Chapter 36 - 36 36 Slaying the Heart Demon!

36: Chapter 36: Slaying the Heart Demon! (Third update, seeking followers for the new month~) 36: Chapter 36: Slaying the Heart Demon! (Third update, seeking followers for the new month~) Heaven Star didn’t know when a sword had appeared in his hands. With a sword in hand, he felt as if boundless mighty strength was bestowed upon him. Instinctively, he wanted to step forward and use this overwhelming power to destroy and slaughter all those people and things he detested, erasing them into nothingness. How exhilarating and liberating such an act would be! But, just before he took that step, Heaven Star stopped. Because he suddenly remembered the dream of his childhood, the sun that burnt away the entire world. Because he suddenly realized that all of this wasn’t real, just an illusion, and even if he annihilated everything, the world would still remain the same, unchanged. Because he wanted to slay. So, he did slay! But what he slew was not these void illusions but— [Slay the Heart Demon!] Without any hesitation, Heaven Star swung his sword and brought it down— He struck upon the hazy black mist! Wham—The clear sword light shattered the black mist, and not just that, his sword initiated a cycle, sweeping across, hitting all eight other individuals connected with his spirit, effortlessly severing all the black mist entangled in their souls! Suddenly, eight spirits were abruptly purified, no longer struggling within Heart Demons! “Not enough!” With his eyes exceptionally clear after severing the Heart Demons, Heaven Star looked toward the entire Great Formation, and at those other groups of boys and girls similarly troubled by the Heavenly Demon. The result made him stunned, and then incredibly heartbroken. Unlike the first group, which had no casualties and was free from the disturbance of the Heavenly Demon because of Heaven Star’s direct assistance, the other groups, although they also had lucky ones who awakened their Fate Patterns, suffered heavily under the intrusion of the Heavenly Demon. During the “Know One’s Fate” stage, Bai Qinghan included, a total of two people awakened their Fate Patterns, and five people’s bodies became rigid, their souls and spirits overflowed and died midway. In the “Obtain What One Desires” stage, a total of five people awakened their Fate Patterns, while seventeen people’s skulls burst open and their viscera ruptured to death. Finally, in the “Eradicate What One Detests” stage, a total of four people awakened their Fate Patterns, while nine suffered a reverse flow of blood and violent bleeding to death. By then, eleven people had awakened their Fate Patterns, thirty-one people had died, leaving sixty-six survivors. Even though he knew that these people, already demonically tainted by the Demons’ flesh and blood, had no chance of successful awakening, Heaven Star still found it hard to accept that those familiar faces, with whom he had lived for a long time, had died so easily and tragically. So quietly. “Heavenly Demon, how dare you!” And it was in his anger, Heaven Star saw the souls of some junior brothers and sisters being dragged by the pitch-black Demonic Qi towards the profound darkness. Unable to hold back any longer, he roared and unsheathed his sword! This sword was executed seamlessly by Heaven Star; as he thrust, the force went uninterrupted through his waist, shoulder, arm, wrist, and hand, right to the hilt, guard, blade, and tip! It was a strike as if with divine assistance, where the vigor through his body was connected, blending flesh and spirit! After Heaven Star thrust this sword, the sword qi that burst forth from deep within the Earth Vein in the Great Formation of the Imperial Heaven Star Detriment Grand Rite also subtly shifted, gathering numerous clear and bright sword lights into a stream composed of pure fury and killing intent. It screamed forth in a straight line, striking at the core deep within the black mist. After a “crack”, it shattered it. Sword Qi overflowed, completely purging the pitch-black Demonic Qi. The chains that entangled and dragged the souls of young boys and girls, and the demonic intents that induced people to continuously sink into delusions and fantasies, were all completely shattered by the surging sword wind and then scattered. [Strange…] As the demonic qi dissipated, the voice of the Heavenly Demon carried a hint of curiosity: [Why can you… control these sword intents?] “Get lost!” seaʀᴄh thё NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Without answering, An Jing rebuked, as if some cold thoughts had surged into his soul and mind, but the sword hilt in the Divine Sea trembled slightly, sweeping away those thoughts with pure sword intent. If it were the Heart Demon, it might still disturb An Jing a bit, as it was bred from his true heart, but the external Heavenly Demons couldn’t possibly cross the Subdue Evil Sword Spirit. “An Jing,” the Sword Spirit, having regained its senses, said, “Next, I need to suppress the Heavenly Demon Remnants in the Hanging Fate Valley. This will take some time. You must hold off the people from Hanging Fate Manor and prevent them from noticing the phenomena in the Hanging Fate Valley.” With that, the Sword Spirit sneered coldly: “Don’t worry, I’ve seen through the essence of this ritual formation—since they dare to use the remnants of my power and the Power of the Heavenly Demon for themselves, let them taste the backlash of the Heavenly Demon!” “No problem.” The dim demonic qi dispersed like smoke, An Jing slowly exhaled a breath, gradually sheathing his sword. Accompanied by the words of the Sword Spirit, a series of information about the ‘Imperial Heaven Star Detriment Grand Rite’ suddenly emerged in his mind, along with many methods for controlling the Great Formation and Ritual Method: “Thank you. I will not let them have their way.” Musing to himself, An Jing solidified and clarified the anger in his heart, turning it into the purest Evil Intent, protecting himself and the souls of the other boys and girls from invasion by the Heavenly Demon. It was then that he suddenly felt his Soul and Spirit tremble slightly, a hot and dry sensation rising from the depths of his soul, surging out and overflowing beyond his body and mind, and then… —Responding to heaven! Hum! The outside world. The giant black mist hand that had originally emerged from Hanging Fate Valley and hovered over the formation suddenly trembled slightly and slowly lifted, its fingers and palm suddenly showing sharp, distinct wounds, with Sword Qi flowing and forcing it to retreat. “Why is this? How can the Hand of the Heavenly Demon be forced back?!” With furrowed brows, the Master of the Medicine Manor, who had presided over more than thirty ritual sacrifices, had never seen such a strange occurrence. But soon, he saw a phenomenon that made him give up deep thinking and filled him with immense delight. In the west of the formation, among the Star Era group, a bright and blazing starlight mixed with intense and searing Evil Qi rose brilliantly. In the center of the sacrificial platform, An Jing’s brows were furrowed, a crimson, scarlet great star hanging above, flowing like flame and light. Streams of bloody flame light flowed down like rivers, transforming into a ring of flame behind his head. The ring of flame rotated, manifesting images of warfare and execution, the totemic phenomena of holding punishment. The scorching aura of blood and iron dispersed, with killing intent galloping, surging mightily, like swords and knives, slashing in the surrounding air with seemingly chaotic but actually primitive and mysterious sharp blood patterns. The pitch-black demonic qi could not get close and was completely shattered and repelled from afar. “Incredible!” Seeing this fiercely ominous Fate Pattern phenomena, the Master of the Medicine Manor almost exclaimed in horror, but he soon became wildly ecstatic, even his hand clutching the jade dagger turning white: “Another Strange Mandate! The Fate of Star Detriment!” Those dead children were never in his sight; their greatest value lay in being recycled as Blood Qi. Only An Jing, who had awakened a Strange Mandate they greatly desired, could excite him immensely. “Two Strange Mandates, my Divine Sect’s prosperity is imminent!” However, after his ecstasy, the Master of the Medicine Manor was a bit unclear: “But what kind of Fate Pattern is this? Mars, Blood Fiend, and it also seems to involve Taibai?” “Could it be… Mars Guarding Heart?!”