novelraw Chapter 383 - 384: Demon Clan Sacrifice!
Chapter 383 - 384: Demon Clan Sacrifice!
When the earth-shattering red sword light slowly dissipated, revealing an abyssal...
gaping rift stretching to the horizon, the entire battlefield fell into a dead silence.
Zane Drake, Cavan Vero, Shade, Lazuli, Summer Gardner, and others stood rooted like petrified statues.
They stared blankly at the landscape utterly transformed, their minds a void, nearly losing the ability to think.
One strike!
Just one strike!
Instantly obliterated a Demon Clan leader who forcibly elevated to Totem Fourth Tier at all costs, annihilating the massive demon army under his command!
If Aster Grant currently was a Totem level figure, they might just barely comprehend such terrifying power.
But the reality is, Aster Grant’s own level clearly remained at Monarch Tier Five!
They themselves were all at Totem Level now and knew all too well the vast difference each tier made.
Every person below Totem was a genius who could challenge higher tiers.
Yet at the Totem Level...
Crossing a single tier?
Simply impossible!
But what about Aster Grant?
Not only did he possess Totem-level strength at the Monarch tier.
He directly leapt past low-tier Totem to reach middle-tier Totem.
Shade of the Ghost Race, gazing at Aster Grant’s calm and upright figure, muttered subconsciously:
"Is this Aster Grant... really still of the Human Race?"
This unintentional remark plunged Zane Drake beside him into prolonged silence.
Among the Human Race, only Aster Grant had such outstanding combat power.
Furthermore...
The second genius of the Human Race, Noelle Quinn, could barely reach Totem level strength at Monarch Peak Level.
The Angel, Summer Gardner, focused more on Lazuli, whose aura was gradually stabilizing, with a complex gaze.
That all-deciding strike, though supported by Aster Grant’s power, was ultimately executed by Lazuli herself.
This indicated that Lazuli’s own power and understanding of the Law had also reached a height she could only look up to.
She had originally thought that by advancing to Totem Level, she could somewhat aid Lazuli.
Now it seemed, such a notion was incredibly naive.
Lazuli had long spread her wings and soared, leaving her far behind.
"Lazuli, little cousin... I’m afraid I can never catch up to you,"
And Vera, witnessing this, pouted in slight dissatisfaction.
She knew very well that most of the credit belonged to Aster Grant.
Even if the Angel’s strength now surpassed hers by a margin, but still...
It couldn’t reach such a frightening extent.
All of it was because her master had focused almost all the enhancements onto that Angel, stealing all the limelight.
With that in mind, she immediately set her sights on the remaining...
remnants of the Demon Clan that the Destruction Law hadn’t wiped clean.
She needed to vent.
These demons were perfect targets for her to blow off steam.
In the sky, Lazuli hovered silently, threads of Destruction Law encircling her as they gently retracted into her body like obedient pets.
The execution of this strike beyond her limits was a huge burden, yet the gains were equally vast.
Her grasp of the true meaning of Destruction took another significant leap forward with this opportunity.
She could feel that next time she wielded a similar attack, it would flow more smoothly, with less expenditure and possibly even greater impact.
And once Aster Grant confirmed Lazuli was unharmed, he shifted his focus to the most tangible gains from this battle...
The vast energy permeating the battlefield, released after the fall of many powerful Demon Clan members.
Roughly sensing it, this immense energy was enough to propel his level from Monarch Tier Five to Monarch Peak!
Upon reaching Monarch Peak, his strength would surely undergo another qualitative leap.
With this thought, even Aster Grant’s composed eyes couldn’t help but flicker with a gleam of intense anticipation.
Thus, he began greedily absorbing the pure energy scattered on the battlefield.
He started to absorb the energy left on the battlefield.
However, neither Aster Grant nor the others still in shock realized...
that the demonic qi saturating the battlefield, especially the original demon energy left by the fallen Red-horned Demon Lord, was...
being silently absorbed by the earth, as if an invisible giant maw beneath was quietly devouring it all, vanishing with no trace.
...
Meanwhile, in the depths of that darkest, demonic place of origin.
At the very depth of the Demon Abyss.
The tenth-ranked Demon God—
Sable!
