The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1282 378: Dongshi Imitates Xishi (Part 2)

At this moment, he calmly looked at his bedridden younger brother, who was on the brink of death.

A strong impulse surged from within, as he began to heed the whispers in his mind, attempting to utilize the power that had inexplicably appeared within his body.

He stretched out his newly revitalized hands, no longer covered in rust, and, following the guidance of that voice in his mind, directed the "Source Power" within him to his fingertips.

"Holy Light... I implore you, please take away the pain of my kin."

A gentle radiance indeed appeared, enveloping his sleeping brother with a rich aura of Life.

Under Kael's gaze, the miracle happened once more!

When he saw his brother also recover and weakly open his eyes, the last shred of doubt in Kael's heart was completely replaced by fervent gratitude.

He knelt down to the blank wall, offering thanks and worship to the Divine of the Outer Realm, and swore a blood oath to devote his life to serving the great Divine named "Merk."

Seemingly sensing his devotion, Merk responded to his prayers and provided the next guidance—

"Coal."

"It's not merely the fuel you rely on, it carries pure Source Power. If you want to become stronger, go acquire more Resentful Spirit Charcoal embedded with grievances."

"I will impart to you the knowledge to harness this power and guide you to become stronger. All you need to do is present me with offerings regularly."

Overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement, Kael exclaimed.

"Praise be to my Lord!"

Of course, aside from gratitude, a personal greed quietly grew within him.

He yearned for more power.

He wanted those who had once driven him and his brother into such dire straits to taste the same despair of helpless struggle in the Abyss!

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Not only Kael was excited, but also Merk standing on the other side of the Void Realm. The expressionless face finally showed genuine joy once more.

He succeeded!

The Spirit frequency of the "Divine Envoy" was synchronizing with them, and during this process, the Void Realm was gradually stabilizing!

"Accelerate the experiment!" Merk excitedly commanded, "Let our pieces run even faster on the chessboard!"

Mages in the Mage Tower began to channel Source Power, accelerating the flow of time on the other side of the Void Realm, dragging that sluggish progress bar along.

The "Divine Envoy" is very clumsy; after all, he's just a lowly Scavenger. Even though he possesses Extraordinary Power, he can only cautiously explore his path in the Wasteland.

This is undoubtedly "garbage time" for researchers in the Mage Tower. But for Kael, it's entirely different.

Kael returned to the familiar ruins, but this time, his role had transformed from prey to Hunter.

He began to consciously seek out the gangs of Scavengers who used to bully him and raid everywhere. He no longer hid but actively revealed himself.

When those Scavengers, as usual, waved their rusty iron pipes and short knives, wanting to take away his seemingly clean clothes, Kael's face showed a sinister smile, representing Divine wrath to mete out punishment on this pack of hyenas.

"Source Power" can not only heal.

It can also kill!

The power that once healed his body shot from his fingertips, no longer warm and gentle, but transformed into a spark capable of melting steel!

Before screams could even be heard, they were swallowed by instant high temperatures.

After killing those Scavengers, Kael took the coal from them, which was what the voice from the Void Realm told him was "Resentful Spirit Charcoal."

As soon as he touched this charcoal, he was shocked to find that these coals tainted by blood and violence seemed to harbor more, and purer power than those mined directly from the ruins!

A mad idea quietly sprouted in his mind.

He began to consciously hunt those domineering Raiders in the Wasteland.

He seized the Resentful Spirit Charcoal from them, absorbed its power, and in this process grew increasingly stronger.

Of course, the ones standing at the top of the food chain are ultimately limited, and he can't always find those tyrants.

Therefore, occasionally he would also target less despicable Scavengers, the standard of his actions depending on his mood.

Such standards range from someone snatching garbage collected by children, to an impolite kid spitting behind his back.

His reputation, like an ever-growing snowball, spread among the desperate lower-tier Scavengers.

They didn't think what he did was wrong; if they encountered similar circumstances, they would do the same.

The Gray Men struggling in the ruins viewed him as a "Spirit of Revenge" descending from the heavens, gathering under his banner.

Finally, after accumulating enough strength, Kael initiated a rebellion.

With thousands of fervent Scavengers supporting him, he rushed towards the center of the settlement—the fortress of "Iron Hand"—like an unstoppable flood.

In the sparsely populated Wasteland, this was a force strong enough to overwhelm those pitiful guards in minutes.

Then, a leader more brutal and clever than "Iron Hand" was born.

His name was "Divine Envoy," serving the "Great Merk."

Time continued to flow behind the Void Realm, as the "Divine Envoy" at the top of the food chain began to enforce harsh laws in the settlement, confiscating all Scavenger property in the name of his worshipped Divine—"Great Merk," turning everything, including people and objects, over to the "Church," and allowing Scavengers to monitor each other.