that caused the people in Huiyang City below to look up at the sky.

In an instant, everyone saw the Thunder Net in the sky, and the two black dots fighting.

It’s [Clarity]!

Who is the other person?

I don’t know, I can’t see clearly…

Soon, everyone knew that two powerful Evolved Humans were fighting in the sky.

When had they ever seen such an intense and dazzling battle?

One by one, they dropped their work and found a good spot, looking up and watching with great interest, as if watching a suddenly appearing movie.

And above the sky.

A large number of electric arcs flashed out, forming an electric net, covering [Clarity] within it.

[Clarity] was immediately struck so hard that he couldn’t make a sound, his body convulsed, and he fell downwards.

Su Hao immediately charged forward with his blade, while [Clarity] could only watch Su Hao charge at him ferociously, completely helpless.

Because even while falling, the surrounding Lightning continued to strike him, leaving him completely paralyzed and unable to move.

Fire Dragon!

A Fire Dragon swept past, burning away all of the opponent’s fur and revealing a slender, delicate body.

[Clarity] couldn’t even scream. After [Clarity]’s body was revealed, Su Hao raised his Long Blade and aimed it at the body.

Thrust!

“Pfft!”

[Clarity] was impaled by Su Hao’s blade.

Hook Thorn!

Instantly, dense barbed spikes erupted from the Long Blade embedded in [Clarity]’s body, piercing through from the inside. The barbs dripped with blood.

Then, some of the spikes continued to extend, changing shape and wrapping around [Clarity]’s body, locking him tightly, almost binding him like a mummy.

Su Hao looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction and nodded, saying, “You can’t escape now.”

Su Hao deactivated his Thunder domain, took [Clarity], and turned to fly away from the skies above Huiyang City.

…

After Su Hao retreated with his men, the area below Huiyang City immediately erupted, everyone’s eyes filled with excitement.

Why did they stop fighting? Weren’t they just fighting well? It was quite a show!

There was lightning, then fire, so exciting!

Didn’t you see? One of them was defeated!

Defeated? I didn’t see that!

Are you blind? The tall, thin Evolved Human was defeated and captured!

Who was that tall, thin Evolved Human? Could it be [Clarity]!

As soon as this guess was made, everyone around gasped in unison, and the atmosphere instantly became eerily quiet. Everyone saw the disbelief in each other’s eyes.

Everyone’s mind echoed with a thought: ‘[Clarity] was captured, this is bad news!’

Su Hao carried [Clarity] to a rocky area, threw the tightly bound [Clarity] aside, and said, ‘Answer my questions, cooperate well, and if you behave, I’ll consider letting you go.’

[Clarity]’s mental state was good. Even though he was riddled with holes, it wasn’t fatal. He was just immobilized, at Su Hao’s mercy.

He, the dignified Rank 7 Evolved Human ‘All Under Heaven Illuminated’, [Clarity], had never been treated like this before. He let out a displeased snort and did not reply.

He encountered another stubborn person, but Su Hao didn’t care. He had given the other party a chance; it didn’t matter if he spoke or not. If he didn’t, someone else would.

Moreover, Su Hao had never liked people who resorted to violence without a word when faced with trouble. When dealing with such people, he preferred action over words.

If he met someone with some manners, Su Hao might feel a bit better and consider talking first, then acting.

However, the outcome would likely be the same, only the order would change.

Su Hao said indifferently, ‘You are the Rank 7 Evolved Human [Clarity] of the [Night Walker] sequence, right? So, the first question is, who are the other three Rank 7 Evolved Humans?’

[Clarity] closed his eyes and did not reply.

At his level, his will was already as strong as iron. He understood that the Black Crystal armored person in front of him would never let him go, so why speak? Making the other party uncomfortable in his final moments was his small victory.

He only regretted his rashness today, attacking [Clarity] without understanding his abilities. It was truly irrational. Since he had fallen, so be it. He had reached the peak, and his life was not in vain.

It’s just that these past few years of comfort have made me lose my awe of the world, lose the heart to keep getting stronger…

[Clarity] sighed inwardly.

But he didn’t understand, if his attitude had been more respectful, Su Hao could have let him go!

But his Hardness wouldn’t allow him to place his hope of survival on the enemy’s mercy; he relied on himself for everything, as always.

Su Hao summoned a Long Blade and took two steps forward.

Since the other party wouldn’t speak, there was no point in wasting each other’s time.

Just then, a phantom claw appeared behind him, lunging towards Su Hao.

A dying struggle.

A flash of the blade.

“Pfft!”

[Clarity]’s head flew off.

Checkmate!

A vital spot was hit; no amount of Blood Qi could save him. Not everyone had the monstrous regenerative ability of [Earth Monarch].

(End of Chapter)