Chapter 277: Chapter 277 - Heaven Swallowing
This encounter felt different from before. The Ancestor didn’t slam me to the ground as usual. Instead, his voice carried an unusual weakness.
Through the shadows, a frail silhouette drifted slowly toward me.
He gazed up at me and questioned, "How did things go at Earth Fiend Valley?"
I locked eyes with the Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor and replied gravely, "Everything’s handled. You don’t need to worry."
Hearing my words, the Ancestor spoke urgently, "What about the seal? Did you discover how to shatter it?"
"Yes, I did." I gave him a nod.
"Ancestor, relax. Soon you’ll be free from this prison."
The Ancestor threw his head back and cried out, "At last, at last! I can finally escape this cursed realm! Hahahaha!"
"Hold on, Ancestor. I’ll go destroy the seal for you immediately," I told him.
The Ancestor bobbed his head eagerly and exclaimed, "Excellent, excellent, magnificently done! When I break free, I’ll shower you with incredible rewards!"
"I appreciate that, Ancestor." I replied, holding back the fury burning inside me.
The Ancestor employed his method, and my divine consciousness returned to my physical form.
Without hesitation, I shut my eyes and triggered the technique my father had left behind, ready to eliminate the mark.
This method was none other than divine judgment!
It was exactly because I’d been seeking a way to remove the mark that I could unleash divine judgment against Helen Martin when it mattered most!
I quietly triggered the technique, and brilliant beams erupted within my divine consciousness.
The light flowed like rivers toward the mark.
Suddenly, I sensed the mark attempting to consume my divine consciousness!
"What?" My face shifted, and terror struck me instantly!
This was... a mark that fed on divine consciousness!
The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor had fooled me completely!
This divine consciousness wasn’t meant to stop me from betraying him, but to wait for the perfect moment to devour my divine consciousness!
If I hadn’t caught this in time, the Ancestor might have used my body for rebirth!
"Earth Fiend Valley people are absolutely ruthless." I muttered through clenched teeth.
I didn’t waste another second and immediately triggered the technique to destroy the mark.
The light streamed like water toward the mark.
In a flash, the mark was completely engulfed.
Searing agony tore through my skull, like my divine consciousness was being ripped to shreds!
Vapor-like energy poured from the entire mark, and within sixty seconds, the mark was totally erased.
With a sharp intake of breath, I snapped my eyes open. I tried sensing for the mark with my divine consciousness, but found nothing except a tiny black spot.
"Whew."
I released a long, relieved breath, a cold gleam sparking in my eyes.
Time to make Earth Fiend Valley pay!
I pulled the stone statue from my bag, then pressed both palms against it, letting my divine consciousness get drawn inside.
When the Ancestor spotted me again, his excitement was overwhelming!
Shifting into shadow form, he materialized before me instantly.
"Well? Did you break the seal?" The Ancestor demanded frantically.
I didn’t respond, just stared at the Ancestor with icy coldness.
Sensing my stare, the Ancestor exploded with rage and bellowed: "I’m speaking to you! Have you lost your tongue?!"
With that, the Ancestor swung his massive hand at me again!
Too bad for him, this time he couldn’t knock me down. Instead, I caught his wrist!
The Ancestor’s expression transformed immediately, and he snarled, "You dare defy me?!"
"Defy?" My voice turned arctic.
"You Earth Fiend Valley scum are backstabbing and evil, guilty of endless crimes. Through the years, you’ve destroyed countless lives!" As I spoke these words, I was practically grinding my teeth!
"And you’re the worst of them all! I want to tear you apart and strip your skin!"
The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor’s face changed, and he stared at me coldly, demanding: "Who are you really?"
I smirked: "I’m Mason Raymond."
The Ancestor’s expression shifted dramatically! He roared: "You had the nerve to trick me? You had the nerve to trick me?!"
"That’s right, I didn’t just trick you—I used your own power to destroy Earth Fiend Valley!" I sneered.
"Ahhh!!!"
The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor nearly lost his mind, screaming with fury!
"Boy, I’ll slice you into pieces and scatter your remains!" The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor raged.
Instantly, the dark energy within the stone statue exploded, and endless black beams shot toward me!
Unfortunately, the Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor’s power had already taken massive damage, making all his strikes useless!
My body blazed with light, easily evading the Ancestor’s assault.
"It’s pointless. You’ve already given me your strength several times, and now you’re basically powerless." I mocked.
The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor shook with rage, his teeth clicking together!
He wanted nothing more than to rip me apart with his own hands!
"Old monster, you should’ve died ages ago." I said icily.
The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor ground his teeth and declared: "Don’t celebrate yet, I only dared lend you my power because I naturally have methods to handle you!"
"Oh? You mean that mark you planted?" I sneered.
"Precisely! With one thought, your Divine Soul will be destroyed!" The Ancestor said menacingly.
I narrowed my eyes: "Feel free to try."
The Ancestor said nothing more and immediately whispered under his breath, activating his technique!
Unfortunately, I stood there completely unharmed, my divine consciousness unaffected.
"This can’t be!" The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor’s face went white!
He frantically activated his technique again, but nothing happened!
I sneered: "I just destroyed the mark you left behind. Old monster, if you’ve got any other tricks, bring them on!"
The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor panicked and said desperately: "Mason Raymond! I’ve assisted you countless times, why are you so determined to kill me!"
"Assisted me?" I laughed coldly.
"You think I don’t see through your schemes? You pretended to help me, but really you just wanted to devour my divine consciousness when the chance came, right?"
"You... how did you figure it out?" The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor grew even more terrified.
I said coldly, "You might as well ask the King of Hell."
"Actually, you probably won’t even get the chance to ask the King of Hell."
I lifted my hands and seized the Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor!
"Heaven Swallowing Skill!"
With my shout, the Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor’s divine consciousness began warping!
"Ahhh!!!" The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor fought desperately, but he was no match for the Heaven Swallowing Skill!
"Mason Raymond, you bastard!!"
The Earth Fiend Valley Ancestor’s divine consciousness was completely consumed by me.
The limitless dark energy was absorbed directly into my being!
"Crack!"
The stone statue shattered instantly!
The world inside the stone statue was slowly crumbling!
I couldn’t afford to wait. I quickly escaped the space and returned to my own body.
"Hm? This... what is this...."
As soon as I returned to my body, my expression couldn’t help but change!
