598 Slaying Nascent Soul (2/2)
The loud boom reverberated endlessly. Wang Baole and Patriarch Black Wind began a battle in mid-air. Wang Baole's avatar, who was controlling the tri-colored flying sword, was astonishingly powerful as well. Despite that, since Patriarch Black Wind was a Nascent Soul realm cultivator, Wang Baole was no match for it. However, Wang Baole didn't unleash his Dark Fire or the full extent of his combat power.
As the two continued their duel, Patriarch Black Wind grew more troubled by the moment. Its opponent made it feel a high level of danger, especially after its question of how Wang Baole had managed to come was answered by the signal that Wang Baole had shot into the air.
It was initially not completely convinced by the answer to its question, but after seeing that Wang Baole's strategy seemed to involve dragging time out, it became certain of the answer!
He didn't come alone! As Patriarch Black Wind grew anxious, a frightening look appeared in its eyes. It knew that it couldn't afford to let Wang Baole continue dragging the time out and that everything should end as soon as possible. It quickly made a decision, and without any show of hesitation, it opened its eyes wide and screamed so shrilly that its voice seemed to be able to pierce through spirits.
The scream was so ear-piercing that it exploded, tearing apart the emptiness and causing a crack to suddenly appear on the ground. At the same time, Wang Baole felt like his head was about to explode, and his body was shaking extremely vigorously. A vortex appeared on Patriarch Black Wind's glabella, and a tiny bird flew out from it.
The bird was Patriarch Black Wind's Nascent Soul. It was clutching a miniature black sword the size of a finger. The sword gave off an air of antiquity, and immediately, when it appeared, the heavens and earth were transformed—the winds roared, and the clouds tumbled!
In the blink of an eye, the bird clutched the black sword and charged towards Wang Baole's glabella. That was the trump card of Patriarch Black Wind. It was so powerful, destructive, and unpredictable that it was capable of slaying another Nascent Soul realm cultivator!
However, despite it being powerful, it had a disadvantage. It could only be driven and controlled through contact with the Nascent Soul in one's body.
Just as the black bird clutched the black sword and neared Wang Baole, the Dark Fire in Wang Baole's body suddenly erupted, sweeping in all directions and surrounding Patriarch Black Wind. That surprised Patriarch Black Wind greatly, and in that instant, Wang Baole's physical body blurred and switched positions with his avatar!
Everything happened so quickly that Patriarch Black Wind hadn't managed to react when Wang Baole's lightning avatar, which had a combat power similar to Wang Baole himself, was pierced by the black sword carried by the black bird as it flew through the Dark Fire.
A loud boom was produced as Wang Baole's lightning avatar was devastated. When that happened, Wang Baole's physical body appeared where his lightning avatar was. Without hesitation, an intense desire to kill flashed across Wang Baole's eyes. That was the moment he had been waiting for. He raised his right hand, and the ninth-grade Dharmic Armament black pike emerged. He shot it out!
A sound so loud that it was akin to the emptiness being blown apart reverberated instantly. The black pike was like a flash of lightning as it charged directly towards Patriarch Black Wind!
Patriarch Black Wind was severely taken aback. Releasing its Nascent Soul resulted in it having difficulty controlling its body. It wanted to dodge the incoming attack, but Dark Fire was burning all around it, and the suppressive force was so strong that it was blocking all escape paths. Patriarch Black Wind stopped in its tracks, and the result of it doing so was the black pike being able to pierce through its chest at high speed!
A painful and pitiful scream reverberated instantly. The black bird that was released instantly flew back, wanting to return to Patriarch Black Wind's body. It was injured, but that was nothing compared to the large hand that emerged from Wang Baole, who now had a chilly glow in his eyes!
It was the Soul Guiding Hand!
Even though the hand was devastated by the black bird using the black sword when it emerged, it still reduced the speed at which the black bird was able to return to Patriarch Black Wind. The decrease in speed allowed the Dark Fire to suddenly tumble back and began burning Patriarch Black Wind. Instantly, as the Dark Fire spread out, Patriarch Black Wind's physical body was burnt to ashes!
The destruction of its physical body meant that the black bird, which was formed from its Nascent Soul, had lost its backing, and it was injured severely. It was on the brink of destruction and had turned blurry. With a frightened look in its eyes, it turned and tried to escape.
Trying to escape? A chilly glow flashed across Wang Baole's eyes as he went after the black bird!