Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 594 - 557 Great Battle Human God Great Demon 3

Chapter 594: 557 Great Battle Human God Great Demon 3

The current difficult situation largely stems from the existence of the Great Demon Xuanwu.

To break through the predicament of being restrained by its attributes, I must wield power beyond the Four Symbols and Five Elements system. I still believe the Power of Divine Seal Fragments is a correct direction. Last time, it was because I couldn’t draw out strong enough power from the Divine Seal Fragments bound to me, how will it be this time?

Under the blessing enhancement of Little Bowl, my Power of Divine Seal Fragments underwent a miraculous change.

The Power of Divine Seal Fragments of other Void Envoys can bring obvious enhancements to the bearer, but my Power of Divine Seal Fragments has only ever altered my mana fluctuation frequency, which is certainly not a normal phenomenon. Clearly, "altering mana fluctuation frequency" is merely a "half-hearted manifestation" of my Power of Divine Seal Fragments. Since the connection between my Divine Seal Fragments and myself is only half-baked, its manifestation is also half-hearted.

At this moment, this force of Divine Seal Fragments combined with the fire in my hand. The frequency of mana fluctuations once again became dramatically different. Unlike every time in the past, this time it seems that it’s not just the superficial change of mana fluctuation, but a deeper transformation has occurred.

No. 7 uttered a puzzled voice, and Little Bowl seemed stunned. My flames showed no change in color, yet they exhibited a completely different aura. I myself didn’t know how to describe it; if I had to say, it’s as if they became more "real."

Moreover, it seems that this isn’t the first time I’ve experienced this taste. In the past, I’ve had an impression of this "realness" somewhere. Where was it? Reflexively, I searched my memory and quickly locked onto an unexpected scene.

It was during the past battle with Yinyue that I was caught in her super illusion, my consciousness sinking between one "possible world" and another.

In some possibilities, Zhu Shi became my enemy, and I would be killed by her; in others, Mazao, upon learning of my desire for Doomsday, chose to fight me... and in one of these "possible world" scenes, I found myself inexplicably confronting a gloomy young stranger wielding a terrifying axe.

Once cut down by that axe, even with my undying elementalized body, I instinctively felt I’d be unable to resurrect — that was my intuition at that time.

Now, the enhanced Power of Divine Seal Fragments in me eerily overlapped with the impression of that terrifying axe.

This is a power of similar nature — I subconsciously reached this conclusion, and then shot the flame from my palm towards the distant Great Demon Xuanwu.

Next, two results appeared simultaneously in my sight.

One result was that my power had no effect on the Great Demon Xuanwu.

With a black water cannon firing towards me, the flame attack collided head-on like a lit paper ball against a high-pressure water gun and was easily blown apart. I quickly dodged the trajectory of the black water cannon to avoid injury.

Perhaps, it was only natural. I could only draw a negligible amount of power from the Divine Seal Fragments, and Little Bowl’s power compared to mine is just a drop in the ocean. Even if these two powers could be added or multiplied and combined with my own strength, it’s just like a drop of oil in a cup of water, insufficient to completely alter its original course.

It’s not that my power hasn’t undergone other notable changes. I can clearly feel that my power has taken on a certain profound characteristic it didn’t have before, but this is merely "adding something to the original power" rather than "the original power itself being changed." It would be a different story if I could draw out Great Impermanence scale power like Xu Gou, but as it stands, I’m still unable to break free from the constraints of the Four Symbols and Five Elements system.

In contrast, another result seems more noteworthy — the moment my power impression changed, Huang Quan’s expression shifted dramatically; and when I launched my attack, without even looking at who I was targeting, he reflexively fled to a distant place, as if afraid that my target was him.

"— Huh?" I looked towards the distant Huang Quan, "Why are you fleeing... was the move just now very deadly to you?"

"..."

Huang Quan remained expressionless and silent, maintaining a high-speed maneuver, seemingly quietly preparing a big move in the palm of his hand.

Despite not receiving any response, considering his situation over there and my impression of the new power, I managed to derive a possible direction.

Perhaps, he fears his undying body being restrained.