The eyes that had been closed for countless millennia suddenly opened!
No pupils, only two swirling, ultimate darknesses devouring all light.
At the moment he opened his eyes, the boiling demonic qi in the entire Demon Abyss seemed to be frozen by an invisible law, instantly stagnating!
Whether it was the weak demon beasts crawling at the edges, or those Tier Nine Demon Clan overlords whose aura was enough to wreak havoc outside.
At this moment, all of them felt a trembling and awe from the instinct of their souls.
They involuntarily bowed their heads deeply toward the core of the Demon Abyss, hearts filled with fervent worship.
"Welcome Demon God’s awakening!"
However, the Abyss paid no heed to this group of powerful subordinates.
His gaze, filled with destructive will, pierced through layers of spatial barriers, locking tightly onto a certain direction.
Precisely landing in the Alternate Space, upon Aster Grant!
A pure killing intent, enough to extinguish stars and return all things to the Returning Ruins, spread like a tide, as if the temperature of the entire Demon Abyss had dropped to freezing.
"Finally... found you!"
A cold, ancient, emotionless voice echoed in the core of the Demon Abyss.
"This time, you will never be allowed to grow again... must completely erase you!"
"Transmit my order!"
The voice of the Abyss resounded in the depths of every Demon Clan soul.
"All Demon Clan in the Alternate Space, immediately cease all actions and gather before the ten Demon Gates!"
"Sacrifice all of you, burn out your demon souls, return all demonic qi... to the original source!"
This command meant that all Demon Clan in the Alternate Space, regardless of strength, would head towards the end of self-destruction!
There are two ancient methods to break the seal:
One is to seize the Divine Pattern, using it to break the seal.
And the other.
Is sacrifice.
Sacrificing the entire Demon Clan of the Alternate Space to harness the raging demonic qi.
It can open a passage temporarily!
And this passage...
Its strength is enough to allow a Demon God to pass through briefly!
With the descent of the Demon God’s will, it was as if pause was pressed on all Demons in the Alternate Space.
They began to madly and indiscriminately converge towards the ten ancient Demon Gates deep in the Demon Domain.
...
At the same moment as the Demon God’s command.
Far across the sea, on the secluded Dragon Island.
The contemporary Dragon Emperor, an ancient existence that had lasted for ages, slowly opened his massive dragon eyes like molten gold.
His gaze seemed to penetrate the Endless Void, witnessing the horrific spectacle unfolding in the Alternate Space as the myriad demons marched to their doom.
On his enormous dragon head, an extremely complex and indescribable emotion was displayed.
"The time is near!"
The old and majestic dragon’s voice carried a sense of destiny’s lament.
After speaking, his colossal dragon body, enough to coil around mountains, began to emit a gentle light, rapidly contracting.
Finally transforming into the form of a middle-aged man with a golden robe, dragon horns on his head, and a dignified appearance.
Inhaling a breath filled with Dragon Island’s unique spiritual energy, he strode determinedly towards an ancient cave deep within the island.
Passing through countless layers of powerful barriers, the Dragon Emperor finally reached the innermost part of the cave.
Beyond was an incredibly vast underground space glowing with serene brilliance.
In the center of the space, a huge, crystal-clear Dragon Crystal sealed a silhouette.
It was a seemingly sleeping woman, with an almost perfect human female appearance.
Her skin was jade white, her long hair cascading like a waterfall!
Yet, on her forehead were a pair of small, exquisite dragon horns, and an elegant dragon tail naturally draped behind her.
She seemed to be sleeping in an eternal beautiful dream.
The Dragon Emperor looked at the figure within the Dragon Crystal, eyes tender and affectionate.
But soon, that tenderness was replaced by resolute determination.
He slowly opened his mouth, a golden Divine Pattern emerging from within.
Without hesitation, the Dragon Emperor guided this Divine Pattern, slowly merging it into the Dragon Crystal sealing his daughter.
The Dragon Crystal immediately shone brightly, and the lashes of the figure sleeping inside seemed to tremble slightly.
"Awake, my daughter..."
The Dragon Emperor’s voice was deep, echoing in the silent space.
"The slumber has ended; it is time... to pursue your destined one."
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