Chapter 186: The Feeling of Lacking Substance

Chapter 186: The Feeling of Lacking Substance

Deya cautiously stared at the Undying Witch before her. She truly lived up to her reputation as a troublesome existence. Not to mention her hard-to-eradicate nature, her power was bizarre. Each time the gray ripples oscillated from her attacks swept over, they passed through Deya’s protective power and directly affected her soul.

They made her soul tremble slightly. An ordinary person encountering such an attack, with low Soul Strength, would have their soul directly scattered. Not only that, even if one could withstand this tremor, the power carried by those gray ripples would slowly accumulate. Upon reaching a certain level, it would erupt.

Fortunately, her power had enough inherent suppression against the Witch’s Power. This accumulating power was quickly cleansed and washed away by her own power. Without any lingering effects, the lethality of the Undying Witch against her dropped sharply. However… she frustratingly realized that even when dealing with the Undying Witch, it was hard to find an opening.

She could wound her, yes. But the damage the Undying Witch suffered would recover almost in the blink of an eye, while Deya’s own injuries took time to heal. Her recovery ability was far inferior to the Undying Witch’s. She needed to find a way to seal her recovery power!

With a plan in mind, Deya no longer hesitated. She took the initiative to attack aggressively. The Flying Magical Beast empowered by her power also ignored the soul-terrifying intimidation emanating from the Undying Witch. Its courage greatly boosted, it charged forward again with Deya. The moment they got close to the Undying Witch, Deya directly jumped down from the Flying Magical Beast.

“So she can fly,” Zheng Yichen watching the battle muttered, somewhat puzzled that no holy light wings or anything formed behind Deya’s back. She was just flying normally through the air. Although she left the Flying Magical Beast, the powerful power bestowed upon the beast did not dissipate; it continued to take effect.

This type of Magical Beast, specially bred by the Sanctuary Church, inherently had a high compatibility for bearing the Sanctuary Church’s unique power. Even if temporarily bestowed, they could utilize it themselves. However, without Deya’s continuous empowerment, this power was ultimately limited.

After a brief stalemate with the Undying Witch, the Flying Magical Beast was fiercely knocked away. The remnants of holy power on it barely resisted the invasive damage from the gray mist attached to its body. This power was holding on very precariously; it was good enough just to keep it alive. The Flying Magical Beast lost all ability to move.

It plummeted directly from the air, crashing to the ground less than two meters away from Zheng Yichen. Fortunately, that power was still effective, preventing it from being fatally smashed even after skidding on the ground for tens of meters…

“…” The Camouflage Cloth on him should be fine, right? Zheng Yichen’s two shining Eyeballs blinked repeatedly, expressing… some annoyance. Why did it have to crash so accurately, landing right beside him within arm’s reach!

Looking at this Flying Magical Beast, already tormented into unconsciousness by that Death Ripple and its life force fading, Zheng Yichen muttered to himself. He stealthily extended one of his claws and tapped the beast’s body. That fading life force immediately became agitated, resisting Zheng Yichen’s attempt to grasp and assimilate it… However, power without its master’s support, no matter how stubborn, could not ultimately avoid the possibility of assimilation!

Hmph! This Innate Ability, obtained from his transmigration, even with limitations on its effectiveness based on individual strength, still possessed some overwhelmingly unfair traits.

He wasn’t acting on a brainless impulse, feeling like a single dragon for too long and finding a feathery, gender-unknown Flying Magical Beast pleasing to the eye. He purely wanted to collect more of that Gray Mist Power. This was a great opportunity! Taking advantage of the chance created by the Flying Magical Beast’s desperate feint, Deya successfully delivered a powerful blow to the Undying Witch!

The ‘Light Sword’ in her hand was shattered by the Death Ripple in the Undying Witch’s grasp, revealing a white Crystal Sword wrapped inside… Zheng Yichen was very familiar with that thing too. It was made from the transformed White Moonlight the Sanctuary Church collected in large quantities during the Blood Moon.

It contained White Moonlight, which had great suppressive power against Witch Power. So, when the Undying Witch faced this unexpected attack, the gray Death Ripple gathered in her hand was completely torn apart. That Crystal Sword cleanly pierced through her palm and chest. Pressed down by Deya from the air, she was slammed to the ground and firmly pinned there!

The ferocity of it… Zheng Yichen couldn’t see! The Flying Magical Beast in front was too obstructive, blocking his view. Anyway, after collecting that Gray Mist Power, Zheng Yichen activated the highest effect of his Camouflage Cloth, truly disguising himself to be as cold, hard, and devoid of any aura as a rock. Even the texture, if someone touched it directly, would feel exactly like stone.

As long as no one idly smashed a sword down at it… and if the person smashing wasn’t the Sanctuary Church’s Saintess or the Witch fighting her, Zheng Yichen wouldn’t mind playing the part of a legendary Mimic, giving the reckless person a profound lesson! Let them understand the painful consequences of not controlling their hands.

“Mmm…” The Undying Witch pinned to the ground let out a pained groan. Caught off guard, she hadn’t expected Deya to possess such a major weapon specifically targeting Witches. She was directly hit. After being pierced by this Crystal Sword, the white color of the sword rapidly faded. It wasn’t failing; rather, the White Moonlight filling the sword was quickly injecting into her body.

The fully suppressive power surged into her body, violently clashing with the Witch Power within her. Stirred by this power, her own Witch Power became difficult to control. The two forces used her body as their battlefield… the feeling was like swallowing a lit firecracker into her stomach…

After suppressing the Undying Witch, Deya didn’t pause for a moment. Several foot-long crystal spikes appeared between her fingers, and she stabbed them into the Undying Witch’s body joints respectively. The entire process didn’t have the slightest pause!

Looking at the Undying Witch, who had completely lost her ability to move, Deya’s vigilance didn’t decrease in the slightest. The one before her was the Undying Witch. This suppression would cause her immense pain, even render her completely immobile, but it absolutely wouldn’t kill her. One spike was even stabbed into her forehead. Even so, she remained perfectly alive. Conventional means simply couldn’t kill her.

I really want to see, I really want to see… Zheng Yichen inside the Camouflage Cloth muttered. The sounds of battle had stopped completely after that previous move where Deya ended things with a silver light falling slash, making Zheng Yichen involuntarily get the feeling… this Witch seemed so lacking in substance!

“…” Deya watched as the Undying Witch’s struggles gradually faded, yet she didn’t relax in the slightest. Probably feeling concealment was meaningless, the light in the eyes of the woman on the ground faded into dullness. Small cracks appeared on her body. The color of her skin completely vanished, turning ashen like white limestone. Her body, still retaining a bit of Witch Power, crumbled into flying dust under the impact of the White Moonlight contained within the crystal.

“A formidable little girl, see you next time~”