The airship came close to the surface of the water. Someone on the deck finally struggled out of his terror and shouted loudly to remind his captain. However, he couldn't say anything in his anxiety.
Jin Tong didn't need to be reminded to know that he had fallen into a trap. Just as the shadow appeared, his sensitive spiritual sense was covered by a layer of mist, making it hard for him to see clearly.
He sank his mind and subconsciously took a step out on the surface of the sea. He saw a black curtain falling from the sky, covered by an infinite starry sky. He saw smoke and clouds rising together, and there was even the sound of metal clanking.
As for the feeling on his body, it became even worse. It was as if he was wrapped by something, and it was very difficult to move.
Jin Tong's face darkened. Just as he was about to return to his inner vision to check his meridians, a huge furry claw suddenly stretched out from the depths of the smoke and clouds, pouncing towards him. Blood-colored flames curled around it. Before it could be seen, the surrounding void and even the spiritual plane were already rumbling and shaking. It was as if a volcano had erupted, shaking the earth and mountains, and the scorching heat was pressing down.
Such a close distance, such a violent method, and it could even surround the spiritual and material planes. There was no room for people to move or dodge.
It was difficult to even find the time to think.
Jin Tong's eyes flashed with electricity. He slashed with his half-metal arm, and the electric long blade slashed down with thunder.
The electric blade and blood claw collided with each other. Smoke and clouds surged, and the black curtain distorted. One could hear the sound of waves and wind. The sound of the real world seemed to be separated by a thin layer of paper, but it couldn't penetrate no matter what.
F * ck it!
Jin Tong's hostility increased, and he slashed down with another electric blade. Electric arcs flashed like a dragon.
When the dual-purpose airship crashed into the water, the members of the Five Metal Hunting Group on it saw Jin Tong submerged in a cloud of flickering smoke. Within it, there was a blood-like flame burning, and there was also a long chain of electric light darting left and right.
The light was dazzling, but the cloud was cloudy and constantly expanding. In the blink of an eye, it covered an area of several square kilometers. It was even more impenetrable. At most, they could see some blurry silhouettes. There was their captain inside, and there was also a huge and shocking demonic shadow. It seemed like they were engaged in an intense battle.
The person in charge of the airship was a bald man named Tong Can. He was also an architect with a combat strength of B-. He was quite famous in the Inner World for his brutal and fierce close combat skills. He was a first-rate Grandmaster of Combat, and was the classic example of someone who was careless on the outside but meticulous on the inside.
He was in the control room right now, looking at the marvelous scene on the surface of the sea. He thought to himself, Could it be that Xia City is unforgiving? Could it be that they sent people to hunt me down? Could it be that two Extraordinaries are fighting with their Extraordinary domains?
If that was the case, then he shouldn't have gotten too close!
He ordered loudly, "Turn the rudder, turn the rudder quickly!"
Who would have thought that not only was the cloud expanding at an extremely fast speed, but it was also leak-proof. Suddenly, a long lightning dragon appeared at the edge of the cloud, tearing through the clouds and pouncing towards the airship.
Be it in the steering room or on the deck, the group of people turned pale with shock.
"Leader, it's us!"
His words were completely useless. The lightning flashed at an incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, the uncontrollable lightning dragon hit the airship head-on, sending electric arcs everywhere.
It must be said that this was Jin Tong's ride. Considering the range of his abilities and the complex environment he was using it in, all the important areas had been isolated by electromagnetic force. However, if the power of Extraordinaries was so easily blocked, then they would be underestimating the apex powerhouses of this world too much.
The electromagnetic fields interacted with each other, and the killing intent of Extraordinaries poured into the airship as catalysis. A considerable portion of the airship's electronic components were instantly burned down. There were even a few unlucky fellows on the deck who were struck by the electric arcs. Their entire bodies caught on fire, and they were sent flying into the sea, sinking to the bottom.
"Leader!"
"Boss! Boss!"
The members of the Hunting Group on the deck covered their heads and scurried away like rats, but they didn't forget to call out in warning. However, the response from the cloud of smoke was a second lightning dragon that flew up.
Miserable howls rang out in the control room, "... We've been sucked in!"
"Get lost!"
Tong Can threw himself over to personally take control of the helm, but the steering gear could only turn idle. The system interface next to it was distorted and indistinct.
The corresponding powerful electric and magnetic fields exerted their effects at the same time, causing the airship's structure to warp violently. At the same time, the people on the airship were also warped.
This was the destructive power of Extraordinaries, but how did it end up on their heads?
In the control room, Tong Can was in a daze from the fall. He didn't know how many pieces of equipment had been crushed under his body. As he struggled to get up, his body suddenly stiffened. He could clearly hear the sound of violent panting.
