novelraw Chapter 423: The Sea God Falls!! The Reawakening of the Blood-Blooming Flower!!
Chapter 423: The Sea God Falls!! The Reawakening of the Blood-Blooming Flower!!
"Fen, today's Release is a power you must remember, no matter what price you pay."
"Fen, one day, just like the soldiers beneath the tombstones of this Black Soil, you will become fuel for my salvation of the sea."
Fen murmured these words silently to herself, her right-hand nails digging deeply into her wound.
"Hahahaha!!!"
"Hahahahahaha!!!"
The enormous head suspended high in the air laughed uproariously as it watched the despair in the witch's eyes before it.
The indistinct bone hand pressed Chen Qi's body heavily against the ground, applying pressure bit by bit—
However, soon, that blurred hand was pierced through by a crimson tentacle!
An enraged young voice rang out:
"Sea God, you're really tough to kill!!""And that laughing head of yours is utterly disgusting!!!"
Ember's Bloom!
Chen Qi crushed the potion in his mouth with his teeth, the Ember's Touch behind him expanding continuously, gradually pushing the massive bone hand upward—
Chen Qi activated his Crimson Form once again, his eyes dyed scarlet.
As one of the Four Emperors, the Sea God was arguably the strongest BOSS he had challenged since coming to this world.
During their fierce battle, Chen Qi could feel his physical strength dissipating and his spiritual energy being pushed to its limits.
However, the Sea God in this state was also approaching her absolute limit.
If not for the super regeneration granted by the [Evolution of Life] domain, she would have been immobilized long ago—
And without a doubt, in her dying moments, she would unleash one final Release within the Cup Domain!
All he needed to do now was force out that Release, then use the Shield of Fate given by Big White Hair to block her final desperate move!
The path to victory had been calculated...
The Ember's Touch behind Chen Qi wrapped around his body, stitching together his broken bones and flesh piece by piece.
If he continued fighting at full power like this, there was an extremely high probability he would suffer lifelong internal injuries!
But at this moment, the Crimson Form and the sensation of battling a powerful foe made his blood boil with unprecedented excitement—
He felt absolutely exhilarated!
Bring on the damn fight!
Chen Qi ignored the cries of agony from his flesh and blood, unconcerned about future internal injuries.
His Ember's Touch suddenly coalesced into a giant hand, then pried open the Sea God's bone hand—
"Fen, give me another dose of the most potent berserker blood potion!"
Chen Qi held the burning great blade before his eyes.
He had already sensed Fen's arrival moments earlier.
With Fen's healing abilities added to the equation, the path to victory was complete!
However, in the next instant, Chen Qi didn't feel the expected healing or potion.
Instead, Queen Vines covered in thorns tightly gripped his neck.
"Fen?"
Chen Qi asked softly, his eyes filled with confusion.
Fen couldn't possibly betray him.
He couldn't understand why, at this critical moment, Fen would use such brutally rough vines to restrain him?
Yet Fen didn't answer Chen Qi, merely walking silently behind him and wrapping her arms tightly around him from behind.
Holding him with desperate strength!
Their bodies were so close that Chen Qi could easily feel Fen's body heat and softness, hear the beating of her heart, and smell the floral scent mixed with thick blood...
Fen... Chen Qi froze for a moment, only feeling Fen's embrace growing tighter and tighter.
The more he struggled to break free, the tighter she held!
What was Fen doing? The scarlet in Chen Qi's eyes gradually transformed into confusion.
Yet Fen didn't speak, only standing on her toes and leaning against Chen Qi's shoulder.
In that instant, Fen's eyes became occupied by memories of the past.
It was a field of Black Soil filled with flowers and bathed in bright sunlight.
As a young child, she had followed the Ice Witch through the dazzling sea of flowers to stand before the statue of the Flower Witch, receiving the inheritance that belonged to the Flower Witch...
The Ice Witch had held her, sitting among the flower sea, leaning against the Flower Witch's statue, imparting knowledge of potions and spells to her younger self, piece by piece.
Like this, she and her teacher spent an ordinary yet unforgettable month in the sea of flowers.
However, on the final day, her teacher's gentle face suddenly turned cold and grim.
Her teacher spoke to herself:
"Fen, one day, just like the soldiers beneath the tombstones of this Black Soil, you will become fuel for my salvation of the sea."
"Becoming my fuel—this is your destiny!"
The memories gradually revived in Fen's mind.
On that final day, the Release her teacher had taught her could consume ten years of her own life in exchange for the liberation of floral power.
If one reached legendary status, this tremendous power could even grant saint-level experts several times their normal attribute enhancement!
Her teacher had told her that in the future, she would use this technique to become her fuel.
This move shared the same name as the Release she was accustomed to—'Blooming Bloodflower.'
