Chapter 25: A Billion Years of Suppression!
Facing Aliquin’s killing move, Rilmont naturally chose to flee!
“Haha, you still want to run?” Hundreds of phantom images spread out in all directions, Aliquin’s loud laughter seeming to emanate from every phantom’s mouth. Suddenly, a whip shadow like a giant python lashed out at Rilmont, who ferociously stabbed out with his sword—
The same move, Star Point—Explode!
The crimson whip shadow and the sword that tore through the sky collided.
“Bang!”
Aliquin’s right hand shook, and his body was forced backward, while Rilmont himself was flung away. He struggled to stop in midair again, his face pale as he shouted hoarsely, “Aliquin, don’t go too far!” Rilmont realized.
In terms of speed, he was no match for Aliquin; trying to escape was impossible.
Aliquin’s face darkened, and he sneered, “I didn’t expect you still had enough soul power to use that move. But at most, it can only wound me. In terms of profound mysteries of the laws, you’re far inferior to me. Let’s see how many more moves you can pull off!”
Clearly, Aliquin had no intention of sparing him.
Aliquin was now full of anger and wanted to vent it. How could he let Rilmont go?
Especially since Aliquin could see that Rilmont’s future potential was limitless. Killing such a genius was something Aliquin was most happy to do.
“You want me dead?”
Rilmont took a deep breath, then stood in midair with his sword in hand, saying coldly, “If you want to kill me, I’ll make you pay a price.”
“Pay a price?” Aliquin sneered. He had heard such words countless times before. Many of those he killed would say that before dying, but in the end, he still killed them, and he, Aliquin, was still alive and well.
Rilmont looked extremely calm, his aura completely restrained, as he coldly stared at Aliquin.
Suddenly—
Rilmont’s eyes lit up. Then, he actually closed his eyes.
“Huh?” Aliquin was stunned.
Not only him, but Linley and the others watching below were also shocked. At the most critical moment of the battle, Rilmont had closed his eyes.
“Trying to scare me before you die?” Aliquin sneered inwardly, once again swinging his black whip. Though he felt contempt, he still unleashed his strongest attack this time. The black whip instantly turned crimson and transformed into a crimson nine-headed serpent!
Each serpent head had black venomous fangs.
“Sizzle—”
The crimson nine-headed serpent streaked through the air, lunging at the motionless Rilmont, who still had his eyes closed.
Suddenly—
“Boom!” The space in front of Rilmont actually shattered, revealing a terrifying black hole several meters wide. At the same time, a dark red sword light shot out from the black hole, piercing through the crimson nine-headed serpent’s body, which instantly exploded! In a flash, the dark red sword light reached Aliquin.
Aliquin’s face changed drastically, and he had no time to dodge. He could only use his crimson, fan-sized right hand to slap at it.
“Pfft!”
The dark red sword light instantly sank into his palm and merged into his body.
“Uh—” Aliquin’s entire body trembled, emitting a red glow.
“Bang!” Aliquin’s body exploded. Two highgod divine sparks and a space ring fell from midair.
Linley, the other two watching, and the golden kitten were all stunned. Clearly, Aliquin had been on the upper hand, and Rilmont had even been trying to escape. But unexpectedly, Rilmont had turned the tables and won.
“How did Rilmont win?”
Linley was very surprised, “And that dark red sword light—it didn’t just emit the aura of destruction divine power, but also fire divine power. That’s obvious.” Linley was puzzled. Earlier, when Aliquin attacked, Linley and the others had only sensed destruction aura, not fire divine power.
The fire divine power aura was very faint.
But why did it suddenly change?
“Haha…” Rilmont laughed loudly in midair, “I’ve finally created this move! Haha, I’ve finally fused two profound mysteries of the Way of Destruction and the Elemental Laws of Fire! Indeed, when divine power merges and profound mysteries of the laws merge, the power is greatest. I’ve finally created it!” Rilmont was extremely excited.
Hearing Rilmont’s excited voice in midair, Linley understood.
“He said he fused two profound mysteries from different elemental laws?” Linley was shocked.
In his cultivation so far, Linley only knew that the six profound mysteries within the Laws of the Earth could fuse with each other. He had never heard that profound mysteries from different elemental laws could fuse.
But from Rilmont’s words, it seemed that profound mysteries from different elemental laws—like those of the Laws of the Earth and the Elemental Laws of Wind—could also fuse.
“How is that possible?” Linley didn’t understand.
Not only Linley, but Bebe, Delia, and the golden kitten were also shocked.
Rilmont looked down at Linley and the others, saw their confusion, and laughed, “Don’t think about it. Fusing profound mysteries from different elemental laws only works for people like us with mutated souls. You can’t fuse divine power, so you can’t perform such attacks.”
Linley understood a bit.
Divine power and profound mysteries of the laws correspond to each other.
For example, using earth divine power to perform profound mysteries of the Laws of the Earth yields the greatest power. Using wind divine power to perform them would still work, but the power would be much weaker.
