An angry, unknown cry suddenly came from the depths, as if some creature had been enraged.
Immediately afterward,
Long spears whizzed through the air, shooting out from deep within the forest like a torrential downpour, enveloping the Dragon Nest Beastmen patrols.
The Dark Elf shouted loudly, his figure bursting into action, retreating rapidly,
while the Dragon Nest Beastmen behind him quickly sought cover, dashing to hide behind shelters.
The densely packed wooden spears rained down, embedding into the ground and tree trunks, but the Dragon Nest Beastmen were well-prepared to dodge, and with their leather armor and bronze helmets, only a couple of them were unlucky enough to get injured, without any serious harm.
At this moment, in the distant dense forest, small figures, almost like gnomes, wielding spears and bows, leapt out from between the trees. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁
"Form up, prepare for battle!"
Though sudden, the Dark Elf remained unfazed, and the well-trained Dragon Nest Beastmen soldiers quickly relied on each other, forming a dense long spear array, warily watching ahead.
By this time, those figures had only just charged to the front of the Dragon Nest Beastmen.
Gazing at the half-human-height small figures, the Dark Elf's pupils suddenly contracted.
Elves never gather together to form tribes like the Beastmen; they never exist alone.
And these well-trained elves before them were clearly combatants or perhaps even an army.
Could it be that there is an Elf Kingdom nearby?
Dragon Nest Tribe, Back Mountain.
Austin stood at the mountain peak cliff, cold winds howling through, his gaze sweeping across a vast, snowy white landscape.
Yet, for him now, any scenery was all the same.
At this moment, he had his eyes closed, focusing his heart and mind entirely on splitting the magic corps in front of him.
Soon after, in the space around him, tiny magic lines hovered in the air, dancing with the wind, like a giant dandelion blossoming and expanding.
After a while, the dandelion formed by magic power started to stall, unable to continue splitting and blooming.
And Austin opened his deep blue eyes, exhaling a hot breath through his nostrils.
"That's as far as I can go for now..."
Looking at the enormous magic power "dandelion" in front of him, with its lines drifting in the wind, Austin's eyes were filled with a complex expression.
After a dozen days of training, he could now strip the magic corps down to hair-thin magic lines, achieving an extremely high level of control precision. Austin could even proudly claim that, among dragons of his age, none had the precision of magic control that he had achieved.
In fact, Austin wasn't without room for further improvement.
However, to improve precision further, the effort required would increase exponentially, and for now, higher precision magic control didn't offer much enhancement for Austin's current stage, making it not worth the extensive investment.
So Austin decided to stop there.
Being able to control his magic power to a hair-like level was already sufficient for him now.
"Indeed, higher precision magic control has a significant impact on the control of the Rasengan."
With a thought, a fist-sized magic vortex suddenly appeared in front of Austin, with magic power swirling, rapidly condensing into a magic Rasengan within just a few seconds.
"This condensation speed is at least four or five times faster than before. In close combat, even without attribute transformation, a pure magic Rasengan is still quite damaging."
With the effect of spiritual power, the magic Rasengan in front of him spun like a cannonball, shooting towards a massive ancient tree in the distance.
Upon impact, the magic Rasengan exploded fiercely; the terrifying force of magic generated a violent clean wind, blasting a large hole in the trunk of the ancient tree, with the subsequent force even creating a large pit in the solid stone behind it.
And afterward, another magic Rasengan appeared in front of Austin.
But unlike before, when it seemed effortless, Austin now had a look of solemnity on his face, extending both forepaws to control the direction of the magic power.
The air began to vibrate violently. Compared to the silent magic Rasengan before, the one Austin now condensed was astonishingly powerful. Intense wind blades vibrated in the air, creating a buzzing sound, while inside the core, it seemed to slice through space, creating a dazzling stream of light that was astonishing to behold.
After a few seconds, the magic Rasengan suddenly quivered, with power fully contracting to the core, and a halo appeared in front of Austin, the swirling round of light with attribute power almost reaching the limits of power.
With a mental command, a section of the wind attribute-transformed Rasengan before him changed, decomposing as a massive storm of airflow burst forth from it. Like a tidal tsunami, it swept across, leaving not a speck of snow untouched on the ground.
Ultimately, the wind attribute Rasengan before him completely dissipated, transforming into a massive release of magic power without causing any damage nearby.
Attaining this level already showed that Austin's control over the Rasengan's wind attribute transformation had reached a decent extent. With further training, he might even achieve the capacity to summon it spontaneously from the void, like his pure magic Rasengan.
"The result of this closed-door training isn't bad. High-precision magic control also aids attribute transformations of magic power. I wonder if further refinement in control will someday enable the creation of Spherical Lightning."
With this round of magic control training complete, Austin clearly felt that the achievement was not only an improvement in the Rasengan's control but also in his ability to expertly execute the wind attribute transformation of the Rasengan.
It's uncertain, however, when his control over magic will be refined to such an extent as to manipulate the explosive thunder energy, crafting a perfectly pure Thunder Attribute Rasengan.
Nonetheless, the current results were already quite pleasing.
Most importantly, his mastery over his own power has improved significantly. Where once ten parts of strength were needed, now one part was sufficient.
His control over the magic of thunder, wind, and water attributes had also greatly advanced.
"And truly, I hadn't expected the improvement of magic control precision to have such benefits."
Austin thought silently to himself, and with a mental command, threads of magic extended from the void, interlinking heaven and earth like a spider's web.
Above, the sky had somehow become shrouded with dense clouds, covering the entire sky and earth, and among the clouds, a mighty rumble echoed....