Chapter 210: Sacrificial Substitute
At this moment, both of them had noticed each other and exchanged a glance before immediately starting the fight. Putting aside the fact that Netherworld World and Annihilation Demon Nation were inherently enemies, even if they were not, the current circumstances dictated that a meeting would result in a battle to the death.
Unless one party was willing to sacrifice their Domain Bead to escape, no one would do such a thing unless they believed they had absolutely no chance of winning.
Instantly summoning the Imperial Ghost Seal and the Refinement Banner, King of Qin swiftly retreated. Knowing from the aura that this person from Annihilation Demon Nation was definitely a close combat expert, and since King of Qin was more inclined towards the Spell System, maintaining distance and continuously summoning ghost soldiers and ghost generals to attack was King of Qin's rhythm. Experience tales at empire
As King of Qin retreated, Jing Potian bent his knees and then suddenly exerted force, charging towards King of Qin like a cannonball. Sensing the dire situation, King of Qin threw out the Refinement Banner while firmly gripping the Imperial Ghost Seal in both hands, all the while a myriad of incantations poured from his lips.
As soon as the Refinement Banner was thrown, it swelled in the wind to over ten meters tall before rolling towards the oncoming Jing Potian.
Although Jing Potian had great confidence in his physical strength, he had no intention of being engulfed by the evidently extraordinary ghost banner, so he punched in the air, using the recoil to shift his body to the right rear.
Then, numerous pale defeated lightning bolts flashed on his right leg—as his body leaned back, he flung out his leg, and the lightning clinging to it was slung out, striking the Refinement Banner.
However, Jing Potian hadn't expected the Refinement Banner to absorb the power of the lightning. This was a surprise, but his actions did not stop. His fists vibrated, and in an instant, light in a web-like pattern covered both fists, making them look as though they had shattered into countless pieces.
With a low shout, he struck out with his fists at the speed of lightning, delivering thirty-six punches in the air.
The web-like light on his fists then rapidly spread towards the direction of King of Qin, but just as it was about to reach him, it was still absorbed by the Refinement Banner.
Seeing that the ghost banner could absorb not only lightning but also shock waves made Jing Potian wonder if it was an object capable of Refinement of all things. Taking a deep breath, Jing Potian's eyes showed a serious expression.
Then, he pulled his right fist to his waist, and the pale defeated lightning and the web-like light began to spread out from within his body, ultimately all concentrating on his right fist.
One breath, three breaths, five breaths! Just then, King of Qin pushed with both hands, and the Imperial Ghost Seal suddenly lunged towards Jing Potian. Jing Potian also fiercely struck out with his right fist. In an instant, the pale defeated lightning and white light transformed into the shape of a ferocious tiger.
At that moment, King of Qin's Imperial Ghost Seal violently trembled in midair, trembling faster and faster until it reached a certain extreme, and a realm of Evil Spirit Hell suddenly formed centered on the Imperial Ghost Seal. This realm looked incredibly real, with no trace of illusion, as if the Nine Serenities Hell had been summoned forth.
As the Nine Serenities Hell took shape, countless ghost soldiers, ghost generals, Ghost King, and Ghost Commander surged out from within, all roaring and following behind the Imperial Ghost Seal as they crashed into the lightning and white light-formed tiger.
The legion pouring out from the hell appeared to be the army of the Ghost Clan; ghost soldiers wielded long blades burning with black flames, while ghost generals rode on dark warhorses, wielding long black spears, all charging with a disregard for their own lives into the tiger.
However, it was clear that the tiger was immensely powerful; upon contact, it tore the first ranks of ghost soldiers and ghost generals into shreds, causing only limited damage to itself with their weapons. But if you thought Jing Potian's tiger was winning, you would be mistaken.
Though the ghost soldiers instantly scattered upon contact, there were simply too many of them, like relentless and endless venomous insects in the night's desert.
As the saying goes, 'Even ants can bite an elephant to death'. So, in just moments, the tiger was already showing signs of defeat, continuously assaulted by the relentless ghost soldiers, and it seemed it would soon disintegrate.
Seeing that his tiger was unable to withstand the ghost soldiers, Jing Potian gritted his teeth and suddenly started vibrating his hands at a special frequency. As his hands vibrated, the tiger, which was nearly dissipated, slowly regained its ferocity.
