Chapter 238: Changes in the Other Realm

Chapter 238: Changes in the Other Realm

Karl knew there was someone nearby, and he suspected it to be Fire Demon Vels' accomplice. His previous probing attack was intended to lure them out and deal with them together.

However, he never expected it to be Baden!

A Second Circle Wizard from the Green Family, and worse, his true identity had been guessed by his opponent. With no other choice, Karl had to take drastic measures.

It wasn't just Baden.

Several others were quickly approaching, but they were all First Circle Wizards, insignificant to Karl.

Ten Thousand Buddha Hands!

A massive Buddha shadow appeared behind him, with countless hands forming seals and striking towards Baden.

Demon Subjugation Seal!

An intensely fierce palm strike descended.

"It's you!" Baden roared.

If he had any doubts before, they were now dispelled, confirming his suspicions.

The Sixth Circle Tower's disciple, Karl, the killer of Gould, and the master of the Dream Bazaar, Conny.

"Swish!"

The staff trembled slightly.

Second Circle Magic - Night Void!

A defensive spell that enveloped Baden's location in endless darkness, blocking out almost all magic.

Even direct attacks on the mind and soul could be immune, making it an invincible position once cast.

"Boom!"

A gigantic palm imprint struck the ground from above, toppling trees, shattering rocks, and cracking the earth...

A huge palm imprint, a hundred meters long and two meters deep, appeared on the ground.

Even the Night Void trembled under its might.

"Excellent!"

Baden's temples throbbed, his teeth clenched.

"I was planning to visit the Dream Bazaar to find you after some time, but I didn't expect you to come knocking on my door."

"Last time, the protection of the Dream Bazaar saved you. Let's see how you fare this time."

"Die!"

Second Circle Wizard - Night Comet!

"Hmm!"

Karl's nose twitched, and his eyes shone with a faint light.

Pseudo-Third Circle - Fear Aura!

Ten Thousand Buddha Hands - Ground Impact Seal!

The Fear Aura pierced through the Night Void's defenses, landing on Baden and Fire Demon Vels.

Despite being Second Circle Wizards, a hint of bewilderment flashed in their eyes.

As they regained their senses, a colossal Buddha shadow appeared in their perception, its hands slowly forming seals and striking.

Though it seemed slow, it was incredibly fast, and before Baden could react, his throat felt a sweet sensation.

"Pffft!"

He coughed up blood, staggered back, and his eyes widened in terror.

"How is this possible?"

Nothing was impossible!

Karl's expression remained calm.

Once a top-tier Holy Skill, the Thousand Buddha Hands had evolved into the Ten Thousand Buddha Hands after comprehending the divine gift.

It was no longer just a martial technique; it could be both intensely fierce and gentle, adaptable, and capable of attacking the mind and spirit through aura.

Magic?

Secret Technique?

Holy Skill?

It was all of them!

Or perhaps...

The Ten Thousand Buddha Hands had become a legendary divine skill, capable of piercing through the darkness and striking the two within.

As for their offense, with his current vitality and the weakening effect of Tidal Force, Karl could easily ignore it.

The Buddha shadow seemed illusory, silently merging into the Night Void, and its palms formed seals, striking once more.

Having reached the fifth level of Holy Demonic Transformation, Karl's regular attacks were already on par with Second Circle Wizard spells.

And with the Ten Thousand Buddha Hands achieving the Thousand Hands Realm, his attack power increased sixteenfold.

Even a late-stage Second Circle Wizard would panic.

"Bang!"

A loud blast echoed.

Baden coughed up blood and retreated, while the Night Void shattered.

Fire Demon Vels stood motionless, turned his head towards Baden, opened his mouth as if to say something, but...

The next moment,

"Crack!"

A crack appeared on his body.

The crack rapidly spread, covering him in an instant, and countless rays burst from the fissure.

"No!" Baden hissed.

"My..."

He didn't care about Vels' death, but something of utmost importance was sealed within Vels' heart.

Now, it was all gone.

Karl was stunned as well.

Source Essence: +27

Killing the Fire Demon granted him Source Essence?

And such a significant amount! But Karl quickly recovered, realizing the Source Essence must have come from something other than Vels himself.

"Ah!" Baden roared, looking up at the sky.

"You've ruined my future, and for that, you must die!"

"Swish!"

He tore apart a Third Circle talisman, and the Third Circle magic tool on his body also lit up.

Death Ray!

Dark Devouring Spell!

Two Third Circle spells were activated simultaneously.

Black light burst forward, silently turning even the stones to ashes in its path.

With such speed, there was no chance to dodge.

And a Second Circle Holy Knight would struggle to withstand a Third Circle spell, let alone two.

Especially with the Dark Devouring Spell following closely behind, like a gaping maw devouring everything in its path.

"Die!"

"Die!"

"Die!"

Even as Karl's body was devoured by darkness, Baden's rage remained unabated, and he frantically attacked forward.

The ground was torn apart by magic, and the elements were in chaos...

"Enough!"

Suddenly, Karl's cold voice rang out behind Baden.

"It's my turn now."

Ten Thousand Buddha Hands - Vajra Seal!

"Bang!"

