Whoosh!
After turning into particles, Zhang Dong swiftly reached the spacecraft and silently clung to the inside of its hatch.
Unless Shadow deliberately released his domain and searched inch by inch, there was absolutely no way he could detect Zhang Dong. Besides, even if someone noticed that a few fine streams of particles had inexplicably appeared in the space around them, they would never imagine that a person had transformed into them.
In the Primordial Universe system, turning one's divine body into particles was a technique only the undying could use.
"Sorry for the trouble, big brother." Shadow followed behind the other man ingratiatingly, smiling as he said, "You've helped me out. No matter how things turn out, I won't forget it."
"It's nothing." The Domain Lord in blue robes replied softly, "All I can do is put in a word for you. Whether it works out mainly depends on you. Your competition this time is no pushover, either."
At this, Shadow nodded gravely, a trace of worry flashing through his eyes.
The two boarded the spacecraft one after the other and took their seats in comfort, completely unaware that a terrifying killer had joined them inside.
Competition? A promotion?
It was obvious Shadow was trying to climb higher. The place he and the Domain Lord in blue robes were headed was most likely somewhere with Realm Lords.
Zhang Dong's current strength was only comparable to that of an ordinary First or Second Stage Realm Lord.
Boom!
The spacecraft accelerated, soon leaving the military camp and heading northwest. Zhang Dong realized this was the perfect opportunity to strike.
If he made his move, both Shadow and the Domain Lord in blue robes would die.
After the spacecraft had been traveling for half an hour and was far from the military, Zhang Dong began slowly reversing his particle form.
Hiss!
It was that same beam of light, condensed to its absolute limit. It moved at an absurd speed. The moment it appeared, the spacecraft's alarm system blared wildly, but it was already too late.
The light flashed past and pierced straight through Shadow's chest.
He didn't even have time to change his expression before the light went out of his eyes. Though the Pole light had only pierced his chest, it had extinguished every trace of life in his body.
Yet at that very instant, the blue-robed Domain Lord reacted with astonishing speed in the face of death.
Almost on instinct, he shifted his body to the side by the tiniest, most unbelievable margin.
The deadly beam of light grazed his arm before slamming into the spacecraft's sturdy hull.
Thud!
A huge hole was instantly torn open in the spacecraft's lower-left corner.
Worse still, the power carried by the beam did not dissipate. Instead, it spread wildly through the ship's structure, and one second later, the entire spacecraft was blasted to ash.
"Such a fast reaction!" Zhang Dong was shaken, and inwardly cursed his bad luck.
If he had attacked head-on, the overwhelming power of Pole True Intent would have given him plenty of ways to make sure his opponent couldn't dodge.
But this was an assassination, and stealth was the point.
That was why Zhang Dong had chosen to attack with a beam of light. Unfortunately, he had only possessed this power for a short time, and his technique was still lacking.
No matter how talented someone was, without being tempered by blood and fire, they could hardly wield their power perfectly.
If Zhang Dong had been experienced in battle, both men would have died the instant he struck.
"That was close!" The Domain Lord in blue robes was also shaken. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, that hair's breadth would have left him injured, even if he was confident he wouldn't have died.
Zhang Dong didn't hesitate. He grabbed Shadow's corpse and fled at top speed.
He had already killed the person he came for. There was no need to waste time with the Domain Lord in blue robes. He had only struck down Shadow, so he hadn't revealed much of his strength.
"You think you can just walk away after killing someone?"
The Domain Lord in blue robes shouted coldly, "You think so little of me, Sky Light?"
As he spoke, he unleashed his domain completely!
A violent aura swept through the area as a dazzling Light Domain appeared. His blue robes were dyed gold by its radiance!
The brilliant light was visible for hundreds of kilometers in every direction, like a new sun illuminating the land!
"Sky Light? The man at the top of the bounty list?" Zhang Dong's expression shifted.
A Domain Lord at the top of the Dragon Rock Battlefield bounty list was likely on par with an ordinary First Stage Realm Lord.
However, domain restraints were useless against Zhang Dong.
He manipulated the vast power of heaven and earth and easily dispelled the domain, then sped away at incredible velocity!
"It'll be hard to shake him."
Zhang Dong furrowed his brow. Sky Light was right behind him, keeping pace without falling behind.
There were only a handful of Domain Lords on the Dragon Rock Battlefield whom Sky Light considered worthy opponents. Zhang Dong had not only killed someone right in front of him, but had also attacked him personally. Sky Light would never tolerate such an insult.
Two streaks of light chased and fled, crossing tens of thousands of kilometers in a short time.
Zhang Dong had planned to turn his body into particles as soon as he escaped his opponent's sight, then cling to flames, flowing water, or even the air.
That way, Sky Light would have no chance of finding him.
But his opponent was astonishingly fast and stayed hot on his heels. If Zhang Dong unleashed all his speed, he could shake him off given enough time, but the longer this dragged on, the more likely it was that other powerful fighters would come to help.
After all, this was Sky Light's territory.
In a flash, Zhang Dong made his decision.
Hiss!
The figure streaking through the air abruptly halted and turned around. A long blade had appeared in his hand, and he swung it viciously at Sky Light.
All the weapons Zhang Dong used had long since gained extraordinary properties, so they could also turn into particles.
With one slash, the space across a radius of dozens of kilometers was cleaved apart. Terrified, Sky Light hurriedly unleashed his strongest move, swinging the two massive hammers in his hands at the blade's arc.
The blade arc easily cut through his hammers. Its remaining force was undiminished; it followed through and severed both his hands, spraying blood everywhere!
"Argh!!" Sky Light howled. "You're not a Domain Lord! You're a Realm Lord!"
The slash was terrifying. Though it had only severed his hands, its lingering force had badly injured him.
But then Sky Light thought it over and realized something was wrong. Zhang Dong had no World Projection, which meant he was probably only a Domain Lord. How could there be such an extraordinary Domain Lord on the Dragon Rock Battlefield?
He didn't even consider that Zhang Dong might be a prince from the Ganwu Secret Realm. Only Cosmic Levels came here to carry out missions, so he assumed his luck was truly awful and that he had run into a Realm Lord sent to assassinate him.
"He's still alive?" Zhang Dong was taken aback. His expression cold, he swung his blade again. The blade's light pierced through space and struck Sky Light's neck.
Zhang Dong's progress had already been astonishingly fast. That last slash had even carried a hint of secret technique.
But he lacked battle experience, and his execution had been flawed.
Comprehension of the Dao and laws came down to talent, but even with the same attributes, actual combat could still vary.
In the fight just now, Zhang Dong had suddenly grasped how Pole could pierce through space. But he had no intention of testing whether he could use it to travel through space here.
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