Up in the air, Zuroc looked down at Seth who had fallen on his face, blood flowing out from the wounds that had been inflicted on his chest.
Seth lay on the ground unmoving, but Zuroc decided to be cautious and shot out two more slashes, both of them flying out and slamming into Seth's back, creating two long gashes.
At this point, Seth lay in the middle of an increasing pool of blood, his boy now deeply entrenched in the red miasma.
With the injuries that had been added to his back Seth seamlessly melded in with the red miasma, and other than the slight twitching of his finger, Seth looked like he was already dead
Flying in the air Zuroc carefully observed Seth's form, and after a few seconds shook his head in satisfaction, and then he raised his swords one more time, the intensity of his sword's red glow gradually increasing.
Unlike before, Zuroc didn't slash out his sword, instead, he descend a little closer to the ground, keeping adequate distance from Seth, and then shot out a thin beam of red from the tip of his sword.
The thin beam flew out and hit Seth right in the center of his back, precisely his spinal cord.
This hole went through seethes entire body, and only when Zuroc saw Seth's body spasm and then finally stop moving did he nod his head and fly down to him.
Landing by Seth's side, Zuroc still kept vigilant, slowly walking towards Seth and then when he was beside him, he flicked the middle finger on his left arm and a collar appeared beside it in midair, yet just as his left hand was reaching for to grab it, he immediately kicked his right leg to the floor, wishing to send himself into the air, only knowing that he had to get away from the dreadful qi signature he had just felt.
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Battles were meant to be Seth's daily bread, but in recent days he had become hesitant towards them, only wanting to engage in a fight that he was assured of a guaranteed win, forgetting that only by being on the brink of death and surpassing his limit would he grow stronger.
Seth's experience with Minuha had somehow tamed his free nature, the nature to speak and battle with whomever he wanted, and while it did have its pros, its cons were just too heavy.
Not to mention losing his ability to think freely, to become something of a coward was too heavy of a price for Seth, and today after the advice and provocation of Irene and Aimy respectively, he was here to fix this growing issue of his.
Getting himself beat up wasn't the goal, triumphing over opponents stronger than him was his goal, and finding himself fighting Zuroc=oc, a man who proved to be a special case among level 9 mortal cultivators thrilled him.
That fiery fire that had almost gotten quenched by Minuha sometime on this trip of his reignited and though he had ended up getting himself in a tight situation, one which might just spiel his death, his desire to fight and most especially win burned harder.
To do as he pleased without having to worry about the repercussions, to completely revive Alexia, and most importantly to regain his freedom, Seth had to fight the hardest of battles, but most importantly he had to win.
He didn't just need to battle and fuck, he needed victories, and even as he stood before Zuroc with every traversable path to him blocked.
Seth pushed his every being to find a way to survive but found none, yet surpassingly a way to victory was birthed just when there seemed to be no hope.
Engulfed by the red miasma Seth had felt every sense of his reasoning degrade, with pressure like a thousand arms on his mind, and loud high pitched voices screaming in his head, he lost it.
With blurry eyes, Seth kept trying to walk out of the miasma-covered field, yet each time he made to carry out this seemingly easy task, he found his mind going blank for a few seconds, and by the time remembered his goal, he had for some reason instead brought himself back to the center of the miasma.
The thought of this being his final seconds began entering Seth's mind before his heavy mind which was about to shut down gradually began clearing up on its own.'
Second by second, Seth found his Mind getting lighter, the pressure on it fading away.
The instinct to stand up straight wrought Seth's body but thankfully due to the slow process of healing, Seth was able to get a hold of himself and continue with his current act, a plan already put in motion.
At the moment, Seth's biggest problem with Zuroc was the man's flight, having taken to the air and being able to maneuver in it like a fish in water, Zuroc had made himself a near untouchable opponent, and if Seth wanted to defeat him, this was the problem he would first have to overcome.
Reminding himself that his life was on the line if he messed, up, Seth took in a breath and then put up the best act he could.
With his body already injured and his mind having been chaotic once, Seth was able to grab onto straws and roar into the sky, breathing out as much fire as he could to cover up any flaw in his acting.
Just like Seth predicted, Zuroc saw to it that he be properly subdued, but it was at this time that the most critical aspect of Seth's plan came to test.
Having seen the ritual Zuroc's men carried out, and having seen the blood energy and miasma which Zuroc himself used, Seth had easily come to a concrete deduction that Zuroc also practiced this ritual, and with this in mind, it didn't take a genius to guess what Zuroc will do with a powerful and energy filled body like Seth's.
Though there were some flaws in Seth's plan, one being Zuroc's cautiousness, Seth had been fully prepared to lose hopefully just an arm, yet in the end he had gotten his spinal cord pierced.
Doubtful of Zuroc's goal, Seth could only firm up his will and keep himself prone on the floor and hope Zuroc moved according to script
With that pool of blood that was forming around him, any level 9 mortal cultivator would be dead, and seeing as Zuroc most likely need his blood for his ritual Seth had no worried that the man would move to save him.
A few seconds later Zuroc came to earth and using that slight moment when he had his arm outstretched, Seth flooded his entire body with qi, particularly his spinal cord, as he pushed himself around and prepared to sacrifice every finger on his arm to fire off the most powerful finger beam, but the new energy that flowed through him at this moment changed everything,
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