A World Worth Protecting

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Seventy percent boost from the resonance!

The moment Wang Baole spoke, the two neared each other. As the fist and the finger landed, and as their cultivation was instantly unleashed, a combined force that was so powerful that it seemed to be able to destroy everything was released from both of them!

Amidst the boom, blood flowed out from the corner of Zhou Chudao’s mouth as he retreated. Similarly, blood flowed out of the corner of Wang Baole’s mouth. However, the glow from Wang Baole’s eyes was even brighter right now. He stepped forward while laughing heartily as he attacked Zhou Chudao once again!

A loud boom was produced when the duo made contact, and Zhou Chudao retreated from the impact. Wang Baole seemed unrestrained and aloof. As a contender and a challenger, his aura grew even stronger as he unleashed his cultivation once again and neared Zhou Chudao in an instant.

“Now, this is the fourth punch!” Wang Baole’s voice was like Heavenly Thunder. At this moment, complemented by his aura, he seemed unbeatable. Zhou Chudao’s breathing uncontrollably quickened, and he had a strong gut feeling that if Wang Baole were allowed to continually boost his aura without restraint, his fifth and last punch would be incredibly astonishing and earth-shaking!

<em>This cannot continue! </em>The fighting spirit in Zhou Chudao’s eyes didn’t diminish, and instead burned even more strongly. As Wang Baole neared him at high speed, he retreated while raising his right hand and sealing it. Instantly, moonlight emerged from his chest. It was extremely brilliant, and as Zhou Chudao sealed his hands, the moonlight was turned into an image of the moon in front of him!

Even though the moon was bright, it didn’t carry a sense of pureness. Instead, it seemed extremely bizarre, and evil murmurs that could make people and spirits tremble with fear could be heard from it.

It made one feel that those murmurs were extremely evil curses!

“Cursed Moon!” Zhou Chudao bellowed as he pointed with his sealed right hand at Wang Baole. The moment his finger landed, Wang Baole was shocked, and a strong sense of crisis exploded in his heart. He didn’t have time to think too much, and he turned his body at a weird angle while it was still moving at high speed.

However, as a personal disciple of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace who was valued by Dugu Lin, Zhou Chudao’s ferocity had far exceeded that of ordinary Core Formation realm cultivators. Even the Nascent Soul realm cultivators would likely not stand a chance against him.

As Zhou Chudao’s voice reverberated, and as his finger landed, it was evident that it was still too late for Wang Baole to dodge the impact. Instantly, moonlight appeared around Wang Baole’s body. With crisis looming, an undetectable flash appeared across Wang Baole’s eyes, and overlapping figures of his body also seemed to have appeared. However, everything had happened too quickly. As the moonlight gathered at high speed, the image of the moon, which was just in front of Zhou Chudao the previous moment, enveloped Wang Baole. At that moment, Wang Baole seemed to have transformed into the moon!

The moment the moon enveloped Wang Baole, feelings of weakness, sleepiness, and fatigue overwhelmed him. Wang Baole’s breathing quickened, and his body trembled. His eyelids grew so heavy that he almost couldn’t keep them open, and he was about to fall into a slumber. The fatigue from his body spread from within him like the tides, and the feeling of weakness he felt seemed to have turned him from a cultivator to a commoner!

His mood and emotions were also all being affected. Despair, sadness, thoughts of suicide, as well as all the different negative emotions, were being strongly experienced by him at that moment!

Even his cultivation seemed to be affected. Put more accurately, it wasn’t his cultivation, but his ability to control it, that was affected. He was previously able to control his cultivation perfectly, but due to all the negative effects that he was experiencing, his power of control was weakened by fifty percent!

That was one of Zhou Chudao’s trump cards, the Cursed Moon!

If it were someone else and not Wang Baole, Zhou Chudao would have neared immediately and killed his opponent without wasting too much of his cultivation or his Dharmic treasures. However, his opponent was Wang Baole. Even though he didn’t understand him deeply, having gone through this short battle, Zhou Chudao had already elevated Wang Baole’s position, placing him as an equal opponent like Dugu Lin was!

In the face of such a strong opponent, Zhou Chudao couldn’t afford to be careless. Therefore, a chilly flash appeared in Zhou Chudao’s eyes. Even though Wang Baole was affected by the Cursed Moon, Zhou Chudao didn’t go near him. Instead, he retrieved a wooden figurine from his storage bag!

