Boom—!
Tartaglia chose to clash fists with the purple phantom and used the force to send himself flying backward, temporarily separating from Ryan.
"Looks like I need to get serious."
Being continuously suppressed by an endless barrage of fists, Tartaglia had no choice but to show some of his true capabilities.
The next moment, he placed a red mask over his face, and purple electrical currents surged around his body.
"Electro element power…"
Ryan, who hadn't yet managed to get close to Tartaglia again, was momentarily stunned, evidently not expecting his opponent to be able to use two elements.
It was already very difficult for Ryan himself to invite two Martial Uncles to possess him at once; he could only maintain the noctilucous jade identification for a short while before becoming exhausted.
Clearly, Ryan was unaware that among the Fatui, there was an item called a Delusion.
Tartaglia had just unleashed this power, which allowed him to control the Electro element.
Lightning surged around his coalesced Hydro twin blades; he no longer feared the electricity Bosacius carried and even proactively pressed the attack.
Under the enhancement and stimulation of the Electro element, his speed and strength all increased by a level compared to before.
'It's fine, though the twin blades are fast, Martial Uncle Bosacius's arms are longer…'
Ryan thought to himself.
However, the next moment, after Tartaglia dodged Bosacius's fist, he combined his twin blades and pulled them apart to the sides, directly transforming them into a Hydro-Electro spear surging with lightning, which he thrust towards Ryan.
Ryan hastily raised his hands to block in front of him, and the purple phantom behind him also extended two hands, grabbing the Hydro-Electro spear Tartaglia had conjured.
"Heh…"
Tartaglia, whose Hydro-Electro spear was seized, revealed a triumphant smile, then twisted his hands with force.
The Hydro-Electro spear, held by Bosacius, instantly shattered, exploding from the tip, and surging Hydro element power poured forward.
Although it seemed like just a rush of water, the impact was astonishingly powerful; even though Ryan had raised his hands to block before Bosacius grabbed the spear, he was still sent flying backward.
The Bosacius phantom could not leave Ryan's side by more than two meters, so it also vanished from its original spot.
'No, I can't beat him…'
Ryan, who was sent flying, crashed into a pillar in the Golden House; although the impact of the water left him soaked, it didn't cause fatal injuries. He rubbed the back of his head, which had hit something, and thought with a headache.
Although the Yakshas possessed astonishing combat power, and Bosacius was the strongest among them, there were some issues. Bosacius was merely a shadow recorded by the Ley Lines, and his combat power was inherently not as strong as his original self.
At the same time, because the strength that a summoned person can exert is related to the Proficiency in adeptal arts and the compatibility with the target, Ryan couldn't allow this shadow to exert much power.
When practicing adeptal arts in the past, Ryan had asked his Martial Uncles for guidance, using adeptal arts to have them fight against themselves.
According to their evaluations, not counting combat experience, Ryan could only unleash one to three tenths of the original self's power. Among these, the shadow of Vanquisher of Evil, Xiao, could unleash three tenths, as their heights were almost identical, just without fox ears and tails, resulting in naturally high compatibility.
As for Bosacius's shadow, though it couldn't be confirmed by the person himself, Ryan felt it might only be one or two tenths, given the low compatibility.
Coupled with Ryan's own lack of combat power, under these circumstances, relying solely on Bosacius's shadow to defeat this Harbinger who called himself Young Master would be difficult.
"To still be able to stand up, I underestimated you a little."
Seeing that Ryan hadn't sustained any serious injuries, Tartaglia was slightly surprised. He knew that although the impact just now was in the form of water, its force was enough to shatter human bones without a problem.
"However, if you don't want to get too seriously injured, surrendering is an option."
Saying this, Tartaglia raised his hand, drew his bowstring, and aimed at Ryan again.
At the same time, Ryan felt the water soaking his clothes gather at his chest, forming a peculiar symbol, somewhat similar to the triangular pattern of Mora, but inverted.
