Chapter 1216: Soul Armament Bone Dragon
Because the Spirit Master False God was directly facing the Death God, the steps were behind him. In this situation, if the Spirit Master False God were to turn and ascend towards the peak of the Apotheosis Platform, he would be unable to control his body to attack the Death God, only able to rely on his Guardian Spirit to control its Dharma Body to attack the Death God.
If he were to merely have his Dharma Body attack the Death God, such an assault would be rather monotonous, unable to inflict maximum damage on the Death God, and similarly, it would be difficult for the Spirit Master False God to buy more time to reach the summit.
Therefore, the Spirit Master False God decided to put his own body to use, maximizing its value as much as possible. To control this body to attack the Death God while still advancing towards the peak of the Apotheosis Platform, the Spirit Master False God chose to attack the Death God while simultaneously controlling his body to continuously retreat upwards along the Apotheosis Platform. By fighting and retreating at the same time, he continued to advance towards the summit of the Apotheosis Platform, thus achieving his goal.
Indeed, the Spirit Master False God's method proved effective. After several rounds of engagement, he had already ascended another dozen steps. Such rapid speed was due to the remarkable leap in his power after Soul Fusion with his Guardian Spirit, which also significantly boosted his speed. Had he not fused with his Guardian Spirit, it would have been utterly impossible for him to achieve this in his previous state.
Of course, whether before or now, the Spirit Master False God's remarkable speed on the Apotheosis Platform was also greatly linked to the Power of Faith imbued in him. Without sufficient support from the Power of Faith, even if he had fused with his Guardian Spirit and gained a significant power boost, he would not have been able to move so quickly on the Apotheosis Platform.
Seeing the Spirit Master False God ascend another dozen steps in such a short time while simultaneously resisting him, the Death God's expression couldn't help but darken slightly.
A cold hmph escaped the Death God's lips. He uttered no superfluous words, yet, after remaining motionless, he now flicked an arm.
Previously, he had always controlled his Dharma Body to initiate attacks purely through thought, while he himself floated suspended in the air, utterly still, devoid of any physical movement. Even when confronted by the Spirit Master False God's twin-arm assault, he remained unmoving, instead releasing immense power from his position to directly repel the attacking arms. He stood in the void like a statue.
As the Death God's arm swished, three swirling masses of Yin Qi appeared beside his true body, slowly revolving around him. The power fluctuations emanating from within him had significantly intensified compared to before the three masses of Yin Qi emerged.
This phenomenon occurred because, at this moment, the Death God had simultaneously opened his Heaven, Earth, and Life Souls, thus causing the power released from his body to increase once more.
Upon sensing the Death God's power surge again, both the Spirit Master False God and his Guardian Spirit underwent a noticeable change in expression. The Guardian Spirit lost some of its arrogance, while the Spirit Master False God's provocative demeanor receded, their faces becoming solemn.
Although they both knew that the Death God hadn't used his full power earlier, they hadn't anticipated such a significant increase in strength after he opened his Heaven, Earth, and Life Souls. Furthermore, a crucial point was that neither of them could be certain if the Death God had truly unleashed all of his power at this moment.
As the Death God's power grew, the might of his Dharma Body likewise surged. The Spirit Aspect, which had originally been evenly matched with the Death God's Dharma Body, once again found itself at a disadvantage after several clashes with it.
However, this was only one of the reasons for their headache. The other reason was that after opening his Heaven, Earth, and Life Souls, the Death God immediately summoned a Soul Armament from within the fiercely swirling Yin Qi beside him.
Under the Death God's control, a black ray shot forth from one of the violently swirling masses of Yin Qi. The black ray quickly dispersed, revealing a ghastly white, elongated creature. Immediately afterward, this elongated creature suddenly ascended into the sky and rapidly grew in size, transforming into a Bone Dragon over a thousand meters long in the blink of an eye.
This thousand-meter-long Bone Dragon was one of the Death God's three Soul Armaments. It was clearly an offensive Soul Armament, rather than one for defense or possessing special abilities.
The Bone Dragon stretched its colossal body in mid-air, then opened its maw and let out a muffled dragon's roar. As it lifted its head, two balls of green ghost fire immediately ignited in the place of its eyes. The appearance of these two ghost fires lent a strangely eerie vitality to the Bone Dragon.
As the dragon's roar faded, the Bone Dragon turned its head to look at the Spirit Master False God on the Apotheosis Platform, then with a mighty swing of its massive body, it charged towards the Spirit Master False God with an imposing aura.
At this moment, the Spirit Aspect was already suppressed by the Death God's Dharma Body. Therefore, the Death God did not control this Soul Armament of his to attack the Spirit Aspect, as in his view, there was no need whatsoever. Even if he didn't control the Soul Armament to attack the Spirit Aspect, the Spirit Aspect would soon be shattered by his own Dharma Body.
