The icy snowfield fell into a terrifying silence at that moment.
The wind was calm and the waves were calm. The snow fell without a sound.
Only the distant and deep sound of the wind was left in the vast and mighty world, bursting out from the giant beast's lungs. Just like that, it calmly, greedily, and endlessly … inhaled!
Until the snow that filled the sky was disturbed. Suddenly, a high temperature rose from the giant beast's body, melting the ice and evaporating the snow powder. It burned fiercely like a furnace.
The long breath had reached its end.
A playful and expectant smile appeared on the ferocious beast's face.
Just like that, it opened its mouth towards the endless ghouls before it.
It gently spat out the essence of destruction.
Flames, hurricanes, molten steel, and even berserk plasma … all kinds of destruction converged into one and gushed out from Bechymos' mouth!
A sword of blazing light appeared out of thin air.
As Bechymos' neck swayed, it tyrannically sprinkled across the world. It swept, slashed, shook, burned the earth, dissolved the ghouls, and shrouded the entire castle in a vast and mighty destruction.
In the end, it soared into the sky and shattered the eternal ice and snow, revealing the light of the heavens.
The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled down and reflected on the magnificent halo. It refracted magnificent rainbow-colored light, illuminating the dark and cold mortal world.
Bechymos was now marching on the burning earth with its head held high.
It forcibly took on the countless cannonballs, curses, and blazing lights that flew out from the castle. Those insignificant attacks merely burned two strands of its hair.
When it took another deep breath, all the charred ghouls trembled violently. The pitch-black precipitate of hell and the embryonic form of calamity were extracted from their remains, converging into wisps of dark mist and plunging into the bottomless mouth.
In the end, the devout sacrifice made up of countless deaths was exchanged for a gentle sigh of contentment.
"Burp …"
The giant beast flicked its tongue and looked back at the castle that was close at hand.
Ji Shangu's vision went dark.
When the giant beast truly stepped into the range of the alchemy array and its greed fell on him, the alchemist of the Golden Dawn felt a bone-deep fear.
Unlike the hesitation and panic brought by Cloud Lord, it was pure greed that seemed to have sprouted from the abyss.
It was hungry and cruel, wanting to devour and destroy everything.
It caused all living creatures to tremble in fear.
"Rancher?"
Even though they looked similar, his opponent this time was completely different from the Rancher's Miracle. Speaking of which, this life force that could grow without limit through devouring was more similar to the life force of the Eternal Beast!
But beneath the two entirely different Elements of Destruction, there was something even more deadly hidden … an essence that terrified alchemists!
But now, he had no time to think about anything else.
The moment he came back to his senses, he no longer dared to slack off. He activated the secret device buried deep under the castle, and the alchemy array that covered the entire snowfield began to shrink.
Abandoning all the Corpse Ghost Vesicles that had been planted, the countless roots contracted and curled together, then suddenly extended, activating and awakening all the secret devices buried in the surroundings.
All of his Origin Substance reserves were instantly emptied.
What replaced it was a deep tremor that burst forth from beneath the earth.
Around the castle, the countless mounds of varying heights began to sway. The melted snow was shaken off, breaking the layer of ice. The colossi that had been preheating for a long time finally propped up their bodies that were hundreds of meters tall.
Amidst the deep rumbling of the rubbing of the boulders, the silhouettes that resembled giant bulls, birds, and even incomplete human figures squirmed. Accompanied by the tremor of the Origin Substance, they let out ear-piercing and mournful roars.
It was like the cry of a dying man.
Beneath Bechymos' head, Huai Shi fell into a daze.
He actually felt … a tremor coming from the Book of Destiny!
It was a reaction that belonged to the records of events.
There were actually records of the Kingdom of Heaven around him. But when he surveyed the entire snowfield and gazed into the distance, he was unable to catch a glimpse of the brilliance of any of the books.
Only the colossi of ice and stone that were so huge that it was suffocating were rapidly rising from the ground. Their scarlet eyes moved about their bodies and finally locked onto the enemy.
There was absolutely no need for Huai Shi 'orders and urging. Bechymos had already launched an attack of its own accord. The gigantic beast that carried the Heavenly Palace opened its mouth and hissed. Once again, it spewed out a stream of flame that engulfed the short colossus at the front.
The surging steam of steel brought about a cutting ability that was even more terrifying than a chainsaw. It easily tore apart its ice shell and stone skin, revealing layers upon layers of alchemy arrays underneath.
Even the core of the arrays …
That was a tattered page of a book!
This was the fragment that the Book of Destiny had sensed … a genuine fragment!
Using the remains of the records of spirits as a foundation, it bestowed intelligence and power to the dead.
Everything that could be seen was the final miracle formed by the fragments that could no longer be used when the Kingdom of Heaven had fallen. And what one could hear were the mournful cries of countless dying spirits.
It was as though the organs of the dying had been plucked out and soaked in life-saving pods to maintain their vitality.
To actually be able to utilize the remains and wastes that had lost their value to such an extent was truly breathtaking.
It also caused Huai Shi to be unable to restrain his killing intent any longer.
"Bechymos, kill them —"
The inquisitor ordered coldly.
Under his feet, the gigantic beast lifted its eyes. Countless teeth reflected the cold gleam of steel in its huge mouth.
