The bullet flew and hit the strand of bad aura mercilessly, pinning it in place.
Jean slowly emerged from the Concealment Formation.
The black-robed man felt his sanity snap, wishing with all his might that he could just kill Jean right then. She's just a weak ghost! I could have easily eliminated her with a snap of my fingers!
However, he knew that escaping was the priority at the moment. Thus, he couldn't afford to waste even a second.
So, he had no choice but to inch away from Jean, feeling exceedingly frustrated. The black-robed man was so frustrated and enraged that he almost lost all of his rationality.
Regardless, he quickly suppressed his resentment and hastily changed his path without saying a word.
He didn't know what the bullet was made of. Still, he could tell it was powerful enough to immobilize him. As a result, he had to decisively abandon a part of his spirit consciousness that was nailed down.
He had just turned around when Blake and that cunning old man began to rain down a barrage of attacks on him.
It turned out that he had been deceived by their cheap ploy!
Of all the… These insidious b*stards!
The black-robed man was shocked, furious, and worried. He desperately wanted to escape but found all of his routes blocked.
The only possible breakthrough seemed to be Jean. She was the weakest of the three. So, it didn't even matter that she had that strange gun in hand, as she was still the easiest to defeat.
Unfortunately, Blake had taken his moment of inattention to shield her behind him!
The black-robed man felt the metallic tang of iron flowing down his lips. If he had known their plan, he wouldn't have switched lanes just to flee. He should have attacked Jean immediately!
Blake had always been the silent and ruthless type in battle. So, he didn't utter even a single sound as he attacked the shadow with his Dark Flame Sword. His blow struck true, and he ended the shadow's life just like that.
If the black-robed man had been a Late Emperor Realm cultivator, Blake would have been stuck in a very one-sided fight.
Even though the black-robed man was in tatters, Blake wouldn't have been able to pull out a win at all.
When Lilly and Ivan fought the black-robed man, they had to work together in order to triumph. Lilly was simply an Early Emperor Realm who had just gotten herself a new Order under her belt. This time, the shadow was fighting against Blake, who was also an Early Emperor Realm, alone.
Unfortunately, the overly cautious black-robed man's first strategy was to escape.
If he had fought Blake head-on, Blake truly wouldn't have been so confident that they would come out on top.
Jean breathed a sigh of relief and asked urgently, "Is he dead?"
Blake frowned as he surveyed the area. The surrounding shadows and bad aura had disappeared as if he had truly been exterminated.
There was no trace of his escape either.
"We'll find out if he's dead... with another strike."
Then, he promptly swung his Dark Flame Sword downward, ending any possible hope of survival for the black-robed man!
He had figured that his opponent wouldn't be able to feign his death or conceal his existence for more than a radius of five feet. So, he didn't hesitate to blow every speck of dirt apart within that particular area.
Mount Everest rumbled as Blake started to overturn the entire area.
On the other hand, 10 feet underground, the faint consciousness of the black-robed man was filled with nothing but sheer, unadulterated hatred.
It would have been one thing to be killed by Emperor Eastmount. In fact, it would have made his pride feel a lot better.
He had always considered Emperor Eastmount as his one and only opponent.
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