A Higher Existence

He raised the Lihun in his hand, wreathed in deathly energy. Tumultuous black flames spread outward along the blade, the temperature, sufficient to melt a planet, scorched the surrounding air.

[This guy's badly hurt. Let's finish this quickly.]

The ancient dragon's reminder echoed in his ears. After the Trial of Conscience, he and Bai Heng had forged a symbiotic relationship.

Now, it manifested as the pair of lacquered-gold dragon horns atop Bai Heng's head.

And having received Nanook's blessing, coupled with a symbiotic relationship with the Shuhuo, Bai Heng, though not nominally ranked as a Lord of Destruction under Destruction...

...this newly born Emissary of Destruction of his had already surpassed those last-ranked Lords of Destruction.

Before Shuhuo could retract its branches, the surging death energy rushed down like a tide along the branches where Bai Heng stood.

The power of constant withering, decay, and destruction twisted the flesh of Abundance.

Shuhuo's entire body of branches began to tremble. The expressions on the thousands of fleshy human faces on the fruits of those branches became twisted and grotesque.

Together, they groaned:

"Insect of Destruction, a mere newly born false god, do you think you can kill me?"

"Care to guess?" Bai Heng smiled, ceasing his pointless chatter with it.

In his right hand, from a black hole formed by the convergence and collapse of extreme death energy, erupted a sky-supporting black flame, pouring down upon this golden, thousand-faced monster tree.

Shuhuo's outstretched golden branches began to tremble, experiencing a primal fear of that black flame.

They contracted together, forming a golden spiderweb, attempting to block or even capture the black flame.

But the moment the golden spiderweb touched the black flame, that death energy permeated deep into the branches.

The surging black flames were not enough to melt its branches, but they were constantly spreading.

Like a black storm, a rampant plague, about to envelop this thousand-faced monster tree that reached the dome of the sky above and touched the earth below.

The dark brown sky was still raining blood, but the blood-teared demon star had turned grayish-brown.

Shuhuo felt unwilling.

As a disciple of The Path of Abundance, it had yet to bestow the Path of Abundance, the blessings of Abundance, upon this universe.

Unwillingness, anger, and suppressed emotions caused every head on this thousand-faced monster tree to tremble.

The golden branches shed their outer skin, turning into huge tentacles made of flesh and blood.

"I could have granted you eternal life, granted you the blessings of Abundance, freed you from the suffering of flesh and blood, yet you are so stubborn, hahahaha..."

All the heads grinned hideously, looked at Bai Heng, and said in unison:

"Insect of Destruction, each overcoming of death is supreme joy. Like them, your flesh and blood are insignificant, but your pain may please me."

The flesh-and-blood branches that had shed their outer shell split into two.

One of them stretched towards the ancient sea water of Scalegorge Waterscape.

The other broke through the shackles of the black flame, the growing flesh and blood constantly contending with the spreading death energy, piercing towards Bai Heng.

Bai Heng raised his hand, the Lihun floating in front of him. A touch of translucent blood light appeared on the lacquered-gold dragon horns. He looked at the golden phantom not far away and said:

"Lord, do not let that branch get close to The Ambrosial Arbor."

The Lord, whose figure was somewhat blurred due to the loss of its manipulator, once again raised the golden formation blade, using its last strength to thrust the giant blade down from the sky one last time, piercing through Shuhuo's branches.

On the other side, Bai Heng wielded the Lihun as he had wielded the flying sword for the first time more than a decade ago.

"We Cloud Knights, vow to be like clouds obscuring the sky, shielding the Xianzhou, never to fall."

"Creatures of Abundance, the Xianzhou is not a place for you to come."

The Lihun fell downwards, enveloped in black flames, gradually revealing a giant dragon phantom with black scales all over its body, born like a mountain. It was wrapped in monstrous flames, and seemed to carry the sharpness of myriad blades, pouncing towards Shuhuo.

It wanted to stop it, but the flesh and blood branches were instantly cut by the death energy, reduced to bloody foam and residue.

The dragon shadow passed through the giant tree, biting off Shuhuo's flesh and blood branches in one bite, tearing apart the entire dark brown sky.

The scorching temperature of the black flames gradually dissipated, and the flesh and blood that Shuhuo had grown evaporated like liquid, churning up and down, until it turned into ashes.

The sky of the Sea of Stars Skiffs was unveiled, revealing a bright color that the Sea of Stars should have.

The blood rain that had eroded all the undead abominations also stopped.

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From then on, the Calamity Shuhuo was successfully suppressed.

All the soldiers on this battlefield witnessed the occurrence of this battle.

No matter how much suffering this war had brought them, at this moment, without exception, they all felt joy and relief from the bottom of their hearts.

Yes, they had won and managed to survive.

"Shield the Xianzhou, the Cloud Knights will always be victorious!"

Someone shouted this sentence.

Everyone present began to shout in unison:

"Shield the Xianzhou, the Cloud Knights will always be victorious!"

"Defend the Xianzhou, the Cloud Knights will always be victorious!"

"Defend the Xianzhou, the Cloud Knights will always be victorious!"

Their voices echoed throughout the Sea of Stars Skiffs, shaking the heavens and collapsing the earth.

And at this moment, Bai Heng also landed where Shuhuo had been incinerated.

There, a seed still lingered, wreathed in the aura of death.

Bai Heng clutched his chest, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and approached the seed.

To be honest, he hadn't been confident in defeating Shuhuo.

All his composure had been a facade to gain the upper hand in terms of momentum.

After all, even though he possessed power that didn't belong to the Lord of Destruction, he couldn't wield it skillfully, and the effectiveness he could unleash was less than half of its potential.

That final blow had even caused a backlash against himself.

Just as he approached the seed left behind by Shuhuo, preparing to retrieve it.

Bai Heng (female), piloting a Sea of Stars Skiff, landed not far from Bai Heng (male), bringing with her Dan Feng, who was unconscious after she had just awakened him from his dragon frenzy, and Jingliu, who was covered in wounds.

Stepping off the Sea of Stars Skiff, Bai Heng (female) supported Jingliu and ran towards him, asking:

"Xiao Bai, are you alright?"

Hearing the voice, Bai Heng (male) turned around, forcing a comforting smile:

"Master, Bai Heng, I'm fine. Just a few minor injuries, a bit of back pain. I'll just have Master rub it for me when we get home."

Upon hearing this, Bai Heng (female), never one to miss a chance for amusement, looked at Jingliu and said:

"Jingliu, you can't beat him now, you're completely at his mercy."

Jingliu glared at Bai Heng (female), her voice weak:

"Shut... shut up, who says I can't beat him?"

Bai Heng (male), seeing the two of them safe and sound, felt a sense of relief, but just as he was about to speak, he felt a sharp pain in his brain.

Jingliu, who was the first to notice something was wrong, looked at Bai Heng (male) and wanted to step forward:

"Bai Heng?"

But as soon as she took a step, Bai Heng (male) clutched his forehead and shouted hoarsely:

"Don't come near me!"

In the next moment, Bai Heng's (male) painful expression was instantly replaced by a smile.

He slowly straightened his body, and his carefree demeanor vanished in an instant.

He paid no attention to Jingliu and Bai Heng (female) beside him, and walked gracefully towards the seed left behind by Shuhuo.

Upon approaching, Bai Heng (male) reached out, grasped Shuhuo's seed in his hand, and smiled:

"The blessing of Destruction, the seed of Abundance, and this body... it seems I, too, can become a higher being."

More chapters will be released if there are gifts, boohoo.