And fusing divine power, like Rilmont did.
Fusing destruction divine power and fire divine power, and then fusing profound mysteries from the Way of Destruction and the Elemental Laws of Fire, would correspond perfectly. Once performed, the power would be terrifying. With the profound mysteries fused and corresponding like that… no wonder Rilmont had killed Aliquin!
“Whew.” Rilmont’s face was pale, but his eyes showed joy.
After the continuous fighting, his soul power was nearly depleted. But now, with his strength greatly increased, he had fully stepped into the level of a Seven Star Demon. This made Rilmont extremely happy: “When I go back, I’ll immediately take on a Seven Star mission. Then, I’ll challenge a Asura!”
“This Aliquin just now wanted to kill me. But now…”
Rilmont shook his head and sighed. Things were unpredictable. If not for Aliquin’s pressure, that moment of life and death wouldn’t have led to his sudden enlightenment and breakthrough.
“This Aliquin’s space ring probably has a lot of wealth.” Rilmont flew downward. Though he wasn’t greedy, he wouldn’t refuse the wealth he deserved from the person he killed.
Just then—
Strangely, the entire volcano group suddenly disappeared, and Aliquin’s space ring, which had been on the volcanic rocks, also vanished abruptly.
“You want Aliquin’s belongings too?” A deep voice sounded.
The volcano group disappeared, but a person appeared!
“Who are you?” Rilmont turned to look at the newcomer and was startled. The man was three meters tall, wearing fiery red armor, with long crimson hair flowing freely. His features were sharp, clearly a burly man.
The crimson-haired giant stared at Rilmont and said loudly, “I should thank you!”
“Thank me?” Rilmont sensed that this person was very strong.
The crimson-haired giant laughed, “Yes, thank you for killing my master!”
Linley and the others, floating in midair, were shocked. “Killing his master? Could he be…” Linley turned his head and saw that the golden kitten was gone. “He’s Prusro! That golden kitten!”
“He’s Prusro?” Bebe’s eyes widened.
“He’s Prusro, that kitten? How is that possible?” Delia found it hard to believe. Who would connect a cute kitten with a giant man?
Linley was also shocked. That adorable little kitten had turned into such a sturdy giant, with such a loud voice.
“To thank you for killing my master, you die too.” Prusro laughed loudly.
Rilmont’s face changed. He quickly flipped his hand and produced a soul gold bead, swallowing it in one gulp. The soul gold bead released a large amount of soul essence, nourishing and strengthening the soul, while also restoring soul power.
Prusro didn’t rush to act. “Ready?” Prusro said calmly.
Rilmont was very surprised. Prusro actually let him recover? His current strength was definitely on par with a Seven Star Demon.
“Ready.” Rilmont replied.
“Then you can die.” Prusro suddenly produced an axe in his hand, with volcanoes burning on it. He swung the axe fiercely, and a series of rumbling, layered explosions followed.
Where the axe passed, space shattered layer by layer. The space of the Hell Plane was like paper before him.
Unstoppable!
Rilmont’s face turned pale with fear, and he immediately unleashed his strongest sword strike—
The dark red sword light also shattered space, streaking through the broken void like a meteor, charging at the massive axe.
“Bang!”
The axe paused slightly, its power greatly reduced, and a large number of axe phantoms flew out, radiating like shockwaves toward Rilmont.
“Whoosh!” After unleashing his strongest sword strike, Rilmont turned into a dark red phantom, fleeing into the distance. Even though two axe phantoms grazed him, he still desperately escaped. In the blink of an eye, Rilmont vanished.
Prusro held his giant axe and shrugged helplessly, “He ran fast. With fused divine power, even his speed increased several times. And I’m a bit slow, not like that bastard Aliquin who was good at speed. Otherwise, I would have killed him…”
Linley and the others watching were stunned.
“Delia, Bebe, there’s something wrong with Prusro. Let’s go.” Linley snapped out of it and quickly fled with Delia and Bebe.
“Huh? You want to run?”
Prusro immediately chased after Linley and the others. In terms of speed, he was slower than Rilmont, but Linley and the others were only midgods. How could they escape?
“Whoosh!” Prusro appeared in front of Linley and the others.
Linley and the others stopped, facing Prusro.
Linley’s heart was uneasy: “This Prusro is too strange. He’s so strong, but he never acted before or helped his master. His master let us go, but I don’t know if he will.” Linley was on high alert.
“Why are you running?” Prusro seemed a bit indignant.
Linley and the others could only stand in midair. Bebe muttered, “Who knows what’s up with you? You’re so strong!”
“Strong?” Prusro roared angrily, “What good is strength? Can it beat a master-servant contract?”
Linley and the others were stunned. Master-servant contract?
What did strength have to do with a master-servant contract?
Prusro roared, “When I was still in the Saint realm, Aliquin forcefully subdued me! I don’t know how many billions of years it’s been. He grew from a demigod to a Seven Star Demon!”
