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Chapter 586: Chapter 339: The Great Battle Part 2

“With such an attitude, they are greatly underestimating the six Nascent Soul Ancestors.”

“What he could utilize was the six Nascent Soul Ancestors’ unfamiliarity with him.”

“Since he had discovered the six Nascent Soul Ancestors’ presence, he had been making preparations. He ignited the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple with his Nascent Fire and then left the airspace above the temple.”

“As the encirclement by the six Nascent Soul Ancestors tightened, the burning Ten Thousand Buddha Temple was outside the Six Harmonies Formation formed by the six Nascent Soul Ancestors.”

“But who would have thought that Patriarch Weng Zhao, while setting the fire, left a spirit imprint within the Nascent Fire?”

“In the instant that Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Nascent Soul Dharma Form detonated, his true form transformed into a ball of flames and disappeared in the midst of the battlefield. The self-detonation of his Nascent Soul Dharma Form blocked the combined strike of the six Nascent Soul Ancestors’ Dharma Manifestations, leaving a moment for his true form to perform the Fire Escape.”

“Fire Escape is an extremely peculiar branch among the many escape skills, rarely learned by cultivators.”

“The main reason is that the requirements for using Fire Escape are too strict: it requires flame to perform, and the stronger one is, the higher the flame requirement to withstand Fire Escape.”

“If the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple had been burnt by ordinary flames rather than Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Nascent Fire, it wouldn’t have met the basic conditions for Fire Escape.”

“Not to mention, the randomness of Fire Escape is too great; without setting a spirit imprint beforehand, any part of the flame might be where Fire Escape takes you.”

“Taking the burning Ten Thousand Buddha Temple as an example, the area closest to the battlefield within the burning range was almost next to the Nascent Soul Dharma Form of a Nascent Soul Ancestor.”

“If Patriarch Weng Zhao performed Fire Escape and appeared there, he would be directly facing a Nascent Soul Ancestor’s Dharma Manifestation, and no matter the outcome, he would have lost the chance to escape.”

“Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Fire Escape brought him to the central position of the fire scene at Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, which was also where Dharma Master could receive him.”

“He had calculated the distance of his first strike; his attack could just mobilize the Six Harmonies Formation of the six Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestations, keeping a distance of a hundred meters between this spot and the Nascent Soul Ancestors’ Dharma Manifestations.”

“A hundred meters, for a Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation, could be covered instantly, but this brief moment was all Patriarch Weng Zhao needed to escape.”

“Under the combined attack of the six Nascent Soul Ancestors, upon seeing the self-detonation of Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Dharma Manifestation, they were all taken aback, having not expected Patriarch Weng Zhao to be so decisive to self-detonate right off the bat.”

“The power of the self-detonation forced them to strengthen their defenses, and they did not retreat for fear that Weng Zhao would flee.”

“‘He’s using Fire Escape!’ Elder Zuo exclaimed in shock.”

“Without Elder Zuo having to say it, the other five Nascent Soul Ancestors had also noticed the flicker of vanishing flame beneath the explosion.”

“Then, within the burning Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, a ball of flame transformed into the figure of Patriarch Weng Zhao.”

“This figure appeared with no hesitation, and his Nascent Soul Emergence occurred suddenly, with the Nascent Soul carrying the body, transforming into a rainbow light and flying off into the distance.”

“Venerable Huike was the quickest to react. In such a moment, he could not maintain, nor did he need to maintain the Six Harmonies Formation; with ‘A Step in Heaven’, his Dharma Manifestation disappeared and his true form pursued the direction of Patriarch Weng Zhao’s escape.”

“The remaining five Nascent Soul Ancestors hastily retracted their Dharma Manifestations, each with an unsightly expression as they followed in pursuit.”

“The reason for their sullen looks was the feeling of being played by Patriarch Weng Zhao.”

“Each of these Nascent Soul Ancestors, on the Beishu Continent, stood at the pinnacle of power; when had they ever been toyed with by someone?””

“Typically speaking, their arrangements were highly meticulous, leaving no room for error.”

“But with just a few breaths’ time, Patriarch Weng Zhao had escaped from their supposedly impenetrable encirclement.”

“Patriarch Weng Zhao had, in effect, slapped them in the face. This was not just a slap to their faces but to the entire Beishu Continent, as Patriarch Weng Zhao was a Nascent Soul Ancestor from another land.”

