"I am truly terrified of Zhuang Cheng now, terrified of that inexplicable ’Fla Ability User.’"
"I had never encountered a Fla Ability User who could ignite their opponent with just a look—it was already foul play, but to directly summon flas inside the opponent’s body, what kind of absurd skill is that? Ignoring both my physical and soul attacks, what was the reason behind that? I no longer wanted to face him again."
"Now, parts of my flesh had turned to charcoal and continued to emit scorching heat, tornting to near madness. ntally, I had beco like a startled bird, where any slight noise would terrify ."
"The mont that mana fluctuation appeared nearby, I was truly scared out of my wits. However, upon closer inspection, the arrival was not Zhuang Cheng."
"It was a man with half of his head missing, his form twisted, drenched in blood, wearing an orange construction jacket. He stood in the distance, his body semi-transparent, allowing to faintly see the scene behind him through his body. At that mont, his expression was numb and his eyes lacked any spark of rational intelligence; he approached slowly, lured by the scent of blood like an animal."
"This was a ghost... no, it should be said, an evil spirit."
"It seed this was the evil spirit rumored to haunt this abandoned construction site, probably attracted by the scent of the soul-attracting charm on . Though I had put away the charm, I hadn’t resealed the paper, and it was only natural for such an instinct-driven evil spirit to find its way to ."
"I had almost thought it never existed last ti. Why hadn’t it appeared when I was here with Zhuang Cheng before?"
"Never mind that for now; it was best to deal with this troubleso evil spirit first."
"As I walked over, I raised my sharp blade. It seed to be frightened by too, suddenly stopping in its tracks, showing a look of terror. What’s the use of fear now? It should bla itself for foolishly approaching."
"Just as I was about to kill it, I saw its lips quiver, and in a panicked, ntally disturbed manner, it muttered, ’It’s coming... it’s coming...’"
"Hearing this, I halted my steps, a bad feeling casting a shadow in my heart, ’...What’s coming? Be clear, what is coming?’"
"Just like so instinct-driven insects and wild beasts can sotis acutely predict changes in weather, or even sense the signs of earthquakes, tsunamis, or storms, such instinct-driven evil spirits, due to their weakness, are in fact more spiritually sensitive than many demon hunters."
"At this mont, it trembled, clutching its head, crouching on the ground, its bloody face showing despair."
"’He... he’s coming...’ it scread in terror, ’He’s already looking this way... he is watching here! He sees! Ahhhh!!!’"
"No sooner had it spoken than the scene before suddenly changed."
"Flas erupted from all directions, instantly turning this floor into a sea of flas."
"Caught in the magnificent Fire Sea, I quickly shielded my body with Shadow Power. However, such a level of shadow was instantly destroyed by the surging heat, and the distant evil spirit, like a water droplet in boiling oil, was instantly vaporized."
"In the center of the Fire Sea, a large amount of flas gathered and condensed, eventually forming a huge flaming eyeball suspended in mid-air, resembling the eye of a deity."
"And although the flas destroyed both the protective shadow and the evil spirit, they did no harm to ."
"My mind was dominated by shock. The giant flaming eyeball subtly rotated in the air and then directed itself towards ."
"I imdiately turned and ran, simultaneously manipulating nearby shadows, attempting to activate Space Transfer again. But just as I started to run, the shadows forming my legs instantly exploded out of nowhere, causing to fall to the ground. Shadows approaching were similarly scorched by the flas, evaporating without a trace."
"The gigantic flaming eyeball contracted inward, transforming into a human-shaped fla, and the person suspended in mid-air quickly changed into a normally dressed human figure, landing on the ground."
"That person was Zhuang Cheng."
"I never expected you to co back here. What is here that made you return specially?" he curiously looked around, seemingly completely unaware of the evil spirit that had just been burned to death by his own spreading flas."
"With the surroundings ablaze, I barely supported myself up, watching him with emotions I couldn’t describe, unsure if my raspy voice could be heard by him."
"You... how did you know I was here?"
"Also, having seen his form amidst the sea of flas, I finally understood the principle behind his immortality."
"Manipulators of natural elents might only excel in their area, but when such abilities reach a transcendental level beyond mortal understanding, the common knowledge of demon hunters can no longer bind them."
"In the ancient world of demon hunters, there was a legendary state called ’Manifestation.’"
