Child of Destiny

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While David was feeling the mixture of struggling in and enjoying the battle, something happened that made Demonified Shin halt his tracks.

Crack! Crack!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

A series of cracks appeared on different parts of his body, followed by beams of light that were coming out through the gaps created by those cracks.

“Eh!?” David could not help but pause when he saw this happening. He then started clicking his tongue after realizing what was happening. “Tsk! Tsk! Just when things are getting more exciting.”

He said those words as if he was doing quite well in the battle, but his body was currently not in the best state.

He did not have that many wounds aside from the superficial ones because he had healed most of them with his mentalism techniques and the natural healing power that he had gotten with his bloodline.

He had also gained the body cultivation techniques from ancient body refiners such as the Varja Body and Immortal Flesh of Buddhist Monks, which made his physique extremely tough.

However, due to the excessive usage of his Enlightened Eyes, his vision was already starting to become blurry. The corners of his eyes were also bleeding quite seriously due to overusing this ability.

As for his body, it was also on the brink of collapse because he was staying in the overload state of his Limit Break for an extended period.

He was suffering quite seriously yet acting tough on the outside.

He stared at Demonified Shin for quite a while, making sure that there was nothing wrong with the latter’s current situation before finally slumping on the ground.

“Hiss~! That is quite exhausting,” he mumbled as he watched the opposing side continue with the process.

He saw that the skin of the latter was slowly being pilled, further widening the gaps between each crack. It also made the beams of light coming out of each gap, which were steadily becoming a blinding light that was illuminating the surroundings.

Seeing this and sensing the scared aura coming out from his junior’s body, David finally let himself collapse on the ground and closed his eyes. “It should be fine. Let me take a quick nap for now.”

Thud!

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In the meantime, Shin and Uno were currently busy dealing with the situation on their side.

Right after landing their final strikes at the Seed of Hatred and dealing serious damage to it, the two ignored their exhaustion and swiftly proceeded to the sealing ritual.

Shin started chanting a series of Buddhist Sanskrit, interfering with the rampaging and destructive thoughts of the Seed of Hatred, while also casting a series of sealing techniques.

He not only used the Buddhist Methods that he had learned from the underground temple, which relied on reciting the mantras and the Buddhist Canon. He was also implementing the sealing methods from the Four Symbol Scripture and the Jade Kirin Scripture.

Whoosh!

A massive formation appeared underneath the Seed of Hatred, which released a holy aura that further weakened it.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Then a transparent wall suddenly rose from the edges of the formation, entrapping the massive body of the Seed of Hatred within. There were also multiple mentalism runes glowing on its surface, reinforcing the overall properties of this massive cage.

The runes on each side of all also formed a link that created an image of the four divine beasts. Each divine beast covered one side of the cage, representing the four cardinal directions.

They were the Azure Dragon in the east, the Vermillion Bird in the south, the White Tiger in the west, and the Black Tortoise in the north.

Roar!

To balance everything, the Yellow Dragon appeared above and sealed the entire cage. It formed a link that connected all the directions. It was overseeing everything and maintaining the balance.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

At the same time, a bunch of golden chains suddenly sprouted out from the ground and wrapped themselves around different parts of the Seed of Hatred’s body. They restricted all its movements by wrapping themselves around his limbs and torso.

They had even formed a special seal around its neck, preventing it from moving around freely.

Roar!

The Seed of Hatred struggles, pulling the chains and trying to break free from them.

Crackle! Crackle!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Unfortunately, the Five Elemental Lightning repeatedly struck it whenever it moved, weakening it repeatedly.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

At the same time, Uno was making his own move.

Putting his palms together, he had summoned a massive array, which took the form of eight trigrams.

This array divided itself, separating into four segments. Each segment positioned itself on each of the walls that the four divine beasts were guarding, further reinforcing their overall properties.

There was also a huge sphere, which seemed to look like a three-dimensional Yin-Yang Symbol. It enveloped the Seed of Hatred, seemingly sealing and putting it in slumber.

One of the functions of this cage seemed to absorb the Primal Demonic Powers of the Seed of Hatred and use this energy to maintain its functionality for as long as it could.

The other function was to use its Golden Sacred Qi to continuously put the Seed of Hatred in a weakened state, preventing it from doing anything.

Roar!

The Seed of Hatred tried hard to fight back, but it was immediately subdued by the Five Elemental Lightning and the golden chains wrapped around its body.

Swoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Not only that, giant rods made of dense Golden Sacred Qi had also appeared in the air before striking down the Seed of Hatred, targeting its hands, arms, legs, feet, and torso.

Roar!

These giant rods impaled the Seed of Hatred into the ground, robbing its movements and freedom.

Roar!

The Seed of Hatred continued to struggle for a while until it slowly lost its strength and gradually fell into a deep slumber.

When its eyes were about to drop, it stared at the two standing before it. Its eyes were filled with rage and unwillingness.

Boom!

It finally closed its eyes; the dual seal cast by Shin and Uno was finally completed. They had also sealed the Seed of Hatred with their combined techniques, buying themselves enough time to face its full might in the future.

Thud!

Shin fell on his back right after confirming that everything was working well and making sure that there were no flaws in the seal that they had cast.

“Finally! It is done!” he said and continued to lie on his back.

Uno, who was not far from him, seemed to still have enough strength in him. He turned to Shin and said. “We may have succeeded this time, but our situation is still far from being ideal.”

“Given how potent its demonic powers are, its innate hatred will only grow stronger the longer we seal it.”

“The next time we face it, the situation will be much different and more challenging than it already is,” he warned, telling Shin not to let his guard down.

“I know, I know. You don’t have to remind me of that,” answered Shin, too exhausted to argue.

Uno did not say that much either. He just looked at the sealed Seed of Hatred before turning to Shin. “You should go back as well. That guy seemed to have pushed himself a bit too hard. Go check on him and see if he is still alive.”

Before Shin could even say anything, he was immediately kicked out of his own Sea of Consciousness, returning to the outside world.

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Swoosh!

When Shin opened his eyes, he swiftly sat up while gasping hard to catch his breath.

He was trying to regulate his breathing when he suddenly noticed something. “Huh!?”

Raising his hand, Shin realized that utilizing his five-elemental breathing had become much easier than before, even when controlling the five innate attributes that he had seemed to have become more efficient in.

He had also realized that even when he was wielding the Divinity Grade Mental Energy became much easier and less burdensome.

“What happened!? Is it because we are no longer restricted by the constant attempts of the Seed of Hatred to break through the seal and take over our body?” he mumbled.

He tried a couple of little experiments to learn more about the current state of his body. That was when he realized that even the structure of his meridians seemed to have changed as well.

It was not just regular or minor changes as well. Instead, it was a complete upgrade in every area.

Even his Five Cycle Embryo that he had created as his Natural Vessel seemed to have been improved by a notch or two.

“Oh~! This is interesting,” he mumbled, planning to do a couple more experiments.

But before he could even continue, he was suddenly interrupted by a series of coughs not far from his position.

Cough! Cough!

“I know that you are feeling quite excited after going through such a hurdle. Congratulations!” said the voice, which was immediately followed by a series of complaints. “But can you at least help your Senior Brother first? I am suffering here, you know? And-…”

Regaining his composure, Shin suddenly shook his head before helping his poor Senior Brother. “You look terrible. You have been trashed, am I right?”

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