Chapter 540: Sniper

"That was close!"

After escaping the Dragon Tomb world and entering the boundless astral realm, Hazel wore a look of lingering fear. Her body was rapidly recovering under the effect of the Life Divine Authority, and her missing right arm was restored to its former state in an instant.

Yet Hazel remained shaken; she had no strength left to withstand a second strike.

Even after the substantial enhancement from the 'Dragon's Enlightenment,' she was still so powerless against these Dragon Tomb guardians.

"I'm sorry!"

Angela's face was full of shame: "This is all because of my greed."

In her view, it was her own avarice that had put her two companions in danger.

If anything had happened just now, she would have had no courage to go on living.

Li Mochen, however, chuckled and ruffled Angela's hair: "No need. These Dragon Tomb guardians are nothing special. If I weren't confident, I wouldn't have agreed to let you act, even if you begged me."

He spoke the truth; in his eyes, those two bone dragons were slightly weaker than Dugu Tianyi.

And Li Mochen had seemed flustered earlier only because he had to hold the line, preventing the two bone dragons from disrupting Angela's 'corpse collection,' leaving him no room to dodge or maneuver.

Given his current state, close combat was precisely not his forte.

The Dragon Tomb guardians had little divine authority left, but their physical bodies were as powerful as in life—even stronger. Nurtured by death energy, their bodies had become crystallizations of death's power.

With only the Light Demon No. 8, Li Mochen was unable to confront them head-on. But if he didn't have to worry about Angela, he was confident he could use his several divine authorities and innate spells to stall the Dragon Tomb guardians.

Yet Hazel and Angela didn't believe him, casting doubtful glances his way, thinking he said such things only to reassure them.

Then came the return journey. They were满载而归 (returning with a full load), having gained immensely. The two girls were excited, completely unfazed by the earlier danger.

But just as the trio and the dragon were traversing the astral realm, about to tear open the void and return to the main material plane, a bolt of lightning—a thunder spear—suddenly shot from afar.

At that moment, including Li Mochen, all three felt a chill run down their spines, their expressions changing in horror at the power contained within the lightning spear.

"Divine Authority—"

The word instantly surfaced in Angela's mind, and her heart turned cold as ice.

This was no ordinary lightning divine authority; it was at least of a high rank. Moreover, its user possessed immense divine power—likely a medium god.

Li Mochen barely had time to make any defensive or evasive move before the lightning spear reached him.

At that moment, he found himself unable to do anything—he couldn't use his innate spells, couldn't activate his Stellar Jump technique, and though his void ring contained three level-27 spell scrolls, he had no strength to use them.

The opponent had erased all his thoughts from the mental plane, leaving him standing still, waiting for death.

Only when danger was imminent did the secret method trigger set in Li Mochen's mind activate, thrusting him into the state of 'Heavenly Mind Divine Illumination.'

Then, in less than a ten-thousandth of an instant, Li Mochen teleported away, completing the Stellar Jump and fleeing the spot with the dragon vein.

Afterward, using the Shift of Stars and the dragon vein's Shadow Trace, he continuously shifted positions within the astral realm.

Yet this still couldn't prevent the lightning spear from closing in; it pursued relentlessly, easily tearing through time and space.

But when it finally reached Li Mochen, three seconds had passed. He had already completed numerous defensive spells and swapped the Light Demon No. 8 for the 'Shroud of Turin of Simon Peter,' donning it.

Then, the next instant, as the lightning struck, most of Li Mochen's body was annihilated by the thunder spear's impact. However, his body rapidly regenerated.

The scattered lightning continuously charred his regenerating flesh to ash, but with the powerful relic 'Shroud of Turin of Simon Peter,' Li Mochen reorganized his physical form at an even faster rate.

Two seconds later, when the last trace of lightning vanished from his body, Li Mochen's face was deathly pale.

The Shroud could provide him with nearly inexhaustible life force, but it couldn't resist the law power and the damage the lightning inflicted on his soul.

Li Mochen relied entirely on his Life Divine Authority to counter it, but he had no defense for his soul. Fortunately, his divine soul had gradually recovered and was exceptionally strong.

Especially in the fifth level of Heavenly Mind Divine Illumination, his divine soul was as solid as metal and stone, so the lightning's damage was not severe.

Then, with a gaze full of shock and anger, he looked toward the void ahead. His eyes were sharp as knives, radiating killing intent.

The one hiding deep in this boundless astral realm dared to assassinate the avatar of the Heavenly Will! In this world, there existed a power stronger than his—this was absolutely unforgivable!

"A Mo, don't go—"

Angela also practiced Heavenly Mind Divine Illumination; she recognized the state Li Mochen had entered and felt a sense of foreboding.

But before she could finish her words, Li Mochen had already flashed into the depths of the starry sky.

"Don't worry too much, Ang!"

Hazel's face was also pale, but her eyes remained calm: "If that really was a god, there would have been more than just a single thunder spear."

The opponent had given Li Mochen enough reaction time. If it truly were a medium god wielding high-rank divine authority, there would have been more than just that—more attacks would have followed until Li Mochen was killed.

"I know."

Angela shook her head; she had already realized this during Li Mochen's evasion.

"I'm worried he might have other god-level scrolls. Hazel, who do you think ambushed A Mo?"

At the mention of 'god-level scrolls,' Hazel also cast a worried glance into the starry depths.

But even before that, she had realized she was powerless to intervene in this battle. Li Mochen, using Stellar Jump, light-speed movement, and the power of the small dragon vein, was able to traverse this star region at speeds unimaginable to ordinary people, so fast that Hazel's consciousness couldn't keep up.

His opponent also possessed powerful void abilities, seemingly only slightly inferior to Void Night Lord, with a flashing speed that dazzled the eyes.

For the first time, Hazel felt that Li Mochen's efforts to recruit Delfinia were indeed necessary.

Hazel quickly collected her thoughts and frowned: "I don't know, but I suspect that person is connected to the government."

"You think so too?"

Angela's observation was similar to Hazel's: "I guess it's the CIA. If I'm not mistaken, that person should be the 'Astral Agent' Ryan Brodwick."

As her words fell, Li Mochen had already pursued the figure, and a fierce battle erupted in that star region.