"Nie Yun, unless you reach the Heaven-Repelling Realm, you will never know how terrifying this realm is. Today, I'll send you on your way properly, as a farewell gift to this Era Realm!"
With one strike, he sent Nie Yun flying and gravely wounded him. The Asura King took a step forward. He made no grand movement, yet his body seemed to span billions upon billions of miles as he arrived behind one of the clones and gently pressed down.
The movement was light, yet it carried an irresistible force. Before it even reached him, space had frozen into a sheet of thin paper. No matter how that clone of Nie Yun strained with all his strength, he could not escape.
"One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, disperse!"
In his urgency, the other clone in the distance suddenly radiated light. With a whoosh, the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique vanished, and the trapped clone turned into an invisible stream of air that returned to the main body.
"Cough, cough! Pfft!"
Forcibly dispersing One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones damaged Nie Yun's already injured body once more, worsening his wounds.
"Wood Life Qi, restore!"
Having evaded the most direct attack, Wood Life Qi began circulating through his body. In half a breath, his injuries recovered, though his aura was considerably weaker than before.
Wounds could heal, and strength could recover, but the sense of defeat buried deep in his soul could not be restored. Though his battle with the Asura King had not lasted long, it had filled him with a profound sense of powerlessness.
He was simply too strong, so strong that he had become nearly impossible to contend with.
"One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones is an impressive technique. I never expected it