Chapter 538: First glance at the Pagoda (1/2)

”This works too?” Kyrie couldn't help but blurt out as she saw the ending of that poor wraith.

”I know right? The Cleansing Flame truly is miraculous.” Raven replied, he wasn't expecting this either but he wasn't as shocked as Kyrie.

Truthfully, him testing this trick was just on his whim. It's not like he was expecting it to work or hoping for it to work for that matter. He just wanted to test is out since he could, lo and behold it did. Nevertheless, even at the case that it didn't work, he could always try out other ways to deal with the Fog of Ruin.

The cloak of Cleansing Flame around them didn't drain too much of Raven's energies, in fact it barely did. Additionally, due to the constant nourishment of his Cosmic Force, the potency and purity of this Cleansing Flames raised to an astonishing degree. None of them were harmed by the Cleansing Flames either, this is due to Raven's impeccable control and that they're not devils.

Now that they had the protection of the Cleansing Flames, Raven and Kyrie had no problems travelling within the Fog of Ruin.

They walked at a brisk pace at Raven's lead and continued heading towards the other side.

Kyrie never imagined that there will ever be a day that she'll experience and casual stroll within the Fog of Ruin in her entire life but here she was.

'I'm afraid that aside from him and Theo, nobody else would be able to take the Fog of Ruin as a joke.' Kyrie thought inwardly.

As they walked around, they could hear several screeches of the wraiths around them. Their shrill screams were filled with unkind intentions yet none dared to charge at them. Raven could tell that these wraiths saw the pitiful end of the one who attacked them earlier thus they were afraid. In fact, he could even somewhat translate what they're trying to tell him.

'Hurry the fuck up and leave!'

Raven chuckled. Yeah, these wraiths couldn't do anything to him, that's for certain. In fact, so long as he's protected by the Cleansing Flames, this will probably be the safest place for him within Asphodel.

To the devils, the Fog of Ruin simply didn't exist. According to the records, every devil that stepped inside the Fog or Ruin will automatically pass through it as if it was a portal. Meaning that within the Fog of Ruin itself, there are no devils present.

These wraiths aren't truly considered as devils themselves since they lack corporeal forms. Yes they can hurt someone and also convert humans but they can't step away from the Fog of Ruin simply because they can't.

This is why Raven was confident that so long as he's covered with Cleansing Flames, this place is would be the safest place for him.

According to the records, the interior of the Fog of Ruin spans for at least five kilometers. This might sound short but considering the fact that this place is festered with wraiths, this five kilometer distance might be even more dangerous compared to the rest of Asphodel itself.

As Raven walked inside the Fog of Ruin, he took his time to inspect the kind of wraiths he encountered. Although the books had an accurate description of them, seeing them in person was still more detailed.

Wraiths as similar to ghosts, the only difference is that Wraiths are far more aggressive and they contain high elements of Extreme Yin and Darkness. Additionally since we're talking about wraiths within the Ancient Elysium Sect, it's given that they would have the Evil element stemming from the Devil Emperor itself.

These wraiths were humanoids, and from what Raven saw, they mostly retained some features from their former lives as a human being, only they aren't wearing anything, they're almost transparent, and their lower bodies are akin to wisps of smoke as if only their upper bodies were left for them.

There are visible injuries on their bodies. Some had cracked skulls, long gash of wounds, missing arms, contorted bodies, etc. Raven believe that this injuries might be how they died before they turned into wraiths.

Their form of attack was described as simply passing through one's body. Wraiths are weightless and posses incredible speed too, anyone who isn't prepared will mostly likely be injured by them. Wraiths will always release a piercing shriek right before they attack, it's as if they're warning their comrades about the intruder before they charge at them, however this is also their downside since it's easy to tell where the attack will come from.