At that mont, he caught a faint stench and turned his head in confusion, looking toward the man beside him. The foul odor was emanating from him.
To enter Hell, one naturally needed a person proficient in Spatial Magic Arrays, and this man was the reinforcent he had sought from the church.
Considering the return journey, these Magic Array Masters had also co along.
During the battle, they had kept these individuals securely protected in the middle, to prevent any mishaps.
"Kanter?"
Ed voiced his doubts, for he knew the man; they had fought side by side many tis, which was why the other was willing to risk helping out.
As for the stench on Kanter's body, Ed didn't pay much attention; they were in Hell after all, and they had just encountered a Demon ambush—it was only sensible they'd get a bit slly.
He just wondered, why had Kanter suddenly co out of the protective circle?
The Demon Tide had not yet fully receded; they were still not completely safe.
Just then, Kanter suddenly accelerated, running wildly towards Xu Xiaoyu with unbelievable speed.
"This is bad!" A shiver ran down Ed's spine as he realized sothing was amiss; the normal Kanter would never do this.
More fatally, he saw the eerie patterns appearing in Kanter's pupils... Those were the Divine Marks unique to Valak.
Valak had not died, and sohow, he had managed to take over Kanter's body!
With his Divine Body destroyed, he was still not ready to leave; he intended to possess Xu Xiaoyu, which indicated that Xu Xiaoyu must be extrely important to Valak.
He must stop him!
This series of thoughts flashed through Ed's mind in the blink of an eye, and his gaze beca resolute.
Valak was too fast, and everything had occurred too abruptly; there wasn't even enough ti for Ed to shout a warning, he could only stand in front of Xu Xiaoyu.
Valak slamd into Ed violently, yet the force was strangely insubstantial, failing even to budge Ed's body. But suddenly, Ed stood frozen, motionless.
"Daddy!" Judy couldn't comprehend what had happened, but an unexplained panic seized her, and she cried out in alarm.
When she looked into Ed's eyes, she was stunned; in those eyes, there was not a trace of life, just a void of death.
The collision from Valak, seemingly forceless, had been aid at the soul.
From the outside, Ed appeared unhard, yet his soul had been shattered—Valak's wrathful strike was no laughing matter.
Ed fell, and the others finally reacted, charging towards Valak in a frenzy.
But a purple-black mist rose from Valak, creating an unnad Barrier, instantly repelling those attempting to help.
Valak ignored the rest, pouncing towards Xu Xiaoyu.
He had to act fast, before Pyramid Head could react, to recapture the Host Body.
But just as he took a step, that strange weapon which caused him psychological terror fell from the sky, instantaneously shattering the Barrier he had created.
"How can it be so quick?" Valak was taken aback.
Of course, Xu Yi's reactions were swift; he was absorbing the spilling Power of Ti, all the while alert to every movent around him.
Usually, the Power of Ti could only be absorbed after Valak's death, but it was obviously a trap set by Valak, designed to dull his vigilance.
But Xu Yi had already noticed this.
Because the Entries system remained silent, without devouring any Entries, he knew Valak had not died.
Xu Yi had originally thought Valak might be hiding within the Demon horde, the best place to conceal oneself.
Never had he expected that Valak would instead possess a mber of the rescue team, right under their noses.
However, Xu Yi was puzzled.
"If Valak had such an ability, why hadn't he used it on Xu Xiaoyu before?"
There must be so restrictions to this kind of Possession.
Because of this reason, Xu Yi didn't anticipate what happened, leading to Ed's serious injury, and now his life hung in the balance.
Valak's possessed body suddenly collapsed, like a deflated balloon, leaving nothing but an empty skin with a vacant stare.
A wisp of black smoke drilled out from the skin; Valak realized that he could no longer achieve his goal and that if he lingered any longer, he might actually die here, so he decided to flee.
Focused solely on escape, Valak was oblivious to the fact that Ed, who by all rights should have died, suddenly stood up behind him.
Ed quietly watched the fleeing black smoke, the dull pupils in his eyes brightened again, and a golden Holy Cross erged within them, exuding an indescribable majesty.
Many devout followers in the rescue team witnessed Ed's resurrection, their eyes ablaze with fanaticism, their bodies trembling slightly with emotion.
They knelt on the ground, their expressions pious, mumbling prayers softly, "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your na..."
Xu Yi, however, vigilantly watched Ed.
No! Sothing's not right! The person before him wasn't Ed at all.
This holy and ancient aura, along with the Holy Court personnel's reactions... the person before him was the True God of the Holy Court, True God Jesus!
"Do not worry, my avatar has only temporarily borrowed this divine body to also heal his severely wounded soul,"
"Ed" said, seeing the anxious look in Judy's eyes, gently explaining.
He turned to look at the escaping black smoke; Valak felt the presence of True God Jesus and hurried his escape.
"Ed" reached out his hand towards the direction of the black smoke and clenched it, and an invisible confinent descended, halting the black smoke in place, unable to flee.
The black smoke started to writhe desperately, its surface swirling, reflecting Valak's ferocious visage.
Although it was only the avatar of Jesus that had descended, Valak was severely injured and stood no chance.
Golden flas rose from "Ed's" hands and instantly turned into a three-headed serpent of fire, lunging at the black smoke.
The black smoke was ignited, the flas with purification properties burned continuously, and wretched screams echoed from within the smoke.
Valak, knowing escape was impossible, made a crazed decision; the black smoke contracted rapidly and, with a thunderous explosion, violently burst, sending black currents crashing in all directions.
The rescue team bore the brunt, but "Ed" alone stood before them, raising a golden barrier, blocking out all the black currents of bone-devouring soul extermination.
As the battle seed to cease, the Ultimate Weapon, stuck in the ground, suddenly surged, black Thunderstorm Flash turned into a lightning serpent, opening its fearso maw towards the void.
A wisp of black smoke appeared out of nowhere.
Valak hadn't died; his self-detonation was a feint to escape by feigned death. Fortunately, Xu Yi had anticipated this, opened his Soul Power to the fullest, and kept an eye on any slight movent, ready to catch Valak red-handed.
Under the sintering of the black thunder and lightning, the black smoke was completely dissipated, and Xu Yi finally heard the system notification and let out a long sigh of relief.
[Entries Devouring initiated, the target contains special Power of Ti, do you wish to use it to activate the "Master of Ti" entry? Or proceed with standard devouring?]
Xu Yi hadn't expected such a serendipitous windfall, and he naturally chose the forr without hesitation.
If he devoured the entry, a golden Epic Level entry would probably have been the limit, but how could it compare to the purple Epic Level "Master of Ti"?
A profound power poured into Xu Yi, and he felt as though he had trekked for ages in the river of ti, yet in but a mont he had aged significantly.
"What a pity!"
Xu Yi looked at the system panel with a regretful gaze.
The entry for the Master of Ti was still not activated; it truly was the top-tier purple Epic Level entry, even more difficult to obtain than he had imagined.
To think that he devoured sothing close to the level of a True God like Valak.
But this also precisely indicated that the power of the Master of Ti entry would far exceed expectations.
"It should be soon!" Xu Yi felt enthusiastic as he watched the color of the purple Epic entry grow more vibrant.
He quickly refocused, his gaze falling on "Ed." For so reason, he had a feeling that this divine being had co specifically for him.
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