Even though it was great that the tribe chief's mana circulation speed and accuracy along with the execution of his martial art techniques were currently crude, Jason couldn't help but feel that this was bad when he had to face the Oceanfolk.
Nevertheless, for now, it was exceptionally great because the tribe chief was not able to release his entire combat prowess.
As such, his strength was not that of a normal Peak Prismar stage Cultivator, but severely restricted.
If Jason were to fight against the tribe chief a month later, the odds would be in his favor, but less than two weeks had passed since the surrounding mana had normalised.
During that period, the Mewi first had to nurture themselves. Afterward, they had gathered as much mana as possible in order to hoard it within their body so as to be prepared for a possible repeat of the gruesome attack by the Oceanfolk that could happen at any moment.
Because of that, Jason felt that he was fighting someone who had yet to fully construct their dome crystal.
With that in mind, Jason fused with Artemis completely, increasing his strength drastically, reaching the Late Prismar stage without any additional factor.
His divine energy was further strengthening his entire being, while Artemis amplified Jason's strength with 100% of her own strength. Adding everything to the fusion that gave them a bonus, Jason's overall strength increased even further.
In the end, Artemis was already at the Mid rank of the Prisma stage's second threshold because she had solidified the majority of her second large rotating crystal!
Meanwhile, Jason had yet to gather enough mana drops to create his first large rotating crystal.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})This was annoying because he had hoped that everything would be completed much faster.
Yet, in comparison to others, his speed was exceptional and not something he should complain about.
Thus, after fusing with Artemis, his hair turned whitish silver, while two horns that were half silver, half black grew out of his forehead.
Majestic wings sprouted out of his back and a second stigma manifested above his previous one.
After completely unleashing everything, the stigmas glowed in a golden light that was fusing with the Celestia aura that had turned sky blue with a touch of silver.
Having activated the moonlight affinity, Jason coursed the transmuted mana through his body, in order to attempt to further strengthen himself.
Contrary to his expectations, it seemed to work and the transmuted mana was almost one-third more potent than the neutral mana Jason was normally using for everything.
Because of that, his speed reached an all-time high the moment he executed the Floating Sky movement technique.
Without holding back, Jason charged up to the tribe chief, who was also rushing towards him, ignoring the slight hesitation he had owing to Jason's change in appearance.
Holding a longsword in his hand, the tribe chief clashed with Jason.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})Just before their encounter, Byakur manifested in Jason's hand and enlarged, only to be enveloped by an ice-cold blue flame that had faint silver strands glittering within it.
The Frozen flame's freezing property and other effects had been enhanced by the moonlight affinity, and Jason couldn't help but smile upon clashing with the tribe chief.
He noticed that he was at a disadvantage which was only obvious because the dome crystal was what gave the highest amplification in strength at the Prismar stage.
As such, Jason was being pushed back, but that was not a problem for him.
Rather, he would feel sad if the tribe chief were to be too weak to hold up against his first slash.
This would have been truly disappointing, but because that was not the case, Jason felt somewhat relieved, knowing that the current fight wouldn't be boring, but instead, extremely satisfying.
At least, that was what Jason hoped for as he was pushed back despite using almost every single muscle in his body to go up against the tribe chief, who seemed to struggle a little.
Previously, the tribe chief didn't think that Jason would be a worthy opponent.
Because of that, he was not really worried that his obsolete combat prowess would turn into an issue.
However, now he realised that it was not the case at all, and his ineptitude seemed to have turned into the biggest issue the tribe chief had to face.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})Jason's freezing flame was only adding to his problems because Byakur was actively trying to support the freezing flame in transferring its freezing property to the longsword it clashed with.
Unable to do anything like that, the tribe chief had hastily enveloped his sword with a membrane of mana.
Sensing how slow the tribe chief was with his moves, Jason felt oddly reassured, knowing that it was only a matter of time before the mana freezing effect of the origin flame would get through the mana membrane, freezing the longsword.
Thus, he smiled brightly, as the ice-cold aura transformed from the Celestia aura, owing to his fusion with Artemis.
Initially, Jason was not sure how exactly he could make use of the Arctic aura, which was the name he gave it.
However, after testing it out a little, the Arctic aura seemed to be much more profound than Jason first thought.
Whether this was because of Artemis' evolution that had strengthened the aura tremendously, or the fact that Artemis' comprehension of her ice affinity had increased, Jason didn't care.
Adding the moonlight affinity to the naturally generated Arctic aura, it began to freeze the surrounding, spreading even over the enclosed circle they had used to fight. This forced the spectators to step back to prevent turning into an ice sculpture on the spot.
By overwhelming and enveloping the tribe chief, he was forced to envelop himself with a thick layer of mana too, because the freezing property of the Arctic aura seemed to be even stronger than that of the Frozen flame.
However, that was only an illusion, and not reality as the Arctic aura had a uniform degree of coldness spreading all over the place while the Freezing flame was directed at one point, with an intensified freezing temperature.
As such, spreading all over the body of the tribe chief, he sensed the icy coldness of the Arctic aura all over him. Meanwhile, Byakur and the frozen flame were mostly fending off the longsword that seemed to be an exceptional weapon too.
Earlier, Jason hadn't noticed it, but the tribe chief seemed to have been an exceptional fighter in the past.
As such, owing to his experience, it was possible for him to become stronger with time.
This was a bad sign, and Jason wanted to end the battle against him as quickly as possible.
In the end, this was the way in which he would receive the best possible outcome, but unfortunately, that was not something Jason could simply decide. Both of them were fighting against each other with their utmost efforts to win.
It was obvious that the tribe chief wanted Jason to win because he wanted him to gather all tribes under his banner in order to fight against the Oceanfolk's army.
However, at the same time, he couldn't allow Jason to simply snatch his title as well as the responsibility of the entire village. He was still a stranger to them and someone who they didn't know well.
Thus, the tribe chief did not only fight against him in order to defend his title, but also to learn more about Jason's personality, and how determined he was to protect the villages, including their residents.
Because of this, the fight was slowly turning more intense with time, as both parties were slowly adjusting to their opponent's fighting style.
Jason had to adjust to his increment in strength, while the tribe chief had to overcome the rustiness he was feeling.
Due to that, the circle that enclosed them was slowly turning into a battlefield where everything was devastated, only for the two fighting forces to use their strongest moves.
