Child of Destiny

Chapter 1955: Having Too Big of Appetite

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Hiding from a distance, Shin and the others were also able to see what was happening. They were also unable to help themselves after seeing the scene before them, especially so when they could clearly sense the demonic presence coming from that humanoid cluster of demonic energy within the coffin.

They were also quite surprised by that glowing pill that was illuminating the surroundings and fighting against the demonic presence with its holy light.

However, the shock that the cluster of demonic energy, which had the form of a human, was quite beyond their knowledge and imagination, especially when that body seemed to be no different from a real body of human body aside from the constant flow of demonic energy pulsing out of it.

Others might not be able to hear what the other side was talking about, but some of them were capable of doing such a feat.

Benedict and Dayna were some of them. This pair of siblings could not help but mumble to themselves after hearing Elder Zhi explain the origins of that ’vessel’.

”An Immaculate Being? Naturally born by nature?”

”A Deva? An Asura?”

The others were also able to hear their words, but they could not provide an exact explanation about it, especially when they could only get tiny bits of information from their mumbling.

Joaquin, on the other hand, could clearly hear the exchanges between the members of the Voidwalker Tribe and Belladonna from the side of the Black Serpent Mafia.

The moment that he heard the words ’Immaculate Being’, something deep within his mind seemed to be slightly aroused, trying to break free from something.

He also felt that he knew more than what the Voidwalker Elder had said. He tried his hardest to recall it, but he seemed to be unable to find the information, even if he dove deep into his memory.

Even though no headaches were coming from it, he was still able to tell that something was preventing him from going any deeper into this. He then realized that it was most likely related to the things that he had ’forgotten’ about.

Setting these thoughts aside, he focused his attention on another matter. He turned his gaze toward Elder Zhi and could not help but wear a slightly solemn expression. ”A Chieftain-level Elder, huh?”

He then turned toward the Venerable Realm Mentalists that was accompanying them and whispered through a telepathic message. ”It seems like I will have to trouble Senior to make a move.”

The Venerable Realm Mentalist did not seem to be too bothered by the unexpected development and just slightly nodded his head, signifying that Joaquin could leave the elder to him.

In the meantime, this expert turned toward Shin, who seemed to be unusually quiet. He squinted his eyes a little, seemingly trying to see through the young man, before turning his gaze away once again.

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Shin was among those who had the most intense reaction after the appearance of the vessel made of demonic energy.

Even though he looked just fine on the surface, he was actually having quite a struggle within.

Thump! Thump!

He could sense that his body was having a violent reaction due to the dense demonic energy. His heart was even beating quite fast, making him somewhat uncomfortable.

He could also sense that the Seed of Hatred within him was slowly raging due to this energy. It was as if there was some connection between it and that vessel on the field that was pulling him toward the latter.

There was also a sudden urge of wanting to devour that vessel, which made him quite troubled.

He was familiar with this feeling now since he knew that it was something that Demonic Practitioners and their Seeds of Hatred shared. It was a feeling of wanting to become one with another and evolve.

Aside from this connection, Shin could also feel that the sleeping demon within him was slowly waking up once again. It was as if something was provoking its existence, making it want to crush and tear it apart.

’Fortunately, Mom has recast the seal within me before we depart, or else my situation is going to be truly troublesome,’

he thought to himself while also frowning quite deeply.
Just like his mother’s warning, the seal seemed to be getting much weaker compared to before. It was slowly losing its effectiveness against that manifestation of the Seed of Hatred, making it harder to control.

Fortunately, he was not alone with this.

Boom!

A strong pressure was added to the seal and forcing the demon back to its dormant state.

Zong~! Long~! Long~!

Within Shin’s Sea of Consciousness, Uno could be found sitting cross-legged at the center of the seal, reinforcing and assisting it to suppress the stubborn demon.

After returning everything to normal, Uno slowly opened his eyes and looked upwards. He hesitated for a couple of moments before calling out for Shin. ”Hey!”

Shin could not help but furrow his brows slightly after hearing the call within him. It was rare for this guy to actively communicate with him. Unless it was something of importance, this guy would rarely talk to him.

Recalling what happened earlier, when Uno informed him about sensing something, Shin could not help but be a bit suspicious of this guy’s agenda.

Then, looking at the scene in the distance, a bold thought suddenly flashed through his mind. ”You-...! You want to rob that thing!”

[Tsk! What rob are you talking about? We are just getting rid of it,] replied Uno, trying to justify his thoughts.

He knew that Shin must have realized what he wanted to do, so there was no point hiding it. [Your mission is either to get that thing or destroy it altogether.]

[It does not matter what will happen to that thing, given the assignment given to you. Taking it for ourselves is no different from getting rid of it from those guys.]

[Isn’t the main objective being to sabotage the operation of the opposing side, anyway? How we do it does not matter so long as we get the job done.]

The corner of Shin’s mouth could not help but twitch when he heard, feeling somewhat bad about this. ”I don’t think that it is a good idea.”

[Screw with your conscience! That thing will greatly benefit us! We need to get our hands on it if you don’t want the same thing to happen again.] refuted Uno.

The expression on Shin could not help but suddenly turn grim when he heard those words. He knew that Uno was trying to strike where it hurts, poking at his wounds without caring about his feelings.

[What!? You’ve got a problem with that? What’s done is done. We can’t change anything about it. What you can do right now is to prevent the same thing from happening again in the future.] added Uno after sensing the sudden fluctuations from Shin’s mood.

Shin was silent for a moment before asking. ”You say that it is beneficial to us, or more especially you. Can that thing really help you? It is formed with purest energy, and it looked like it was at least at the level of Primal Demonic Powers. What if you bite more than you can chew and make you explode instead?”

His words were justified. After all, exposing Uno with too much Demonic Energy, particularly at the Primal Level, would break the balance that they were keeping up until now.

Shin doubted that even if it was Uno, being exposed to such a huge amount of Primal Demonic Power would have a lot of risks, especially with the current state of his body.

Given that the seal that his mother had created was slowly becoming ineffective against the Seed of Hatred that he had inherited from his father, even a slight tilt away from the balance could be dangerous.

He knew that his father wanted Uno to devour more Demonic Energy so that he would be able to fight against the influence of that inherited Seed of Hatred, which was also the reason why he let Shin ’form’ the other types of ’seed’ that Uno later devoured.

However, the current situation was way too different. Daring to devour such a huge ’chunk’ of Demonic Energy, which was at the Primal Level, proved to be very dangerous.

Indigestion would be the least of their worries if they became too careless about this.

It would also be more than just destroying the balance once the Primal Demonic Powers became too powerful for the enhanced Sacred Qi to fight against them.

Uno could naturally feel what Shin was thinking. After all, they shared the same body, and their lives were connected with one another.

[Of course, we must keep the balance to avoid such accidents.] said Uno calmly.

Hearing those words, Shin could not help but pause. He thought for a moment before realizing what Uno was trying to get at.

Then raised his head and looked at the glowing pill that was able to suppress the demonic energy that the vessel was producing.

”Aren’t you being a bit too greedy?” asked Shin.

[But we need both to survive.] answered Uno calmly.

Shin went silent for a moment before turning to everyone else. He then ruffled his hair before answering. ”I’ll see what I can do.”

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