Vol 3. Chapter 112: The Demonic Spear’s Side Effects
“Why... didn’t that Chosen Girl use her Holy Aura...?”
Silently gazing at the distant ruins that had returned to tranquility, Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
A trace of solemnity and confusion surfaced in his eyes.
Although the Chosen Girl’s current strength was inferior to Xue Tianao’s, there was no denying that her body contained an immense amount of divine power. If she released that divine power... No... Even if she merely released her Holy Aura without using her divine power, that sacred aura alone would have been enough to instantly attract Lady Yumo’s attention.
And with Lady Yumo in that state, there was absolutely no way she would have spared the Chosen Girl.
Indeed,
the Chosen Girl possessed a ‘Miracle.’
That formidable power that would erupt whenever she was in mortal danger was undoubtedly extremely troublesome. However, Xiao was absolutely certain that even that divine power was insignificant before Lady Yumo and could easily be crushed by her. Not only would that ‘Miracle’ fail to protect the Chosen Girl, it would further stimulate Lady Yumo’s desire to kill.
In Xiao’s opinion,
as long as the Chosen Girl released even the slightest trace of Holy Aura, she was certain to die.
If he could eliminate these two enormous threats in one fell swoop, Xiao would probably wake up laughing from his dreams tonight. After all, the people capable of threatening Lady Yumo would cease to exist.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned, and Xiao’s calculations had failed this time.
Mengxi hadn’t released her power, and Lady Yumo hadn’t attacked the Chosen Girl...
Xiao simply couldn’t understand it.
‘This really is... strange...’
One had to understand that the Shadow of Silence Power surrounding Lady Yumo in that state was terrifyingly cold and sinister, brimming with brutality and bloodlust. Even a top-tier powerhouse like Xiao would involuntarily tremble before it, let alone the Chosen Girl.
That overwhelming sense of danger should have been as suffocating as Mount Tai crashing down upon her.
And when faced with danger? A normal person would instinctively mobilize their power in an attempt to protect themselves, wouldn’t they?
But... but that girl...
Why?
Why hadn’t she done anything?
Logically speaking, after seeing Xue Tianao—the Child of Destiny himself—die like that, she should have either mobilized her power and assumed a fighting stance or fled.
‘Why...’
Considering Mengxi’s various deeds, Xiao certainly didn’t believe she was some weak little rookie who would simply freeze in place from terror, utterly at a loss for what to do.
So there had to be some other reason...
Could it be...
that she...
trusted Lady Yumo that much?
Did she believe Lady Yumo wouldn’t hurt her?
But...
she had only known Lady Yumo’s current disguise for a few days, hadn’t she? Surely she couldn’t have developed that level of trust so quickly?
The Chosen Girl didn’t seem like that kind of person either.
Or perhaps,
that woman had simply gotten lucky just now? Maybe she had been blown away by the shockwave? Since she hadn’t witnessed what happened afterward, that was why she could remain so calm?
Strange...
The more Xiao thought about it, the more baffled he became.
‘Forget it. I’ll stop dwelling on this for now. There are other things to do...’
After pondering for a moment, Xiao let out a somewhat helpless sigh.
Then,
an unbearable agony, as though his heart were being torn apart while still beating, suddenly surged through his mind. The pain made the imposing Duke of the Black Rose Family stagger and drop to one knee.
Fortunately, he managed to brace himself against the ground with his Demonic Spear in time. Otherwise, Xiao really would have embarrassingly collapsed flat on the ground.
Although there wasn’t anyone nearby to see him, as the head of the Black Rose Family, Xiao still instinctively tried to maintain his elegant image.
‘Looks like... I overexerted myself a little...’
Xiao gave a bitter laugh inwardly.
No matter what, although the Child of Destiny had been both foolish and arrogant, Xue Tianao’s strength after releasing three layers of divine power truly could not be underestimated. Suppressing him while simultaneously maintaining the barrier had certainly not been an easy task.
No wonder that guy had been so wildly arrogant before.
It seemed he really did have a few trump cards up his sleeve.
Besides...
‘I should use this less often in the future. Otherwise... the effects of the curse may become irreversible...’
At that thought, Xiao turned his head with complicated emotions and looked toward the Demonic Spear—Pures—beside him, currently in its ‘ferocious’ state.
This Demonic Spear had originally been the weapon of a former Demon King and was a divine artifact possessing its own intelligence. Naturally, the power contained within the Demonic Spear could not be underestimated.
And after being enhanced by Lady Yumo’s blood, the power contained within it had become terrifyingly immense.
After releasing the Demonic Spear’s power, Xiao’s strength would undoubtedly increase tremendously. In this world, there were probably only a handful of existences such as Piere who could contend with Xiao in this state.
