novelraw Chapter 129 - 126: Awakening! A New S-Rank Skill
Chapter 129 - 126: Awakening! A New S-Rank Skill
While Shi Ming was ravenously absorbing the Deep Sea Titan’s bloodline power from a nearly unnoticeable corner, the lightning outside dissipated. To everyone’s astonishment, the once-invincible Deep Sea Titan, which had seemed like a Divine Spirit, had actually fallen!
It died at the peak of its power!
"Could it be that Mr. Lei’s attack actually worked back then?!"
"So its struggles afterward were just a final, desperate struggle? Like a last gasp before death?"
"And now that its life force is depleted, all its attacks have stopped?"
That seemed highly likely!
Before Wright could even rejoice, he heard a startled cry from his apprentice, Yize!
"Watch out! Teacher!"
Wright’s thoughts tensed, but before he could react, he was struck violently from behind and sent flying once more.
After taking one heavy blow after another, the Dinglan Pearl he had been keeping close to his body was suddenly dislodged by the powerful force, and the Vortex Country Swordsman, Iwami, swiftly snatched it.
"My apologies, Wright, but your previous actions forced me to take precautions."
Iwami had seized the Dinglan Pearl in his surprise attack.
He held the Dinglan Pearl, fumbling with it to figure out how to use this strange artifact, a surge of glee rising in his heart:
’It seems there’s always a way out, after all.’
’I originally thought my chances were slim, but as it turns out...’
’Looking at the situation now, Mr. Lei has exhausted his Physical Strength thanks to the Taunt Stone and is gravely injured. I’ve successfully ambushed Wright. The Huang Mao girl is a pushover. Iruka’s fate is unknown. Reyno turned into a burst of light. And that Stone guy who barged in midway through should have been blasted to smithereens by the lightning.’
’The last one, the support-type Elder Chuan, is nothing more than roadside trash!’
’What was a hopeless situation has been completely turned around, all thanks to my cleverness!’
’Heaven is truly blessing my Black Society.’
Iwami thought.
Right now, as long as he could figure out the true use of this Dinglan Pearl and eliminate the other Awakened, he would be the final victor. He would seize the greatest prize and obtain a true S-rank skill.
As for any possible future retaliation?
If all his opponents were dead, there’d be no proof. He’d have no reason to fear revenge.
Seeing Wright get ambushed, Yize immediately rushed over to help her teacher up from the seabed.
Right now, their conditions were all surprisingly poor.
’Everything on the battlefield turned around too quickly.’ The scenes were still flashing before her eyes. Just as death was about to claim her, a figure had pushed her out of the danger zone. But now, that figure was gone, surely buried by the Deep Sea Titan’s attacks, just like Reyno!
She suppressed her sorrow and warily watched Iwami, who stood not far away, trying to think of their next move.
Before she could come up with a plan, she saw a bloody, withered hand suddenly pierce through Iwami’s chest. The smug Black Society member’s eyes instantly lost all their light. He was as dead as could be.
"What a joke."
"An insect from the Black Society thinks it’s worthy of a seat at the table?"
"It seems the final winner is me, after all."
Elder Chuan’s voice was androgynous. The support-type Awakened’s gentlemanly voice suddenly changed from old and feeble to young and charismatic.
By the last sentence, there was no trace of an old man’s cadence left.
The words were all spoken in a woman’s voice.
She no longer kept up the pretense. The bandages wrapped around her body to conceal her figure shattered one by one.
Her flat figure suddenly became full and curvaceous, her slender waist swaying in the deep sea like a mermaid’s. Her jade-white right hand picked up the Dinglan Pearl, which had sunk to the seabed stained with Iwami’s blood, and an irrepressible smile curved her lips.
It was Miss Yan from Lighthouse!
"This S-rank sea beast is mine!"
"Any objections?"
Before the words had even faded, a dazzling flame insignia appeared on Miss Yan’s skin.