“But I’m stronger than him! I’ve already fused five of the six profound mysteries of the Elemental Laws of Fire. I’m a volcano giant, with high talent in fire elements. Killing him would be easy, and becoming an Asura wouldn’t be a problem!”
Prusro was furious: “But what’s the use? He’s my master! I can’t resist! The binding power of the master-servant contract is too terrifying!”
“But…” Bebe tried to speak.
“Shut up! Let me talk.” Prusro roared angrily.
Linley and the others were startled. This Prusro was a madman, so they could only listen.
Prusro continued, “This Aliquin liked cats. Damn it! I’m a volcano giant, the bravest volcano giant, and he made me turn into a cat? And not just any cat—a cute golden kitten! Every day, I had to be in his arms and let him pet me?”
Prusro’s face twitched, “Ah, each day felt like a year! Every day, his dirty hands touched me, gently stroking me? Ah, I’m going crazy! But he was my master, so I had to endure! Damn it, I had to endure!” His roar echoed through the sky.
Though Linley and the others were frightened, they could feel how pitiful Prusro was.
Indeed, pitiful.
A strong, brave volcano giant turned into a kitten, being petted for billions of years.
“Do you know how I felt back then?” Prusro stared at Linley and the others with wide eyes.
Linley and the others could only stay silent.
“But I kept enduring. I’ve been hiding my strength, showing only a tenth of my true power.” Prusro sneered, “I always hoped someone would kill him! But he was a coward, and as a Seven Star Demon, few could kill him. I never found an opportunity until now!”
“Originally, I wanted him to kill you, Bebe.”
Prusro pointed at Bebe, “Then I would spread the news and let Beirut come to avenge him. That way, I’d be free.”
“Beirut? You know my Grandpa Beirut?” Bebe was very surprised. In Bebe’s view, his Grandpa Beirut was only in the Yulan Plane.
“I don’t know him, but I’ve heard of him. Damn it, I told you to shut up! Why are you talking?” Prusro roared again.
Bebe immediately shut up.
“This madman,” Bebe muttered inwardly, “I, Bebe, won’t argue with a madman.”
Prusro continued, “But that coward Aliquin didn’t dare to touch you. He let you go, so I had to deliberately guide Rilmont to deal with him.” Suddenly, Prusro laughed excitedly, “Haha, I didn’t think Rilmont could kill him, but he did! Haha…”
Prusro grabbed Bebe: “You know? I really didn’t expect Rilmont to kill him.” He grabbed hard, and if it weren’t for Bebe, Delia’s body might have fallen apart.
“Uh, I understand.” Bebe nodded quickly.
He was a bit afraid of this seemingly crazy Prusro.
Prusro suddenly looked up and roared wildly. There were no profound mysteries of the laws, just pure shouting. The roar was like thunder echoing through the sky, containing billions of years of grief, suppression, and anger!
A billion years of suppression!
This pain had nearly driven him mad, but Prusro had to act cute every day and meow!
“I hate cats!!!”
Prusro’s face twisted as he roared at the sky, “I’ll never be a cat again! Never again!!!” The shouting took a long time to subside. Prusro’s expression slowly returned to normal, and he took a deep breath, letting out a long sigh.
He turned to look at Linley, Delia, and Bebe.
Linley, Delia, and Bebe were still in shock, not knowing what this madman would do next.
“Whew… I feel much better.” Prusro smiled at Linley and the others.
Linley and the others were stunned, but Linley could understand how terrifying a billion years of suppression could be.
“The power of the contract is indeed impossible to resist,” Linley thought silently. “Even someone as strong as Prusro, though stronger than Aliquin, had to turn into a kitten.” Linley imagined Prusro’s life and felt pain for him. Just thinking about it was painful, and he could fully understand how immense Prusro’s billion years of suppression and grief had been.
“The suppression and anger in my heart, I couldn’t speak of them. Can you imagine that feeling?” Prusro was now calm. “Now, I’m finally free. I’ve said it all, and I feel much better.”
Linley and the others nodded.
“Haha…” Prusro’s smile was bright. “I’m finally free! I’m finally free!”
Prusro turned to look at Linley and the others: “Thank you three for listening to me. I actually don’t talk much. Hmm, I killed so many midgods and highgods this time. I figure those ordinary highgods have very little money, so I’ll give it to you. Consider it a reward for listening to my rambling!”
Prusro waved his hand, and over a hundred space rings flew over.
Linley, Delia, and Bebe were stunned.
But Linley still flipped his hand and gathered the space rings: “Mr. Prusro, this…”
“Haha, you’re the first person to call me ‘Mr. Prusro’ in a billion years.” Prusro was extremely cheerful. “Just for that, you deserve these things. Don’t overthink it. Those space rings don’t have much wealth. The two most valuable ones, Aliquin’s and Inigo’s, are with me.”
“Alright, take care of yourselves. I, Prusro, am free now and don’t want to stay in one place. I’m going to… roam the Hell Plane!” His voice still echoed as Prusro disappeared into the distance.
Linley, Delia, and Bebe looked at each other.