173: Chapter 173 Divine Will

At this moment, the Black-Robed Person's eyes were filled with pain and anger; he hadn't expected to almost perish here today!

Yet even so, he had fallen into a state of severe injury.

After all, the Elemental Pool had been detonated right in front of him; being able to survive was only due to the support of his transcendent physique as a Temple Knight.

If it had been a Tier 4 church priest, caught unprepared, they would likely have been instantly melted by the violent Elemental Power.

"It seems my survival has greatly disappointed you."

The Black-Robed Person's voice was cold and harsh, and his charred face looked even more ferocious as he walked toward Nie Ning step by step.

Nie Ning's eyes darted around, and he hesitated for a moment: "Uh, is it too late for me to join the Nales Church now?"

After all, this was a tough guy who had withstood the explosion of the Elemental Pool; thinking about it now, joining the Nales Church wouldn't be so bad.

But the lead Black-Robed Person did not want to give Nie Ning that opportunity.

"You can try praying for the descent of the God of Nalais; perhaps I might spare your life."

At this moment, the lead Black-Robed Person was burning with rage and no longer had any intention of taking Nie Ning back, especially since Nie Ning, who lacked faith, could not possibly summon a deity to descend.

Now that he was in critical condition and unsure if he could even make it back, he was determined to take this despicable villain down with him!

Hearing this, Nie Ning let out a 'pfft' of laughter: "Hilarious. I'm just messing with you. How much strength could you possibly have left with such severe injuries?"

The Black-Robed Person did not speak, only staring fixedly at Nie Ning with eyes full of resentment and hatred.

Watching the Black-Robed Person walk over slowly, a colorful light sphere slowly condensed and took shape in Nie Ning's palm.

"Bye-bye."

Nie Ning made a goodbye gesture, and the light sphere instantly transformed into a Light Spear, shooting toward the Black-Robed Person.

Just as the Light Spear was about to pierce through the Black-Robed Person, black mist erupted from his body, and he reached out with incredible speed to grab the Light Spear.

Seeing this, Nie Ning's eyes widened: "That's unscientific!"

Without time to think, Nie Ning decisively detonated the Light Spear.

But the black mist on the Black-Robed Person's body enveloped the Light Spear, and then, with a 'bang~' sound, a glimmer of white light flashed within the black mist, and the Light Spear fizzled out and vanished without a trace.

"Science? If you want to talk about science, you should go take a look at Liuguang City; those people would probably like you."

The Black-Robed Person said, a sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth: "But it seems you won't have the chance to go."

As his voice fell, the Black-Robed Person suddenly accelerated and vanished, reappearing right in front of Nie Ning.

The Black-Robed Person grabbed Nie Ning by the throat, lifting him up abruptly: "May the radiance of the God of Nalais shine upon you."

Nie Ning's face turned a deep purple, and he tremblingly reached out his hand.

Under the Black-Robed Person's gaze, Nie Ning used a universal gesture and gave him the middle finger.

The Black-Robed Person was stunned for a moment, then realized what it meant and tightened his grip, but at that moment, a strange smile appeared on Nie Ning's face.

Just as the Black-Robed Person was momentarily distracted, a massive bear head emerged from the shadow beneath him and bit down on his shoulder.

Immediately following this, the Jerky Bear Head's shriveled body swung its small hand, stabbing the Blade of Corrosion into the back of the Black-Robed Person's head.

The energy within the Black-Robed Person surged and twisted, and the resulting burst of energy sent the Jerky Bear Head flying away.

But under the dual influence of the Blade of Corrosion and his severely injured body, the Black-Robed Person's consciousness began to blur, and his body showed signs of weakness.

At this point, the Black-Robed Person's legs uncontrollably gave way, and the hand gripping Nie Ning's throat slowly loosened.

"May the radiance of the God of Nalais shine upon you."

Nie Ning rubbed his neck and, with a smile on his face, threw the Black-Robed Person's own words back at him.

What was originally meant as mockery suddenly caused black mist to erupt from the Black-Robed Person's body, gathering above into a cloud of black mist.

For some reason, Nie Ning felt as if a pair of eyes within the black cloud were watching him.

"Screw you!"

Startled, Nie Ning backhanded an Explosive Fireball, instantly dispersing the black mist with the explosion.

Watching the endless black smoke pouring out from the Black-Robed Person's body, Nie Ning hurriedly stepped forward, pried open the Black-Robed Person's mouth, and then condensed a Light Spear and shoved it inside.

After running a safe distance away, Nie Ning finally detonated the Light Spear.

'Boom!' With a loud explosion, the Black-Robed Person was blown to pieces.

Nie Ning looked up at the sky; the black cloud was still gathering, but its rate of condensation had slowed significantly.

Seeing this, Nie Ning waved his hand, summoning several fireballs to bombard the black cloud above.

But just then, a wisp of black smoke suddenly rushed toward Nie Ning.

It was so fast that Nie Ning couldn't react in time, and the wisp of black smoke entered his body through his nostrils.

At this moment, in Nie Ning's consciousness sea, a wisp of black smoke floated.

Immediately after, the black smoke suddenly dispersed, and Nie Ning instantly felt his spirit begin to waver.

In reality, veins bulged on Nie Ning, and he fell to his knees in pain, while his left hand began to move uncontrollably on its own.

Sensing that something was wrong, Nie Ning stimulated his own Spiritual Power, struggling to regain control of his body.

Just then, a faint, seductive voice echoed.

That voice kept tempting Nie Ning, urging him to release the restraints on his body so he could obtain everything he had ever dreamed of.

"In your dreams! I want to see just how strong a wisp of divine will really is!"

Nie Ning gritted his teeth and summoned the Jerky Bear Head from the side to his position.

Under Nie Ning's control, the Jerky Bear Head bit down on Nie Ning's shoulder, and a powerful Power of Corruption immediately surged into Nie Ning's body, invading his consciousness sea.

Under the influence of this Power of Corruption, the vanished black mist condensed once more, darting left and right as if trying to escape Nie Ning's consciousness sea.

Naturally, Nie Ning would not let it have its way, and a large amount of Power of Corruption surged from the Jerky Bear Head's body once again.

After all, the black mist was only a wisp of divine will, and under the erosion of the Power of Corruption, it rapidly shrank.

"Interesting, interesting..."

As the mysterious voice gradually faded away, the black mist in the consciousness sea was completely assimilated by the Power of Corruption.

Although he had regained control of his body, Nie Ning's body underwent a mutation due to the dense Power of Corruption, and large amounts of black crystals began to grow from his skin.

Nie Ning fell to his knees in pain, his fists pounding the ground repeatedly.

Sensing his own consciousness slowly fading, Nie Ning forced himself to focus and commanded the Jerky Bear Head to release the Black Tide.

The Black Tide formed a vortex around Nie Ning, and soon after, Nie Ning felt the power within his body rapidly draining away.

Under the influence of the Black Tide, the mutated crystals and the Power of Corruption on Nie Ning's body were absorbed away together.

Feeling that the timing was right, Nie Ning had the Jerky Bear Head withdraw the Black Tide.

"Cough, cough..."

Nie Ning couldn't help but cough up two mouthfuls of black blood.

Because too much power had been drained, Nie Ning now looked gaunt, and his face displayed an unnatural greyish-white pallor.

However, fortunately, most of the Power of Corruption within his body had been drained, so at least for the short term, he shouldn't be affected by it.

Nie Ning wanted to take out some medicinal pills to heal his wounds.

But his body was too weak, and as soon as he brought out the medicine bottle, everything went black before his eyes, and he collapsed to the ground.

In his blurred vision, Nie Ning seemed to see someone running toward him...