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Facing the Irregularity (2)
🕑 Added 2024-02-02 23:22:49 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 197 ---
[Ding! The 'Goddess of Opportunity' has added a time limit to the Main Quest and increased its rewards]
[Name: 1st Irregularity]
[Objective: Find the 'Irregularity' and eliminate it]
[Penalty: Alternative BTTH World's Erasure]
[Time Limit: Ten minutes]
[Reward: Alternative BTTH World's Transmigration Set Point, 5 Seeds of General Candidate, 3x Constellation's Lucky Draw]
'Aih, I should have expected this.' Baek Ain raised his brow because this hopeless Goddess abruptly changed things. At least she added more rewards.
He sighed inwardly and walked to the Mysterious Female Ghost with a calm expression, brandishing his spear with [Blade Intent]. The tip of Baek Ain's spear flashed with white light.
As the Mysterious Female Ghost perceived Baek Ain's incoming presence, she waved hand signs and summoned something with her Spatial Strength.
Baek Ain stared at the swirling wormhole, sensing a decently powerful existence inside. He thrust his spear forward and attacked without hesitation, leaving the Mysterious Female Ghost speechless.
BAM!
Before the ghostly claw stepped out, Baek Ain's attack nullified the wormhole and closed it.
Gasp!
Everyone was shocked.
Is it possible to disturb one's wormhole with a spear thrust?
The heads of Gu, Yao, and Yan glanced at each other. Something like this is practically impossible if one doesn't have a high degree of Spatial Strength manipulation!
The only feasible answer is that Baek Ain's Spatial Strength is stronger than the Mysterious Female Ghost.
'Ten minutes.' Baek Ain activated his Origin Ashen Eyes.
'It's more than enough.'
[Lightning Calamity Divine Art - Lightning Armor]
Baek Ain appeared before the Mysterious Female Ghost and attacked her with [Blade Orbit] Technique, which caused star-like sparkles to spread all over the air.
It left no spot for the Mysterious Female Ghost to escape.
The Mysterious Female Ghost was 'literally' caught in a tight spot. She gritted her teeth and aroused her Dou Energy, smacking her pale arms rapidly against the air.
CLANK! CLANK! CLANK!
To Baek Ain's surprise, the Mysterious Female Ghost's limbs are durable and could compete with his Roc's Spine. The sounds of metal clashing against metal echoed as they fiercely clashed atop the Pill Tower.
Of course, Baek Ain has more advantages because he proactively attacked the Mysterious Female Ghost.
Baek Ain's attack becomes faster and faster each second, pushing the Mysterious Female Ghost off the edge. She groaned in pain because Blade Orbit is a technique that utilizes Blade Intent and Baek Ain's soul power, which is harmful to an ethereal ghost-like existence like hers.
It was like getting one's body stung by countless sharp blades.
The Mysterious Female Ghost groaned in pain, entering a more crazed state. She released this misty air and pushed Baek Ain away.
BAM!
Baek Ain felt an incredible force that slammed his entire body. He was 'forcibly' sent flying like a ragdoll. However, the white lightning armor successfully negated most of the damage.
He patted the dust from his chest and stared at the Mysterious Female Ghost. From the looks of it, she has a second stage.
BOOM!
The Mysterious Female Ghost's body exploded into white mist, creating this awkward silence. However, Baek Ain knew she was still here.
Baek Ain tested something by glancing back, and a cold air suddenly reached for his neck.
Clank!
His white spear moved in time and clashed with a massive dark claw that appeared out of nowhere. Sparks fly everywhere, making Baek Ain frown slightly.
This dark claw was from the ghostly beast the Mysterious Female Ghost wanted to summon earlier. The white mist quickly cleared, and everyone could see a ghastly creature standing before Baek Ain.
It was a humanoid creature with a goat's head, furred body, strong limbs, and sharp claws. The goat's head has four eyes, two on their eye sockets and the other two on the back of its head.
This monster is massive, towering over Baek Ain with its fifteen-meter-tall physique.
ROAR!!
The Mysterious Female Ghost was nowhere to be seen.
Baek Ain glanced to the left where Xiao Yan and Yao Chen used to stand and smiled because they disappeared when the white mist covered everyone's sight.
But don't forget that Baek Ain's Origin Ashen Eyes could even see through godly illusion. They can't escape from this place. No, Baek Ain won't let them escape with their lives.
It's the time to end this fucking joke!
