Child of Destiny

Chapter 1537: The Song of the World Serpents (Part 1)

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As could sense the sudden shift of the energy flow within the surroundings, making it somewhat difficult for him to gather more Mana Essence for his skill.

But since the accumulation of energy was already approaching its peak, he did not have must trouble completing it.

Swoosh!

When everything was ready, Shin suddenly swung the icy sword horizontally while turning around, drawing a full circle with it.

ʼFour Symbol Scripture: Heavenly Black Tortoise – Full Moon of the Abyssal Depthsʼ

Roar!

Along with the roar that seemed to come from both a serpent and a turtle, circular energy was released around Shin while carrying a brilliant light.

It extended outwards, expanding until it released at least a hundred meters away from Shin.

Swoosh!

Everything that the circular energy went through turned into ice right after the cold vapor accompanying it swept through them.

The strong pressure of water, the sea snakes made of demonic energy, the surrounding mana essence, a portion of the colossal corpses of the dead World Serpents, and the ones that were attacking him earlier – all of them froze.

Within the range of the skill that Shin had used turned into a frozen world, where everything turned into ice sculptures or a huge block of ice.

Crack! Crack!

This scene lasted for a couple of seconds before cracks appeared on the surface of the frozen world. Then it shattered into pieces like broken glass before being swept by the strong water current that started gushing in from every direction.

It was at that moment when Nuguro also finished absorbing the remaining powers and energies from the corpses of the World Serpents that he previously killed.

Even though it was a little forceful due to the current situation, Nuguro was still able to convert everything into his powers, making the demonic energy circulating within his body grow stronger alongside it.

Roar!

With a deafening shout, a huge silhouette of a monster with multiple heads manifested behind him for a moment before dissipating after a couple of seconds.

From the appearance of the monster, it looked like a snake with dozens of heads with arms, legs, and body of a reptilian creature.

It shared a great resemblance with the Serpent Hydras, but the heads of this creature also had a striking resemblance to a dragon, particularly the crimson horn sticking out from the center of each head.

It was no longer a simple Serpent Hydra, but a Demonified Multi-Headed Sea Dragon!

Boom!

At the same time, Nuguro also underwent a significant transformation that separated him from the rest of his tribesmen.

After absorbing such a large amount of blood and energy from the World Serpents, his bloodline had also undergone a massive transformation.

Adding the demonic powers that he had received from the leader of the Hydras, who just become a Great Demon King recently, his current powers far surpassed anyone within this realm.

Aside from Falan, who had a complete inheritance from his tribe and full mastery over it, and Octo, who was in a similar situation to him, no one would be able to match his current self.

Boom!

An overwhelming and suffocating pressure quickly enveloped the entire place, adding to the already powerful demonic pressure that Octo had constantly released.

”Argh!”

”Ugh!”

Due to this, the members of the Devouring Whale Tribe were finally unable to withstand the pressure despite their united powers.

They started collapsing one after another, robbing their ability to continue fighting.

”Urgh!” Shin, who just finished the zombified World Serpents, also suffered a backslash from overstaining his body when using the previous move.

It was one of the most advanced techniques that he used from his arsenal, so it put quite a lot of burden on his body.

He would normally have no problem using these techniques due to the powerful capabilities of his current vessel. Moreover, it had a strong regenerative ability that could heal his internal injuries in an instant, so it shouldnʼt be that much of an issue using them twice or more.

But he had been using such techniques since he was fighting Gammarus earlier. He was also trying to keep the World Serpent Fang under control, which was constantly trying to affect his mind, so most of his abilities were being restrained from time to time.

Even though it was not affecting his battle capabilities when he was fighting, the accumulated stress within his body was instantly triggered right after a pressure stronger than what he could endure assaulted him.

Shin bit his lower lip to endure the pressure before releasing a strong aura of his own to fight back.

He had spent quite a lot of energy fighting those zombified World Serpents, so his current state was not suitable to battle someone like Nuguro, who just finished his transformation.