"Since ancient tis, those who embarked on the path of cultivation often pursued integrating with the Heavenly Dao and nature, also known as ’Unity of Heaven and Man.’ Those who manipulate Water Spirit Energy emulate water’s benevolent, non-contentious nature; those who manipulate Earth Spirit bring forth the generous nature of the earth. The endpoint of emulation is to beco one with or beco the object of emulation."
"Those who reached the legendary state of ’Manifestation’ in their cultivation could discard their physical body, freely transform their soul, rge with the natural elents, and appear in the mortal world like a deity when needed."
That realm was no longer that of a mortal, but of a land Immortal.
I could not believe that Zhuang Cheng was a land Immortal, but his action of transforming himself into natural elents as if it were the most natural thing to do clearly had so characteristics of a manifestation realm.
The skills he displayed were undoubtedly those only found in myths and legends. Even the Impermanence, reigning supre at the pinnacle of Luo Mountain and capable of destroying the nation single-handedly like a God descending to earth, might not be able to accomplish the sa feat.
I did not expect my question to be answered, but Zhuang Cheng really did respond to .
"Why? I should have told you, I have a spiritual connection with the flas I release, so of course I can lock onto your location."
"But the flas on have already disappeared..."
"It seems I didn’t explain clearly to you. The flas I release, as well as the light and heat they produce, are essentially my spirit." For so reason, he answered every question, very patiently, "Although the fla has gone out, the heat is still there, and that’s obviously not acceptable."
"What... no, that’s wrong!" I said, unable to accept it, "Shadow World is an other dinsion distinct from the real world, the connection with the heat should have been severed already!"
"You an that..." he nodded, "Though the connection beca unstable for a mont, it wasn’t completely severed, just temporarily unclear of the situation on your end. It’s possible for to reignite the flas or move to your Shadow World.
"I had already made up my mind to go there, but you left before I did... That’s fine, you can open the channel for again later."
This didn’t make sense, the Shadow World belonged to a Different Space, just like the cave on the fifteenth floor. If the latter could sever Zhuang Cheng’s connection, the forr should be able to do the sa.
Could it be that the cave on the fifteenth floor was indeed exceptionally unique?
Or perhaps...
Suddenly, a more plausible possibility dawned on .
"Does that an... you lied?"
"Lied?" Zhuang Cheng was taken aback.
Yes, he must have lied.
No wonder he was able to discuss his experiences beneath the cave so calmly with Zhu Shi and . He had the power to traverse different tis and spaces freely with his flas, hence he had nothing to fear.
I had seen it clearly a while ago; he could summon flas using the heat on my body and travel here through those flas. Since the spiritual connection between him and the flas was strong enough to penetrate the barriers between the real world and Different Space, there was no way he should have been trapped in the cave, compelled to find the missing symbols of the ritual array to escape.
Thinking back, he shouldn’t have been able to open up the cave with the so-called "missing symbols of the ritual array." I had tried the sa thod myself and failed, which ans that approach was a lie from the start.
Zhuang Cheng shook his head in confusion.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about, but this is not the place to talk. I have many more questions for you, let’s change the location. Once I have the answers I need, I will hand you over to Zhu Shi for processing."
"Is that so? Sorry... then you’ll be disappointed!"
I was not going to sit idly by and wait for my doom. Even if he didn’t plan to kill imdiately, I had no intention of letting him dispose of my life at will. I had to fight with all my might.
I was no longer the person I was twenty years ago; now, I had strength, and with that strength ca genuine courage.
—Courage without power is rely a fool’s self-satisfaction; true courage is born from power.
With that thought, I promptly launched my proxy puppet superpower at Zhuang Cheng.
Given the mana he had exhibited, my superpower wouldn’t likely turn him into a proxy puppet. But if I could delay him for even a second, no, even the blink of an eye, I would find the opportunity to escape.
Then I would do as he had said, wait in the Shadow Space for the heat to dissipate, so he could no longer trace . Even if he pursued into the Shadow World, without the relevant abilities, he wouldn’t be able to survive there, let alone harm .
I was determined to escape from here!
Without any gestures, without any light, rely with a thought, my superpower instantly exerted its force, eroding towards Zhuang Cheng standing before .
However, at the mont my superpower’s force touched his spirit,
A sun filled with destructive fluctuations also appeared in my consciousness.
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