Chapter 631 - 405: Hua Manzhu

Chapter 631: Chapter 405: Hua Manzhu

「Liushan Prison.」

Forbidden Object B-022: Crimson Full Moon hung silently in the night sky. An eerie, ominous, blood-colored moonlight spilled down, casting a scarlet layer over everything, as if the world were drowning in a sea of blood.

Dupe was feeding the "Sin Beast" with his own blood. The corners of his mouth crept upward, twisting into a strangely maniacal expression. He was uncontrollably influenced by the ritual, becoming less lucid and rational.

This was the very scene Zhou Chen had seen in his divination!

The moment they appeared, the underlings Dupe had brought from the Sinful City immediately launched an attack. Among them was a Tier Four, who let out a great roar as his body suddenly swelled, transforming him into a five-to-six-meter-tall muscle-bound Giant. His skin took on a matte gray sheen, having changed into some kind of strange Extraordinary substance.

Many of Dupe’s Tier Four Uncrowned were Strength Type Ascenders. This type of Ascender was the simplest to cultivate; one only needed to pour resources into them, and with a bit of talent, they could advance to Tier Four. However, the drawback was also obvious: they basically had nothing but raw Power, with every other aspect being a glaring weakness.

A strange light flashed in Marvin’s eyes as "Endless Joy" activated. The gray-skinned muscle Giant instantly froze in place. The rage and Anger in his heart were continuously converted into extreme pleasure, dragging his Soul down into an Abyss of ecstasy.

With the last shred of his sanity, the muscle Giant hammered his own chest, producing a dull THUD. However, the intense pain didn’t pull him from the vortex of ecstasy; instead, it transformed into even more violent pleasure.

Marvin made a grasping motion in the air. A pair of enormous, rotting hands materialized and seized the muscle Giant, squeezing relentlessly. Blood and pus dripped from the giant rotting hands, which possessed a powerful corrosive ability. Amid a SIZZLING sound, foul-smelling white smoke rose as large chunks of flesh were corroded from the muscle Giant’s gray skin.

"ARGH!" the muscle Giant roared. The sound wave spread out, shattering the rotting hands to dust. His eyes rapidly filled with blood as he used some kind of Spiritual Secret Technique to seal off his own mind, voluntarily turning himself into a mindless beast!

THUD! THUD! THUD!

The bloody, mangled muscle Giant charged forward with huge strides, each step making the ground tremble violently. He was so fast that Marvin could only hastily create distance before casting an Ice Freeze Spell to slow the Giant down, preparing to kite him with hit-and-run tactics.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chen was also being targeted by the enemy.

Dozens of fully armed Tier Three Ascenders closed in for the kill. Their gear was nothing short of extravagant: helmets, breastplates, armguards, swords, Shields, firearms... Piece after piece of Advanced Alchemy Equipment had them armed to the teeth. Essence flowed, gathering into a surging storm.

But just as they raised their blades, spears, rifles, and cannons, preparing to blast this reckless fool, Zhou Chen, into dust, their movements abruptly froze. They stood rigid, unable to move an inch.

A Fear born from the depths of their Souls descended. Their Souls shrieked in terror, their minds trembled uncontrollably, and every cell in their bodies shuddered and wailed. It was as if their very flesh had gained a will of its own, squirming in every direction, desperate to escape.

A powerful premonition rose in their hearts, telling them—

—the End was here!

A ring of pale, cold, blazing white fire materialized behind Zhou Chen’s head. As the light-flames ignited, viscous white fire dripped down, melting pits into the ground. His entire being turned a lifeless, desolate, pale white, his body covered in dramatic, ancient fire-runes. He exuded an indescribable, sinister aura, as if he had become death itself. Yet within this sinister coldness, there was also a strange sanctity.

So solemn.

—The Spirit of the End, manifested once more!

Zhou Chen apathetically lifted his gaze. He conjured a long, pale, cold sword suffused with decay and ashen death energy, then swung it forward without a sound.

A deathly cold light flashed past.

In the silence, not a single sound was heard. The expensive Alchemy Armaments seemed to weather thousands of years in an instant, becoming mottled with rust. The inscribed Alchemy Matrices crumbled inch by inch. The Extraordinary Alloy, forged through countless processes, rusted away into brittle dregs that shattered at the slightest touch. As for the people inside, they silently turned into skeletons, which then crumbled into dust.

Having reached his current realm, Zhou Chen’s control over his controllable Abyssalization had reached a new level. And after transforming into the Spirit of the End—the very symbol of destruction and death—he could draw upon the power of the Book of the Dead to unleash strength that was infinitely close to Tier Four. If he were further assisted by Extraordinary Artifacts like the Wish Bottle and the Hammer of Forging, he was more than capable of fighting a Tier Four head-on.

Seeing this, Dupe’s Secretary, Yue Xiao, immediately threw over a round, fist-sized device. Zhou Chen slashed with his sword, and the device decayed into ash. However, the Matrix built inside had already activated. A cloud of black mist exploded, transforming into twisted, evil characters that were deeply branded into the space, solidifying the area and preventing outsiders from approaching.

Zhou Chen remained cold and unperturbed. The Book of the Dead not only recorded this type of Curse Technique but also the method to break it. Born in the lowest depths of the Abyss, the Book of the Dead was like an encyclopedia of the Abyss itself; a solution for the vast majority of Curse Techniques could be found within its pages.

He raised his palm, aimed at the branded Abyssal script, and waved. The calamity of the Abyss swept out like an invisible wind, and in an instant, the abominable Abyssal script was completely obliterated. The space returned to normal.

"Gah!"