502 Familiar
Liam watched as the cloud of darkness engulfed the do in just a few seconds.
The do acted like an immovable rock against a violent, gushing river.
And slowly, Liam saw the effects it had on the invisible barrier of force.
'I'd guess all these defenses are Rank 5 in power,' Liam thought. 'The Iron Hamr is Rank 5… so it's no wonder.'
Liam looked towards the black tal pillars. 'They're made out of Vicirum. They really held back no expense.'
Then, Liam's eyes eventually landed on the ceiling.
The last rays of light were blocked out fully by now, casting dark shadows within.
However, Liam could see perfectly fine.
In fact, one could say it was quite cozy!
It was like being tucked underneath warm blankets while a thunderstorm echoed just outside. As the seconds ticked down, Liam couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
The cloud of brownish, black darkness wasn't going to get through the barrier!
All Liam had to do was outlive it!
'Oh well,' Liam thought. 'I guess this is fine, too.'
'It makes sense that a defensive chanism made by a Rank 5 cultivator could overpower a Defense Tribulation of a Rank 4.'
Even if the Tribulation was his!
Except… it definitely couldn't be that simple, could it?
After all, the Law of Balance worked twice as hard against Liam.
Just then, a slightly crimson glow brightened over the patch of darkness.
Liam's eyes squinted, then widened with shock. "Hm?" CRKSH!
BOOOM!
A bolt of vermillion lightning struck the invisible barrier, a violence shockwave rippling across its surface.
In the sa instant, the bolt of lightning dissipated.
…But more glowing red patches appeared on the cloud of darkness.
KRSRKRKSH!
BOOOOOOOM!
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A dozen rods of lightning struck the do at the sa exact ti!
Liam's eyes widened with shock.
It was Liam's Chaos!
There was no doubt about it. Liam knew Chaos like the back of his hand.
It had the sa unstable texture, even if it ca in lightning form, and its imnse power was way beyond what regular lightning could do. In the first place, a Defense Tribulation was a defense against one's elent. But that was for the core only! If you counted his Corruption, Chaos and… whatever the wax thing was, Liam would have… four. Four elents! Liam looked at the cloud again, zooming in and using Spirit Sight. Imdiately, he caught the brownish hues woven into its pitch black fabric of darkness. Corruption!
Liam sat cross-legged… mid-air.
Flying felt amazing. As soon as a cultivator attained both a Rank 4 body and core, they could finally break the chain that held them to the ground.
Also known as gravity.
It was a subconscious thing. Liam's 'Ora' manipulation had gotten so strong, he could just levitate himself.
All he needed to do was imagine himself flying.
But that was not the point. Not only was the invisible barrier being corrupted by darkness, it was also being weakened by Corruption!
Liam quickly realized it was the tentacle thing that poked around his Pearl that caused this to happen. After all, Liam's Chaos was unique to the Ashura. It was unreplicatable!
…Or so he thought. A dozen more bolts of red lightning struck the barrier. KRSHHH!
The barrier was weakening. CRIK! CRIK!
A few subtle cracks appeared on its surface!
KRUSHHH!
Again, lightning lashed Liam's enclosure, like a predator lusting for its prey!
KRKRKSH!
KRSH!
Again!
KRUSH!
And again!
KRAASH!
Then, all the glowing patches of red lightning converged towards the center of the swarm of darkness. What ca out as a result was one massive bolt of lightning shooting straight for the center of the do. It shattered into a million pieces. KRRSSHHHHH!
No longer held back by the barrier, the swarm of darkness rushed at Liam like a formless demon. Darkness filled his vision.
Above, patches of the darkness were glowing red, crackling with Chaos Lightning. It had a catchy na to it.
But there was no ti to admire it.
It was filling his vision!
At the sa ti, the bolts of lightning shot at him.
KRSH!
Liam imdiately used Shadow Blink.
WHOOM!
Instantly, he arrived roughly 350 ters away from the swarm of darkness.
Now, he was over the ocean. Except, his core had basically beco a magnet of death.
As soon as he changed directions, the swarm of darkness, Corruption and Chaos followed suit.
'I have to dispel it here,' Liam thought with a serious face. 'Can't let anyone see.'
There was a reason Liam teleported here.
Right above where Liam was hovering, an array of Formations floated above the water. They served no purpose other than to keep outside eyes from prying over the Temple's lands.
It was still a work in progress, but a project Liam had ordered to be built. 'Should be good enough to keep hidden,' Liam thought. 'For now, at least.'
'Strangely enough,' Liam thought with a slight scowl, 'I can't use my darkness.'
'It's sealed until this is over.' SHING!
Taking out his swords, an extra pair of muscular arms erged from Liam's torso.
In a fast, wild fashion, the swarm of corruption and darkness made a beeline towards him.
At the sa ti, a few patches of it glowed!
KRSH!
Two bolts of Chaos Lightning shot at Liam from his left and right. Using his Breaker Blade and Black Blade, Liam used the forr against the strike, and the latter to sever it.
SHING! RKSH!
As soon as Liam's odachi sliced through the Chaotic Lightning, streams of red electricity crackled over his sword, causing waves of pain to flood his right arm. However, the bolt was successfully cut.
Transfiguration took care of any damage that the Chaos had caused. On the other hand, the Breaker was much better at dealing with the thunderbolt. As soon as the two forces made contact, the titan sword simply redirected its trajectory towards the ocean!
BLRSH!
It shot towards the ocean, and imdiately exploded under its waters, causing a muffled shockwave to spread over its waves.
But just then, a strange shriek resounded from within the swarm.
It was… familiar. "Hmm? Where have I heard that noise before?" Liam used his Spirit Sight, but sohow, the outer layer of the swarm was shrouded. Just then, an alien silhouette erged from the cloud. Liam's eyes widened.
It was an Abomination.
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