Spirit, Flesh, Blood

Cough cough cough!

Luther bent over, coughing violently. He suddenly felt a burning sensation on his forehead, followed by a chill in his body. His lungs were itchy and painful, making him cough uncontrollably.

It's a "disease"!

Having had similar experiences several times before, Luther immediately realized that Mr. A had also Grazing a Sequence 5 "Demoness of Affliction"!

"Heh. As expected of a 'Devil,' your body's resistance is indeed quite high. The 'disease' I spread in you actually took so long to manifest."

Mr. A canceled the "Devil Transformation," his body returning to normal. He relished Luther's pained, coughing expression, a cruel pleasure spreading across his face. "How does it feel to have your lungs being Corrosion?"

It turns out that his previous exchange of blows with Luther using the Sword of Lava was merely a way to buy time until the disease broke out in Luther's body!

Cough cough cough!

Achoo!

"Cough cough!"

Luther didn't reply, only coughing violently and sneezing incessantly, the blue phosphorescent light flickering with his body's movements. His Devil Transformation body slowed the progression of the disease, but it didn't alleviate the symptoms. The coughing severely hampered his movements; he could barely hold onto the Sword of Lava in his hand.

No, this can't go on!

He thought groggily, then flipped his palm and ignited a flame, attempting to use "Flaming Jump" to create distance between himself and the other party before making further plans.

As long as you stay away from the pathogen, your symptoms will be relieved quickly!

Coughing and sneezing constantly disrupted Luther's actions, forcibly interrupting him several times before he could unleash his abilities. He finally managed to condense a fireball, but before he could release it, he saw Mr. A opposite him change once again. His effeminate and handsome face suddenly became extremely dignified.

Mr. A extended his right hand and gently clenched it, and some kind of invisible rule was generated. Luther instinctively sensed that his teleportation would not succeed and he would only spin in place.

Damn it!

Luther cursed under his breath, his scarlet eyes staring coldly at the other person, and shouted in an extremely Filth and Degeneration voice:

"Die!"

Mr. A's body jolted, and blood immediately flowed from his nostrils, eyes, and ears. Even so, he still grinned, revealing a cruel smile, and did not stop what he was doing.

Suddenly, a transparent, ethereal ancient book appeared before him. Its pages rustled rapidly, and a distant, melodious voice echoed from the sky:

"I came, I saw, I recorded."

The ancient book stopped at a certain page, and the illusory pages on it were suddenly stained black, gushing out and enveloping Mr. A's body.

"Brush!"

Darkness, almost tangible, outlined and sculpted his body. Eventually, he transformed into a Giant over two meters tall, his entire body covered in pitch-black, chilling armor. The only distinguishing color on his body was the red light that flickered around his eyes.

"Kh."

The little Giant took a step toward Luther, their armor clashing together with a sound. The "Devil Transformation" Luther was a full three meters tall, clearly larger than the black-armored knight, yet for some reason, the latter seemed to exude more oppressive presence.

It felt like a powerful, intimidating aura emanating from the highest levels of the Sequence, pressing down on my heart.

"This is our Pathway, the Beyonder Ability of Sequence 4 Black Knight. How about it, have you learned something new this time?" Mr. A's voice came from behind the helmet, buzzing and echoing. "Although it's only half as effective as before, it's enough to deal with you."

As he spoke, he raised high the straight, dark Greatsword in his hand, which seemed to reflect no light whatsoever.

"Go to hell!"

Luther roared, a strong sense of crisis erupting from the depths of his soul, warning him that this sword was extremely dangerous. However, at this moment, he was bound by Mr. A's rules, unable to escape or avoid it.

Since escape was impossible, then so be it. Luther faced his opponent, raising his Sword of Lava high as well!

As if in slow motion, he saw his Sword of Lava slash out and collide with the Black Knight's black blade. The dark, abyssal Greatsword was exceptionally sharp, smoothly slicing through the Sword of Lava, its upper half flying out, leaving a trail of eerie blue light in the air.

At the same time, the Greatsword rapidly enlarged in front of him.

"Whoosh!"

Luther's body was cut open by a sharp blade, then flattened, shrank, and finally turned into a paper figure split in two, which floated to the ground and was soaked in black mud.

His true form appeared about ten meters away.

"Paper Figurine Substitute!"

With a single strike, the black armor disintegrated, revealing Mr. A's original body. It seemed he couldn't use such a powerful ability indefinitely. Unfortunately, this powerful slash only struck the paper figure.

However, Mr. A was not angry because his Greatsword missed its mark. On the contrary, a triumphant smirk appeared on his face.

Luther stood there, stunned. The next second, his body suddenly split in two at an angle. The wound was exactly the same as the one on the paper figure, from the upper left to the lower right. This sword strike, filled with annihilation, aimed directly at his soul and body, relentlessly pursuing him, passing through the paper figure and affecting him!

Thump.

Luther fell backward, not a drop of blood flowing from the edges of his wounds, as if his soul had been completely Destruction by that dark longsword.

"Huff, huff"

Mr. A withdrew his abilities, a hint of fatigue appearing on his delicate and handsome face, as he breathed softly.

"Hmph, you got off easy."

After catching his breath for a few seconds, Mr. A's breathing calmed down. Looking at Luther's two halves of his body, he couldn't help but sneer and said...

This guy was even more troublesome than he had imagined, actually forcing him to use the "Gift of the Saint Tenebrous." It was an absolute trump card that he had painstakingly Record, which could only be used once—the core ability of the Shepherd Pathway Sequence 4 Black Knight, "Blade of Flesh and Spirit," which could not only Corrosion Flesh, obliterate the soul, and shatter barriers, but also render the defenses of any creature with Degeneration intentions ineffective.

Even Shepherd with extremely strong vitality would only face the Destruction of both body and soul after such a blow.

However, since the blasphemer died so easily, the only drawback of this move was that it also Destruction the target's Spirituality, making it impossible to Grazing. Mr. A thought with regret that since the Spirituality was not preserved, it was impossible to know the true reason for the opponent's background and peculiarities, and thus unable to share the burden for his master.

As the Black Snow fell thick and fast, the devout and fervent believer even felt a touch of poetic sentiment.

Wait, something seems off.

It's been so long, why hasn't it extracted its Characteristic yet?

Mr. A stared blankly and in astonishment at Luther's corpse, and then saw that the body was quietly dissolving into blood.

Mr. A's abilities are all based on the original work; one can only say that he is indeed somewhat overpowered.