Chapter 9: The Cyan Water Droplet
When danger came, Nisse's heart trembled for no reason, and she couldn't help but look back.
"Ah!" Nisse's face turned as pale as paper from fright, and at the same time, her terrified speed skyrocketed to its limit as she fled forward.
"Trying to escape?" A trace of disdain flickered in the cold, stern man's eyes. He directly spread his Divine Domain, and Nisse's originally swift speed was immediately restrained and slowed down. Nisse was only a mid-level god now, and at this moment, fear couldn't help but rise in her heart: "Bebe, big brother, where are you?"
In the face of death, what she thought of was Bebe and Salomon!
At this moment, Nisse was in the middle of a fork in the passage.
"Bebe!" Nisse's eyes suddenly lit up. About a hundred meters to her right, there was a figure—it was Bebe wearing a straw hat. Bebe's face was still full of joy, but when he saw Nisse suddenly appear, and behind Nisse there was also a high-level god…
Bebe's expression instantly turned terrified!
"Unfortunately, it's too late." Nisse could already feel the sharp sword energy approaching her body from behind, and there was also a trace of unwillingness and regret in her eyes. "Bebe, actually, what I want most right now is just to say one word to you, to hear your voice."
In the desert ancient castle, the divine sense range of a mid-level god was less than ten meters—how could they communicate telepathically?
Bebe's eyes were also full of terror!
"No!" Bebe's shrill cry rang out. A hundred meters away, he was fast, but that high-level god was no slower than him, and most importantly, the distance between that high-level god and Nisse was too close. "Nini, no!!!" Bebe was furious and hateful.
The moment before Bebe saw Nisse…
Linley was walking alone in the desert ancient castle. The entire castle was cold and filled with killing intent.
Linley had just gone through a fierce battle. After a brief recovery, his strength had returned to its peak state. Suddenly, a hint of joy appeared between Linley's brows. "Bebe. You're not far from me now. There's a passage ahead of me that leads in your direction. It's very likely that we can meet."
"There's a passage ahead of me too, boss. I'm coming over too." Bebe was overjoyed.
Linley hadn't expected that at the beginning, he had deliberately tried to reunite with Bebe but couldn't meet. And now, after a fierce battle, walking aimlessly, he was actually getting closer to Bebe.
"Whoosh!" Linley shot forward.
Turning a corner, he entered the passage leading toward Bebe's direction.
"Haha, Bebe!"
Linley could already see the figure wearing a straw hat at the end of the passage—it was Bebe.
Linley and Bebe were about three hundred meters apart, at opposite ends of the passage. And this passage, over three hundred meters long, also had three or four forks.
"Haha, boss, I see you." Bebe was full of joy.
"I see you too." Linley's heart was filled with excitement, and he couldn't help but speed up and rush forward. "Please, don't let a wall suddenly appear in the middle of this passage." This was what Linley feared most—he had to reunite with Bebe first.
Only then could he avoid being forcibly separated from Bebe.
"Whoosh!"
About ten meters ahead of Linley, at a fork in the passage, a figure suddenly rushed out.
"Whew, that scared me." What Linley feared most was a wall appearing ahead to block him and Bebe. "Who is she?" Linley's expression suddenly changed drastically.
It was Nisse, who was being chased!
Nisse noticed Bebe about a hundred meters to her right, but she didn't notice Linley on her left!
Bebe had been immersed in the joy of finally reuniting with Linley, but when he suddenly saw Nisse being chased, his heart turned ice-cold. His originally lively eyes were now filled with terror. "No——" A shrill cry rang out!
How many years had it been? Bebe had never liked a girl before.
This was his first time liking someone. Although Bebe loved to cause trouble, deep down he had sworn to accompany this lovely girl for the rest of his life.
A very pure thought, but Bebe had always remembered it.
Bebe couldn't save her in time!
But Linley could!
"A high-level god!" When Linley saw the thin, cold, stern man only a few meters behind Nisse, his expression changed drastically.
After his previous battle with a high-level god, Linley understood very well… Even with two types of profound mysteries fused and possessing a soul-defense Sovereign artifact, his chance of victory against a high-level god was still less than half. If the opponent was cautious and vigilant, his own chance of death was very high!
If he saved her, he would have to use his ultimate move. Acting hastily, it would be hard to kill the opponent. Once the opponent saw Linley's ultimate move, he would definitely become alert. And once alert, Linley might very well die himself.
If he didn't save her, Linley might find a better opportunity for a one-hit kill!
"No——" Linley could fully feel Bebe's terror, could feel the trembling of Bebe's soul. He and Bebe were soul-linked; Bebe's soul tremor at this moment… Linley felt it clearly.
Without hesitation!
"Kill!" The light in Linley's eyes instantly turned sharp. The black mithril heavy sword in his hand traced a perfect arc, and then a translucent sword shadow tinged with pale yellow flew out from the black mithril heavy sword, shooting directly toward the thin, cold, stern man.
Soul attack — Void Sword Wave!
Just as Linley attacked the opponent without hesitation, the terrified Bebe also let out a shrill roar. At the same time, a huge phantom of a Soul Devouring Rat appeared behind Bebe. The Soul Devouring Rat phantom opened its mouth, its cold eyes fixed on the thin man.
Divine ability — Soul Devour!
The thin, cold, stern man had originally been swinging his sword to strike Nisse, but Linley was also very close, and the Void Sword Wave came instantly.
"Not good!"
The thin, cold, stern man immediately changed his downward sword slash into a horizontal sweep. Without knowing the strength of the opponent's attack, he directly unleashed his strongest soul attack. A phantom of a cyan electric serpent flew out from his long sword.
