Child of Destiny

Chapter 1948: The Young Ghosts of the Valentine Family (Part 4)

……

“The Authority of Mirage is more than just illusions.”

These words reverberated throughout the battlefield after Spellbreaker, alongside his clones, spoke all at the same time right after surrounding Jeremiah.

Jeremiah tried to activate the special abilities of his Killing Star to sense the lifeforces around him, trying to look for the true body of his opponent.

However, what greeted him was completely different from what he had expected. No matter how hard he looked, all these clones seemed to be alive. They all seemed to be the true body of his opponent.

They all possessed an equal amount of lifeforce with one another, signifying that they were all ‘alive’. They all seemed to be the real body of his opponent, who was also sharing the same soul.

From his perspective, Spellbreaker seemed to have torn his soul in pieces and let his clones host them, making all these mirages a real living being.

The Authority of Mirage was truly not just about illusions.

All these clones seemed to be the real thing rather than being mere illusions made of mental energy.

If the Martial Artists, who had reached the Domian Realm, achieved the pinnacle of integration with nature, then Mentalists at the Venerable Realm were all masters of bending the rules of nature.

The Domain Abilities of the Martial Artists on this level were the reflection of their will and martial arts that merged with nature.

The unification of the will, the martial arts, and all the energies within their body would produce an absolute territory where they could set up rules such as weakening and restraining their opponents while also amplifying and strengthening all their other innate abilities.

Meanwhile, the Venerable Realm Experts took a different approach when it came to reaching such a realm. Instead of pursuing the path of being an integral part of nature, Mentalists in this realm used their powerful mentality to control and bend the rules of nature around them.

This would then result in a manifestation of power that could command certain rules of reality, which then became the unique ‘Authority’ of all Venerable Realm Mentalists.

The Authority of Mirage that Spellbreaker controlled was using the power of illusions to affect reality. One of the most powerful abilities of this Authority was manifesting the images he had inside his head into the real world.

Naturally, such a powerful Authority had serious drawbacks as well. The stronger the image that he wanted to manifest, the more Mental Energy it consumed. Even his concentration would be burned during the process, putting a lot of burden on his mind, the longer he used these powers.

Normally, he could minimize the drawbacks of his Authority by trapping his opponents with illusions, greatly limiting his consumption in battle.

Unfortunately, his luck was not that good for meeting one of his natural banes in battle.

“You should give up!”

All the clones spoke at the same time while also releasing powerful spiritual currents in the air.

His words then seemed to have echoed in the air before invading Jeremiah’s mind. They reverberated and shook his sea of consciousness, trying to influence his mentality.

“A mental attack?” Jeremiah frowned briefly before smirking. “Don’t you think that it is a foolish move against a possessor of a Killing Star!”

Roar!

Immediately after, Jeremiah released a deafening battle cry that shook the surroundings. This roar echoed through the air as well, colliding with the spiritual current that his opponent had released before canceling one another.

At the same time, an image of a ferocious statue suddenly appeared inside his head, cleansing his mind while also fighting against the foreign power that was trying to influence his mind.

Boom!

There seemed to be an even stronger collision inside his head when the two willpowers clashed against one another.

However, despite freeing himself from the control of the mental attack, Jeremiah was still put in another dangerous predicament.

Right after freeing himself, he immediately saw that all the clones of Spellbreaker simultaneously moved.

They all raised their hand and pointed at him, firing a barrage of beams from the tip of their index finger toward his direction.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Based on the threat level of each beam of light, Jeremiah could tell that none of them was just a mere illusion. All attacks were real and meant to kill him.

Realizing his predicament, Jeremiah swiftly responded.

Bang!

He stomped on the ground, sending more pieces of rock into the air, before releasing his Battle Spirit.

Roar!

A demonic figure appeared behind him, which carried the appearance of the demonic statue that they had found in the abandoned and ruined temple of a fallen Demon Sect.

(Reference Chapter 1341-1344)

After being acknowledged by the cursed artifact as its new master, Jeremiah had also integrated the lingering spirits from that temple with his Battle Spirit, transforming it into a whole new entity.

He had devoured all those spirits along with the powers that they had left behind as the previous possessors of the Killing Stars of their era.

