Chapter 700: Chapter 695: Merciless Slaughter
Among that group of Great Mages, at the forefront was the Dark Demon System Director, "Death Wail" Ivan Vasquez.
Underneath his feet was a large Exotic Beast, spindle-shaped with six neatly arranged blue eyes on its slender head. A pair of broad, membrane-like wings vibrated rapidly like those of a dragonfly, allowing for extremely fast flight.
Ivan Vasquez flew above the Beastman Legion and, with a raise of his hand, shot out three Bone Spears, each one piercing through several Beastman Soldiers.
That wasn’t all; the fallen corpses of the Beastman Soldiers were also utilized by Ivan, as this major figure in the Dark Demon System unleashed the Mystical Arts magic "Death Iron." The wicked green Spell etched itself upon the corpses, causing them to explode one after another. The flying flesh fragments, imbued with a corrosive Death Energy, stuck to other Beastman Soldiers, causing them to scream and howl, even clawing at their own skin viciously with their fingernails!
With just two spells, he had taken down over a hundred Beastman Soldiers.
Looking at the fallen Beastman Soldiers, Ivan Vasquez raised his hand again, and the bodies of the downed soldiers staggered to their feet. At this point, they had become Ivan’s Undead Servants, turning from flesh-and-blood beings into undead filled entirely with Death Energy.
Sarajael let out a furious, sharp screech, enveloping the battlefield in blood-red mist that forcibly transformed the dead remains into True Red Ghosts.
However, the other Great Mages of Lorich didn’t just sit idle; they all made their moves. Their target wasn’t the ordinary soldiers below, but the Demon God Sarajael himself.
Barro Franklin, known as "an inch of paper, an inch of gold," spread out his Talismans, six Jade Bases, glittering with magical halos, arranged in a circle around his body.
As Barro Franklin’s palm pushed forward, one Forbidden Curse after another took form.
Celestial Punishment Thunder, Annihilation Technique, Thousand Wind Torture...
A multifaceted combination of no fewer than six Forbidden Curses, their energies produced a resonating, intricately interconnected reaction, their amplified power crashing toward Sarajael!
This is the advantage of the Talismanic System: rare Talismans, prepared in advance, can be unleashed massively in a short timeframe.
Of course, there are two drawbacks. One is the expense, and the other is that Talismans only have basic power, unlike the true Forbidden Curses cast by a Super Mage—the latter benefit from the caster’s Magic Power amplification.
Yet, even at basic power, the overlay of six Forbidden Curses forms a complex Forbidden Curse with formidable might.
The other major figures of Lorich also unleashed their Magic Spells at Sarajael, the eruption of magical brilliance enough to eclipse the stars and moon.
"The time has come."
Bai Pu, engaged in a war of attrition with Napo Gang, suddenly lifted both hands.
With a crack, the Doomsday Blade and Savior joined together, forming the complete shape of the "Doomsday" Long Spear—a Riding Spear over three meters long!
At the same time, Bai Pu summoned the Winged Tooth Beast King Da Fei, stepping upon Da Fei’s head.
In Riding Spear mode, the Banner of the Apocalypse activated!
Entering Merciless Slaughter mode!
[Merciless Slaughter: You become unstoppable, greatly enhancing your immunity to negative statuses (including imbalance). Enemies in your charging path will witness the illusion of Doomsday.]
Bai Pu launched his charge, but his target wasn’t Napo Gang, rather it was...
Demon God Salajael!
"Salajael... now is your time to fall!"
...
Time rewinds to the Howling Wind Highlands, to the moment when Bai Pu had just integrated the "Wind-Binding Ring."
"Hehehehe..."
A burst of unabashedly evil laughter echoed from the depths of Bai Pu’s heart, as a vast and mighty Spiritual Power forcibly dragged Bai Pu into his Heart Image Space!
Within the Heart Image Space, a creature with the body of a man and the wings of a vulture looked down at Bai Pu from above.
"Was it you who unearthed my remains?"
The creature with the body of a man and vulture wings sneered, "You even dared to take my remains as a Source of Magical Power and integrate it into your Magic Core? Foolish Awakened. But I should thank you, for the great Fekalo shall use your shell to complete his revival!"
This creature was naturally the Netherworld Demon God "Vulture" Fekalo. During the War of the Gods and Demons a thousand years ago, this despicable Demon God relied on overwhelming strength to descend upon the Howling Wind Highlands, killing twelve Fiery Sun Divine Guards.
However, he was grievously wounded by the final strike of the First Divine Guard Sera Lius, ingloriously falling to become the first Divine to perish at the hands of a mortal.
Fekalo, brimming with confidence, believed that as a Divine, even with only residual Spiritual Will, he held an overwhelming qualitative advantage over mere mortals. He could easily annihilate Bai Pu’s soul and undergo rebirth.
Moreover, Bai Pu, as an Awakened, was much better than a Native. This meant Fekalo could more quickly contact the Lord of Death, elevate along the path of Voter promotion, and early restore the glory of the Divine Envoy.
However, less than three seconds after Fekalo’s confident and evil declaration, his expression quickly turned to one of terror.
"Impossible, impossible, how can there be so many soul fragments within your Heart Image? Even a split personality has its limits—"
Gilder, Bound, Two-Faced Man, Youyan Guest...
A multitude of Lords appeared within Bai Pu’s Heart Image! They remained silent, encircling Fekalo.
Even though Fekalo’s soul willpower was very high, capable of easily eliminating the remnant souls of these Advanced Lords, Bai Pu’s Talent Skill "Genetic Heart Image" allowed him to continuously manifest these powerhouses in the Heart Image Space; once one died, another would be summoned, one after another!
This took a certain toll on Bai Pu’s spirit, but this cost was insignificant compared to the power of the Lord Level might he could envision.
After fending off two waves, the remaining will embodiment of Fekalo was already extremely weakened.
Yet, as a Demon God, with Bai Pu’s position, even by leveraging the myriad projections of the Genetic Heart Image, he could only continually sap him, eventually leading him into slumber, unable to truly eradicate him.
Thus, Bai Pu and Fekalo struck a deal.
Fekalo would assist Bai Pu in dealing with Sarajael.
In return, Bai Pu would, after ascending to become an Evolver, find a suitable Magic Item to inject the remnant will of Fekalo—essentially releasing Fekalo.
For Fekalo, opposing Sarajael didn’t equate to betraying the Nether God; he and Sarajael belonged to different domains, and scheming against each other among Netherworld Demon Gods was quite normal.
Moreover, with the position of these mortals, they weren’t truly capable of exterminating Sarajael, at most forcing him into another slumber.
And there lay Fekalo’s hidden malice—he could slowly corrupt Bai Pu, attempting to turn him into "one of his own"! That, of course, he saw no need to tell Bai Pu.
