---- Chapter 2098 Henry was the second to escape from the copsing chamber, right behind Nichs. Eric followed close after. Last of all came Andrew, still locked in a deadly contest of inner strength with Alistair. Both men surged upward out of the pit, their bodies wreathed in violent waves of energy. Alistair''s ck robe whipped and snapped without wind as he barked coldly, "Dorian, take the saintess and guard her well. As for Andrew... today I will make him pay in blood!" He was able to suppress Andrew with just one hand.
Then, with his free hand, he sent both the stone tform and Shiloh straight toward Dorian. With both hands now free, Alistair conjured a ball of ck mist in his palm and mmed it toward Andrew. The two forces collided: Alistair''s dark, rolling power against Andrew''s zing heat. At the martial saint level, thepetition was no longer just about techniques. What was truly deadly was the cultivation of true power itself.<fn0312> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on find{n}ovel</fn0312>
---- Relying on nearly a century of martial cultivation and the dark arts of the Crimson me Cult, Alistair''s attacks rolled with darkness, his momentum reaching overwhelming proportions. Meanwhile, Andrew held firm within a three-foot radius around himself. The protective energy around his body alternated between crimson red and deep blue. He was simultaneously channeling both the me power of his Inferno Strike and his own internal cultivation to resist Alistair. ''He actually mastered two different sources of power,'' Alistair thought, his heart pounding in shock.
''He cannot be some nameless figure in Holtrien. He must be cut down today. If I cannot kill him here, then I will have him hunted down and erased. Otherwise, he will grow into a mortal enemy of our Cult.'' As the thought raced through his mind, Alistair''s hands came together. In front of his chest, a massive sphere of energy condensed,pressing tighter and tighter until it was no bigger than a clenched fist. Then, he thrust it straight at Andrew, Even the air seemed to be drained at that moment.
This dark energy ball instantly reached Andrew''s vicinity and pierced through his protective energy barrier. An iparable explosion erupted at the high ground of the McDaniel family estate, and the remaining half of the McDaniel ---- family chapel copsedpletely. The important site that honored more than a dozen family ancestors was destroyed instantly. Those who rushed to the scene stood frozen in disbelief. Nichs himself twitched, his face twisted with barely restrained rage. At that moment, he wanted to rip apart not only Andrew but also the Crimson me Cult.
"Now you should be on your way to hell," Alistair rasped from beneath his robe, his voice cold and merciless. Hunching slightly, he turned and began to walk away. From behind him came a voice, cold and mocking. "Your Eminence, leaving already? But I''m not finished with you yet... old man." Thosest two words were spat from Andrew''s teeth like venom. As the dust cleared, everyone turned. Even the thousands of guests gathered at the estate had their eyes locked on the scene. What they saw was a massive crater, wide as a ballroom, tom open in the estate''s rear courtyard.
And in the very center of that crater, a man stood tall and unshaken. His back was straight, his figure proud, like a dragon risen from the depths. ---- It was Andrew. Eric let out a long breath, his chest pounding. "Holy hell. You''re insane, Andrew. You''re absolutely insane!"<style>
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