No, perhaps it would be more accurate to say that this was the true name of Blooming Bloodflower!
What she had performed before was merely a counterfeit.
The true power... Fen broke free from her memories and pressed against Chen Qi's neck.
She could see that Chen Qi intended to activate his Crimson Form and forcibly rely on potion power.
But this carried unprecedented danger.
If he suffered lifelong internal injuries, there would definitely be serious problems on his path to advancing to Saint level!
But if she activated this forbidden Release...
However, in that instant, Fen still felt hesitation.
The power of Release came at the cost of her life essence—ten years of lifespan!
That was ten years of life!
Yet this thought vanished as quickly as it appeared.
After all, given her current condition, she could never defeat the Lantern Reaper like the Saints in her family and possess a long lifespan—
She would be lucky to even live to thirty years old.
Rather than that, it would be better to exhaust everything in this adventure with her teacher and Qi.
For Qi and her teacher!
After a moment of confusion, the Sea God's bloody, indistinct bone hand rose once more.
Chen Qi gritted his teeth. Though he didn't know what was happening with Fen, he had no extra energy to deal with her strange behavior right now!
He needed to act immediately.
"Fen! Get away!!!"
Chen Qi roared.
Yet, contrary to his expectations.
Faced with his roar, Fen displayed unprecedented dominance, gripping Chen Qi's chin:
"Shut up! Qi, are you the Alchemist, or am I?!"
"Next, you weakling just need to stand there obediently and wait for me to inject the essence of life into you!"
"Just do as I say!!"
Since when... Chen Qi's eyes widened.
He had never seen Fen be so forceful with him before!
To be precise, this was already coercion!
Fen's fingers had already pierced into his flesh.
Blood-red flowers began to bloom one after another on his wounds.
Yet these flowers didn't cause him any pain—
Instead, they made him incredibly excited, frenzied, and powerful!
This was different from simple spiritual energy infusion, nor was it the transfer of life energy—it was a much more powerful composite force—
Soon, his blood-stained Hunter's Garb was covered in crimson flowers, resembling a miniature sea of blossoms.
His power had approached the level when he first activated his Crimson Form!
No, to be precise, it was several times beyond that, reaching a full five-fold increase!
The Sea God, watching the two embracing closely, moved her blurred giant eye.
For some reason, seeing these two filled her with an uncontrollable rage.
Abandoning all elegance, she smashed down her bloody Titan hand:
"Damn it! I'll crush both of you together!!!"
Boom!
The Titan hand descended from the sky!
At that moment, Fen gently bit Chen Qi's ear and said:
"Flower Release. Blooming Bloodflower—"
"Qi, go kill this disrespectful trash for me."
Fine then... Chen Qi thought to himself.
Rumble!
The moment the words fell, a crimson blade energy shot forth—
The Sea God's hand stopped in mid-air, unbelievable.
She couldn't understand how the Black Hunter could still unleash such tremendous power now!
Whoosh!
Under her astonished gaze, thousands of burning blade marks appeared on her bloody hand suspended in the air.
Thousand Blade Slash!
In just an instant, her bloody hand was dismembered into thousands of pieces, scattering through the air—
Absolute power overwhelming!
Amid the raining flesh and blood, she saw hunting scarlet eyes staring fixedly at her—
Those were the eyes of a hunter!
In this moment, she had become the prey.
Impossible! Impossible!
She was a perfect Titan Body!
The Sea God had lost all Titan pride, crying out like an infant:
"No! You, don't come any closer!!!"
In that instant, her Titan Body trembled, hurriedly using her other intact hand to block.
However, the Ember's Touch behind Chen Qi bloomed like flowers once again, then flashed through the air—
Swish!
Rift Blade. Spatial Collapse!
Under the sky full of blood-red flowers, the enormous hand once again turned into chunks of bloody rain in the sky, as if it were tofu—
"Stop! Stop! I'm telling you to stop, damn it!"
The Sea God screamed hysterically.
Her century of achievements was about to be destroyed!
No, her very body was being destroyed before her eyes!
To survive, she instinctively pressed her body down, desperately protecting the Blood-Eye Core on her chest—
As long as she protected the Blood-Eye Core using the life regeneration of her domain, and waited for the Black Hunter's enhanced state to end, victory would be hers!
However, soon, beneath the chest of her Titan Body—
She heard the sound of scales tearing.
Something was beneath her body.
Her fantasy lasted only one second before shattering.
"Fire! Coastal Apex Predators!"
Chen Qi called out to the massive Coastal Apex Predators as if summoning his hunting dog.
The Coastal Apex Predators burrowed its hundred-meter body beneath the Sea God's weakened Titan Body, then aimed its dragon mouth at her form—
The Coastal Apex Predators' scales turned crimson all over, emitting scalding thick smoke!
