Chapter 41: Second Element

The two slashes collided, but Jia Yuan’s was overpowered!

Jia Yuan moved to move, but the water moved too fast!

The blade of water sliced into Jia Yuan’s body, and he

groaned in pain.

Jia Yuan felt that the wound wasn’t too deep, but it would

start to hinder him if he lost too much blood.

Gritting his teeth, Jia Yuan charged towards Jia Rou, who

did the same. After an initial clash, the two exchanged a flurry of blows, flames

flying out from Jia Yuan’s side, and spouts of water erupting from Jia Rou’s.

“Fire Blade!” Jia Yuan dashed back and leaped back forward,

raising his sword overhead in a two-handed grip. This was the same move he had

used to “defeat” Guo Huo back at the Black Wing Merchant Guild Hall.

However, as Jia Yuan swung his sword down, the fiery aura

was condensed in the blade and not only a little fire leaked out.

“BOOM!”

The entire stage shook as Jia Rou blocked the blow. However,

both contestants were pushed back several meters, with Jia Yuan actually being

blown back slightly farther.

However, at this moment, Jia Yuan felt a change in his body.

He was breaking through to the 4th level of Absorption!

Ripples of his aura spread across the stage, surprising Jia

Rou, as well as the announcer!

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is quite an event! It seems that

Jia Yuan actually just progressed to the 4th level of Absorption!”

Exclaims of surprise spread through the audience!

An eleven year old at the 4th level of

Absorption!

However, Jia Yuan had no time to celebrate, as Jia Rou continued

his barrage of unrelenting attacks.

The two swords clashed together, and the fight was actually

completely even! Although Jia Yuan had progressed to the 4th level

of Absorption, he wasn’t completely used to it and so wasn’t using the power at

its full potential.

Over time though, Jia Yuan began to push Jia Rou back, until

Jia Rou was at the edge of the stage.

In a last ditch effort, Jia Rou thrust his sword towards Jia

Yuan, and a bead of water shot out. This single bead of water contained immense

power!

Jia Yuan quickly move to block with his sword, and was able

to cut the bead of water in half. However, one of the halves shot into Jia Yuan’s

chest, deepening part of the wound that was already there.

At this moment, however, an unusual change was happening in

Jia Yuan’s body and soul.

The Song of Swords was capable of all four elements found on

the Continent of the Five elements. By hitting the 4th level of Absorption,

his body and soul had reached the requirement for using a second element!

Jia Yuan was capable of using the water element! The water

element of his Song had awoken! Now, in Jia Yuan’s soul, stood two unmoving figures.

The first was Jia Yuan in a fiery robe wielding an axe, the second was Jia Yuan

standing in a blue robe, wielding a sword.

Suddenly, the aura around his body exploded in a burst of

both fire and water, shooting Jia Rou out of the arena, as well as destroying

most of the stage around Jia Yuan, who fainted.

“What?!” Guo Huo was extremely shocked and fearful as to what

just happened. After all, he didn’t know about the Song of Swords.

When he saw Jia Yuan collapse, he thought that perhaps Jia

Yuan had taken too much damage from the fight! After all, he couldn’t see how

deep Jia Yuan’s wounds were, and that explosion at the end…

Guo Huo ran to Jia Yuan and examined Jia Yuan’s body.

“Ahhhh whew.” Guo Huo heaved a sigh of relief. “He only

tired himself out. Still, I have to get him to the doctors to treat these

wounds.”

For all of the things Guo Huo was talented in, detailed

medical work was not one of them. Although the cut on Jia Yuan’s chest wasn’t

too bad, it would still need stitches. As for the hole where the bullet of

water had punctured… It would take some time to heal.

Jia Rou was similarly stunned, and some people who seemed to

be his friends came over from the sidelines. Although they couldn’t really

fault Jia Yuan for hurting Jia Rou as the arena was a palce of bloodshed, they

all looked at Jia Yuan with looks full of killing intent.

Guo Huo naturally saw this, and shook his head. Looks like

he would have to keep a tight watch on Jia Yuan’s security.

He picked Jia Yuan off the ground and had the guide lead Jia

Yuan to the arena’s medical area.