
Chapter 45: 45
John gritted his teeth, barely holding back his anger and the urge to turn around and attack the people behind him. But he knew it would be a futile act. Not only were there a few men in the group, John could tell that they were mostly in the Fog Creation Realm, with one of them even in the early stages of Qi Condensation. John knew he would definitely die if he tried to fight against a Qi Condensation cultivator, so his only option was to escape.
The man with the Qi Condensation cultivation looked at John fleeing into the distance before he turned to his side and called out to one of his men.
“Bolton, go after the boy and finish him off,” the man said in a loud booming voice.
“Captain, are you sure you just want me to go?” ask Bolton.
“What? Do you think you can't handle a boy who just entered the middle Fog Creation Realm? It seems like he can avoid Carson, so his strength is not bad, but you have to be much more than he can handle. In addition, the mission we assigned was to retrieve the items, and that's what I'm going to do. I still need to search all these storage rings to make sure the spear is really here “ the man said.
“Yes, Boss ‘answered Bolton before quickly running towards John fleeing.
John ran as fast as his feet held him.
‘b*j*ng*n, I'll get revenge if that's the last thing I do’
John curses as he drives through the woods. He had been running for a few minutes, and had made quite a distance between him and the campsite. John begins to think that he has managed to run away from his enemy when he suddenly runs to his side as fast as he can, and even used the first step of the Five-Step Movement Technique to dodge in time.
The explosion!
A powerful Qi attack landed on where John was just a moment ago, knocking John aside a few meters. He hurriedly stood up and turned around, where he saw another Qi attack coming directly for him.
John quickly took out his scythe and slashed down with all his might.
“Gah!”
John was sent flying backwards tens of meters like a broken kite, as many small wounds opened on his body. He toppled over a few times before he hurriedly managed to stand up once more. Expecting another attack to follow, John made use of the first step of the Five-Step Movement Technique before he even looked back at his enemy.
The explosion!
“You're pretty hard to kill. Carson should have a problem with you. Did you manage to kill Carson or just run away from him? If you tell me, I promise to give you death as soon as possible, the man said as he slowly approached John.
John narrowed his eyes but said nothing. His mind was currently thinking of the best way to get out of this situation.
‘Looks like he's alone. I guess it makes sense though, one late Fog Creation realm cultivator should always be enough to neutralize a middle Fog Creation cultivator. If he's alone, it changes things. Although I never fought over my territory, I was very curious if I could. ‘
John felt his blood heating up as the prospect of an upcoming fight excited him. Ever since John was a child, he had been ravaged by death repeatedly as he dangerously tried to recon*ngs*ng his martial potential. Over the years of doing so, John has developed a strange relationship with life-or-death battles. Instead of fighting to the death scaring him, John looked forward to it. Not only that, this battle was his first battle where he would fight above his cultivation realm. John was really curious whether his unique cultivation situation would allow him to do the impossible and fight across nature.
Even John wasn't sure where his powers lay. He had a middle Fog Creation cultivation for body and essence, but unlike all other cultivators, John would be able to use a hundred percent of his strength on the essence and attacks of his physical body. These dual powers would complement each other, allowing John to unleash attacks far exceeding the abilities of a normal middle Mist Creation realm cultivator.
The man saw John smile and became very upset. He thought John would beg for his life or run away in fear. He always loved it when his enemies begged for their lives. It made the moment when he killed them all even sweeter as he watched their terror as they died.
“What are you smiling for, son? Don't you realize the situation you're in. I'll ask you one last time, what happened to Carson?” asked the man in a cold voice.
John did not respond to the man. Instead, he steadied his scythe in front of himself and took a wide and powerful position. He took a deep breath and calmed his mind, focusing all on the upcoming fight.
“Alright, you can just die” shouted the man angrily as he attacked John. He appeared in front of John in an instant and slashed down with his glaive. John slashed down with all his strength to deal with the attack. Sparks flew as the weapons collided and the two men were pushed back several meters.
“Heh, not a brat” taunted the man before he once again sent out an attack, this time even stronger than the previous one.
John swung his scythe with all his might to fend off the attack. He decided not to use the Myriad Annihilation Scythe just to block the attack,
The two attacks collided violently, and once again John was thrown backwards tens of meters. He felt his blood flowing in his body due to the force of the attack. The man instantly sent out another attack, and John hastily sent out his scythe once more. The result was the same as before, with John thrown backwards tens of meters.
John finally managed to stabilize himself and looked towards the man.
‘I have to end this quickly. Even though I haven't managed to use it yet, I need to give it a try. It's the only way to end this fight quickly. ‘ John steadied his scythe and began to approach the man.
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