Chapter 419 - 414: Baron Lion Heart

Chapter 419: Chapter 414: Baron Lion Heart

The Holy Spirit hovered high in the sky, the Magic Silk Threads in its hands trembling with its turbulent emotions.

Its initially shocked gaze was focused on Hilbert’s transformation, then it immediately shifted to the corner where the Master Sage was hiding.

Its eyes couldn’t make out the Master Sage’s actual form, but it could see his unfathomably deep light.

An image surfaced in the Holy Spirit’s mind, as if it could see the Master Sage revealing an enigmatic smile.

’Did Dawn really once have nine Saints and Sages like this...?’

In the face of the absolute disadvantage against the ancient Dark Tide, the true reason humanity and the world had managed to survive was now self-evident in the Holy Spirit’s heart.

Ahem... The actual scene was...

Qin Xiaoxia couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed, barely managing to keep his mouth from gaping open.

If his Magic Power hadn’t already been minutely distributed throughout Hilbert’s body from the very beginning, he might not have been able to observe the astonishing transformation.

For a moment, even he thought he had miscalculated Hilbert’s tolerance, causing him to die from the excessive stimulation. Thankfully, the shock was accompanied by a pleasant surprise.

Or perhaps, in that instant, Hilbert truly had died. The one who died was his former self, and when he was reborn in that fleeting moment, the eruption of his Spiritual Power was something that even Qin Xiaoxia, the instigator, had not anticipated.

The eruption was as fast as a real explosion, yet it simultaneously reconstructed a magnificent soul framework on a microscopic level. In that instant, the spirit born from his mind manifested a weight that transcended the physical.

At the same time, both Qin Xiaoxia and the Holy Spirit could feel that the Lion Heart King’s Sword and Hilbert had truly established an incredible connection, as if they were one. This was something that perhaps even its creators, the Forged Gold Monsters, had never imagined.

It was as if, in the moment of Hilbert’s "Lion Heart Awakening," both the sword and he were reborn together.

Of course, after observing the entire process of the Spiritual Power eruption, Qin Xiaoxia promptly withdrew the Magic Power he had embedded within Hilbert’s body to prevent a conflict between different types of Magic Power.

...

Silver. Hilbert’s eyes were a field of pure, silvery white.

The Magic Power left in his arm by a Dawn Association Magic Controller, meant to save the lives of officially branded members at critical moments, was instantly rejected.

A sensation like static attraction, yet also like rising heat, continuously gestated from his flesh and soul.

What Hilbert birthed was not simple Magic Power, but a mixture of Magic Power and Soul Nature. His Magic Power was colorless, but when mixed with his overflowing, powerful Soul Nature, this special power turned silvery-white, permanently changing the color of his eyes.

Hilbert himself was unaware of this. He only understood that he had awakened and become a true Magic Creature.

But unlike anyone else who had just awakened their Magic Power, Hilbert did not lose himself for even a second in the sense of power that flooded his entire body.

His will was like steel, his expression cold and stern. His eyes saw only the Demon prostrating on the ground before him—or rather, the "Demon."

His posture was just like that of his ancestor Kuhan in the Magic Pattern’s image: composed and ramrod straight.

He could feel the Lion Heart King’s Sword trembling slightly in his hand, as if the heirloom weapon of the Chakus Clan was exulting in the birth of a new generation’s Baron Lion Heart.

The Magic Patterns on it now all glowed with silver light. After its life-like sublimation, the masterpiece of the Forged Gold Monsters showed a powerful resonance with Hilbert.

The regret and shame from before were no longer sharp thorns in his heart. If the helmsman of the Chakus Clan didn’t even have the magnanimity to overcome such inner turmoil, he would be unworthy of the clan’s Oath.

Hilbert knew he had only just awakened, and that his current power could not be maintained for long.

The Lion Heart King’s Sword felt like an extension of his own arm. He gently raised it with one hand, pointing at the distant Demon, his face turning to meet its gaze.

There was no excitement from his awakening, nor was there the grief and indignation from before. There was only a lethal chill, one that even the Holy Spirit, controlling the Demon through its Puppet Strings, could feel to some extent through its "puppet."

The all-encompassing eruption of his Spiritual Power brought with it a stronger oppressive force against the mind. This special power also caused the light Hilbert emitted in the Holy Spirit’s eyes to fluctuate in a unique way.

Hilbert’s lips parted slightly. His voice was the same, but his aura had undergone a world-shaking transformation.

"To celebrate the return of the Chakus Clan’s Baron Lion Heart to Dawn, I’ll be taking your life!"

VMMMMM...

The Lion Heart King’s Sword blurred in an instant from a standstill.

"WHIRRRR—" "RIIIP—"

A strange humming sound rang out along with the sound of tearing air. Hilbert’s body hadn’t moved at all, yet the Holy Spirit, which was controlling the Demon and sharing its senses, felt a sharp edge approaching.

’The Master Sage said to put on a complete show!’

The Magic Silk vibrated at high speed in that same instant.

"ROAR—"

The Demon, in its terror, finally received the command to dodge from the being controlling it. Erupting with power amidst a wild roar, it turned into a moving black shadow and leaped over ten meters away.

A slender yet deep fissure appeared on the ground as if by magic, extending all the way to a large tree behind the Demon and slicing it diagonally from its roots up through the trunk.