How familiar was that sound? It was clearly his leader's voice!
He raised his head in shock, but he didn't see anyone. Instead, he saw that the airship had at some point entered a dark and chaotic area. It was lost and he didn't know where it was going. The next moment, the electric arcs were as majestic as the sea, instantly submerging the airship.
"Huff, huff, huff!"
Jin Tong's breathing became increasingly heavy, and his mind buzzed. Fortunately, his thoughts were still flowing.
Was he dead? Would he still be alive?
He wasn't pessimistic enough to give himself a definite answer. He just wanted to know if the Sanguine Ape Behemoth that he had killed seven times in a row would come back to life!
After falling into the dark veil of smoke, he thought that he should fall into an Extraordinary domain, like the Logic World. The domain of constructing spatial faults was a very popular direction.
Luo Nan …. It was Luo Nan, right? The domain he constructed was very low-level, and its stability was terrible. It even exposed a few laws and foundations. Luo Nan could faintly examine its framework. It was simply an incomplete embryonic form.
Jin Tong didn't have any thoughts of looking down on Luo Nan. He just looked down on Luo Nan, who had inexplicably fallen into a trap. What kind of trash was he?
He felt that he had already overestimated this mental genius, but reality was even crueler. He didn't know where Luo Nan got this monster from, but its offensive power was absolutely strong. There was clearly some sort of resurrection ability within this smoke.
Jin Tong beheaded it again and again. He tore it to shreds, but it always reappeared within a mass of bloody light. Its strength didn't seem to weaken at all.
All right. Frankly speaking, compared to the resurrection of the Sanguine Ape, this smoke, this starry sky, this black veil, this shadow, this powerful enemy. Where did it come from? Who did it change to? These were the big questions that pressed down on one's heart!
Jin Tong impatiently wanted to understand how this domain worked. He wanted to know where the specter that was reflected in the lake of his heart came from!
Compared to the Sanguine Ape, which was at most a B + rank attack, the incorporeal specter that possessed his body was his greatest calamity. The incorporeal specter had been manipulating Jin Tong in the dark throughout the course of his battle with the Sanguine Ape. It took advantage of Jin Tong being heavily injured to the point that his foundation was unstable to extract an unending stream of blood essence from his body and scatter it into the depths of the boundless smoke.
Jin Tong felt as if he was carrying a heavy burden, as if he had lost a great deal of blood. Considering the effects of the domain, perhaps he had contributed to the resurrection of the Sanguine Ape Behemoth.
The specter was so indistinct. It seemed real yet illusory. Jin Tong looked back several times, but he couldn't find it. He even wanted to chop off the flesh on his back in order to feel refreshed.
Fortunately, his most basic rationality was still there, preventing his morbid wild fantasies. He just didn't understand. "Luo Nan, this junior. How long has it been since he got up? How did he get these resources?"
Before this thought was clear, another threat came from ahead.
The eighth resurrection?
Jin Tong was gritting his teeth when he suddenly discovered that it wasn't the Sanguine Ape that came out. Instead, it was a middle-aged man, and he looked quite familiar.
Jin Tong didn't move for a time. He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, not saying a word. The middle-aged man walked over with two steps, and his body transformed into black smoke. He seemed indistinct, but there was a sense of seriousness that was real and not illusory. His aura was scorching hot like magma. Fire poison gushed out and poured over.
This was the soul body of black smoke?
Jin Tong thought of a major event that happened not too long ago in Xia City. It shook the inner world. There were two main characters in the story. One was Tian Bang, who was known as Blood Prison. The other was ….
The elder of the Bloodflame Order, Mo Lun!
That's right. Though there were some differences in the details, the aura was exactly the same. Jin Tong had interacted with this veteran power a few times in his early years. They could be considered acquaintances.
"It's you. Aren't you already dead …. Could it be you?" Jin Tong's wording was a bit messy. On one hand, the situation was changing more and more strangely. On the other hand, the embryonic domain that was constantly expanding and condensing released even more information when he switched targets. He needed to carefully examine it. It was difficult for him to be distracted.
Mo Lun didn't respond. He didn't say a word as he pounced forward and fought Jin Tong.
Jin Tong didn't fear Mo Lun even though he was currently heavily injured due to the difference in realms between an Extraordinary and an Architect. What's more, this fellow's combat style was clearly somewhat stiff and inflexible. He wasn't like a living person.
Was he a puppet?
Actually, Jin Tong could have beheaded Mo Lun in the fifth round, but he didn't do so. This was because Mo Lun's existence had opened up some of his train of thought. Every order had its own set of rules and laws. If it was the Bloodflame Order ….
