With a heavy stomp of his left foot, Chu Feng, clutching his long sword, appeared beside the immense egg.
CRACK!
His long sword, carrying tremendous strength, transformed into a streak of electrical light, piercing the egg's surface.
The next second, BOOM!
The counter-force from within the egg sent Chu Feng flying.
But then, a crisp cracking sound made Sirio, who had just gathered himself, pale drastically.
CRACKLE!
"No~!"
Seeing the cracks on the egg's surface, Sirio felt an immeasurable pain in his heart.
"Shout all you want! Let me slash it one more time, and I'll show you what the yolk of this giant egg looks like."
Chu Feng, who had flown dozens of meters before gracefully landing, was not quite satisfied with his strike. His brow furrowed, and he was about to rush up and give the giant egg another cut.
"Damned Exorcist! From the New York branch to the Gate of Breaking Boundary in Portland, you've ruined so many of my plans! And today you still want to ruin my great work? I must kill you!"
Enraged, Sirio glanced at the crack on the egg and lunged toward the stone platform, his heart filled with hatred. A thick red light emanated from his palm, instantly knocking the pitch-black book off the platform.
But just as the book fell, the air suddenly stilled. The fractured space above the throne began to visibly heal itself. Accordingly, the column of light infused with Hell's Power started to fade as the space mended.
The very next second, as Sirio turned to run towards the egg, a grand will descended within this underground space, freezing everyone present. Even Chu Feng was held motionless in mid-air, maintaining a lunging posture.
"Greedy humans, daring to covet the Demon God's shell!"
The grand will seemed to have perceived the trickery within the egg the moment it arrived, directing its focus squarely on Sirio, who stood before it.
Accompanied by a grating CRACK! The nearly healed space fractured once more. But this time, what came forth wasn't an energy-filled column of light.
A massive finger, as thick as an oil drum, dark red and swirling with boundless malice, slowly emerged from the spatial rift. Its target was the egg and Sirio before it. Not even a temporary shell would be allowed to be sullied by lowly humans.
Damn it, this can't be! It's not time yet. How can a Demon God from Hell step into the Human World?
Sirio, frozen in place, internally screamed in terror. The scene before him differed vastly from his expectations! His handsome face, under the Demon God's suppression, had reverted to its original form. But facing the approaching massive finger, he could do nothing but wait.
Chu Feng, suspended in mid-air, watched the slowly extending finger and cursed inwardly.
Damn it, what kind of hellish creature has this damned Cult leader invoked! With my current level of strength, even if I encountered a demon from Hell, it shouldn't be like this, right?
Damn it, move...
Chu Feng, straining with all his might, could only move a single finger. Eventually, he helplessly gave up struggling.
However, this massive finger from the depths of Hell did not arrive without a cost. In this world that still belonged to humans, every millimeter it advanced, it suffered endless assaults from the power of space. Wounds deep enough to reveal bone spread across its entire surface. Especially at its tip, the flesh and bone within were completely exposed.
By the time the finger reached Sirio's chest, the originally robust digit had been reduced to a ghastly white phalanx. Even under the onslaught of spatial power, this cracked and splintered phalanx showed signs of imminent collapse.
"Damn reptile!"
Finally, with an enraged roar full of intense unwillingness, the finger that should never have appeared here shattered instantaneously. In the blink of an eye, it was devoured by the endless power of space. The grand will that accompanied it was also expelled by the world, forced to leave this realm to which it did not belong.
"Survived?"
Sirio, having narrowly escaped death, incredulously patted his chest. Just moments before, he had completely despaired, closing his eyes to await death's arrival. Unexpectedly, his life was not fated to end there; the finger from Hell collapsed first.
"Ha! You won't live!"
Chu Feng, who had just landed, heard Sirio's murmur and sneered. With a flick of his long sword, he was ready to rush forward and cleave this grotesque monster of the Holy Advent Society in two once again.
However, Sirio, now in his blood demon form before the stone platform, had once again aimed the pitch-black Cross Dagger at his own chest. Feeling the chilling killing intent from behind, he didn't dare hesitate.
With a cruel glint in his eyes, the long dagger plunged entirely into his chest.
SHINK! The sharp dagger pierced his heart.
Suicide? Seeing the Bizarre scene unfold, Chu Feng paused, uncomprehending.
In his mind, the opponent's light was slowly fading—a sure sign of impending death.
Meanwhile, in front of the stone platform, the moment Sirio lost consciousness, the Runes on the Cross Dagger embedded in his chest suddenly flared to life.
As the dagger vibrated with mysterious power, a dark, humanoid smoke struggled free from Sirio's body. As this soul emerged, his now-dead body slowly turned to ashes.
With no way out, Sirio glanced at the goat head emblem on his soul's chest, his eyes flashing with deep-seated hatred.
After today, I'll no longer be a damned Cult priest!
In a flash, his smoke-like form shot directly into the giant egg atop the throne. However, the goat head emblem imprinted on his soul's chest was blocked as it tried to pass through the eggshell, like a foreign object being repelled.
The slash of cold light that followed was a moment too late, striking only the hard eggshell and leaving a shallow gash.
This damned thing, does he think he's a hermit crab? Not satisfied with this shell, so he's trying to find another?
Standing before the stone platform, watching the gradually cracking egg, Chu Feng cursed under his breath.
Damn it, still trying to break out? Let me help you!
Spiritual Power surged within him. He lifted his long sword, which then cleaved down like lightning. A dazzling blade of light instantly plunged into the crack on the giant egg's surface.
CLANG!
A sound like metal striking metal erupted from within the egg, as if the blade had hit something incredibly hard.
"It's useless, damned Exorcist! Now it's my turn! Hahahaha!"
Inside the egg, Sirio, having once again taken control of a powerful body, let out a wild laugh. Although his plans had encountered a slight flaw and an unexpected turn, he had ultimately succeeded!