道罗邪皇子 (邪神之道 B5)

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Sealing formations that took on the form of a semi-transparent cube can be seen scattered throughout the battlefield and imprisoned inside of these cubes are the first wave of masked figures created by Ji Di Tian.

Wrapping around the bodies of these figures is a chain, the product of numerous magic arrays' condensation and with it these masked figures are temporarily disconnected from their creator making them no better than puppets with their strings severed.

Upon the final masked figure's capture all eyes instantaneously turn to the sphere made up of black mist.

Due the smooth surface of this colossal object it gives off the impression that it was a planet of gaseous nature when looking at it from a distance.

[The natural thing to do when you can't pick out your target amongst a sea of copies-]

[Is to just eliminate them all.]

Imprisoned inside of this sphere made up of black mist is none other than Ji Di Tian and the second wave of masked figures.

"Prepare the array!"

In an orderly fashion the phantom bodies sorted themselves into groups with one of the 350 weapon spirits assigned to each group before strategically positioning themselves near a specific part of the spherical prison.

One after the other magic arrays that used one of the 350 weapon spirits as its core is created by the phantom bodies and as the phantom bodies assumed their positions quickly a total of 35 rings surrounded the prison from head to toe upon the completion of their orderly movement.

"Link them!"

Heeding to this command the phantom bodies that made up the individual magic arrays completed the necessary incantation gestures and as they poured the power of their cultivation base towards the weapon spirits that are situated in the middle of their groups a connection is formed between each array to establish a colossal network.

[Now then...]

Looking towards the center of the spherical prison Yuzao Qian muses about what to do should Ji Di Tian manage to escape from this formation whereas Duo Tian-

"Refine."

*Thump.* snapping his thumb and finger together a flower of ashen colored Fox Fire blooms beneath the spherical prison.

At this instance the spherical prison had become something that is similar to a pill furnace and using his Fox Fire Duo Tian intends to refine the masked figures that were created from Ji Di Tian's blood.

Depending on his mood when a person asks him if he had planned this beforehand he may either shake his head in denial or choose to go with the flow and give others the impression that he is a genius tactician.

But in actuality his current actions of refining the imprisoned masked figures that are made up of Ji Di Tian's blood has more to do with his spiteful emotions against the latter for having attempted to refine him using a cauldron when they made their initial exchange.

.........

(Their tactic... Isn't this the same as what Hua Luo had used against me?)

Sensing that the enemy may have already prepared something for him the moment he emerges from this imprisonment Ji Di Tian tries to use his divine sense to look outside but-

(Whatever this mist is it's able to wea-, no it's able to devour a portion of my divine sense.)

Readily giving up on trying to figure out what have been established in the outside world Ji Di Tian directs his focus on the present situation.

*...! ...! ...!* with each passing second one of his masked figures would be dragged into whatever it is that they are standing on.

Darkness has always been considered by many to be an object of fear and because of it humans have invented lanterns and the likes to deter it.

For a mortal being trapped in a world of darkness as they helplessly watch those around them vanish one after another can only be described as a terrifying experience for nothing is more despair inducing than having their will gradually whittled away at until their mind is inevitably consumed by the monster named dread.

[...]

A soft laugh escapes from Ji Di Tian's mouth.

He didn't know why he had thought of looking at his present situation from a mortal's perspective, but it was probably because-

(Those memories that I saw when the Third and Fourth Heaven fell...)

Having seen those foreign pieces of memories that didn't belong to him under the effects of both the Third and Fourth Heaven a strange idea had formed in Ji Di Tian's head.

(Perhaps my-, no, our origins are truly no different from the lifeforms we had created.)

If it was in the past, prior to seeing those foreign pieces of memories such a prosperous idea would have never occurred to Ji Di Tian and even if it did he would readily reject the possibilities of it but now-

(I can accept this prosperous idea of possessing a mortal root, but what I won't accept is a predetermined role. I am the bringer of extinction not because I was assigned to do so, but because I have chosen to do so!)

*...!!!* a vastly different air without precedent erupts from Ji Di Tian as he raises both hands over his head with his fingers assuming the posture of clasping a door shaped object in his grip.

Similarly the masked figures that haven't been swallowed yet assumes the same stance and simultaneously as Ji Di Tian pries his arms apart from each other-

[I shall tear this prison apart and enact my extinction upon you.]

Author: Finished my final paper for this semester. Edits for this chapter will happen tomorrow.