Flaring Up!
As the Phoenix extended her hand, black flas spread in all directions.
It was as if she intended to burn down the world. The black flas, aid at , burned
everything around without any regard for the safety of the people nearby.
“Why is the Phoenix doing this?”
“It’s black flas! The Phoenix is enraged! What should we do?”
“We must quickly offer a sacrifice!”
It felt like witnessing the end of the world.
-At this point, I no longer want to refer to it as rely an apostle.
-The Phoenix was very loyal to the previous master. I can understand her being out of her mind upon seeing the current master, who could be considered the descendant of that woman, but creating unnecessary casualties is unacceptable.
Eternal Heaven and Black Heaven expressed their disdain.
I calmly observed the surging black flas with Divine Sight. The flas, infused with the Energy of Defying Heaven, were crude. Yet, the quality forcibly integrated within them was undeniable.
[Divine Sight insights into the Phoenix's essence.]
[Proficiency of Divine Sight increases.]
“Is it before the highest grade?”
It had surpassed the upper grade.
But the power felt was less. Thus, she was indeed a formidable foe not to be underestimated. However, I was disappointed.
“Was this all?”
I rembered eting the Heavenly Demon.
The power to replace her heart gave considerable inspiration. The Energy of Defying Heaven within her was imnse, and the vessel she had created was large enough to incorporate various elents.
“The purity of the Energy of Defying Heaven she gave was also high.”
The black flas wielded by the Phoenix now were just diocre.
A power of such low level that it’s not worth learning from. Utilizing the Energy of Defying Heaven for attacks is slightly better, but the purity is low.
Absorbing it wouldn’t yield much. This was because she couldn’t properly handle the Energy of Defying Heaven, having forcibly fused it with the flas. It was ridiculous how she flaunted such power.
“She lived a thousand years in vain.”
I approached the Phoenix with a look of disappointnt.
Thud.
With each step, the surging black flas around us began to part.
“What?!”
The Phoenix gestured in horror, but the black flas did not respond.
The black flas were entirely under my control.
It was the difference in our overwhelming control over the Energy of Defying Heaven. I scattered all the black flas that had engulfed the village and looked at the Phoenix.
“What kind of sorcery have you used!”
“Sorcery? You think this is rely that?”
I smirked.
“You’re too arrogant for soone who hasn’t even reached the upper grade! Even without these
pathetic flas!”
Behind the Phoenix, corrupted wings appeared, unlike mine, in two pairs. The Phoenix ascended into the sky and extended her hand.
Then, corrupted black flas began to condense in her hand.
“This is the ultimate technique of the Black God Martial Arts. Black Mirage, Black Fla Demon Hand.”
The hand swirling with black flas stretched towards . Folding my wings back, I plumted towards her at an astonishing speed.
Black Mirage, huh?
Then I should counter with Black Mirage as well. I extended my hand.
Whoosh!
The Black Fla Martial Spirit released a vast amount of Energy of Defying Heaven, beginning to condense in my hand.
“What…?”
The Phoenix looked on with a dazed expression as the black flas were being swallowed up. I swallowed all the black flas and thrust the Black Mirage directly towards the heart of the Phoenix.
“Arghhh!”
With arms crossed and wrapped in black flas, the Phoenix blocked my attack. However, the Black Mirage was a power that shatters all special abilities and violently shakes the insides with its terrifying energy.
Fa Jing.
That’s what pierced through the Phoenix’s black flas and shattered everything inside.
“You, youuu!”
Whoosh!
The Phoenix’s body, wrapped in black flas for a mont, appeared far away in the sky.
“Gasp, gasp.”
-Really persistent. Just like one of the Four Guardians known for their tenacity in life.
-Yeah. That’s why the Phoenix was also known as the ultimate shield.
I scanned the Phoenix.
Her condition was far from normal. Both arms were partially crumbled due to the aftermath of the Black Mirage, and her chest was hollowed out.
“My god, to think that our divine beast is being pushed back to this extent…”
“…Isn’t it obvious? This person of exceptional beauty seems to wield the sa power as the Heavenly Demon ntioned in the docunts.”
Chinese words translated by my talent, Reading, entered my ears. I scratched my head and looked at them.
The villagers had gathered. Most were ordinary people, but so showed signs of having trained in martial arts.
Leaving them behind, I looked at the Phoenix.
“It’s more disappointing than I thought. You’re supposed to be one of the Four Guardians protecting the Heavenly Demon, show more.”
I taunted the Phoenix.
Maybe she had sothing more to show. It was an expectation. The Black God Martial Arts left by the Heavenly Demon evolved with each stage of growth.
But I had surpassed those stages, and now I used the Black Fla Martial Spirit and Black Energy rather than the Black God Martial Arts.
“Fine, I’ll show you, brat!”
The Phoenix gritted her teeth and shouted. It seed my provocation had an effect. She seed to harbor a different resolve than before.
The Energy of Defying Heaven swirled in her hands.
