Divine Emperor of Death

Chapter 4562: Strongest Supreme Genius?

White lightning crackled.

The air folded into itself, causing the stormy clouds above to still. Below them, Karyon Stormsong stood like a lightning god, his figure wrapped in arcing white lightning. His golden eyes shone with a divine light. The pressure he exuded intensified greatly, but it wasn’t like a storm’s wrath, but a gentle breath of a giant preparing to end a mortal.

Karyon Stormsong raised his arms into the air. The lightning spears around him shivered and then... dissolved. They streamed into his body in shimmering veins that pulsed with a white light. His pale skin was covered by silver-gold lines.

*Boom!~*

The stormy clouds that had gone silent abruptly rumbled and shot down with the force of an explosion, directly falling on Karyon Stormsong. It was as though he was heavenly tribulation himself, the clouds helping him gather a tremendous amount of energy.

Davis’s brows raised with some surprise.

He wasn’t the type to let people gather energy to launch a terrifying attack, but he needed to witness some techniques to gain profound insights. For Divine Techniques, he needed to witness them with much more focus and decipher the profound nature that brought about utter destruction. His eyes squinted as he continued watching.

Inside the barrier, Evelynn raised her brows as she watched.

She could tell that Karyon Stormsong was using the same method as her, where she used Wisteria to become powerful enough to defeat the Six-Headed Hydra. He was gaining power from the wisp through the spirit pact. However, to gain power of that kind of level, she knew the trust levels between them should be high.

If he had used the Prismatic Intramural Soul-Spirit Pact, then he would at least need to be at the last level, the third level, to harness this kind of power.

However, she couldn’t imagine how he could win the wisp over.

"The Stormsong Family is really old." Myria appeared by her side, "Judging by this spirit pact technique, I guess they once had Divine Exalts worshiping the Elegant Thunderous Stormsong Spirits, gaining power from them. But after the Divine Exalt Cultivation method got banned, they must have come up with some other method, like spirit bloodline infusion. It is no wonder they’re so compatible that the wisp feels safe with him."

"I see." Fairy Thunderblaze commented, "No wonder he dares to face death despite knowing the current rumors. He thinks he could really win. Is there any truth in that, Evelynn?"

She turned to ask, causing Evelynn’s lips to curl in derision.

"Husband’s still playing with him."

"..." Fairy Thunderblaze’s heart shook as she returned his gaze above.

She could also tell that Karyon Stormsong borrowed the Empyrean Stage Elegant Thunderous Stormsong Wisp’s power to reach the Peak-Level Autarch Stage. If her perception was right, she guessed it had almost reached Level Eleven Autarch Stage, almost near the peak of the layer limit, and also this High-Level Shard Region’s limit, although she further knew the suppression wouldn’t be imposed unless one had also comprehended Level One Quintessence, the Exalt-level comprehension for Primary Laws.

Still, this meant that Karyon Stormsong’s prowess had practically reached twenty-three levels higher.

Her heart trembled at this fact. It was a feat that was only achievable by the Stormsongs, who managed to woo their deity spirit.

The ridiculous thing was that Davis still managed to defend against it and stopped the shockwave like it was nothing. Even if she reached his realm, she doubted she could do something like that without crushing the bones in the entirety of that particular leg. But Davis... other than slight bleeding that already stopped, she couldn’t see any other injury.

Fairy Thunderblaze’s heart churned. It seemed like he had long left her in the dust, and she was the only fool who was jumping around him.

Nevertheless, she also knew this power gained by Karyon Stormsong wouldn’t last long.

"This is probably the last attack he could make..." She uttered.

"Yes, his body would not be able to withstand another offensive technique, much less another Divine Technique." Myria nodded.

Nearly ten seconds passed. It was the longest Divine Technique they had ever witnessed, but they guessed it was because Karyon Stormsong was using it as an Autarch and not a Sovereign. It simply took more time for him to gather and store energy in order to unleash it.

Abruptly, the skies went silent again.

Everyone could tell that the attack was incoming.

"Your disgusting arrogance will be your undoing." Karyon Stormsong announced, his gaze cold.

He had been sweating, not thinking it would take this long. However, since he had completed it while the Divine Emperor of Death foolishly waited, trying to decipher his technique, he was full of confidence again.

"No one can stop this technique, for it has even killed Anarchic Divergents, and you’re the same."

"Stormsong Lightning Art—Divine White Severance!"

There was no thunder nor any roar. There was still a serenity that made people’s hearts drop, followed by a single beam of white-gold lightning that shot towards Davis instantaneously. It didn’t crackle. It didn’t explode with power.

Instead, it erased everything evil in its way. The world under that beam simply stopped moving to allow the white lightning to pass with utter serenity.

The white-gold lightning beam slammed onto Davis, engulfing him in a terrifying wave of destruction that sought to extinguish Fiends and evildoers alike.

Azariel, Lucian, and Celestia felt their breath stagnate in their lungs, their vision going white as the impact turned the battlefield into a seamless canvas of blinding light. Their hearts sank as they couldn’t tell if their father could survive that attack, other than having the belief that he would remain standing like an eternal statue that supports their family.

This minute moment stretched for what seemed to be a long time, even though it was just two seconds before the blinding light dimmed, revealing a figure standing exactly where they had been.

His robe was slightly burnt, and his leg was bent at a strange angle, while he was missing an arm. One could even see the silver crystal-like veins coursing through his arms like molten mercury.

Evelynn’s and the others’ gaze shuddered. They could tell that he was using the Grand Chaos Silver Body, but had he just taken the hit just like that without putting up a barrier?

"One arm was all you could take."

Davis’s voice was serene, his expression frowning, "If that’s all, I’m disappointed."

As soon as his words fell, his arm began to regenerate like the injury inflicted on him was nothing. Veins extended, bones grew, and flesh surged as a wave of life energy seethed over his severed arm. His leg, which was bent at a strange angle, cracked back into place.

"Impossible...!"

Karyon Stormsong bellowed out, his voice tired yet furious.

No matter how strong the Divine Emperor of Death was, how could his body have reached such a level, enough to compare to a Peak-Level Empyrean Stage expert!?

It was against common sense!

Karyon Stormsong’s confidence shattered like glass. One could see his expression fracture into one of fear before it turned into hardened resolve.

His hands blurred into many seals. White lightning gushed from his pores, but this time, it wasn’t only his energy but also his blood and soul. He sacrificed his blood-soul essence, his aura twisting while the serenity was replaced by desperation.

*Wiii~*

A wail echoed, the Elegant Thunderous Stormsong Wisp’s phantom convulsing in pain. Its soul essence was also sacrificed.

"Bloodrising Storm Escape Technique..."

Karyon Stormsong muttered under his breath before he blurred into a streak of lightning, shooting away so fast that the horizon bent.

"Think you can run?" Davis’s voice echoed.