In an instant, the earth quaked and the mountains swayed. Amidst the deafening sound of breaking air, Bechymos finished accumulating power without warning. Its huge body that was as large as a building charged forward, setting off a hurricane.
Yu's Step!
Immediately after, it brazenly collided with the colossus, causing the short mountain range to tremble and fall backwards. Under the bombardment and ravaging of the drummer, it cracked inch by inch.
There was no mercy at all.
Aiming at the core of the alchemy array, the tattered page that was wailing in grief opened its mouth and spat out.
In the rising flames, the record that had been suffering for so long was finally burned to ashes.
But there were even more colossi that surrounded it with no regard for their own safety. They grabbed, tore, or slashed at it. Dazzling rays of light constantly spurted out from their eyes, leaving burn marks on the armor-like scales.
But the rumbling of the collapse never stopped.
Just like that, the greedy Taotie that opened its mouth would swallow and burn everything into ashes, even if it was a thick ice shell or iron stone that fell into its mouth.
Bechymos roared at the top of its lungs.
In the castle, a stern look appeared on Ji Shangu's face. In his hand, a pitch-black ancient book appeared – it was a condensed soul formed from the records of events that had been collected in the underworld. It recorded the enormous and terrifying creatures created by the condensation of countless calamities, as well as the bizarre existences that would only appear in imagination, as well as the true essence of the decay of all things.
[The Secret of the Worm]!
The moment the book appeared, Ji Shangu did not hesitate to dig out one of his eyes and put half of his soul into it.
On the cover of the book, the face that resembled a human face devoured the soul and body of the contestant. Then, it opened its mouth, opened its bloodshot eyes, and roared at the top of its lungs.
Wherever the roar passed, cracks would appear on the bodies of the colossi. In the incomplete records, wriggling ink stains would bulge out from the fragments, forming translucent worms of origin.
Born by absorbing corruption and pain, the moment the worms of the book were born, they opened their mouths hungrily and extended towards Bechymos and Huai Shi!
"This won't do. The colossi and worms of the book can only buy us some time."
In the castle, behind Ji Shangu, Doppler had already pulled out a sharp blade from the shadows. He squeezed out a voice from between his teeth, "Send me up there. Let me kill him!"
According to Aleister's analysis, all of Huai Shi's summoned creatures were related to the Book of Destiny. Once they lost the connection brought by Huai Shi with the Book of Destiny, they would be nothing more than water without a source, a tree without roots. They would not be a threat at all.
If they could kill Huai Shi once here, it wouldn't matter even if they had to give up the entire stronghold!
Moreover, before that, they were already prepared to perish together with Leylin.
Ji Shangu nodded without the slightest hesitation. The secret ritual beneath his feet changed again. The Shadow Door that appeared in a flash rapidly took shape in midair. However, it was at that very moment that both of their expressions suddenly turned sluggish. They felt an intense pain bursting out from the depths of their souls.
It was as if he had been struck in the head by an invisible axe.
Their expressions convulsed and their eyes widened. Their dim vision was filled with blood. Two streams of blood tears slowly flowed down their faces.
"What the hell!"
Ji Shangu roared hoarsely and subconsciously turned his head around.
He saw that outside the window of the castle, separated by the fluttering snow, under the siege of those berserk colossi and worms of the book … there was a figure looking towards them.
It was right above Bechymos' head.
Huai Shi!
"Be careful!" Ji Shangu's eyes widened.
However, it was already too late.
The moment Bechymos rushed to the edge of the castle, Huai Shi had already sensed it. Separated by layers of defenses and obstructions, several incomparably distinct auras, and the symbol that appeared above their heads.
[Black Letter]!
It was an order to kill that was once issued by the Astronomy Club. It was a document to clean up solidified individuals and criminals.
This was the inherent skill that Huai Shi's [Judge] card carried. Once he entered the battlefield, all opponents who had received the Black Letter from the Astronomy Club would be forcibly deducted one drop of HP and their defense would be weakened.
The moment the Judge arrived at the surrounding area of the castle, the judgment from the present realm would once again appear from the distant past, marking the position of the enemy. Under the will of the Judge, punishment would be meted out!
Now, their judgment was looking at them!
"Hello, everyone."
Huai Shi smiled and greeted them gently. "Please open the door. The express delivery has arrived."
He raised his hand and pulled the trigger.
[Super Mini Judgment Device, Lord of the Flies, activated!]
Immediately after, a dazzling light spurted out from the muzzle.
It pierced through the colossi that were close at hand, tore apart the stinky worms, crossed a long distance in the snowstorm, and destroyed all the insignificant defenses. Finally, it entered the castle and exploded with a loud bang.
This was the final scene that the solidified individuals saw …
At that moment, death had arrived!
Accompanied by the roar and loud noise of the castle's collapse, the raging thunder in the distance gradually dissipated and extinguished.
Above the snowfield that was gradually returning to silence, a layer of fog had unknowingly risen. The thick paleness danced between the snow and ice, completely obscuring everything.
Only the blood-curdling chewing sound could be heard from within.
Soon, as the chewing sound dissipated, the curtain-like fog also disappeared into the distance.
What was left in place was only the huge pit that was gradually covered by the snowstorm, announcing to all the observers the fate of the traitors.
The trial that was seventy years late had just begun!
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