Chapter 544

The pitch-black passageway fell into dead silence.

The corpses of the three giant fiends lay in a pool of blood, slowly losing their life force.

However, in the darkness, another huge figure had appeared out of nowhere.

It looked at the corpses of the fiends on the ground and lay down on them without hesitation.

It was feeding on them.

The corpse of the Alchemy Fiend lying in a pool of blood was devoured by the Alchemy Fiend bit by bit, gradually losing its original appearance.

The process did not last long.

Not long after, the figure devoured all the flesh and blood of the Refinement Demons, leaving only the blood on the ground. It was extremely eye-catching.

Then, it turned around and left.

A terrifying aura flashed across his body, causing others to feel fear.

…

Swoosh!

Sean's figure flashed out of the void like a phantom and appeared in an instant with the sound of something breaking through the air.

"Gone?"

Sean's brows furrowed as he scanned the surroundings.

He arrived at a spacious cavern that looked like a square.

The walls around the cavern had tunnels that led to other places, making the place look like a beehive.

"Are you planning to use the maze to escape?"

Shien took a deep breath.

Lide, who was lying on the fiends' head, finally spoke.

"You should be careful." Lide advised, "That apostle is obviously trying to provoke you and lure you here. If you don't calm down, you might fall into her trap."

Lide was much calmer than Shien.

"I know," Shien said expressionlessly, "but I can't help it. This is the only thing I can't stand."

Although it was impulsive, Shien had to use his actions to tell others how angry he would be if they tried to harm the people around him.

Otherwise, did they really think he had no temper?

Of course …

"You're telling others your weakness by doing this." Lide sighed and said, "I know you care about the people around you so much. When those self-righteous rascals want to deal with you, they will definitely start with the people around you."

Lide obviously still thought that Shien was being too impulsive.

But Shien had no intention of changing his mind.

"From the moment I crossed paths with you, many people will think that they can't defeat me." Shien said unhappily, "Just like you said, those people are just a bunch of rascals. They don't have much ability, but they want a lot of things. As long as they don't give up and don't want to lose these things, they will eventually target the people around me."

No matter how strong Shien was, he was still a human. He couldn't stay with others all the time and protect them.

If that was the case …

"At least show enough power to deter most cowards, so they won't act rashly."

This was something that Sean had understood from the moment he decided to deal with the Liushka family in the capital.

So …

"Don't stop me," Sean said calmly. "You can't stop me either."

"Don't stop me."

After a while, the Demon Beast finally relaxed its body.

"Since it's your decision, I won't stop you." Lide looked at Shien and said, "And, from an emotional point of view, I quite agree with what you're doing."

If someone wanted to harm the people around her, Lide believed that she would also be furious.

The difference was that she might think more about things and force herself to calm down. Shien, on the other hand, didn't care. He would act according to his heart and turn the anger in his heart into action.

From a rational point of view, Shien's actions were naturally not optimistic.

But who would want to suppress their emotions and be forced to calm down and look at things rationally?

Therefore, Lide actually admired Shien, even envied Shien.

At first glance, as a demon, she seemed to be stronger and scarier than Shien. But who knew that the higher one's position was, the less freedom they had?

As one of the apex of the demon race and the third elder sister among the six demon sisters, Lide had to consider more than others and view some things more rationally.

Shien, on the other hand, did not have such restrictions. He could do whatever he wanted. Perhaps in the eyes of some people, he was too impulsive and reckless, but in fact, this kind of action was sometimes enviable.

And so, Lide didn't say anything else.

Shien didn't say anything either. He looked around and closed his eyes.

He was concentrating on expanding and spreading out the perception of [External Mandate of Destiny].

Under such circumstances, Shien felt like he had returned to the day when he fought against Alidia.

He felt the wind.

He felt the flow of the atmosphere.

In the cave, the evil magic unique to the demon refining ritual wandered everywhere.

This greatly hindered Shien's perception, which was why the [Original Demon] apostle escaped.

However, the apostle had obviously underestimated Shien's perception.

After a while, Shien found a trace of familiar and uncomfortable aura from the wandering magic around him.

"This way?"

Shien opened his eyes, turned around, and looked at one of the passages.

"Swoosh!"

The next moment, Shien teleported away again and disappeared.

…

"Swoosh!"

In the silent darkness, the sound of something tearing through the air appeared again.

