A shower of black blood poured from the sky, painting the scene with dark and macabre hues. Ruri and the whale, still incredulous, witnessed the carnage below, aware that the dazzling figure was indeed Calirer.
She faced alone an army of thousands, a look of insanity painted on her face. Despite the distorted expression, the destroyed clan walls were behind her. Instead of advancing, she remained still, attacking explosively and thunderously, unleashing abnormal power that repelled the enemies with overwhelming force.
Inside the clan, on the ground, mountains of bodies formed a tragic testimony to the battle. A few hundred surviving half-demons remained, completely wounded and without any remaining QI. They held their weapons precariously, looking forward as if they were close to taking their last breath. But in their eyes, there was no despair. They had a conviction... or irrational faith that something... round and fat would arrive.
’All of this comes from her bloodline, looks similar to the women who transformed after receiving just a few drops of the same blood. But it’s different... yes, this is the Inner Manifestation,’ calmly analyzed Alm. ’She didn’t manifest a demon, but these abnormal earth runes. And all the land is under her command, even though she’s in the abyss.’
’We knew that demon from whom we acquired the blood we gave Calirer had the Behemoth’s lineage. Because she’s naturally a half-demon, this would show her true capability. But this is very abnormal... who the hell was that demon? That demon’s blood is so special that the divine formation of this place can’t contain it. Even Calirer seemed to be able to use it to bring forth Earth Runes.’ Bruno added incredulously.
’She won’t last much longer. Ruri, I’m counting on you.’ Alm spoke through the array, and Ruri closed her eyes in total concentration.
BOOM! BOOM!
Calirer roared and unleashed incessant attacks, while the demons advanced in fury, unable to invade the clan. Every second, a demon met a violent death under her overwhelming power. In the sky, that demoness seemed like a god of death, reaping lives with the force of an unstoppable storm. Below, beyond their perceptions, the earth rose like deadly spears.
Everyone was at the same cultivation level as Calirer, but it seemed like they were just numerous rats fighting against a demon with a thousand arms and horns stretching across the entire battlefield. Her power eclipsed any resistance, turning the battle into a chaotic and desperate dance between the unstoppable and the inevitable.
The cerberuses tried to chain her numerous times without success. Soon, they gave up and attacked with their fangs and devastating bestial power. But nothing changed; they were easily pushed away. In the end, they were the only ones who could stay alive.
"Don’t cower! Feel those runes in her body; she’s running out of energy!" A voice full of QI ran through the entire battlefield, awakening the demons.
The voice belonged to the patriarch of the Bloodthirsty Light Sect. He was a half-breed, possessing a thin demonic bloodline, exactly like all those half-demons within the clan. This fact only increased the fury in the demons; a half-breed was giving them orders; today, they were being humiliated in various ways. But it didn’t take long for them to confirm the words and malicious smiles sprouted in all of them.
Next to this patriarch were the other two patriarchs of the evil cultivators. Their eyes were serious and cautious, observing everything around them.
"He’s definitely not there... no realm is open; if it weren’t for all this abnormality involving this clan, I wouldn’t believe your words," said the black elf to a white-haired human, the new patriarch of the Sect of the Infernal God.
"I recently advanced in my sect’s supreme technique. With this, I can see and feel the celestial laws perfectly. Look inside the clan, see those statues in the background... they lack details, but they are round and gigantic... the laws are flowing lightly from them," the human spoke calmly. "These are definitely his followers; if I can capture one alive, I can locate whom they worship."
The black elf nodded and spoke coldly. "If he’s not here and allowed this massacre to happen, it means Goku is not very familiar with these laws. In the past, there were others who cultivated this, and the ancient patriarch of his sect sensed them and killed them just for being on the same planet. There can’t be two tigers on the same mountain; his followers are like beacons..."
BOOM!!
"SHE’S FALLING! ADVANCE!" A demon shouted, and everyone surged forward like a swarm of bees toward the demoness.
