Feeling the Defense Curse on his body, he was still deeply regretful that he had been unable to let the Holy Knight's Contracted items enter the World Stone's chamber.
Without the Holy Knight's Purification Spirit Qi Aura, it seemed impossible to remove the Defense Curse from his body. If that was the case, his safety would be far too low.
Just as he was thinking this, a large number of Rotting Appendages suddenly emerged from the hard red stone floor.
These were Demon Baal's claws. No matter how far away he was, as long as he remained inside the World Stone's chamber, he would automatically be attacked by the Rotting Appendages.
He did not hesitate. His body swayed slightly, and an Angel Body emerged from within him.
The Angel Body now wore the Word of Power Enigma underneath, with the gray robe transformed from a God Tier Sea Turtle's shell over it. It held the Holy Angel Sword in its left hand and the Holy Angel Shield in its right, wore the Word of Power Dream on its head, and had Soul Reaver gloves on its hands.
Even with the Defense Curse weakening it, this equipment still gave it considerable defense.
The Angel Body was a melee fighter by nature, and it also possessed natural resistance to Hell energy. This gave it even stronger defenses than his main body.
Abel's main body activated Teleport and left the range of the Rotting Appendages, leaving the Angel Body behind.
The Angel Body swiftly drew its sword. These Rotting Appendages were not particularly tough; their main purpose was to block every route of escape and slow an enemy's retreat.
The Angel Body almost felled one with every swing, quickly killing all the Rotting Appendages.
He sensed the surroundings. Demon Baal's aura was at