After repelling a wave of ghost soldiers, the tiger transformed into a streak of white light and unexpectedly burst through the countless ghost soldiers.
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It seemed that Jing Potian also knew that he couldn't possibly win in a war of attrition against the King of Qin, who could summon an entire Hell. Therefore, he suddenly increased his strength and turned the fierce tiger into a beam of white light, planning to directly attack the King of Qin's body while he was unguarded.
However, the King of Qin's gaze had been fixed on the movements of the giant tiger, and he would not let the white beam succeed.
With a flick of his finger, the Soul Transformation Banner appeared directly in front of him, and then absorbed the white light once again. After absorbing the white light, the King of Qin clapped his hands on the Soul Transformation Banner and then said, "Here's your thing back." As soon as he finished speaking, three figures suddenly appeared from within the Soul Transformation Banner.
One of the figures was wrapped in continuously wandering ghastly white lightning, another was covered in flowing white light, and the last was a mixture of white light and lightning. As soon as these three appeared, they roared towards the sky, then instantly passed through both Hell and the Ghost Troops, charging towards Jing Potian.
Seeing that the Soul Transformation Banner actually possessed such Divine Skills, Jing Potian was greatly surprised. However, this method of using one's own technique to attack oneself clearly infuriated Jing Potian completely.
Emitting a roar, he then directly ripped off his upper garments, revealing that his muscles were bulging, and the ghastly white lightning gradually coalesced in his hands into a very broad and hefty blade. Additionally, the white light on his body condensed into a suit of Armor that glowed with a milky white radiance.
After limbering up his limbs, Jing Potian did not avoid the fight but instead charged directly towards the three figures. With a horizontal slash of his broad blade, a white Thunder Dragon took form instantly, and with a sweep of its tail, it had already wrapped up the three figures together.
Seeing that he had taken control of the three people, Jing Potian took a deep breath, and the broad blade made another horizontal slash.
However, just as the broad blade was about to touch the waist of one of the individuals ensnared by the Thunder Dragon, the King of Qin who was standing behind, suddenly bellowed, "Explode, my servants!" With the King of Qin's command, the three figures suddenly began to expand rapidly.
Originally, the person's waist was about to be hit by the blade, but as they expanded, they instantly came into contact with it.
Then, a roar that shook heaven and earth resounded, and the force of the explosion blew a hundred-meter-deep crater into the ground. However, since the Soul Transformation Banner was already placed in front of him, all the residual waves of the explosion were absorbed by it, so the King of Qin was not injured in the slightest.
Once the dust in the sky had settled, the King of Qin saw that Jing Potian was already bloodied, hovering above the crater.
At that moment, the King of Qin suddenly felt startled, a feeling of being enveloped by death instantly overwhelmed him. Without the slightest hesitation, the Soul Transformation Banner immediately appeared behind him, but at that moment, a giant hand encircled with lightning suddenly appeared before the King of Qin's eyes.
One moment he had just seen it, and the next, the giant hand was already in front of him.
It was too late; the hand's speed was too fast, and the sense of danger from behind felt real—even moving the Soul Transformation Banner in front of him was futile. Just as the fingertip was about to touch the King of Qin's clothing, and the King of Qin was starting to feel the numbing sensation from the lightning on the fingertip, he suddenly felt an irresistible suction force.
Without time to think, in the next moment, the King of Qin found himself a hundred meters away.
Where the King of Qin had been standing, another person had taken his place and was pierced through by the lightning-encased fingertip. During his shock, the King of Qin managed to get a clear look at the person's face, and a nearly maddening emotion surged through him.
Meanwhile, something familiar appeared in front of the King of Qin, something he had been vying for through countless overt and covert battles over numerous years but had never acquired. And yet, now, it was simply floating before his eyes, though the King of Qin didn't have an ounce of strength to grasp it.
"Hmph, you Netherworld World really are united, huh? These kinds of actions, sacrificing oneself to save another, I haven't seen in a long while!" Seeing that another person had appeared and saved the King of Qin, Jing Potian was somewhat surprised, but more so, he was mocking.
"Only the weak need others to save them, and likewise, only the weak would sacrifice their own lives to save others!" As the words were spoken, Jing Potian's originally scornful eyes suddenly displayed an expression of disbelief, and slowly he turned his head to find that his left arm had completely vanished.
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