Larvitar seized the instant when both opponents were simultaneously thrown into disarray, and the ferocious light in its eyes surged!
It suddenly inhaled sharply, the Phoenix Divine Mark blazing like a furnace!
A crimson-gold Flamethrower, thicker and hotter than during the earlier test, shot out like a spear of divine punishment. It tore through the sandstorm in an instant and struck with perfect accuracy onto the Desert Rock Armored Beast, which had lost its footing due to the Rock Slide and whose armor plates had already been damaged!
Boom!!! Sssss—!
Terrifying flames instantly engulfed the Rock Armored Beast!
Its crystalline armor plates, already corroded by molten sand crystals, became utterly fragile under the extreme heat, burning through and melting like thin sheets of paper!
The flames drilled into its body, and the smell of scorching flesh rose into the air!
This three-thousand-year soul beast, famous for its defense, only managed to release a short, miserable howl before its enormous body collapsed to the ground. Within the flames it convulsed violently, rapidly carbonizing under Larvitar's Fire-type attack, empowered by the Sandstorm + Sand Power combination!
At the same time, Larvitar extended its other claw toward the Sandstorm Vulture, which was losing balance in the air, and clenched it from afar!
In an instant, the sandstorm around the vulture turned incomparably violent. Countless grains of sand, as if drawn by an invisible hand, began to whirl madly, compress, and rise from the ground!
A golden tornado over five meters in diameter formed instantly, composed entirely of sand and filled with countless sharp sand-crystal blades spinning at high speed, and it swallowed the vulture whole!
"Skreee—!!!"
A shrill, distorted scream burst from within the tornado, but it was instantly drowned out by the roaring sandstorm.
From within the vortex, only shattered feathers and sprays of blood could be seen being flung outward, before being mercilessly ground away by the sand.
In merely two or three seconds, the tornado dissipated.
In the air remained only a rain of sand mixed with blood foam and fragments of bone slowly falling down.
That fierce three-thousand-year flying soul beast had actually been ground into minced flesh by the sandstorm tornado!
The battle ended in the blink of an eye.
The sandstorm gradually subsided, revealing a battlefield in utter ruin: a massive molten crater, a collapsed sand dune, terrifying quicksand whirlpools, the charred remains of the Rock Armored Beast, and the air filled with the mixed smell of blood and burning flesh.
Lin Xia stood where he was, staring at the small figure covered in molten armor at the center of the battlefield. His heart surged with indescribable shock and wild joy.
Strong! Far too strong!
The combination of Sand Power and Sand Stream had pushed Larvitar's already terrifying strength to an entirely new level.
The 30% increase in same-type move power displayed in real combat far exceeded his theoretical expectations.
This was not merely an increase in numbers. It was a complete qualitative transformation in attack methods, range, control, and environmental utilization!
The current Larvitar, once it actively triggered a sandstorm, was like a moving natural disaster!
A nascent Sandstorm Sovereign that controlled the desert and scorched the earth!
It was no longer merely a weather setter, but an absolute core that combined weather control, wide-area destruction, single-target burst damage, and environmental manipulation!
Tackle, Leer, Rock Slide, Bite, Counter, Ancient Power, Dragon Dance, Dig, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Sunny Day, and Fire Fang!
Whether they were same-type moves or moves of other types, all of these skills had been strengthened to some extent. Their power could no longer be described as merely terrifying!
Most importantly, Larvitar could continue comprehending new move skills without end!
Thinking of this, Lin Xia quickly walked over to Larvitar and crouched down beside it. He rubbed its little head firmly, feeling the surging strength beneath its armor and the battle intent that had not yet fully subsided.
Seeing Larvitar's energetic appearance, a thought naturally surfaced in Lin Xia's mind.
He crouched down, meeting Larvitar's intelligent crimson eyes at the same level. With a hint of curiosity and only mild expectation, he asked:
"Larvitar, now that our soul power Level has risen, how does it feel? Have you… comprehended any new move skills?"
Lin Xia asked very casually.
He knew how extraordinarily talented Larvitar was. After being strengthened by the Phoenix Divine Mark and nourished by the Sun Essence Ore, its physique had long since reached the Soul Ancestor Level. The Fire-type skills it had mastered were astonishingly powerful, and its base ability Sand Power was like adding wings to a tiger.
In his view, the possibility of it comprehending another powerful new move within such a short time was extremely small.
He asked mostly as a form of communication between partners, just like casually asking, "How do you feel?"
