Chapter 270: Battle In The Abyss final part (1/2)

A cultivator, be it a beast that followed the path of energy absorption or an individual that could be a human, elf or demon, that eventually stepped in the path of increasing their strength, by using the natural resources and energies provided by the environment, were without a doubt, the apex predators of this world.

However, there was a certain time that was crucial and fatal, even for such predators. It was a moment that they were at a disadvantage and totally exposed a weakened side. That situation was the scenario Seth encountered himself in just now. Upgrading the Realm of strength.

That weakness was mainly caused by the changes happening in the Mana or Qi. It would get stronger while upgrading realms, but for that to happen, there would be some extreme processes happening with the older Qi or Mana, changing it to a better one.

During that process, the cultivator would not be able to properly use any of his or her techniques, much less stop the changes in the middle of it, unless he or she wanted to damaged their energy veins forever. That's why most cultivators would enter a secluded cultivation session in order to upgrade their realm, safely going past their limits.

At such a time, Seth was completely out of Mana, since it had been compressed to a much stronger version, rendering him with only a low quantity of it, but suddenly, the sky above his head seemed to part in half. There were no clouds up there, just endless darkness and a thin layer of energy that wouldn't let anything leave from the abyss. But right at that moment, it was like dark clouds had formed up there and from inside them, a creature rapidly left.

No giving him the chance to even raise doubts about what was causing that disturbance, the flying beast descended with its full speed towards Seth. It was waiting for the enemy to show a state of weakness and that realm advancement, gave it the perfect chance to act.

The flying beast seemed to be a huge bat-like creature, but by looking closer, it would be easy to identify what it really was. With its unholy torn wings and those deadly sharp claws, a Gargoyle was spiraling down towards Seth, executing one of its deadliest moves.

When Seth and Lan Xue felt that creature's aura, they were shocked to realize that just after defeating the first Mana Sovereign entity another one had arrived. The timing of its arrival though, was not favorable for them.

Lan Xue felt she was more than ready to fight now and like a drifting snow storm, her body started to move with her top speed in order to arrive near Seeth and defend him. However, she realized she wouldn't make it in time.

Seth wasn't able to use his Mana properly yet and if he were to be any other cultivator, he would definitely die from that next attack. But unfortunately for the Gargoyle, Seth was the inheritor of the corruption and all the essence still drifting through the air was his weapon and shield, serving as a tool to accomplish what he wanted.

Like a spiraling missile, the Mana Sovereign beast pointed its sharp claws at his direction, but it noticed an abrupt and fierce energy activity around the target.

Seth attracted all the Energy of Corruption towards him, making it enter his energy veins and bring strength to his muscles. His body received a sudden boost in his physical capabilities with all that corruption on his bloodstream and with a single pull, he took his greatsword out of the ground, turning around to defend himself from the spiraling annihilation coming from the sky.

Swoosh!

Boom!

Seth's greatsword collided against two huge and sharp claws that threatened to rip his body in half, creating another destructive shockwave around them. The gargoyle was forced to a stop, but Seth felt like a huge hammer had just pounded the middle of his chest. However, those claws were not able to proceed further even an inch after the initial impact.

Although it looked like Seth and that Gargoyle were at a perfect balance, they were not. Seth suddenly felt it would be impossible to stay in that deadlock for a long period, since he wasn't able to use his Mana yet. The Gargoyle seemed to have noticed that as well and was about to move its wings and attack him, when it suddenly felt its wings were getting cold and really hard to move.

It immediately took flight once again and abandoned its previous efforts, turning around to defend from the upcoming threat. Lan Xue had appeared there and together with her; a freezing aura started to freeze everything. It was like she was announcing the arrival of winter.

The creature started to feel how limited it was inside that cold area and decided to go away from there, but first it had to take care of the freezing environment around it. It abruptly opened its mouth and a sonic wave was quickly emitted, making all that ice start vibrating and collapse. Lan Xue was forced to use a bit of Mana to protect her ears from that sound wave.

After freeing itself, the creature was about to take to the skies, but its instincts felt something deadly coming from behind.