850 The Knowledgeable Old Ghost! (1/2)

The bite tore a huge chunk of the old ghost's soul, and rage and agony spiked through him. He immediately suppressed the pain and made an attempt at devouring Wang Baole's soul.

At that moment, the scabbard and devouring seed that Wang Baole had summoned began shaking violently, appearing to be on the verge of blowing up. The sight made the old ghost fearful, so he carved a portion of his energy out to suppress them. In that moment of distraction, Dark Fire sparked and flared up inside Wang Baole's soul, then surged outwards.

So you think you can possess your daddy's body, old man? In your dreams! The Dark Fire surged outwards and exerted a suppressive force on all souls, causing the old ghost to feel like an ordinary man who had just been splashed with boiling oil. Screams of agony emerged from his mouth, and the rage and madness he had been feeling intensified.

He had traced whatever clues he had come across, done some analysis, and reached the conclusion that Wang Baole belonged to the Dark Sect. That had been why he had formulated his original plan. He had planned to fill Wang Baole's body with souls that shared his bloodline and origins. Even if Wang Baole released his Dark Fire and tried to suppress him, he was confident that he could fight back successfully.

But his plan had failed, and the only option left to him was to devour Wang Baole by force. Madness overtook the old ghost as he roared and tried to fight back against the agony of having his soul burned using only his cultivation. Amidst his pained, furious roars, the fight between his soul and Wang Baole's soul persisted and intensified.

The old ghost's soul transformed into the shape of an eye, descending upon Wang Baole's soul once more. Instead of attacking Wang Baole directly, it enveloped him completely.

”Divine Eye Assimilation Art!”

The ghost roared. The Divine Eye Assimilation Art was a divine power that he had prepared in the event that his original plan went off the rails and he had to possess Wang Baole forcibly. Instead of devouring Wang Baole's soul, it allowed him to envelop and trap it, then assimilate it as a part of himself.

This divine power allowed him to exploit his strength and his cultivation. Even though the injury caused by Dark Fire was still unavoidable, the divine power allowed him to complete the process of possession in a single, swift step. He was well aware that allowing Wang Baole to continue unleashing his Dark Fire while he slowly devoured his soul was unsustainable. The longer he dragged it out, the worse his odds became.

That was why he had planned to end the fight as soon as possible when such a situation occurred!

He seemed to be consoling himself, but the old ghost had no other choice. His soul continued to spread outwards as he unleashed the Divine Eye Assimilation Art. As his soul transformed into the shape of an eye and enveloped Wang Baole… alarm bells sounded loudly in Wang Baole's head. He instinctively wanted to move the parts of his body that he still had some semblance of control over and shatter either one of the jade slips in his hands.

Though, there was a price attached to Xie Haiyang's jade slip. If he were to shatter the Flame Patriarch's jade slip, the price he paid would be a change to the sect he belonged to. As a Dark Child of the Dark Sect, he truly didn't want that to happen.

This is just my avatar. What am I afraid of? I can just wing it. I'm betting that this old ghost has no idea that this is my avatar form. I bet that he won't be able to possess an avatar! Wang Baole was brutally decisive. Having made up his mind, he abandoned the idea of shattering his jade slips. Instead, he put all his efforts into unleashing his Dark Fire, causing the flames to flare up. However… the old ghost managed to suppress them with his cultivation. His strange Divine Eye Assimilation Art was fully unleashed.

Despite the pains of being burned by Dark Fire and the violent shudders wracking his body, he still managed to envelop Wang Baole's soul and unleash his full cultivation and divine power.

Wang Baole's soul vanished in a thunderous boom, and the gigantic eye that the old ghost had transformed into through his divine power took his place. The eye appeared to have taken over Wang Baole's soul. The sight of that sent the old ghost trembling with excitement. He was about to assimilate Wang Baole completely in a single go when… something beyond his wildest dreams happened!

Wang Baole's soul, which had been enveloped by his Divine Eye, suddenly passed right through the eye… It was as if his soul had lost its ability to hold Wang Baole's soul back, leaving him to watch helplessly as it escaped.

What's going on? The old ghost was flabbergasted. This wasn't part of his plan. It left him off balance. As for Wang Baole, his soul slipped out of the old ghost's hold and materialized again, his eyes shining with a bright light.

This old ghost definitely doesn't know that I'm in my avatar form. Everything about this form is created from my true form's essence. Even though such an avatar can be possessed and assimilated… this isn't something that the old ghost is capable of at his current level of cultivation!

Excitement filled Wang Baole, as he was sure that he was going to succeed. However, there was still something strange going on. The old ghost had been hiding himself for many years. He knew many secrets about Wang Baole, including that he was from the Dark Sect. So, there was no way that he didn't also know that this wasn't his true form. Unless…

A powerful cultivator helped me by weakening this old ghost's senses or by planting an incorrect perception in his mind!