Chapter 616 - 450: One Hand to Crush a Worm, Great Elder Gu Takes Action
Chapter 616: Chapter 450: One Hand to Crush a Worm, Great Elder Gu Takes Action
He gritted his teeth, clutching the Original Dragon Scale left by Astra in his hand, preparing to face the final impact.
Just as he was about to use this trump card to escape his predicament, a completely different aura descended without any warning.
This aura was calm and ancient, like mountains that had weathered millennia, steady and profound.
The once-violent and chaotic Magic Power instantly calmed, and the terrifying pressure bearing down on everyone receded like a tide.
The giant claw of blood in the sky, less than ten meters from Raylo’s head, abruptly froze solid.
Raylo looked up in astonishment.
He saw a hand.
A giant hand, reaching down from above the clouds.
That hand blotted out the sky, its shadow blanketing the entire Blood Lake.
The giant hand seemed to move slowly, but it was actually descending with incredible speed.
Its target was the several-hundred-meter-long Demon Serpent coiled above the Blood Lake—the form Najasha had taken.
’What is that?’
The will of the Nine-headed Demon Serpent finally wavered.
It drove Najasha’s body to slither frantically, trying to plunge into the Blood Lake.
However, under the giant hand’s looming presence, space itself seemed to have become an indestructible cage.
The hand spread its five fingers, then casually scooped and clenched.
It was like scooping a loach out of a pond.
The massive Demon Serpent struggled and twitched helplessly in its palm, unable to budge those five mountain-like fingers in the slightest.
A shrill shriek erupted from the serpent’s mouth.
The giant hand just gave a light squeeze.
PUFF!
A crimson mist spewed from Najasha’s seven orifices.
The powerful will of the Nine-headed Demon Serpent, which had been entrenched in her body, instantly dissipated into nothingness from that casual squeeze.
The crimson glow that had possessed Najasha faded.
Her several-hundred-meter-long Demon Serpent body rapidly shrank like a deflating ball.
Finally, she reverted to her Snake Woman form—human torso, serpent tail—and her eyes rolled back. She plummeted from mid-air, landing with a SPLASH in the shallows of the Blood Lake, her status unknown.
The giant claw of blood in the sky also disintegrated, turning into a rain of blood that fell back into the lake.
The terrifying pressure that had blanketed the world vanished completely.
Moonlight, Sun, and Lightning let out roars of relief as they scrambled to their feet, staring at the giant hand in the sky with a mixture of shock and uncertainty.
Raylo stared upward, his mind a complete blank.
He watched the giant hand slowly retract, disappearing above the clouds.
Then, a figure emerged from the shadows of a nearby hill, walking out unhurriedly.
It was none other than the Giant, Grand Elder Gu, who had previously come to this swamp to "sightsee."
Gu walked to the edge of the Blood Lake, glanced at the unconscious Najasha, then looked up at the sky, as if confirming that the Nine-headed Demon Serpent’s will had truly retreated.
Then, his gaze fell upon the endlessly churning Blood Lake.
He extended his calloused right hand and made a gentle beckoning gesture toward the vast Blood Lake.
GLUG... GLUG...
The entire Blood Lake seemed to answer some invisible summons.
The lake’s water began to spin violently, forming a massive vortex.
At the center of the vortex, all the blood, debris, and resentful souls were compressed and condensed at a visible rate.
The Blood Lake’s water level was dropping rapidly.
In just a few breaths, the Blood Lake—large enough to submerge a small town—had vanished completely.
In its place, a skull-sized, dark-red Crystal Stone hovered at the center of the former lake bed. It seemed to contain countless Soul Spirits swirling within.
An incredibly pure stream of Life and Soul Energy emanated from the Crystal Stone.
Gu made a grasping motion in the air toward the Crystal Stone.
The Crystal Stone turned into a streak of light and flew into his palm.
He held the blood-red Crystal Stone in his hand, examining it for a moment, and seemed quite pleased with his creation.
Only after finishing all this did he turn around, his turbid yet seemingly all-seeing eyes landing on Raylo.
Raylo gripped Broken Flow, his palms slick with sweat.
’As expected of a Catastrophe Level expert who has lived for millennia.’
’This being just expelled the Nine-headed Demon Serpent’s will with a single hand.’
Raylo’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
Gu looked down at the blood-red Crystal Stone in his palm as if admiring a perfect work of art.
Raylo’s gaze went past Gu’s shoulder and fell upon the unconscious Najasha at the edge of the Blood Lake.
’The root of the disaster must be eliminated.’
He hesitated no longer. He went to the edge of the now-dry Blood Lake. Najasha lay motionless, her serpent tail floating limply, with only faint breaths to prove she was still alive.
Raylo leaped down from the dragon’s back, splashing through the mud and water.
He walked up to Najasha and raised the Divine Weapon Broken Flow high.
A cold glint danced along the blade, reflecting Najasha’s face—still beautiful, yet filled with a sinister aura.
SCHLICK!
Without a hint of hesitation, the Long Sword fell.
A head shot into the air, tracing an arc before landing in the murky bog.
The headless serpent body twitched twice, then fell completely still.
He turned to see that Grand Elder Gu was already standing behind him, having arrived at some unknown moment.
Gu’s gaze swept over Najasha’s corpse before finally settling on Raylo.
He extended the hand holding the blood-red Crystal Stone.
"Here, take this."
"After all, this was your war, so it is your spoils."
Grand Elder Gu’s voice was flat.
Raylo looked at the skull-sized Crystal Stone, inside which countless resentful souls seemed to be roaring. An indescribable chill rose from the soles of his feet.