Across the battlefield, chaos multiplied.
The Vermilion Demon Lord unleashed his hundred-foot demonic form. It had three heads and six arms. Each arm held a demonic weapon. He fought Bonefiend.
Meanwhile, Lyndon and Ethan fought with the cultivators of Malevolent Path Hall.
Each arrow from Lyndon killed one enemy. Ethan wielded his hammers to smash the enemies into pulp.
Unfortunately, there were too many members of the Malevolent Path Hall. Lyndon and Ethan were covered with wounds, bleeding non-stop.
Earthfire Pavilion red shield was weakening after countless attacks from Malevolent Path Hall and the spirits. The shield was covered with cracks.
"Elder, we can''t hold much longer!"
A disciple coughed up blood and copsed. The shield dimmed again.
Ferdinand ground his teeth, crushed a red device, and sent a red re to the sky to call for help. However, they were far from Crimson me City. Reinforcements needed time to reach them.
"Stand your ground!" Ferdinand roared. "We can''t die here!"
The reality was harsh.
Crack!
The Earth Fire Mystic Array eventually broke.
The cultivators of Malevolent Path Hall and hundreds of malicious spirits rushed toward the disciples.
Painful cries filled the air.
Three disciples were killed while another two disciples'' consciousness field was attacked and became lifeless.
Two enforcers from the Malevolent Path Hall noticed Lindsay''s status. They tried to catch her alive.
"Your Highness, watch out!"
Elliot stood before Lindsay and attacked the two enforcers with his crimson sword.
His movements looked weird because his sword never harmed the enemies, while the two enforcers did not hurt him.
He always found the right opening to dodge the attacks.
Jared noticed the scene and felt suspicious.
He had no time to dig for answers. Bet had already shaken off thest exchange and charged again, murderous aura rolling toward Jared like a ck tide.
"You surprise me, boy," Bet rasped, wiping dark blood from the corner of his mouth. "But the game ends here. Almighty Soul Devourer-full power!"
He flung both arms to the sky and began chanting spells.
The green light shone brighter, and the runes started burning in fire.
A green light orb appeared at the center of the array filled with ghost faces.
"Ghost King of Devouring, arise!" Bet spat a mouthful of blood and vanished into the light orb.
Roar!
The light orb burst with a deafening crack, and from its zing debris stepped a ghost king—ten stories high, three snarling faces, six arms, each tusked jaw frozen in a snarl.
All six eyes red open at once. The green light swept across the crowd. The cultivators felt their souls were leaving their bodies.
This was the ultimate attack of the Almighty Soul Devourer-an eldritch technique that forged a Ghost King from ten thousand ghosts, designed to assault nothing but the soul.
Even a cultivator at Heavenly Immortal Realm Level Nine would suffer grievous wounds the instant that baleful gaze locked onto the soul.
The Ghost King raised all six arms together, unleashing six green rays that speared toward Jared.
Bet was aiming to destroy Jared''s soul.
Jared''s face drained of all color.
In that desperate heartbeat, the Dragon Bell hanging on his chest flew free on its own, spinning above his crown.
ng!
Golden light rolled from the bell, shielding Jared.
Within that light, the faint silhouette of a dragon coiled and wove, weaving a barrier for his soul.
The six green rays mmed into the golden ward. Light exploded, blinding and wild, yet the barrier held.
The Dragon Bell shuddered so violently that thin cracks appeared on the surface. "Another treasure? Very well! They''re all mine!" Bet snarled with greed.
He activated the array to fire more green rays toward Jared.
Shielded by the Dragon Bell, Jared withstood the attacks, yet his face grew chalk-white. Blood trickled from his orifices. The barrier deflected the green beams bu brute force still mmed straight into his consciousness field, sending shockwaves.
Across the field, Vermilion Demon Lord was cornered by Bonefiend and three Malevolent Path Hall enforcers. His demon form was pitted and cracked in a dozen ces.
Lyndon had used every arrow, and his bow snapped. The demonic cultivators all stabbed him. He activated the explosive talismans to kill the enemies before he died.
Ethan, drenched in blood, fought on with shattered hammers until Bonefiend drove a bone spear straight through his heart. He died standing, defiant.
There were only five disciples left at the Earthfire Pavilion, heavily wounded. Dozens of the Malevolent Path Hall members surrounded them.
Ferdinand fought with three enforcers. Although he managed to kill one, the other two stabbed his chest, causing two deep wounds.
Lindsay, shielded by Elliot, was unharmed, but she cried seeing her people fall.
Despair draped the battlefield like a winter shroud.
"Jared..... it seems this ce will be our grave." Vermilion Demon Lord''s feeble voice reached him through telepathy.
Jared ground his teeth, staring at the fallenpanions, the heavily wounded Ferdinand, and the sobbing Lindsay.
I can''t die here. I have promises to fulfill. I have enemies to kill!
A guttural scream-ragged and deafening-ripped from Jared, echoing into the sky.
He felt the veryst drops of life source and celestial energy ignite inside him,
roaring through his veins like a flood of molten stars.
He gripped the Dragonyer Sword
while forming a seal with another hand. He muttered the ancient
Good, awaken the
Draconian, By my
dragon''s soul. By my life, unbathe gate of heaven! Forbidden Technique-Dragonblood Inferno!" Cóntent
Jared obtained this forbidden technique from the Golden Dragon Bloodline, which required him to use his blood essence and life source in exchange for immense power in Short time:
As the chant continued, golden fire erupted around him. It was a true fire that
burned from his Golden Dragon''s blood essence.