The Paladin in the Abyss-Chapter 593 - 617 Birth of the Flame Demon

Chapter 593: Chapter 617 Birth of the Flame Demon Chapter 593: Chapter 617 Birth of the Flame Demon As True Yuan continuously poured out of his body, a whirlwind of Spiritual Energy appeared around Lancelot, while the Array beneath him transformed the whirlwind into a storm. A terrifying suction force extended outward from him as the center, pulled by the Array Plate, and went straight for the volcano in front of Glacial Fortress. The originally clear sky suddenly resounded with a thunderous boom as a red tornado rose from the volcanic crater. The tornado climbed higher and higher while simultaneously leaning over, eventually forming an arc high in the sky, pouring into the top of Glacial Fortress.

Lancelot’s idea was simple, from the moment the volcano had appeared, he sensed that it contained an extremely thick concentration of nature’s spiritual energy. If he were to forcibly use that energy for Body Infusion, his cultivation might breakthrough to the high rank of Foundation Establishment directly. If he dispersed his power and then immediately used the Volcanic Aura for Body Infusion, he could rapidly recover his cultivation, and there was even hope to maintain it at the middle rank of Foundation Establishment.

Thus, he devised a bolder plan—using the Array’s assistance to ‘extract’ the Spiritual Energy from within the volcano and carry out the dispersion of power and Body Infusion directly on top of Glacial Fortress. He had done something similar on Shattered Mountain Range before, except that time he was merely extracting some moist air, but this time he was drawing a tremendous amount of Spiritual Energy, which required the consumption of sixty-four Upper Grade Spirit Stones.

To speak truthfully, the Spiritual Energy contained in those sixty-four Upper Grade Spirit Stones was not a small amount either, but there are quite a few restrictions in extracting Spiritual Energy from spirit stones. If one wants to do it quickly, it will result in significant wastage, and if one wants to not waste, the process must be done slowly. The most suitable uses for spirit stones are still forming Arrays, refining Elixirs, and powering Magical Treasures, and Lancelot had previously used spirit stones for an emergency recuperation of True Qi and True Yuan after a great battle, which was actually quite a wasteful practice.

To the Frost Giants and Demons surrounding Glacial Fortress, that bizarre Flame Tornado seemed to connect the Glacial Fortress with the volcano, and then a surging demonic qi emanated from the top of the fortress. It seemed as if a new Abyssal Lord was about to be born there. Most of the Demons fled in terror, while others trembled and knelt, submitting to the strong; the Frost Giants still loyal to Kostcheqi were somewhat confused: Was this some kind of mischief by their own lord, or had another contender for power arrived?

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Lancelot had paid such a great price to forcibly move the location of the Body Infusion to the top of Glacial Fortress, not because he wanted to cause a big sensation—he was dispersing his power, after all, and hiding wasn’t even an option, let alone being high-profile. He did this for a simple reason: Spiritual Energy Body Infusion is also a very wasteful behavior, akin to placing a small bucket under a waterfall. The bucket would be filled almost immediately, swelling slightly in the process, and the excess Spiritual Energy would naturally ‘overflow’ into the surrounding world.

But in fact, that was his main objective.

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The nature’s spiritual energy drawn from the volcano was already incredibly hot, and he intended to use the ‘wasted’ Volcanic Aura during Body Infusion to melt the Glacial Fortress beneath his feet!

The Flame Tornado became thicker and thicker, and viewed from a distance, it seemed as if another volcano had been upturned upon the palace of the Prince of Wrath, while the ice-built fortress, like a gemstone, refracted blinding red light all around, like a sunset in the evening. The icy structure began to melt almost immediately, and the runoff water flowed down the edges of the fortress, eventually pooling into a rapidly growing waterfall at the base.

Hordes of Frost Giants and blood-mired beasts frantically fled the fortress’s exits, as if something extremely dangerous was pursuing them. The reason soon became clear; under that searing red light, their flesh began to bubble and writhe as if boiling, swelling violently with huge pustules, which then burst, sprouting a myriad of bizarre appendages—tentacles on their heads, eyes covering their arms, a second large mouth on their abdomen… As long as the creatures remained enveloped in the red light, the Mutation would not stop, and it would accelerate progressively.

Only a few lucky ones managed to escape in time, but many more were tripped by their newly sprouted limbs, tumbling to the ground and becoming a rolling mass of flesh.

As the instigator of it all, Lancelot himself was also in immense pain. The spiritual energy drawn from the volcano had to first be “infused” into his body, then “siphoned” off to the Glacial Fortress below the Array Plate. Even with the Cauldron Immortal Technique refining the energy that infused his body, the chaotic power contained within the Abyssal Spiritual Qi was still craving to change his physique. His skin felt as though it was being tugged by ten thousand fish hooks, while his body was pierced by a thousand freshly drawn swords from the forge, their surfaces still incandescent; the rampant spiritual energy charged through his meridians like a herd of wild bulls with their tails on fire.

The accumulated agony converged like a tsunami, assaulting Lancelot’s Divine Sense, seeking to drag him into the dark, chaotic, illogical depths of the sea. In this test of will, no cultivation technique offered any help, Lancelot was relying solely on his own thoughts to resist, and what supported him to persevere was a piece of advice left by Han Tiansheng in the small bamboo slip:

In any contest of wills, as long as the cultivator himself does not give up, the Divine Sense will never collapse.

Gradually, the pain radiating from the body began to lessen, or perhaps Lancelot had become numb to it; he could even afford to divert his attention to monitor the operation of the cultivation technique. He did not intend to check, but on doing so, he discovered that the chaotic energy within his body had accumulated to a very dangerous level. If he did not guide it properly, he feared he would indeed become some kind of monster.

As if sensing his thoughts, a force that Lancelot had been suppressing within his body surged out, offering him a way to “sculpt” the chaotic energy. Lancelot immediately realized that this was the best solution to the crisis before him, and as his thoughts shifted, his body began to transform accordingly.

His stature started to swell continuously, his skin turning red, the muscles all over his body inflating like balloons to an astonishing degree; two large bloody holes appeared on his back, from which a pair of massive bat wings stretched out, fully extending in mid-air. At the same time, his temples began to bulge outwards, sprouting a pair of thick, sharp, forward-curved antlers.

Finally, Lancelot opened his mouth and let out a roar filled with primordial wildness. Countless flames burst forth from his mouth, converging into a whip made entirely of flame, which he naturally grasped in his hand.

Everyone in the Abyss knew what that was, and the creatures lucky enough not to be touched by the red light, which were at a safe distance, trembled and knelt down, showing respect and submission to the king among demons.

Before the eyes of all, a Barlow Flame Demon was born. Beneath it, the symbol of Kostcheqi’s dominion over this realm, the Glacial Fortress, was thoroughly melted. The water from the melting pooled together, forming a torrential flood that swept away Kostcheqi’s plundered treasures from countless centuries, racing towards the depths of the valley below.

The route was exactly as previously surveyed by Liner and the others.