“This is the unique ultimate technique only the Heavenly Demon can use, Abyssal Void!”
A fierce black vortex began to form, a tumultuous mix of black flas and wind that filled the sky. It condensed into a single spot, creating a whirlpool that absorbed everything around it before plumting downwards.
“Abyssal Void, huh.”
Not a bad move.
The Abyssal Void was difficult for even to control, which ant it’s nearly impossible for the current Phoenix to manage.
But there’s a catch.
The Abyssal Void I wielded was too wide-ranging and dangerous.
The Abyssal Void she used, however, wasn’t much to behold.
I put my hand in my pocket and sighed. There wasn’t much to gain from her.
Spreading my palm, I pushed Midas’s Hand and Inscrutable Talent to their limits. Then, I employed The Seal of Absorption, obtained from the Conceptual Stat of Defying Heaven.
Whoooo──!
A black sphere hovered above my palm.
It floated, exerting an enormous suction force.
“Let’s not use the Abyssal Void.”
There’s no need to use a sledgehamr to crack a nut. The black sphere on my palm spun at an astonishing speed.
The Energy of Defying Heaven swirled, converging in my grasp.
Whooooosh!
The black vortex began to devour all the falling black flas from the sky. The flas of the Abyssal Void were consud by a smaller abyss.
[Conceptual Stat Energy of Defying Heaven increases by 3.]
“Quite profitable.”
It yielded a decent amount of Energy of Defying Heaven stat.
I looked up at the Phoenix.
The Phoenix gazed down at with a hollow expression, as if all her millennia were being negated.
-That’s understandable. Having lived for thousands of years, only to have everything negated by a far inferior human.
-But, there’s no room for sympathy. This is the legacy left by the previous master. Indiscriminately killing the villagers of that town is unforgivable.
I leaped into the sky in an instant. The Phoenix attempted to dodge, but I used The Seal of Absorption to pull her towards . Grabbing the Phoenix’s neck, I looked into her eyes.
“You truly are a descendant of that person.”
“You’re quite slow to acknowledge.”
“Hehehe. You’re even more arrogant. Well, considering your age, it’s not surprising.”
After saying that, the Phoenix laughed as if she had lost her mind.
“Ha, ha. What have I been living for until now…”
“Do you have any last words?”
“Oh, last words. Yes, I have.”
The Phoenix slowly opened her mouth.
“Did you see the chaos in China on your way here?”
“Yes, on the plane, there were these bandit-like folks with relics.”
“Ah, so the bandits took those relics. I’ve looted so many relics that I forgot about them.”
‘This guy was the culprit.’
It was strange that re bandits had such relics.
Even if I killed the Phoenix, I might not be able to move for a while because of the aftermath.
“But do you know this?”
“What?”
“You’re too late.”
The Phoenix spoke.
“What do you an, too late?”
“My purpose here has already been achieved. Now, my death will complete the ritual. I was only planning to use this place originally.”
‘Ritual?’
An ominous word.
The Phoenix’s eyes slowly turned to .
Eyes filled with resignation and hatred, and a sense of inferiority stronger than the combination of those two.
“Hurry up and kill . You don’t hesitate with such matters, do you?”
“You know well.”
I tightened my grip on the hand I was holding.
Crack.
A twisting sound was heard, and the Phoenix’s neck was broken.
I descended to the ground. The Phoenix’s eyes were empty. It was ti to absorb the remaining Energy of Defying Heaven.
Puff!
Suddenly, the Phoenix’s chest burst open, and blood flowed out. I instinctively sensed that sothing was wrong.
The red blood began to transform into sothing ominous in the air.
The red blood started turning into black blood.
Her body started to turn into ash and began to scatter.
This was a phenonon that occurred when a Mine died.
Puff!
“Aaaaah!”
“Wh-Why all of a sudden?!”
Suddenly.
A precursor event occurred. So villagers’ bodies swelled up and exploded. It wasn’t just one or two.
The bodies of the villagers grotesquely swelled, twisted, and then transford into lumps of at.
“Sa-save…”
A young child reached out to .
Without a chance for to act, the child’s body grotesquely swelled and burst like a balloon, scattering blood.
I looked at it and then adopted a serious expression.
‘Dangerous.’
This sign was dangerous. It was also evidence that an entity, which should never appear here, was attempting to descend.
I looked up at the sky.
Seed.
There was a giant seed in the sky.
Ding.
Invasion Quest Chapter 1: Invaders from Beyond.
The being that created the universe long ago made many things.
Life and phenona.
Cause and effect, and laws.
However, because God expended too much power, He fell into a deep sleep. Due to His slumber, He failed to notice a slight distortion in the universe.
Those who serve the evil power that erged from that distortion are called beings from beyond.
They revel in the death of life and consider their suffering a feast.
Their apostle has descended into this world.
However, that is still too incomplete. Destroy it or survive and seek the cooperation of others. ---
The apostle descended.
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