"BANG!"

At almost the same moment, with a flash of silver light, Hilbert suddenly appeared before the Demon just as it landed. It was as if he had started running at the very moment of his previous attack. The Lion Heart King’s Sword was already in a horizontal sweep, less than two meters from the Demon’s body.

"CRACK! SQUELCH!"

The Holy Spirit fiercely flicked its Magic Silk, ignoring the Demon’s own impulse to gather Magic Power for a heavy blow. It made the Demon swing its right claw to collide with the Lion Heart King’s Sword while its body rapidly retreated.

"SKREEE—" A piercing cry of pain echoed as the black shadow rapidly retreated.

The Demon’s right claw had a total of three digits. Now, two of them, along with half the claw itself, went flying.

"WHOOSH—"

The wind pressure from Hilbert’s two attacks only now arrived, kicking up grass, wood splinters, and dust from the ground and blowing them far into the distance.

In that instant, however, a twirl of his sword flashed silver anew, its hum carrying a powerful spiritual shockwave.

It dodged the swinging blade, only to be brutally struck in the head by a follow-up roundhouse kick from Hilbert’s right leg.

"BAM..." "BOOM! BOOM!"

The black shadow smashed through two large boulders. The moment it stopped, without hesitating for even half a second, it erupted with Magic Power, dyeing its entire body ink-black and frantically dashing a hundred meters away.

And in the very next instant, many fragments of the shattered boulders, while still in mid-air, were bisected by an invisible sharpness.

VMMMM...

The sword hummed continuously. Hilbert stood by the rubble, his gaze focused. The air around him trembled as a silver light flashed from his body, spreading outward like an extremely swift, circular membrane of light.

"THWIP!" "THWIP!" "THWIP!" "THWIP!"...

In an instant, the falling rock fragments shot out in all directions.

"THWACK! THWACK! THWACK!..." "THWACK!" "THWACK!" "THWACK!"...

Another four or five Demons had appeared nearby at some point. Some were instantly riddled with countless bloody holes, while others with tougher hides suffered more severe blunt-force trauma from the fragments, their bodies pockmarked with deep, soft craters.

Then, in the next instant, a silver light flashed past, and the four or five Demons froze completely before they could even cry out in pain.

"THUD." "THUD." "THUD." "THUD."

Their corpses collapsed around Hilbert.

He stabbed the Lion Heart King’s Sword into the ground, unable to suppress a few slight gasps for air.

Unlike being shot or blown up by a bomb, the bodies of the massive Demons didn’t even twitch. They instantly lost all signs of life, as if they had been dead on the spot for more than three days.

High in the sky, the streams of light from the corners of the Holy Spirit’s eyes extended to more than a meter long at that moment.

This kind of attack directly severed all of a Demon’s life force, from its flesh to its soul.

’Spiritual Power? Bloodline Power?’

The Holy Spirit then belatedly discovered that its strongest puppet was also continuously losing power. It seemed the damage from the sword strike that had cut its claw was far more than just superficial.

The possessed Demon roared repeatedly, and the seven or eight remaining Demons all converged on Hilbert.

"Hilbert... my grudge isn’t with the Chakus Family! How about we stop here for today? I won’t cause trouble for the Chakus Clan ever again!!"

"VMMMM—" "SZZT—PLFFT!"

The long-legged behemoth that had kicked the car at the start had its four legs severed. The longsword spun and descended with Hilbert, piercing straight through the creature’s skull.

"Heh, a pack of lies!"

"BANG!" "BANG!"

A red worm-like creature to the side burst into blossoms of blood, blasted into three pieces. In the distance, Zhao Kai’s dual-wielded Magic Steel Hand Cannons radiated heat.

Hilbert smiled for the first time since his awakening and gave him a slight nod.

VMMMM...

The blade roared.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!..."

Flashes of silver light, accompanied by concussive blasts, crisscrossed the nearby woods. The sound of the Magic Steel Hand Cannons provided constant covering fire, helping Hilbert quickly sweep through the other Demons.

Soon, the Holy Spirit discovered it only had one last puppet left to play with.

"ROAR—"

’No matter how it erupted with Magic Power, the Demon’s roars sounded somewhat desperate. The human before it was truly terrifying, but he had clearly not possessed this new power for long. Not only was its strength still developing, but his stamina was also clearly insufficient.’

’If it could control its own body and Magic Power, even if it couldn’t win, it could have just focused on escaping while the other Demons held him back.’

But alas, there are no ’ifs’ in this world. This Magic Creature, like the other Demons, could not control its own body.

Magic Power continuously drained from its wounds, and even its spirit was rapidly depleting. In a moment of dazed confusion, the last of the other Demons collapsed.

Hilbert was breathing heavily, his body already a bit unsteady, but his aura had climbed to more than ten times what it was when he started.

The absolute oppressive power of the Baron Lion Heart had been established, forged by his ever-strengthening conviction.

"Sophiris, only you are left!"

At this moment, it was as if the Demon could suddenly feel the threads inside its body. An indescribable fluid seeped from the corners of its eyes.

’Before I die, can you just tell me... who the fuck is Sophiris!!!’

Unfortunately, under the Holy Spirit’s control, when it opened its mouth, all that came out was a howl; it couldn’t form a complete sentence in the Magic Language.