Divine Emperor of Death



*Bzzzzz!~*

Dark crimson heavenly flames surged from Davis's body while his hands crackled with black-silver lightning, swirling into a single point as they seemed to amalgamate with each other without being pushed back.

"It's impossible to stay afloat with your injuries or defeat me with your reincarnation energy, even if it causes my senses to be blurred, as I'm readily able to counter against by sealing my senses with chaotic energy. Obediently accept your fate before you experience more suffering."

The Celestial Transcendent's silhouette was like a mirage, producing countless afterimages as he neared Davis from a single direction.

"Have you ever accepted your fate!?"

Davis roared as he smacked his palms against each other.

*Wgrmmm!~*

A roaring sound emerged as heavenly lightning and heavenly flames combined, which Davis grabbed like it was a sphere and pointed at the Celestial Transcendent.

"…!"

The Celestial Transcendent's gaze flickered.

*Bang!~*

A thunderous roar emerged from the release of the firestorm bolt, reverberating past the Celestial Transcendent.

However, the Celestial Transcendent seemed to have dodged it ever so lightly again, continuing to rush towards Davis. However, he suddenly found that the pathway was heated beyond compare, disallowing him to move as he pleased.

"Firestorm Laws… not bad…"

He glanced behind and saw that the firestorm bolt sent by Davis had badly damaged the fox with life-attribute. It started to heal, but it seemed like the firestorm bolt was too strong for it, causing it to remain immobile despite having an annihilative heavenly wind body.

He returned his gaze to Davis, "The fact that you were not using these powers at the beginning can only mean you're not confident in using it or is afraid you'll lose energy faster than you could defeat us."

"You're right."

Davis grinned. Still, his gaze was constantly moving between the Celestial Transcendent and the remaining Paragon Magical Beasts.

The rat, tiger, rabbit, fox, turtle, and the kirin were still alive, and he needed to put one or the other to rest to be able to battle with the other, or he could see himself dying quickly. That's why he kept leading them to each other's back.

The Paragon Magical Beasts seemed to have instincts but not the brain to learn that he would be targeting them at a straight angle. The way he moved, he planned every step, intending to bring them together in one line and kill them as much as he could to get their numbers down.

"But, I think it's too late already. You failed to bring down one another threat that, when left free for too long, will turn into an obstacle as greater as me."

Davis frowned. However, his eyes widened as he suddenly saw the rabbit tremble.

It split into two, but the shuddering didn't stop, splitting into four, then eight, further to sixteen, thirty-two.

"…"

He watched as they split, split, split, and kept splitting without end, causing him to take a step back in horror.

'No, no, no… I knew it would split but not to this level…!'

Within a few seconds, the annihilative heavenly wind rabbit split into five hundred and twelve beings!

Davis's gaze moved left and right. Wherever his vision went, there were rabbits. He was surrounded as though he was locked by a rabbit sphere.

*Whoosh!~*

The rabbit that had never dared to be near him and maintained an optimal distance suddenly led the charge, causing the five hundred and eleven other annihilative heavenly wind rabbits to pounce on him from all sides.

"…!"

At the same time, Davis's heart sank further.

His gaze fell on another annihilative heavenly wind manifestation in the distance.

A karmic attack came from the karmic turtle, making him unable to move. However, from the previous incident, he knew that if he forcefully severed the karmic attack instead of using reincarnation energy, he would receive a backlash that might take any of his organs.

He didn't know how this worked, but he didn't exclude the chance that his dantian or immortal vessels might be taken away as well.

However, between the barraging annihilative heavenly wind rabbits and the annihilative heavenly wind turtle, he didn't know what to defend against but had to make a choice.

Quickly, his hand became clad in an iridescent wavelength and cut down at the empty space where a karmic thread lay.

*Ruo!!!!~*

The karmic turtle screamed with agony before its annihilative heavenly wind manifestation dispersed, seeming to have been defeated by the backlash.

For the backlash's impact to have been so heavy, he knew that the karmic turtle targeted his life or immortal vessels!

*Rwiii!~*

However, the hundreds of rabbits pounced on him at the same time. Blood splashed from all ends wildly of his body as windy teeth bit onto him, sinking into his body despite the silvery-gray chaotic energy gleaming all over to strengthen his physical body.