Baek Ain's eyes flashed indifferently as the white mist reappeared a mile away.
KIIIIIIIIIK!!
The humanoid goat let out a soul-piercing cry.
"Teacher!" Gu Xun'er watched the fifteen-meter-tall monster twist its body and attempt to attack Baek Ain.
[Lightning Calamity Divine Art - Fifth Layer: God of Storm's Descent]
When the humanoid goat was about to enter the five-meter distance from Baek Ain, its body fried with extreme electricity and crumbled into fine dust.
Baek Ain was 'literally' wrapped by white lightning akin to the God of Storm himself, and his long black hair waved in the air. His hazel-gold eyes flashed with faint electricity and fiery sparks.
"..." Everyone gasped, even Baek Ain's lovers.
'Is that Baek Ain's new technique?' Lan Rou and Yi Xian questioned Qing Lin with sound transmission immediately.
Qing Lin nodded calmly, 'Ain made it when we visited Lei Clan. He called [Lightning Calamity Divine Art], which is one of his masterpieces.'
'I don't know the full potential of [Lightning Calamity Divine Art]. But from what I see, this technique is difficult to cultivate. Even his little disciples could only train simplified versions of it.'
Baek Ain didn't even glance at the pile of dust and jumped into the air, using his spear to slice through the atmosphere. A massive, golden-winged bird seemingly flapped its wings behind his back.
BOOM!
With a sonic boom, Baek Ain instantly chased after the white mist.
The white mist swirled and transformed into the Mysterious Female Ghost. However, her body is significantly 'bigger' now. She also barely wears anything and exposes a lot of skin.
Baek Ain was unfazed, as there was only murder in his mind.
He brandished Roc's Spine and unleased overbearing sharpness, causing the surrounding space to warp around his spearhead.
'I won't let you harm my son again!' The Mysterious Female Ghost glared and gathered all her Dou Saint Energy, putting them into one point.
A thunderclap echoed in the sky.
[Blade Art - Spear Version: Light Annihilation]
Baek Ain clenched his grip on the Roc's Spine and hacked down with all his might. The world-destroying phenomenon appeared a mile from the Pill Tower, the heaven and earth twisted!
The surrounding space bent horrifyingly, creating this distorting image where the sky and ground touch.
A massive spear-shaped thunder manifested and descended from the sky, flying toward the Mysterious Female Ghost.
The Mysterious Female Ghost's eyes widened as she didn't expect Baek Ain to be this strong.
'T-This is not the strength of Dou Saint!' Her cold heart trembled in fear.
Yes, Baek Ain's attack has surpassed the norm and reached the realm of Dou God!
On top of that, Baek Ain didn't utilize any extra buff besides [Lightning Calamity Divine Art], which increased his overall physical prowess. He only operated his [Blade Mastery] and Soul Energy to the limit.
Although Baek Ain applied his true [Blade Mastery] to his spearplay and decreased the strength significantly, the attack was more than enough to decimate the Pill Tower and nearby city.
Yet Baek Ain focused all this power on one target, the Mysterious Female Ghost.
KACHA! BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAARRGGHHHH!!" The blood-curdling scream of the banshee escaped the Mysterious Female Ghost. Her misty body faded, having burning holes all over.
Baek Ain kicked the air and moved to the white mist, grabbing the neck of the Mysterious Female Ghost. She has hidden herself deeply, but such a trick was useless before Origin Ashen Eyes.
Struggling in Baek Ain's clamping iron hand, the Mysterious Female Ghost shook violently.
"You're pretty annoying for a dead person, you know?" Baek Ain sneered with a chuckle.
"What's the matter? I guess we can say so much about your son's act of courting death every time he faces a new person."
"Out of all people, he must offend me... After all, I'm quite petty." Baek Ain sighed in annoyance and deactivated the [Chaotic Mask of the Jester].
For a split second, the Mysterious Female Ghost saw Baek Ain and her expression couldn't be more humorous. She looks like someone who just witnessed the horrifying truth.
"Y-You are..." The Mysterious Female Ghost recognized Baek Ain's face as he was the youth who saved Wu Tan City and had a conflict with her son years ago.
After activating his disguise skill again, Baek Ain increased his grip strength and didn't let the Mysterious Female Ghost speak more. His Soul Energy ignited and obliterated her soul from this world.
Well, she shouldn't have existed in the first place.
[Ding! You have killed the 1st 'Irregularity']
