"..."
Azhdaha, looking at the measuring heaven ruler only a few centimeters long in his claw, thought for a moment with his mind, which was no longer as sharp due to erode.
Whoosh—!
"!!!"
The next moment, the measuring heaven ruler suddenly vibrated off Azhdaha's claw, flying invisibly fast over Ryan's head, cutting off a few strands of white hair.
Ryan quickly raised his hands to touch his ears, relieved they hadn't been cut off... "I couldn't kill him in one blow."
"But it's fine, Martial Grand-Aunt still has plenty."
After Azhdaha spoke, his foot stomped on the ground, and countless rock constructs in the shape of rulers, condensed from Geo element, floated up.
"..."
This scene made Ryan swallow with difficulty.
If it's with the power and speed that the measuring heaven ruler was just shaken off... Master, I won't be coming back to Aozang Mountain for dinner tonight!
"Martial Grand-Aunt, do you think it's still not too late for me to apologize now?"
Ryan asked weakly.
However, the next moment, countless ruler-shaped rock constructs shot towards Ryan, their dense firepower covering the ground around him.
"Immortal art... Spirit... Wind Wheel... Invocation..."
Xin—!
Seeing himself about to be shattered by the countless rock construct rulers, Ryan no longer worried about his height and immediately performed Spirit Invocation with the fastest adeptus.
A flash of green light, and Ryan narrowly dodged the bombardment of rock constructs.
In his frantic escape, Ryan pulled out a White Tassel spear from his qiankun bag.
He had obtained this in Liyue Harbor after he started practicing spear with Xiao, and holding the same weapon as the person being invoked would also increase the compatibility to a certain extent.
Behind Ryan, a green-clad young man's phantom wearing a Yaksha Mask followed him unhurriedly.
With the power of this young adeptus, Ryan burst forth with extreme speed, instantly arriving at Azhdaha's side.
"Since Martial Grand-Aunt wishes to test this disciple's abilities, please bestow your guidance."
Ryan naturally couldn't use force against his elder, so he had to add this sentence.
Then, he picked up a toy Yaksha Mask he bought for 500 Mora at a Liyue Harbor stall with his right hand and put it on his face.
Similar to weapons, the same decorations can also increase compatibility.
"Adepti..."
Azhdaha turned around, looking at Ryan, who had finished changing and was actively attacking him, and let out an angry growl.
"A bunch of... ants tamed by gods!"
Then, Azhdaha furiously charged towards Ryan.
Ryan's long spear landed on his forehead, but even with element power, the weapon broke instantly.
The phantom of Vanquisher of Evil behind Ryan also moved instantly, piercing the phantom of his long spear into Azhdaha's forehead with even greater force.
However, Azhdaha's head was incredibly hard; even he couldn't break through the defense.
Although his head didn't directly hit Ryan, Azhdaha violently threw his head back like a mad bull, and Ryan, who had landed on his head to attack, was immediately flung away, crashing with a thud into the upper part of the underground space.
The phantom of Vanquisher of Evil, to protect him, had already dissipated and returned to the ley lines, but even so, Ryan was severely injured.
"Martial Grand-Aunt, I was wrong, I think I'm a bit dead..."
Embedded in the upper part of the underground space, Ryan, wracked with intense pain, spoke weakly.
Fortunately, a warm sensation came from his tail, and the power of immortality quickly repaired his body.
"Adepti... ran away...?"
Hearing Ryan's voice, the red light in Azhdaha's eyes dimmed slightly, and he raised his head with some confusion.
Under the repair of the power of immortality, although the pain hadn't subsided, Ryan's body barely regained the ability to move.
He struggled a bit, pulling himself out of the human-shaped indentation where he was embedded.
Since his ears were too soft, they didn't create an indentation but were pressed flat against Ryan's head, only standing up again after he climbed out.
Azhdaha's voice made Ryan think of something; he reached up and took off the mask on his head, then jumped down from the indentation.
"Immortal art, Spirit Invocation with Master..."
Because his body injuries were still slowly recovering under the power of immortality, Ryan chose to perform Spirit Invocation again to help him land without too much pain, as the position was quite high.
"Adepti! Die!"
The moment Ryan performed Spirit Invocation, Azhdaha's eyes glowed red, and he stood on his hind legs, smashing his two front claws towards Ryan.
"Wind Control... Cloud Disperse..."
With the help of Anemo element power, Ryan quickly distanced himself, dodging Azhdaha's attack, and immediately canceled the Spirit Invocation.
"Did they escape again..."
After missing an attack, Azhdaha recovered again but was still scanning left and right, searching for the enemy.
"Is Martial Grand-Aunt... triggered by seeing adepti?"
Having created distance and with Azhdaha's attention no longer on him, Ryan had a little room to breathe and couldn't help but speculate.
"Let's try..."
Ryan decided to verify it.
"Immortal art, Spirit Invocation with Martial Uncle..."
"Die!"
When Ryan completed his spell and the phantom of a fiery red girl appeared behind him, Azhdaha, as if smelling a scent, suddenly turned around and charged towards Ryan.
Ryan immediately canceled the Spirit Invocation, and Azhdaha instantly returned to a patrolling state, searching for enemies around him.
He seemed to have no idea that Ryan was behind it, and all his original anger towards Ryan was now directed at the adepti... 'It seems Martial Grand-Aunt doesn't recognize the Spirit Invocation immortal art... If that's the case, dealing with him will be much easier, but I definitely can't beat him; I need to look for a way out around here...'
Having thoroughly confirmed Azhdaha's reaction, Ryan muttered to himself.
"Roar!"
"Despicable adepti, what if you hide!"
"Today, I shall settle all these old grudges!"
Just as Ryan made this decision, Azhdaha let out an angry roar, his thick limbs stomping forcefully on the ground. Each stomp caused the entire earth to tremble, and the vibrating shockwaves Swirl outwards, instantly knocking Ryan away, sending him crashing into the surrounding boulders, his fate unknown.
After violently shaking the earth for a while, Azhdaha let out another roar, raising his tail, which resembled a Fulong Tree, high. His four limbs stomped on the ley line fissures he had just created, and countless ley line element power was extracted.
Ice, fire, water, and lightning—four completely different element powers appeared on Azhdaha's four limbs and tail.
Ryan previously couldn't even withstand two element powers for long, yet with four element powers added to his own Geo element power as a Geo Dragon, Azhdaha showed no signs of being affected, instead moving with freedom.
Suddenly, countless ice shards, lightning bolts, and fiery meteors appeared from the sky and fell throughout the underground space. There were even countless constantly spinning water spheres appearing out of nowhere, revolving around the area with Azhdaha at the center...