N-A-A Chapter 72 The Holy Son?
Chapter 72 The Holy Son?
His speech was extremely fast, eventually transforming into a high-pitched, chanting-like quality. Accompanying this uniquely rhythmic and frequency-dependent sound, the space in front of him began to distort, rippling outwards in concentric circles. Amidst the flickering light, a human face mask, seemingly embodying six different expressions simultaneously, struggled to emerge before Kong Tianxu.
Kong Tianxu continued to stride forward. Starting with that dark purple short sword, his entire body seemed to be edged with gold, and a noble and mysterious purple-gold luster faintly emanated from the leaping purple lightning.
The young man opposite him chanted more and more urgently, and the six strange soul rings on his body lit up simultaneously as if burning, and the chanting reached its final chapter:
I said—
"Greed, lust, ecstasy, sloth, envy, and pride are your original sins."
"Good and evil are illusions, original sin endures forever, soul and body will be destroyed!"
The enormous face, composed of six distorted features, suddenly tore apart and expanded! Six evil lights—yellow, pink, red, green, gray, and blue—burst forth, and the mask transformed into a gigantic maw like a black hole, surging toward Kong Tianxu with an aura of devouring everything!
Just as he was about to be swallowed up, the first spirit ring behind Kong Tianxu exploded with lightning, its dark lightning shadow flashing. He precisely dodged to the side at the last second. The next moment, he was already close to the pale-faced youth like a ghost, the Nether Lightning Blade drawing a dazzling arc of light as it slashed down!
Kong Tianxu's eyes were cold and unwavering, as if he were examining an inanimate object. The power of this attack, which his opponent had put so much effort into, was naturally not to be underestimated. Even without relying on his elemental vision, he could feel the terrifying energy surging within it.
However, such a clumsy and slow attack made even touching him a luxury. The near-teleportation speed of Thunder Demon Flash granted him unparalleled mobility for a short time, so how could such a slow soul skill possibly reach him?
But is a charged attack from a level 70 top-tier evil soul master really that simple?
The young man remained calm and even gave a warm smile.
A silver warning sign suddenly flashed through Kong Tianxu's mind—
The next moment, the terrifying human face that was dozens of meters away suddenly appeared behind him, and the gaping maw of the abyss suddenly closed, swallowing him whole!
"Hahaha--"
The young man could no longer suppress his smile:
"Foolish! My Original Sin Annihilation is guaranteed to hit its mark. Enjoy the agony of Original Sin—"
His eyes widened suddenly.
A blazing thunderbolt erupted from within, cleaving the bizarre six-colored mask in two with an unparalleled sharpness! Enveloped in pale golden light, Kong Tianxu's momentum remained undiminished, transforming once more into a bolt of lightning to strike!
"How is that possible!"
As if witnessing something unbelievable, the young man screamed and his body suddenly exploded into a cloud of black mist, retreating violently.
He could no longer maintain his previous cat-and-mouse composure, and alarm bells rang in his mind. Although he didn't understand why his innate soul skill had been so easily broken by the opponent, he did not hesitate to use the strongest method he had used to guard this branch altar.
The blurry human faces on the fog were grotesque and twisted, and a flag exuding an eerie aura emerged from the clouds.
He revealed his form, bit his tongue hard, and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which transformed into a blood-red vengeful spirit in the air, shrieking as it soared into the sky.
As it soared into the air, the crimson vengeful spirit exploded, tainting the numerous vengeful spirits below. In an instant, the vengeful spirits' aura surged, their roars deafening.
"Taste the agony of my Holy Spirit Banner devouring my myriad souls. Your soul will be torn to shreds, and your body will become my puppet. Die!"
The hundreds of vengeful spirits surrounding his body immediately let out mournful howls and rushed straight towards Kong Tianxu!
Kong Tianxu's expression remained unchanged. He knew this was the Myriad Soul Banner, a powerful soul tool developed by evil soul masters to control the dead due to their limited spiritual power.
A fully refined Soul Banner can even contain tens of thousands of souls. When facing an enemy, one only needs to unleash the vengeful spirits within to launch a wide-ranging attack.
Any creature whose body is invaded by a vengeful spirit, whether human or soul beast, will become a vessel for the vengeful spirit in a short period of time, and then quickly transform into an army of the dead.
Once the bodies of these undead creatures are destroyed, their souls will return to the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and in the process of constantly transforming into undead creatures, they will devour the souls of those creatures to evolve.
When evolved to its ultimate form, it is said to possess the ability to contend with gods.
However, because this Ten Thousand Souls Banner is against the will of Heaven, even if it is successfully made, the maker will be punished by Heaven and will inevitably encounter his nemesis before long.
Although the Myriad Soul Banner in the opponent's hand is not of such a high grade, it is at least at the seventh level. Under the control of a quasi-Soul Saint, even an ordinary eight-ring Soul Douluo would have to avoid its sharp edge.
After all, the evil and corrosive power of vengeful spirits, along with their various bizarre methods, are extremely difficult for any Soul Master to defend against; a slight misstep can lead to being caught in their trap.
This is why, despite being inferior to Soul Masters in direct combat, Evil Soul Masters are still considered the two types of Soul Masters with the strongest individual combat power.
But it meant nothing to him.
Faced with a tide of vengeful spirits that could instantly engulf a Soul Saint, Kong Tianxu simply raised his left fist.
A burst of golden light!
Centered on his outstretched left fist, the air in front of him seemed to be instantly sucked out and shattered by the punch. At the moment it was compressed to the extreme, the air burst out with a piercing explosion.
A layer of golden and jade-like light burst forth with the surging air waves, and the Myriad Beginnings Returning to Origin Domain was spread to its maximum extent in this way, transforming into the supreme purifying power between heaven and earth.
Wherever the jade-colored ripples passed, the blood-red light on the vengeful spirits quickly dissipated, and the spirits that had been frantically rushing forward were frozen in mid-air as if under a spell.
The light spread to every corner of the underground hall before quietly stopping. The originally ferocious vengeful spirits were rendered almost transparent by it.
When the Myriad Origins Domain landed on the young man, his body, which had been like smoke, instantly became solid again, with black smoke continuously rising from his body, making a "sizzling" sound.
As the black smoke within his body dissipated, his entire body seemed to fade, changing from black to white, but without any substantiality, transforming into a colorless pure white.
He was breathing with difficulty, his internal organs were clearly visible, and his internal organs seemed to have lost their color, as if what flowed through his body was not blood, but some kind of transparent liquid.
However, he seemed oblivious to all the changes in the outside world, even the pain that constantly diluted his own existence and scorched him like the sun. He just stared blankly at Kong Tianxu's figure slowly approaching him.
Kong Tianxu was right; the Holy Spirit Banner was indeed a level seven soul tool, the most important magic weapon of this branch altar. However, the young man's surprise did not stem from the breaking of the once invincible Holy Spirit Banner, but rather from the souls that were gradually turning transparent and dissolving. He murmured as if talking to himself:
"The power to purify the soul."
"It seems I've been chasing the wrong direction all along. So you're also an evil soul master. The Holy Son has already appeared; you are the Holy Son of my sect."
He turned to Kong Tianxu, who was standing close to him, and uttered a dreamlike murmur.