Chapter 1447: To Boil The Hound Once It Caught The Rabbit!
Chapter 1447: To Boil The Hound Once It Caught The Rabbit!
For a moment, there was only silence within the ice cave.
Despite Mingyu’s speech, no reaction came from the vortex that led to the Abyss of Death[1]. Thick lightning occasionally shot out of the center, but that was it.
……
"Lord Great Saint?"
Mingyu looked up in confusion. "Could it be… was the death energy I’ve been stealing all these years still not enough to awaken you, Lord Great Saint? Binglan’s seal has already been removed, so please awaken and show the hypocritical beings of this world the power of a true monarch! I, Mingyu the Deathly Abyss, will gladly serve you and be your spokesperson on the human continent… all I ask is a bit of your power…"
He still didn’t receive any response despite the second attempt.
The rest of us could only stare at the vortex and wait for something to happen as well. If even a ridiculously powerful boss like Mingyu dared not throw his villainous tantrum for fear of angering the Great Saint, then it made even more sense that we small fries should keep our heads low.
Swhoosh swhoosh!
Suddenly, a pair of bloody lights emerged from the vortex and landed next to Mingyu. They looked like some sort of blood creatures whose skin had completely melted away from their bodies, revealing the powerful muscles beneath. They stood on four limbs, which made them look like reptiles. Finally, their ugly heads housed a pair of pitch-black eyes, and a tongue at least a meter long.
"Raptors! They are Raptors!!"
Xinran shuddered all over. "I’ve seen them when I was cultivating in the Purgatory. They are extremely scary creatures!"
If even Xinran was saying this, then it had to be incredibly powerful!
I scanned both the Raptors’ level and stats with Dark Pupils. They were only Ancient Immortal Rank bosses, but… their Level was 345! We couldn’t even fight even one of them as we were, much less two!
……
Mingyu frowned at the two Raptors. "Why hasn’t Lord Great Saint awakened yet? And… who are you two? How did you emerge from Lord Great Saint’s dwelling?"
The Raptors flicked out their tongues and circled around Mingyu once. Then, one of them spoke in an unusually strange voice, "Are you truly willing to serve Lord Great Saint? Do you swear that your loyalty comes from the bottom of your heart?"
Mingyu nodded affirmatively. "Yes, I am!"
One of the Raptors smiled and said, "Lord Great Saint has already awakened!"
"Oh?" A wide smile appeared on Mingyu’s face. "That’s great news! But why isn’t he coming out?"
The Raptor continued, "That’s because he has been slumbering for too long. What would you do if you were the one who awoke from such a long slumber…? You’d feed, wouldn’t you?"
"What?!" Mingyu shuddered visibly. "What do you mean by that?"
"Do I really need to spell it out to you? Lord Great Saint possesses the strongest death energy in the world, and you are a divine expert of death. Is there anyone more fitting in this place to be his breakfast?" The Raptor grinned maliciously.
Mingyu abruptly rose to his feet and brought his weapon to bear. "Bullshit! I am the former Purgatory Ruler! Who would dare to kill me!? I spent years breaking the seal for Lord Great Saint, he would never be so ruthless as to kill his loyal subordinate! Also, why me when there are so many other divine experts in this place? Binglan, Xinran, Sophie! Lord Great Saint can feed on Xinran! Her death energy is powerful, and she’s young and tasty! I… I’m just a bag of bones!"
Swhoosh!
It was at this moment one of the Raptors wrapped its tongue around Mingyu’s neck. "Let’s cut the nonsense here, shall we? Lord Great Saint is very eager to taste his breakfast!"
……
"Get off me!"
Enraged, Mingyu slashed the Raptor’s tongue in half before firing 10,000 sword beams in one go. The unfortunate Raptor was instantly sliced and diced into a million cubes of rotten flesh and blood. However, the remaining Raptor was able to swipe his back a couple of times during this time.
"You dare!"
Mingyu turned around and beheaded the Raptor in a single strike. He roared, "I, Mingyu, am the lord of everything! You think you can treat me as food? Dream on!"
……
Puchi!
Suddenly, a black arm cut through Mingyu's chest, spilling black blood everywhere. Before we knew it, a horrible-looking man who looked old enough to die at any moment was hovering right behind Mingyu. It was none other than the legendary Great Saint himself!
"Ugh…"
Mingyu’s pupils widened quickly. He screamed in pain as the Great Saint pulled his heart out of his body.
Pu!
After his heart had fully departed his body, Mingyu slowly dropped to his knees. Then, his body began eroding away into dust as if he was caught in a time lapse. Technically speaking, a divine expert who had lost both their divinity and undead soul spark was nothing more but a pile of dust. That was what was happening with Mingyu. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
The Great Saint shoved Mingyu’s heart into his mouth and took a huge bite. While savoring the taste of the former Purgatory Ruler’s power, he said with a loud cackle, "Delicious! Truly delicious, Mingyu! You really were the lord of everything! Your heart wouldn’t taste so delicious otherwise, hahaha! As compensation for your death, I promise you I will take out the Dragon Speaker Binglan, the Wind Singer Xinran and Sophie the Snow Minstrel!"
……
"Ugh, that’s disgusting…" He Yi and Lin Yixin said at almost the same time.