Jin Tong suddenly came to a realization when he looked at some of the foundations of the laws exposed in the misty space. Sure enough, this place was actually an altar that hadn't truly been completed!
It was just an old trick of the Bloodflame Order. They borrowed external power to make the so-called Bloodflame Will materialize and receive its blessing.
If one looked at it from this angle, though it was a sacrifice, the three animals weren't prepared. He was the animal used to sacrifice to the heavens.
"You've got guts!"
His heart exploded with fury, and he laughed in his extreme anger. Lightning was like a blade in an instant, and the magnetic force was like a lock. He locked Mo Lun's figure in an instant and killed him with a single slash.
However, the black smoke dispersed and reformed. Mo Lun's body was reborn within a few breaths, and he pounced forward once more.
So, you've also become a puppet in this chaotic world.
Is this a conspiracy of the Bloodflame Order? Or is this the handiwork of that kid Luo Nan?
It can't be that Luo Nan already predicted my fate, right?
Jin Tong's mind rang with alarm when this thought became clear. He was a grand and powerful Extraordinary, yet he actually had such weak thoughts. His mental strength was clearly damaged.
He couldn't waste any more time!
It just so happened that he had roughly seen through the changes in the laws of space. If he didn't exert his strength now, when would he?
This thought was born, and the metal hoop on top of Jin Tong's head became even colder. A slight pain pierced his forehead, and it changed in an instant. It was like fire and lightning striking down from his brain, binding his entire body.
Jin Tong's pupils darkened as the pain assaulted him. The lightning and magnetic field ring retracted within his body, allowing Mo Lun to attack within. His gaze grew even colder as he watched the black smoke's soul body transform from illusory to real, about to seep into his body to attack. Suddenly, thunder rumbled in the air, and lightning flew out before the thunder. It slashed through the black smoke in front of him.
Not only did this slash kill Mo Lun once more, but its power grew even stronger. It brought with it an electric and magnetic field, using ionization and electrolysis to diffuse the void. It mixed with material properties and contained a sharp edge. It forcefully pierced through the transformation of the smoke and clouds.
Another clap of thunder rang out, and light suddenly appeared. A high cliff suddenly rose from beneath Jin Tong's feet. Its power coiled and lingered, and lava flowed. There was an altar at the peak of the mountain. Rays of light coiled around it, forming over a dozen groups of runes. The mountain acted as a prison, trapping Jin Tong within.
The binding and oppressive feeling behind him grew heavier, faintly resonating with the altar and the runes. Jin Tong laughed in spite of himself.
He had finally revealed himself.
Though this place was unfamiliar, he had Mo Lun's lead and combined it with the relevant information. He already had some ideas.
The Bloodsoul Temple! It really was a remnant of the Bloodflame Order.
What was the relationship between Luo Nan and the Bloodflame Order …. Forget it. None of this was important.
It could be seen from the attack just now that Jin Tong's extraordinary strength had already exceeded the bearing range of Luo Nan's embryonic domain. Then no matter how miraculous the Bloodsoul Temple was, it was nothing more than an illusion to him.
Could it be that Mo Lun was no longer reborn?
He had even used his own psychic perception to capture the location where Luo Nan was suspected to be.
That fellow was right above his head. Did he really think he was some sort of supernatural being that overlooked the world?
"Die!" Jin Tong didn't give Luo Nan any time to react. Lightning condensed into a flying spear, and he raised his arm, ready to throw it.
His strength was about to be released, but a few ice-cold fingers pressed against his wrist at this time.
Behind him!
Jin Tong's hair stood on end in an instant. Lightning swam around his body. Under the catalysis of the powerful electric field, his figure seemed to have shed the boundaries of an ordinary body. He twisted into light and pounced forward. He turned back in the blink of an eye, and the Thunderclap Lightning Blade hummed as it slashed forward.
The lightning had yet to arrive, but a figure had already appeared. Jin Tong's heart thumped heavily. He felt a bit stuffy.
"Wu Zhao!"
The person behind him wore a white shirt and trousers. His black hair was like a waterfall, and he held a scroll in his hand. It was Her Majesty Empress Wu, who had just beaten him to the point where he couldn't even fight back!
Jin Tong's mind nearly exploded in that instant. The only thought in his mind was to turn around and leave.
But a second wave of stimulation from the metal headband poured into his mind, catalyzing his state to an unprecedented peak. His mind was even more marvelous. It was as if the heavens were helping him.
His gaze swept past, and he suddenly saw a faint shadow on Empress Wu's shoulder and flank. It was like limbs were spreading out. It was like a demon had appeared in a trance.
This shadow …. It was an incorporeal wraith. It was in the shape of a spider!
