socalfunplaces Chapter 12 Xiao Yan's First Soul Skill
Chapter 12 Xiao Yan's First Soul Skill
The lifeless Crimson Flame Dragon Lizard lay on its side on the ground, its eyes devoid of light, its tongue lolling out halfway, and yellowish-green liquid flowing from its mouth. Although it appeared unharmed all over, its skin was no longer the red it had been when it was first seen, but rather tinged with charcoal black.
"Xiao Yan, that lightning bolt was really scary. Luckily, it didn't strike me."
The Rolling Beast looked at the charred dragon lizard on the ground, clearly still shaken.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you."
Xiao Yan crouched down, took out a dagger, and gave it one last blow. The dragon lizard, unwilling to give up, stopped its final struggle and its breath grew weaker and weaker.
A yellow spirit ring slowly emerged from the spirit beast's body. Xiao Yan sat down cross-legged and gestured for the rolling ball beast to come to his side.
Faced with the spirit ring of the 500-year-old Crimson Flame Dragon Lizard, Xiao Yan wasn't entirely confident he could absorb it. However, due to the fight just now, he had personally witnessed the giant lizard's spirit ring fall into the crack in the ground along with its corpse, so he seemed to have no other choice.
"It has fire-attribute attack methods and dragon blood in its veins. Strictly speaking, this soul beast's soul ring is more suitable for us than the one we killed before."
Xiao Yan extended his right hand, guiding the spirit ring to slowly float in front of him. The spirit ring, which had been floating in the air, gradually shrank, shrinking into a ring that enveloped the Rolling Ball Beast. This was the first time he had absorbed a spirit ring, and the unprecedented pressure was not only pressing on the Rolling Ball Beast but also putting pressure on his bones.
It was creaking and groaning all over.
"Xiao Yan, I feel a little breathless."
"Stay alert, Koromon."
After saying this, Xiao Yan's consciousness sank into a pool of scalding lava. He felt the burning sensation all around him, but his body was beyond his control.
Unexpectedly, absorbing the soul ring would also bring the Rolling Beast along with him. The surging soul power instantly cleansed his body. Not far from his sight, the Rolling Beast, though submerged in the lava, remained unharmed, which made him somewhat delighted.
As the rolling lava covered the creature, data spirits filled its body, and its form began to change.
After a beam of white light, even more dazzling than lava, shone down, the Koromon's originally spherical body began to grow limbs. Its color changed from pinkish-white to orange, or rather, orange-red, a more vibrant orange than it was remembered.
It's Agumon!
Moreover, perhaps because the Crimson Flame Dragon Lizard has dragon blood in its body, its Agumon is somewhat different from what it remembers. It can be clearly seen that there are several strange patterns on its claws.
Before Xiao Yan could take a closer look, the lava in the area he was in had already spread and covered him, as if it were about to swallow and melt him up.
However, even hotter than the lava was what was in his pocket. He struggled to pull it out and found it was his Digimon device, its screen flashing a dazzling light.
Under the light, the Digimon Soul that had just enveloped Agumon now separated him from this lava field. The next moment, he opened his eyes, covered in sweat, with abundant soul power surrounding him. He felt that he had broken through to level 12.
The face peering at him was familiar. When Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, A Yong's worried expression turned into a smile.
"Brother Xiao Yan, you've successfully absorbed it? I was really startled to see you sweating so much just now. How come your martial spirit has changed so much?"
At this moment, Xiao Yan was holding Agumon in his arms. If it weren't for the soul power light that Agumon showed when he was absorbing the soul ring, Xiao Yan would have worried that A Yong might mistake Agumon for some rare soul beast and give him a whack.
"Yes, it was a close call." Looking at his worried senior, Xiao Yan smiled. He didn't need to ask why he had come back.
"You're really being reckless. You clearly gave me the signal to retreat, yet you stayed here to hunt soul beasts?"
"That dragon lizard was chasing me too closely; I couldn't escape at all," Xiao Yan casually offered as an excuse.
Looking at the surrounding battle environment and the remains of the dragon lizard, Ah Yong could already imagine how dangerous this battle must have been.
"That's true, but this one is clearly smaller than the previous one, so how can it have such power?"
"This isn't a monitor lizard; it's a variant called the Crimson Flame Dragon Lizard. Although it's small, it's even older than the one we just saw."
"As expected of my little brother Xiao Yan, you were able to absorb such a soul beast into a soul ring."
"It was just luck."
"Stop talking and come on, show me your first soul skill!" Ah Yong said, rubbing his hands together, clearly eager to try.
Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled. He thought he would have to explain to A Yong how he hunted the soul beast alone. A Yong didn't even ask why Xiao Yan's martial soul had changed so much. He didn't expect that the other party didn't care at all.
"You can look, but you can't use it on Yong-ge." Xiao Yan naturally wanted to know just how powerful his first soul skill was, but since it was a Crimson Flame Dragon Lizard, he couldn't test it on Yong-ge.
"What? My first soul skill can even withstand the charge of a giant lizard, why would I be afraid of you?"
Xiao Yan glanced at Agumon, and the two understood each other perfectly. Agumon then walked to a charred rock, the very one where Xiao Yan had been hiding earlier.
Xiao Yan gently raised his right hand, and a yellowish halo extended from his hand, then flew towards the Agumon beside him.
"Agumon, First Soul Skill: Crimson Dragon Breath!"
The spirit ring floated onto Agumon and then merged into it. Agumon let out a soft roar towards the sky, its neck turning bright red, and scorching flames spewed from its mouth. Under the impact of the flames, the large rock shattered.
"..."
Ah Yong stared wide-eyed, unable to utter a single word. No wonder Xiao Yan said he couldn't use his first soul skill on him; with that kind of destructive power, what good would his hammer do?
"Wow, such a powerful flame! I thought your first soul skill would be something like that giant lizard's charge."
"It's certainly possible, but the fire element of the dragon lizard is too compatible with my martial soul, so it was also good luck that I obtained a soul skill with decent elemental damage."
Xiao Yan, who had just stood up, immediately squatted down under the big tree and spoke with difficulty. This was only the consumption of the first soul skill, yet it had completely drained the soul power in his body.
"As expected, such a powerful flame consumes too much soul power. I can only use it about once a day. I'll just let Agumon use the fireballs he knows normally."
Xiao Yan knew perfectly well that his first soul skill, which shattered the rocks, was entirely due to the domineering flames of the dragon lizard during the previous battle, not his own.
But is that really the case? The boulder that even a five-hundred-year-old Crimson Flame Dragon Lizard couldn't break was easily shattered by his first soul skill.
He sat down cross-legged, trying to recover some of his soul power, but found it was just a drop in the ocean. Although he could use the Crimson Dragon Breath once a day after restoring his soul power, Xiao Yan believed that it would definitely damage his body, which was not worth it. Perhaps he could reach a higher level as his soul power improved in the future.
Fortunately, Agumon, having just used its Soul Skill, wasn't as exhausted as I was, except for a bit of smoke coming out of its throat. In the future, I can consider using small flames instead.
"What a pity. I could feel the heat of that orange-red flame from so far away. If we could keep using it, even if you were a hundred times unwilling, my master would still drag you to be his apprentice."
So Brother Yong was really keen on getting him to work as a blacksmith.
"It's getting late, Yong-ge. Let's go back once I've regained some strength."
"Okay, I'll strip all the valuable materials off this soul beast first. Hehe, Master will definitely praise us when we get back."
Ah Yong deftly took out a small knife and cut into the parts of the dragon lizard's body.