The mont Lin Tang's Extrely Yang True Qi enveloped the Blood Ancestor's avatar, he was shocked to find it was as fragile as paper, instantly reduced to nothing but an outer layer of skin. The avatar's core had sohow latched onto his flying sword, causing Lin Tang to lose control of it completely.
WHOOSH!
The flying sword flashed with a bloody light and, in the blink of an eye, slashed at the neck of Lin Tang's avatar. Unable to dodge in ti, his head was cleanly severed.
PUFF!
Flas erupted from the neck stump like a fountain, spraying a great distance.
"How interesting!" the severed head remarked with a laugh as it flew to one side.
As a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, he wouldn't die even if his true body were decapitated; the head could simply be reattached. So long as his Nascent Soul remained indestructible, he was fine. The physical body could be repaired over and over. This was to say nothing of his second avatar, which wasn't made of flesh and blood but was a Star Core Spirit Embryo, a marvel that seized its form from the very essence of heaven and earth.
The Blood Ancestor knew a single move wouldn't be enough to destroy Lin Tang's avatar; he naturally had a follow-up plan. After seizing control of the flying sword, he imdiately penetrated its core and precisely located the Lifebound Essence Blood Lin Tang had hidden within. When Lin Tang had first refined the blade, he must have integrated a drop of his Lifebound Essence Blood into it. This was the only way to achieve a ntal link and prevent others from easily stealing it during a fight, as the sword was controlled remotely, not held in hand. An ordinary opponent would find it nearly impossible to wrest control of it.
But the Blood Ancestor was different. The "Blood" in his na signified his supre mastery over controlling and corrupting blood itself. That was why his gambit had succeeded so quickly.
The mont he made contact with Lin Tang's Lifebound Essence Blood, the Blood Ancestor let out a maniacal laugh. "Curse him! Curse! Curse! CURSE!"
As the Blood Curse took effect...
「Jiangbei.」
Lin Tang's main body went rigid. He imdiately sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. "Encai, protect !"
"Huh?" Lee Encai was startled. She saw countless eerie, blood-red patterns suddenly appear on his skin, writhing as if trying to destroy his physical body. She knew he was in danger again and imdiately went on high alert, scanning their surroundings for any enemy who might try to take advantage of the situation.
And wouldn't you know it, there was. A dark shadow lunged forward, emitting the powerful aura of a Martial Saint. They were being ambushed!
This person was not the Holy Lord of the Fantasy Realm. After being annihilated by Lin Tang, his revival would require considerable ti and resources. This was Martial Saint Number One, a humanoid Puppet of the sa type as Martial Saint Number Seven. After Number Seven's capture by Lin Tang, five more Martial Saints—Number Six through Number Two—had co for him. Lin Tang had annihilated them all, leaving only Number One. As the first, he was also the strongest, just one step away from the rank of War God.
Even without a soul or spirit, his killing strikes were powerful enough to shatter the vacuum itself. The power was terrifyingly imnse.
Lee Encai instantly transford into her Gu Immortal form. Her antennae, greatly stimulated, burst forth with a blinding radiance. Their fists collided. With a grunt, Lee Encai was forced back, blood erupting from her body under the force of the blow and staining her armor crimson. She was completely outmatched!
Desperate, she commanded her smallest Gu insects to burrow into Martial Saint Number One's body and wreak havoc from within.
Martial Saint Number One cocked his head to the side and stated coldly, "I am but a corpse. Insignificant insects are aningless."
With that, he ignored Lee Encai and charged again to deliver the killing blow to Lin Tang.
"Don't you dare!" Stubbornly, Lee Encai threw herself in his path again, her body a living shield.
Martial Saint Number One showed no rcy. He hamred her relentlessly, cracking her armor inch by inch and nearly crushing her bones to pulp.
Lee Encai let out a bitter laugh. Just monts ago, she and Lin Tang had been excitedly discussing how fun their wedding would be tomorrow. Now, she was on the brink of death. It's all so sudden!
Seeing Martial Saint Number One's massive fist about to co crashing down on her again, Lee Encai prepared for death.
But at that crucial mont, Lin Tang's main body finally acted.
Did you think I was still at the Golden Core Stage? Or do you take the Nascent Soul Stage for so pushover you can just manipulate? How absurd!
A flash of brilliance erupted from the crown of his head, and a tiny infant leaped out. Its cute features were scrunched up in an angry pout, making it look adorably fierce. Yet, when this little infant simply pointed a finger, it unleashed a wave of light from a spell of terrifying power.
Martial Saint Number One had no ti to react before a net of explosive light covered his entire body. He struggled, his True Qi flaring madly, but it was completely useless.
A dark light flickered in his eyes. He was about to self-destruct!
But Lin Tang had been fooled by that trick before, by Martial Saints Number Six through Two. He wasn't about to fall into the sa trap again. He decisively altered the spell. It sank into his opponent's brow and knocked him completely unconscious. Then, he sealed the Puppet inside his Storage Ring.
「In the magma.」
Lin Tang's avatar also produced a Nascent Soul, though it was slightly weaker than the one from his main body. This was unavoidable. When his main body had its breakthrough, it had absorbed a far greater amount of Spiritual Energy. The avatar had broken through at the sa ti, but with insufficient Spiritual Energy, it was like a case of malnutrition.
But malnourished or not, it was still a Nascent Soul.
The mont it erged from the avatar, it rapidly shrank down and burrowed into the flying sword.
"You can stay and be fuel for my flying sword. Maybe, in ti, you'll even help it develop a sliver of spirituality!"
"What? You broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage? How could you be so fast?" The Blood Ancestor was completely taken aback. The last ti, when the Holy Lord of the Fantasy Realm ca to kill him with the Asura Sword, Lin Tang had clearly still been at the Golden Core Stage. That was only a few days ago!
If Lifebound Essence Blood could be used to dominate the sword's controls, then his own Lifebound Nascent Soul could seize that control back even more easily. Furthermore, a Nascent Soul wasn't condensed from blood but was a transformation of pure True Qi. Without any blood to manipulate, the Blood Ancestor's avatar was rendered powerless.
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