The illusory sword shadow and the electric serpent phantom collided.
"Bang!"
The electric serpent phantom dissipated, and the illusory sword shadow also trembled twice before fading away.
"So powerful!" The thin man's heart trembled. The opponent's soul attack was almost on par with his own—to be precise, it was slightly superior. If that illusory sword shadow had actually struck his soul, he would probably have been on the verge of having his soul scattered.
Just as he was shocked—
A strange wave covered his body—it was the divine ability, Soul Devour.
The thin man's body stiffened slightly, but he immediately broke free from the restraint.
"Pfft!" In the distance, Bebe spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale. A mid-level god trying to use Soul Devour against a high-level god could only end like this. This Soul Devour ability was very special!
If it succeeded, it would directly strip away all of the opponent's divine sparks, and the opponent wouldn't have time to use any abilities.
If it failed, the opponent would be almost unharmed, but the caster's mental energy consumption would be extremely severe.
"There are two of them?" Only then did the thin man notice Bebe in the distance.
"What a strange attack." The thin man instantly regarded Linley and Bebe as major threats. However, deep down, among Linley and Bebe, he was more wary of Linley. Because Linley's Void Sword Wave already had the power to threaten his life!
"Bebe used Soul Devour?"
Linley immediately disregarded everything. Gritting his teeth, he seized the opportunity to swing the black mithril heavy sword again. He unleashed his strongest attack, Void Sword Wave, once more.
Unfortunately, Bebe's Soul Devour had too little effect on a high-level god.
"Hmph." The thin man's long sword also shot out an electric serpent phantom, which collided with Linley's Void Sword Wave. This scene was almost identical to the previous one. Both soul attacks canceled each other out again.
"Crackle, crackle—"
Four deep cyan thunderous azure dragons suddenly emerged from the thin man's body, surging toward Linley. Each dragon wasn't too large, but the four coming together left Linley with nowhere to dodge.
"Die." The thin man watched everything indifferently. "This is my strongest lightning attack!"
"Boom!"
The pulsating armor on Linley's body only held for a moment before shattering with a bang. Linley was sent flying backward, flesh and broken bones scattering everywhere. The four thunderous azure dragons, now reduced to half their size, continued to bombard Linley's body, determined to blast him into pieces!
Bebe had just been about to rejoice, but seeing Linley facing death in an instant, he became terrified.
"Boss!" Bebe's eyes were full of anxiety.
"Not good!" The moment his pulsating armor shattered, Linley immediately began to transform his body. His Earth divine clone and his main body quickly switched. Even though the switch was fast, Linley's Earth divine clone was left with only a small half of its body and a head.
In recent battles, Linley had always used his Earth divine clone.
After all, the Earth divine clone was the strongest and was best for unleashing attacks related to the Laws of the Earth.
In this situation, Linley had no choice but to switch bodies. If he continued to use his Earth divine clone to withstand the attack, it would probably be blasted into pieces.
"I can only rely on the defense of my Dragonform!" Linley's main body was now in Dragonform!
"Boom!"
The four azure dragons finally dissipated, and Linley was thrown to the ground in the distance. The cyan-gold dragon scales on his body were shattered and broken, several of the spikes on his back were snapped off, his left arm was completely blasted off, and his waist was nearly severed.
"What astonishing defense!" The thin man couldn't help but be surprised.
In fact, his attack had consumed nearly half its energy just breaking through the pulsating armor. At the critical moment, Linley switched bodies and used his main body's Dragonform to endure. Though difficult, the defense of Dragonform was indeed strong—it was only the pulsating armor that had been broken.
Severely injured, but at least he had survived.
"A genius." The thin man sighed inwardly. Linley's soul attack, Linley's defense—especially since Linley was only a mid-level god. The thin man understood… If someone like Linley was born into a major clan, he would definitely be groomed as a key talent.
"Unfortunately, you're going to die by my hand." The thin man said indifferently in his heart.
"Am I going to die?" Linley's heavily injured body crashed to the ground, and a feeling of powerlessness rose in his heart. There was indeed a gap between himself and a high-level god. Once the opponent took note of his Void Sword Wave, he was very likely finished.
"Crackle, crackle—"
At this moment—
Linley felt a strange power flowing from the Coiling Dragon Ring into his body. In the blink of an eye, his body was repaired. The dragon scales on his body and the spikes on his back were all restored. At the same time, the strange power also surged into his dragon scales, spikes, and other parts, actually strengthening his dragon scales.
Linley's dragon scales shimmered with a cyan halo on their surface.
"What is this?" Linley's mental energy instantly surged into the Coiling Dragon Ring.
"Is it these three cyan water droplets?" When Linley became a god back then, he had discovered one drop of golden liquid and three drops of cyan water droplets in the Coiling Dragon Ring. At that time, the golden liquid had transformed Linley's Dragonform, but Linley had never discovered the function of these three cyan water droplets.
Now, one of these three cyan water droplets was emitting cyan energy, flowing into Linley's body and strengthening his Dragonform.
"Hmm?" The thin man saw Linley's body instantly recover and his expression changed.
"Hmph."
The thin man let out a cold snort. He stretched out both hands, and actually six thunderous azure dragons surged toward Linley.
"No!!!" The anxious and furious Bebe had already rushed to the thin man's side, but he couldn't save Linley in time. Bebe's heart was filled with regret. He hated himself—if Linley really died to save Nisse, Bebe would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
"Let you all die together."
The thin man turned his hand and swung his sword toward Bebe.