She activated her well-hidden S-rank skill, and as she did, the surrounding seawater became tinged with a searing heat.
This heat was not a physical burn,
but an agitation of the mind and will.
Whether it was Wright, the nearly exhausted Mr. Lei, or even Yize, a woman herself, an unspeakable desire now arose from the depths of their hearts.
It was as if they could smell the sweet scent of the most romantic French perfume in the water. The inner heat and the cold of the sea created two simultaneous sensations, rising and falling, ebbing and flowing, warm one moment and cold the next.
A hot, humid sensation, like a spring tide carrying rain, rippled through the water, flowing thick and heavy.
Every inch of their skin felt as if it were being gently caressed by the personified seawater, enveloped in an aura of pleasure.
One moment they were on earth, the next in heaven.
Already weakened after the battle, they were even less able to resist this peculiar S-rank skill. Even Yize found that Miss Yan’s unreasonable demand contained a captivating logic that was difficult to refuse.
As for Wright, who was stretched to his absolute limit, he felt his blood begin to boil, and parts of his skin started to crack.
Only Mr. Lei, himself an S-rank Awakened, was able to forcibly hold onto his reason.
"This is... the S-rank skill, Flame Demon’s Kiss?!"
"As expected of Mr. Lei, you’re truly knowledgeable."
Miss Yan’s voice was like a multitude of cloyingly sweet little snakes.
Everyone who heard her voice felt themselves being coiled and gently caressed by these snakes.
Mr. Lei sighed. Mustering the last of his strength, he grabbed Wright and retreated toward the edge of the battlefield at maximum speed. Yize also snapped out of it, and as she passed the edge of the battle, she also grabbed the unconscious Iruka from the seabed.
In the blink of an eye, the four of them had vanished from Miss Yan’s sight.
"A wise choice."
The gentleman’s clothes Miss Yan had been wearing had long since disintegrated during her transformation. She was now clad only in a form-fitting deep-sea diving suit from Lighthouse, holding her prize, the Calm Sea Pearl, as she gazed with interest at the corpse of the Deep Sea Titan before her.
Hehehe.
Just like always,
’No matter how much they fight, the final winner is still me!’
She had infiltrated the squad as a support-type Awakened and hadn’t consumed much energy during the battle, so she was still in excellent condition. Given Wright and Mr. Lei’s current states, if they had truly fought, she was fairly confident she could have kept them all here for good!
"Hm? This Vortex Person has another strange artifact on him?"
Miss Yan shook Iwami’s corpse like a dead dog and pulled a mirror-like stone from the core pocket of his deep-sea diving suit.
"And now, it’s mine too."
"The captain is truly farsighted. This mission has been a bountiful harvest!"
Miss Yan chuckled, brushed her peach-pink lips with her right hand, and blew a kiss from afar at the hundred-meter-plus Titan corpse.
Now, she was going to Awaken again.
This Deep Sea Titan would surely grant her a brand-new, terrifying skill!
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After the Titan fell, the gash near its heart was covered by its own body. The gushing golden blood from the heart was then blocked by the seabed, forming a sealed Blood Pool.
Shi Ming floated within the Blood Pool, linked to the Titan’s enormous golden heart. On his body, golden mystic runes, generated from absorbing the golden blood, slowly emerged before receding beneath his skin.
The crimson marking on his right arm flickered once, then returned to a satisfied silence.
In just thirteen minutes, the S-rank sea beast’s core energy had been completely absorbed by Shi Ming! Because only one S-rank skill could be obtained from it, the remaining blood had completely lost its ability to grant another Awakening.
Floating within the pool, Shi Ming slowly opened his eyes.
He could feel the changes in his body.
The Titan’s berserk power had been subjugated, becoming his own. It could flow freely from his body and be recalled at will. He could clearly perceive every change within himself.
Not only had his five core stats been greatly enhanced, but he had also acquired a new skill!
An S-rank skill, ranked 66th!
Descent of the Titan!