Thastrum’s face flushed red, then drained pale, a mix of shame and frustration. He let out a cold snort and retreated back toward his ranks. Lilith’s eyes narrowed as they landed on the newly arrived Half-Beast King Imorn.
“Who are you?” asked, tone laced with caution. “First on the Martial Rankings,” Half-Beast King Imorn said calmly.
Power radiated from like a gathering storm, pressing on the air so heavily that even Lilith struggled to breathe. “You bullied Thastrum long enough. Now it’s my turn to play.”
A shiver ran down Lilith’s spine. She had not expected the top-ranked Martial Rankings fighter to show up now. But there was no turning back.
“Then let me see just how strong the number one is!” She lifted the black flute to lips again, letting eerie notes spill into the air.
The melody twisted toward Half-Beast King lmorn, but his divine soul power far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators. The sound could not touch his mind.
“Such petty tricks,” Half-Beast King Imorn sneered, then leapt forward.
In an instant, was before Lilith. His right hand formed a claw, brimming with strength, aimed straight for the flute in hand.
Lilith panicked and tried to dodge, but Half-Beast King Imorn’s grip locked wrist tightly.
“Ah!” Pain shot through arm as the flute clattered to the ground with a sharp metallic clang. Half-Beast King Imorn did not pause. His left fist slammed into Lilith’s chest
Blood spurted from mouth as flew backward like a severed kite, crashing hard Into the ground, barely clinging to life.
“Good!” From halfway up the mountain, deafening cheers erupted. Cultivators raised their weapons, faces glowing with excitement.
“Half-Beast King lmorn is amazing! One strike, and that female demonic cultivator is badly hurt!”
“No wonder he’s first on the Martial Rankings! Those demonic cultivators better behave now!”
“Kill all the demonic cultivators! Take Celestia City back!”
Aurelius exhaled, finally feeling a sense of relief as watched Half-Beast King lmorn stand confidently on the battlefield. With both Half-Beast King lmorn and Thastrum there, they finally had the power to face the Soul Devourer.
Soul Devourer’s expression darkened. A murderous gleam flickered in his hollow eye sockets. He had not expected the Martial Rankings’ top-ranked, Half-Beast King lmorn, to be this powerful. Lilith, who under his command was not even a match.
“Now… It’s your turn,” Half-Beast King lmorn said, turning his gaze toward Soul Devourer.
Soul Devourer let out a cold, faint smile, then pointed at a lone mountain peak a hundred kilometers away.
Everyone followed his gesture, unsure what intended. In the next moment, Soul Devourer drew his sword, and a streak of light flashed across the sky.
Boom! Before anyone could react, the entire mountain shattered instantly. With just a single swing of his sword, the peak crumbled completely, despite being a hundred kilometers away.
Silence fell over the battlefield, as if the air itself had frozen.
Aurelius, Infinides, and the others stared in stunned disbelief, faces graver than ever. None of them could hope to withstand a strike like that. And the opponent had swung it almost casually.
How terrifyingly strong must be?
Jared’s expression turned serious. Even using all his strength with the Dragonslayer Sword, knew could not smash a mountain a hundred kilometers away. He felt lost, unsure of what to do.
Until now, I thought Soul Devourer was just a soul, nothing special. How powerful could really be?
And I had so many ways to counter souls.
But now, Jared did not dare think that way.
Flaxseed glanced at with a faint smile. “So… Feeling a bit shaken?”
“Shaken?” Jared snorted.
“That old guy has lived for thousands of years. I’m still young. Give me ten thousand years, and a single breath from me could turn to dust,” Jared rolled his eyes and said.
