Chapter 1196 Overlapping Shadow and Light <TOC> Chapter 1198 High Energy Surge
Translator: SumTLMan
Reflected within the apprehensive eyes of the Flameless Lord, a captivating white light radiated.
Boom, boom——
Following the dramatic explosion, a gust of wind stirred, carrying with it dust and embers.
Stimulated by the shock, Greaves and Popoca shielded their eyes. As the energy tempest abated, they gingerly opened their eyes.
Greaves first glanced towards where the shop owner stood.
Upon laying his gaze upon that tall silhouette, he sighed a sigh of relief. The shop owner remained standing not too far ahead, unyielding and unmoved even after the powerful explosion.
As for the Flameless Lord’s figure, Greaves, strangely, couldn’t spot it.
On the other hand, Popoca had seen everything. He had opened his eyes a moment before Greaves and hence, had clearly seen the porcelain-white figure of the Flameless Lord hurled backward by the explosion and landing outside of Greaves’ field of vision.
From Popoca’s perspective, while it didn’t seem as if the Flameless Lord was grievously wounded, it was likely the most disheveled state she’d been in since her appearance.
Moreover, the porcelain-white armor she wore now displayed a network of hairline cracks resembling spiderwebs.
Popoca’s eyes widened in disbelief. What had happened? Why had Angel suddenly transformed, pushing back the Flameless Lord?
Could it be that Angel had used the relic? Popoca quickly dismissed this speculation.
Although his physical body was currently crumbling and his previously elevated power was fading, he could still sense the ambient magical aura. Apart from the Flameless Lord’s demonic presence, he didn’t feel any other demonic presence. Even Angel’s aura remained the same, devoid of any change.
So, how had Angel accomplished it?
With a stunned expression, Popoca stared at Angel who was still standing serenely as if nothing had happened. The only difference was that Popoca could faintly discern an illusionary figure behind Angel.
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The Flameless Lord, who had been hurled away, only managed to stop her uncontrolled flight several seconds later, landing dozens of meters away.
As Popoca had observed, the Flameless Lord appeared uninjured on the surface.
But only the Flameless Lord knew what she had lost in that confrontation. Her peripheral vision fell on her chest, where her porcelain-white armor was now cracked. What was more critical was that, within these cracks, she noticed a few slowly fading green runes.
Yes, green runes!
Just before, the Flameless Lord had unleashed a fierce strike against Angel, who had offered no response except for a cold glance. As she thought she could split her opponent in half with a single strike, her attack was unexpectedly blocked.
Enigmatic green runes suddenly sprang forth from Angel’s eyes.
Each green rune in Angel’s eyes danced a unique dance, bounding and spinning in joyous harmony, weaving together to form a dense formation of vibrant verdant vines.
These green vines acted much like resilient tendrils, they successfully blocked the assault of the Flameless Lord.
The Flameless Lord attacked with her corporeal power, using her scythe-like hands to strike. Hence, she felt the astonishing rigidity of the vine-like green runes.
According to the Flameless Lord’s gauge of power levels, had the strike hit the ground, it would have carved out a crater several tens of meters wide!
And that was merely a clash of physical might, her attack was naturally imbued with a whisper of her domain property——Flameless Fire. Even though the restrictions of this Avatar prevented the Flameless Lord from fully manifesting her domain, it had indeed pushed the body’s strength and domain to their absolute limits!
Despite this, her attack was still repelled.
For the Flameless Lord, this was unimaginable. It was like an ant lifting its slender forelimbs and hoisting a giant titan as large as a mountain.
Absurd, ridiculous!
Even if Angel had invoked a relic, allowing the will of the Cruel Scholar to descend, the Flameless Lord might have found the situation more bearable, at least it would be a battle between equals! But on second thought, if the Cruel Scholar truly sent his will down, they may not necessarily engage in battle, and even if they did, how much demonic power could a single relic contain? Could it even withstand the previous strike? That remains uncertain!
Such thoughts gave rise to a sense of unease and wariness in the Flameless Lord towards Angel.
“Who are you, really?” the Flameless Lord asked solemnly for the first time.
She found it impossible to believe that her opponent was merely a human. As for the speculation about a “Mysterious Object,” the Flameless Lord had entirely dismissed it. If it were truly a Mysterious Object, a mysterious aura would undoubtedly have radiated from such intense energy fluctuations.
Therefore, the Flameless Lord’s sole hypothesis pertained to that golden-haired phantom.
Perhaps, this phantom had indeed descended from a distant time and space and possessed this human in front of him.
But if it were indeed possession, the Flameless Lord would be able to discern the harmony between the physical body and the possessing spirit. But this human showed no signs of being possessed, the harmony between his soul and body was flawless.
In other words, there may not be any possession at all.
If it wasn’t possession, then what was the phantom behind Angel?
Or perhaps… like herself, this human was also an Avatar of some great being, otherwise, the soul and body wouldn’t blend so seamlessly.
The Flameless Lord’s mind was flooded with speculation, but in reality, only a brief moment had passed.