This was an effect called Riptide; once it received another attack, it would immediately detonate, causing elemental DMG.
However, Tartaglia hadn't applied the Electro element of his Delusion, so detonating it now would only cause pure Hydro element DMG.
'…'
Ryan looked at the pattern appearing on his chest and quickly picked up his qiankun bag.
Although Tartaglia aimed his bow at Ryan, upon seeing Ryan's actions, he abandoned his aim, seemingly anticipating what weapon Ryan would pull out.
After all, the previous battle hadn't been satisfying enough.
However, he only saw Ryan take a pill from his qiankun bag and swallow it without hesitation.
[Three Heads Eight Arms Pill (3 Stars): After consumption, gain the power of three heads and eight arms for a short period. Can be gilded.]
Since he couldn't unleash Martial Uncle Bosacius's full power, Ryan's first thought was to increase compatibility. The biggest difference between himself and Martial Uncle Bosacius was undoubtedly the number of arms.
At the same time, the Three Heads Eight Arms Pill could also grant Ryan the power of three heads and eight arms.
Although he didn't know the specific increase, he imagined it could boost Ryan's combat power somewhat, preventing him from relying entirely on the phantom behind him to pose a threat to Tartaglia.
After all, Ryan's body had inexplicably become much stronger after he woke up from his coma, and he didn't know why.
But it was precisely because of this that he was able to avoid injury from Tartaglia's previous attacks. His physique was originally not very strong, not even as strong as some mortals who obtained a Vision, like Shenhe… Otherwise, he wouldn't have been easily handled by a young Shenhe.
After swallowing the Three Heads Eight Arms Pill, Ryan immediately felt a warm current surge through his limbs and bones.
The next moment, Ryan felt uncomfortable in his armpits and had to raise his hands.
Pfft—
Two arms grew from Ryan's armpits, and then, behind these four existing arms, another four arms tore through Ryan's clothes and emerged from his back, transforming Ryan into an eight-armed state with four in front and four behind.
"Oh? Interesting… Hmm???"
Seeing Ryan grow an additional four arms, Tartaglia became extremely interested, but before he could finish speaking, he saw two more heads grow out from Ryan's shoulders.
However, these two heads faced Ryan's left-rear and right-rear respectively.
"Eh? Why is my body crooked?"
Ryan's head, facing the left-rear, said in shock.
"Someone is touching my head."
The head facing the right-rear shook its head in protest because a raised hand had touched its head.
"Don't get distracted, we're fighting!"
Ryan's original head, facing straight ahead, quickly reminded them.
"Oh, oh, understood." "Alright."
The two extra heads then cooperated and quieted down.
"Adeptal Art! Martial Uncle, possess me!"
Subsequently, Ryan used the adeptal art again, and a purple phantom with four arms appeared behind him.
"Wow, you know, 'our' Martial Uncle has pretty big pecs…"
The head facing the left-rear, due to its perspective, had its gaze fixed on Bosacius and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Martial Uncle, do you have a girlfriend?"
The head facing the right-rear also asked with a serious expression.
"You two, that's enough… Quickly, get weapons!"
Ryan's original head, somewhat speechless, pulled out the golden jiao scissors from his qiankun bag and handed the measuring heaven ruler and dragon-wounding file, which had fallen nearby, to his other arms.
Having one head control eight arms was a bit of an overload for Ryan's fox brain, so he himself only managed the four front arms, leaving the other four arms to the two extra heads.
Thus, Ryan held the golden jiao scissors in front, with the giant measuring heaven ruler on his left and the giant file as a blunt weapon on his right, while behind him, the four-armed purple phantom clenched its fists.
"You look a bit creepy like that, but… come on, let's see what you've got!"
Tartaglia reluctantly accepted Ryan's bizarre appearance and was very interested in the change in his combat power.
Ryan was also curious about the changes in himself after taking the Three Heads Eight Arms Pill, and the battle was on the verge of breaking out…