Chapter 910 - A Mystery! (2/2)
That was why… the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect couldn’t hide the errors that he had committed even if he wanted to. He had to provide an honest account of what had happened and let the Violet Gold civilization know that their war efforts in the Divine Eye civilization weren’t going well. The death of his right-hand elder, the Xie family’s involvement, and now, Long Nanzi’s apparent return, had driven the sect lord into a state of intense hatred for Wang Baole. He had been prepared and had waited for his return.
As soon as he discovered Wang Baole’s presence, he summoned his cultivators, initiated the seal, and led the charge!
Wang Baole might be able to hold his ground against the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s sect lord and the Planet realm old woman if he had been in his essence body. After all, his essence body was at the perfected Spirit Immortal realm and was capable of fighting an ordinary early-stage Planet realm cultivator. He might not be as powerful as a mid-stage Planet realm cultivator, but he would still be able to hold his own in a fight.
But this was his mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm avatar, an avatar that he had created in order to conceal his essence body. It was no match for the two Planet realm cultivators in a fight. Wang Baole’s eyes flashed as soon as he saw the arrival of the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s sect lord. He transformed into a huge cloud of mist and started to retreat hastily.
He unleashed his Demonic Eye Art as he retreated, and an enormous black eye appeared in the mist. As the eye opened, an incredible power surged towards the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s forces in an attempt to bind them.
The Spirit Immortal realm cultivators shuddered instantly, and none escaped unscathed. They stopped their pursuit. It was as if countless invisible threads had wound themselves around these cultivators’ bodies and held them frozen in place. It would have been a piece of cake for Wang Baole to kill these cultivators after they had been ensnared by the demonic eye.
But this wasn’t the time or occasion for that. The Demonic Eye Art might be powerful, but it hardly posed a threat to the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s sect lord and the Planet realm old woman. The sect lord’s gigantic handprint appeared in the next moment, descending upon Wang Baole with a power that threatened to flatten both heaven and earth.
It was a power that mowed down everything in its path, threatening to destroy everything that stood in its way. Even though Wang Baole had transformed himself into mist, he couldn’t escape the attack. He felt as if a net was closing in around him. The handprint fell on the retreating mist instantly.
The mist appeared as if it were boiling as it began to dissipate. This was a blow from a mid-stage Planet realm cultivator, and Wang Baole was in his avatar form. A great portion of the mist turned to dust and faded away as it dissipated.
Wang Baole had expected something like this to happen when he had created this avatar. That was why he had kept some Dharmic treasures like the Divine Justice Shield on the avatar. They might not be of much use in a fight against a mid-stage Planet realm cultivator, but he wasn’t afraid to self-destruct in order to gain himself some time. That was why his avatar blew up without any warning in the next second!
The price he paid was the destruction of half of his avatar form. The explosion sent the faint cloud of mist flying back. He struggled to gather what remained of his form together. His newly materialized appearance was a sight for sore eyes, and there was a crazed look in his eyes. Madness and vindication shone brightly in them as he stared unblinkingly at the expressionless sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect.
“First, I was hunted down by your right-hand elder, and now, you’re trying to kill me, all for control over an Eternal Star… You’re doing everything just to fulfill He Yunzi’s desire, right? He Yunzi, show yourself right now!” Wang Baole hollered. He looked like a small beast that had been driven into the corner, yapping helplessly at its tormentors to no avail.
“He Yunzi?” The Heavenly Spirit Sect’s sect lord sneered, and faint fury flickered in his eyes. The fleeting emotion was caught by Wang Baole, who had been watching him closely. Wang Baole had also noticed the looks on the other Spirit Immortal realm cultivators’ faces. They seemed to display similar emotions.
Incomprehension filled his mind. However, it was overshadowed by doubt and suspicion.
“Long Nanzi, I didn’t expect that you would dare to come back!” The sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect didn’t bring up He Yunzi again. He narrowed his eyes and approached Wang Baole instead. He had made preparations for the likelihood of Long Nanzi turning tail and not coming back, but it seemed that he wouldn’t need them.
It might have seemed as if Long Nanzi had successfully defended himself from the earlier attack, but everyone present could tell that Wang Baole was now cornered. This was the final struggle he was attempting before his death.
“Heavenly Spirit Sect, you dare try to kill me?” Panic flashed across Wang Baole’s eyes as danger loomed. He retreated again. He then flipped his palm over, raised his hand into the air, and brandished a jade token.