Death… And Me

Chapter 914 - Shit!

As Rean continued moving forward, he kept his Light and Spiritual Sense bending skill activated all the time. In the end, most of the demon beasts had cultivations below or similar to his, with only a few being stronger...or so Rean thought since he didnʼt stop to check their cultivations. Nevertheless, his journey didnʼt come across any mishaps.

*Boom, boom, boom...*

Suddenly, Rean heard the sound of battle coming from the distance. It wasnʼt anything out of the ordinary since he found many demon beasts fighting each other. However, this time, the scale of the fight seemed to be several times greater than the previous ones. ʼCould it be...ʼ

Rean pondered over it a bit as to whether or not he should get close to where the battle was happening. After all, he could tell that the ones battling there were much stronger than him. Then again, it might be someone he knows. It was then that Rean remembered something. ʼOh, right! Spiritual Sense is blocked in this place. Since thatʼs the case, I donʼt need to be afraid of a Zasfin Ancestorʼs Spiritual Sense breaking through my bending skill.ʼ

Rean immediately changed his destination as he took one last look in Kentuckyʼs direction. He could tell that Kentucky was getting closer to him as he spoke, so it wouldnʼt change much if he took a quick peek at the situation on the other side.

The sound of battle kept increasing nonstop, and soon, Rean could even feel the ground trembling with each exchange. ʼDefinitely someone at the Divine Demon Beasts or the Zasfin Ancestorsʼ level.ʼ Rean was right. When he finally got close enough to see who was fighting, he immediately recognized who it was.

ʼItʼs Duran!ʼ Obviously, Rean knew the guy since he was the reason the agreement between the demon beasts and Zasfins worked out. ʼAs for the one heʼs fighting against...ʼ

Sadly, Rean didnʼt recognize the demon beast Duran was fighting against. At the very least, that demon beast wasnʼt present when they were at the entrance to the Bestial Sacred Ground. ʼItʼs probably another one of those energy demon beasts. From the looks of it, this place also has Stage Nine Demon Beasts.ʼ

The battle looked intense. However, even Rean could tell that Duran was at an absolute advantage. The demon beast couldnʼt even defend itself against Duranʼs assault properly.

”Hmph! I know you!” Duran said as he fought the demon beast. ”When I was younger, I saw an ancestor of our organization talking to you during a meeting. Werenʼt you dead, Kila? What are you doing here? Is this a trap of the demon beasts? Youʼre quite bold to attack me alone with that kind of power.”

Rean was surprised to hear that. However, it only confirmed his theory. Since Roan arrived at the conclusion that these demon beasts were once alive, Rean obviously had the same idea. ʼSo all these demon beasts were previously alive on the surface, huh?ʼ

*Roar!*

However, Kila didnʼt answer Duranʼs words. It couldnʼt think about anything else other than attacking Duran. Of course, Duran wasnʼt an idiot either. He only tried to talk and see if there was any shred of sanity left in that beast. He noticed long ago that the demon beasts here were acting strange and that they would disappear if they were killed. ”Seems like even a Stage Nine Demon Beast is no different...” Duran murmured for a moment before he decided to end the battle.

In the end, Duran unleashed more power and finished off that demon beast called Kila. First of all, Kila didnʼt have any sentience in that state. It was moving purely on its instincts. Let alone Duran, the one considered the strongest Zasfin, even the weakest Zasfin Ancestor in this place wouldnʼt have much of a problem winning this battle.

After Kila was defeated, it also began to transform into specks of Red Light. However, there was a difference this time. Usually, the entire demon beast would cease to exist. But in Kilaʼs case, a red core remained behind. Neither Rean nor Duran had seen it before drop from the other demon beasts, so they paid close attention to it.

Duran then approached the core, intending to grab it when suddenly, the ground below trembled as a giant hole opened. From inside, something that looked like a giant blood claw came out and grabbed Kilaʼs red core. Duran couldnʼt help but let out cold sweat after that. Let alone Rean, even Duran felt that the claw was extremely dangerous, and Duran was even a Peak Transition Realm Zasfin!

The hand didnʼt care about Duran or Rean, though. It simply retreated back underground before it disappeared completely with Kilaʼs core. ʼWhat a terrifying thing. I couldnʼt tell how strong it was since I couldnʼt spread Spiritual Sense nor Soul Power. Still, all my existence screamed to stay as far as possible from it. Just what kind of existence owns that thing?ʼ

However, after that, Duran thought about the red core left behind by Kila. ʼI wonder if all Stage Nine Demon Beasts of this place would leave something like that behind. Also, what was that hand using the red core for? Could it be that it was its owner to start with?ʼ

Rean, too, had similar questions in his mind. Unfortunately, there was no way for him to find out the answer to it. At the very least, he wouldnʼt try and follow that thing when even Duran didnʼt dare to. ʼAnyways, Iʼll have to talk to Roan about it later. Letʼs get out of here before Duran notices my presence.ʼ

Reanʼs Light bending skill was perfect as long as Spiritual Sense wasnʼt available. However, that only applied to himself, not to the environment of his surroundings. The places where he stepped on would still change due to his weight. Of course, Rean knew that, so he was very careful to leave the least amount of changes possible. It would be perfect if he could fly, but that wasnʼt the case at the moment.

Sadly, it was these very small changes that caught Duranʼs attention, though. ”Hmm?”

Rean felt a cold chill on his back and looked behind, just to see Duran looking straight at him. ʼShit!ʼ