As soon as the words left Wang Baole's mouth, Liang Long's face fell. His mind cleared up, and he gasped for breath as he realized his mistake. He wanted to make amends, but he had been completely led astray by Wang Baole. How could he possibly do that? Even as he panicked, Annihilator, who had been silent all this time, shook his head.
"Liang Long, do you know what your mistake was?"
"Disciple …." Liang Long stared in shock. Wang Baole's pupils constricted as he took a few steps toward Feng Qiuran. Feng Qiuran's face hadn't changed the entire time. However, at this moment, her eyes narrowed as she looked at Annihilator.
"You were wrong," she said. "You were wrong to insist on being reasonable. You insisted on being right and wrong." A look of disappointment appeared in Annihilator's eyes. He turned and extended his right hand toward Wang Baole, who was standing next to Feng Qiuran, and then made a grasping motion.
With that grab, it was as if the heavens and earth had lost their color. The wind and clouds rolled in reverse, and the surrounding Sea of Fire erupted. An indescribable force transformed into a hurricane that seemed capable of tearing everything apart as it swallowed Wang Baole whole.
An intense sensation of crisis filled Wang Baole's mind. However, he couldn't move his body. It was as if all of his Cultivation base were being suppressed. It was as if an invisible Domain existed between him and Annihilator. Within that Domain, Annihilator was like a god!
Thankfully, Annihilator wasn't the only so-called god in this place. There was also Feng Qiuran!
In the instant that Annihilator made his move, Feng Qiuran lifted her right hand and pointed at Annihilator. Instantly, ripples of water appeared beneath her feet. They spread out rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, transformed into a sea. Roaring waves swept out in all directions, fighting back against Annihilator. A massive boom could be heard.
Wang Baole's body shuddered violently as he spat out a mouthful of blood. Liang Long suffered the same fate. He felt blood seeping out of his seven orifices as he swayed unsteadily. Only Mie Liezi and Feng Qiuran remained standing, their clothes unruffled. However … Wang Baole watched as the deserted island beneath the four of them turned to ash. It was as if the deserted island had been wiped clean, disappearing without a trace. Finally, it was engulfed by the surrounding Sea of Fire, as if it had never existed.
Annihilator hovered in mid-air, hands clasped behind his back. He looked coldly at Wang Baole and said, "Wang Baole, so what if you're good at sophistry?"
"Remember, if you dare to scheme against my apprentice again, you'll end up on the island!" With that, Annihilator nodded slightly at Feng Qiuran. Then, he turned around and disappeared with the severely injured and unconscious Liang Long.
Wang Baole was silent. Feng Qiuran closed her eyes. After a while, she opened them slowly. She seemed to want to say something, but she didn't in the end. She couldn't hide the fatigue on her face. She sighed and turned to leave.
After a long time, Wang Baole was the only one left standing in mid-air. He looked in the direction that Annihilator and Feng Qiuran had left. After a while, he narrowed his eyes.
"It's better to rely on oneself than on others. Elder Feng is too weak. Such a person is the best choice for cooperating with the Federation. However, she's not the one I can rely on here …
"In the end, I still have to rely on myself … The Soul Conduit realm. If he really dares to kill me today, I'll go all out and summon Little Missy to kill my way into the sword body!" Wang Baole shook his head and took a deep breath. He turned around and didn't return to the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. Instead, he headed straight for Green Fire Island.
After returning to the island, Wang Baole sat down cross-legged in his cave abode and pondered for a long time. His mind was still filled with the moment when Annihilator attacked. It was as if the heavens and earth were suppressing him. All of this made him have a deeper desire for his own cultivation.
"I have to become a Yuanying as soon as possible! When that time comes, I should be able to use the Dark Artifact a little! "Wang Baole made up his mind. He took out the Lightning Immortal Transformation jade slip and looked at the incantation for the second level.
The second level of the Lightning Immortal Transformation was to condense a Lightning Avatar. It would possess a certain amount of the combat power of the main body. When it was nurtured in the body to the maximum, it would be able to unleash the full power of the main body.
However, once this Lightning Avatar was destroyed, the main body would be affected as well. Therefore, there were pros and cons. However, Wang Baole's Core Formation was different from other people's. Therefore, after some consideration, he felt that even if his Lightning Avatar was destroyed, the effects wouldn't be negligible. However, it wouldn't be too great. He could definitely bear it.
