Chapter 404 - Another Crystal Ball (2/2)

‘How could this be?’

Just as the elder was stupefied, he noticed that instead of spreading further, the spiderweb cracks slowly disappeared.

After an absolute collision between mental powers, Ou Yangming, who was on defense, gained the upper hand instead.

The elder became dejected, and he sensed a penetrating chill in his body. It was as though he was naked in a severe winter, where there was no hint of warmth at all.

However, he was a resolute and courageous person, or he could not have gotten away from the little phoenix many times. Seeing as he was in a disadvantageous spot, he reached out to hold his injured arm and tugged it hard.

That arm was ripped where the wound was as he forcefully pulled it away from his body.

When the elder tossed his arm into the air, it exploded and resulted in a rain of blood, which painted the alley red.

Ou Yangming was immersed in executing the Simulated Spiritual Fist at that moment, but he was distracted when a blood-red color filled his mind.

A severe and chilly aura invaded his sea of consciousness, and it began to spread as if it was going to freeze his consciousness. This was an evil secret technique, which was impossible to guard.

Nonetheless, just as the chillness grew in all directions, two powers in Ou Yangming’s sea of consciousness surged. They were the purple Military Fire and the colorless Devouring ability.

The Military Fire dissipated the chillness wherever it flowed, whereas the Devouring ability simply devoured every bit of the iciness like a bottomless hole.

It took only a moment-a split second-for the intense chill, which could freeze a Supreme Great Ancestor, to vanish completely.

Subsequently, the Military Fire and the Devouring power hid one after another like they never appeared. Ou Yangming came back to his senses and could see what was going on in front of him.

He escaped the b.l.o.o.d.y Secret Technique, but he could not maintain the spiritual illusion anymore.

Blood was dripping from one of the elder’s arms as he glared at Ou Yangming resentfully. “Very well, since you’re not willing to inherit Master’s power well, I can only kill you! Wait for me, I’ll be back very soon…” He s.h.i.+fted backward and slowly disappeared in the dark, but his weird laugh echoed everywhere.

Ou Yangming wanted to stop him, but he stopped right after he took a step forward because he sensed the odd and dangerous power around the elder. If the young fellow acted rashless, he figured that it might cause a counter-effect.

Just when the elder’s body slowly went away, the dark area lit up out of the blue.

A small fireball, which came out of nowhere, ignited that dark corner.

The elder’s body, which was going to disappear, became clear again, and his face took on a ghastly expression.

“You! It’s you!”

Accompanied by his shrieks, his body was burned by a blazing fire.

The scorching fire seemed to carry a unique ability, by which the elder could not break free at all no matter how he struggled. It was even more frightening when the elder tried to twist his body but was pinned to the ground, hence he was burned by the flaming fire as he could not leave. In the end, he could only let out spine-chilling screeches.

His voice died away very quickly, and it was evident that he was on the verge of death.

Ou Yangming took a step back. He knew this happened because the elder pursued a small gain and neglected the greater danger behind him. Nevertheless, the young fellow was surprised that he was not fearful of the fire, and he found it approachable instead. It felt like the burning fire was his relative and would not harm him at all.

Soon after he had the thought, the purple Military Fire in his sea of consciousness swayed and resonated with it.

Seeing as the elder was slowly losing power, a thought crossed Ou Yangming’s mind. He leaped forward abruptly and entered the flame. Sure enough, the fire was raging, but it did not hurt the young fellow at all, to the extent that even his clothes were not burnt.

Ou Yangming reached out to tap the elder’s forehead.

Next, a bizarre and chilly mental conception gushed into his sea of consciousness.

It was the elder’s soul and mental power, and they were preserved through the queerest secret technique.

However, they were surrounded by the greater Military Fire once they entered Ou Yangming’s sea of consciousness. Amid the shrill screams, another crystal ball floated in the center of Ou Yangming’s sea of consciousness.

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