*Ripp!~* *Ripp!~* *Ripp!~*

Even the shredding sounds were overwhelmed by the hundreds of annihilative heavenly wind rabbits, even causing the Celestial Transcendent to be unable to look on anymore.

"The yin Paragon Magical Beast is known to be the softest and most compassionate. However, when it goes berserk, almost nothing can stop it except the yang Paragon Magical Beast."

He gently sighed. However, he suddenly felt a space distorting at the center of all of it.

"Heavenly Firestorm Explosion Wave!"

*BOOOOM!!!~*

A huge explosion made up of black-crimson energy wave completely encased the surrounding fifty-kilometer radius in an instant, causing all the opponents to be encased within.

However, the Celestial Transcendent saw it coming and was already outside of its range, looking at the silvery black-crimson sphere reverberate with utter destruction. The explosion radiated a silver hue like shiny stars flowing out of the aggressive black-crimson sphere, making it appear rather heavenly and magical despite its destructive aura.

Nevertheless, all the Paragon Magical Beasts were caught in its radius, seemingly receiving serious damage.

The fox that healed itself from the previous firestorm strike was also injured again, including the rat, tiger, and kirin.

They were all receiving continual damage from the explosion that remained in space, continuing to wreak havoc that made the annihilative heavenly wind manifestations of the rabbits all fade away into nothingness.

However, there was still one hanging like a rabid dog on Davis's head.

The main manifestation of the rabbit's gaze seemed bloody as it had its razor-sharp teeth embedded in his head, refusing to take them off. However, its manifestation also couldn't last longer, disappearing like the wind amidst the destructive Heavenly Firestorm Explosion Wave Davis released.

Davis had his hands spread out, his entire body trembling as though he was encased in ice.

However, he wasn't encased in ice but a bunch of rabbits having gnawed out his body.

The Celestial Transcendent's gaze twitched as he opened his mouth.

"You're like a brutally ripped corpse in a wild jungle filled with wild, magical beasts."

Davis's Heavenly Firestorm Explosion Wave receded as he dropped his hands. However, one could see that his flesh was ripped apart everywhere from head to toe, having been etched with deep, jagged wounds that even exposed muscle and bone beneath.

His left ear was torn apart, and his right cheek was gone, revealing his set of teeth. Half of the head above was missing, along with a bleeding brain, and there was nothing to say about his limbs and body, which seemed to be inflicted with plenty of bites that took a large chunk of his flesh away, leaving jagged pieces of flesh hanging over like he was a piece of shredded meat already.

The pain he was experiencing right now was unspeakably excruciating, his eyes remaining bloodshot while shaking as though he had experienced psychological trauma.

He was bleeding profusely, and his disfigured state might horrify anyone, but only sadness was reflected in the Celestial Transcendent's eyes.

"You harm yourself again and again to defeat us. Is this the only remaining way to fight? Otherwise, you are at your physical limit and wit's end clearly. Besides... Firestorm Laws, Reincarnation Laws, and Chaos Laws. For a young person like you who only lacks time, you have trained too many paths instead of taking one and improving it beyond compare."

Seeing the state Davis was in, the Celestial Transcendent sighed and shook his head.

Davis's lips trembled in response.

"Of course… what I'm trying to do is increase my… survival rate. A single kind of energy won't be working on many elements… like how my most powerful chaotic energy works on almost everyone but doesn't work on you as you have mastered it. But didn't my reincarnation energy work on you?"

"You could be right, but it still wasn't enough."

The Celestial Transcendent uttered, but by the time he said the last word, Davis's gaze shook again as he saw the Celestial Transcendent standing in front of him, having his hand reached out into his stomach.

"Any last words before I extinguish your soul?"

Davis shook ever so lightly, feeling something had invaded his body.

The Celestial Transcendent never targeted his soul directly so as not to trigger his survival instincts and instead went straight for his Immortal Vessel. His Immortal Vessel was right now encased within the Celestial Transcendent's might and could be destroyed with a single clench of his fist.

At the same time, he knew that a karmic attack from the Celestial Transcendent could finish off his soul as well.

After all, the Immortal Vessel and Immortal Soul Vessel were also intricately connected.

Davis's gaze heavily trembled as he stared at the sorrowful expression of the Celestial Transcendent, a wry smile appearing on his face.

He was undoubtedly in checkmate.