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Chapter 239 - 238: Fighting Side by Side

The demon that burst in hardly had time to react before its body split from within. A sticky, gooey mass of organs and bones was expelled from the dark clouds, merging with a nearby glass column.

If you look closely, you’ll see that it’s entirely different from the usual splatter; as the flesh and tissues scatter, they remain a complete whole, with not a single blood vessel in the mesentery rupturing.

From an outsider’s perspective, the demon didn’t seem to be slashed open with a sharp blade, but rather like its belly willingly opened up, allowing its insides to be drawn towards the glass pillar.

The latter instantly transformed into a pillar of blood!

After the intense deformation of its body, the opponent’s ability was forcibly nullified, the dark clouds vanished, leaving only an undefended body. Chen Xuan was now able to see the demon’s true appearance; a young man no older than 25, half of his face dangling in the display case’s center, emitting a panicked scream!

However, because his lungs were completely exposed, the scream quickly ceased after exhausting the air in the throat, turning into meaningless hissing sounds.

Chen Xuan wasn’t interested in torturing him, so a Thousand Thoughts Sword dropped from above, piercing his exposed brain.

The Seed of Flesh and Blood seemed to swell again.

Just as expected, to re-fuse this demon requires consuming 2.2 of himself, but after eliminating the enemy, the harvest was as much as 7–8, even though the Seed of Flesh and Blood didn’t immediately level up, the sense of fullness was undeniable.

"Is this..." Liuli hadn’t anticipated that the powerful enemy just rushing in would instantly be reduced to a puddle of mud, leaving her momentarily stunned.

That’s precisely the effect Chen Xuan wanted, to make the opponent wary before taking action.

"Don’t get distracted, there’s more outside."

"Let me help too!" Elorie joined the battlefield wielding her Wind Slashing Sword.

The second wave of the intruders’ attack arrived.

A batch of drones flew in from outside the hall, attacking from all directions at incredibly cunning angles.

But this posed no difficulty for them.

Whether it was Liuli’s Dimension Slash or the more agile Thousand Thoughts Sword, they could efficiently prevent these things from getting close. Soon, more than ten drones were all knocked down.

However, after they hit the ground, they didn’t explode, but scattered numerous coins instead.

The coins rolled and leaped on the floor, seemingly endless. The surrounding light further dimmed, as if the overhead chandelier had completely extinguished, leaving only the faint glow refracted off the coins.

Could it be that the dimming earlier wasn’t the demon’s power, but caused by these coins?

Of course Chen Xuan knew... the coins coursing over the floor were anything but ordinary; incomprehensible writing was engraved on their surface, merely gazing at them you could hear faint whispers. Meanwhile, the air turned cold and eerie, sending chills down one’s spine.

Within seconds, coins covered the entire floor.

Standing above them, he felt slowing, numbing, seemingly withdrawing from the control of his will.

Not only he himself, Chen Xuan also saw Liuli, Elorie, and Lin Qing slowing down too, several blue threads appeared above their heads, threads directly connected to the ceiling which had turned pitch-black, a semi-transparent large hand faintly hidden within, fingers intertwined with the threads, resembling a puppet show.

Not good!

Though unsure of what ability this is, it’s definitely linked to the forbidden!

Once this power is activated, it follows strong rules, inescapable and unavoidable. Despite their tremendous abilities, he and Liuli could only operate according to the rules of this power.

Chen Xuan resolutely switched the "Seed of Flesh and Blood" to "Curse: Flesh and Blood Hunger."

He then cast Decomposition and Re-Fusion on all the coins on the ground.

The re-fusion target was himself!

To counter such an ability, there are only two methods, one is to eliminate the ability’s holder before it launches, and the second is to destroy the stage it attempts to establish before it is fully executed!

A multitude of coins swarmed towards Chen Xuan, burrowing into his shoes and clothes, then permeating his muscles and bones.

Indescribable pain tore through his soul in an instant!

Chen Xuan felt a darkness before his eyes, almost passing out. Fortunately, at that moment the Celestial Mist Skill kicked in, shielding his consciousness, suppressing the intensity of pain.

He did not act rashly in desperation, but rather remembered the scene of Decomposition and Re-Fusion engulfing Guess the Coin.

Instead of letting Lin Qing and Elorie get caught in this unknown gamble, he preferred to take the risk himself.

By experience, he would transform into a monster, a flesh and blood mutation entangled with coins. However, after absorbing such a massive amount of coins, his body didn’t deform, maintaining its original appearance. His speculation proved correct; his ability was wildly devouring those coins, just like it destroys those forbidden abilities.

When the last coin disappeared within him, the light in the hall returned to normal all at once.

"Eh... what just happened?" Elorie exclaimed in surprise.

Liuli also gazed at her hands, lost in thought.

It seems they were significantly affected.

The demon indeed has some tricks, can’t let them attack at will while merely defending! Chen Xuan thought to himself, shouting at Liuli, "You just can’t leave here, but slicing through the wall shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

"Uh... yes, just don’t damage the treasures in the vault." She actually pondered for a moment.

"Alright, cut open these two spots." Chen Xuan raised his hand, two batches of four Thousand Thoughts Swords nailed the walls at the entrance, carving out the drilling area for her.

Liuli cooperated with a sky full of blade light, red threads appeared again, accurately cutting two openings in the concrete wall half a meter away. The moment the middle wall turned to powder, the demon hidden behind was exposed as well.

They were greatly shocked, completely unprepared for Chen Xuan to have this ability of foresight.

Face to face, there’s nothing more to say.

Having re-switched abilities, Chen Xuan directly used Decomposition and Re-Fusion on the demons revealing themselves, before they could react, turned them into a mass mixed with cement and water.

Elorie also unfurled her Wings of Light, rushing forward, whipping up a whirlwind to blow away bullets shot at her, then engaged in a fight with the armed mercenaries.

After dealing with the enemies at the hall’s entrance, the duo advanced along the corridor, attacking outside with Chen Xuan providing coordinates, the angel taking action, routing the invaders.

In complex indoor combat environments, vision means everything. The Celestial Mist Skill’s detection feature allows him to pinpoint enemy positions with prescience, while the Invisibility Talisman always earns the duo the advantage. The only tough ones are the demons, but even if they blend into the crowd, the conspicuous spiritual qi glow would expose their identity, with Elorie luring them forward, Chen Xuan seizing the chance for a deadly strike.

Thirty minutes later, the Holy Temple Treasure Vault finally fell silent.

Gazing at the bloodstained and corpse-laden corridor, Elorie’s face paled like paper, she wanted to cover her mouth but her half-raised hand fell back down, as it was also stained red.

Her determination to change the future, to prevent her homeland from being destroyed by disaster, remained firm, however her resolve couldn’t immediately make her indifferent to death. Five demons were exterminated, the rest were ordinary people—most of whom were dealt with by her.

Chen Xuan kindly handed her a tissue, "Want to step outside for a breath? We’re near the treasure vault’s gate."

"Thank you..." Elorie accepted the tissue, gagged a few times before her breathing steadied, "Phew... I feel much better. Didn’t expect these people to fight till the end."

"Probably bewitched by demons," Chen Xuan remarked. Demons are adept at manipulating minds, conjuring a suicide squad is not surprising. "You don’t have to regret killing them, these mercenaries lead bloody lives, surely having claimed many lives themselves."

"I understand..." Elorie nodded.

Then she incredulously added, "We succeeded? History... has really changed?"

The Holy Temple Secret Vault was supposed to be obliterated in a joint demon raid, but now it still stands atop the mountain.