197 Three Sneak Attacks (2/2)

Two flashes of light blinded the green goblin, one purple and one white.

First Movement, Slash the World!

First Flight, Dragon Snatching the Sea!

The goblin had its claws on the golden shield and left its torso open. The attacks from two Spirit Lord weapons went through the golden shield and pierced it, much to its surprise. The attacks were backed by Chen Wentian's soul energy and broke through the goblin's spiritual aura and its tough immortal body.

It screamed in pain. ”Ahhhh! Vile humans! I'll kill you all!”

But before it could move, a ring of blue flames erupted around its feet. Chen Wentian had finally sneaked up behind it without being detected and entombed it in a devastating inferno.

”Yaaahhhhh! HyaaaaaaaHHH!”

The goblin screamed in agony and tried to fly away but Chen Wentian forced it back to the ground with a jet of flames. They were both soon lost in a sea of fire and his disciples could no longer tell what was happening in there. They didn't remain and quickly retreated into the safety of Tortoise Can Fly and watched everything from inside.

Within the inferno, the goblin swiped and punched at the fire around him, trying but failing to find Chen Wentian. The ground had already melted into a molten lake and every breath it took of the flaming air charred its throat and lungs. Every second it stayed in there, its skin and flesh were being quickly turned into ash. Even with its powerful body, if it didn't escape, it would have no hope.

The goblin tried to fly away again but how could Chen Wentian let his precious new cultivation resource run away? He grabbed its legs and pulled it back into the inferno.

”Ahhhh, save me! Mercy!” It panicked and started to beg. ”Spare me, I'll be your slave!”

”No chance.” Chen Wentian said simply and increased the temperature to cook the demon alive.

The green goblin couldn't overcome the destructive power of blue dragon flames and it was quickly consumed. Its powerful body was filled with a vast reservoir of strength that pitifully could not be used to its full potential. If it had not been wounded heavily by the sword and saber strikes initially, it probably would have been able to escape. If it had sensed Chen Wentian beforehand, might have been able to avoid the flame domain.

Sneak attacks were usually fatal, even in battles between immortals. The green goblin suffered not one but three sneak attacks so its fate was sealed. Its body turned to ash layer by layer as it burned to death. It held onto the last fragment of its life bitterly before its spiritual aura finally failed and the flames consumed everything.

In the that last moment between life and death, Chen Wentian's soul art activated. The last of the green goblin's body disintegrated as its soul was forcibly ripped out and transported into a different realm, the endless soul space that was Chen Wentian's true power.

The green goblin cried out in surprise as it awoke in this black space filled with shining stars. It almost felt like it had been reborn into a new world. But its momentary joy was quickly squashed by sheer terror when it realized it could not move. It couldn't even use a single bit of spiritual energy.

It screamed and screamed but it didn't change the fact that it was trapped in this vast emptiness.