94 Frightening Demon Lord (1/2)
Slaughter continued in the river as many tried to escape. Arnin's aura kept rising, getting higher and higher, however, his body was still very thin. Canae and Sinfallel were watching from afar with fearful expressions.
”What is going on sis? Although this person is a beast and ruthless, he isn't stupid enough to make everyone his enemy, right?” Sinfallel looked at Canae with a fearful expression on her face.
Canae took a deep breath before shaking her head. ”Although he isn't scared from making enemies with everyone, he probably wouldn't do it without a good reason. Look at him closely, he seems to be in a berserk state, something that usually happens during a failure in cultivation.” Although she said this, even she was reluctant to believe that Arnin failed in cultivation. It wasn't because she felt close to Arnin now, rather to her Arnin was just too monstrous to fail in his cultivation.
Plus, she could see that his aura was rising and that he seemed conscious. 'Maybe the thinning of his body is the cause of this?' She was able to clearly see that Arnin's body was thinning rapidly. She could even see some of his bones, which was not a pleasant sight.
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Arnin continued his slaughter. He didn't stop and kept killing anyone in sight. He didn't care how many people would want to kill him later on. Only if he lived would that matter.
'More, More, MORE!' He was unable to stop killing. Suddenly, in front of him a new person that was much stronger than the others appeared. An Essence Manifest - Hell cultivator.
He wouldn't be scared even if a person at Elemental Formation realm came and attacked him, let alone someone at Essence Manifest - Hell. He bared his teeth and jumped towards the Essence Manifest - Hell cultivator.
The latter snorted and pulled out a weapon. With a slash, a small cut appeared on Arnin's arm, however, he didn't stop there. He aimed for Arnin's legs next, but what shocked him was that Arnin vanished from his vision.
He looked around and then smelt some stench from behind him. Turning around, he saw Arnin looking straight at him with a frown. Just as he was about to jump back, Arnin reached for the latter's blade and took for his own. He then slashed the cultivators head, beheading him.
This time, the blood wasn't instantly absorbed, and his body was even slightly rosy. 'I need to find stronger prey. I can't keep killing these ants.'
Arnin then rushed out the river, slashing anyone in sight. He had only killed a single Essence Manifest - Hell cultivator, but he knew that he would need more.
Looking around, he found a group of people exuding a strong aura gathering together. They looked at him with apprehension yet sharpness. Adilis was also a part of this group. A wicked smile appeared on this face as he stared directly at them.
”I FOUND YOU!” With a low roar, he sprinted towards the group.
The group was startled and some of them even took a few steps back. Adilis saw this and he grabbed the hand of his fiancee. ”Go and hide, I will try and hold him back for now.” Adilis wasn't one to hide, he was just cautious. But if someone came knocking at his door, he would gladly host them.
The girl nodded her head as she looked at Arnin in horror. 'So strong. So frightening.' She looked at Adilis once more, who gently smiled her way.
After he turned his head and looked at incoming Arnin, a sharpness that only belonged to the top twenty exuded from him. With a push from his feet, he flew towards Arnin with a saber in hand.
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Far away from Arnin slaughter grounds, a group of people watched everything with cold eyes. ”So that is the infamous Demonic Joker? He doesn't seem like much.”
A young man spoke coldly as he looked at Arnin. He looked around the same age as Canae but the aura that he exuded was that of Essence Manifest - Sky, much stronger than even Adilis'.
A girl stood beside him and also smiled. ”He is definitely strong, but can he match up to any of us? That's probably giving him too much credit.” The girl also looked around the same age as the boy, but her aura was much stronger than his. Essence Manifest - Hell!
This group consisted of many young people who released auras far beyond their ages. They were none other some of the top ten cultivators. The real geniuses on the battlefield.
”Whatever, I am going to go back and cultivate, I can feel that I am about to breakthrough soon.” After saying those words, he leaped back into the Elemental River and closed his eyes, not paying attention to anyone else.
The girl shook her head before also leaping into the river and closing her eyes, followed by the rest of the group.
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Arnin didn't know that he was noticed by people in the top ten and how strong they were. He was too buys facing off with Adilis and a few other Essence Manifest - Hell cultivators. His whole body was covered in small cuts.
He was too worried about his internal body that he was only able to half pay attention to his opponents or else they would have died multiple times over.
Adilis looked at Arnin in shock as he breathed heavily. There were a few claw-like marks on his arms and chest. His clothes were ripped to shreds, showing his refined body on the inside. His fiancee, Clareena, watched from afar. Her face was sweating as she watched the fight. She was pregnant with worry, especially seeing how horrible her fiance looked.
”You are extremely strong, enough to even be in the top twenty, but is this your true strength? Are you going to depend on such a life-threatening method to fight us?” Adilis looked at Arnin and spoke loudly. He was still under the assumption that Arnin was using other means to fight him, little did he know that he hadn't even seen Arnin's full strength.
Ignoring the Adilis' speech, Arnin launched another sequence of attacks. This time, he avoided the annoying Adilis and aimed for the weaker people.
”AH!” One of them was slain in an instant. Arnin quickly absorbed his blood and his body began to slowly return to its normal state, however it wasn't there yet. He was in extreme pain, but excitement couldn't be hidden from his eyes. Not only was his physical body being baptized, but his orb was also growing larger as his threads were making a swift recovery.