They looked into each other's eyes. All this lasted under the gaze of a thousand beings.
After a few seconds of silence, they suddenly disappeared, and the sound of explosions and wind whistling could be heard in the air.
Xie Qing punched Lucifer in the stomach, but the demon easily dodged, striking back at Xie Qing's jaw.
Xie Qing threw his head back and released purple smoke. Because of its high speed, the smoke managed to hit Lucifer, who couldn't react in time.
His arm was engulfed, and a black mist appeared at the site of the wound, slowly eating away at Lucifer's body from the inside.
Despite the small victory, Xie Qing was not happy. He had already realized that it was an SS- level clone.
"You have become much stronger. Even a peak SS level won't be able to kill you immediately." Lucifer grinned.
"But..."
His body flashed red, blinding everyone present. Xie Qing frowned.
When the flash dissipated, Lucifer appeared, with red skin and sharp black horns.
A powerful pressure came down on Xie Qing's shoulders, almost making him fall. But thanks to his strength of spirit, he was able to endure.
"Not bad.."
Lucifer disappeared, leaving those words behind him. Xie Qing sensed danger from behind and dodged a sharp claw, retrieving an object from his inventory.
The sword of the Guardian of the Abyss!
It was an ordinary claymore, but with a black blade. The sword looked simple, but as Xie Qing slashed at Lucifer's chest...
Pshh...
A hissing sound arose at the site of the collision. Lucifer frowned as he realized the situation.
When he tried to recover, he failed. Instantly purple smoke appeared and devoured the wound, expanding.
Eternal execution!
A special ability of the Abyss Guardian Sword that will injure an enemy until he dies.
But it has another fun feature.
"Blast, Ignis!"
Lucifer's body suddenly swelled and then exploded with a bright red light.
The fire spread across the sky, raising the temperature to a shocking 456°C! However, Xie Qing was not celebrating victory.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the epicenter of the explosion. A silhouette appeared there, slowly pacing toward him.
Lucifer emerged from the fire with a smirk. Despite the numerous burns all over his body, he was still healthy.
Instantly, all the wounds on his body had healed, except for the Execution. Lucifer looked mockingly at Xie Qing.
"What a disappointment! I thought the Guardian of the Abyss was much scarier!"
Xie Qing smiled, which greatly puzzled Lucifer.
"Look around you, look back... The spears want to pierce you." Xie Qing grinned and snapped his fingers.
Instantly, space distorted, and countless spears pierced Lucifer's body.
"AHHHH!"
A loud scream was followed by an explosion that spread across the Neutral Continent.
Valentina panicked and covered her capital with a barrier, not paying attention to the other part.
The explosion slowly but surely destroyed everything it touched. When it reached the Empire of Darkness, thousands of residents and slaves were immediately killed.
The Emperor of Gloom, Salvador Blisi, frowned and waved his hand, covering the Imperial Castle with the formation.
As the explosion reached the edge of the formation, the barrier began to shake and cracking sounds were heard. Salvador frowned.
"Judging by the direction, the explosion came from the land of that leech... What is she thinking?"
Countless werewolves died before they could even react. Salvador, however, was in no hurry to help them and only strengthened the barrier.
After all, outside the castle were the usual inhabitants, and inside it were the Alphas and the strong Betas.
Salvador narrowed his eyes and continued to strengthen the barrier.
...
Xie Qing levitated in the sky, staring silently at the remains of Lucifer's clone. His face was indifferent and expressionless.
But it made the atmosphere so cold that even time froze.
Xie Qing had innumerable injuries: a severed right arm, a missing left shoulder, and a hole in his stomach.
For the average S-level, these are severe injuries that can cause death.
However, Xie Qing only snorted, and purple energy covered all the injuries. He snapped his fingers and a chunk of space comparable to the size of an atom was absorbed.
Despite the small size of the space, Xie Qing felt a dense swirl of energy appear in it.
Instantly the wounds healed, but Xie Qing only snorted and made his way down to Valentina's platform.
She looked at him with a piercing look, to which Xie Qing rolled his eyes and snapped his fingers.
Purple clouds appeared in the sky, from which a slightly pinkish rain fell.
Falling on the bodies of the dead vampires, the rain forcibly returned souls to the dead bodies.
The Art of the Abyss: Rebirth!
Xie Qing had only recently mastered the Art of the Abyss, which had seven spells. But he had only learned one: rebirth.
Sitting on the platform he stared silently at the moon, ignoring everything around him. Xie Qing squinted dangerously.
"Son of a bitch... I'm going to get you anyway."
...
In a dark space, on a throne of skulls...
Lucifer frowned as his clone died. And, as if that wasn't enough, Xie Qing didn't die!
He clenched his teeth in frustration and suddenly shifted his gaze to the eight silhouettes.
"Heroes, your exit soon."
Perseus.
Hermes.
Odysseus.
Orpheus.
Theseus.
Jason.
Lucifer smirked, anticipating the future to come.
...
Xie Qing looked back silently and stood up. He took a step back and disappeared into thin air, appearing behind Valentina's back.
She naturally noticed it. But it would have been hard if Xie Qing hadn't hidden his magical hesitation.
"Are you ready?" She asked without turning around.
"Yes."
Xie Qing nodded, and the vision changed. They were now in front of a massive door.
"This is the Door of Time."
"Every Vampire King has the right to enter there."
"One day here, a thousand years there."
Xie Qing smiled and stepped forward, pushing the door open.
"I won't be a month." Xie Qing said without turning around.
Valentina sighed and looked at the two women who were watching Xie Qing walk through the door.
It was Melissa and Aria. They coughed in sync. Valentina rolled her eyes and ordered them into Xie Qing's room.
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20 power stones - 1 additional chapter.
40 power stones - 2 additional chapters.
60 power stones - 3 additional chapters.
At the end of the week, if we get that many chapters, the promised number of chapters will be released on the same day.
Good luck to you all.