Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 353 - 259: The Greatest Threat: Mountains Beyond Mountains, People Beyond People

The port, a battlefield.

Within a hundred-meter radius, the area was a complete wreck.

The concrete ground was cracked and sunken. The surrounding shipping containers had all been blasted to pieces, and the bodies of the Ancient Ones’ avatars lay strewn across the ground.

TAP! TAP!

At this moment, Devi’s shirt had been blasted away, revealing perfectly sculpted muscles as he walked step by step toward the last surviving avatar of the Ancient One.

It was the Blood Angel from the Judicial Court.

The Blood Angel’s body was mangled in several places, as if it had been dredged from a pool of blood. It was completely soaked in gore, constantly coughing up blood and even fragments of its internal organs.

But even so, it was not yet dead, a testament to its terrifying combat prowess.

If Devi’s final blow hadn’t completely shattered its spine, it probably would have been able to attack again, even in this state.

"So this is the so-called Life Force of the Holy Blood. Tenacious as a cockroach, indeed."

Even Devi couldn’t help but marvel at it.

Its internal organs were completely destroyed, yet the body wasn’t dead and remained hostile. It was truly incredible.

He even suspected that if this Holy Blood were cultivated to its absolute limit, it might truly grant the power of resurrection.

"You may have the upper hand this time, but don’t get too complacent. This is only the beginning. If you truly wish to be swept up in this storm, then be prepared to be crushed to dust."

The Blood Angel’s expression remained serene.

It was merely an avatar. Although precious, its loss wasn’t enough to cause any real harm to an Ancient One.

Devi seemed powerful, having achieved a total victory against four opponents, but they were merely avatars. Although their strength was at least seventy percent of their main bodies, one had to understand that the power of an Ancient One couldn’t be measured by their physical prowess alone.

Their long lives had allowed them to accumulate a terrifying "foundation," and that was what they truly relied upon.

Some of them also possessed Spirit Treasures like the one Devi wielded, not to mention all sorts of Dharma Artifacts, Secret Techniques, and other methods.

The difference in power, with or without these tools, could be measured in multiples.

Take the Alchemists of old, for example. The difference in their power, depending on whether they were on an Immortal Mountain and using a Penglai Technique, was beyond measure.

"Then let me see it for myself—this so-called power of your old era."

Devi’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. He lifted his foot and stomped down on the Blood Angel avatar’s head.

SPLAT!!

The head exploded, splattering red and white fluids everywhere. No matter how strong its Holy Blood ability was, there was no coming back from this.

Staring at the deathly silent port and the mangled corpses of the avatars, Devi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

The brilliant clusters of light within his body slowly faded, and the crystalline, nebula-like phenomenon on his skin vanished. Even the Spirit Treasure Crown on his head disappeared without a trace.

But then, Devi’s expression changed abruptly. His cheeks suddenly puffed out, swelling to their limit as if he were blowing up a balloon.

That was the Qi and blood surging up from within him.

At the same time, his eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins, giving him a ferocious and terrifying appearance.

Devi forced down the surge of blood rising in his throat, and with a bob of his Adam’s apple, he swallowed it back down.

Neither the Star Wheel Secret Technique nor the Spirit Treasure Crown came without a price. Just like Yi Beidou’s Celestial Demon Dissolution, using them to a certain extent would inevitably cause damage to the body.

’I underestimated the backlash.’

Feeling the discomfort welling up inside him, Devi frowned slightly.

WHIRRRRR!!

Just then, a roar and clamor filled the air. In the distant sky, armed helicopters flew in one after another, and it seemed troops were approaching on the ground as well.

Over the sea, another helicopter approached rapidly. After it lowered its altitude, the middle-aged man in a suit who had spoken with Devi on the ship leaped out.

"Mr. Devi, are you all right?"

The middle-aged man’s expression shifted slightly as he took in the horrifying scene around them.

"It’s taken care of. I’ll leave the cleanup to you. I have to go."

Devi glanced at the man, and with a sudden blur, he vanished from sight.

The middle-aged man’s expression changed several times before his eyes fell on the four corpses of the Ancient One avatars on the ground. His eyes narrowed slightly.

THUD THUD THUD!!

At that moment, the local forces from France and the port director arrived on the scene.

"Oh my God."

The local director couldn’t help but gasp when he saw the shocking scene.

Lately, there had been quite a few battles between Saint Realm experts along the Mediterranean Sea coast, but this was the first time they had seen a scene so brutal.

One, two, three, four...

Four attackers’ corpses, all of them mutilated. ’As expected of someone from the Starry Sky Country,’ he thought.

After all, it usually took only two of these attackers working together to push a Saint Realm expert into a desperate situation.

"Do you have the port’s surveillance footage?"

the middle-aged man in the suit asked, ignoring the local’s gawking expression.

"Of course. How could a place this important not have surveillance?"

The director paused for a moment, then nodded and replied.

"Good. Pull the surveillance records from here for me immediately,"

the middle-aged man said in a low voice.

Four Ancient One avatars, all killed by Devi. This was excellent propaganda material. ’The higher-ups will surely be pleased,’ he thought.

Not long after, a video shot to the top of the trending charts across the Western European internet, drawing gasps of shock from the public.

Although the video was a blurry mess, with specks of light flying everywhere due to the terrifying magnetic field, one could still make out a single figure fighting four others. In the end, that one figure killed all four of them.