Due to gaps in knowledge and experience, I couldn’t immediately identify the specifics of my new power, but I could at least determine that this power is very troublesome for those with an undying body, no exaggeration to call it a nemesis. At least if my body and soul were shattered by this power, it wouldn’t be reasonable to expect to come back again. Though I don’t know the exact mechanism behind Huang Quan’s undying body, it likely doesn’t escape this judgment.

This, of course, is good news. Huang Quan, being Ming Zhuo’s instructor, occupies the same troublesome position in my mind as Ming Zhuo, namely that he can’t be killed no matter what. Even winning this battle, what difference does it make? Huang Quan can just come around another time with a different method, and it seems never-ending. If my new power truly can counter the undying body, it’s like a pillow was offered when I needed to rest my head.

However, this advantage seems of little benefit to the current predicament.

Whether or not it can counter the undying body is a matter for after actually killing the enemy. The issue now is, I can’t even harm Huang Quan, let alone be a match for the Great Demon Xuanwu. No. 7 and Little Bowl remain in a dangerous state of being hunted by Huang Quan and the Great Demon Xuanwu, and my Third Form countdown is still advancing. I must quickly break through this predicament.

Thoughts racing, I finally made a decision.

"Little Bowl, summon Catastrophe Demon." I conveyed through telepathy.

No. 7 was shocked: "Wait... what does summoning Catastrophe Demon mean?"

Come to think of it, Little Bowl and I hadn’t informed her about the Catastrophe Demon. There was so much we learned earlier that we didn’t get the chance.

"Summon now?" Little Bowl expressed surprise from another angle, "But now Brother Zhuang Cheng is already targeted by the Great Demon Xuanwu..."

"Don’t worry, I’ve already thought of a way to rid myself of the Great Demon Xuanwu’s lock." I said.

"—Got it."

There’s little room for hesitation on the battlefield, and hearing me speak like this, Little Bowl refrained from further useless words.

At this moment, it felt like something unseen disappeared. I suppose that was Little Bowl’s hidden protection for her destiny and fate. With that layer removed, the monster locked onto Little Bowl by the force of fate was bound to arrive shortly.

How much time would it specifically take? A quarter hour, or a minute, or even a second?

The correct answer is a moment, a moment so brief it can’t accommodate even a blink.

However, my conscious speed is much faster than this brief moment, and I believe Huang Quan and the Great Demon Xuanwu are similar. This moment is sufficient for us to make a lot of moves and judgments. As soon as Little Bowl’s concealment power was lifted, the atmosphere on the field immediately changed. A colossal figure was approaching rapidly, like a whale’s huge silhouette sweeping through the ocean, causing a chill to rise in the heart just from the impending presence.

"What’s this time..."

While Huang Quan was muttering in alert, I had already prepared to welcome the arrival of Catastrophe Demon—this was a necessary step to divert the attention of the Great Demon Xuanwu from me.

In short, I self-destructed.

Under the gaze of Huang Quan and the Great Demon Xuanwu, I punched my heart, causing my entire body to explode on the spot, unleashing a blast powerful enough to flatten a city in all directions.

This was not an attack on the two enemies before me, and such a wholly dispersing force couldn’t possibly harm them. I simply released the gathered form of my body and soul, temporarily reverting to a state leaving only the True Spirit.

Previously, when I wanted to dodge a combined big move from Huang Quan and the Great Demon Xuanwu, this was the method I planned to employ. As long as I preemptively "committed suicide" before they hit me, they couldn’t threaten my life.

After all, they cannot truly lock onto my True Spirit directly, a capability only a self-verified True Spirit being possesses. They were able to repeatedly damage my True Spirit before because they attacked the body I manifested, akin to "striking the mountain to shake the tiger."

So, does that mean every time I face an overwhelming attack, I can simply enter this state and easily remain unbeatable?

Not at all. One reason is I cannot remain in the True Spirit-only state for long, another is that despite this state, enemies like Huang Quan and the Great Demon Xuanwu can likely still inflict harm.

It’s like diving underwater to avoid the view and bullets from the shore, but the shore can throw explosives into the deep; even without locking onto the diver, it can still potentially result in injury or death by shock.

Furthermore, having relinquished my powerful Third Form light body, my True Spirit is now completely undefended.

Just one strike now is enough for Huang Quan and the Great Demon Xuanwu to kill me.

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