novelraw Chapter 319 - 312: Great Black Heaven Dragon, Awakening?
Chapter 319 - 312: Great Black Heaven Dragon, Awakening?
The Great Black Heaven Dragon had some very unpleasant dreams in its slumber.
In a hazy, indistinct daze, it sensed a constant stream of weak, four-limbed insects scurrying over its body, trying to scrape off fine flecks of ash! Collecting its shed skin!
’Are these insects planning to worship these specks of dust?’
For this, its sleeping subconscious delivered the disaster these insects deserved! Frequent volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and earthquakes! That was the price for angering it!
Then, some audacious insect even dared to usurp one of its dreams, attempting to profane the lord of destruction!
Despicable!
The unprecedented great tsunami was also its fury made manifest.
But the inertia of its ten-thousand-year slumber was far too great for it to awaken.
Until recently.
A swarm of ant-like creatures had dared to fuse the filthy cells of its mortal enemy, the [Immortal Evil Eye], with its own body! That disgusting aura of "eternity" was the eternal nemesis of "destruction"!
How could it not be enraged!
The earthquakes and tsunamis stirred by its subconscious could not shake that great ship.
Its unvented rage swelled by the day. Deep within the Fujing Mountain volcano, the magma began to boil. The temperature started to rise, even approaching the core heat of the Sea of Boiling. All the monitors placed in the creature’s lair by the Lighthouse’s researchers melted in the extreme heat, turning to ash.
In a place no one could see,
a scaled claw twitched.
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[Arm of Conquest, evolved.]
[Arm of Judgment, activated.]
[The right arm that passes judgment upon all living things!]
[The arbiter that ends all sin!]
[As before, the Arm of Judgment inherits all the power of the Arm of Conquest and adds a new ability: Judgment.]
[When your target of judgment enters a "near-death" state, you may use Judgment Power once to ignore all of their trump cards (e.g., resurrection, mirror doubles, near-death resistance, a final burst of strength, pre-death self-destruction, etc.) and directly inflict a fated death!]
Shi Ming blinked, and the text vanished.
The Arm of Judgment’s ability! Simple. Brutal.
It could be summed up as—
Eradicate it, root and stem! Leave no lingering threats!
He loved this effect. It eliminated all flashy trump cards and any chance of an unexpected reversal. Things like "ice block," "doubles," "resurrection," "self-destruction"—all useless before Judgment!
To greet a silent death was their only fate!
He clenched his right fist. The once-scalding Right Arm Red Pattern slowly returned to a normal temperature. His unvented desire to attack, however, remained scorching hot.
’It’s been a while since I’ve killed a sea beast myself. My hands are getting a little itchy.’
But it didn’t matter.
Soon, there would be a satisfying, all-out battle.
For now, he needed to make final preparations.
He had to ensure that the final day of the Fallen Sanctuary’s fusion went smoothly! Once he entered the Fujing Mountain Sea Region, the Nine-Headed Dragon Pattern on his chest and abdomen might awaken the Great Black Heaven Dragon from its slumber. To prevent any accidents, he had to possess the ability to kill it quickly.
The method to slay the Great Black Heaven Dragon was:
Use the Extreme Cold Power to swiftly sever the connection between its nine heads and its body.
’In theory, not difficult!’
Even without the Fallen Sanctuary, with Shi Ming’s current strength—using the "Third Law" which could reach absolute zero, the tenfold boost from the "Arm of Judgment," and a thousand Ah Jian for harassment and crowd control—it was still possible!
The ideal scenario was to kill it in its sleep, inheriting its power without anyone noticing! Then, he would retreat safely and, like a snowball building momentum, hunt the next target!
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Due to the unexpected incident with the Doctor, the Lighthouse’s four remaining S-rank Awakened had gathered ahead of schedule. At this moment, they were assembled in the Holy Hall Research Institute.
They were:
Codename "Angel," skill: Advent of the Banished Demon!
Codename "Abyss," skill: Abyss of Devouring!
Codename "Artist," skill: Black and White Aria!
Codename "Sinner," skill: Samsara of Sin!
In front of each of the four S-rank Awakened was a transparent vessel. Inside, two masses of profane matter fused into one, their opposing forces merging and clashing, achieving a perfect balance under the effect of the strange artifact, the "Scales of Justice."
The Doctor was dead, but his research results had been preserved.
The experiment could absolutely continue.
"This is a miniature fusion of Holy Hall Power, just a minuscule sample."
