BXBX NOVEL Chapter 271 Recruitment Proposal
Without wasting any time, he immediately put some distance between them.
But just as he was about to pinpoint Ethan\'s location, he noticed that, once again, the latter had disappeared.
This time, he felt there was no time to block the attack, so he instinctively raised his arms to his side, where not even a second later, he took a blow strong enough to leave him momentarily stunned.
Boom!
Even though both were fighting underwater, where the immense depth meant the pressure above was incredibly strong, the force of their blows was in no way suppressed. Each strike unleashed enormous waves of energy, waves that traveled far and wide, killing any creature within a one-mile radius.
At this point, all creatures still near the area had either successfully fled or had failed to do so and now floated as lifeless chunks of flesh and bone mixed with seawater, carried further and further away by each successive wave.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The demon had already understood that the other side was anything but weak, especially since just his clone had given trouble to three spiritual realm entities, including one at the peak of the first stage, like himself.
Thus, he gave it his all from the very beginning.
But who would have thought that even this wouldn\'t be enough against such a monstrous opponent?
The two previous strikes would have been lethal enough to severely injure him if taken directly. And while he had successfully blocked the first, he hadn\'t been so lucky with the second.
Now, he found himself with the bones in his arms completely pulverized.
That being said, he paid no attention to his injuries. Instead, he looked seriously at the figure of the human, standing not far from him, who still maintained that carefree attitude from earlier.
Even though he had used his arms to block the lateral strike to his head, he had still suffered some amount of damage.
With a few movements, the demon readjusted his head, which had been slightly dislocated from his spine, and used his demonic energy to immediately repair his shattered arms.
Ethan, watching this, made no move and let the other party recover.
By now, he had already formed a clear idea of the power levels of all four demons present and could confidently say that his decision to go into seclusion to cultivate before coming here was indeed the right choice.
If he had ventured here earlier, he would have almost certainly risked death. Even though he had been very strong for his current stage back then, he was certain that he would have struggled to handle the three demons.
If their leader had joined the battle, his chances of survival would have been zero.
He was glad he had trusted his instincts and Bai Yu\'s advice, who was currently watching everything unfold from the sidelines.
Ethan would have preferred for her to remain in the minor dimension, where she would be safer.
But she seemed confident in her ability to protect herself against these demons, even at her current cultivation stage.
Ethan personally thought that it was time for her to release the final seal and regain her strength. However, according to her, the forced ascension process for her would be nearly instantaneous.
In other words, as soon as she regained her cultivation base, the consciousness of this plane would automatically expel her, sending her back to the celestial plane.
Thus, she had told him to wait before doing so.
First, they needed to deal with these four demons and figure out what exactly the object resonating with the Amphora, was.
Ethan didn\'t bother asking the demon directly, knowing full well that no sane individual would reveal their plans, especially when they were losing.
The stereotypical villains in novels who delivered long, detailed speeches about their plans were unfortunately nowhere to be found here, or at least, not on this plane.
So, to get the answers, he had no choice but to rely on a soul searching that he would do after the fight with these four.
That being said, the demon finally finished recovering and looked at Ethan for a moment before speaking.
"I must admit, never in my life did I expect to be put at such a disadvantage in battle against someone at the same cultivation level as myself, let alone at the hands of a human," said the demon. but Ethan showed no reaction to his words.
He had long since understood that humans were considered one of the weakest races in the celestial plane, and he knew that even demons held them in low regard.
Not that he couldn\'t understand why.
After all, he had already cultivated the standard human cultivation method and could confirm that, compared to methods like Bai Yu\'s dragon based cultivation, it was vastly inferior and impractical.
But it was what it was.
There wasn\'t much he could do about it.
His only consolation was the fact that even among humans, there were experts strong enough to rival the powers of other races, it was just that their numbers were significantly smaller.
The demon didn\'t wait for any response from Ethan and continued:
"A talent like yours is wasted if you continue along your current cultivation path. Why don\'t you join us?
If you embrace our energy within your body, you\'ll be able to reach far greater heights in the future. And the treatment for talents like you within our ranks is far from trivial," the demon said.
Ethan had to admit that he hadn\'t expected such a proposition.
Who would have thought that the demon who had just been taking a beating from him would decide to recruit him?
\'How shameless can you be? Are you even in a position to make me such an offer?\' thought Ethan, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Ethan could only shake his head as he finally responded:
"It seems that hit to your head earlier knocked a few screws loose.
Come, let me give you some free treatment," he said, raising a hand, where a faint blue spark began to form.
Soon, the spark dimmed slightly, revealing a petal of a blue flower burning like a flame.
The moment the demon saw the spark in Ethan\'s hand, he immediately went on high alert, sensing a certain danger emanating from it.
Without hesitation, he condensed his demonic energy to defend himself from the imminent attack.
He wasn\'t foolish enough to turn his back on his opponent and attempt to escape.
He knew that in a battle between experts at their level, attempting to flee was one of the most useless things to try, as there were countless ways for the opponent to exploit such a move.
In these situations, life-saving treasures were far more useful.
As he condensed some demonic Qi, the demon tore what appeared to be a paper talisman.
Soon, the condensed Qi began to writhe and transform into two skeletal figures, both holding a massive, completely black shield.
Ethan, seeing this scene, couldn\'t help but wonder what exactly the demon had just torn apart.
But he didn\'t dwell on it too much. Instead, he pointed the petal at the demon and said: Find more chapters on empire
"Bloom of the Blue Lotus, First Stage"
[N/A: Still deciding if this is a good name for the attack. Open to suggestions.]