That's right, the Human-Faced Arachnid!
Jin Tong seemed to understand a lot in that instant. He could clearly feel a great loss of blood and energy in this moment. It was as if a demonic god had chopped off half of his flesh and blood.
And the flow of the vital energy of the flesh and blood was the amalgamation of the Martial Monarch and the Human-Faced Arachnid before his eyes. To be precise, it was the image of the Martial Monarch that the Human-Faced Arachnid had stripped from the depths of his mind.
Jin Tong stared fixedly at this demonic image, and a few questions that were hard to solve were connected in his mind bit by bit.
Without a doubt, this Human-Faced Arachnid was the one that had possessed his body and soul. Its attack channel was most likely the crack in his mind that had appeared when he faced the Martial Monarch's miserable defeat. The Human-Faced Arachnid had taken advantage of the flaw in his mind to extract a steady stream of blood essence and vital energy. It had fed Luo Nan's embryonic domain and propelled the operation of the Bloodsoul Temple.
Now this thing had done something even more inconceivable. It had actually used the demonic barrier in Jin Tong's mind to condense his energy and form the shadow of Her Majesty Empress Wu.
"Using my heart's demon to kill me. This method is truly marvelous … … What a monster!" Jin Tong spoke, but he wasn't angry. Instead, he was happy. He laughed loudly.
In the end, Luo Nan is still a junior.
She saw that I had broken through her domain and was about to attack. She was worried, so she ordered the Human-Faced Arachnid to forcefully extract her blood energy. This caused the demon within her body to transform into a demon outside of the Martial Monarch's form.
Perhaps this would have been a brilliant move against the mental side. But I am a fleshly Extraordinary who slaughtered my way out of a pile of corpses! Do you really think that I, your father, lost to the Martial Monarch, can't even beat her shadow?
Amidst his loud laughter, electricity coiled around Jin Tong's body. He rebuked the clouds. Very good. As long as I can slay the Martial Monarch's demonic shadow, it is the same as slaying the flaw in my own mind. I will cut off future troubles. Even if I lose a great deal of blood essence, I will still have gained!
When the time comes, I will regain my freedom and open a new world!
Jin Tong's laughter had yet to fade away when the stimulating power of the metal headband increased for the third time. He didn't hold back at all. He no longer cared about the injuries on his body. He operated with all his might, pushing the transformation of his body and soul to the limit.
It was as if he was still in a state of being aided by the gods. The more painful it was, the clearer it was.
"Aaaahhhhhh!"
Jin Tong launched an attack at the shadow of the greatest enemy of his life, and the Martial Monarch's demonic shadow advanced noiselessly. The two sides clashed, colliding dozens of times in an instant. Then, electricity scattered in all directions, and the magnetic field collapsed.
Jin Tong spat out a mouthful of blood, and his chest almost collapsed. He had suffered a fatal blow from the Martial Monarch's demonic shadow, but he cracked a smile.
He counterattacked amidst his smile. It was no longer the imposing electricity, but the purest straight punch. His long arm was like a sword as it pierced into the Martial Monarch's demonic shadow's chest.
"I'll learn from you!"
Once the wondrous meaning was felt, the inside and outside became bright. A speck of spiritual light shone through the universe. Jin Tong laughed loudly. He was about to take advantage of the situation and break the domain's embryonic form in one fell swoop, but his laughter suddenly became hoarse.
It was also a straight finger. It passed through the Martial Monarch's demonic shadow, which had already begun to collapse, and pierced his extended arm into his chest.
Wherever it hit, the blood coagulated and then spoiled. His internal organs accumulated fluid and rotted in the blink of an eye. His body decayed, and his white bones were exposed. Moreover, it spread throughout his entire body at an astonishing speed.
One finger destroyed his entire body's vitality.
Jin Tong's expression froze. He could only watch helplessly as his own body decayed. He no longer had the power to reverse the situation.
The one who caused all of this was a thin, malnourished figure. At this moment, he was right in front of Jin Tong. He slightly leaned to the side, letting Jin Tong's stiff straight arm pass by. His eyes were tranquil and nearly empty.
Jin Tong had seen this figure before. Just today, before he entered Xia City, he confirmed his most important objective once more.
Sixteen billion in wealth, two thousandths of the shares, and the authority that was closest to the apex of the world.
Jin Tong's eyes widened. He wanted to reach out and grab it, but that figure dissolved like mist, leaving no trace behind.
The Bloodsoul Temple shook. The clouds hung low in the sky, and bloody light surged. Jin Tong's mostly decayed body was on the altar. His feet had already sunk into the altar. It was not accurate to say that he had sunk. It was more appropriate to say that he had dissolved.
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