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Chapter 25 - Chapter 25: Water and Fire Compete for the Throne Upgrade the Divine Monument

Soul Destruction are you really going to betray the Soul Clan

The Soul Heavenly Emperor will never forgive you

Void Devouring Flame's form twisted and contorted violently as its soul and flame body were forcibly separated bit by bit under an unknown force. Its expression was one of intense agony

Soul Heavenly Emperor

That old man's time is nearly over as well. You may rest in peace now

Soul Destruction let out a low chuckle

You think I have no contingencies

My sub flame is still within your body is it not

I have already planted a divine soul imprint within it. If you want to survive release me now or we will both perish here and become nothing but ashes

Void Devouring Flame's spiritual consciousness was nearly all extracted. Its tone grew increasingly desperate and twisted

You mean this thing

Soul Destruction turned his palm upward. A black mist shaped into a sphere hovered above it. Within the sphere a wisp of dark flame struggled frantically

His fingers tightened slightly and the black mist collapsed inward. In an instant that strand of flame was extinguished

Impossible

How could you possibly detect the divine soul imprint I placed

Soul Destruction shook his head slowly. Under the probing power of the Divine Monument nothing hidden within his body could escape detection

You talk too much. Time for you to die

Soul Destruction's voice was cold. The golden light in his palm erupted with brilliance. From the depths of the void an immense force descended. It forcefully extracted a transparent spiritual essence from the black sea of fire

Void Devouring Flame's consciousness struggled with all its might trying to return to its flame sea

Soul Destruction stood atop the void like a demonic god. He spoke four words with calm certainty

Divine Soul Annihilation

The golden light from the Divine Monument surged. A golden stream of brilliance shot forth and pierced into the divine soul of Void Devouring Flame

No

A miserable cry echoed as the divine soul of Void Devouring Flame disintegrated into dust leaving not the slightest trace

Exhaling slowly Soul Destruction turned his gaze toward the black flame mass

The true body of Void Devouring Flame

With a roar the flame exploded outward engulfing the area within ten li around the Divine Monument in a burning inferno

Amidst the fire sea Soul Destruction stood unharmed. Black water mist lingered around him isolating him from the deadly flames

What had just been destroyed was the divine soul and human form consciousness cultivated by Void Devouring Flame. What remained now was the original flame body and its primordial instinct much like the situation with the Falling Heart Flame

Next was the true devouring

A fervent light appeared in Soul Destruction's eyes

Void Devouring Flame surged madly toward the edge of the Divine Monument's protective barrier as if it wished to escape the place that made it feel such inexplicable oppression

Space cracked and burned yet the barrier remained unmoved

Let us see which of you is stronger

Soul Destruction lifted his hand and a single black droplet of water floated before him

Primordial Heavy Water

Buzzing hums came from within the droplet. Dense mist rapidly expanded sending ripples through the air

The fire sea was pushed back like receding tides. A gravitational field of immense pressure spread across the space

From the thumb sized droplet endless streams of black mist poured out. In mere moments it condensed into a colossal black dragon

The black dragon raised its head high and looked down upon everything with cold disdain

Enraged Void Devouring Flame let out a roar. The black sea of fire soared to the sky transforming into a nine headed serpent. With ferocity it charged toward the black dragon

Dragon and serpent battled for supremacy

Hissing and crackling echoed as water and fire collided in a fierce contest of destruction and dissolution

The two most extreme elemental forces of the world exploded within the sealed domain creating a hell of water and fire

Web like cracks stretched across the sky and earth

System prompt energy field has reached the upper limit of Level One Divine Monument. Host must upgrade the Divine Monument immediately

The energy has saturated

Soul Destruction was slightly surprised. He had estimated that the Divine Monument's first level could withstand a full force attack from an Eight Star Dou Saint. Even earlier Void Devouring Flame's full might as a flame entity could not break it

Could it be the result of mutual annihilation between fire and water

The clash of elemental storms lasted for the time it took to brew a cup of tea before slowly dissipating

It is time

Soul Destruction stepped forward to the center of the battlefield

He raised his hand and summoned four heavenly flames to circle around him

The eleventh ranked Bone Spirit Cold Flame

The fourteenth ranked Falling Heart Flame

The fifteenth ranked Ocean Heart Flame

The nineteenth ranked Green Lotus Core Flame

Void Devouring Flame had fought Primordial Heavy Water to a standstill. Its flame body now trembled weakly as if it could collapse at any moment

The four flames moved in concert forming a four colored cage that tightly bound the weakened flame body

Break

Soul Destruction growled

The four flames exploded at once. Their combined energy smashed into Void Devouring Flame with overwhelming force

The nine headed serpent form screamed and shrank rapidly turning once more into a formless black flame

Soul Destruction retrieved the four flames and Primordial Heavy Water

Activating the Chaos Devouring Technique violet energy surged from his body enveloping the flame. Bit by bit the essence of Void Devouring Flame was drawn into his being

From miles around all fragmented elemental energy surged inward forming a great inverted funnel pouring into his body

Such a vast phenomenon again

The Palace Elder sensed the turbulence in the atmosphere and sighed

The Palace Master grows ever more unfathomable

Three days later

Soul Destruction sat upon the throne within the main hall. Palace Elder stood respectfully nearby

Have all those who knew about Void Devouring Flame's arrival been eliminated

Soul Destruction tapped his fingers on the armrest

Even the spies have been dealt with

Palace Elder replied

Soul Destruction nodded. Now was not yet the time to confront the Soul Heavenly Emperor. Delay was still the best course

He clenched his fist. The aura around him had reached the peak of Late Six Star Dou Saint

He looked at the Divine Monument. With the villain value he had gathered from the Jia Ma Empire plus that from Black Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy the total now exceeded three hundred twenty thousand

Additionally through villain contracts he had earned over twenty thousand more from Queen Medusa

Altogether his current total reached nearly three hundred fifty thousand villain points

He shifted his focus to the Divine Monument and began scanning the system shop. His attention fell on four distinct options

First was direct increase in cultivation value

Second was Thunder Spirit

A Grade Nine Thunder Spirit with advancement potential priced at three million

A Grade Eight Thunder Spirit with advancement potential priced at five hundred thousand

An Infant Thunder Spirit with advancement potential priced at two hundred thousand

Third was upgrading the Divine Monument to Level Two priced at one hundred thousand

Fourth was the Saint Alchemy Scripture priced at three hundred fifty thousand

Faced with these four options Soul Destruction hesitated

Which should he choose

How should he choose

He placed his hand upon the option

System prompt do you wish to upgrade the Divine Monument to Level Two

Yes

(End of Chapter)

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