Chapter 557: Blackmaul (2)

Just as it seemed Theron had every intention of meeting him head-on, he used [Shadow Step] again. Blackmaul found himself caught off guard, almost like swinging a fist through a cloud. He was expecting, with all the momentum Theron was building up, that they would have an epic clash, but instead he stumbled through where Theron had been before.

This time, Theron only left three afterimages in his wake and flashed away a full meter. Unfortunately, he failed to follow up. He had expected to be able to swing his weapon and attack Blackmaul when he was caught off guard, but his skill wasn’t high enough.

It was too hard to time his reconstruction and his attack at the same time. It led to a small pause, and Blackmaul’s cultivation was too high not to recover in that small time frame.

The latter swung out his club to the side to meet Theron’s attack.

BANG.

Theron felt his arms quake as he took three quick steps back, the earth shaking beneath him. Any other Silver Mancer would have been blasted to minced meat, but Theron’s sharp gaze didn’t even fade as he activated [Shadow Flush].

A cloak of dark fog wisped into being around him, flashing in and out and sending out plumes of fog that burrowed into the cracks of the ground formed by his steps and expanded them further.

The cracks raced across the cobblestone as though racing one another on an intertwining track, and the dispersal of the force was just fast enough that Theron was there to meet Blackmaul’s next strike.

Theron activated [Shadow Flush] once again, the cloak on his body becoming thicker. This time, he only took two steps back, leaving him with enough time to take a sharp step forward and meet Blackmaul for his third strike.

BANG.

The two clashed once more, and this time Theron only took a single step back.

Every strike Blackmaul levied was heavier and heavier. Theron could feel that he was using a technique to absorb his power and return it with his next bit of accumulating strength. It was a momentum-building technique, a powerful one, and yet Theron was countering it with greater and greater force.

He was improving in the use of [Shadow Flush] faster than Blackmaul could build his momentum.

Theron met Blackmaul for the fourth time, activating [Shadow Flush] once again, and this time he stood his ground.

Winds howled and the earth between the two of them collapsed into a crater.

Blackmaul roared and his Echo formed to life, a pair of wings appearing behind him.o have successfully gained it.

And now that he had touched the edges of the Cloud Realm, it was time for the Raven of the Night to undergo its evolution.