Like a massive volcano about to erupt, the Coastal Apex Predators roared out with all its power—
Dragon Furnace Cannon, maximum output!
Boom!
A dazzling red light illuminated this Sublimation Land deep beneath the sea.
This tremendous force sent the bloody Sea God flying into the air—
The still-confused crowd looked up at the enormous shadow in the sky.
The Sea God, a Titan, had actually been sent flying!
The Sea God's eyes widened as she watched the ground grow increasingly distant, watching the massive Blood-Eye Core on her chest exposed to the air—
And on the ground, Chen Qi covered in blood flowers had his tentacles madly dancing behind him.
The scarlet spiritual energy field around him grew increasingly vast, already surpassing hers!
He was ready to finish off the Sea God!
At that moment, the Sea God in the air roared for the last time:
"Hunter! Damn it! Stop your Release!!!"
"I am a Titan, I am the emperor of this sea! I still have final power, I can unleash a Release!"
"My Release is enough to crush all you ants! Crush you to death!"
The Sea God attempted to threaten Chen Qi with her final strength.
"Too late now, trash—"
Chen Qi gripped his blade with his blood-flower-covered hand, without any hesitation, the tentacles behind him blooming once more—
Swish!
With the ground cracking massively, the hunter flew into the air, delivering the final blow to the Sea God's Blood-Eye Core!
"You forced me to do this! Hunter!!!"
During her brief suspension in the air, the Sea God opened her mouth, her entire body emitting scalding blue steam, her seaweed wings fluttering wildly—
Even if it cost all her power, even if using it would leave her a disabled cripple with mutation sickness, she had to stop Chen Qi!
She couldn't face defeat again!
She was an emperor, the future new god of the sea!
"Cup Release. Titan Sea God's Wrath!!!"
Amid the tremendous roar, unprecedented power gathered in the Sea God's mouth.
Then, a massive, scalding blue pillar of light descended from the sky like divine punishment!
A tremendous roar capable of flattening this entire place continuously pressed downward, rushing toward the hunter charging at her—
No, toward everyone in this Sublimation Land!
Everyone must die!!
However, suddenly, a massive luminous shield unfolded, blocking everything.
Lamp Release. Shield of Fate!
This shield absorbed all of her unleashed power.
"......"
The Sea God, still suspended in air, flashed with unprecedented despair in her eyes.
She had no strength left.
Uncontrollably, humble thoughts flashed through her mind.
Could they reconcile now?
No, to be precise, could she beg for mercy now?
However, the figure coexisting with scarlet and flowers didn't give her this opportunity—
Chen Qi's pupils gradually transformed into dazzling gold, like a bright lamp—
Beyond defense, the Shield of Fate also allowed him to predict everything that would happen in future battles.
"Sea God, now is not the time for you to beg for mercy."
Chen Qi said quietly.
The moment the Shield of Fate dissipated.
His scarlet great blade swept across the Sea God's lips that were preparing to plead for mercy, tearing them apart—
Bloody tears flashed in the Sea God's eyes.
Swish!
Scarlet blood flowers bloomed in the air!
Numerous crimson blade energies tore through her massive Titan Body, completely severing her already indistinct form!
Then, Chen Qi surged like a crimson lightning bolt through the air, aiming directly at that scarlet Blood-Eye Core—
The final blow!
Spatial Collapse could destroy domain effects, and so many consecutive Spatial Collapses had already made this Saint's domain precarious!
All of Chen Qi's Ember's Touch exerted force simultaneously, carving a hundred-meter crimson blade energy across the Sea God's chest core—
Scarlet Slash!
A massive shattering sound echoed through the deep sea ten thousand meters below.
Swish! Swish!
Amid the sky full of air currents, under everyone's gaze, Chen Qi holding his blade used the momentum to return to the ground, arriving before the crowd.
All the high-ranking members of the Sea God Pirates, the immobilized Yisha—all looked with shocked eyes at Chen Qi covered in blood flowers emerging from the dust—
In that brief period, the Black Hunter had sent the Sea God flying into the air, helped them withstand the Titan's Wrath Release, and delivered the final blow to the Sea God—
Everything had happened too quickly.
Boom!
Amid the tremendous roar, the massive body fell, stirring up countless air currents and dust.
The Sea God's despairing giant head slowly rolled before Chen Qi and the crowd.
Some people stood with mouths agape, some stared wide-eyed, some knelt and kowtowed.
They didn't know what words, what expressions to use to describe their feelings at this moment, nor what actions to use to express their awe and worship of the Black Hunter—
But one fact surfaced in all their minds, an unbelievable fact.
This mastermind who had lurked in the deep sea for decades, instigated countless battles, the emperor of the deep sea, the Saint who dominated the seas, the Titan within the Cup Domain—had fallen—
Fallen by the hunter's hand.