I shot Xinran a worried look, and Xinran responded with a smile, "Don’t worry, big brother. I won’t die like Mingyu did…"
I nodded.
After the Great Saint had devoured Mingyu’s heart completely, his withered body slowly became fuller. In the end, he had transformed from an old man on his last legs to a middle-aged man with pure evil in his eyes. Finally, he fully stepped out from Abyss of Death and said with a chuckle, "Who’s next? Will it be the Purgatory Terrorist Wind Singer Xinran, the traitor Sophie, or the Dragon Speaker who imprisoned me for 10,000 years—Binglan?!"
Binglan trembled visibly before whispering, "Xinran, fight with me. Otherwise, we’re all going to die here. The Great Saint is at least several times stronger than he was back then, but my strength hasn’t grown much at all during my 10,000 years of slumber!"
Xinran nodded. "I know. Don’t worry!"
I also looked at my own players and raised the Chill of the Nine Provinces. "This is the final battle, everyone. Prepare to launch an all-out assault against the Great Saint. We can die and lose a level, but both Xinran and Binglan must survive no matter what! Otherwise, the patch quest is a failure!"
Everyone nodded. "Yessir!"
……
"Sky City cavalry, kill!"
Beneath her banner, Karinshan barked an order and triggered countless cavalrymen to charge toward the Great Saint. In the air, the griffin riders and dragon knights were launching their attacks as well. This was the final battle, and victory was ours if we managed to kill the Great Saint!
The Great Saint wore an imperious expression as the griffin riders threw their lightning spears at him. None of the attacks was able to make it within 1 meter of the Great Saint before his energy shield bounced them off.
"Puny humans…"
The Great Saint sighed before raising his palm and crying, "Thundercloud Storm! Come!"
Boom!
There was a series of loud bangs, and it felt like the entire ice cavern was about to collapse upon itself. The lightning storm tore countless griffin riders and dragon knights into bloody pieces. It was disgusting to say the least.
The Great Saint inhaled deeply, and the spinning vortex behind him ground those flesh and blood into even tinier pieces. Right now, the recently awakened Great Saint was like a starving evil spirit. Eating Mingyu might have restored some of his strength, but he wouldn’t be satisfied until he was burping with a full tummy of death energy and life force.
Unable to watch this any longer, Binglan said, "Tell them to retreat now! This is not their battle to fight!"
While saying this, she leaped into the air. A powerful sword aura long enough to penetrate even the ice ceiling above her head erupted from her weapon before she brought it down in one mighty swing—Holy Light Slash!
Boom!
The sword aura sliced the cavern in half and landed heavily against the Great Saint’s body. As expected, Binglan’s strength was multiple times stronger than what it was after she regained the Dragonslaying Sword!
The Great Saint’s shoulder looked like an absolute mess after the dust settled, but the man himself was laughing like a madman while saying, "Hahaha, your power is as merciless as usual, Binglan. However, do you really think you can kill me like you did back then? You’d better, or you are the one who’s going to disappear this time!"
He made a clawing motion at Binglan, and her shoulder armor immediately shattered as if it was struck by an invisible force. The attack wounded her arm and drove her back at least tens of steps before she managed to halt her momentum.
Swhoosh!
The Dragonbone Spear pierced the Great Saint’s chest at this moment. A powerful lightning scorched the twenty-centimeter fleshy hole until it looked like it was melting.
The Great Saint continued to cackle. "Wind Singer, is it? Interesting! I am so glad to wake up and find yet another powerful girl to corrupt! Let us fall into the Purgatory together!"
While saying this, the Great Saint abruptly picked up Mingyu’s Starlight from the ground. Then, he threw it straight at Binglan while yelling, "Take this, Binglan! I heard that a sword to the heart is good for heartburn!"
Swhoosh!
The sword was traveling at an incredible speed, and Binglan couldn’t move out of the way because was immobilized by the Great Saint’s Domain powers.
Xinran was faster, however. She appeared in front of Binglan and summoned her Spirit Piercing Umbrella once more!
Bang!
The skill shattered in a single hit, but it successfully deflected Starlight elsewhere.
The Great Saint wasn’t done yet though. Cackling again, he manifested a huge, bloody palm out of nowhere and caught both Xinran and Binglan. This time, both divine experts were caught within his grip.
"Ugh…" Xinran cried out in pain.
Binglan gritted her teeth and raised her palm just enough to use Ice Dragon Break!
The attack successfully shattered the giant bloody palm, but again the Great Saint launched another palm strike at both of them!
Bang!
Xinran and Binglan were launched back in different directions and sent crashing into the ice walls. They were still too weak compared to the Great Saint.
……
Swhoosh!
While the Great Saint was distracted, I planted a foot on the ground and became the first person to Charge him and stab him in the throat!
Puchi!
Purple Frost Concentration + Burning Blade Slash!
MISS!
237,167!
MISS!
Some distance away, Breeze and Rain gave me a thumbs-up. "He’s going in against that? That takes balls…"
Flowing Cloud commented, "He has bigger balls than you, that’s for sure…"
God of War sucked in a deep breath. "Well, big balls or not, I have a feeling that he’s going to die horribly…"
1. T/N: Don’t confuse this with Mingyu’s title, the Deathly Abyss ☜