Chapter 505: Power of the Demon God
After Li Wei and Saint Xi reunited, they encountered a powerful enemy.
"Li Wei!"
Saint Xi shouted excitedly as she rushed toward Li Wei.
Li Wei glanced at Saint Xi, but his gaze went past her to the winged enemy at her back.
He could feel the incredibly powerful aura coming from the enemy.
The enemy was extremely strong.
RUMBLE!
Saint Xi braked hard, stopping just before she could crash into the fleshy wall.
She said with extreme nervousness, "Li Wei, he has the Power of the Demon God."
"A Demon God?" Li Wei looked shocked.
Li Wei had only gleaned bits and pieces of knowledge about Demon Gods from history books.
He only knew that the final battle between the Divine Spirits and the Demon Gods ten thousand years ago established the current state of the Celestial Vault Continent.
The Divine Spirits ruled the Celestial Vault Continent, while the defeated Demon Gods were driven from this world, vanishing without a trace for ten thousand years.
Now, Saint Xi was telling him this enemy possessed the Power of the Demon God. Naturally, Li Wei was beyond shocked.
Demon Gods were also Divine Spirits.
The enemy possessed the Power of the Demon God, which was comparable to Divine Power.
Li Wei’s expression became incredibly grave.
WHOOSH!
The enemy wielding the Power of the Demon God gradually slowed down, stopping a short distance in front of Li Wei.
As it drew closer, Li Wei got a clear look at its appearance.
The enemy stood over three meters tall, its body pitch-black and lanky. Its hands and feet were oversized and tipped with sharp claws. A massive, ferocious human face with closed eyes and mouth was emblazoned on its torso. Wide, black wings grew from its back, and the upper half of its head was covered by a black, demonic mask.
"Lord Basam, this is the guy who came and disrupted our ceremony earlier, delaying your descent into this world."
A figure appeared from behind Basam, pointing at Li Wei and shouting.
Li Wei looked closely and recognized the person as an enemy he had encountered in the Extreme Cold Abyss Glacier.
He couldn’t help but look at Basam, realizing that this enemy with the Power of the Demon God had been summoned into this world from the outside by those people.
Basam looked at Li Wei, his pure black pupils shifting slightly.
"Human, my master is about to descend upon this world. I will give you one chance: submit to me, and submit to my master."
Basam had just arrived in this world and his power base was still weak. Summoning the Demon God he served to this realm would still require a great deal of effort and time.
However, with the help of a powerful Mage, this process could be shortened considerably.
Mages were proficient in Magic and could assist him in creating a Cross-Boundary Teleportation Array to receive the Demon God.
Li Wei watched him calmly and asked, "Who is the Demon God you serve?"
Basam crossed his arms and said proudly, "The Void Emperor, His Majesty Gleyus."
"As long as you submit to my master, the Void Emperor will grant you immense Power and infinite knowledge."
Li Wei had never heard the name of the Void Emperor, but he mentally committed the name to memory. ’Gleyus, the Void Emperor.’
He did not agree out loud.
Because he knew that in a world with Divine Spirits, words also held power.
If he spoke carelessly, it could form a contract—a Divine Level contract was not something Li Wei could defy.
"What are you doing to the Ice Emperor?" Li Wei asked.
Basam was growing a little impatient. However, considering what a great asset a Mage like Li Wei would be if recruited, he begrudgingly answered his question.
"You mean this young Void Giant Whale? It is a descendant of Plamius, the King of Void Giants and His Majesty the Emperor’s mount. It was left in this world to serve as a channel to the Void, to guide His Majesty the Emperor’s arrival. Of course, we are helping it recover its Void Power."
"Alright, I’ve told you enough. Now, you will answer me. Submission, or destruction?"
Basam stared at Li Wei, his gaze like a sharp dagger piercing Li Wei’s heart.
Li Wei’s heart couldn’t help but pound in alarm.
The enemy was far too powerful.
Li Wei said, "Of course, I choose... to send you to your death!"
A super Holy Fireball, condensed from all his Holy Power, shot out from in front of Li Wei.
At the same time, Saint Xi, perfectly in sync with Li Wei, unleashed her Holy Breath with all her might, launching a furious assault on Basam.
Holy Power was the only power Li Wei currently had that could possibly harm Basam, who wielded the Power of the Demon God.
Through Elemental Fission, the Magic Elemental Energy within the Holy Power was rapidly activated and induced to transform into even more Holy Flame.
The power of this strike was already comparable to the strongest Meteor Fireball Technique.
The only difference was the area of effect.
Basam’s eyes narrowed slightly. He raised his right hand in front of him, splaying his five sharp fingers, and caught the incoming Holy Fireball from a distance.
The next second, the flames of the Holy Breath engulfed Basam’s figure.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
An extremely powerful wave of energy erupted within the Ice Emperor.
It caused the Ice Emperor to twist its body ceaselessly, letting out earth-shattering roars.
Even the Ice Queen, thousands of miles away, could hear the tremendous sound coming from the sky.
Everyone in Ice and Snow City subconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky, searching for the source of the sound.
