Chapter 1604: Sealing and Awakening

Chapter 1604 -70: Sealing and Awakening

Inside the Demon Blade Energy Sealing Device, Su Xiao surveyed his surroundings. It looked somewhat like a teleportation formation, except the patterns below were different. Around him were metal pillars arranged in a circle, with arcs of electricity surging between them.

Each metal pillar was engraved with intricate patterns. Just one glance at these patterns gave Su Xiao the feeling that his consciousness was being sucked in.

Boom!

A muffled sound reached Su Xiao’s ears. It felt like his chest had been struck by a hammer, the Demon Blade energy had surged out of the Core of Devour, sensing danger despite lacking any subjective consciousness.

Su Xiao pressed a hand to his chest, feeling the energy more violently than ever before. Yet… it was of no use, just a chaotic surge inside his body.

Once convinced the Demon Blade Energy Sealing Device was functional, Su Xiao retrieved dozens of transparent crystals from his storage space. These were Consciousness Conduction Crystals, costing him millions of Paradise coins to obtain.

Su Xiao placed 1000 grams of Consciousness Conduction Crystals into the slot below the Demon Blade Sealing Device. The surrounding arcs disappeared, replaced by blue beams as thick as fingers, converging at a single point.

Drawing the Dragon Slash from his waist, Su Xiao thrust it into the slot beneath the Demon Blade Sealing Device. Though it was a bit wide for the sword, it didn’t matter.

Su Xiao stepped back to the point where the hundred blue beams converged. Marvin Hwaltz had once detailed the Demon Blade Sealing Device — a separator that extracts and seals the Demon Blade energy within Dragon Slash, conditional on the Blue Steel Shadow energy being stronger than the Demon Blade energy.

As the blue beams converged upon Su Xiao, dizziness struck his mind. Marvin Hwaltz had warned that losing consciousness could instantly transform him into a demon blade, although thankfully it was reversible.

Hoo!

Blood energy radiated from Su Xiao’s body, his eyes turning blood red.

In the Void, at the bottom of the Black Abyss, beneath a towering Yeguang Maple Tree, blood-red eyes opened.

“Another has been born…”

The figure under the tree arose, only to sit back moments later.

“Another has failed.”

…

Rumble!

Su Xiao’s mind reverberated as if with thunderclaps. The blood light faded from his eyes; he had briefly transformed into a demon blade—a freeing yet distinctly unpleasant experience.

In that moment, his consciousness seemed trapped in a cage, sensing his body but unable to control it, intensifying his resolve to remove the Demon Blade energy—avoiding a time bomb within.

Converging blue beams sank into Su Xiao, draining visible amounts of Blue Steel Shadow energy in preparation of extracting the Demon Blade energy.

Su Xiao’s right hand gripped tightly, weaving threads of Blue Steel Shadow energy linking to the blue beams.

His right hand clutching at his chest, he assumed a pulling posture.

Hum～

Fully activated, the Demon Blade Sealing Device emitted energy ripples, driving A Mu back several steps and causing him to fall, twitching and fainting.

Kaka…

Cracks appeared on the ice cave’s walls, Su Xiao felt like he was pulling apart the iceberg below.

As Su Xiao pulled outward, his expression grew pained, akin to dragging his own muscle and bone. Marvin Hwaltz’s deceitful tutelage hadn’t disclosed this pain.

Once Su Xiao’s right hand stretched outward, blue beams departed him, converging into dark bluish energy—the Demon Blade energy.

“Finally met.”

Veins bulged on Su Xiao’s neck as he prepared to extract the energy, his strength waning, returning it to his body.

“Huff, huff, huff…”

Su Xiao caught his breath, checking mana value depletion—still 5490 points remaining, showing ample Blue Steel Shadow energy. Extracting Demon Blade energy required repetitive effort, each attempt weakening the energy.

Catching his breath, Su Xiao resumed his effort against the energy, while A Mu revived nearby.

A Mu wobbled away from Su Xiao after recovering, feeling as if its skull were lifted by a slam inside.

Idly occupying himself, A Mu guarded the ice cave’s entrance while hunger echoed in his belly—team storage devoid of food.

A Mu sneaked a glance at the Purple Crystal inside the cave—it looked appetizing.

Meanwhile, Su Xiao stretched his arm outward, veins bulging in a lengthy struggle.

Sweat dripped as he felt like battling Mori, Mo Yi·Nora, and the Crownless Lord in rotation for days, eyeing remaining mana at 3100 points.

Viewing the residual mana value confirmed his victory, demoting the once ferocious Demon Blade energy to a fierce cat.

One last time!

Taking a deep breath, Su Xiao emphasized Blue Steel Shadow energy’s intensity and quality over raw force.

Hum～

Impact spread, shocking the nearby A Mu, who gripped and licked the Purple Crystal for a taste yielding intense delight.

Su Xiao grasped tight, took deep breaths, letting force resonate.

Crack! Something within him snapped, ushering overwhelming relief.

Finger-thick beams merged in his hand, warping black-blue energy—Demon Blade energy since obtaining Core of Devour Ability.

Su Xiao advanced, nearing Dragon Slash, exertion threatening collapse.

With the Demon Blade energy extracted, Blade Awakening stage commenced.

Pausing before Dragon Slash, Su Xiao pressed Demon Blade energy onto its hilt, shrouding the sword in black-blue smoke like a Devil Blade.

His left hand engaged the Demon Blade Sealing Device below, scattering Blue Steel Shadow energy.

Click, click…

The Demon Blade Sealing Device locked, entering final sealing stage with black beams on Dragon Slash’s hilt.

Success—a wait for completion.

Sitting inside the Demon Blade Sealing Device, Su Xiao awaited Blade Awakening completion, casting a glance at A Mu—crystals already half-eaten.