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Chapter 1024 - Chapter 1024 Chapter 1026 Persistence_1

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Sosmia’s gaze was fixed on Manor Castle, the City Lord Mansion of the City of Hope, Song Jian’s safe house.

The aura of the god fragment had vanished, only possible if it had been absorbed; otherwise, even if placed into a spatial pocket similar to a dimensional space, it would still emit its unique energy fluctuations.

“Damn it, how could it be so fast!” Sosmia’s expression was terribly gloomy. Emerging from the Protection Black Mist, he was initially overjoyed to find the City of Hope, thinking of creating his own vast graveyard. But he hadn’t noticed that since the energy fluctuations of the god fragment originated from this city, there was a high chance it had already been obtained and was being absorbed by someone.

It was only after he noticed the disappearance of the god fragment’s energy fluctuations that he suddenly realized this point, and he couldn’t help feeling a bit of regret.

“If I had known, I should have just destroyed this place and secured the god fragment first…” Sosmia was seething with rage, feeling like the prey that was in his mouth had just flown away, suddenly filled with the impulse to destroy the world.

However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared above the City Lord Mansion. Within the range of the safe house, Song Jian could teleport at will; this was his domain, where he could control everything.

“Second-tier peak?” Song Jian was startled. Although he couldn’t see Sosmia’s level, he was quite familiar with the aura emitted by a second-tier peak, having encountered second-tier and even third-tier powerhouses in other worlds before.

“I didn’t expect it, but the god fragment actually lured in a big fish!” Song Jian laughed.

The energy fluctuations of the god fragment did not spread infinitely but had a certain range; only the strong within this range could sense its existence.

Song Jian had originally thought that the speed at which his Mental Strength was eroding the god fragment was fast enough, yet it still attracted the covetous eyes of others.

At this time, Alex conveyed a feeling of grievance and plea for help to Song Jian, who looked down and saw that Alex, the Bloody Ghoul Poison Tree, looked quite miserable. Nearly half of its branches and leaves were broken, vanished out of sight, and the remaining branches were almost bare, the surface of its body also exuded a strong smell of death, appearing as if it was about to wither.

Although Song Jian knew that Alex’s vitality was strong, capable of regenerating from just a piece of root system, he had a clear sense of the recent battle from within the basement. If it weren’t for Alex, the entire Manor Castle might have been destroyed by Sosmia, and he wouldn’t have been able to mark the god fragment with his own imprint so smoothly.

“Alright, don’t be sad; I will take revenge for you,” Song Jian said to Alex.

Alex was originally Song Jian’s most potent support, but as time went by, the Stone Men and the Black Dragon were able to fight alongside Song Jian, their strength continually increasing. Alex, however, had always been guarding Manor Castle. Although its strength increased over time, this growth was slow compared to Song Jian’s progress.

“You are…” Sosmia stared at Song Jian. Seeing that he was just a level fifty human who had just stepped into second tier combat power, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he could finish his sentence, a furious shout full of murderous intent rang out in mid-air.

Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Thousand Swords Art!

In an instant, countless semi-transparent Spirit Swords materialized above Manor Castle, each blade engulfed in dark red Red Lotus Karma Fire.

Seeing the sight before him, a blank moment flashed through Sosmia’s mind. He couldn’t believe his eyes that his opponent possessed such a terrifying skill.

“Legendary… ability…” Fear flickered in Sosmia’s eyes as he instantly morphed into a cloud of dark mist, attempting to flee.

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However, after he morphed into dark mist, countless spirit swords burning with flames traced arcs through the air. Such dense arrays of spirit swords somehow managed not to collide with one another, drawing mysterious trajectories in the sky.

The speed at which Sosmia transformed into black mist was not fast, and before he could escape ten meters, he was surrounded by innumerable spirit swords. A Karmic Fire Red Lotus cage trapped him in mid-air.

Forced to reveal his human form, Sosmia’s withered face squeezed out a smile, and he hurriedly said, “Perhaps there’s some misunderstanding between us…”

Before he could finish, a dazzling red lotus slowly bloomed in mid-air. The petals of the red lotus and the green leaves were all emitting a blinding light.

Song Jian narrowed his eyes, realizing that the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation now seemed more vivid and concrete than before, with every petal and the veins on each lotus leaf clearly visible, as if a real red lotus was blooming.

“Is this because the level of the Thousand Swords Art has increased, or is it because…” Suddenly, Song Jian recalled the skill “Sword Qi Manifestation” that he had previously learned.

“The Lotus Sword Formation is also evolved from Sword Qi!” Song Jian finally understood.

Boom~

Roaring came from within the Red Lotus Sword Array, Sosmia having apparently given up on negotiation, and begin using brute force to break free. Rich Undead energy filled the sword formation, but not a trace escaped.

“The Red Lotus Sword Array’s power has increased by at least 30% compared to before, and it’s also sturdier. If it were like before, he might really have been able to break free…” A smile appeared on the corner of Song Jian’s mouth as he fixed his gaze on the Red Lotus Sword Array, wanting to witness the subsequent changes.

Within the Red Lotus Sword Array, Sword Qi kept slashing at Sosmia, which he continuously blocked by summoning undead creatures, disregarding the conservation of mental strength. Sosmia, exerting his full power, constantly called forth undead from the undead realm to shield himself from the streams of Sword Qi.

After what seemed like an eternity, the sword formation finally began to change. Sosmia’s cheek was slashed with a three-inch-long sword mark. Seeing the sword formation undergoing changes, Sosmia finally revealed a trace of smile.

“I’ve held on, hahaha, I finally withstood it!” Sosmia laughed maniacally.

At this moment, his undead realm was almost depleted, with nearly ten years’ worth of accumulated undead creatures exhausted, leaving only seven or eight ten-meter-tall skeleton guards.

“Damn it, once I break free, I’ll turn every person in this entire city into undead servants!” Sosmia said with a pained expression.

Just then, the Red Lotus Sword Array began to slowly close in. Sosmia’s face drastically changed, the ordeal was not yet over!

“This must be the ultimate move. As long as I withstand this, I can escape!” Sosmia roared ferociously, summoning all his skeleton guards to completely surround himself.

A few of the skeleton guards began to hold hands and form a circle. A “crackling” sound came from their bones as they twisted and intertwined with each other, and in a short time, a circular bone cage firmly protected Sosmia within.

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PS: Thanks to “The Speeding Snail” for the 500 Qidian coins tip~