Chapter 89 - 51: The Power of Ripple is the Power of the Sun!

In the Combat Trial Zone, the demon beasts all bore hostility towards the Human Clan, and there happened to be four Qi Cultivation Stage Human Clan cultivators here. Wang Qi was willing to bet that the target of this monstrous beast was definitely the four of them. Thinking of this, Wang Qi's gaze immediately turned fierce. Thinking of attacking me and my partners? Hah! At that moment, the battle between the Demon Deer and the Demon Ape began. The Thundering Giant Antelope and the Ghost-Faced Ape detested each other, and the Deer King used its full strength on the first strike. Its antlers emitted dazzling electric light again, the surging demonic power nearly causing Wang Qi to lose his grip. The Deer King lowered its head and charged at full speed. The Demon Ape let out an earth-shattering roar, condensing a black mist around its fists, then leaped from the tree, slamming down towards the Deer King with all its might. The fists of the Demon Ape collided with the antlers of the Demon Deer, creating a massive noise. Wang Qi was shaken to the point of blacking out. Upon regaining his focus, he saw that the strike had evenly matched. The fists of the Demon Ape were repelled by the Thunder Strike before they even reached the Deer King's antlers, yet the Deer King's Thunder Strike couldn't penetrate the black mist surrounding the fists of the Demon Ape. The Demon Ape kept roaring furiously, continuously punching out. The Deer King howled skyward, its body wrapped in electric arcs, repeatedly repelling the fists of the Demon Ape. Meanwhile, the Demon Deer tried to twist and turn, aiming to strike its opponent harshly with its antlers, but because the antlers were too huge, its movements were not as agile as those of the Ghost-Faced Ape. The repercussions of the two demon beasts' struggle turned Wang Qi pale. He could only suppress the Deer King by countering its innate divine ability with electrical knowledge; in reality, he was absolutely no match for this Demon Deer. The Thundering Giant Antelope seemed to have forgotten Wang Qi's existence, its head bowed, focusing on finding an opportunity to attack. But this action gave the Demon Ape a chance to exploit a weakness. The Demon Ape leaped high, punching directly at the top of the Deer King's head. Wang Qi, standing atop the Deer King, was terrified and, without thinking, swung a palm with all his strength. A flash of golden light, and the Demon Ape actually retreated, holding its palm! "What is this..." Wang Qi was baffled. He definitely didn't have the strength to repel the Demon Ape; what exactly had happened just now? Seizing the opportunity, the Deer King adjusted its stance and resumed grappling with the Ghost-Faced Ape. Wang Qi started to recall what had just transpired. What exactly happened? What did I use just now? Wang Qi introspected and quickly found the answer. "The mana that had leaked from my body was all from the Elephant Phase Wave Skill and Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy!" After the recent event, the Ghost-Faced Ape was somewhat wary of the small creature atop the Deer King's head. It no longer attacked the top of the Deer King's head but instead continuously probed around the Deer King, who also kept dodging and shifting positions. Seeing that the situation had stalemated again, Wang Qi grew anxious. The Deer King, only at the Qi Storage Early Stage and weaker than the mid-stage Qi Storage Ghost-Faced Ape, could lose, and he too might get hurt. He asked Zhen Chan, "Old man, do you have any experience dealing with demon beasts?" Zhen Chan gave a wry smile: "Even if I had experience, it would be of no use to you. The methods you've cultivated are vastly different from mine, and moreover, this situation is unprecedented to me. It seemed like you just neutralized the Demon Ape's Yin Attribute demonic power with Pure Yang power, perhaps you could start from there." Pure Yang? Wang Qi frowned. In the Modern Method, "attribute" and "property" were merely phrases describing the effects of a cultivation technique, not essential characteristics of the mental method, so the brief description of the technique wouldn't necessarily specify whether it was of the Fire or Water element. The Modern Method didn't distinguish between "Yin Yang" and "Five Elements" at all — how would he know what "Pure Yang Power" was! "There are only two possibilities, so let's just try them." Having made his decision, Wang Qi gathered the residual Phase Wave energy within his body and formed it into a Wave Blade. Seizing the moment, he swung his arm and sent the Wave Blade shooting toward the Demon Ape. At this time, the Demon Ape was enveloped in a thin layer of black mist. For the first time, the previously unstoppable Wave Blade met resistance and failed to penetrate the black fog. However, this invisible attack still frightened the Demon Ape. It stepped back several steps, and its attack shifted to a probing nature. "Heh, looks like I'm a bit unlucky this time...turns out it's Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy," Wang Qi said with a wry smile. If he wasn't even able to control the release of Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy, how could he use it to fend off the Demon Ape? Was Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy categorized as Pure Yang attribute according to the Ancient Method? That's quite interesting. Wang Qi recalled the relationship between Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy and other cultivation techniques. Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy was something the Wave Motion Lord developed as an inspiration from the Elephant Phase Wave Skill, which came from all the techniques interpreted under Wanfa's Elephant Phase Wave. This Elephant Phase Wave Skill, in turn, originated from the Wave-Particle Duality, which came from... The root of Wave-Particle Duality stemmed from Fiery Sun Wave Qi and Heavenly Light Materialization Technique, both of which were easily recognized as Yang Attribute techniques without much thinking. So, the Yang attribute roots of Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy was here? Before the combination of Fiery Sun Wave Qi and Heavenly Light Materialization Technique, these techniques were of a lower tier compared to other Divine Skills, so Wang Qi seldom utilized them. But this time, Fiery Sun Wave Qi seemed to be highly useful. "Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy can't be controlled smoothly, can it? Then, let's invoke all related mana! After unleashing all the Elephant Phase Wave Skill and Fiery Sun Wave Qi, I refuse to believe it won't release a trace of Wave Ripples Mysterious Energy!" Wang Qi tapped on the head of the Deer King with his heel and leaned forward to speak, "Big guy, we're going to launch a coordinated attack, you understand coordination, right?" After passing through the Spirit Awakening Stage, the spiritual intelligence of Demon Beasts usually reached the level of Human Clan children. Although Deer King may not understand human speech, it could sense the "pleading" in Wang Qi's words. Wang Qi then pointed at the Ghost-Faced Ape and said, "Let's take down that thing first, that thing, get it?" The Deer King responded with a couple of snorts, unclear in meaning. However, having seen Wang Qi's recent attack on the Ghost-Faced Ape, its hostility significantly lessened. After Wang Qi showed goodwill, it also tried to keep its head steady, as if to prevent Wang Qi from being thrown off. "Now, what I need is an opportunity for a close combat." After communicating with the Deer King, Wang Qi smiled contentedly. Due to his two interventions, the Demon Ape became exceedingly cautious around the human-deer pair, only daring to toss orbs of black fog from a distance. Such attacks were neither painful nor itchy, and were easily blocked by the Deer King's electric arcs. Finally, unable to hold back, the Ghost-Faced Ape leaped high and dove from above. "Now!" Wang Qi pointed at the Demon Ape and shouted. He specifically adjusted his body so that the Deer King could see his gesture. Although the Deer King didn't understand what Wang Qi intended to do, it instinctively used its antlers to fend off the Ghost-Faced Ape's assault. The Demon Ape and the Deer King were evenly matched, keeping the Ghost-Faced Ape's terrifying and ugly face just a few feet away from Wang Qi, allowing him to even smell the stench it emitted. Wang Qi showed a look of disgust, "Monkey head, you need to brush your teeth." He reached his hand straight out toward the Demon Ape — from his palm, Fiery Sun Wave Qi burst forth, followed by a golden wave of light. "The power of Wave Ripples is the power of the Sun! Die, monkey head!"