chsdbacks Chapter 283 Seraph
Chapter 283 Seraph
"It's...it's a success! Hahaha! She's awakened! She sensed the aura of her own origin! She's yearning! She's roaring!" The black-robed messenger let out an excited, hoarse laugh, spreading his arms as if admiring his most prized masterpiece. "Go! My perfect 'Seraphim'! Go and bring me those two 'sacrifices'! Especially that girl! Devour her! Merge with her! You will become...a true, perfect 'Apostle of God'!"
At his command, the female experimental subject, known as the "Seraph," suddenly locked her crimson eyes on Nie Lingfeng... and Chen Duo behind him! The confusion and pain in her gaze were instantly replaced by a purer, more greedy desire to devour! Her fleshy wings flapped violently!
"boom!"
A sudden gust of wind arose! Her body transformed into a dark red afterimage, moving faster than the naked eye could perceive, almost teleporting, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek and a nauseating stench, rushing straight at Nie Lingfeng and Chen Duo! Her pair of jet-black claws aimed directly at Nie Lingfeng's head and Chen Duo's heart! The attack was fierce and ruthless to the extreme!
"Watch out!" Nie Lingfeng's pupils shrank suddenly. He roared and shoved Chen Duo towards Wang Ye. Instead of retreating, he advanced. Dark golden flames erupted all over his body. He clenched his right fist and, without any fancy moves, with an indomitable momentum, punched the black claw that was grabbing at him!
"Qilin True Fire! Mountain Collapse!"
Fists and claws clashed!
"clang--!!!"
A deafening roar, like the thunder of a great bell, suddenly exploded! A violent shockwave emanated from the two people, spreading outwards with a thunderous boom! It instantly cleared away and blasted away the remaining slime and debris on the surrounding ground! Even several sophisticated instruments nearby emitted piercing alarms, and sparks flew from their screens!
Nie Lingfeng felt an overwhelming, yet strangely corrosive, force emanating from his fist. The dark golden flames on his fist flickered violently, as if they were about to be eroded and extinguished by the dark red energy coiled around the claws! He grunted, and with a "crack," two deep footprints were left in the hard, special-purpose floor tiles beneath his feet. He uncontrollably slid backward seven or eight steps before barely managing to regain his balance! His arms felt numb and tingly, and his blood surged in his chest!
What terrifying power! What eerie, corrosive energy!
The "Seraph" test subject was sent flying backward through the air by Nie Lingfeng's punch, which contained the full power of the Qilin True Fire. She nimbly flipped in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground, but wisps of smoke rose from her black claws, burned by the flames. She seemed oblivious to the pain; her crimson eyes were fixed on Nie Lingfeng, and she let out an even more furious and greedy roar. The fiery aura emanating from Nie Lingfeng's fist seemed to further provoke her!
"Holy crap! This guy's stronger than Old Nie?!" Wang Ye, while using the wind rope and earthwork to block several ordinary experimental subjects who were taking the opportunity to pounce, glanced over and saw Nie Lingfeng being knocked back by a punch. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "What kind of monster is this? Did it get injected with hormones or eat some super tonic? (⊙□⊙)"
"She...she's been corrupted...very deeply corrupted...but inside...there's something very similar to us..." Chen Duo, protected behind Wang Ye, had a pale face and her emerald green eyes fixed on the "Seraphim," her voice trembling with sadness. She could feel more clearly the same yet twisted aura emanating from the other, which made her feel very uncomfortable and aching.
"This is not the time for sentimentality!" Nie Lingfeng shook his numb arm, his eyes extremely grave. This monster's strength and speed were beyond imagination, and its dark red energy had a strong resistance to fire, even possessing a corrosive quality, making it extremely difficult to deal with. "Old Wang, clear out the minions! Chen Duo, find an opportunity, use your fire, try... to awaken her! Or, interfere with her!" he said through gritted teeth. Although the hope was slim, the jade pendant on his chest and the faint sense of divinity he had just felt gave him a glimmer of hope.
"Awaken? Old Nie, are you alright? This looks like you've completely gone mad!" Wang Ye complained, but his hands didn't slow down. The Qimen Dunjia formation shone brightly, "Kun Character - Earth Dragon Soars!" The ground beneath his feet suddenly rippled like water, and several experimental subjects who had rushed at him immediately lost their footing and fell into a heap. "But you said interference... we can try that! Little Chen Duo, seize the opportunity and give her a good beating! No need to save your mana!"
Chen Duo nodded vigorously, her emerald eyes fixed on the "Seraph" that had once again pounced like a blur. Between her fingers, even more concentrated and intensely fiery golden-red flames began to gather frantically! This time, she no longer pursued quantity or speed, but concentrated all her spirit and power on a single, intensely bright spark compressed to the extreme at her fingertips! She had a gut feeling that ordinary attacks wouldn't be very effective against this monster; she had to… use her strongest power to attack its core!
"roar!"
The "Seraph" pounced again, this time even faster. Her claws flashed, leaving trails of dark afterimages that seemed to tear the air apart! Not only that, but dark red energy surged wildly from her tattered wings, unleashing dozens of feather-like, jet-black energy spikes! These energy spikes rained down, obscuring all of Nie Lingfeng's escape routes!
"Well done!" A fierce glint flashed in Nie Lingfeng's eyes. He knew he couldn't just fight head-on. His power surged, and with a low roar, he advanced instead of retreating, but his trajectory became unpredictable—a technique incorporating an ancient footwork from the Qilin inheritance! Simultaneously, dark golden flames erupted from his fists, no longer simply covering them, but condensing into two lifelike, majestic, and imposing Qilin heads, which roared and slammed out with his punches!
"Qilin Dual Form! Break!"
"BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"
The dark golden Qilin fist energy clashed and annihilated against the jet-black energy spikes and claw afterimages! Explosions echoed continuously! Nie Lingfeng pushed his movement technique to its limit, dodging and weaving in the confined space, his fists unleashing a storm of attacks, blocking and shattering most of the assault! But a few still slipped through, grazing his body and leaving deep scratches on his sturdy combat suit, even trailing a streak of blood! But he was oblivious, his eyes fixed only on the frenzied attacking "Seraph"!
"Now!" Wang Ye seized the opportunity. In the instant when Nie Lingfeng barely managed to block Seraphim's all-out attack and his figure froze for a very short time, Wang Ye suddenly changed his hand seals!
"The Mysterious Gate: The Chaotic Golden Clapper!"
A mysterious and unpredictable fluctuation involving time and space instantly enveloped the area where the "Seraph" was located! Although with Wang Ye's current cultivation level and mastery of this "BUG skill," it would be extremely difficult and costly to completely "freeze" a monster of this level, she could still make her movements several times slower!
The "Seraph" rushed forward, but as if she had sunk into an invisible quagmire, she suddenly slowed down! For the first time, a clear emotion of "confusion" appeared in her crimson eyes, but more than anything, there was still a frenzied killing intent!
"Chen Duo!" Nie Lingfeng and Wang Ye shouted at the same time!
Chen Duo, who had been preparing for a long time, had a bright golden light shining in her emerald eyes! With a delicate shout, she used all her strength to compress the tiny golden-red spark at her fingertips to the extreme, so bright that it seemed to pierce the soul, and launched it at the "Seraph's" chest and heart!
The moment the spark left her fingertip, it suddenly expanded, transforming into a golden-red flame beam, condensed to its extreme, no thicker than a finger, yet radiating terrifying heat and pure purifying power! Wherever the beam passed, the air was scorched and distorted, emitting a hissing sound, and its speed was as fast as lightning!
This was almost the strongest attack Chen Duo could unleash at the moment! It contained her purest understanding of the Phoenix True Fire and all its power!
"Seraph" seemed to sense the threat of this attack as well. The madness in her crimson eyes intensified. She roared, trying to break free from "Chaotic Golden Tuo's" restraints. The dark red scales on her body shone brightly as she attempted to withstand the attack!
However, just as the golden-red beam of flame was about to strike her chest—
A sudden change has occurred!
On the center of the Seraph's chest, beneath the skin covered by dark red scales, a faint yet incredibly pure and warm golden-red light appeared without warning. It shared the same origin as Chen Duo's Phoenix True Fire, yet was even more ancient and profound.
The point of light, like a star buried by dust for countless years, struggled and trembled as it felt the call of the same source of power and the burning of pure flames... and awoke!
"Buzz—!"
A faint yet clear cry reached Nie Lingfeng, Chen Duo, and even Wang Ye's ears, as if it had traversed endless time and space, suddenly emanating from that point of light!
Immediately afterwards—
"laugh--!!!"
Chen Duo's golden-red flame beam accurately struck the "Seraph" in the chest, hitting the suddenly lit golden-red spot of light!
There was no violent explosion as I had imagined, nor was there any blood and gore flying everywhere.
The condensed phoenix true fire, upon contact with the golden-red light spot, was like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, merging into it without any hindrance!
The Seraph trembled violently! She let out a shriek, completely different from her previous cries of pain and violence, a cry mixed with confusion, agony, and a faint trace of... clarity! The dark red energy and scales that surged wildly across her body suddenly became chaotic and flickering! In her crimson, chaotic eyes, a faint, clear, human-like golden-red light flashed for an extremely brief moment!
She clutched her head, letting out a painful scream, staggering backward, her attack completely halted!
It worked! Chen Duo's attack seemed to have touched something deeply polluted and suppressed within her!
"What?!" The black-robed "envoy," who had remained calm and composed, seemingly in control of everything, roared in shock and rage for the first time upon seeing this scene! "Impossible! Her consciousness should have been completely corrupted and suppressed! That meager bloodline should have been assimilated by the 'Holy Blood' long ago! How could it be... that girl's flame?! There's something strange about her flame!"
He could no longer remain calm. His black robe billowed violently, and dark red energy gathered wildly in his hands, transforming into two enormous, dark red claws composed of countless twisted runes and energy. He personally lunged at the "Seraph" and Nie Lingfeng, who were temporarily caught in chaos and pain! He was going to personally intervene to interrupt this strange "resonance" and regain control of his "perfect creation"!
"Old Wang! Stop him! Give me ten seconds!" Seeing the "Seraph's" reaction, especially the fleeting, human-like golden-red light in her eyes, and the unprecedented, sorrowful, and urgent burning and throbbing emanating from the jade pendant on her chest, Nie Lingfeng instantly understood. He roared at Wang Ye. At the same time, without hesitation, he charged towards the "Seraph," who was clutching her head and howling in pain! He had an extremely risky, yet potentially his only chance, idea!
"Damn! Ten seconds?! Old Nie, do you think I'm Superman?! This black-robed monster doesn't look like someone to mess with!" Wang Ye cursed, but his movements were faster than anyone else's. He knew Nie Lingfeng wasn't one to speak without reason. He suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the hand seals formed by his hands!
"Qimen Dunjia - Four Plates Sealing - Trapped!"
With a bloodshot roar, the massive Qimen formation beneath his feet blazed with light! The four illusory plates of Heaven, Earth, Man, and God spun and intertwined wildly, and countless semi-transparent chains made of Qimen power suddenly extended from the void, like serpents, to coil and seal the approaching black-robed messenger! This was the strongest control-type Qimen spell he currently possessed, with a huge cost but also extremely powerful effects!