846 Inside the Imperial Cemetery! (1/2)
Thus, life had proven that any situation involving more than two parties could result in an infinite number of possibilities. As such, three-way relationships were easier to unravel and exploit. Wang Baole had done just that. He had made use of the will hidden within the Demonic Eye Art, its lust and its desire to live, and successfully fought back the Violet Gold civilization and its intervention.
To a certain degree, he and the will inside the Demonic Eye Art had been able to establish a temporary alliance.
As the will inside the Divine Eye Art unleashed its power and the perfected Spirit Immortal realm cultivator, Zi Luo, screamed and was forced to retreat, Wang Baole darted forward like a bolt of lightning and slipped through the crack that the old emperor had created by sacrificing himself!
In the next moment, he had dashed out of the seal. He looked around. Zi Luo, who seemed to be under an illusory spell, was surrounded by intense waves of black Qi. His heavy breathing was interspersed with furious growls. He was clearly in the midst of recovering from the spell. The waves of black Qi dispersed then, revealing his reddened eyes.
Zi Luo howled and charged towards Wang Baole as their eyes met. He Yunzi watched, flabbergasted, while the bronze lamp in his hand shuddered violently. The Planet realm aura housed within the lamp was furious and ready to charge out.
Wang Baole's enemies stood before him, while the will in the Demonic Eye Art lay behind him. There was no way he could fight his way through his enemies. But if he were to give up his chances now and try to escape, the will in the Demonic Eye Art, which had been forced to come to his aid earlier, would likely attack him immediately and prevent him from escaping successfully.
Xie Haiyang might have promised him that the jade slip that he had given him would be able to teleport him out safely, but Wang Baole no longer trusted the man's words.
He had two choices before him. He could wing it and get Xie Haiyang to transport him out of there, or… charge towards the only exit, which was… in the statue's eye, the door to the imperial cemetery!
Wang Baole might have hesitated if he were in his true form. He might have gone for the other option. But he was currently in the avatar that had been formed from his essence technique. His eyes narrowed.
At that moment, he recalled everything that had happened after he had created a separate avatar using his essence technique and infiltrated the Divine Eye civilization. He was sure of one thing. The will resting within the Demonic Eye Art had been suppressed and sealed away at nearly all times.
That meant that the will was probably being misled… It probably didn't realize that it was resting within an avatar!
Even if we take a step back and look at this again, and assume that he succeeds in the end, it doesn't mean a thing. The most harm done is that my original true form suffers some collateral damage. But I can also choose to call for the Flame Patriarch's help if I do face danger. An icy glint flashed across Wang Baole's eyes at that thought. He had spread his Eternal Star Fire out like a cloak while going through those thoughts so that the will inside the Demonic Eye Art wouldn't be able to sense what he was thinking.
In that case, I'm not the one who should be afraid. It's the will inside the Demonic Eye Art, the will that seems to be the will of the first emperor of the Divine Eye civilization, who should be afraid… This is my opportunity. I'm not going to let it slip away!
At that thought, Wang Baole no longer hesitated. After dashing out of the seal, he surged forward and seized the opportunity that the will inside the Demonic Eye Art had created for him. Before Zi Luo could approach him, and before the Planet realm aura inside the lamp could do anything, he charged towards the eye of the statue.
He could sense uncontrollable excitement and agitation emanating from the will inside the Demonic Eye Art as he charged. He narrowed his eyes and slowed down slightly. A thunderous boom erupted behind him, and Zi Luo charged out of the seal in the next moment. The Planet realm aura inside the lamp unleashed its full power, roaring and transforming into a huge, translucent palm that made a grab for Wang Baole.
The will inside the Demonic Eye Art started to panic after Wang Baole slowed down. It wasn't to be blamed for its irrationality. The chance that it had been waiting a long time for had finally appeared right before its eyes. Its longing was stronger than Wang Baole's. Even though it knew that Wang Baole had intentionally slowed down, it couldn't stop itself from striking.
The will roared and cast another illusory spell at the Planet realm palm and Zi Luo, who had come charging at Wang Baole.
Amidst thunderous booms and waves of spirit energy surging across the air, the will inside the Demonic Eye Art unleashed a second attack to thwart the pursuit of Wang Baole's enemies. Wang Baole sped up instantly and rushed at the statue's eye, reappearing next to the statue instantly. The Planet realm cultivator from the Violet Gold civilization and Zi Luo roared furiously as they watched him collide with the statue's eye, phasing straight through the statue effortlessly!
Zi Luo caught up with Wang Baole just as the latter disappeared into the statue. He unleashed his full power and struck the statue's eye. However, no matter how hard he struck the statue, its eye remained unchanging and unmoving, keeping Zi Luo outside!