fanmtl Chapter 362 - 263: An Old Acquaintance Reappears, Devouring Flesh and Blood to Gain Demon Nature (Part 2)
Chapter 362 - 263: An Old Acquaintance Reappears, Devouring Flesh and Blood to Gain Demon Nature (Part 2)
"I have no news of the Master, either."
Meng Qianyuan shook his head and sighed.
Yi Beidou was elusive; even the Special Security Bureau couldn’t get in touch with him.
"It’s not just the few of us who came this time, is it?"
Huang Tianhu asked.
"Ding Huiyuan from the younger generation is also on his way, but we can’t get in touch with him. We haven’t heard anything about him being attacked, either, which is odd."
"A few from the older generation have come as well, but they haven’t entered the Mediterranean Region yet. They’re waiting on the outskirts. If the need arises, they will join us,"
Meng Qianyuan said.
Most of the older generation of Saint Realm experts were advanced in age and past their prime for competition. Their Physical Ability couldn’t compare to the younger generation’s. They were more focused on the outcome; until a clear plan was in place, they wouldn’t rashly set foot in the Mediterranean Region, lest they invite unnecessary complications.
"Still no word from that fellow, Ding Huiyuan? At this rate, he might miss out on the important action."
Huang Tianhu frowned slightly.
Suddenly, the expressions on the faces of the Saint Realm experts changed. They all turned in unison to look in the same direction.
They all sensed it at the same time: in that direction, six powerful auras were surging, soaring straight into the sky.
"Six auras? They’re all unfamiliar. Could they be related to the Secret Organization?"
Zhou Qingchen said in a low voice.
’Six avatars? For the Secret Organization to deploy this many avatars for an ambush... Could it be...?’
Huang Tianhu’s voice was heavy.
The Secret Organization had only sent four avatars to attack Devi of the Starry Sky Country. Against the rest of them, they had sent two at most.
’Six avatars. What a terrifying number.’
’If I had been attacked by that many avatars of the Ancient Ones,’ they each wondered, ’would I still be standing here unscathed?’
There was likely only one person in the world who would warrant such a response from the Secret Organization.
The next moment, a sky-rending aura answered their question.
BOOM!!
A crimson flame erupted, shooting toward the heavens as if to tear through the sky itself. It carried a tyrannical and sinister aura, piercing through every obstacle.
Even from a hundred kilometers away, its power was staggering. In its presence, the six auras from before suddenly seemed dim and insignificant.
’It really is Yi Beidou!’
In the western Mediterranean Region, Devi sat cross-legged atop a high-rise building.
Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open.
He was likely a thousand kilometers from the Eastern Mediterranean. An ordinary Saint Realm expert would have been completely unable to sense the auras flaring up there, but Devi’s Supersensitive Intuition allowed him to get a faint impression.
Devi murmured, "Yi Beidou... an attack by six avatars?"
’They only sent four avatars after me.’
’But that man... he certainly deserves such treatment.’
’I just wonder how he’ll handle it.’
HUMMM!!
An illusory crown materialized above his head. Devi had summoned his Spirit Treasure.
Using a Spirit Treasure came at a considerable cost, but to get a clearer sense of the man’s battle, he was willing to pay it.
「Jerusalem. Before the Holy Sepulchre Cathedral.」
BOOM!!
The Demon Flame on Yi Beidou’s body flared violently. He felt an intense discomfort in his palms and feet as the face of the figure on the illusory cross in the sky grew more and more similar to his own.
The discomfort originated from the level of his Life Magnetic Field; a powerful force, similar to a Curse Art, was affecting it.
Not even the Demon Flame could completely block this influence.
This was the "Power of Legend," accumulated over countless years in this holy land where saints and sages had faced their tribulations. It was the condensed wisdom of all living beings, a colossal consciousness powerful enough to influence the course of human history itself!
And now, the sound of an unknown choir was channeling this power, directing it at Yi Beidou.
"Tribulation..."
Yi Beidou’s expression was calm. From among the multitude of crimson stars floating behind him, one suddenly slammed into his body.
Tribulation Star Possession!!
Faced with an attack from six opponents, even he had to get serious.
The Demon Flame surged, blasting away all external influences. The face of the figure on the cross in the sky blurred once more, its effect on him rapidly diminishing.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! This is the power!"
The moment he saw Yi Beidou’s Blood Fire Demon Flame ignite, a blazing light erupted from the Great Vow Master’s eyes. It was a look of insane greed, like a starving beast that had just spotted the most delectable prey in the entire world.
"Soon, this power will be mine! I will subjugate you and make you a part of me!"
The smile on the Great Vow Master’s face grew increasingly sinister. As he spoke, his body began to transform grotesquely.
RIP! RIP! RIP!
His simple monastic robes stretched taut and then tore as his body rapidly elongated. Blood surged violently within him, and his hands blurred through a series of complex hand seals.
Fleshy, lotus-like growths sprouted all over his skin. In the center of each, an Evil Ghost, seemingly bound and struggling, was visible.
On his bald forehead, the largest of these fleshy lotuses had bloomed, positioned above all the others.
Within that lotus was a savage, distorted face that bore a startling resemblance to Yi Beidou’s own.
But this face was the very picture of a complete and utter demon.
HUMMM! HUMMM! HUMMM!
Veins bulged all over the Great Vow Master’s body as the magnetic field around him warped. A black smoke seemed to rise from him, faintly taking on the shape of flames.
His eyes, shot through with blood, were terrifying to behold. In an instant, the kind-faced monk had shed his human skin, revealing the living Demon King beneath.