Chapter 590

Chapter 212 The Remnants of the Divine Part 9

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I was startled.

Has this thing realized what I am about to do…

It wants to hide that blood bead!

“No way!”

The moment I realized this, I controlled the blue arm with sharp claws to hook onto the veins attached to the tumor again. I bent down and quickly climbed over, grabbing the blood bead just as it was about to sink into the flesh. With a sudden gust of wind, the blue arm swept across, its long, slender fingers digging into the flesh and pulling out the bead along with the blood and meat fragments!

I got it!

A glimmer of triumph flashed in my eyes. In my vision, the large withered palm tightly gripped the gem emitting a faint crimson glow, forcefully pulling it out from the wriggling tumor. Amidst the flying blood and flesh, I saw the bead and the tumor’s surface connected by dense, tiny blood lines, like countless exposed capillaries. The red light on these vessels flowed like liquid, seemingly transporting an endless supply of nutrients and energy into the massive tumor.

That’s it…

Just cut this off!

My thoughts raced. I realized these tiny vessels were the key. I pulled harder on the blood bead, trying to snap them all at once.

“Hyah!”

With a soft cry, I exerted force twice with the blue arm, but failed to pull the bead out from the tumor’s surface. The veins stretched like rubber, the immense force causing the tumor’s skin to bulge, yet none of the vessels broke.

This can’t be torn…

I immediately understood.

Although these veins were small, they were more resilient than I imagined, likely pure energy bodies… possibly formed by unknown energies, the power of a deity. They weren’t real blood vessels and wouldn’t break so easily.

Then…

Behind me, the sound of wind and the sticky movement of tentacles approached swiftly.

I clenched my teeth and used all my strength. I swung the other giant blue arm, fingers together like a blade, and slashed at the countless thin lines connecting the blood bead and the tumor—

Let’s see how this works!

The air whirled around, forming a vortex of thick smoke. The swirling mass condensed into a tangible form, and in the next instant, a crescent-shaped black blade screeched out, slicing through the dense network of blood lines!

“Slash! Kill—”

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The tough lines snapped one after another.

…It worked!

The dark crescent blade sliced through the blood lines and flew towards the distant tumor. A large splash of thick blood and mucus splattered everywhere, and chunks of flesh exploded in the air. I felt the flesh beneath my feet start to move faster, and the heartbeat-like “thump thump” sound from deep within the tumor grew louder. The earth-shattering roar in my ears intensified with the trembling of the world.

Hurry up…

Out of the corner of my eye, the numerous, thick, snake-like blood vessels were already twisting their way from all directions, the nearest ones less than thirty meters away.

However, the flesh beneath me was too soft for me to use Moon Step to escape. I controlled the blue arm to throw the blood bead to my right hand, catching and holding it close. My chaotic power surged, and the white-flamed black fire roared fiercely, instantly engulfing my entire body. The other blue arm yanked hard on the veins, sending my petite body flying!

Whoosh!

The wind filled my ears, and the scene blurred before my eyes. I nearly skimmed the surface of the tumor, my back flame wings suddenly spreading and flapping, accelerating my flight. In an instant, I broke the sound barrier, and another shockwave burst ahead, but even so, the flood of blood vessel tentacles still clung tightly behind, constantly closing the distance.

Fifteen meters…

I quickly turned to confirm, estimating that the distance between the blood vessels and me had narrowed to less than fifteen meters. My heart raced with urgency. I drove my chaotic power to its limit, beating my wings as fast as possible, and squeezed the blood bead in my right hand slightly. The chaotic flames swirling around my body started to gather towards my chest.

What should I do…

Compress…

As long as I compress the power of the Black Flame to its limit, I can break through the limits this bead can withstand, then devour it…

I cannot confirm if this is correct, but there’s no time left, I have to give it a try.

Whoosh—

The intense Black Flame flowed like water waves, gathering entirely within my right fist holding the blood bead in less than a second, enveloping both the fist and the bead. The color of the flames was almost as dark as ink, jumping in the fierce wind, the pale white light shining so brightly that it almost blinded me. I endured the blinding pain and forced more power into the flames to further concentrate them.

Faster, faster, faster…

In a short time, I had already flown over two hundred meters, out of the peak of the rock, leaving that disgusting large flesh tumor behind, dashing into the deeper foggy depths amidst falling ashes.

But this time, those vascular tentacles didn’t retreat like before whenever I flew out of the rocks.

Those things were still wriggling and twisting behind me, increasing in number. No matter how fast I flew, they always managed to catch up, constantly closing the distance between us.

I looked back again.

Less than ten meters away…

What the hell is that dancer doing!? Watching the show!?

My blue arm swung wildly backward, the air suddenly trembling and emitting sharp whines. Dead smoke condensed into several sharp black crescent blades, roaring out from my green palm—

“Slash! Kill!”

Whizz!

The crescent blades, nearly invisible to the naked eye, instantly swept towards the writhing cluster of tentacles, cutting into the twisted mass and exploding into a shower of flesh and blood. The sound of dead smoke corroding came, with pus and blood flowing and splattering everywhere. Countless severed tentacles suddenly retracted in agony, swinging left and right. But in the next moment, even more tentacles surged up from behind.

Damn…

It never ends!

Anger and anxiety filled my heart. My blue arm swung back like a grinding wheel, condensing several crescent blades and more than a dozen Black Flames in an instant. They rolled up in a sudden black storm, carrying a bombardment-like attack, sweeping toward the tentacle cluster in the blink of an eye—

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Blood and fire suddenly flashed. The black flames bloomed like fireworks, exploding one after another among the tentacles. Dense explosions triggered shockwaves and furious winds. The impact came from behind, and I spread my wings in mid-air to steady myself, accelerating again with the momentum. At the same time, the chaotic fire condensed in my right fist became even more dazzling.

Faster, faster, faster…

“Come on—!!”

Crack.

In the resounding shout across the gray sky, the treasure held tightly in my hand emitted a slight cracking sound like glass breaking.

!

My heartbeat paused slightly.

Bang!

In the next moment, the blood bead shattered completely in my palm.

Hum—

Before I could react, scarlet light burst forth in my hand and chest, instantly overwhelming the dazzling white light of the chaotic fire, driving away the ash mist with a hammer-like impact and spreading rapidly in all directions!

“Ugh…”

Unable to hold back, I let out a stifled groan, being blasted away by the massive impact. After flying more than ten meters, I started to fall, my head spinning, with constant ringing in my ears. Amidst the stars dancing before my eyes, I saw the blood bead fragments burning in the black flames, spewing countless red smoke, fiercely rushing towards me.

On the other side, the tentacles chasing me in the air suddenly stopped their movements.

Then, they gradually retreated.

I slowly closed my eyes.

Success…

In the end, I…

had to do this.

The rampant power surged like a gushing spring, starting from my chest. The torrent of energy rapidly spread throughout my body, like flowing, scorching magma. I could hear the hissing sound of steam rising from my body, akin to the scorching sensation of a hot iron pressing against flesh.

A fleeting thought flashed through my mind, of the faint faces of the deceased children of Catalorma, and the timid yet expectant smiles on their faces when they stood at street corners, looking at me.