660 Im Not Playing Anymore! (1/2)
The cultivation of Daoist You Ran—or the Never-Ending Clan member who was using Daoist You Ran's body, to be more specific—at his peak had clearly surpassed the Soul Conduit realm!
He might have been at the Spirit Immortal realm, or perhaps even at the Planet realm. The past war had left him severely injured, and his recovery since then had been slow, which was why the strength he was able to unleash now was only at the Soul Conduit realm.
That was why even though Wang Baole had unleashed Soul Guiding, Dream Spinning, Ten Thousand Tribulations, and A Thousand Lives and earned himself a small window of opportunity, he still couldn't underestimate Daoist You Ran's fighting instincts when placed in such grave danger.
Daoist You Ran's eyes were showing signs of struggle and awakening, causing the look of determination in Wang Baole's own eyes to grow stronger. He didn't waver and consider retreat. Instead, he moved more quickly and more decisively. His cultivation churned more fiercely, and he seemed to be unleashing his full potential. He was like a shooting star encircled by lightning bolts, approaching Daoist You Ran instantly!
In the blink of an eye, Wang Baole and his flying sword appeared next to Daoist You Ran. The skeletal fist of his Flame Snatch Thearch Armor was about to land on Daoist You Ran's head when the latter suddenly exploded!
The deafening explosion resonated in the air as Wang Baole's flying sword pierced through Daoist You Ran's dantian from his back. Blood splattered in the air!
There was no joy on Wang Baole's face. Instead, alarm flickered in his eyes as the threat of danger rose inside him. His entire body was screaming for him to get away immediately. He gritted his teeth and raised his right fist again, his cultivation erupting. He planned to drive a second punch into Daoist You Ran!
It was too late… Wang Baole's earlier fist might have appeared to have landed on Daoist You Ran's head, but he knew that Daoist You Ran's head had exploded on its own when his fist was a mere inch away from it!
He wasn't the one who had blown it up. Daoist You Ran had blown his own head up!
Daoist You Ran, who hadn't managed to awaken in time to save himself, had decided to blow a part of his body up instead. He had chosen to blow up a part of his host body!
He made use of the sudden explosion to defend himself against Wang Baole's punch, saving himself from death. Wang Baole still managed to injure Daoist You Ran though. His flying sword had come out of nowhere, and Daoist You Ran hadn't expected it at all. There was no way he could have expected a flying sword shooting out from the pillar at such a critical moment.
That was why… even though he made use of his own physical body as a defense against Wang Baole's punch, he was still injured by the flying sword that had pierced his dantian from the back.
However… even though this might be considered quite a serious injury where Daoist You Ran was concerned, Wang Baole obviously hadn't thought it grievous enough. The sense of danger had exploded inside his head, and he wanted to unleash a second attack. But three lumps of flesh had appeared on the bloodied stump where Daoist You Ran's head had been!
There were no facial features on the two lumps on each side. They looked like featureless piles of flesh that were both gruesome and a fearsome sight to behold. The lump in the middle looked slightly more palatable, as it had a pair of eyes on it. However, it was skinless, and its mouth was mere bone. It looked terrifying.
This was Daoist You Ran's true form. Four arms burst out from his body at the same time the three fleshy lumps appeared. One arm shot forward in a blur and caught Wang Baole's flying sword, while the remaining arms came together to form a flurry of hand seals before throwing their hands towards Wang Baole!
An incredible force of destruction at the Soul Conduit realm erupted at that moment. It transformed into a powerful hurricane that seemed capable of destroying everything in its path and swept towards Wang Baole.