[Chapter:25][Old Jack’s Adventures (I)]

"Come out, I know you're there."

The moment Old Jack reached half way to the Holy Spirit Village, his gentle and smiling expression disappeared, his face turning stoic and emotionless as his eyes turned cold.

*boom!*

Several explosions of Spirit Power surrounded him as dozens of people appeared surrounding him from all sides.

"You're the village chief of Holy Spirit Village?"

Old Jack remained silent as he watched over forty Spirit Masters, ranging from Spirit Kings, to 7 Spirit Emperors, 3 Spirit Saints, and even…

"I am Huyan Zhen, Rank 89 Spirit Douluo, Clan Chief of the Elephant Armoured Clan and the Principal of the Elephant Armoured Academy."

A horrendous amount of Spirit Power exploded from his body as eight Spirit Rings Rose from behind him, along with the phantom figure of his Spirit, Diamond Mammoth.

Before he could open his mouth to continue speaking, however…

"My grandson once said, villains die from talking too much."

"Wh-!?"

The Spirit Douluo felt his words get stuck in his throat as his eyes widened in disbelief.

*boom!*

The carriage shattered to pieces, and the horses dragging it were flung aside, as the Spirit Power that actually barely lost to that of Huyan Zhen's gushed out of old Jack's frail looking body.

"I-impossible!?!"

But what made them all, from the weakest Spirit King to even the Spirit Douluo present as well, was the absolutely ridiculous set of Soul Rings that appeared around old Jack.

"Fifth Spirit Skill.", old Jack didn't give them the time to come out of their surprise as his oldest Soul Ring, a jet black ring tinged with the slightest hint of red, pulsed with power.

"Unlimited Carrot Works."

Carrot Spirit. A typical food spirit with next to 0 attack power.

Yet, that day, all those present felt their three views subverted as thousands, even tens of thousands of carrots, from ones as small as a new born baby's little finger, to ones the size of two story buildings, surrounded them in an instant.

"Wha-!?"

"Fall."

Old Jack's emotionless voice resounded throughout the hundreds of metres of battlefield as the carrots fell…

"Defend!"

And with them, the enemies.

*boom!* *boom!*

*rumble!*

The earth shook and shattered, clouds of dust flying to the skies, as tens of thousands of carrots bombarded the enemies like missiles.

"Damn it! Die!"

The Elephant Armoured Clan, as it's name implies, is known to have the greatest defence that no other Spirit could contend with.

And yet, in a state of shock and without having the time to even possess his Spirit, Spirit Douluo Huyan Zhen nearly suffered serious injuries from a weak and old looking Spirit King's attack.

'Damn it all! If this got out, I and the clan would be the laughingstock of the century!'

With flames of anger burning in his heart, Huyan Zhen began his Spirit possession as he rushed towards the attacker…

"First Spirit Skill • Carrot Roots"

"Second Spirit Skill • Carrot Drain"

"Third Spirit Skill • Carrot Harvest"

Huyan Zhen could only watch in shock as the tens of thousands of carrots, which nearly wiped out all the Spirit Kings, killed several and seriously injured the surviving Spirit Emperors, and even caused the three Spirit Saints to suffer, suddenly began to take root…

"What the hell is this!?"

"Get off! Get it off me!"

"Ahh! It's going into my body! The roots are-!?"

"No! Our Spirit Power! It's eating our Spirit Power!"

Huyan Zhen's eyes condensed as he found tens of roots emerging from even the smallest carrot, the largest giving out thousands of roots, as they quickly entangled everyone in the area.

But the most chilling sight was that of the roots piercing the skin of those entangled, and spreading through their bodies as horrifying screams of pain and terror spread from their mouths.

"No…no! This isn't happening…!"

The roots drained them of everything, flesh, blood, life force, Spirit Power, and the Spirit Douluo felt his skin crawl as he watched hundreds of thousands of roots shoot towards him at speeds faster than even a Spirit Emperors could dodge.

Let alone him, injured and especially weak at agility.

"My defence is invincible! I don't believe you can break my defence!"

His words seemed more for his own shaky will than to others, as he quickly activated several Spirit Skills to defend himself.

But the next event shocked him as from the hundreds of thousands of roots surrounding an area of nearly a mile in radius, visible bumps began to appear.

"No way…!"

The bumps grew larger and larger, until they split open, giving way to fresh green leaves, and behind the leaves, were bright orange carrots.

Millions of bright orange carrots.

"No…no…this isn't supposed to happen…this isn't supposed to happen…"

His eyes shook as he felt the scent of death suffocate him. His experience from thousands of battles told him, the next attack, he would die.

"No….!"

And there was absolutely nothing he could do.

"Fourth Spirit Skill • Explosive Carrots"

From within a dome made of tens of thousands of thick roots, nearly sealing him within, old Jack's indifferent voice rang out like a devil's judgement.

*BOOOOOOOOOOM!*

And the millions of carrots, having grown from devouring the flesh and blood and Spirit Power of dozens of Spirit Kings, multiple Spirit Emperors, and even Spirit Saints, exploded, decimating everything within several miles.

An explosion which even a Titled Douluo wouldn't be able to get out of unscathed.

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…

Several seconds later, after the after shock died down, and those spying at the battle from far away were scared out of their wits and ran for their lives, the crumbling, almost destroyed dome which miraculously survived despite being at the centre of the explosion, shook and crumbled to dust.

"Looks like it's done."

Old Jack waved his hand, bringing out a new carriage from the Spirit Guidance tool hanging by his waist, as he tied the two horses which surprisingly didn't panic even after such devastation to it.

"It's a good thing little Al left me this gem."

Old Jack looked at the small, shimmering sapphire in his hand, which seemed as ordinary as any other mundane jewel, yet in fact contained within a tiny fragment of a person's soul.

A tiny fragment of the soul of a person with access to an infinite quantity of Spirit Power.

"As long as I have this gem, even if a Titled Douluo comes, unless I am killed without being given the chance to react, I can defend myself and drive them away."

Old Jack grinned as he shook the reigns of the horses, putting his Spirit with his absolutely ridiculous Soul Ring configuration away as he continued in his journey to the Holy Spirit Village.

And the Holy Spirit Village once again became infamous as the spies and onlookers, who were too far away to see old Jack's Spirit, spread what they believed they had seen, the enormous crater left behind as the battle's, nay, massacre's aftermath only showing the horrendous power that created.

The Elephant Armoured Clan is done for! It's clan chief, and all it's elites and elders, dead! The Elephant Armoured Academy is similarly done for! It's Principal and several administrators also dead!

And most importantly…

Holy Spirit Village is protected by a Titled Douluo!