Divine Emperor of Death

Chapter 4458: Entering Quasi Mythical Tier

In the skies, the Nether Springs Death Wolf Patriarch and the insect-skull-masked Exalt Stage Nether Devil also fought.

*Boom!~* *Crack!~*

Their strikes tore holes through the haze and parted the clouds, every impact causing the skies to rumble and the land to quake.

Yin, Raga, and Hela also ventured out to take one of the Exalt Stage Nether Devils each.

However, there was one Exalt Stage Nether Devil who was able to move freely, applying additional pressure to the battlefield. It disallowed the battle to come to a conclusion faster. However, that Exalt Stage Nether Devil was also careful not to overdo it since there was still someone emitting the light of the Divine Nether Totem in the Nether Springs Death Wolf Clan’s clan grounds, protecting it.

”Incredible, a battle of this scale is making my blood boil.” Schleya’s hands flickered.

Sometimes, the curved crimson crescent blades appeared in her grasp before disappearing. She could barely control herself from participating. After all, she was still in the Immortal Emperor Stage, researching blood-attributed manuals. If she headed out, then she would not last long.

By her side, Rokushi Mira was silent.

She didn’t expect to attract this kind of trouble, so she could be said to be guilty of getting the others involved in her mess.

”Don’t worry.” The male Emperor-Tier Nether Springs Death Wolf, who remained to protect the clan grounds, told them.

It caused Schleya and Rokushi Mirai to look at him.

”This level of attack isn’t even enough to faze us.”

”What do you mean? The odds seem to be stacked against us at this moment.” Rokushi Mirai frowned.

”Domu’s probably telling the truth.” Schleya uttered.

She turned to look at the Quasi Mythical-Tier Nether Springs Death Wolf nether-death energy was blinding and overwhelming. It didn’t seem like he had reached his limit. But on the other hand, the Emperor-Tier Nether Springs Death Wolves seemed to have their paws full.

Either way, she knew they hadn’t unleashed their species technique yet, which was utterly devastating to the soul.

”Then why don’t the Nether Devils retreat? Do they have something up their sleeves?” Rokushi Mirai remained doubtful.

However, Domu smirked, ”It is unlikely for those savages to be cunning unless the Archdevils are involved. However, those existences go to war in the Asura Dimension and nearly never appear here. And here, it’s not like the Nether Devils don’t learn, but too much time passes, and they keep forgetting why they haven’t completely decimated us like the innumerable clans they have destroyed in the past.”

His voice was part mocking and part pride. Still, he exhaled, ”But our Patriarch is old and frail. He’s already at the end of the line. After a few more uses of the Divine Nether Totem, he would be unable to recover, meeting the end of his lifespan. Perhaps the Nether Devils had already caught wind of this matter, so they planned an attack to test the waters, but because of the tribulation, they barred their vile teeth early. Therefore, it should not be a concern of yours. This is a matter that we determine and resolve as we have always done.”

”...”

Rokushi Mirai blinked. Was Domu berating her, or was he comforting her? She couldn’t tell.

*Boom!~*

At this moment, nearly half of the ten thousand Nether Devils were slain by Illumina and the others. However, most were taken out by the terrifying shockwaves from the clashes that Yom, Yin, and the others exchanged with the Exalt Stage Nether Devils.

The Nether Devils simply didn’t care for their own kin.

”That’s about enough. The children have exercised after some time. Good.”

Up in the skies, the Nether Springs Death Wolf Patriarch bellowed before he smiled.

His old, dark face was grim, his nether-death energy humming in a soft echo.

”He’s going to do it...” Domu shuddered.

”Rararagha!” The insect-skull-masked Nether Devil sneered.

Not only was the cultivation of his body at Level Eight Exalt Stage, but his prowess was high for a Nether Devil that had reached this point. With his battle prowess that was three levels higher, he had technically surpassed the Exalt Stage, nearly having no competition in most of the Nether Dimension.