Upon hearing the Flameless Lord’s question, “Angel” slowly raised his head. His features remained shrouded in shadow, with no discernible outline or facial features visible. Only his right eye’s radiant glow pierced through the darkness, strikingly bright.
Angel offered no response to the inquiries of the Flameless Lord.
Contrarily, it was the Flameless Lord’s act of speaking that drew Angel’s attention.
A fresh and even more intricate green rune leaked from the depths of Angel’s eyes.
For those like Greaves or Popoca, they perceived nothing more than green runes forming a “vine”. But the Flameless Lord could discern the subtleties within, that these seemingly similar vines hid green runes that had undergone transformations.
These green runes bore peculiar forms and harbored exceedingly profound implications.
Using some form of investigative method, the Flameless Lord attempted to decipher these green runes, but to no avail. This suggested that these green runes may represent a highly advanced method of energy symbolization.
Moreover, the energy ripples stirred by these green runes were exceptionally minor. It was only when they initiated a contact attack that there would be a wide-scale energy spread. This scenario implied that the green runes were an exceedingly adaptable method of energy conversion, not easily disrupting planar laws, and could be universally applied across countless planes.
As the Flameless Lord mulled over this, the green runes had already arranged into a new structure, like a green halo, slowly rising from Angel’s hand.
The Flameless Lord’s expression was serious, prepared for whatever was to come.
Following previous probes, the Flameless Lord no longer underestimated this human adversary.
The current inaction of the Flameless Lord also served as a way to test Angel’s method and mode of attack via this incident with the green runes.
However, what surprised the Flameless Lord was that the halo formed from the green runes wasn’t an attack energy.
The halo of green runes floated into the sky and, just as the Flameless Lord was musing over its purpose, the halo suddenly transformed, expanding exponentially in an instant! One green rune hung high above, while the rest, akin to a cover Limiting the Scope, descended from the sky.
The Flameless Lord and Angel were both enclosed within this vast “green halo”.
Behind the Flameless Lord was a wall of green runes, its surface abuzz with activity. A tail blade was employed for a test poke and, despite exerting her full force, she couldn’t breach the wall of green runes.
A frown gradually crept onto her face. She expected a fierce counterattack, but instead, this human had restricted her range of movement beforehand.
Or more accurately, her… escape.
“Do you have such confidence in being able to hold me here?” The Flameless Lord’s expression was ice-cold as she looked at the confronting Angel.
With the end of her speech, a horrifying shadow slowly rose behind the Flameless Lord!
The shadow seemed limitless, stretching out into the profound depths.
A terrifying roar from what seemed like a bottomless abyss caused a slit to suddenly tear open in the middle of the shadow——
A pair of chilly green eyes emerged from thin air behind the Flameless Lord.
Greaves, outside the “green halo”, stared in horror at the shadow within the halo, his lips trembling slightly as he spoke, “That is… the True Spirit of the Demon God!”
Distinct from the True Spirit of Olucia, which was unsealed, what we have here is an authentic True Spirit of a Demon God!
To a Demon God, the True Body is used for lurking in the Abyss, the True Name for spreading, and the True Spirit signifies awe-inspiring power!
During the battle between the Flameless Lord and Olucia, a “True Body” was utilized. In reality, this was a “pseudo-True Body” activated by the Flameless Lord’s bloodline of this Avatar.
However, the True Body of the Flameless Lord, the Demon God, is actually lurking in the Bottomless Abyss.
But now, the True Spirit of the Demon God descending from the Flameless Lord isn’t a “pseudo-True Spirit”. It’s the True Spirit that has genuinely crossed over from the Bottomless Abyss!
Such an appearance of the True Spirit of the Demon God is absolutely impossible without the rage of thunder!
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“I would love to see what means you’ll employ to keep me here!”
As the voice fell, within the “green halo”, the True Spirit of the Demon God began to spread and inflate. Shadow transformed into countless tendrils, reaching out for Angel.
Beneath Angel’s feet, green runes flashed. Without any fear of the shadow, he stepped directly on the green runes, catapulting himself into the sky.
And the shadow touched by the green runes began to hiss, as the energy within the shadow began to intertwine and wear down with the green runes.
In the end, the green runes disappeared, but the consumed shadow was twice as much as the green runes!
The Flameless Lord’s face darkened, and with a wave of her hand, rolling shadows rushed towards Angel.
Angel dodged continuously in mid-air, his steps elegant. Even though the speed of the shadows was terrifyingly fast, none of them could touch him.
It appeared as if the Flameless Lord was attacking and Angel was dodging, but it was not so.
While Angel was dodging the shadows, energetic green runes were hopping on her body, scattered like fireflies. These green runes were also invading the shadows in reverse.
One green rune could dissolve a large piece of shadow.
Under the gloomy and icy gaze of the Flameless Lord, Angel, striding gracefully, had already come to a place less than ten meters away from the Flameless Lord.
A beam of light flashed across Angel’s shadowy face.
The Flameless Lord only felt a mocking laughter passing by her ear, and her pupils were covered by the brilliance.
Chapter 1196 Overlapping Shadow and Light <TOC> Chapter 1198 High Energy Surge