The giant statue at that time seemed to be the strongest leader of the said sect, which also possessed a potent power and complete inheritance.

After integrating all those inheritances into his martial art, Jeremiah had created a whole new system that was currently being reflected in his Battle Spirit.

Roar!

The apparition of the demon behind him released a deafening and eerie roar that reverberated on the entire battlefield while mimicking every action Jeremiah made.

Boom!

An invisible aura swept through everything around him, transforming into a tidal wave that blocked all the beams of light for him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Spellbreaker could not help but frown even deeper after seeing the demonic apparition behind Jeremiah. He seemed to have realized something as well and wore an even more solemn expression.

“A Blood Demon!?” he mumbled grimly, realizing that the current situation was much more troublesome than he had expected.

He knew what a Blood Demon stood for. It was an absolute ruler of a demonic sect during the ancient era, which was also an overlord during that era.

A Blood Demon was also the ultimate manifestation that a possessor of the Killing Star could make. Anyone who possessed such a power was more than enough to dominate an entire era.

There was also a Blood Demon in the current ear, which was the leader of the Blood Sect in the depths of the Forsaken Sea near the Dark Continent was such as an example.

If it were during the ancient era, then they would be one of the most notorious forces throughout the world, threatening to conquer everything under their reign.

If not for the suppression of the World Government and the presence of the Heavenly Demon, then the Blood Sect should be another enemy of humanity aside from the Voidwalkers and the ‘Remnants of the Past’.

Seeing the apparition behind Jeremiah, Spellbreaker knew that this young possessor of a Killing Star must have received an inheritance from an ancient Demon Sect. Moreover, it was not just an ordinary inheritance as well.

“No wonder he possesses such a powerful cursed artifact in his hand and did not lose his mind despite wielding it in battle alongside his Killing Star,” he mumbled before increasing the pace of the battle.

He no longer had the intention of entangling with them for much longer.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Boom!

A series of Mentalism Techniques were cast one after another, wanting to eliminate Jeremiah as soon as possible.

Roar!

Unfortunately, Jeremiah only became more ferocious as the battle progressed, attacking with a much stronger intensity and aggression.

This time, Jeremiah did not suppress the murderous intent that was influencing him. He seemed to be purposely letting Killing Star, the Cursed Artifact, and the Blood Demon Apparition influence his mind, and became a true Blood Slaughterer.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Crazy!” commented Spellbreaker after seeing all these. He thought that Jeremiah had fully lost his mind.

He tried to restrain Jeremiah with other techniques under his arsenal, such as summoning mentalism chains and such.

Since he could not influence the latter’s mind nor trap him with illusions, he thought that other forms of sealing techniques should be effective.

Unfortunately, the effects of the cursed artifact and the demonic apparition were much stronger than he had expected.

Roar!

Releasing that none of them were effective, he had no choice but to spend more Mental Energy and create a much stronger Mirage to fight.

His clones were far from being enough to suppress this young demon, so a much stronger summons should be more effective.

Roar!

A gigantic beast then appeared, pouncing out of the mirage plane and manifesting into reality. It swiftly attacked Jeremiah, who was busy dealing with the clones.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Clank! Clank! Clank!

However, before it could even get near its target, black chains suddenly shot out from the ground and surrounded the mirage beast.

Roar!

Clank! Clank! Clank!

They pierced through the flesh of the beast and wrapped themselves on its limbs and body before dragging it down.

Bang!

Its massive body was forced to slam into the ground while the black chains tightened themselves, trying to crush its body.

Seeing this, Spellbreaker knew that Vincent was finally making his move.

What did it mean when an assassin moved? It meant that they finally found the perfect opportunity to strike their targets.

Spellbreaker could not help but shudder a little upon thinking about this. He was from the Lost Continent as well, so he was familiar with the fame of the Valentine Family.

Even though the other party was still young and currently a realm lower than him, a Master Assassin was still someone who could not be underestimated, particularly those from the Assassin Family with a long history and tradition.

His instincts were telling him that he was in immense danger, particularly when the air within the battlefield changed.

It felt that Death itself was personally paying him a visit to fetch him toward the underworld.

……