A World Worth Protecting

Previously, Wang Baole was further away from the area and was busy with resealing the array formation, causing him to be late. However, he was extremely anxious, and therefore rode the cruiser at his highest speed. In addition, the moment he neared, he unleashed all of his physical speed.

Leveraging on the speed of his cruiser, as well as his physical speed, he was so fast that he created an afterimage of himself, resulting in an earth-shattering loud boom. The integration of his energy with his saber made the black crocodile ever clearer in the hurricane. Right now, with the loud boom reverberating, he crossed the crowd of people who had been forced to retreat and instantly neared the python.

The python’s ear-piercing roar had an effect on others, but Wang Baole could resist the Dark Art within the roar since he had the Dark Fire. However, other than the Dark Art, the python’s roar was also boosted by its own cultivation. Therefore, even Wang Baole felt like his body was going to get torn apart when he closed in on the python.

At that moment, the function of the green lotus in his body was completely revealed. Wang Baole’s body showed signs of recovery that occurred at an astounding speed. The moment the tears appeared, they were instantly healed, such that Wang Baole could narrowly ensure that his body remained undamaged. However, the entire process was extremely painful. Despite that, right now, Wang Baole had no time to bother about issues like that. He roared loudly, and as everyone was gripped with surprise, he slashed directly at the already injured skull of the python with his saber!

The heavens and earth turned dark as the clouds churned in the wind. The slash of the saber, which Wang Baole had put all his force in, landed on the previous skull injury on the python’s head. Looking from afar, one could see a black crocodile biting hard on the injury on the python’s head, as if it wanted to tear it out!

If it were real flesh and blood, the python would definitely be screaming in pain. However, it was just a puppet that could only instinctively sense it and not feel real pain. Right now, sensing crisis and having its head attacked once again, a look of madness that represented that of Chen Mu was revealed in its eyes.

“Wang Baole, die!” Chen Mu screamed in his secret seclusion chamber. The python he was controlling roared loudly, and its injured tail swept forcefully towards Wang Baole as if it wanted to kill him despite having suffered from a serious injury!

Everything happened so quickly, in the blink of an eye. Seeing the python’s tail fast approaching, a cold look instantly revealed itself in Wang Baole’s eyes, and he immediately uttered a word.

“Suppress!”

The moment he said that word, the array formation of the new city was activated despite being damaged. It harnessed an astonishing force that seemed to be able to suppress and imprison the python as it landed on the python’s body!

In reality, had the city’s array formation not been damaged, or had it not had to withstand the decay of the blood-colored fog or the python’s attacks, any segment of it would be sufficient to allow the activated array formation to solve the current crisis facing the city.

However, as problems showed up consecutively in the three segments, the array formation could only forcefully be activated. Furthermore, Wang Baole couldn’t overstretch its limits. Once the array formation was destroyed, and the blood-colored fog entered, the consequences would be too much to bear.

Therefore, he was merely using it as a boost to form the suppressive force. The python, with its tail fast approaching, trembled. Making use of this momentary pause, Wang Baole sighed softly. Bearing with the pain in his heart, a look of determination appeared in his eyes. He let go of the Dharmic Armament and moved back, roaring loudly.

“Explode!”

The moment Wang Baole said that, the Dharmic Armament saber that was lodged in the python’s head began to emit a shocking amount of heat. The inscriptions on it instantly became messy, and a sign of destruction spread from within. In the blink of an eye, a frighteningly loud boom reverberated, and the Dharmic Armament broke into pieces—completely destroyed!

The destructive force within it was like a hurricane sweeping towards the python. The fragments from the Dharmic Armament were shooting in all directions at high speed, with almost all of them piercing the python’s head, causing its body to look as if it was about to break into pieces instantly. At the same time, large amounts of Blood Qi spewed out of its body like fresh blood.

Looking from afar, one could see that the black crocodile seemed to be exhibiting its final glory. The instant the Dharmic Armament self-exploded, it could be seen clearly. It was as if it was resurrected as it expanded without limits, swallowing the python whole. In that instant, the fog churned, and outsiders couldn’t see the interior clearly. Instead, they only vaguely saw the python and the crocodile gnawing on each other crazily!

