650 The Death Dao! (2/2)
”Wait, what if I try to scare the mastermind? I'll tell him that my senior brother is the first Divine King and that killing me would be suicide. Would that work?”
Little Missy began to regret her earlier attempt at mockery. Wang Baole's idea had caught her by surprise, and it seemed like a reasonable plan. She felt so exhausted and hurriedly said, ”Stop wasting time on wild ideas. Your enemy might want to kill you more if you declare who you really are. What you have before you is a rare opportunity. You might not be able to put on those robes, but you can drain it of its power. Activate your devouring seed and suck it dry. You might just get yourself and everyone else out of danger.”
That didn't sound right at all. Wang Baole was about to question Little Missy further on the details, but she stopped responding altogether. He didn't know if she had truly fallen back into slumber or if she was just faking it.
Wang Baole sighed. He deliberated for a moment before determination once again flashed in his eyes. Announcing his identity was a risky bet, a plan riddled with too much uncertainty. He wasn't prepared to try that unless it was the last resort. Perhaps draining the battle robes dry was really the best solution he had at this moment.
Wang Baole didn't hesitate. His avatar stepped onto the golden lake, raced forward, and arrived before the battle robes. He inspected the robes and confirmed that nothing was amiss before he shut his eyes and formed a series of hand seals. His true form on the second level set aside his storage bracelet before forming a series of hand seals as well. His avatar and his true form switched places instantly as the Lightning Immortal Transformation worked its magic. It was like instant teleportation!
His avatar was now on the second level, within the protective blue barrier, while his true form was now in the middle of the golden lake in the cavern. Wang Baole sat down as soon as he appeared next to the battle robes. The devouring seed flared to life and began draining all of the energy from the battle robes through the open wound on the battle robes' forehead!
The battle robes began to tremble as its energy was drained from it. Vast quantities of Spirit Qi gushed out from the wound on its forehead and rushed inside Wang Baole's body!
It was like a flood of Spirit Qi, and the devouring seed seemed excited as it continued sucking madly, sending Spirit Qi into every part of Wang Baole's body. The scabbard inside him began to stir, and it started absorbing the Spirit Qi as well.
The battle robes started to resist the draining fiercely. This slowed Wang Baole down, but with enough time, he could still suck the battle robes dry!
On the second level, Wang Baole's avatar picked up the storage bracelet next to it. Then, without any hesitation, it charged towards the blue defensive barrier. It was going to break free, locate the others, and let them know everything Wang Baole had just found out.
Breaking out from the inside of the blue defensive barrier wasn't an easy feat, but it was still within the realm of possibility. That was especially so when compared to trying to break in from the outside. Besides, the avatar had a storage bracelet filled with Dharmic Armaments. It might lack Wang Baole's physical strength, but its cultivation was at the same level as Wang Baole. It could do it.
A black pike appeared in its hands, and with a deafening roar, Wang Baole's avatar transformed into an ocean of lightning that then enveloped the pike. The pike pierced right through the barrier. There was some damage caused to the avatar in the process, but it was something he could deal with. The avatar transformed back into an exact image of Wang Baole after breaking free. Lightning bolts ran wild around it, guiding the black pike as it raced into the distance without pause or rest, in search of the others.
There were limits to what Wang Baole was capable of though. The land was too vast. Even with his elevated level of cultivation, there were still limits to how far the avatar could travel from him. Wang Baole's avatar had to keep its search within a certain area.
That was why he decided to release whatever puppets he had. He sent them out into the open, searching. At the same time, the avatar continued its search speedily, traveling as far as it could go.
His puppets had gone through multiple rounds of upgrades and enhancements. He had fine-tuned his control over them. The efficiency that the search party of puppets achieved was definitely greater than what Wang Baole was capable of should he have gone on alone.
Time passed steadily. Days went by. Wang Baole's true form continued to drain the Spirit Qi in the battle robes, and his avatar continued the search with the aid of his puppets. Finally, one puppet managed to find residual energies from collisions between array formations and spells in one area. They were signs of a battle having taken place there!
The puppet found bloodstains, still fresh, and pieces of tattered clothing as well. Alarm flashed across Wang Baole's face when he saw those through his avatar's eyes!
”Yameng!”