The raging winds from the energy shockwave demolished the small town within the Monster Zone, sending countless roof tiles flying like rootless duckweeds, colliding and shattering into rubble amid the gale.
But the Priest and Jeanna knew this was just a mere scratch to the Monster before them.
The Monster Zone leveraged the spatial peculiarities of the Fusion Zone to construct new dimensions. Many of its buildings and objects were unimportant, merely incidental remnants from its initial formation.
Their method differed from that of Superhumans in constructing Zones.
Superhumans typically built their Zones with a broad framework, then filled in the details to form a complete Zone.
Thus, an intact Superhuman Zone represented the Superhuman's ascension to SS-rank.
The contrasting methods of Zone construction led to differences between the two types of Zones.
Monster Zones were vast with dispersed energy, requiring little energy to maintain structural stability;
Superhuman Zones were relatively smaller and energy-dense, consuming more energy.
Jeanna had always believed that Monster Zones were frailer than Superhuman Zones because they took shortcuts during their formation.
What was borrowed must eventually be returned, and at SS-rank, Monsters needed to constantly reinforce and optimize their Zones.
Her high ponytail fluttered in the wind as she fixed her gaze ahead.
The upcoming clash would no longer be a mere probing; she had to stay fully focused.
Superpower - Army.
She activated her superpower, summoning an army within her battlefield Zone, each soldier representing a force of one.
Tens of thousands of Holy Knights materialized within her Zone, their longswords wreathed in sacred radiance, their ethereal forms flickering.
Wings of pure white sprouted from the steeds beneath the knights, carrying them aloft.
Ever since becoming an S-rank Superhuman, she could imbue attributes and weapons upon soldiers in her Zone.
Imbued with the sacred property of purification, granting an advantage against foes.
Simultaneously, the Priest let out a long sigh, closing the Bible in his hands and storing it in his spatial inventory.
He reached for the crucifix on his chest, grasping it in one hand and holding it before his forehead. With closed eyes, he performed a gesture of prayer.
"Forgive me, Lord."
After the simple rite of penance, he tossed the crucifix into his spatial inventory as well.
Now, he would have to embrace countless new faiths.
With him as the center, a magnificent church materialized from a mirage into reality.
Its soaring spire seemed to pierce the clouds, rending space itself. The domed roof was adorned with intricate patterns, and the vaulted ceiling depicted the merciful Virgin Mary gazing upon the Priest at the church's heart.
The solemn church rang with the toll of bells...
A chime that struck at the very soul, bringing tranquility.
Their formidable preparedness was not in vain, as the Monster began marshaling its next assault.
The dark purple mist that had obscured the barrage did not dissipate, instead coalescing into countless tiny spheres.
Dense lines of text dispersed outward, encircling each orb, forming a massive spherical entity surrounded by smaller spheres in the sky.
The enormous spherical Monster cracked open a rift at its center.
A small orb drifted before the gaping maw, which opened and closed.
"I curse your souls to burn in hellfire."
The emotionless voice, akin to an AI, intoned the curse, somehow exuding a sinister relish in the misfortune it inflicted.
Upon completing the curse, that orb was consumed by spontaneous black flames.
To curse requires sacrificing an equivalent cost, the greater the cost, the more potent the curse.
"Ugh..."
Jeanna and the Priest let out muffled groans, feeling the impact despite shielding themselves with their superpowers.
Their bodies felt as though engulfed in a raging inferno, scorching waves assailing their very souls.
They seemed to be burning like sheets of paper, their entire beings alight.
Yet in the face of this torment, their expressions betrayed no anxiety.
The Priest closed his eyes in prayer, invoking his superpower - Forgiveness.
"Forgive me!"
His target was the curse itself, asking for its forgiveness.
The church bells pealed, and his superpower activated successfully.
The curse heeded the Priest's plea and forgave him.
The searing sensation left the Priest's body, and he retaliated against the airborne Monster.
"I shall forgive your cursing of me, once you accept the baptism of Holy water."
The church's grand doors burst open, and a stream of water gushed forth, flowing into the sky toward the Monster.
The water shimmered with a golden radiance, a mere shallow brook in appearance, yet surging with the irresistible force of a raging tempest against the Monster.
The Monster commanded its orbs to block the stream.
The water crashed against the orbs, sizzling upon impact.
The dark purple mist was purified, dissipating into white mist.
Meanwhile, the Holy Maiden Jeanna endured the burning curse, waving her banner.
The Holy Knights formed an intricate formation at her command.
They unsheathed their longswords, imbuing the blades with sacred power.
The sacred energy coalesced within the formation, lifting the curse from Jeanna.
Feeling the searing pain leave her soul, Jeanna joined the Priest's assault.
The Holy Knights, mounted on winged steeds, charged the Monster, raising their greatswords to strike the orbs...
The orbs dispersed under the onslaught, their two-pronged attack yielding favorable results.
Jeanna and the Priest exchanged glances, currently holding the upper hand.
If this was the extent of the Monster's might, defeating it was merely a matter of time.
However, events seldom unfold as smoothly as imagined, and their hasty assessment was swiftly shattered by the Monster's escalating offensive.
More dark purple mist was drawn forth, filling the sky with countless dense orbs.
Simultaneously, the massive spherical entity cracked open several more rifts...
Not good!
The two seemed to share an unspoken understanding, their minds crying out in alarm.
They immediately launched their assault, attempting to disrupt the Monster's next wave of curses.
But the Monster was a step ahead, each rift independently intoning its own curse.
"I curse your hearts to stop beating."
"I curse you with a thousand swords through your hearts."
"I curse you to be torn asunder by spatial rifts, vanishing completely."
"I curse you..."
Orbs of varying sizes completed their respective curses, dissipating in different manners.
Since interrupting the curses was no longer an option, the Priest and Jeanna shifted to defense, warding off the Monster's onslaught.
Within mere seconds, the curses activated simultaneously, yet the two remained composed, focusing their full efforts on defense without a shred of panic.
"Forgive me."
"Holy Battlefield."
Though insidious, the curses were not impervious, better suited for surprise attacks or assassinations. To reach this level in direct combat was a testament to the Monster's formidable might.
With proper defenses and all-out resistance, the simultaneously activated curses had diminished effect.
The Monster sensed this and slowed its onslaught, gradually settling into a balanced pace.
The two sides reached a stalemate, the Priest and Jeanna unable to divert more effort into offense, while the Monster's attacks could not breach their defenses for the time being.
Yet both the Priest and Jeanna knew full well that if only the two of them entered Ozaku City, they would undoubtedly be overwhelmed.
This Monster's strength far exceeded the records, leaving them to shudder at the thought of the three Monsters that had successfully ascended to SS-rank.
They could not help but feel relieved that their reinforcements would be arriving shortly.
Although the reinforcements might not intervene immediately upon arrival.
They would likely observe from the shadows first, assessing the situation before deciding whether to step in or not.
Fortunately, this Monster's might had not yet reached that level, so the reinforcements' intervention was only a matter of time.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
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ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
