Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 848

Chapter 848 Battle of Assassins (I)

Fire Dimension:

Wang Ju appeared and looked around. This used to be a world of flame, but after Feng Heng and Zhen Buyu's battle, this place became an empty dimension full only of void or nothingness.

Well, at least, to the naked eye. With Wang Ju's senses, she could still feel their previous battles' residual energy and power. However, these things were useless to her, so she did not care.

She waited a few seconds before her opponent appeared–a man clad in all black, not showing much of his face or body.

As soon as she laid eyes on him, she knew this man was the epitome of what a Shadow should be like–not known, not seen, and no self. His only existence was to serve his master.

His appearance reminded Wang Ju of the previous Shadow who served sect master Wang Tian.

At one point in her career, she contemplated walking the same path and becoming an actual shadow of his young master. However, Wang Wei disagreed as he did not want her to become a mindless object dedicated only to himself.

Wang Ju was grateful for this decision. After all, if she had the choice, who would want to become a walking puppet? Simultaneously, she felt it was her duty to whatever was necessary to become the young master's most excellent aid.

And if becoming like this could help, she should not have hesitated to do it.

All these thoughts rapidly flashed inside Wang Ju's mind while observing her opponent. Then, she focused on the opponent at hand.

She knew she lacked information on this Shadow's abilities and prowess. However, her team has deduced many things about the latter because he was a Shadow in the first place.

As such, she had some level of confidence.

'For this fight, there is no need for hesitation or waste of time.'

Boom!

She activated her Divine Ability that granted her temporary strength of Dao Ancestor 5-Root. Then, she summoned her two daggers–both False Dao Artifacts.

Di Tian's shadow, whose codename as a Sleeper was Demonraise, frowned underneath his hood. As he sensed his opponent's actions, he immediately knew the latter wanted a swift fight.

For a moment, he was annoyed that he had lost the opportunity to control the rhythm of the battle. However, he had great control of his emotions and calmed down almost immediately.

Then, he also activated the same Divine Ability, releasing an aura almost on par with Wang Ju. Demonraise did not summon a weapon, but his nails suddenly grew into claws, and the aura they released was also on par with Wang Ju's daggers.

'Claws for weapons? If he is an assassin, then his fighting style should be more violent, primitive, and bloody,' analyzed Wang Ju. 'Let's do a few tests before getting serious.'

The Fate Shadows' mode of operation has always been to be highly cautious–especially when dealing with opponents of similar strength.

She instantly appeared before him and made a simple two-attack combo with her daggers.

Clink! Clink!

Demonraise used his claws to effortlessly block these attacks. His actions were swift, methodical, and highly efficient. With only this small interaction, Wang Ju felt he learned some significant information.

Clink! Clink!

She increased the intensity of the attack, preparing to slowly draw out her opponent's abilities. Alas, she did not have to wait long.

Swish!

Demonraise suddenly disappeared from her sight and perception. Immediately afterward, Wang Ju felt great danger coming from behind. Then, a claw plunged deep from her back, piercing her heart.

Boom! She exploded, turning into a mist of black goo.

'Shadow Elemental?' thought Demonraise before turning around and seeing an intact Wang Ju appearing not far in the distance.

'What was that?' thought Wang Ju. 'Was he too fast for me to react? No, it was different.'

Without hesitation, she threw her dagger with great force, tearing the fabric of space-time in the process. Wang Ju focused intently as she watched the weapon travel to its destination.

Swish!

Demonraise again disappeared, and she felt the same sense of danger–except it was above her this time, heading for her head and soul.

A spiky black shadow popped out of Wang Ju's head, stabbing Demonraise with incredible speed. The latter had to stop his attack and parry with his fiendish claws.

'I see,' contemplated Wang Ju. 'He can disturb people's perception.' She could tell that her opponent's ability affected even her soul or Divine Sense.

Demonraise did not stay on the defensive. After parrying the attack, he flew towards her again, releasing a palpitating bloodlust that reddened the surrounding area.

Then, she frowned as she saw her opponent's shadow slowly disperse as if it was never there in the first place. _{frёeωebɳovel.com}