768 The Power of an Earthly Immortal and Bathing in Blood (2/2)
”Shatter them, shatter, shatter!”
Zhou Bao bellowed, darting forward like a bolt of lightning. Right now, he was assuming the form of the Primordial Demonic Ape Zhuyan, and was covered in snow-white fur. In a fit of anger, his fur bristled and stood up as if they had turned into steel needles. Surprisingly, those steel needles fended off every single fine needle that rained from the sky.
At the same time, a puff of ice-cold Qi was emitted from his snow-white fur. The moment the fine needles came into contact with the icy Qi, they froze.
Though this freezing effect was temporary, it allowed Zhou Bao to have a breather. He abruptly sped up, launched several successive strikes with his fists and violently smashed the surrounding space. Then, he fled into the hollow to escape the palm which had been relaunched by the Earthly Immortal.
”There is no way you can escape!”
The Earthly Immortal from the Eastern Thunder Sect was already fuming. Letting Zhou Bao slip through his fingers time and again not only significantly disgraced him but was also a shock to his shaky Earthly Immortal phase. What was more distressing was that after taking Zhou Bao's single punch, his pneuma had already been slightly damaged by the pure destructive Mysterious Divine Light that Zhou Bao had.
That was the pneuma of an Earthly Immortal. Although he did not lose a large amount of pneuma, he did not have much left because he had entered the Earthly Immortal phase only recently. For him, even a tiny bit of pneuma loss could cause serious damage.
Therefore, at this moment, he made up his mind to destroy Zhou Bao totally, even if he had to pay a huge price.
He figured out that this Zhou Bao must possess some rare secrets, otherwise he could not have handled his attacks so skilfully. Even a man who was half a step away from the Earthly Immortal Realm could not have fought against an Earthly Immortal like this. Zhou Bao took two of his consecutive strikes without having to resort to any fairy or magic weapon. This naturally made him reconsider Zhou Bao's true strength.
”The Primordial Fierce Beast, or the Demonic Ape Zhuyan, has always been known to be the Powerful Magic Ape. But Zhou Bao is not fully matured yet, so he can't have the power to have a go at me. But his body is very strong, way beyond my expectation, and it is equivalent in strength to the body of an Earthly Immortal. There is something very fishy about it. Now, if I catch him, kill him, and take away all that he owns, perhaps I'll have a chance to upgrade my level!”
His fighting spirit ignited by this prospect, this Earthly Immortal from Eastern Thunder Sect decided to give his all in the forthcoming battle.
When Zhou Bao fled into the hollow, his plan was to take a break before picking on Eastern Thunder Sect and demolishing them there. However, when he just slipped into the hollow, he felt something was amiss.
The Void Universe was filled with a great pressure. Being squeezed by this pressure, everything in the hollow started moving to the side, giving way to a huge figure that appeared in the hollow. ”Boy, you're a good combatant, and your background is also quite mysterious. But now, seeing that I have spent a large amount of pneuma to hunt you down in the form of my Real Body, even if you die today, you should be able to rest in peace!”
”Real Body?”
Staring at the tall figure, Zhou Bao's eyes almost popped out. The Void Universe had its own set of stringent rules. The power of an Earthly Immortal had long surpassed the range allowed in the Void Universe, so his Real Body normally could not be revealed in the Void Universe. However, this rule was not rigidly followed.
Everyone knew that there were loopholes in every rule, let alone for a mighty guy who had reached the Earthly Immortal phase.
But most of the time, a high price had to be paid in order to take advantage of these loopholes. Even for an Earthly Immortal, he would have a headache when facing such a cost. Thus, if it was not due to absolute necessity, no Earthly Immortal would come to the Void Universe in the form of his Real Body.
However, this time, this Earthly Immortal from Eastern Thunder Sect revealed his Real Body in front of Zhou Bao. This implied that he regarded Zhou Bao as a powerful enemy. But meanwhile, it also meant that he had foreseen the huge benefits he could seize from Zhou Bao.
”Boy, be careful, this guy is getting serious—”
”Device spirit of a fairy weapon, do you still want to play tricks under my nose?”
Before poor Ghost Child could finish his sentence, he was detected by the Earthly Immortal. In an instant, an overbearing divine thought swept over.
Ghost Child retracted his head and vanished.
”You're an interesting boy! You must have taken the path of developing the Extreme Realm of Force and the crushing vacuum skill. Well, that's the top skill of the 3,000 Great Ways. No wonder you're so tough. However, from primitive times till today, I have never heard of anyone who succeeded in this path. Do you believe you can really make it?”
”Well, I'm just about to make it. But today I happened to bump into you, an old guy, insistent on getting in my way!”
”Hee hee, yes, you bumped into me. Even if you do have the luck to go further in this path, I will not allow you to do so. Boy, be ready to die!” As he spoke, his figure disappeared. At almost the same time, Zhou Bao's body was tossed into the air by an intangible force, as if it were just a piece of rag; his golden blood splattered in every direction.
”Even though you're only a half step to the Earthly Immortal Realm, your phase is still not high enough. You simply have powerful strength, which you haven't fully mastered yet. Today, having encountered me, how can you possibly have a chance to fight back?” A loud and mighty voice reverberated in the hollow. The intangible power transformed into a tangible one, and it whipped frantically across Zhou Bao.
A thin layer of dark blue light rose around Zhou Bao. This was the Mysterious Icy Divine Light. Nevertheless, this light was utterly unable to sustain the attack of the Earthly Immortal, and once again, a sense of helplessness stole across Zhou Bao.
”Earthly Immortal! This is the power of an Earthly Immortal! Faced with this sort of power, I really have no strength to fight back!”
He began to lose consciousness. ”Ghost Child, do something! If not, I'll be killed. You didn't trick me into this, did you? If you don't take action now, I'll resort to using my Black Pearl. When I get out, I assure you, you won't have a nice ending!” Among the Sea of Consciousness, the only trace of Zhou Bao's spirit that remained, roared frenetically.