“What was more frightening was, if Weng Zhao were to escape, after this battle, both sides would have completely torn their facades, and should Patriarch Weng Zhao launch indiscriminate attacks on the lands without restraint, given his cunning nature, the damage could be unimaginable.”

And to find another opportunity to besiege him like this one, it’s almost an impossible occurrence.

Even if Patriarch Weng Zhao were dull, he wouldn’t give them another chance. Once a Nascent Soul Ancestor becomes vigilant, no cultivator is able to track them down.

Without the accurate information from Li Shiming’s side, it would’ve been impossible to encircle Patriarch Weng Zhao this time.

In a six-on-one situation, they let Patriarch Weng Zhao escape. Once word of this gets out, they’ll all become a laughingstock.

Venerable Huike’s “Instant Miles” speed was extremely fast, and Patriarch Weng Zhao, supporting his body with his Nascent Soul, gradually fell behind Venerable Huike’s “Instant Miles.”

The most important reason was that Patriarch Weng Zhao was carrying his body with his Nascent Soul. If the Nascent Soul flew alone, it could still get away from Venerable Huike.

But how could Patriarch Weng Zhao possibly abandon his body? He kept changing directions to maintain the distance from Venerable Huike.

Meanwhile, in his Nascent Soul’s mouth, energy-transformed golden blood formed patterns.

The golden blood was due to his injuries. Despite his composed escape from the siege of six Nascent Soul Ancestors, it came at no small cost.

The self-destruction of his Nascent Soul Dharma Form caused considerable harm to the Nascent Soul. When he used Fire Escape, although the self-destruction of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form blocked most of the attacks from the six Nascent Soul Ancestors, some residual force still hit his body.

That was the attack of six Nascent Soul Ancestors, and each one’s strength was not much different from his.

If it weren’t for his use of Fire Escape, a joint attack by the six Nascent Soul Ancestors could have turned his body into mincemeat.

The self-destruction of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form was the first injury, and the aftermath of the attack during the Fire Escape was the second. Arriving at the sea of fire at the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, he discovered that the injuries to his body prevented him from using another Escape Skill.

Therefore, he chose Nascent Soul Emergence, using it as a means of escape.

As Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Nascent Soul gathered the pattern made of golden blood in its mouth, his heart bled too.

Although the golden blood was shed by the injured Nascent Soul, as long as it didn’t leave the body, it could be slowly reabsorbed to heal the Nascent Soul’s wounds.

But to use the golden blood to launch an attack is to consume the essence of the Nascent Soul. No matter what, he would be significantly weakened afterwards.

Venerable Huike was like a relentless infection, and he had to deal with him. Once Venerable Huike caught up, even for a few breaths, he would be in big trouble.

Venerable Huike kept using “Instant Miles,” while Patriarch Weng Zhao in front was too cunning, always changing direction unexpectedly, preventing him from closing the distance.

He wasn’t in a rush, for the consumption of full-speed flight in Nascent Soul Emergence state was much greater for Patriarch Weng Zhao than for him.

All he had to do was persist, and the first one to fail to keep up would be Patriarch Weng Zhao.

With Patriarch Weng Zhao ahead and Venerable Huike behind, Venerable Huike stepped out with “Instant Miles” at each step without thinking—indeed it was impossible to think, instead relying entirely on instinct to use “Instant Miles.”

Just when Venerable Huike thought the chase would last for a long time, Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Nascent Soul suddenly paused.

This abrupt pause made it impossible for Venerable Huike to stop the momentum of “Instant Miles,” and he found himself close to Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Nascent Soul in one step.

Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Nascent Soul had already prepared its attack, and as it opened its mouth, a golden pattern flew out.

Venerable Huike wanted to use “Instant Miles” to dodge, but Patriarch Weng Zhao’s combat experience was too rich. He timed it at a rhythm point, and Venerable Huike couldn’t use “Instant Miles” in that instant.

Luckily, Venerable Huike always maintained his defense, and a Buddhist Ten Thousand Character Seal appeared in front of him.

The golden pattern smashed heavily onto the Buddhist Ten Thousand Character Seal, and with a loud bang, Venerable Huike’s body was thrown backward.

Patriarch Weng Zhao’s Nascent Soul seemed a bit more transparent. The attack he delivered also came with a great price, but as the preemptive attacker, he had anticipated this and used the recoil to flee into the distance at even greater speed.