Leon stared at the fissure stretching almost one hundred meters before him. "This power." He exclaimed. "If I used this form outside this place, the earth would be shredded to nothing. I will have to wait until I can reach the higher heavens. But the number of monsters doesn’t seem to be decreasing yet." He stared at the endless swarm of monsters. "Am I doing it correctly? Am I supposed to fight for days like the first phase? Or maybe...." He fell into deep thought as the opponents began closing the distance.
Suddenly an idea popped into his mind. "What if I need to use the ultimate command of the tenth form? The limit break!" Leon whispered. "But that will use up all my Qi. I will be unable to fight until I replenish my Qi again."
"You can relax about replenishing your Qi, Master. You will have enough cores after this phase. Also, the cores from earlier phases." Suddenly, the demon spoke as if he already knew what Leon was hesitating about.
Leon raised an eyebrow before his lips curved into a smile. The overwhelming grief he had felt after witnessing Ariana’s death had gradually subsided. Though the resoluteness to avenge her remained. The urge to become stronger burned more vibrantly inside him.
"The fifth command it is then. Let’s see what this avatar can really do." Leon said while swiping his gaze from one corner to another in the battlefield before him.
"Limit Break." He whispered.
The moment he said that, the Astral Avatar started emanating a violent aura as it started growing larger.
Twenty-five meters.
Thirty meters.
Thirty-six meters.
Fifty meters.
Sixty!
Seventy-five!
Ninety!
One hundred!
The size stopped growing only after the avatar was standing at a height of one hundred meters.
Leon was taken aback. He was only at the third level of the Martial Master realm. Yet the avatar was this huge. What would happen when he was in higher realms like the Martial Grandmaster or Martial King realm, or even higher? Just this thought alone caused his heart to beat so fast that he could hear it himself.
Grhhhhh!
Rumble!
Rumble!
All the opponents were rushing at Leon and his avatar. The joint advance caused the ground to tremble.
Leon snapped from his daze and focused. "One move with everything I have, right?" Leon whispered. "Then here it comes. Show me what you are capable of, avatar." Leon roared as he stretched his right hand to the left side. Energy surged inside him. His bloodline kicked in, elevating his stats.
A white layer of energy cloaked both Demon Swords.
The Astral Avatar also had its sword stretched to the left side. Leon’s dantian started depleting. Qi stormed toward both the swords.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky. Even outside the volcano, the earth was swallowed by darkness.
Zzzzzzzzzz!
Lightning streaked through the sky.
Sylus Moure, who had reached the mountain top a few minutes ago, stared at the sky. "What’s going on?"
The young woman, accompanied by two men, also looked up, bewilderment etched on her face. "This power! Where is it coming from?" One of the men beside her whispered.
Snow, who was still walking along the mountain trail, stopped and looked above.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Another bolt streaked through the sky.
Everyone couldn’t help but look up at the sky. Emily, who was driving the car, suddenly hit the brakes and looked up too.
Back at the battlefield, the swarm of opponents stopped for a moment. They could feel it. The energy gathering in both those swords...
That was destructive... Otherworldly... It would destroy anything in its path without the slightest doubt.
The next moment, they started running toward Leon even faster. They had to stop Leon. Stop him before he could unleash that power.
Thirty meters. There was only a thirty-meter gap between Leon and the others. The avatar’s shadow was already looming over them.
Twenty-five meters.
Right then...
Leon let it go. He unleashed the power that was dying to be unleashed, crying to let loose.
Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Leon swept the sword in a complete circle. The avatar followed.
Zzz!
Zzzz!
The space distorted, struggling to contain this much energy.
Two rings of destructive energy erupted outward, moving forward like an unstoppable force of nature.
Whatever came in their path, be it a monster, a human, or an elf, everything ceased to exist.
Those two rings of energy extended outward to the horizon, destroying all Leon’s opponents.
Not killing them. But destroying them. Because wherever the curved line of the ring passed by, everything was razed to nothingness.
Even the soil caved in continuously like a wave.
Silence...
Absolute silence swallowed the area.
The avatar behind Leon disintegrated into nothing. Leon dropped to one knee. The Demon Sword felt unbearably heavy as he let it go.
"Huh...
Huh...." His lungs were gasping for air.
"Damn this power! It’s... It’s fucking awesome." He choked those words as a tired smile crept onto his face.
Thud!
He then collapsed on the ground. He didn’t lose consciousness like the berserk mode, but all his Qi had depleted. If even an unawakened person attacked him at this moment, he would be left defenseless.
The demon landed beside him. "That was fabulous, Master. You have successfully completed the second test. Now only one test remains. If you can pass this one, the final reward is all yours." The demon said with a gleeful expression.
Leon raised his head with difficulty. "But I get to rest before that, don’t I? And you said I would have all the cores to replenish my Qi as well."
"Of course, Master. You have two full days for your recovery. And here are all the cores." The demon waved his hand. Instantly, core after core piled up around Leon. It looked as if he had fallen inside a deep mountain hole.
"By the way." Leon’s voice echoed from inside the pile of cores. "What’s the final test?"
At that question, the demon’s face darkened. "This test is serious, Master. It’s a test against your own will. It’s to see if you can suppress your heart demon or let it consume you."