Chapter 780 - 780 The Lucky North River Boat Master
“So, you’re inquiring about the number of characters I’ve gathered. Are you planning to snatch them?” Xu Jingming inquired.
“Hand over all the characters willingly, and your clone’s life shall be spared,” the alien powerhouse scrutinized Xu Jingming. “If you resist, I won’t hesitate to kill you, seize your third-realm weapon, and then take the characters. Choose wisely—surrender or resist?”
While speaking, he surreptitiously deployed one of his third-realm weapons, causing an illusory scroll to instantaneously merge with the surroundings.
Buzz!
A surge of purple light permeated the vast expanse, completely shrouding Xu Jingming and the alien powerhouse.
“If you had escaped immediately, you might have had a chance.” The alien powerhouse grinned. “But now that my domain has been successfully established, you won’t be able to leave.”
Xu Jingming examined the domain and commended, “The laws here are immensely powerful. You must have relied on a third-realm weapon to establish this domain. Impressive. This third-realm weapon... shall be mine.”
“You certainly talk big!” the alien powerhouse retorted as his body transformed into an endless mass of purple mist.
The mist swiftly melded with the expansive purple radiance within the domain.
At that moment, the entire domain became the dominion of the alien powerhouse.
Huh? Xu Jingming suddenly sensed a dreadfully corrosive force engulfing the entire domain. It eroded his body, mind, and consciousness. Though he could resist the assault on his mind and consciousness, a third of his body was consumed by the corrosive energy in the blink of an eye.
His body appeared to liquefy as it swiftly disintegrated and vanished.
“So, you belong to the lineage of the Heart Realm. It’s futile. No matter how many clones you possess, they will be corroded.” Within the expansive domain, the boundless purple haze vaguely coalesced into a colossal face that loomed over Xu Jingming.
“Indeed, quite remarkable.” Xu Jingming’s visage distorted and corroded, yet he maintained a bright smile.
“Die!” The immense face’s eyes brimmed with murderous intent.
After all, he had succeeded in venturing into the inner region of this enigmatic land. Even though fear compelled him to promptly withdraw, he was confident that he couldn’t be defeated as long as he didn’t encounter an invincible half-step third-realm adversary or an Abyss Sovereign!
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Suddenly, four beams of light shot forth from Xu Jingming’s partially dissolved body, hurtling in different directions!
Three of the beams were his clones, each wielding psychic weapons. All three executed the fourth move of the Golden Halberd—Night! By merging the insights gained from the three character types, Xu Jingming’s proficiency in psychic spear techniques had unquestionably grown stronger.
Among these three clones, two brandished ordinary psychic spears, while the third held a third-realm psychic spear.
Simultaneously, Xu Jingming’s dissolving body emitted the fourth beam of light, devoid of any weapon. Instead, he unleashed the full might of the Abyssal Void illusory realm!
The vast Abyssal Void illusory realm enveloped the entire domain.
“This is—” The alien powerhouse’s consciousness was instantly ensnared by the Abyssal Void illusory realm, and three terrifying psychic weapons pierced his body.
As his body merged with the domain, spreading throughout, the alien powerhouse found himself devoid of time to evade. He truly endured three devastating psychic strikes from the spears.
“Ah!”
In his consciousness’s descent into the illusory realm, devoid of any resistance, darkness instantaneously surged as the three black beams pierced through the purple mist. In the blink of an eye, it engulfed more than half of the mist.
Only then did the alien powerhouse break free from the illusory realm, his senses returning.
Regarding the Golden Halberd, it was an extraordinary spearmanship originating from an Ultimate existence. It had always been his trump card.
My attacks are formidable, but I lag behind in other areas. Xu Jingming remained humble.
He knew full well that reaching the level of an invincible half-step third-realm meant excelling in every aspect.
I must continue to gather more mysterious characters. Finding such characters will likely become exceedingly difficult once this opportunity passes, Xu Jingming contemplated. Once I depart from this treasure land, third-realm powerhouses will probably seize these characters under the guise of “purchasing.”
There was a high likelihood that third-realm powerhouses would forcefully acquire the characters left behind by the Ultimate existence.
I must make the best use of my time.
One of Xu Jingming’s clones continued to journey, while the other clones began studying the newly acquired characters in the pocket universe.
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Xu Jingming’s experiences in this ancient land were rather unremarkable. He had merely slain some native creatures and obtained a few mysterious characters—it was an experience shared by most half-step third-realm powerhouses.
However, North River Boat Master—who had been the weakest among Xu Jingming’s companions—had a more unique experience. From the moment he entered this land, he had stumbled upon an opportunity, and now, he had encountered a second one.
Whoosh.
North River Boat Master merged into a wide gray river, swiftly fleeing its course.
“North River! Surrender the Primordial Divine Stone willingly, and I might spare you,” a black figure soared above the river, shouting angrily. “Push me too far, and not only will I wipe out one of your clones, but I’ll also eliminate every single one of your clones in the outside world.”
North River Boat Master paid no heed and melded into the river, evading capture.
“How dare you snatch the Primordial Divine Stone from me?!” The black figure seethed with fury. “If you don’t hand it over willingly, I swear to hunt down every one of your clones after this! I keep my word!”
He was indeed furious. After all, he had pursued North River Boat Master for three whole days!
Logically speaking, this mediocre North River Boat Master wouldn’t dare provoke him at all. However, this time, North River Boat Master had gone mad.
“A Primordial Divine Stone the size of my palm is worth ten drops of Abyssal Mother Blood. But this Primordial Divine Stone is larger than my entire body—it’s worth thousands of drops of Abyssal Mother Blood! You expect me to surrender it to you? Are you out of your mind?” North River Boat Master scoffed, transmitting his voice.
He had toiled diligently for a long time yet had only managed to accumulate around 100 drops of Abyssal Mother Blood.
That massive Primordial Divine Stone was several times greater than his entire accumulation over the years! North River Boat Master had completely lost his mind. If he didn’t give it his all now, then when?
“Very well! I shall commence hunting down all your clones in the outside world!” the black figure threatened.
North River Boat Master’s eyes turned bloodshot.
He had endured countless years of hardship, finally stumbling upon a tremendous opportunity. He wouldn’t back down!
“I may not be able to capture you within the river, but you will be incessantly assailed by native creatures. Eventually, you will encounter extraordinarily powerful ones... and you will meet your demise,” the black figure warned.
“North River, your pursuit seems rather pathetic.” A voice chimed in.
“Brother Wu Ming?”
North River Boat Master couldn’t help but feel elated as he fled in a wretched state within the river. With the aid of the expansive river, he sensed a familiar figure drawing near—it was Xu Jingming.
