Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Chapter 157 Thunder and Flames!

The five-thousand-year-old Shadow Leopard had just used its powerful soul force and instinct to deflect the recoil from the attack and was preparing to pounce on its target who had rolled to the ground again.

It possesses perfect night vision and its ability to track scents is unparalleled among soul beasts of the same level.

However, when the sandstorm, which blotted out the sky, descended without warning and swallowed it up, it was completely dumbfounded!

All I could see was a violent, yellowish haze; I couldn't see anything at all!
My once-proud eyesight has become useless!

My ears were filled with the howling of the wind and sand; the sounds of prey and the forest had all vanished!

Hearing deprived!
What terrified it most was that its incredibly sensitive sense of smell had completely failed it!

The scent of the prey, the scent of the forest vegetation, and even its own scent that had been previously locked onto were completely dispersed and covered by the all-pervasive sandstorm carrying a strange annihilating power!
It was as if it had been thrown into a completely unfamiliar, hostile, and chaotic world!

"Roar...woo?"

The Shadow Leopard let out a low growl filled with surprise, uncertainty, and a hint of fear.

It paced anxiously in circles, its sharp claws scratching the ground restlessly, trying to sense its direction, but all it could feel from all directions was the cutting sensation of the wind and sand and the oppressive force of violent energy.

It became a trapped beast, completely lost and disoriented, in the cage of this sandstorm!

At the edge of the sandstorm's epicenter, Lin Xia pulled up the still-shaken Zhu Zhuqing and sheltered her in a depression in the roots of a huge ancient tree where the sandstorm was relatively less intense.

In his dark golden pupils, there was no relief at surviving a disaster, only a chilling rage ignited by the sneak attack!

"Stay here! Don't move!"

His voice, clear even amidst the howling wind and sand, reached Zhu Zhuqing's ears with an unquestionable command.

Immediately, his gaze, like the most precise radar, pierced through the layers of sand and locked onto the shadow leopard's figure, which was frantically darting around in the storm like a headless fly—the sandstorm was his domain, and the sandstorm was his eyes and ears!

"Dare to ambush me? You'll pay the price!"

Lin Xia felt a surge of anger rising within her.

Without the slightest hesitation, his soul power surged into his arms like boiling magma!

Fire fist!
Left fist! A blazing, violent crimson flame suddenly ignited, instantly engulfing the entire fist and half of the forearm!

The flames were no ordinary fire; they carried an aura of explosion and destruction. The surrounding air was distorted and deformed by the high temperature, and the flying sand was instantly melted into tiny, glassy droplets upon approaching!
The dust around the fist was reflected in a bright red light.

Thunder fist!
Right fist! Blinding blue-white lightning flashed violently, emitting a chilling "sizzling" sound!
Countless tiny arcs of electricity, like wandering electric snakes, leaped, coiled, and converged on the fist!
The high-frequency oscillations generated by the powerful electric current even caused a slight deflection in the trajectory of nearby sandstorms!

A devastating surge of lightning power was poised to be unleashed! His two fists possessed vastly different attributes and were brimming with violent energy, yet under the precise control of his powerful mental strength, they were steadily concentrated on the tips of his fists.

Lin Xia stomped his foot hard, the ground cracked under the force, and his figure shot out like an arrow, tearing through the sand and wind, carrying an indomitable killing intent, and rushed straight at the Shadow Leopard that had just barely managed to stabilize itself!
"Yoji—!!!"

Almost at the same time that Lin Xia launched his attack, Young Gilas roared again!

Its small body unleashed a terrifying speed completely disproportionate to its size, transforming into a dark red streak of light, locking onto the Shadow Leopard from another angle! Its master being attacked was its greatest humiliation and its Achilles' heel!

The same move was unleashed on Larvitar!

Flame Fist! Left Claw! The dark red lava carapace seemed to become the perfect vessel for the flames, and deep red flames rose up. The temperature was so high that even the surrounding sand and gravel showed signs of melting. The flames also seemed to carry a trace of the scorching heat of a dragon's might!

Lightning Fist! Right Claw! A violent arc of blue-purple electricity crackled, possessing an even greater domineering and penetrating power characteristic of dragon-type forces than Lin Xia's Lightning Fist! The arcs crackled and popped as they leaped, their power astonishing!
One person and one pet, their hearts are in sync!
Lin Xia launched a frontal assault, while Young Gilas provided flanking support, delivering four punches with both fists, effectively sealing off the Shadow Leopard's escape route!

The Shadow Leopard, after five thousand years, is ultimately a battle-hardened hunter!
Although its five senses were deprived, the beast's instinctive warning of the threat of death made its fur stand on end instantly!
A chilling coldness shot straight up from my tailbone to the top of my head!
"Roar--!"

In the face of life and death, it unleashed its full potential!

His strong muscles tensed instantly, and his soul power poured into his limbs without regard for anything else!

It did not attempt to "see" or "perceive" the source of the attack, but relied entirely on its honed combat instincts and its ability to detect the slightest changes in airflow, causing its body to suddenly twist to the side in an extreme and illogical manner!

scoff!

Lin Xia's left fist, burning with raging flames and carrying the momentum to incinerate everything, almost grazed the Shadow Leopard's glossy black fur as it slammed into it!

The scorching heat instantly singed a large patch of fur on its side, leaving charred marks, and its flesh was burning with intense pain!
However, it ultimately failed to completely escape!

Boom——!
Lin Xia's right fist, brimming with thunderous power, slammed into the right hind leg hip joint exposed by the Shadow Leopard's powerful twisting motion, like a hammer of divine punishment!
A burst of violent lightning energy erupted instantly!
A blinding burst of lightning erupted, like countless red-hot steel needles piercing its muscles, bones, and nerves!
The intense numbness and tearing pain caused it to let out a shrill scream. Its entire hind leg instantly lost sensation, and its movements became completely deformed!
Misfortunes never come singly!

Just a hair's breadth from which it staggered and froze, paralyzed and in excruciating pain from the lightning fist—

boom--!
Young Gilas's left claw, wreathed in crimson flames, was like a red-hot branding iron, imprinted firmly on the relatively vulnerable left rib area exposed by the Shadow Leopard as it dodged Lin Xia's Flame Fist!

The extreme heat instantly scorched through the tough fur, and the flesh sizzled and burned, filling the air with the pungent smell of roasted meat!
Its right front paw, which it was trying to block, was struck hard by Young Gilas's right paw, which was wrapped in domineering purple lightning!
boom--!
A piercing sound of bones cracking rang out, accompanied by the deafening roar of thunder!
The violent power of the lightning not only tore through its flesh, but also devastated its bones, instantly twisting and deforming its front paws!
However, this is not the end! This is the truly terrifying aspect of Lin Xia and Young Kiras's combined attack!
The instant Lin Xia's lightning fist and Young Gilas's fire fist, almost simultaneously and acting on different parts of the Shadow Leopard's body, collided and intersected at close range within its body—

Boom——!!!!!!

A violent attribute explosion, far exceeding the combined power of a single soul skill, was simultaneously detonated inside and on the surface of the Shadow Leopard!

(End of this chapter)