When he thought of this, Wang Baole didn't hesitate anymore. He meditated and closed his eyes. He began to cultivate the second level of the Lightning Immortal Transformation. At the same time, he continuously consumed the elixirs that he had obtained in the following days. As his cultivation progressed, his mid-Core Formation realm became more and more stable. He was steadily advancing towards the late-Core Formation realm.
Time passed slowly. Very soon, a month had passed. During this month, Liang Long didn't return. Clearly, even with Annihilator's warning, Liang Long was afraid of Wang Baole's methods. Therefore, he instinctively chose to avoid him.
As for that bizarre rope, it came back on its own one night ….
Then there was the donkey. Wang Baole wasn't sure how long this cultivation session would take, so he simply released the donkey and let it roam free. After all, once the donkey transformed, it could transform into a great serpent of the great circle of Core Formation. As long as it didn't provoke some freakish existence, it would be able to protect itself.
The donkey was incomparably excited that its master had released it. In fact, it felt like it was about to starve to death. Therefore, as soon as it was released, it immediately rushed out. Whenever it saw a rock, it would eat it. Whenever it saw a plant, it would do the same. It even drank a mouthful of the magma, which it didn't like to taste good.
Ignoring the donkey, Wang Baole continued his secluded meditation. As he cultivated, bolts of lightning began to appear on his cross-legged body. More and more bolts of lightning began to appear. Gradually, overlapping images began to appear on his body.
It was as if another version of himself was slowly forming.
However, it was clear that it would take some time before he could truly master the second level of the Thunder Immortal Transformation. Therefore, this was only a fledgling form. In the following days of cultivation, good news came from Yun Piaozi.
With his help, Wang Baole had finally found a big customer who was willing to buy all of the spirit boats at one go. The price he offered was close to the cost — 300 battle credits for each boat!
Therefore, amidst his surprise, Wang Baole immediately discussed with Yun Piaozi. After keeping a few of the battleships, he sold the rest for a total of more than sixteen thousand battle credits.
Wang Baole, who was familiar with the high officials' autobiographies, naturally wouldn't do such a thing. Even if he did, he wouldn't be too greedy when it came to something that many people knew about. Therefore, he generously gave Yun Piaozi 3,000 battle credits as a reward. At the same time, he took out 2,000 battle credits for Yun Piaozi to pass to his clan brother as thanks for the reminder that day.
Yun Piaozi was very happy when he received it. He felt that Wang Baole was a good friend. His clan brother also smiled when he received it. Although he still didn't have a good impression of the Federation cultivators, Wang Baole was no longer the same.
"He has cultivation, knows how to conduct himself, and is smart … This Wang Baole isn't simple!"
With the huge increase in battle credits, Wang Baole was very satisfied with his 30,000 battle credits. In such a good mood, he continued to cultivate in seclusion. Besides cultivating the second level of the Lightning Immortal Transformation, he also took some time to study the Thearch Armor inheritance!
Wang Baole understood the so-called Thearch Armor after studying it. Simply put, this inheritance was to form another body outside the body. This was similar to the Lightning Avatar of the Lightning Immortal Transformation, but it was different.
The Lightning Avatar was illusory, while the Thearch Armor was real!
The Lightning Avatar was released outside, while the Thearch Armor would always protect the main body and wouldn't leave.
The so-called body of the Thearch Armor was actually just a metaphor. To be precise, it was to cultivate an armor outside the body!
This was the Thearch Armor.
The first step to cultivating this inheritance was to form blood-colored meridians on the outside of the body. These meridians would surround the body like vines and form an outline!
To be able to do this, one would be considered to have achieved initial mastery of the Thearch Armor. Wang Baole thought about it and felt that once he cultivated it, he would definitely look very strange and shocking!
As for the next step, bones would appear outside the body and form bone armor. They would fuse with the meridians and become like the exoskeleton of the human body. At this point, the toughness of the armor would be extremely exaggerated!
Finally, a set of flesh and blood armor would be formed outside the body, and one would reach the peak of this inheritance!
And what shocked Wang Baole the most about this inheritance was the amplification effect it had!
"The three levels ignore the cultivation level. The amplification is three times, six times, and nine times!"
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