The wooden figurine was black in color. The moment it was taken out, a chilly aura was released from it. It was the figure of a ferocious hound which carried an evil glow in its eyes. When the wooden figurine was taken out, the ferocious hound bit its own tongue, and a mouthful of blood was spat from the figurine. Instantly, a large amount of Black Qi was produced from the wooden figurine.

A ferocious roar that shook the heavens and earth also reverberated. The wooden figurine seemed to have come to life, transforming into a hundred-foot-tall, black-colored ferocious hound!

The ferocious hound’s teeth were extremely sharp, and its eyes carried a look of madness and greed. As it roared, it charged towards Wang Baole, wanting to swallow him!

It was like… a hound swallowing the moon during a lunar eclipse!

“This is the end. It’s a pity that you didn’t manage to show how formidable you are in the end!” Zhou Chudao narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly. The ferocious hound had already neared Wang Baole with its mouth opened wide in an exaggerated manner. It was about to swallow both Wang Baole and the image of the moon surrounding him!

The onlookers around them, as well as the cultivators outside the trial grounds, were all deeply shaken. That was especially so for the Federation Seedlings, who were all extremely anxious!

That was when… something unexpected occurred!

A voice that carried a sense of regret was heard from Wang Baole, who was enveloped by the moon.

“It’s indeed a pity that you didn’t come near…”

When that voice emerged, a hand that was formed from lightning was extended from the Cursed Moon. It was so fast that it landed on the ferocious hound’s teeth in an instant!

As it landed, thunder was instantly produced. Explosive waves spread in all directions, and as the noise reverberated, an extremely powerful force emerged from within the Cursed Moon. Not only did it devastate the Cursed Moon, but it also landed on the ferocious hound. In the blink of an eye, the Cursed Moon was destroyed, and the ferocious hound retreated while screaming painfully. Zhou Chudao was gripped with shock, and at that moment, Wang Baole emerged from the devastated Cursed Moon. His speed had increased significantly from before. He neared Zhou Chudao at the speed of lightning and punched forward!

That was the fourth punch!

One hundred percent boost from the resonance!

The punch clearly harnessed an even stronger force from the resonance. It was like the crashing waves during a hurricane, with each subsequent wave being stronger than the previous. To a certain extent, the lethality of that punch was twice that of Wang Baole’s own combat power!

That was because the effect of the resonance allowed Wang Baole’s cultivation and spirit energy to break through their respective limits. As his fist landed, even Zhou Chudao couldn’t avoid it and could only try to resist it with all his might. As the loud boom reverberated, Zhou Chudao spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and the protective Dharmic treasures covering him were destroyed. His chest caved in while blood spurted endlessly from it. As he retreated, a look of indignation could be seen in his eyes!

“Lightning Avatar!”

“You’re right!” Wang Baole created a lightning avatar during the crucial juncture previously. Both the Cursed Moon and the ferocious hound had targeted Wang Baole’s avatar, and as his avatar self-exploded, which resolved the crisis, Wang Baole’s true self emerged and landed the fourth punch.

If Zhou Chudao hadn’t been vigilant and chose to go near Wang Baole, this battle would perhaps have already ended!

Right now, as the duo conversed, Wang Baole turned and charged towards Zhou Chudao. He was so ferocious and formidable that if one were to look at everything from afar, Zhou Chudao seemed to be on the brink of being completely suppressed!

“Next up, the last punch!” Wang Baole’s desire for battle was extremely strong at this moment. He was about to go near when, at that moment, Zhou Chudao screamed. His retreating body suddenly stopped moving, and his eyes grew bloodshot. A sense of resonance suddenly emerged from Zhou Chudao’s body!

“You will not be able to unleash your last punch!” As Zhou Chudao spoke, he raised his hands and sealed them. Green veins bulged from his forehead, and his cultivation vibrated heavily!

“Nine Generations…”

“False Killing!”

When Zhou Chudao spoke, illusory figures appeared from Zhou Chudao’s body. Each of the illusory figures was an image of him. Together with his true body, it looked as if the reincarnations from nine generations had appeared together. When he sealed his hands, so did the illusory figures. Frightening auras that could freeze the spectators in fear emerged from Zhou Chudao’s body at that moment!