At the same time, Robert Hatfield had reached a distance of two or three kilometers from Billy.
Suddenly, a loud noise echoed as Billy used his Celestial Black Finger to send an elder from the City Lord’s Mansion flying five or six hundred meters away. The elder, being only at the seventh-rank Holy Realm, couldn’t withstand Billy’s full-force attack.
“Billy, be careful!” Purple Spirit’s voice rang in Billy’s mind.
“What’s wrong?” Billy was momentarily stunned. But in the next instant, his brow furrowed. He sensed the space around him twisting and a terrifying aura locking onto him. He found himself unable to move anything except his eyes and mouth. A powerful force tried to extract something from his body.
“Billy, he’s trying to take me away. I don’t want to go with him…” Purple Spirit’s voice echoed again.
“Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, he won’t take you!” Billy instinctively replied.
“But Billy, you’re so weak; you’re no match for him…” Purple Spirit poured cold water on his confidence.
Billy’s mouth twitched slightly. He stopped responding to Purple Spirit and activated the Strengthening Bloodline Method to enhance his bloodline power, trying to interfere with the force. However, the gap in their cultivation levels was too vast; he couldn’t resist it.
“Give up; you can’t protect her!” Robert Hatfield appeared four or five hundred meters in front of Billy.
“If you want her, you’ll have to kill me first!” Billy responded sternly.
“Do you think I won’t kill you?” Robert Hatfield sneered coldly. “I only kept you alive because I was worried your death might affect her. But now, even if you die, I can ensure her safety. So, you can die now!”
As he finished speaking, a spear formed of spiritual power shot towards Billy. Originally, he could have used spiritual power to attack Billy’s nervous system and kill him instantly. However, he was concerned it might harm the ‘Spiritual Line Origin,’ so he dismissed the idea.
“Sorry, but with me here, you won’t be able to kill him!” Jorge Craft’s voice came through as a gust of wind shattered the spear.
“Hmm?!” Robert Hatfield turned his head.
Recognizing Jorge Craft, a sharp look flashed in his eyes. He abandoned Billy and spoke coldly. “Jorge Craft, are you really going to be stubborn? Aren’t you worried about dragging the entire Ethereal Sect into the abyss?”
“Mr Billy’s lover is a disciple of my Ethereal Sect. Since she entrusted me, I will do my best!” Jorge Craft smiled faintly.
“Hmph!” Robert Hatfield snorted coldly. “In that case, I’ll put you to death first, then take his life!”
“Come on, I’ve been wanting to spar with the City Lord for a while!” Jorge Craft responded.
Before his words even fell, the space not far away trembled as nearly a hundred spears formed of Chi power shot towards Jorge Craft. Jorge Craft frowned slightly and raised his hand to form seals to block them. The scene was filled with the sound of collisions as seals and spears exploded simultaneously.
“Not bad, you have some skill. Take a few more of my moves!” Robert Hatfield said.
“Alright!” Jorge Craft responded loudly. The two then engaged in a fierce battle, causing the entire space to churn violently. Within a radius of several kilometers, sounds of splitting echoed as if the void was being shattered by their attacks.
Standing several kilometers away, Billy watched the scene and couldn’t help but sigh. In front of true experts, he was too weak! He wasn’t even on the same level! Such powerful individuals could kill him effortlessly!
“Didn’t expect your skills to improve so much in just a year. No wonder you have the confidence to meddle in my City Lord’s Mansion’s affairs!” After exchanging dozens of moves, Robert Hatfield’s voice came through. “But if this is all you’ve got, you can’t protect that kid!”
“Bring it on!” Jorge Craft replied. He knew Robert Hatfield hadn’t used his full strength yet and was merely testing him.
“Alright!” Robert Hatfield responded loudly. As he spoke, a chilling aura erupted from his body.
In the next moment, the space around him churned wildly like it was hit by a tornado. Within moments, a massive air vortex formed within a radius of two or three kilometers, reaching the sky with howling winds and an apocalyptic scene.
In a few blinks of an eye, a colossal bell cauldron with a diameter of four or five hundred meters appeared faintly in mid-air. The cauldron was surrounded by flickering lightning and spun rapidly, intensifying the air vortex several times over and shaking the heavens and earth.
The spectacle was awe-inspiring!
“Take this!” With Robert Hatfield’s stern command, the bell cauldron charged towards Jorge Craft with destructive energy.
As soon as the bell cauldron appeared, Jorge Craft’s expression turned grave. He hadn’t expected Robert Hatfield to have such a powerful trump card and felt a pang of dread.
But there was no time for hesitation. The opponent’s momentum was overwhelming; even if he wanted to dodge, it was too late. He could only face it head-on.
Without hesitation, he activated his full strength and unleashed his own trump card to meet the attack.
In the next second, a thunderous explosion echoed across the sky as Jorge Craft’s trump card shattered instantly. The bell cauldron then struck him directly. Under such a powerful assault, his defensive aura also shattered.
Jorge Craft spat out a mouthful of blood and flew back two or three kilometers like a broken kite. He barely stabilized himself, blood gushing from his mouth, his aura extremely weak, and his combat power halved.
Clearly, even with both using their trump cards, he was still significantly weaker than Robert Hatfield.
“Put you to death; don’t meddle in others’ affairs in your next life!”
As Jorge Craft struggled to catch his breath, Robert Hatfield’s voice echoed through the void. A mysterious black pattern formed from dark flames surged towards him with earth-shattering energy, accompanied by lightning and howling winds.
“Hmm?” Jorge Craft immediately sensed a strong aura of death enveloping him, his pupils contracting sharply. He knew he couldn’t withstand this attack and wanted to dodge but it was too late.
Just as despair filled Jorge Craft’s heart, a massive phantom divine dragon surged past him and collided heavily with the pattern.
Another thunderous explosion echoed as the phantom divine dragon and the black pattern shattered simultaneously. The powerful shockwave sent Jorge Craft flying another seven or eight hundred meters, spitting out blood again.
Meanwhile, Billy was also sent flying several hundred meters away, blood gushing from his mouth and his aura chaotic. With his cultivation level, even his strongest move couldn’t rival Robert Hatfield. This was only because Robert Hatfield hadn’t used his full strength earlier; otherwise, Billy’s proactive attack would have been suicidal!
“Mr Craft, are you alright?” Billy wiped the blood from his mouth and looked towards Jorge Craft.
“Thank you for your concern, Mr Billy; I’m fine!” Jorge Craft took a deep breath and responded loudly. “Mr Billy, he’s too strong; we can’t hold him off. You must leave now!”