They saw nothing.
The person hiding behind Basam watched this scene in terror.
He asked cautiously, "Lord Basam, are you alright?"
WHOOSH!
A strong gust of wind blew away the surrounding smoke and dust, revealing Basam’s figure.
His right hand showed minor burns.
That was all.
The strongest combined attack from Li Wei and Saint Xi had barely managed to injure Basam.
Basam, however, was not happy, because he had used the Power of the Demon God to block that strike.
Here, it was impossible to communicate with the Void Demon God far beyond the Void, so the Power of the Demon God he possessed would diminish with each use.
To him, this was already a great loss.
Basam looked ahead, but Li Wei and Saint Xi’s figures had already vanished.
He recalled Li Wei’s face, a vicious grin spreading across his own. ’Human, the next time we meet, I will definitely kill you.’
This was the first human to ever take the initiative to attack him.
Basam glanced at the person behind him and said coldly, "Go back. Continue the Void Ceremony and gather Void Power. Do not allow anyone to disrupt the Void Ceremony."
"As... as you command."
"Hah... phew! We escaped. He didn’t follow."
Li Wei and Saint Xi jumped out of a spatial rift. He quickly glanced behind them and, seeing that Basam hadn’t followed, breathed a sigh of relief.
Saint Xi had already transformed into her human form. She said in terror, "That guy is way too strong. To think that even an attack like that couldn’t kill him."
Li Wei scanned their surroundings, observing the environment as he answered Saint Xi’s question.
"In that last moment, I felt an incomparably powerful force. It was a power that transcends the Rules, most likely the Power of the Demon God. It’s normal that the two of us couldn’t kill him. After all, Basam possesses the Power of the Demon God."
Saint Xi’s golden pupils constricted slightly, a hint of confusion on her face.
She said, "I have a very familiar feeling about that power. I feel like I’ve encountered it somewhere before?"
Li Wei looked at her, somewhat surprised. After a moment of thought, he asked, "Is it from the Dragon Race’s ancestral memories?"
Prompted by Li Wei, Saint Xi immediately began searching through her ancestral memories. A moment later, she finally found the source of the familiar feeling.
Saint Xi’s expression turned ugly as she said, "I remember now. That power is very similar to the power that killed my mother."
Li Wei’s gaze hardened. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The Dark Demon Dragon sided with a Demon God? It obtained the Power of the Demon God?"
Saint Xi nodded. "It’s possible. In the past, the Holy Giant Dragons always ruled the Dragon Race. Although the Dark Demon Dragon was also very powerful, it was no match for the Holy Giant Dragon clan. After all, the Holy Giant Dragons were backed by the Dragon God."
"Without the help of another Divine Spirit, it would have been impossible for the Dark Demon Dragon to defeat the Holy Giant Dragon clan."
After hearing this, Li Wei felt that things had just gotten even more troublesome.
The internal conflict of the Dragon Race, between the Holy Giant Dragons and the Dark Demon Dragon, actually involved Divine Spirits.
Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.
Li Wei shook his head, casting the extraneous thoughts from his mind.
He looked at the faintly glowing cave to their right and said, "Let’s go. Don’t overthink it. One step at a time. Sooner or later, we’ll become strong enough to defeat any opponent."
Li Wei had that confidence.
Hearing this, Saint Xi could only suppress the worry and anxiety in her heart.
If the Dark Demon Dragon had truly sided with a Demon God, then her staying with Li Wei now would only bring him danger.
An idea began to form in Saint Xi’s mind.
Li Wei looked at the surrounding cave, which was emitting a faint, purplish-black glow.
"I don’t know what’s up ahead, but we should still be inside the Ice Emperor... oh no, the Void Giant Whale... Is it a youngling?"
"This is insane. For such a huge creature to still be just a youngling, just how enormous is a real Void Giant Whale?"
Li Wei couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement.
Saint Xi came back to her senses, burying her thoughts deep in her heart. She said, "I think my ancestral memories have some knowledge about Void Giant Whales. Adult Void Giant Whales can apparently devour stars for food."
Hearing this, Li Wei couldn’t help but click his tongue in awe.
’That Void Emperor must be incredibly powerful to tame such a massive creature as a mount.’
’Devouring stars... I’m afraid that’s even more powerful than a Divine Spirit.’
A ribbon of purplish-black light drifted down in front of Li Wei.
He dodged it subconsciously, then used his Spiritual Power to perceive it.
He discovered that this was yet another brand-new type of power, one that did not belong to this world.
When he and Saint Xi fought Basam, they realized they were outmatched and immediately used the Space Ripping Skill to tear open space and escape.
After escaping into a spatial interstice, they used the Space Ripping Skill again to return to the real world.
Using the Space Ripping Skill within a spatial interstice will tear open the most fragile point—the weakest connection between the interstice and reality.
They hadn’t moved very far within the spatial interstice, so this should still be inside the Void Giant Whale.
The weakest point of connection between its body and space.
Li Wei’s Spiritual Perception spread out before him like flowing water, searching for the source of this mysterious power.
"It’s just ahead."