Novel Full Chapter 410 - Fifth Origin Cycle
The Blood Demon Leviathan flew with all his might as a green and dark flash pursued him. Severe wounds covered his entire body, many of them infected with poison and others with white lightning that consumed his flesh and blood.
He had done his best to escape from the Venom Queen and Darkness Killer, but the wounds Ezequiel left on him had diminished his speed, and it was clear by now that he would not be able to run away.
The Demon Marquess' eyes narrowed as his instincts screamed danger. The Blood Demon Leviathan used his full might and transformed himself into a giant blood tornado before crashing against a massive poison spear that appeared in the sky.
The Blood Demon Leviathan had just handled one attack when the Darkness Killer appeared above his back and, before he could do anything, unleashed hundreds of arcs of blade energy.
"AWWWW!" The Blood Demon Leviathan unleashed a cry of agony as the arcs of blade energy landed right in the same spot Ezequiel's fists had done it before.
He felt his spine breaking apart and most of his vital organs splitting. No longer having the strength to remain in the sky, he fell to the ground, creating a massive crater before returning to his original size.
Despite having a hard time breathing and not being able to mobilize his energy pool or Soul Origin, the rage and killing intent in the Blood Demon Leviathan had not diminished at all.
"ROAR!" The Demon Marquess roared, and every cell on his body entered a state of hyperactivity, ready to detonate at any second.
"Bastards, come anywhere closer, and let's see if I don't blow myself up, destroying my bloodline and all my belongings!"
Silence reigned a few seconds after the Blood Demon Leviathan roared those words, before the Darkness Killer and the Venom Queen materialized a few thousand meters away from him.
The duo's killing intent was clear, but they did not let their demonic instincts get the best of them and coldly stared at the Blood Demon Leviathan.
"Dirok, bastard, we have worked many times before. If it weren't for me, you would have never become a Marquess, and this is how you repay me." He spoke those words to the Darkness Killer, but this one showed no sense of guilt.
Betrayal was as common as breathing between fiends, so the Blood Demon Leviathan did not expect to obtain anything from that.
A flash of wisdom appeared in the Demon Marquess' eyes before he sighed and spoke to the duo.
"I have four Demonic Bloodlines that belonged to Marquises. Let me run away, and they will be yours. If you refuse, I will self-destruct, and you will get nothing!"
Greed appeared in the Marquises' faces. Every Demonic Bloodline that belonged to a Peak Rank 5 life form was highly pure, and they would be of great help in the Blood Ponds.
However, the next second, the Darkness Killer and the Venom Queen exchanged a glance before shaking their heads.
"Go ahead, kill yourself."
Shock filled the Blood Demon Leviathan's face when the Venom Queen delivered those words. It was clear to him by now that the duo's goal was not to obtain his Demonic Bloodline but kill him.
"There is no irreconcilable hatred between us. Why do you need to take my life?"
The Darkness Killer's eyes shone with a particular light when he heard the words of his former ally, and he began to speak.
"You are right, Bootar. I owe you a lot, so I will tell you why we are doing this. We are working with Evil to secure a spot in the Blood Ponds."
Confusion appeared in the Blood Demon Leviathan's face when he heard that.
"There are nine Blood Ponds. Although other Marquises may not get one, the leaders always manage to secure a spot!"
A complicated expression appeared on the Darkness Killer's face as he spoke the following words.
"I don't know how he learned about it, but Evil showed us that the Blood Ponds are flawed. He has a way to fix them, improving their effect on us, but that will mean destroying six to potentiate the remaining three."
Utter shock appeared in the Blood Demon Leviathan's face. The duo worked with Evil because he promised them the chance to become a Duke!
The Blood Ponds were helpful, but the effect was far from being enough to push them to the next level. Becoming a Duke was not so simple as to just reach Rank 6.
To become a Rank 6 life form, you only need to have one law at the Minor Completion level, but to qualify for the Duke title, you must have two Law Essence in your soul dimension and create your Inner Law Dimension.
The Slaughter Trial was a precious dimension for the many Dukes that controlled the Blood Rift, and the action of the trio would destroy the most valuable thing in it.
If they fail or allow others to interrupt them while using the Blood Ponds, they will die when the Dukes open the portal again.
Dozens of plans appeared in the Blood Demon Leviathan as he thought about how to survive this. Before he could do anything, three giant blades of darkness rose from his shadow and pierced his head, destroying his True Soul.
Demons may be a stupid race, but the stronger your soul, the greater your wisdom and control over your instincts. There will always be exceptional beings in every race that rose above the others in something, and Dirok's intelligence was not inferior to that of a devil.
The Darkness Killer had been looking for an opening from the moment he began to explain things to the Blood Demon Leviathan, and the shock of the new information was enough to land a killing blow before this one could detonate his body.
Dirok, the Darkness Killer, picked up the Blood Demon Leviathan's body and stored him in his space ring, but not before searching for the Marquises' Bloodlines and throwing two at the Venom Queen.
The Demon Marchioness was surprised by the man handing them over so easily. After all, if it were not for him, they would have obtained nothing.
"We need to stick together. The way that man looks at us is the same way we look at an insect. He may hide it very well, but I felt the contempt with which he stared at every demon once we entered this dimension."
A solemn expression appeared on the Venom Queen's face, and she could not stop fear from appearing in her eyes. Even for her, Evil was a horrible monster, and his passion for slaughtering demons was legendary.
"We have signed a very powerful and restricting contract. Evil would not dare to betray us and harm his True Soul, right?"
"I can not understand that monster. His knowledge and goals are beyond my grasp. Something tells me that the only reason I perceived his disdain was that he felt he no longer needed to hide it. Let's hope for our sake that the contract is enough to deter him."
The duo flew back to the place where the troops were waiting for them, and there was a grim aura around them.
A few hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from them, the enormous World Strength's Incarnation held the unconscious Volcano Fiend by the neck.
Ezequiel sat above the Demon Marquess' head and used the Primordial Entropy Lightning to flood his soul dimension.
The white lightning consumed everything, leaving nothing behind. In a matter of minutes, it completely devoured the Volcano Fiend's True Soul and Fire Essence.
After handling the demon's soul and feeling his comprehension over the Law of Fire growing, Ezequiel opened his mouth and formed a black hole that devoured the Volcano Fiend's body.
The Supreme Neo-Demon deactivated World Entropy and stood in the air with his eyes closed as oceans of natural energy and Origin Power entered his body.
After an hour, Ezequiel opened his eyes, and a wave of Soul Origin extended in every direction. His strength grew once again after finally reaching the Fifth Origin Cycle!
The enhancement in his battle strength was around five to ten percent, but the most important thing was that his ability to use "One with the Law" improved drastically with this.
A monstrous bloodlust overflowed the Supreme Neo-Demon's existence as he focused on the place where the rest of the demons gathered.