Transcending Dreams

B2 - Chapter 104

The explosion from the impact created a shockwave that cratered the ground and lifted Corrupted Sophia clean off her feet before rocketing into the estate behind her.

The building collapsed from the force of her body crashing into it.

William glanced at his fist with wide eyes before quickly crushing his shock and lunged after her. He was so swift that he tore through the very fabric of the air as he locked onto her like a missile.

Corrupted Sophia had still been getting her bearings, cheek swollen from the punch it had absorbed, when William was well within her personal space.

His fists were a blur, aimed with lethal precision. His only goal was to cause as much damage as possible and take her out in the minute timeframe he had.

William had blocked out the fact that this was Sophias avatar, with her exact visage. He needed to inflict savagery upon her without faltering. Instead of Corrupted Sophia before him, he imagined it was Zheng Tao to avoid conflicting feelings.

William's unlimited fury and hatred toward the traitor was critical to the barrage of fists he was unleashing.

Corrupted Sophias face, torso, joints, and anything vulnerable in Williams eyes were key targets.

Enough! Corrupted Sophia screamed, a burst of fire exploding out of her and pushing William away. YOU WILL DIE, BOY!

He had been thrown all the way to the entrance, giving him a full view of the change in Corrupted Sophia.

A massive sphere of fire burnt anything but the estate to ashes, likely the thing that threw William so far away.

The next moment, the sphere of fire disappeared so quickly he would have thought he imagined it if not for the damage around Corrupted Sophia.

She no longer looked like the amenable woman who had been speaking to him. She looked murderous.

Understandable due to what just occurred.

Corrupted Sophia glared as her arms rose, hands facing the sky before a low rumble was heard from above.

William saw storm clouds forming, quickly realizing what she was planning. If she wanted to bring down lightning, he was happy to let her.

That would take time. His fist would not.

The ground cracked when William's form disappeared, a trail of destruction behind him as he shot toward Corrupted Sophia. This time, she was prepared.

Corrupted Sophias blue eyes glowed brightly before she brought down an arm from the sky in a fury. He thought he would be struck by a bolt, causing him to shred the ground in his attempt to avoid it.

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William was wrong. It wasnt lighting but ice.

Deadly spears made of ice struck the spot he had just vacated, but that wasnt the end. Corrupted Sophia had plenty to spare.

William spent precious seconds hopping around the garden, ruining everything in his path by cratering the ground in his avoidance attempts. Every single second was being tracked by him, knowing that once he hit sixty, it was over.

Corrupted Sophia smirked as she kept him away with constant ice spear barrages. She knew precisely what he was worried about and was doing everything to delay.

William roared in anger after a few more seconds were wasted. If he had to take damage to get closer to her, so be it.

He stopped in his tracks, eyeing the ice spears coming directly at him with rage before exploding forward. He only had use of his fists, so that was precisely what he used against the spears.

[-5 HP]

William growled in satisfaction when the ice spear shattered on his fist. The tiny pinprick of pain was well worth it.

He set to ignore the system alerts and powered on, ice shards surrounding him like a fog as the spears shattered continuously before him as he punched her attacks into submission.

Again, this talent is wasted on you! Corrupted Sophia uncharacteristically yelled with wild eyes.

He ignored her. She was well within reach, and for some strange reason, she refused to move.

William didnt care why. He stared into her hate-filled eyes and edged closer before getting to his spot. He grunted as his right fist slammed into the side of her head, his left following with a brutal punch that left an indent at the bottom of her ribs, shattering it without a doubt.

He continued without slowing, never hesitating. Corrupted Sophia needed to die, and die fast.

He might have been confused as to why she refused to move, but after the tenth bone-breaking fist failed to get her left arm, he knew.

She was desperately gathering the storm clouds above while risking it all. She did nothing to protect her body or face, but anything targeting her left arm was fiercely defended, to the point of lunacy.

She was standing like a wall, absorbing everything he had to give, meaning there was no cushion for the blows.

William felt fatigue seeping into his bones, and his barrage grew weaker. His intense rage had lessened, allowing him to notice something in his calmer state.

Corrupted Sophia willingly allowed herself to be damaged for a good reason. It took him far too long to realize why.

Each hit he landed caused the sky to grow more ominous. And each hit he landed was accompanied by the slightest movement by Corrupted Sophia, making his blows look impressive but doing no true damage to her.

William's heart skipped a beat in terror.

He immediately put space between them and glanced at the sky to see roiling snakes of lightning traveling through the pitch-black clouds.

Not bad, Corrupted Sophia suddenly sounded calmer.

He saw her wounds visibly healing, and his heart sank. He only had ten seconds left, and counting.

There was little else he could do, not that he still wasnt trying his damndest to figure something out.

This healing is superficial. You left four serious injuries on me, and Im sure they would have been fatal for any other Core Formation Realm cultivator. You were quite impressive in what you achieved, Corrupted Sophia said to cheer him up for some reason. However, I despise my person in such a state. Its unbecoming, dont you agree?

Five seconds left. William still had no idea what to do.

The moment you dared to touch me, your fate was sealed, Corrupted Sophias visage grew dark even though she was still smiling. Death is too good for you. Your soul shall be reaped.

He thought his heart was beating fast before. That was nothing. He could feel it strain itself as he panicked.

Corrupted Sophia brought her arm down. The world went white.