The moment when the swallowing and blurriness occurred, a sound that was far louder than before reverberated once again, shaking the entire area. It caused the sky to turn dark and the clouds to churn, and an immensely strong force of impact spread in all directions.

Thankfully, Wang Baole was the one who detonated the Dharmic Armament. That, coupled with the fact that he was physically strong and could dodge the impact in time while activating the guarding power of the array formation, he managed to escape from the impact. However, he was still affected, and fresh blood spewed out of his mouth as he retreated, beaten.

The moment he retreated, which was also the moment the Dharmic Armament self-exploded, the loud bangs reverberated endlessly. Cracking sounds were finally heard from the python’s body, but before everyone could heave a sigh of relief, the python roared while being shrouded in the fog produced from the self-exploded Dharmic Armament!

The roar spread in all directions and was unlike one produced by a beast. Instead, it was more like a shrill scream produced by a maniac. As it reverberated, the severely injured python released more blood-colored fog. The fog didn’t spread. Instead, it formed a giant illusory python head which swallowed the black crocodile’s body!

Everything happened so suddenly that everyone was taken aback. The series of attacks that happened previously were already beyond their imagination, as they were like a deck of trump cards being thrown out. Furthermore, Wang Baole also sacrificed and detonated his Dharmic Armament. Despite that, the python still managed to turn the situation around.

The huge difference in cultivation levels between the two sides couldn’t be bridged by sheer numbers. As everyone reeled in shock, copious amounts of Blood Qi spread from within the python’s body after it devoured the crocodile. The Blood Qi carried a strong sense of ferocity, and the python’s eyes were red with rage. It dashed out of the fog, with its target being… Wang Baole!

It didn’t produce any sound, but anyone who saw the python seemed to be able to sense that an astonishingly strong intention to kill was emanating from the python’s body!

It was so fast that even Wang Baole, who was also speedy and had begun retreating even before the python approached, was easily caught up to by the python. At the same time, the movements in its cultivation occurred on a large scale. Looking from a distance, it seemed to have transformed into a blood-colored sun, burning everything in its path!

Wang Baole’s mind buzzed noisily, and his breathing quickened. However, he didn’t have the time to make too many considerations. He was too focused on the python, which was fast approaching and growing larger in his eyes by the second!

A strong sense of life and death made him instinctively control the array formation in an attempt to block it. Furthermore, even though the new city hadn’t been completely transformed, he still subconsciously ordered it to activate the Eternal Fortress!

The signs of resistance couldn’t be seen by outsiders. In their eyes, Wang Baole, who was targeted by the python, had no chance of survival. Be it Jin Duoming, Kong Dao, Lin Tianhao, or the surrounding Core Formation realm cultivators, no one had the ability to assist and save him…

It was as if this time, Wang Baole would die without a doubt!

Therefore, the black-robed man, who was originally watching everything from afar, chose to go near. He appeared on the top floor of a nearby building, watching the events that led to Wang Baole’s death unfold. A smile was finally seen on his face, which was covered by his robe.

At the same time, a bizarre and greedy look shone in his eyes, and a chilly aura was given off by his body. The reason he chose to go near upon realizing Wang Baole’s impending death was because he wanted to see if there was a chance that he could absorb the Dark Fire within Wang Baole’s body the moment he died!

The black-robed man understood well that the Dark Fire was the symbol of the Dark Child, and was also the mark of their eligibility. This eligibility couldn’t be transferred, but at the death of a Dark Child, there was still a chance that one could absorb the Dark Fire for themselves.

Once I succeed… A strong desire was revealed in the black-robed man’s eyes. Unconsciously, he inched nearer. But the moment he neared while looking at the battleground, a sudden change that he had never imagined and never thought about occurred!

It wasn’t a show of resistance by the array formation, nor was it the activation of the Eternal Fortress. Instead, the moment these two events were about to happen, the python, which was charging at Wang Baole with a strong intention to kill and intense ferocity, suddenly stopped a hundred feet from Wang Baole. Its gigantic head suddenly turned, looking in the direction of the black-robed man that no one could see!

The moment it turned to look, it extended its tongue and licked its lips. Its lifeless eyes suddenly showed signs of struggling, as if some sort of instinct was being awakened!.