Chapter 35
Ten nights hence, in the deep hours past midnight, vin sat cross-legged upon a monolithic
boulder twice the height of a man. His body was crackling with erratic bolts of lightning. The
dazzling shes illuminated the ancient forest, casting light upon the shadows. His brow furrowed,
and his aura climbed to new heights. With fluid movements, he wove different arcane gestures,
channeling the magic within to coalesce into thunderous energy thatyered upon itself around his
form.
Terrifying arcs of electricity grew more intense, threatening to engulf vinpletely.
"Indigo Viper! Seventh Sequence, Serpent''s Roar!" vin suddenly bellowed, and the boiling storm
of lightning released instantaneously, wildly surging around his body before coalescing into a
formidable Shockwave Cobra that entwined himpletely. Its head reared majestically, a sight to
behold. The form of the Shockwave Cobra was vivid and lifelike, its red re piercing. It seemed a
living thing, coiling around vin, and its head issuing a fearsome hiss that echoed through the
woods.
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The Indigo Viper was concentrated and unyielding. The Seventh Sequence was perfected!
vin''s eyes snapped open. A glint of determination flickered within as the Shockwave Cobra
roared and burst forth from his body. It danced wildly as it surged forward like a thunderous bolt,
carrying with it a blinding light and immense power that struck an ancient tree ahead.
The Shockwave Cobra''s dance was fierce and unrelenting. The tree''s trunk splintered with a
thunderous crack, and its path was unchecked, wreaking havoc as it shattered the trunks of five
massive trees, snapping them at the waist. Their remnants mixed with lightning and scattered in all
directions, striking a great boulder behind the fifth tree, and reducing it to rubble.
Creak... boom...!
The crowns of the five great trees fell thunderously, their branches flew chaotically, and stone debris
littered the ground.
The forest fell into a brief silence. The fierce light was reced by profound darkness.
Seated upon the boulder, vin''s breath was slightly ragged. A sense of exhaustion from
overexertion washed over him. He sat quietly for a moment, his lips slowly curving into a satisfied
smile. He had finally mastered it; from gathering the energy to unleashing the Shockwave Cobra, it
took but five seconds. Half the time of his first sessful attempt, and its power had increased
significantly.
With the umtion of the six sequences, the seventh was transformed. The transformation
yielded a power most wondrous, the highlight of the Indigo Viper technique.
In ten days'' time, vin had not only mastered the Indigo Viper to perfection but also fully
integrated the ''Earthtorrent Greatde'' from the Grand Arcanum of the de.
Aside from his morning deliveries, he had trained tirelessly, day and night. With the aid of the
Restoration Mantra, he could maintain his vitality at all times. His daily practice was worth two days
for any other.
The Indigo Viper and Earthtorrent Greatde, these two sets of Combat Magic, not only greatly
enhanced vin''s strength but also ''coborated'' to push his realm to the Novice Mage Stage V!
This was not a breakthrough forced by sheer will, but one that came naturally, in due course.
The following afternoon, vin, with twenty newly sharpened throwing knives and the Dawnedge
de on his back, arrived at the cliffs next to Botanic Haven. He found a secluded spot, whistled
towards the cliff, and tossed pebbles into the ivy.
Scores of great pythons and venomous snakes, disturbed from their slumber, began tozily wind
their way beneath the thick ivy.
In the energy realm within him, the Shadowbringer stirred once again.
Soon enough, the Golden Serpent reappeared, ring and flicking its tongue in clear annoyance.
“You again!”
"Come down! Come on," vin beckoned to the Golden Serpent.
The serpent, coiled around the Viper''s Berry, and regarded him with icy detachment.
"Come down," vin said, flinging a throwing knife.
Hiss! The Golden Serpent spat forth a golden light that shattered the knife.
"Come down," vin insisted,unching two more knives with a cunning twist. He shot to the left
and right, the wind howling with their passage.
The Golden Serpent tightened its grip on the Viper''s Berry, repeatedly emitting golden light,
precisely shattering the flying des.
The shattered knives scattered in all directions, their fragments whirling through the air.
"Too afraid toe down, are you?" vin called softly, his hands unfaltering as he continued to
hurl knives.
Enraged, the little Golden Serpent thought, “Insufferable human, is this never-ending? What do you
take me for!”
"Come on," vin urged, soon throwing fifteen knives. During this, several Protégés passed by, and
he quieted for a moment, as did the small serpent. But once the Protégés had passed, vin
resumed his assault, provoking the little Golden Serpent.
The serpent watched as vin lifted a massive stone, hundreds of pounds in weight. Unable to
bear it any longer, and feeling the insult to its serpentine pride, the little Golden Serpent issued a
piercing shriek, and the great pythons and venomous snakes slithered out from the ivy, streaming
down the cliff face into the dense woods, swarming towards vin.
vin swung his de to sh, swiftly ying them all; these great pythons and venomous snakes
posed no threat to him. The moment after his victory, he threw another five knives, once more
targeting the little Golden Serpent on the cliff.
The Golden Serpent had had enough; if it could speak, it would have cursed aloud. Clinging to the
Viper''s Berry, it pulled into a nearby hole and then, from a height of fifty meters, leaped from the cliff
like a bolt of lightning towards vin. Its mouth opened repeatedly mid-air, and golden light
streaked forth to strike at him.
vin dodged in quick session, rolling tond before leaping up again. His de sliced toward
the Golden Serpent.
Having just used its golden light to fend off the knives, the serpent''s magic was significantly
depleted, yet it remained ferocious, lunging repeatedly with astonishing speed.