Boom!
In that instant, inside the quiet chamber aboard the starship, the three avatar users cried out in pain as one.
That single blow directly destroyed two of the three avatars, while the remaining one was badly wounded as well.
It would not harm their true bodies in any way. The two sides were not connected by spiritual channels. This meant that damage to an avatar would not injure the true body—though conversely, the true body would not receive any "feedback" from an avatar's improved cultivation either.
But they could still feel pain.
To the Fire Folk, it felt like being scoured to death by boiling water.
It hurt. It hurt terribly.
"Wang Qi..." Ke Like wore an expression of frenzied helplessness. In truth, his avatar had only barely reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and he had chosen an utterly ordinary Fire Element cultivation technique. Against Wang Qi's avatar, which was also in the Nascent Soul Realm but possessed an exceptional cultivation body and had practically detonated itself, he had never stood a chance.
But Wang Qi's avatar had reacted swiftly [though it had neither eyes nor hands], drawing away part of the spiritual power to protect his two remaining companions' avatars.
"Oh dear, oh dear. Looks like I was a little too eager for quick success." Wang Qi nodded, pretending to sum things up. "After all, that major discovery just now was far too important... I may have overlooked something while writing the cultivation technique. It seems I was... not focused enough. Tsk, I need to reflect on this..."
Ke Like looked utterly helpless. "I will report this matter truthfully."
"Yes, yes, I understand." Wang Qi nodded, as though this were merely a trivial accident. "I know, rules are rules..."
Ke Like sighed. "From now on, all of my...