It was silent for a very long while. The loud roars earlier that were heard from all direction signifying the rage and wave of the countless beast as the Soulless Garden withers were empty.
'A Grade 5 Beast already fleed... I don't think those angry beasts will continue to come here.', Lei Zhe had chaotic emotions that he simply couldn't express it all. Most of all, he was glad they were now safe, he thought as he tightened his embrace over Yun Ju Mei who stayed silent. But the fear that was creeping behind their backs wouldn't go away.
At that moment, faces flashed inside Lei Zhe's head, "Mu and Teacher Xiu!!"
Yun Ju Mei was startled but also realized it, "That's right!"
They need to get there as quick as possible. Even though there are Elders there, the two of them have the last chance for emergencies.
But as they turned around, they forgot about the fear behind their backs.
The first thing that comes to their minds were red flesh. The flesh is usually red but in this case; a radiant crimson. Inside its skinny chest, a red crystal was releasing this amassing heat and creating threads of flaming that were continuously tangling together while enveloping its "skeletal structure"
"Why?", Yun Ju Mei whispered while having a pitiable expression, "We're this far away, but why can I feel its heat?"
Lei Zhe wasn't that different from what Yun Ju Mei was feeling but he steeled himself, "Let's go"
He's scared of that monster but he still knew that there are Powerhouses facing that monster. Earlier, in front of the Patriarchs in their Bloodform, the monster couldn't fight. Its power will significantly increase but in front of the Powerhouses, its still the same. Lei Zhe comforted himself.
Because of their chase earlier, their pace was uniform but it could be said that it was already fast.
.....
"What's happening?", Patriarch Lei narrowed his eyes. Earlier, the situation was leading to an absolute ending, this monster was about to die but why is its strength increasing now?!
As the fibers of flames envelope the monster's body, another feeling was increasing, the increasing demonic aura surge and made itself more obvious to those that surround it.
"Let's wait patiently.", Emperor Sheng Ju Long said as he cooled his head. If they were to stop it now, they will never know the full power of this monster and he wouldn't be able to release his rage!
At that time, Emperor Wang Song got his Link and his Ruler's Crown shone brightly. Although he was focused earlier, he was barely conscious to be aware of what was happening.
And it wasn't that long before the monster evolved completely... It is no longer like before where the blazing flame was only inside but it is now the Demon Eater's own flesh. With the heat it's releasing, nearby trees were already reduced into ashes and in a few miles away, the fire started to devour the forest while the unsuspecting volcanoes nearby already crumbled a long while.
"Consciousness is the only thing that's missing, huh...", Esseker watched on the side as he waits for the right moment, "If that Demon Eater were to be compared to a beast, Ummm, I'd say Grade 6? or maybe a few steps away from Grade 8? But still, the Guardian of Earth is sure to come.", he smiled as he stared at the Immovable Shield immutably floating above.
"Finally!!", Emperor Sheng Ju Long took a step forward. The feeling of weakness was long gone but the feeling of rage stepped in.
Even the ground was starting to become magma but he was indifferent to it as he began to concentrate almost all of his power and energy into one attack! The power which he used to parry the monster's attack earlier was nothing compared to this. He was only worried that he would finish this in one attack.
Crack* the ground on his sole already gave in when he lowered his base and Boom!* the ground caved just from the jump Emperor Sheng Ju Long made.
Naturally, the aerial energy was enough for him to travel at an incredible speed but he still added his strength to it, with his power, how could this monster handle it?!
While in the middle of the swing of his longsword midair, Emperor Sheng Ju Long saw the monsters opened its mouth and inside it, a dense orb of flame was accumulating.
'Heh! Still trying to charge your attack? Let's see if you can create that pillar of flame earlier before I strike you!', almost all of his power was under this one attack and even the very space was trembling at the swing of his weapon.
"Woah, be careful", however, a dirty palm that was covered in soil appeared in front of the trajectory of his sword.
'Huh!?', Emperor Sheng Ju Long was startled but he couldn't just stop his swing which all his power was poured into, 'I don't how you got there, but I apologize for cutting your palm in half.', and he judged too early.
Under this one swing of his longsword, there was a power of a whole continent behind it! It wouldn't be surprising if this attack would split the whole Sacrifice and still continue to halve everything in its way.
But with a flick of the palm in front, all that power became nothing and an old man's voice was heard again in that instant, "Be thankful."
'What?', with the recoil of that clash, Emperor Sheng Ju Long was sent flying once again but as he was sent away, the pillar of flame appeared before him. It did not directly hit him but his skin burnt from its heat alone.
Emperor Wang Song was watching in silent and noticed that in one instant, many things have happened. He reacted accordingly and caught Emperor Sheng Ju Long who had a face of pure defeat.
With a soft landing of his feet, it instantly flattened the surrounding ground with a mysterious force that was in rubbles earlier before laying Emperor Sheng Ju Long.
"Such disappointment for a Powerhouse, eh?", an old man spoke as he dusted both of his hand and the soil that blocked the sharpness of Emperor Sheng Ju Long's longsword was easily turned into dust.
Emperor Wang Song stared with shock. This was a part their plan from the very beginning but he still couldn't believe how profound what is in front of him.
"So it doesn't need to charge its power now that all the dormant energy was already in its body.", Patriarch Lei was surprised but glad that he stayed still and wasn't in the range of that pillar of flame. Nobody was hurt that badly, with Emperor Sheng Ju Long's strength, it shouldn't take a lot of time before he fully recovers and the famed Guardian of Earth is here. They knew about the power of the Thirteen Guardianand they were a league below them even though they are all Powerhouses but nobody expected that a casual flick of their palm would null a full-power attack from a Ruler!
He then looked at Patriarch Yun and wanted to ask his opinion about it but he noticed something else, "What are you getting agitated about?", the energy rippling around Patriarch Yun was getting wilder and wilder. When he followed Patriarch Yun's line of sight, he too realized where the pillar of flame was headed to but it should already be too late to act. All the Elders and all the geniuses should be nothing but ashes now if they followed the road...