Chapter 677: 677
Wang Baole’s pupils contracted the moment the blood-colored dragonfly revealed itself . Without hesitation, he grabbed the drop of dark red blood and disappeared .
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Two crimson blades of wind slashed through the air where Wang Baole had been from opposing directions, tearing up the air itself . It formed a huge bloody cross in the sky .
Wang Baole’s scalp prickled when he saw that the next time he reappeared a distance away . He could feel the power emanating from the dragonfly . It was greater than that of a Nascent Soul realm cultivator and might be at the Soul Conduit realm, or even higher .
What a huge beast! The thought flashed across his mind . The dragonfly had risen, thundering, from the sea of blood the second it had attacked . Wang Baole had no idea where the deafening sound resonating in the air was coming from—its mouth or its gigantic flapping wings . The beast charged straight at Wang Baole .
It reappeared almost right before Wang Baole’s eyes in the next instant, prepared to rip Wang Baole apart and devour him . Wang Baole would never have been able to avoid the attack prior to his reaching the Nascent Soul realm . He wouldn’t even have been able to see the dragonfly move . It would’ve been instant death for him . He had his Stellar Nascent Soul now, though . The sun, which was in the vicinity, might not be a planet and hence was unable to provide him any boost in power, but he had still just received a considerable boost to his cultivation through his breakthrough . He shifted immediately and managed to dodge the incoming charge .
Regardless, the dragonfly was still much more powerful than he was . During his successful evasion, a lock of Wang Baole’s hair somehow still got caught in the attack . The stray locks of hair were sliced off and went drifting in the wind .
Wang Baole’s heart raced . He raised his right hand then quickly muttered the sutra in his head again .
It only takes a thought to leave the deep prison!
That was the fourth line of the sutra!
And this was what he shouted to the beast .
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“Insolent beast!”
The heavens and earth rumbled as the mysterious consciousness descended upon them once again, thundering . The power it was displaying had grown . It was like an enormous, invisible hand, exerting immense pressure over everything as it surged down from the heavens and pressed heavily on the dragonfly that was charging towards Wang Baole .
It had no physical form . Nevertheless, the dragonfly released a scream of terror and immediately retreated, cowering in fear . Wang Baole saw how well the sutra had worked and knew this was his chance, his narrow window of opportunity to escape death . He moved quickly away again, reappearing somewhere considerably further away . He then unleashed his full speed with the intention to leave the sea of blood .
The dragonfly appeared to be furious upon sensing Wang Baole’s attempt to escape . Violence colored its eyes, and its wings flapped furiously . Wang Baole had no idea what was going through its head . It howled again, then, with another fierce flap of its wings, fought back against the immense terror gripping its mind and went after Wang Baole again .
What a stubborn creature! Wang Baole panicked . There was no time to think . He turned around and yelled out loud, no longer in the mood to maintain appearances—thinking the sutra in his head while saying something else out loud .
“Await…”
This was the beginning of the last line that he had been taught . It was comprised of five words . Wang Baole uttered only the first . He was of the mind to utter the remaining four… but something stopped him from doing so at the last moment . He didn’t dare do it .
The mysterious power exploded when he said that one word, reaching heights previously unscaled . It was like a tsunami, pulling everything under and holding them down . The entire region began to quake violently .
The dragonfly was gripped by sheer terror . It shrieked and retreated desperately, transforming into a blur of red shadow that sent waves splashing as it fled back into the sea .
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It trembled violently underwater, stirring waves across the surface of the sea . Its bulging eyes remained above water, staring fearfully at Wang Baole .
It was a reassuring sight . With no one else in the area, Wang Baole didn’t feel the need to maintain the appearance of being some extremely powerful cultivator any longer . He unleashed his full speed and dashed away into the distance .
The dragonfly seemed torn . It couldn’t free itself from its terror though . It watched Wang Baole fade into the distance and abandoned all thoughts of pursuit .
After a long while, when peace and calm finally settled in the area again, the dragonfly flew out of the sea . It circled the corpse once, then howled as it flapped its wings wildly, as if voicing its anger . The space around it was torn apart immediately . The green snakes on the corpse trembled fearfully . It wasn’t done yet . With another flap of its wings, the sea of blood started rippling violently . Blood rose to the sky, twisting and contorting, turning into the shape of a person .
It was red in color and looked exactly like Wang Baole .
The dragonfly roared at the sight . It charged forward and sliced off an arm and a leg with its wing . Then, it opened its mouth and sank its teeth into half of the body formed from blood . The assault continued until the body was maimed and mutilated beyond recognition . That was when the dragonfly snorted, finally appeased . It replicated a couple more of those bodies that looked exactly like Wang Baole and repeated the process . Having vented its anger and become satisfied, it returned to the sea of blood and disappeared without a trace .
Wang Baole couldn’t bear witness to the scene . If he could, he would feel a chill over his entire body . There was no way he would try to anger the dragonfly again . It was clearly petty and the sort to hold grudges .
Wang Baole had teleported multiple times by this point and found himself an Immortal Platform . He used the traveling smoke and got himself back to the sword tip .
This might have been a challenge to others, but Wang Baole possessed the knowledge to operate the Immortal Platform and had just come from the sword tip—he knew which parts were safe for travel . It didn’t take him long to return to the spot where the three palaces were located .
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Wang Baole stood before the third palace and stared at the thick sheet of ice encasing it with anticipation . He didn’t have to guess . It was obvious that whatever reward was laying within it was greater than what he had gained from the last two palaces . He didn’t wait . He took a deep breath and raised his right hand . Then, he pulled out the identity token and shouted .
“I said, unlock!”
As his voice echoed in the air, the third palace began to rumble . An invisible power seemed to have permeated the air, one which resonated with the identity token in Wang Baole’s hand . The ice encasing the palace started to shake and seemed on the verge of shattering .
Wang Baole grew excited . He waited with anticipation . As time passed, he realized that apart from the shaking and quaking, nothing else was happening . The ice shook, but it didn’t shatter . It was as if… something was still missing .
Wang Baole narrowed his eyes . His left hand formed a series of hand seals, and his Flame Snatch Thearch Armor began to churn with power . He had self-destructed his first armor and had only managed to restore it to its first level .
That was enough .
Illusory meridians danced in the air and spread from Wang Baole’s left hand to his entire body . Wang Baole’s entire body was soon encased in the red Flame Snatch Thearch Armor . He took a deep breath and took out the drop of dark red blood .
The tremors of the third palace intensified instantly . Wang Baole’s eyes shone brightly as he infused the blood into his armor . He unleashed his full power, and the aura of the blood’s owner erupted suddenly . Wang Baole raised his right hand, thrust the identity token into the air, and shouted again .
“I said, unlock!”
As his words resonated in the air, a thundering explosion erupted from the third palace . The ice sealing it shattered and fell to the ground, and an immense power surged from the palace and enveloped Wang Baole and the area around him . It seemed to voice its permission . As Wang Baole took a few nervous breaths, a voice rang out .
“As an elder, you are qualified to shoulder the responsibility of defending the Dao Palace . You may access the third Spiritual Palace for a chance to achieve phenomenal breakthroughs in your cultivation!”
It was a voice like thunder that filled the skies . The doors of the third palace slid open, revealing a sliver of the mysterious and unfathomable sight that lay beyond those doors!
Wang Baole was beside himself with excitement . After the first and second palaces, he already knew what to do . He dashed straight into the palace with a single step .
He entered the palace instantly!
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