723 A Battlefield Created Just for Wang Baole! (1/2)
Wang Baole made the right bet!
Daoist You Ran was a mere puppet, so what he thought wasn't important. What was important was how Zi Yue thought, and because of the loss of her finger, Zi Yue clearly thought that Wang Baole was more important than the Federation!
It made sense. After all, her plan to destroy the Federation civilization was only a trial she was conducting on Daoist You Ran, and part of her practice of the Star-Seeding Dao. Her intention all along had been to allow Daoist You Ran to carry out her plans. She had only wanted to remain an observer while using this opportunity to advance her cultivation.
It was the same as flying a kite and watching where the wind took it. Essentially, she didn't care whether the Federation was destroyed or not. Wang Baole, on the other hand, had become a threat to the core of her existence. She had clearly realized that she couldn't interfere directly. No matter how one looked at it, she simply wasn't going to let Wang Baole escape!
Besides, events had developed to a point where the situation had spiraled slightly out of Zi Yue's control. The spell that she had cast on Daoist You Ran had been a test of her Star-Seeding Dao as well as a part of her cultivation. That was why she had spent such a long time preparing for this. Once she completed her observation of Daoist You Ran's journey through his conquest of the Federation, her Star-Seeding Dao would've advanced to a greater level.
That was why she couldn't give up. Another reason that she couldn't was that she had done her calculations. This was her only chance of finding the object that Chen Mofeng had hidden from her, the important item essential to her practicing of the Star-Seeding Dao.
In addition… in her original plan, the destruction of the Federation civilization and the sacrifice of an entire star system was going to bring her sufficient energy and nourishment for her rise to power. She would be able to master the ancient sword and brand the elders slumbering on the ancient sword with the Star-Seeding Dao. The Solar System would become the foundation upon which she would advance further in cultivation and attain the Eternal Star realm within a short period of time!
Her plan had been perfect, and it had unfolded perfectly, until… Wang Baole had appeared!
This meant too much to her. She had given too much of herself for this. They were at a point where she was ready to reap her returns. If not for all of the above reasons, Zi Yue would have stayed clear of the first Divine King and left. Now, though… she could only grit her teeth and carry on!
She wasn't interested in killing Wang Baole. Due to her current circumstances, she had no choice but to seize his very life and remove him from the karmic cycle. This was the conclusion she had reached after using the Star-Seeding Dao to run through the various scenarios. It was the only solution that would release her from the karmic cycle as well!
As her will pulsed through Daoist You Ran, the latter's eyes flashed. Daoist You Ran ignored the battle taking place on Mars and began his pursuit of Wang Baole. The both of them vanished from Mars instantly as they raced towards the stars glittering in the distant cosmos.
Their impossible speed ensured that no one could watch their battle and make sense of it. The Solar System Array Formation, which was weakened due to its earlier waves of controlled self-destruction, could no longer perform long-distance observation. Folks on Mars and Earth could only wait anxiously as they watched the two disappear into the distance.
Fortunately… the battle on Mars reached a balance of sorts following Daoist You Ran's departure. Everyone knew that the fight that was taking place on Mars was no longer the decisive battle. The decisive battle was the one between the two cultivators racing away from them!
The Federation's victory in this war was going to be determined by Wang Baole's victory in his fight with Daoist You Ran. If he won, their civilization would live on. If he lost… everything would be destroyed and turned to dust and ashes.
Wang Baole shouldered the fate of an entire civilization, but he wasn't in a great state currently. Blood seeped profusely from his lips. He was traveling as fast as he was capable of. Behind him was Daoist You Ran, who was equally swift. It was difficult for Wang Baole to put distance between the two of them.
He kept calling out to Pluto and replying to its earlier summoning call desperately as he raced through the cosmos. However, he was too far away. In addition, even though he had been able to sense the original summoning call, his limited cultivation made it difficult for him to establish a connection or even get through to the other side!
The problem of distance can be easily solved, but what about the problem of insufficient cultivation? Wang Baole was filled with anxiety. Daoist You Ran seemed to have unleashed some kind of mystic technique, as Wang Baole could sense a sudden spike in Daoist You Ran's speed. The anxiety racing through Wang Baole intensified.
He knew that if things remained as they were, Daoist You Ran would soon catch up with him. Without any powerful means to fend off Daoist You Ran's attacks, Wang Baole's death was almost inevitable!
Jupiter it is! Determination flashed across Wang Baole's eyes as he decided to head for Jupiter. He would still be shortening the distance between him and Pluto. In addition, the Stellar Nascent Soul's unique capability would allow him to receive a boost of power from the planet that would then make up for his current insufficient cultivation!