Chapter 929: Passing A Tribulation (2/2)
As this happened, the shadow, which was Old Shadow Eccentric’s personal domain, gradually fell apart, as if it were being ravaged by a devastating storm.
The pale-gray light that carried the profound truths of death power rapidly engulfed Old Shadow Eccentric’s shriveled body, causing him to let out agonized whines in the pillar of pale-gray light.
Pieces of flesh were peeled from his body and tossed into the depths of the ice-cold starry river.
Like ripped cloth, pieces of broken shadow gathered from all directions before fusing into him.
Old Shadow Eccentric sounded flustered and exasperated as his voice came from within the heart of the broken shadow. “Dammit! How come this kid’s so powerful? It’s almost impossible to capture him alive!”
Pieces of broken shadow flew in different directions and retrieved pieces of his lost flesh.
After they flew back to him, he looked like a monster that had been cut to pieces and then sewn back together. A single glance at him made Nie Tian’s scalp go numb.
However, as this happened, his life force became even stronger than before.
“This is a losing deal! I have to raise my charges!” As he exclaimed, his body of spliced flesh suddenly flew backwards, enveloped in his broken shadow.
Just like that, he withdrew after a single exchange, before even bringing out his full force.
In the blink of an eye, his shadow disappeared into the distance of the dark, ice-cold starry river.
Nie Tian, who had temporarily merged with the Bone Blood Demon, was dumbfounded.
He scanned his surroundings with his soul awareness, but failed to capture a shred of Old Shadow Eccentric’s aura. He felt as if the detection range of his soul awareness seemed to be affected by the harsh environment in the starry river.
In the next moment, he realized that he was consuming a tremendous amount of flesh power by keeping Life Blend activated.
Then, after he was convinced that Old Shadow Eccentric had left, he deactivated Life Blend.
SHEW!
The Bone Blood Demon flew back to the berthed ancient starship, and he leapt back into the shield made of magical symbols.
“It seems that my flesh power isn’t very compatible with the Bone Blood Demon. There’s clearly a conflict between my bloodline power and the Bone Blood Demon’s death power that prevents me from displaying the true might of Life Blend.” As he mulled over the matter, the Bone Blood Demon disappeared into his ring of holding, and he returned to his cabin.
At the same time...
Wreathed in a broken shadow, Old Shadow Eccentric withdrew to a dead star that had been charred by the Divine Flame.
Several Qi warriors, who were wearing long white robes and white masks, walked out of a pitch-black hole in the earth.
“You didn’t keep your word!” One of them said with a berating tone.
“Keep my word?!” Old Shadow Eccentric thundered. “When you asked me to help you, you told me that he was at the early Profound realm and he would be easily captured! That’s a load of crap, and you knew it! That kid is stranger than anyone I’ve ever met. That puppet of his actually unleashed the Bonebrute’s bloodline talents and inflicted serious damage on me!
“I’ll have to pay a heavy price myself if I want to defeat him in battle!
“Now, if you don’t pay me more, I’m not going back there to capture him for you at such great risk!”
Old Shadow Eccentric seemed infuriated by the fact that he had suffered injuries from a job he had been told would be a piece of cake.
“I’ve got to report to my master about your demand.”
“Sure. Let me know after you figure that out. You’d better be quick though. I’m not making another move against him after they enter the Domain of Endless Snow!”
“Okay, I’ll let you know.”
...
In the place where Nie Tian and Old Shadow Eccentric had fought.
After the berthed ancient starship started off and disappeared into the distance, numerous fiery sparks appeared out of nowhere.
Like spirits of fire, they roamed about, as if to gather the faint flesh power from Nie Tian that hadn’t completely dissipated.
Moments later, the numerous sparks converged and morphed into a cluster of glorious flames.
It floated alone in the dark, bleak starry river, flickering like a lamp that was both mysterious and intelligent.
After a short while, as a meteor streaked past, the cluster of flames suddenly fused into it.
The dashing meteor seemed to be suddenly vested with a soul. Like a streak of ethereal fire, it flew in the direction Nie Tian’s ancient starship had left in.
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