Thus, he simultaneously managed two tasks: controlling his Dharma Body to battle the Spirit Aspect, and controlling the Soul Armament Bone Dragon to attack the Spirit Master False God's true body.
The Spirit Master False God could sense the formidable power emanating from the Bone Dragon. He knew very well that if the Bone Dragon were to truly hit him, it would undoubtedly inflict immense damage upon his body. Therefore, seeing the Bone Dragon charging at him, he immediately deployed a defensive measure.
“Spiritual Art, Space Imprisonment! ”
The Spirit Master False God, with lightning speed, retracted his hands which had been repelled by the Death God. Immediately afterward, he rapidly formed a hand seal, unleashing a powerful Spiritual Art.
As his solemn voice resounded, the Bone Dragon charging at him was instantly imprisoned in mid-air, as if a pause button had suddenly been pressed. Immediately afterward, a colossal black space enveloped the Bone Dragon, and by the time the Bone Dragon regained its ability to move, it was already trapped within the black space.
Space Imprisonment was an exceptionally powerful Spiritual Art. When wielded by a quasi-god like the Spirit Master False God, its might was naturally even more extraordinary. Thus, the Bone Dragon was instantly ensnared within the black space by this secret art before it could even get close to him.
Seeing this, the Spirit Master False God immediately retreated several steps, seizing the opportunity to ascend a few more steps. In his current predicament, he naturally had no desire to waste time; he would absolutely not miss any chance to climb a few more steps.
However, while the Spiritual Art of Space Imprisonment was indeed powerful, its effectiveness depended on the opponent. If it were any of the Underworld Five Emperors, once ensnared by this Spiritual Art, it would likely be difficult to escape successfully. Yet, before a True God like the Death God, the power of this art clearly fell short.
Under the Death God's control, the Bone Dragon relentlessly slammed its body against the walls of the black space. Faced with the Bone Dragon's fierce assault, the black space became unstable and began to vibrate violently, just as the Spirit Master False God had successfully ascended a few steps.
This scene registered in the Spirit Master False God's eyes, causing him to narrow them and his expression to turn quite grim. However, his hands and feet did not cease their movements. He formed a peculiar hand seal, using this special method to remotely inject a vast amount of Communication Power into the black space, thereby strengthening its integrity. He hoped to use this approach to trap the Bone Dragon for as long as possible. Meanwhile, his feet never stopped, and while infusing the black space with Communication Power, he seized the opportunity to ascend a few more steps.
After Soul Fusion with his Guardian Spirit, the Spirit Master False God's power had significantly increased, making his ascent of the steps relatively effortless for the time being. However, the Death God's relentless attacks greatly infuriated him. If not for the Death God's continuous assaults, he believed he would not be far from the peak of the Apotheosis Platform now. This filled the Spirit Master False God with both rage and helplessness.
His rage, naturally, stemmed from the Death God ruining his plans, while his helplessness arose from his realization of the significant gap between himself and the Death God. This was the chasm between a god and a non-god, a disparity that could not be bridged by external means. Unless he became a True God, this gap would persist, which made him feel utterly powerless.
A loud crash echoed. Despite being bolstered by a massive influx of Communication Power from the Spirit Master False God, the black space ultimately failed to confine the Bone Dragon for long. In just a short while, under the Bone Dragon's fierce assault, the black space met a fate of explosive destruction.
Simultaneously with the black space being shattered by the Bone Dragon's tail, the Spirit Aspect controlled by the Guardian Spirit was also repelled by the Death God's Dharma Body. Before the Spirit Aspect, there were three deeply indented fist marks, and conspicuous cracks even spread around them. These three fist marks were precisely from the three fists of the Death God's Dharma Body!
With its Dharma Body heavily damaged, the Guardian Spirit, which controlled the Dharma Body through thought, revealed a pained expression, then immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
A painful groan likewise escaped the Spirit Master False God's lips, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. With his Spiritual Art forcibly broken, and being intrinsically linked to it, he naturally suffered some repercussions. However, his affliction was far lighter than that of the Guardian Spirit, as the Guardian Spirit's mental connection to its Dharma Body was much tighter, thus its damage also caused it significant involvement.
Freed from the black space's imprisonment, the Bone Dragon once again lunged towards the Spirit Master False God's location. As the distance was already quite close, it was clearly too late to employ another Spiritual Art. Therefore, the Spirit Master False God directly extended his hands, actively moving to confront the Bone Dragon.
Under the blessing of immense power, the Spirit Master False God's hands instantly elongated and expanded, transforming to the size of mountains. In the blink of an eye, they appeared before the Bone Dragon, grasping at it from two directions!
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