520 Breaking the Hex! (1/2)

Time passed swiftly. Wang Baole had been here for three days and had expended more than five thousand puppets during these three days. They had been accumulated from his time as the City Lord of the special regional city. Every time his proficiency in refining artifacts advanced, he would enhance the puppets, out of habit.

That was why even the weakest of his puppets was at the True Breath realm, and he had more than a hundred puppets that could rival a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator. What was most astonishing was the special batch of puppets he had refined at first. Only two remained. However, both were at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm and reached the pseudo Core Formation realm.

As Wang Baole's level of cultivation increased, the puppets were no longer as useful. That was why he had managed to accumulate so many of them. They finally became useful for testing the hex.

The test that was… comprehensive and exhaustive, which allowed Wang Baole to finally identify the loophole in the hex after three days!

There are three minor loopholes… Wang Baole sat cross-legged at a corner as he eyed the mountain peak before him. He didn't know how long he had before another shift and transformation would occur. However, he knew he didn't have much time. Wang Baole knew he had to move quickly.

However, he couldn't be too rash. Based on his assessment, with his level of cultivation and his physical body, he wouldn't be able to withstand an attack from the black light. If he mounted a frontal assault, any misstep would result in the instant destruction of his body and spirit.

I just want to earn a few battle credits. What a chore… Wang Baole sighed as he stared at the corpses and the pavilions on the mountain. A flash of determination appeared in his eyes. He had no choice, his desire for the storage bags on the corpses was simply too great.

He took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly as he stared at the mountain before him. He calculated the timings. Every half an hour, he would throw out a puppet and gradually increase their number. Every time the puppets tried to get past the hex, they would be sliced into pieces by the black light.

Eight hours passed. As Wang Baole threw another puppet towards the mountain peak, the black light appeared once again. However, this time, it paused for a portion of a second!

That's the loophole! It was as if he had predicted this moment would happen and prepared for it. Wang Baole's eyes flashed brightly when the pause occurred. He burst forward like a sudden bolt of lightning. With a series of hand seals, his cultivation started churning rapidly. With another wave of his hand, countless Dharmic treasures appeared around him and spread out. Amongst them were multiple Dharmic Armaments. A colorful ribbon fluttered and circled him, forming a strong protective barrier.

It was as if he had planned for everything. Everything happened in a blink of an eye. Wang Baole surged forward swiftly like a shooting star, dashing forward and heading straight for the mountain.

In a blink of an eye, he came into contact with the invisible hex. The black light that should have appeared instantly had experienced a slight lag when attacking Wang Baole's puppet a moment ago. It paused for a slight moment once again!

This sliver of delay allowed Wang Baole to pass through the protective barrier and appear on the mountain. He hadn't destroyed the hex, though. Even though he had successfully landed on the mountain, the sense of danger continued to remain intense and overpowering. It surged like tsunami waves over him.

He couldn't be distracted by it now. The moment he got past the hex and appeared on the mountain, he raised his right hand and, through the air, made a grab for the storage bags on the corpses a short distance away from him.

Four storage bags came whizzing by. He caught them. Then, seemingly fighting against his strong desire and greed, he stepped back hurriedly and swiftly. As quickly as he had entered, he left with a speed that surpassed that of lightning. He moved like flowing water. He had clearly gone through the motions multiple times in his head the past three days.

As he was retreating and about to leave the area, suddenly, the black light reappeared. The window for when the loophole appeared seemed to have passed. It swept past Wang Baole.

The speed of this strand of black light surpassed Wang Baole's. It was incredible how fast it was. Wang Baole clearly was prepared for it, though. As soon as the black light appeared, the Dharmic treasures around him surged before him and stood between him and the black light.