Before Han Sen could answer, the elephant was back on its feet, charging towards him . To keep his teacher from getting hurt, Han Sen pushed Bai Yishan out of the way . Then, with his fist primed, he launched a punch directly into the elephant's sturdy head .
The elephant came to a sudden stop . It didn't fly away or even reel back . Like a car driving head-on into a concrete wall, it hit Han Sen's fist and stopped still . Silence returned to the ears of all there for a moment, right before the elephant slumped to the ground .
Pang!
Another crater was formed as it dropped .
The Obsidian Elephant's body was incredibly strong . It stood up and looked at Han Sen with angry eyes that burned with a flame of hatred . Han Sen could sense the elephant's power growing, but strangely, its body was growing smaller .
The progress of its metamorphosis went with its heartbeat, and after the tenth beat, the elephant's size had reduced to that of a cow .
The obsidian body was hardier than ever now, due to its more condensed size .
"It has opened ten gene locks!" Lotus Empress called out .
Han Sen acknowledged this, realizing that it had only opened its last gene lock after he had delivered the brutal hit it had just received .
Bai Yishan had long studied this elephant, but it was like a foreign creature now . It was surging with a power unlike anything he had ever seen before, and the terror made it difficult for him to observe the event .
Bai Yishan had also forgotten he was standing on what had become the arena for the two titans to fight upon . He was in harm's way, and he knew he had to remove himself from Han Sen's side for a time .
Fortunately, the elephant was not attuned with a specific element that unleashed wide-spread damage . The creature was purely physical, and thus, Bai Yishan had not been caught in the cross-fire .
"Help me out by taking care of Professor Bai!" Han Sen issued the command to Lotus Empress .
Lotus Empress then cast her protective lotuses to shield Bai Yishan .
With Jadeskin firing on all cylinders, Han Sen was ready to fight the elephant . It was his first ten versus ten gene lock battle, and he was hyped .
The conditions of this fight would be ideal, as well . The elephant wasn't a tricky being, and it relied purely on physical strength . It was the perfect environment for Han Sen to test the extent of his power .
But unfortunately for him, the elephant did not come . Instead, it started to retreat, stepping backwards ever so slightly .
Or at least, that's what it seemed like at first . The elephant looked to be as angry as ever, and its intent was to get a better run-up . After walking back a good distance, it was as if a levee had broken . The elephant came racing down towards Han Sen with the speed of a bullet train .
Before it had opened its tenth gene lock, the elephant's might had been handicapped by its lesser speed . Now, speed was no longer an issue for it . In fact, it was coming towards Han Sen at a speed greater than anything he had fought against before .
Han Sen did not need to rely solely on his fists, though . And he was confident he could still take it on, even at its own game . To test his mettle, he stood where he was, looked down, and put his head forward . He was going to butt heads with the rampaging beast .
Pang!
The two forces of nature collided . Han Sen fell backwards a bit and patted his forehead . He could not feel pain; he could not feel anything, in fact . How little harm he had been dealt was actually quite creepy, despite the relief .
He didn't have time to dwell on or admire the extent of his might, however . After stumbling back a few steps, the elephant was keen to try its luck once more . It raced towards Han Sen again, like an arrow .
Wanting to try something else to flex the might of his ten gene locks, Han Sen ran forward to meet with the elephant halfway .
Han Sen and the elephant went at each other like this for a long time . The region around started to look like a ruined and charred hellscape . Rocks were broken, trees were uprooted, and large chunks of land were cast and flung into the air, to be dragged into the sea above . It was a mesmerizing sight to watch unfold .
The stamping of their feet was enough to ruin and upturn the ground underfoot, as well .
"You can do it, Dad!" Bao'er called out, in support of Han Sen . She waved her bottle around as if it were a foam finger .
Bai Yishan was frozen in shock . The Obsidian Elephant possessed a power unlike anything he had ever seen before, and he knew full well it had opened its tenth gene lock .
But with that being said, he wouldn't be too surprised if Han Sen overcame such a foe . He was, after all, the person who had taken down an emperor shelter . It didn't detract from the awe-generating spectacle that was their battle, though . It was incredible to watch him fight as he was .
"How in the sanctuaries did he become that strong? He's like a demi-god that has cheated his way into the Third God's Sanctuary . This is amazing!" Bai Yishan's mind reveled in admiration for Han Sen .
He had researched and worked on his Elephant Sutra for the longest time, and even if he was successful in creating a brilliant hyper geno art, the technique alone wouldn't make a person as strong as Han Sen was .
Pang! Pang! Pang!
Han Sen's forehead was a little red and sore, but the elephant's forehead was starting to bleed .
Lotus Empress was in shock, too . Few emperors possessed the strength Han Sen did .
The Obsidian Elephant now sought to return to the mountain it had initially descended from, fearful that it might lose .
Han Sen thought about giving chase, but before he could commit to doing so, he saw the sea above become upset . The water was quickly thrown into turmoil, as something emerged from the blue and tried to grab the elephant Han Sen had been fighting .
The monster was incredibly quick, and in a flash, it was on the elephant's head .
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