novelraw Chapter 719: Demonic Ancestor's Inheritance Trials (1)
Chapter 719: Demonic Ancestor's Inheritance Trials (1)
Capítulo 719: Demonic Ancestor’s Inheritance Trials (1)
One day earlier,
Demonic Ancestor’s Demonic Secret Realm…
A vast, desolate land stretched endlessly under a dark crimson sky.
The ground was cracked and filled with thick demonic mist, while violent demonic winds howled across the barren terrain, carrying an ancient and oppressive aura.
At the center of this chaotic land,
A lone Night Demon stood surrounded by dozens of ferocious demonic wolves with glowing crimson eyes circling him from all directions.
Their auras were violent and unstable, ranging from Rank 5 to Rank 6, and each one looked ready to tear him apart at any moment.
‘Slash!’
‘Swiish!’
‘Slash!’
The Night Demon’s shadow flickered, and before the nearest demonic beast could even react, its head was cleanly severed and sent flying into the air.
‘Swiish!’
Another beast lunged from the side, but his afterimage flashed past it, and in the next moment, its body split into two halves.
The one standing amidst this battlefield was none other than Zepharis, who was currently undergoing the Demonic Ancestor’s Trial.
His eyes were calm, yet filled with sharp focus as his body moved like a phantom through the battlefield.
‘This is the first trial of the Demonic Ancestor…’
Zepharis thought to himself as he dodged a claw that barely missed his neck.
After activating the Demonic Ancestor’s Inheritance Jade, Zepharis teleported to this Demonic Secret Realm, and before he could process it, he was surrounded by the Demonic Wolves.
Nevertheless, he also received an ancient voice saying that it was the first trial where he had to kill 100 demonic wolves within this realm.
‘Only then will I be qualified to proceed to the next stage.’
Another three demonic wolves pounced at him from different directions.
‘Swiish!’
However, his figure blurred.
Using the [Night Phantom Concealment Technique], Zepharis disappeared from their sight.
‘Roarrr!’
‘Slash! Slash! Slash!’
The wolves roared in confusion, but before they could react, three clean strikes flashed in the air.
In the next second, three massive bodies collapsed onto the ground.
Zepharis reappeared silently a few meters away.
Dark demonic essence swirled faintly around his body as his aura became sharper with every kill.
‘Twenty-seven…’
He muttered inwardly, keeping count of the number of demonic beasts he had already killed.
However, there was no excitement on his face.
Only determination.
‘For Master…’
‘For my sister…’
‘And for the future of the Night Demon Race…’
His eyes turned colder.
‘I must pass this trial.’
As if sensing his intent, the remaining demonic wolves let out furious roars and charged at him all at once.
However, there was no fear on Zepharis’ face; instead, he had a faint smile.
“Come.”
‘Swiish!’
With his cultivation, along with the racial abilities of a Night Demon, Zepharis was able to kill them in one hour.
‘If I used my full battle prowess, I could have killed them in just 10 minutes; however, there was no need to use them right from the start.’
Since it was the first trial of the Demonic Ancestor, Zepharis was saving his trump cards and only used basic attacks.
[Congratulations to the participant for completing the First Trial]
As soon as he killed 100 Demonic Wolves, Zepharis once again heard the Ancient Voice.
[The Second Trial will begin in an hour, in which you have to kill 1000 Demonic Wolves]
‘1000 Demonic Wolves?’
Zepharis was shocked because it was a task no regular Demon Soul Realm Demon could achieve.
‘But, I am not a regular Demon Soul Realm Demon.’
Zepharis clenched his fists with determination as he quickly sat down to recover his Demonic Essence.
Since it was a Demonic Secret Realm, along with his cultivation speed, Zepharis recovered in just 10 minutes.
‘I should use this thick Demonic Essence in the realm to improve my cultivation.’
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Taking a deep breath, Zepharis started his cultivation session.
‘Let’s use the Supreme Grade Demon Stones that Master has given.’
To further boost his cultivation speed, Zepharis started using the Supreme Grade Demon Stones given by Ethan.
These Demon Stones were refined from the Void Feral Demons through the Godly Demon Prison and contained extremely rich Demonic Essence that even Demon Core Realm Demons couldn’t use, as their bodies would explode the moment they tried to cultivate with them.
‘Let’s begin.’
With a Supreme Grade Demon Stone in his hand, Zepharis started his cultivation.
Dark demonic essence surged into his body like a raging river, and his aura started rising rapidly.
After one hour,
‘Kacha!’
A crisp sound of breakthrough echoed inside Zepharis’ body.
His aura surged as he broke through to the Level 2 Demon Soul Realm.
‘T-this… I broke through just like that?’
Generally, it would take years or even decades to break through.
So, even Zepharis was unable to believe that he was able to break through to the Level 2 Demon Soul Realm in less than an hour.
‘So, this is the power of the Supreme Grade Demon Stone.’
Looking at the black stone in his hand, Zepharis felt he had greatly underestimated its value.
‘Even after my breakthrough, this Demon Stone is still intact.’
When the essence inside Essence Stones is used up, they turn into dust.
Since the Supreme Grade Demon Stone was still intact and retained its lustre, it still had plenty of Demonic Essence left.
‘Master… I will not let your investment go to waste.’
Zepharis swore in his heart as he quickly started consolidating his cultivation for the next few minutes.
Soon, the Second Trial began.
Without wasting any time, Zepharis stood up.
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The second trial lasted for ten hours.
This time, the number of demonic wolves had increased to one thousand.
The battlefield became even more chaotic.
‘Swiish!’
‘Slash!’
‘Roarrr!’
Black blood splattered across the cracked land as Zepharis moved like a phantom.
His attacks became sharper and more precise with every passing moment.
Even though he was pushed to his limits multiple times, and even though there were moments where dozens of demonic wolves attacked him at once, Zepharis still didn’t use any of his trump cards.
‘Not yet…’
‘This is only the second trial.’
Using his powerful skills was not a problem; however, once he used them, they would either enter a cooldown or make him temporarily weaker.
So, he was saving them for later when he was in a life-and-death situation.
His breathing became slightly heavier as he killed the last demonic wolf.
‘Slash!’
The final beast fell.
Zepharis stood amidst the battlefield, his clothes slightly torn, but his eyes were filled with pride.
‘I completed it… without using any of my trump cards.’
[Congratulations to the participant for completing the Second Trial]
[The Third Trial will start in two hours, where you have to kill 10 Rank 7 Demonic Wolves]
‘Rank 7 Demonic Wolves…?’
Zepharis narrowed his eyes slightly.
Even though the number was only ten, the difficulty had increased drastically.
Unlike the Rank 5 and Rank 6 Demonic Wolves, each one of the Rank 7 Demonic Wolves, alone, has the ability to kill him instantly.
‘This is no longer something I can handle with basic attacks.’
‘I should start using my powerful techniques from now on.’
Without wasting time, Zepharis immediately sat down and started cultivating again, thinking, ‘I should break through to another level to increase my chances.’
Just as Zepharis began his cultivation session, he noticed something.
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