He was not scared, throwing the bone cleaver over his shoulder and looking smug.

”Let me see what you got, you lowly mongrel.”

”A retarded devil like you is a stain to the evil Nether Devil Race.”

The Nether Springs Death Wolf Patriarch uttered, his purplish-black horn pulsating strangle.

And yet, at that moment, somewhere in the clan grounds, a ripple emerged in the mist, unnoticed by most.

A shadow flickered and then vanished.

When it reappeared, it stood right before the Nether Springs Death Wolf Patriarch. Its figure was abruptly enveloped by a divine light surging with incredible power that rocked heaven and earth. Its aura rose like an explosion, nearly enveloping the region in full grace.

”Who are you?”

The insect-skull-masked Nether Devil waved his bone cleaver at the newcomer, his expression changing. He didn’t expect another Quasi Mythical Tier Nether Springs Death Wolf to appear in this damned clan that was already filled with terrifying rumors, but he didn’t believe it one bit.

”You-!”

The Nether Springs Death Wolf Patriarch shuddered, all the energy in his body leaving. His expression turned aghast before he hurriedly siphoned another Nether Divine Totem, taking away Domu’s Nether Divine Totem connection. He barely stopped his energy from completely leaving his body, but the wolf in front of him made its move.

”Ten Thousand Soul Extinguisher~”

Nadia echoed with a calm voice, but that calm was like a storm as her purple-black horn radiated a terrifying resonance like a death knell.

*WUUOOOOMMM!!!~*

A tremendous shockwave blasted out from the center of the battlefield. It didn’t appear to be a mere explosion but a soulquake!

It was as though the void itself had inhaled sharply in fear, causing the heaven and earth to lose light.

Nadia’s purple-black horn pulsed once, and in that single pulse, the space around her darkened. There was no nether haze, no wind, no color, but just the overwhelming silence of extinguishment.

And then-

*Crack!~*

The entire battlefield trembled as an unseen wave washed over it.

The Exalt Stage Nether Devils were the first to freeze.

Their sneers faltered, their bodies convulsed.

Their blood-red eyes turned vacant, and their bone cleavers fell from their hands.

One by one, they dropped from the sky like puppets with their strings cut, appearing silent, lifeless, as though they were already dead to begin with and were merely moving like puppets until now.

However, it was clear that their souls were... gone.

”W-What...!?”

The other Nether Devils, be they Empyrean or otherwise, didn’t even have time to scream. The moment the resonance of Nadia’s Ten Thousand Soul Extinguisher expanded fully across the land, they all collapsed like wheat before a divine scythe. There were no explosions and no gore.

Just an absolute stillness.

No struggling. No resistance. Their bodies fell, their souls already dispersed into nothing.

All that remained was dead silence.

Even the divine light of the Divine Nether Totem around the clan grounds was drowned for a moment beneath the overwhelming majesty of the soul-exterminating technique.

The Nether Springs Death Wolf Patriarch sighed, ”The reason why our Nether Springs Death Wolf Clan is feared the most... this species technique utterly annihilates over ten thousand souls, some souls who are even a bit above our level but...”

”It isn’t the last of it...” Nadia turned to look back, continuing, ”Unlike the Ten Thousand Souls Extinguisher, the Emperor-Tier Species Technique- Million Souls Extinguisher, can cause an entire clan to go extinct in one single night as long as they are at our level or below.”

”...”

The Nether Springs Death Wolf Patriarch stared at her, ”Indeed. Our enemies can forget about trying to kill us with numbers, so no one dared to overwhelm us. We’re extremely powerful wolves- the same reason why we are still somewhat thankful to the heavens. Because even if the great heavens did suppress us, it did not completely remove a way out. Other than our species’ techniques, thanks to the Divine Nether Totem made from our most powerful kin, we are able to survive even amongst the likes of Grand Ancestral Magical Beasts.”