Shien's figure appeared, landed on the ground, and looked up.

This was also a vast cave, and the ceiling was very high. It was like a large wind cave, letting the wind howl here.

However, there were no beehive-like passages here. Instead, there was only a pond so clear that one could see the bottom.

When Shien teleported, the female apostle in the black robe just happened to run toward the pool.

"Oh, I've been found."

Maki seemed to feel the movement behind her, and she turned around to face Shien. Her lips, hidden under the hood, curled up a little.

"You're much faster than I expected. As expected of a human who hangs out with demons and Evil Gods all day long. You're unexpectedly outstanding and powerful. No wonder even the princess of the kingdom was captured by you."

Maki smiled and winked at Shien.

"I'm about to fall for you too. Count Borztut, do you want to consider taking me in? I've never been touched by a man before. "

Her seductive voice entered Shien's ears, and it triggered a trace of evil in Shien's heart.

However, Shien was rarely unmoved by this seductive temptation.

This was because the other party was using an unknown power to move Shien's heartstrings.

Under the defense of the [Lituo Destiny], it was nothing.

"[Flying Star (Flying Star)]!"

Immediately, Shien activated the spell without saying a word. Countless flying stars appeared around him, and they turned into a shower of meteors that shot toward Maki.

Maki's seductive voice froze.

"It's the long-lost celestial magic …!?"

Maki was not surprised at all.

However, Maki quickly reacted. She flipped her hand, and a magic staff appeared in her hand.

A wave of dark magic surged out from the body of the [Original Demon] apostle.

"[Dark Curtain (Dark Curtain)]!"

Maki raised the magic staff in her hand, and the magic power turned into a dark curtain that blocked in front of her.

The flying stars that came like a downpour landed on the dark curtain, stirring up waves of ripples, and then disappeared.

Shien looked at this familiar magic and narrowed his eyes.

"Dark magic?"

It was the magic that Beetho of the Old Demons Faction, the [Slaughterer Faction], had used.

In addition to that power that could affect one's mind, could it be …

"Is that a mind magic?"

Shien suspected, and he used [External Destiny] to appraise the other party.

After this appraisal, Shien was surprised.

This Apostle named Maki had learned [Magic · Darkness], [Magic · Spirit], and [Magic · Gravity] at the same time, and all three of them were close to the maximum level of Level-9, just one step away from the maximum level.

Her level was 98, the same level as Aridia.

"A character like you is only an apostle in the [Original Demon]?"

Shien was surprised.

Looking at Shien and hearing Shien's words, Maki knew that her strength had been seen through.

"To be able to see through my level, your [Identify] skill must be at the maximum level, right?" Maki chuckled and said nonchalantly, "But unfortunately, I'm only an apostle in the [Original Demon]. Although I think I'm not weak among the twelve apostles, the three apostles above me are even more terrifying. They either have special talents, or they have unique skills that violate the rules. It's not something that can be defeated even if your level is high enough."

Maki's inadvertent or purposely revealed information made Lide's face darken.

Because the [Original Demon] was too mysterious and good at hiding, no one knew what kind of people were in the [Original Demon] and how strong they were.

Now, Maki had revealed the tip of the iceberg of the [Original Devil], but it also allowed people to see how terrifying the opponent's power was.

Could it be that the twelve apostles were all legendary-level powerhouses like Maki?

This was a very scary thing.

After all, a thousand years ago, the entire human race only managed to gather thirteen legendary-level heroes. If the twelve apostles of the [Original Demon] were all legendary-level, didn't that mean that the [Original Demon] had the combat power to rival the thirteen heroes?

Although the 13 heroes were all Legendary-tier powerhouses, each of them was at least level 95, and no Legendary-tier powerhouses below level 95 dared to stand up against Lide in that battle. In reality, there were definitely more than 13 Legendary-tier powerhouses in the human race, but the fact that the Primordial Demon had 12 Legendary-tier powerhouses was already terrifying enough.

Lide couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't let her get away, Shien kiddo. She's a good chance for us to learn more about the [Original Demon]."

Lide didn't want to let go of Maki who could get information about the [Original Demon].

But before Shien could say anything, Maki laughed.

"Then allow me to experience it for myself."

Maki raised her staff high.

"[Enmity Lightning]!"

Pitch-black mana instantly filled the air.