The Titled Douluos all looked toward the site of the explosion, but they could no longer sense any trace of Nuomi Church Master's presence.
Had he been killed outright by the blast?
The thought surfaced in the Titled Douluos' minds.
Nearby, Cao De also watched the cloud of smoke and dust.
Suddenly, his heart clenched, and every hair on his body stood on end.
Without the slightest hesitation, Cao De growled, "Energy Armorization!"
At the same time, he dodged to the side.
The next instant, a pale, clean hand trailing multicolored gas whistled past Cao De's ear.
Hidden in the void, Nuomi Church Master froze for a moment, unable to understand how Cao De had sensed his presence.
But it made no difference. Cao De was already within range.
The multicolored gas in Nuomi Church Master's hand burst apart in an instant.
As though the gas had eyes of its own, it surged straight toward Cao De's face.
Everything happened in the flash of lightning and the strike of a spark. No one had time to react.
"Cao De!" Bibi Dong's expression turned frantic as she rushed toward him. The spider phantom behind her instantly reached for the half-exposed arm Nuomi Church Master had extended into the air.
But the arm withdrew into the void, leaving her attack grasping at nothing.
Nuomi Church Master reappeared before everyone, his gaze fixed on Cao De.
At such close range, not even a god could escape the Five-Colored Illusion. Yet Cao De was a Blood Pearl Fusion Bearer, and that left him deeply uneasy.
Nuomi Church Master had developed the Five-Colored Illusion using the divine power within a divine artifact. Its purpose was to induce hallucinations and strip its victim of all ability to fight.
His goal was to incapacitate Cao De, then