Baden's body trembled, and various spiritual lights flashed wildly. If not for his numerous defensive spells, this single strike would have taken his life.

"How is this possible?"

Karl suddenly turned and activated his magic, disappearing once more. A terrifying palm strike came from the side.

"Bang!"

Baden tumbled to the ground.

Despite his injuries, his efforts had been in vain, and the fear in his heart finally overwhelmed his anger.

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If this continued...

He would die!

Born into the Green Family, Baden had never considered the word 'death'. It had always seemed distant to him, and even the dangerous half-plane explorations he spoke of were merely slightly more complex to him.

Serious injuries were unheard of, let alone death.

But now,

He felt the presence of death once more! The last time was at the Dream Bazaar, also facing Karl. Could it be that Karl was his destined nemesis?

Run!

Baden's heart raced, and a talisman appeared in his hand. As the talisman shattered, his body vanished from its original spot.

Third Circle Magic—Void Displacement!

This magic allowed him to directly teleport through the void, appearing hundreds of kilometers away, and he could create talismans to activate it at any time.

Hmm?

His vision blurred, and his body reappeared several meters away, only to be met by a giant Buddha's hand descending upon him.

"Bang!"

Baden spat out blood, his bones shattered, and his face was filled with shock:

"How is this possible?"

He looked around and noticed twelve giant pillars that had appeared nearby at some point, sealing off the void in this area.

Fourth Rank Oddity—Twelve Star Palace!

"Swish!"

A flash of light.

Baden's head flew high into the air, and Karl didn't stop there. He swiftly dealt with the others.

Soon.

The area fell into a deathly silence.

Looking at the corpses on the ground, Karl's face darkened, showing no excitement despite his victory.

"The Green Family..."

Gould was just a First Circle Wizard in the Green Family, not particularly valued. But Baden was different.

He was a Second Circle Wizard!

And it was almost certain that he would become a Third Circle Wizard in the future.

Even in the Green Family, he was part of the core bloodline, and his death would not be taken lightly.

"Swish!"

He flipped his hand.

A jade amulet appeared in his palm.

Divine Concealment Amulet!

Taking a deep breath, Karl tightly gripped the amulet, and with a faint glow, his aura rapidly weakened.

After a moment, when his aura stabilized, his mental energy fluctuations were only at the initial stage of the First Circle.

Even a Third Circle Wizard, or even a Fourth Circle Wizard, wouldn't be able to see through his true cultivation within these fifteen days.

"Fifteen days..."

Karl clenched his jaw, his eyes flickering, and he quickly cleaned up the corpses on the ground.

Divine Realm Fragment.

Karl looked at the Divine Concealment Amulet in his hand. This divine artifact was shrouded in mystery, showing no peculiarities.

But,

It concealed his true cultivation.

"There's no way to interrupt it. Otherwise, within these fifteen days, I could only use it at critical moments and endure for a long time."

"No!"

"There should be a way, but the resistance organization doesn't possess it."

Closing his eyes, he silently sensed the concealing effect of the Divine Concealment Amulet, and his heart calmed slightly.

At least for the next fifteen days, he was safe.

"What a treasure. Even when it's in effect, I feel a sense of unreality, worthy of being an oddity that can deceive the deities."

"Hmm?"

Karl's eyelids twitched:

"Deceiving the deities..."

"If I don't have to fear the invasion of the deities' will, why not go to the alternate world and see the situation there?"

Opening his eyes, Karl seemed deep in thought, then his eyes narrowed, and his body vanished from the arena.

Alternate World.

Karl's figure reappeared.

This time, he emerged at the bottom of a body of water, sensing no presence of evil deity's will. He broke through the water and looked up.

The menacing tentacles and terrifying eyes he had seen before were gone, leaving only the shattered Blood Moon.

The pervasive chaos had also disappeared.

"Could it be that the Moon Goddess drove away the other foreign deities?"

Karl's face showed surprise, then he realized something was amiss.

In the sky,

A fragment of the Blood Moon slowly detached from its 'body', like a meteor falling to the ground, landing in an unknown location. And this situation continued.

Fragments were still falling.

"The Blood Moon is collapsing..."

"The Blood Moon is the Moon Goddess's 'body'. With the Blood Moon's collapse, it seems the Moon Goddess is truly finished. But it appears that even those powerful foreign evil deities couldn't truly enter."

Karl stroked his chin:

"Could it be that they're waiting for the Blood Moon to completely collapse before entering? These foreign evil deities are indeed cautious."

This was very likely.

Previously, this world didn't allow the existence of a First Circle aura, but now Karl could sense that the restriction had loosened.

A Second Circle initial stage aura could now exist.

And.

Before, when the Divine Realm Fragment revealed a Second Circle aura, his cultivation would be devoured by the Moon Goddess's barrier.

Now.

The strength limit was at the Second Circle initial stage, but his cultivation remained, he just couldn't reveal it all.

There was no longer any ability to devour cultivation.

In other words...

Karl's eyes flickered, then he shook his head:

"So what?"

"When the Moon Goddess's 'body' completely collapses, and the foreign evil deities enter, they'll still face a dead end."

(End of Chapter)

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