“With just you, the Spiritual Line Origin in your body, and this flying beast?” Tucker Aguirre sneered, “You’re naive!”
Without waiting for Billy to respond, he added, “You better not try to scare me with that treasure. If I’m not mistaken, you can’t even sense its presence, can you?”
“Who told you that?” Billy smiled faintly.
“What do you mean? You can sense it?” Tucker Aguirre was momentarily stunned, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.
He had heard Alvaro Aguirre mention that treasure before. Back then, Robert Hatfield, the lord of Sky City with a late-stage Otherworldly Realm cultivation, was instantly killed by it without any chance to resist. Although Tucker Aguirre was above the Otherworldly Realm, he dared not underestimate it. After all, no one knew the true level of that treasure.
“Nonsense!” Billy retorted, “If I didn’t have a trump card, do you think I would have willingly entered this barrier?”
“Stop pretending!” Tucker Aguirre frowned slightly. “I’m here for it. If you can use it against me, that would be perfect!”
“It will be as you wish!” Billy’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“Let’s see!” Tucker Aguirre said in a deep voice, “Enough talk, let’s fight!”
As he spoke, his aura surged rapidly. He raised his hand and formed a seal, launching it forward. He initially intended to use spiritual power but decided against it, fearing Billy might truly activate the treasure.
White Feather screeched and quickly charged at the incoming attack. With a muffled sound, White Feather was sent flying again, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Already injured, it struggled to withstand the assault.
At the same time, Billy formed a Celestial Black Finger and struck Tucker Aguirre without any hindrance. However, even with his bloodline power activated, he was only at the seventh-rank Holy Realm, capable of barely contending with a first-rank Otherworldly Realm. Thus, he posed no real threat to Tucker Aguirre, who merely staggered slightly.
In an instant, Tucker Aguirre disappeared from his spot and reappeared near Billy. Billy was sent flying a thousand meters away, crashing heavily into the barrier and spitting out blood. As he struggled to get up, Tucker Aguirre attacked again with another seal.
Just as Billy was about to be struck again, White Feather intervened, causing the seal to explode. “Get lost!” Tucker Aguirre’s voice deepened as he flashed forward, sending a tangible wave of energy toward White Feather.
White Feather dodged to the side but was still hit due to its injuries, crashing into the barrier and feeling dizzy.
“White Feather, are you okay?” Billy shouted.
White Feather chirped twice in response and shook its head.
“You can die now!” Before White Feather’s voice faded, Tucker Aguirre attacked again.
“White Feather, be careful!” Billy raised his hand, and a wave of Celestial Black Finger energy surged out.
After another muffled sound, Billy was sent flying again, crashing into the barrier and causing it to shake. Although this move didn’t significantly threaten Tucker Aguirre, it at least mitigated the danger for White Feather.
White Feather chirped and flew to Billy’s side, scanning him with concern.
“I’m fine!” Billy wiped the blood from his mouth and smiled faintly.
“You’ve got some skill to still be standing!” Tucker Aguirre’s eyes narrowed as he watched Billy remain unfazed after their clash. His previous attack wasn’t full force but should have been challenging even for a mid-stage Otherworldly Realm cultivator to withstand. Yet Billy only suffered minor injuries, surprising him greatly.
“Surprised?” Billy took out a Chi Condensing Pill and swallowed it.
“A bit,” Tucker Aguirre admitted. “But this ends now! I won’t waste more time on you!”
His aura continued to rise as he spoke, increasing the pressure within the barrier severalfold. “Let’s see how much you can take!”
As he finished speaking, he grabbed at the air with his right hand, causing the space to distort. An invisible force surged toward Billy, twisting the surrounding space.
Simultaneously, Billy made his move. He unleashed his strongest trump card: Dragon Soaring Skies! In a few blinks of an eye, after Nine Dragons Unite, a phantom divine dragon roared and surged forward with thunderous momentum, creating waves within the barrier. The yellow light around the dragon was more dazzling than before, crackling with lightning.
The dragon’s aura alone indicated this move was several levels stronger than previous ones. A deafening explosion echoed through the void as a mushroom cloud of energy rose and crashed into the barrier, shattering it instantly.
Billy was sent flying a thousand meters away. As he stabilized himself, he spat out a mouthful of blood; his breath was chaotic, and his meridians were damaged.
In contrast, Tucker Aguirre wasn’t unscathed this time. He was pushed back three to four hundred meters by the energy wave, with blood faintly visible at the corner of his mouth.
“How is this possible?!” Tucker Aguirre exclaimed in shock after stabilizing himself. A mere mid-level Holy Realm boy had not only survived a direct clash but also pushed him back so far. He was several major realms and five minor levels above Billy-fifteen levels in total! Yet he was injured by him!
“Kid, is there something else inside you?” Tucker Aguirre asked after suppressing his turbulent blood.
Just then, a purple flame appeared beside Billy-Purple Spirit! It was evident that Purple Spirit had executed that move earlier.
“Billy, are you okay?” Purple Spirit asked.
“If you hadn’t woken up now, there wouldn’t be any Billy left,” Billy replied.
Purple Spirit had been in deep sleep since swallowing the Spiritual Line Origin beneath that pool until just now.
“Hehe, that won’t happen!” Purple Spirit laughed. “Billy is indestructible!”
Billy: “…”