I had never intended to let Cao Zhili continue fleeing arrogantly. Ignoring the Chengtian King as he charged over with the Spirit-Absorbing Art, I immediately unleashed all my Sword Qi at Cao Zhili. He let out a miserable howl as his Dao body suffered a grievous wound. Yet in his desperation, he severed half his own body and still tried to escape like that. After all, the Chengtian King was still behind him.
However, Cao Zhili did not know that the Chengtian King was more ruthless than he had imagined. As he charged over, the Spirit-Absorbing Art showed no mercy and blasted toward both of us at once!
I gave a cold laugh. Before Cao Zhili could recover from his shock, I had already reacted. I thrust out my hand and plunged it into his chest, then yanked hard, swapping his position with mine and using him as a shield to block the Spirit-Absorbing Art's direct bombardment!
Boom!
The first victim from the Third Dao Realm had appeared! After Cao Zhili screamed, his ethereal body continued suffering the ravages of the Spirit-Absorbing Art's rampant energy. The Chengtian King's great Spirit-Absorbing Art spell primarily relied on sustained bombardment. The energy others would unleash in an instant, he actually sustained for nearly twice as long!
Cao Zhili did not have two Dao bodies, so he fell swiftly. Under the continuous energy bombardment, my divine sword blocked part of the attack for me, while I forcibly endured the rest. I had to admit that his Spirit-Absorbing Art truly possessed the might of the orthodox lineage of the Jie Sect. If an ordinary Third Dao Realm cultivator had taken that strike, they probably would not have escaped alive!
After expending a considerable amount of magic power, I thrust out my hand, and power immediately