The moment when Nuguro was done with his physical transformation, he started floating from the altar and headed toward the center of the battlefield.

It was as if that thing was no longer of help for him.

But at the same time, the Sea Gems floating above the altar also moved, following closely behind him. They formed a circular formation while moving as if they were trying to create a magic formation with them as the center.

They rapidly spun before slowly gathering around his left arm. They gently revolved around his arm as a series of runes connected them from each other.

Boom!

Right when it happened, a very strong mana pressure enveloped the entire place, adding to the already powerful pressure that Octo and Nuguro were emitting.

This new pressure was an indication that someone within the vicinity possessed a very high level of magical powers.

”This-…! It canʼt be!” Falan, who was busy fighting Octo, could not help but freeze when he sensed the powerful magical presence that descended in the place.

Bang!

He launched a powerful attack to push the tentacles that were assaulting him back before riding the impact to create enough distance to disengage from the battle.

He then turned toward the direction where Nuguro was and saw Sea Gems revolving around the latterʼs arm.

”You-… how are you able to wield the powers of the Seven Seas while the Emerald is still in an incomplete state!” shouted Falan while glaring sharply at Nuguro.

Nuguro gave him a sidelong glance before ignoring him. Falan was no longer his main target. In his eyes, who was the unknown variable, was the more urgent situation that they had to deal with.

Instead, it was Octo who had answered. ”Do you think that the authority of the Primordial Waters is absolute? That is only true for those who are blindly following that Guardian God of yours, who disappeared after his ascension.”

”How dare you defile the name of the Great God Hydros!” shouted Falan, fully enraged.

Boom!

Alongside it, the already weakening aura that he was emitting as a sign of exhaustion exploded and started fighting back against the three auras that were trying to overwhelm the entire place.

Seeing that, Octo started grinning widely before saying. ”Letʼs forget about anything and enjoy this battle.”

”After all, you will become my nourishment after I defeated you and finally become the greatest genius of the Seven Seas!” he added before launching another series of attacks at Falan.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

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Shin ignored the commotion happening on the other side of the battlefield as his eyes were fixated on Nuguro, who was currently floating right above them.

Through his True Sight Skill, he was able to see two types of powers coming from the opposing party. One of them was the dense demonic powers that the latter had received from Great Demon King while the other was the overwhelming magical powers that were coming from the seven gemstones revolving around his left arm.

Ignoring the innate abilities that Nuguro had gotten from his original race, which was currently reinforced by the demonic powers, this magical power alone was more than enough to slaughter everyone within this place.

Even if the fallen warriors of the seas and the World Serpents scattered around were to come back to life, Nuguro would still have no problem fighting all of them at once.

Shin frowned deeply as his grip on the icy sword turned tight.

Taking a deep breath, he started mumbling to himself. ”Great! This should be the mark of the end of this trial. Or should I say the climax?”

”I wonder how difficult the other two were,” he started to feel a little worried about the other trials due to this reason.

He had grown quite strong throughout this trial. He might not have gotten anything physically like some sort of powerful equipment, or a broken artifact, or ultra-rare material.

But what he had learned from the experiences that he had gone through did not only help him improve his battle capabilities within the game but also affected his abilities in the real world.

”Letʼs squeeze this trial until the last drop before leaving this place,” he mumbled as he licked his lips.

Despite being at the center of such adversity, Shin still wore a calm and fearless look, which annoyed his opponent.

On the other hand, Shinʼs chest started to grow hot due to the rapid beating of his heart.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

And as if responding to his determination, the World Serpent Fang Sword that he held in his hands started emitting a brilliant light, which somewhat relieved his fatigued mind and granted him additional strength.

Even if it was far from being enough to match Nuguroʼs current powers, the resolve that the sword was giving him let him fight against the overwhelming pressure of his opponent.

Instantly Sensing this and seemingly understanding its thoughts, Shin started grinning as he said to it. ”Letʼs go wild for one last time!”

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