However, while using this power, the terrifying curse contained within the Demonic Spear would also act upon Xiao’s body, inflicting numerous side effects...
But,
in order to complete his mission, Xiao had still resolutely chosen to use this power.
‘After this, Lady Yumo will probably scold me again for not taking care of myself...’
Imagining the black-haired girl losing her temper with him, Xiao helplessly shook his head.
Then,
a pitch-black gleam slowly flashed through Xiao’s eyes.
As the demonic power within his body surged, the continuous roars coming from the Demonic Spear Pures’s hideous bloody maw abruptly ceased. The brutal aura surrounding the Demonic Spear gradually dissipated as well.
The entire spear seemed to become enveloped in an irresistible drowsiness. It quickly lost its desire to slaughter, its幽-blue demonic eye slowly closing as its hideous gaping maw gradually transformed into countless particles of black demonic energy and dispersed into the atmosphere.
Soon,
the Demonic Spear returned to its usual staff-like form.
And as the Demonic Spear’s power was shackled once more, Xiao’s beautiful long gray hair and deep-blue eyes gradually returned to their original pure black. The strange, feminine aura surrounding him also vanished.
Having returned to his normal state, Xiao tiredly stretched.
At that moment, a clear voice carrying a teasing tone, yet brimming with delight, entered Xiao’s ears:
“If Mother finds out you released the Demonic Spear again, you’ll probably get another terrible scolding~”
“Mm.”
Hearing this, Xiao slowly turned to look behind him.
At this moment,
the two enormous and terrifying Abyss Demons that had previously stood behind him had already disappeared. In their place stood a beautiful gray-haired girl who looked as delicate as a porcelain doll.
This gray-haired girl was naturally our little Liyu.
Influenced by Miss Yumo, Liyu preferred moving around in human form rather than maintaining her beast form. After confirming that Xue Tianao’s aura had completely disappeared, Liyu had dispelled her gigantic beast form.
After finding some torn clothing to cover her exposed, delicate body, Liyu walked over behind Xiao.
And the silly little white wolf happily bobbing her head in Liyu’s arms was naturally our little Limo.
Unlike her younger sister, Limo still preferred a slightly more ‘wild’ form. Therefore, with Yumo absent, Limo chose to remain in her beast form and quietly let her younger sister hold her.
While enjoying the delight of the Child of Destiny’s death, she also happily enjoyed her younger sister’s petting.
Her fluffy little face was covered in a blissful smile, and every now and then she let out an adorable “meowuu~”~
Looking at the two sisters who had just fought alongside him, Xiao smiled slightly and shook his head with complete resignation. After all, he had already thought about this particular issue earlier.
“Lady Liyu, there’s really no need to tease me about that, is there?”
“Hm? How am I teasing you? I’m worried about my companion, okay~”
With Yumo nowhere nearby and her heart filled with excitement, Liyu unusually revealed a mischievous little expression. Her little-devil nature, which had remained hidden for a long time under the threat of the feather duster, seemed to be showing signs of revival.
“I seem to remember that last time, you even patted your chest and promised Mother you wouldn’t casually use this power again~”
“Meowuu!” (Exactly~)
The little white wolf in Liyu’s arms immediately chimed in with her younger sister.
Xiao could only smile helplessly.
“Come on, I only released this power because I was ‘forced’ to, okay? Who told the Child of Destiny to be so strong? Besides, Lady Liyu, instead of worrying about me, you should probably worry about yourself first.”
“Hm? Myself?”
“You and Lady Limo secretly slipped out of the Great Winter Forest and even came all the way to the Imperial Palace. Have you figured out how you’re going to explain that to Lady Yumo? It’s not like you don’t know how many times Lady Yumo warned you beforehand that you absolutely must not confront the Child of Destiny. At most, I’ll get scolded for using the Demonic Spear’s power. But the two of you acted on your own... I’m afraid you’ll be getting a lot more than just a scolding~”
“Uh...”
The teasing expression on little Liyu’s face instantly disappeared.
Her entire body froze in place as though she had just been struck by five bolts of lightning. The rationality that had flown away amid her excitement finally returned.
Then, Liyu nervously pursed her lips.
Xiao...
did seem to have a point...
Not only had she hidden everything from Mother and secretly left home without permission, but she had even come all the way to Skyvault. And Mother had clearly noticed that she and Limo had joined forces to attack Xue Tianao just now...
Enmmm...
This...
Barring any accidents,
there was definitely going to be an accident...
For a moment, Liyu instinctively and nervously covered her little butt with both hands...
Limo: ??? Meowuu??