Child of Destiny

Chapter 1947: The Young Ghosts of the Valentine Family (Part 3)

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Seeing that Jeremiah was charging at him once again, Spellbreaker had no choice but to confront him for another time.

But this time, he no longer chose to fight Jeremiah head-on and instead focused on his other Mentalism Techniques.

He was not a Combat Mentalist, who specialized in melee combat, so he naturally had a weaker physique compared to his opponent, who clearly had powerful body techniques.

He still majored in spells and mental techniques as a Psychic Mentalist. Even though he used a few melee techniques to cover most of his weaknesses, he was still far from being a Kaleidoscope Mentalist, who majored in both expertise.

Staring intently at Jeremiah, Spellbreaker snapped his fingers, summoning an array of spheres made of Mental Energy behind him.

With a slight gesture with his hand, he controlled and sent these energy spheres forward, bombarding Jeremiah from every direction.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Each sphere was packed with powerful energy that was enough to blast an entire house into smithereens. Adding the immense momentum that they generated through their insanely fast speed, getting hit by either of them would surely be disastrous.

However, regardless of the threat that they carried, Jeremiah still lunged forward and charged through them with full ferociousness.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He either swung his arms and axe to directly destroy them and deflect their trajectory or used his insanely tough body to endure all the explosions along with his Qi Armor.

Boom!

Jeremiah ignored all the injuries that he was suffering from those explosions, especially when most of them were visibly healing at an insane rate. The Healing Factor that the Killing Star provided him had also reached an unimaginable level after he had broken through the Void Manifestation Stage.

Of course, the pain that he was suffering from each of those injuries was still present. They were so painful that they could make most people collapse just by feeling them.

However, for someone like Jeremiah, who had endured all the torturous training from the Valentine Family, something like this was far from breaking through his pain tolerance.

Heck! He had even experienced the feeling of losing his limbs before healing them, which was not even the worst form of training that he had suffered.

He had also experienced being burned alive when training his Healing Factor, which was much harder to endure.

All those inhumane training sessions were like living in hell, but all of it was worth it given the current situation.

Boom!

Jeremiah broke through the bombardment of the energy spheres, catching up to his target once again while dragging his cursed artifact behind.

Hu~!

Hot steam was coming out from his body while he was urging his heart to pump his blood even faster, giving him an unimaginable strength.

Boom!

This technique was something that he had learned from Joaquin Giovanni, who had seen his potential, especially after learning that he was a possessor of a Killing Star.

It was a technique that only a select few could learn, even from those in his warrior tribe. After all, training such a technique could kill an individual by bursting their heart.

This was also one of the rewards that Jeremiah had gotten after that special operation launched by the Magic Ace Academy and the Springfield Family to secure the Thunder Lord’s inheritance and those Artificial Mutants.

Thump! Thump!

Jeremiah’s eyes suddenly turned wide while his pupils contracted a little. The blood flowed more violently in response to the sudden acceleration of his heart’s pumping.

His body also started to generate intense heat, causing his muscles to produce a mixture of steam and Internal Qi.

’Thousand Beast Method: Secret Art – Heart of the Thousand Beast’

BOOM!

The force that Jeremiah carried intensified alongside the adrenaline rush. He went crazy and attacked like a wild beast, swinging his cursed artifact with all his might.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Spellbreaker started frowning deeply after seeing all these. He first thought that Jeremiah was finally losing his mind. After all, using both the Killing Star and the cursed artifact together was no different from committing suicide.

Both could consume the mind of the wielder, transforming them into a killing machine who knew nothing but slaughter.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

However, Spellbreaker later realized that it was far from being the case. For some unknown reason, Jeremiah was still able to keep his mind intact despite the intense and prolonged usage of those two. It was as if he were in full control of everything.

”Does he fully control his Killing Star and make that cursed artifact acknowledge him as its master?” he mumbled in doubt.

But he later shook his head and denied it. ”Impossible! Controlling the Killing Star will only grow more difficult the stronger the possessor becomes. Unless someone reached transcendence, fully controlling its power will always be impossible.”

”As for that cursed artifact-...” he paused for a moment while looking at the crimson axe in Jeremiah’s hands before continuing. ”It seems to be an item especially designed for a possessor of a Killing Star, amplifying all their abilities.”

”Where does he get it?” he asked while wearing a solemn look on his face.

Swoosh!

With another wave of his hand, the spheres around him expanded and stretched, taking an elongated form before transforming into spears.

With a slight gesture, all the spears pointed forward and started flying at Jeremiah at insane speed.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Sensing the immense threat that these spears possessed, Jeremiah did not dare to lower his guard. He further tightened his grip over the cursed weapon before channeling his Qi into it.

Zong~! Long~! Long~!

In response, the cursed artifact gave him intense feedback. It released a violent light, which was accompanied by a strong flow of energy that swiftly rushed toward his body.

This energy the assimilated with his Internal Qi, changed the nature of his Natural Force, which was reinforced by the Death Qi.

The Natural Force then became more violent and aggressive, resuming a monstrous meant for slaughter.

The energy that was coming from the cursed artifact was called a Slaughter Qi, which had a similar root to the Death Qi.

Both were Yin-Type Energy, which could be accumulated by killing or being surrounded by the dead. Then they would be fused with an individual’s Internal Qi through special methods, transforming them into a specific Qi.

They fell into the same category but possessed different features. The Death Qi was silent but deadly, while the Slaughter Qi was violent and murderous.

The Death Qi smoothly assimilated with the Slaughter Qi before transforming into another form of Qi, which quickly fused with his unique method and swiftly transformed into a higher form of Natural Force.

’Natural Force (Hybrid Type): God Slayer Force’

Boom!

With the awakening of this powerful force, the aura that Jeremiah was emitting rose exponentially alongside the noticeable transformation of his Qi Armor.

He then swung his battle axe, leaving flashes of light in the air that annihilated all the incoming spears of light heading his direction.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

No matter how tricky the angle that they were coming from, all the spears were destroyed by the swing of his battle axe.

However, those spears of light had already served their purpose of stalling Jeremiah and pinning him in place.

Snap!

In the distance, Spellbreaker made a snap with his fingers, activating all the array points that he had set up since the start of the battle.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Pillars of light suddenly appeared from the ground one after another before shooting into the air. They linked with one another and formed a Mentalism Array that covered dozens of meters around him, capturing everything within.

Jeremiah immediately sensed a heavy force pressing on his body when the array appeared, trapping him in place.

At the same time, Vincent instantly realized the problem and swiftly retreated outside the range of the array. He knew that he would be in trouble once he was captured by the array as well.

Even though he could hide his presence, being caught by that array would pose a lot of problems for him, especially when he could sense that it was not an ordinary array.

This array seemed to have multiple purposes. They could trap any target within, weaken them, and even greatly restrict their movements. It seemed to be capable of finding all hidden entities within it as well.

With the heavy pressure pressing on him, Jeremiah further increased the flow of blood and energy within his veins and meridians, overloading them.

Boom!

Hot steam and violent energy were constantly being released by his body, signifying the powerful and raging power within him.

Boom!

With a powerful stomp, the ground shook and sank, throwing rock fragments in the air.

Swoosh!

A moment later, his figure suddenly disappeared. He also left a series of crackling trails behind while dragging the cursed artifact behind.

He then appeared before Spellbreaker in an instant, who seemed to be already expecting his sudden burst of power.

Snap!

With another snap of his fingers, his figure also turned into a series of blurs before splitting into multiple copies of himself.

They surrounded Jeremiah from all sides while simultaneously talking. ”The Authority of Mirage is not just about Illusions.”

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