However, what caused Lin Xia's pupils to suddenly contract and his heart to leap violently was—
Larvitar tilted its little head, seemingly thinking seriously about Lin Xia's words.
A few seconds later, it actually nodded vigorously!
Its small chin, covered in molten armor, knocked against the hard chest plate in front of it, producing a light "clack" sound.
"Larvitar! Larvitar!"
It cried out a few short calls. Its crimson eyes sparkled with eager excitement, and it even patted its thick chest armor with its little claw, as if saying.
"Yes! Watch this!"
Lin Xia was instantly stunned. A huge wave of surprise and disbelief surged into his heart.
"Really?! Quick, show me!"
After receiving permission, Larvitar immediately backed up a few steps excitedly, creating some distance. Its small body lowered slightly as a heavy and somewhat eerie aura began spreading from it.
First Move: Scary Face!
There was no earth-shaking spectacle.
Larvitar simply raised its slightly oversized head abruptly.
Its face, covered with dark molten armor, had previously looked merely somewhat fierce.
But at this moment, the patterns on its armor seemed to come alive, twisting and flowing like molten lava from hell.
Those crimson eyes suddenly burst forth with terrifying ferocity. Deep within the pupils, it seemed as if abyssal vortices were spinning, piercing straight into the heart!
An invisible fluctuation filled with extreme malice and mental pressure spread outward from it like a wave of icy tide!
Lin Xia, standing closest, was the first to bear the brunt of it.
Even though his soul was tough and far stronger than others of the same Level, under this sudden malicious gaze that struck directly at the soul, he still felt a chill surge up from his spine. It was as if his heart had been gripped by an icy hand, and even his breathing momentarily halted!
Even more frightening, he felt his body suddenly grow heavier. His steps instinctively wanted to retreat to escape.
It was as if the "weight" of his body had multiplied several times, making movement extremely sluggish!
"Is this… mental intimidation? Lowering the opponent's speed?!"
Lin Xia instantly realized, waves of shock surging in his heart.
This move consumed very little actual energy, yet it could greatly weaken the opponent's mobility right at the start of battle, disrupting their rhythm!
Combined with Larvitar's own terrifying strength and speed, it was simply a perfect battlefield control move!
He had no doubt that if a thousand-year soul beast had been facing Larvitar at this moment, it might have been frightened stiff or even turned and fled immediately!
Second Move: Rock Slide!
The Scary Face on Larvitar's face instantly vanished, as though it had never appeared.
It let out a low roar filled with strength.
This time, instead of swinging its claw like when using Fire Punch, it suddenly lifted its head and looked toward a massive chunk of sandstone nearby.
Because of the earlier battle and the intense heat that had glazed the sand, this sandstone had become exceptionally hard, like a small hill.
Larvitar raised its molten-armored claw and grasped toward the giant sandstone from afar, pulling slightly!
Rumble—!
The entire sandstone trembled violently, as if an invisible giant hand had torn it from its base and forcibly lifted it!
Countless small stones fell down in a rustling cascade.
Then Larvitar suddenly swung its little claw downward!
The massive rock—dozens of times larger than its own body was launched like it had been fired from an invisible catapult.
With a terrifying shriek as it tore through the air, it crashed down like Mount Tai collapsing, smashing toward an open stretch of glazed sand in front of Lin Xia!
BOOM—!!!!
A deafening explosion erupted!
Even the sand ground hardened like glass could not withstand the violent impact. It was instantly smashed into a giant crater over five meters in diameter!
Spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly for dozens of meters!
Countless fragments of glazed sand mixed with pulverized grains shot outward like shrapnel. They struck Lin Xia's soul power barrier, producing a dense series of crackling sounds!
Dust and debris filled the air, blotting out the sky!
What shocked Lin Xia even more was that at the moment the giant rock struck the ground, an invisible shockwave spread out along with the thunderous sound.
Once again, he felt a form of intimidation from the depths of his soul, similar to Scary Face, but more direct.
It was as if his heart had been struck by a heavy hammer, and his thoughts blanked out for an instant!
"Area physical attack! With an additional secondary mental shock effect (flinching)?! If it hits, it's severe injury; if it misses, it can still disrupt the opponent!"
Lin Xia sucked in a cold breath.
The power of this Rock Slide, combined with Larvitar's Soul Ancestor Level strength and the Sand Power trait's boost to Rock-type moves, made it practically a humanoid siege catapult!
And that additional flinching effect was even more insidious and vicious, making it difficult for an opponent to immediately organize an effective counterattack, whether they dodged it or resisted it head-on!
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