"It won’t cause you any harm."
"Now, you may separate a small part of your skill’s Origin Power and merge it with this power. This is to test what kind of biological reaction your Origin Power will have with it. Only the Awakened with lower rejection and higher fusion compatibility will be qualified to enter the next stage."
The researcher who had inherited the Doctor’s mantle explained.
It was an ex-vivo experiment, completely safe. Everything would take place within the culture dish.
"Angel’s" gaze was cool, but she was moved. As the strongest of the four, she was quite confident.
"Abyss" had a burning look in his eyes and licked his lips slightly.
"Artist’s" eyes were one black and one white. Her eyes held no desire for worldly power, but they were filled with the pursuit of higher art and the approval of others.
"Sinner" seemed disinterested, not very invested.
But for now, they were all prepared to try.
It was only a matter of separating a portion of their skill’s Origin Power. There was no danger, and it was a mission from their superiors, one they couldn’t refuse. On this ship, even Angel, with her "Advent of the Banished Demon," had to follow orders.
Everyone was a pawn in the web.
The "unity" that Skynet desired had, to a certain extent, indeed been achieved through forceful means.
To be safe, the four of them would begin the experiment one by one.
"Sinner" bit his finger. A drop of concentrated black blood flowed from the fingertip. A researcher lifted the lid of a transparent vessel, revealing the two intertwined energies to everyone. Destruction and eternity, locked in a dance of mutual annihilation, had reached a wondrous balance.
HISS—
The black blood dripped onto the substance, then instantly evaporated.
There was no further reaction.
The researcher recorded this and shook his head.
’It seems it’s a failure.’
The power of Samsara of Sin was completely unable to reach the level of the Holy Hall. Let alone fusing, it couldn’t even integrate.
"Next."
"Artist’s" eyes swirled, the ripples within them so thick they seemed about to flow out. For a moment, the lab was filled with an artistic and ambiguous atmosphere. That atmosphere slowly condensed, becoming a single, salty drop that exuded the alluring scent of seafood.
The drop fell into the second vessel.
WHOOSH~
There wasn’t much of a reaction, either.
At least, not a visible one.
With the Doctor dead, the other researchers lacked his micro-control over flesh and blood and couldn’t perceive the detailed changes. They could only rely on scientific instruments to record everything and all the experimental byproducts for slow analysis later.
Next was "Abyss."
The power of the Deep Sea Leviathan was, to some extent, very similar to the Abyss Lord. It could be considered a distant relative of the Abyss Lord, a branch separated by countless generations.
A drop of blue blood fell into the third vessel.
The vessel sizzled. The balance was broken, but under the influence of the "Scales of Justice," it was forced back into place. The three powers chased each other, maintaining a superficial stability.
"Very good. There’s hope."
The researcher nodded.
Last was "Angel."
When a drop of golden blood appeared, a holy aura swept away the decadent atmosphere left by "Black and White Aria" and the profane energy from "Abyss of Devouring." It imbued the entire laboratory with a sacred air. The others felt as if they had entered God’s confessional, a strange sense of repentance quietly growing in the depths of their hearts.
But this was only a facade.
Advent of the Banished Demon.
Just from the name, you could tell it had nothing to do with holiness.
PLINK~
The golden liquid dripped onto the fused cells of the Great Black Heaven Dragon and the Immortal Evil Eye. With a deafening BANG, a violent explosion spread through the Holy Hall Research Institute.
The Scales of Justice shattered on impact.
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「Beneath Fujing Mountain.」
The Great Black Heaven Dragon’s fury had reached its peak. Even in a deep slumber from which it hadn’t woken in ten thousand years, it could feel the insects profaning it again and again.
Large sulfur bubbles rose through the magma.
The aura named Destruction filled the volcanic chamber, finally breaking through its threshold and erupting.
BOOM!
Fujing Mountain, which had been dormant for countless years, once again spewed forth magma of the most extreme temperature. The [Renhuang], anchored in the Old World, bore the brunt of it. The bottom of the massive General-class drifter was melted open by the unimaginable heat! An exaggerated alarm blared across the entire sea region.
The volcano erupted. Disaster had arrived.
But this was only the beginning.
Within the deep magma chamber, the slumbering Great Black Heaven Dragon slowly raised the heads that had been bowed for nearly ten thousand years.
One after another.
Then, eighteen crimson, cruel, and savage eyes snapped open!