The two patriarchs who were conversing chuckled excitedly and advanced slowly. "Wait! The celestial laws... are flowing..." The human abruptly spoke and opened his senses and pores to the maximum, trying to sense where it was coming from.
The two other patriarchs stopped tensely. Goku was unpredictable, so they quickly activated their cultivations, wary. Then, they focused their minds to the limit and drew their weapons.
"I think... IT’S BELOW THE GROUND!" The human roared, pointing to a spot just below him.
The two patriarchs ran in that direction. When they were a few meters from each other, they swung their weapons at the same time, combining their powers. A vast and infinite cutting aura covered the world in the same second, and the two patriarchs closed their eyes without understanding.
Slash!
From above, the human only heard a dry sound and didn’t notice any explosion. Soon, two heads flew into the air, and blood spurted upward.
"What..."
He murmured and tried to move, but his body didn’t respond. In his eyes, endless violet lines writhed like lava and covered his entire eyeball. Soon, his consciousness faded away.
Thud! Thud!
Thud!
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Two headless bodies fell to the black ground, followed by another whose mind and soul were completely dominated. Then, emerging from within a violet cloak, the figure of a little girl holding a katana appeared.
Ruri staggered backward and then felt something soft to lean on. Her body floated, landing on the back of the whale. She simply smiled faintly, a bit dissatisfied that she couldn’t shout the name of her technique that she was so proud of, but her power was now indefensible. Then, she unconcernedly passed out.
’Now!’ The whale spoke through the clan symbol, looking in Calirer’s direction.
All the half-demons of the clan heard the same words, roared excitedly, and ran forward. Their eyes shone like stars... black and demonic stars.
The atmosphere instantly froze, and all color in the world faded away, replaced by icy shades of gray.
The demons, who were frantically charging against the terrifying demoness, felt the blood and Qi in their bodies petrify as if the vital warmth were devoured by an inconceivable force. Their minds trembled with the palpable sensation of death approaching.
They only moved their eyes to witness their worlds being engulfed by overwhelming darkness.
There was no pain... there was nothing... just a feeling of their lives being burned away forever. In their minds, an almost forgotten word echoed, heard at some distant moment.
’Demonic Flame.’
Then, their lives were extinguished as quickly as a breath that blew out a candle, leaving behind a heavy void and a suffocating darkness that permeated the battlefield.
The whale, from a distance, nodded in satisfaction as it witnessed the Demon Flame Manifestation, the fifth and final manifestation of the Soul Eater clan. This manifestation is suicidal to the point of consuming the user’s own life.
Unlike the other levels of the technique, the whale didn’t need to make significant alterations. It merely added a simple demonic technique that used the soul to defend the user’s life force. Faced with this flame, it wouldn’t last more than a second, but that was enough.
Bruno sighed heavily.
Calier and all the half-demons remained motionless, enveloped by the diabolical flames flowing around their bodies and spreading beyond their control. It represented the pinnacle of their clan’s pride, and finally, they witnessed the power they so revered. They had never imagined seeing or experiencing such a phenomenon in their lives, but now they felt proud as these flames turned slowly toward themselves. It was the price to be paid, and no one regretted it. They were going to pay with their lives for having used it.
In a vast expanse around the clan, black flames rose, writhing in a sinister dance that shrouded the skies. Then, everything ceased... and a gentle and welcoming breeze swept through, bringing back color to the world.
Everyone witnessed the light of the world return along with the pulsating life in their bodies. Their eyes were wide open...
Everyone felt warmth coursing through their bodies as if all the goodness in the world were there. Then they looked, with trembling eyes, to the skies, and the world was now covered by the infinite celestial blue.
At the epicenter of this transformation, a round figure shimmered like the incarnation of divinity. Its all-encompassing gaze radiated hope and a will to live that flowed through every being.
Everyone fell to the ground, their bodies trembling slightly... then, they drifted into a gentle sleep with a serene smile on their lips, as if they had been cradled by a soft and welcoming cloak, surrendering to the tranquility of a new awakening.
’Everything was used...’ Bruno murmured. ’Well... but I guess I don’t need to worry about recovering it.’