Death… And Me

Rean immediately tried to avoid the question. ”It just means my technique to try and hide our Dark Element didnʼt work as I expected.”

Roan nodded in response. ”Seems like so.”

Following that, he answered Clantiʼs threat. ”As for your Huopis Clan, since when would I care about that? Or so I wanted to say... well, I admit I donʼt want any trouble with your Huopis Clan. I heard about their power around this region.”

Clanti sighed in relief after that. ”Itʼs good that you know your place. Now, go back from where you came.” If Rean and Roan were weaker than him, he would have attacked already. It was quite unfortunate for him that he was the weak one, so he only wanted to see Rean and Roan as far away as possible.

Rean shook his head, though. ”Before that, how about you help me with a map? My friend and I just arrived in this region, so we would like to know a bit more about this place. It wonʼt be a problem, will it?”

Clanti narrowed his eyes in response but still did as Rean asked. ”Here, take it.” Immediately, a jade slip flew in the twinsʼ direction, quickly being caught by Rean. ”This will show you the main locations of my Huopis Clan.”

Rean smiled in response. ”Good!”

*Vush!*

Suddenly, Reanʼs body disappeared as he activated his Light bending skill once again. Before Clanti could do anything, Rean had already appeared on the devilsʼ side, slashing with his sword.

ʼDeath Style, Second Form, Crescent Moon!ʼ

A wave of black and white light came out of his Black Star, cutting Clanti and the four devils in half! Reanʼs Crescent Moon even had Spatial Power behind it, so how could Clanti and the others do anything? The only one who survived it was Thael, and that was only because he was further away. The fact that he had attacked that humanoid race member first was what saved his life.

”You...” Clanti couldnʼt believe his eyes. He truly didnʼt expect that someone would attack him inside his Huopis Clanʼs territory.

However, Clanti wasnʼt dead. Dark energy spread from out his devil core, connecting with the other side that had just been slashed in half. At the same time, a huge burst of Dark Element and Divine Energy came out of his body. But above all, Rean could feel the power of the soul more than anything else.

ʼLast Soul Sacrifice!ʼ

All the souls that Clanti had kept for cultivation were used in an instant, swiftly increasing his strength. Even his injuries seemed to disappear as the two parts of the body reconnected.

”Oh! Thatʼs unexpected.” Rean was obviously surprised by that, getting a firsthand look at the huge healing power of the souls in a devilʼs body.

Of course, Clanti didnʼt stay there while Rean admired it, though. He activated his movement skill and immediately tried to flee. He used a large portion of the soulsʼ power just to recover, so he didnʼt have that much to use in battle. Besides, Clanti didnʼt think he would win even if his body was fine from the start.

Thael was another one who didnʼt stay still. Before Clanti had even finished recovering, he also used his movement skill, trying to escape. Itʼs just that he didnʼt have any souls left to help increase his strength. He just hoped Rean and Roan would pay more attention to Clanti than him. As for what would happen with Clanti? He couldnʼt care less.

Unfortunately for him, Roan had seen it coming way earlier.

ʼDeath Style, Shadow Bind!ʼ

Dark vines spread out from the shadows, including Thaelʼs. Unfortunately, it didnʼt work. The vines were made of Dark Element, so they seemed to lose quite a lot of their power when they held Thael. ʼSo devils have a higher resistance against Dark Element, huh? Well, thatʼs to be expected. It seems like even physical things created with Dark Element have their effects reduced when using them against a devil.ʼ

Roan just faintly smiled as his body also flashed away.

On the other side, Rean didnʼt let Clanti run that easily. Spatial Power gathered around the guy, reducing his speed several times. Rean and Roanʼs Spatial Powers were much higher than anyone at their level. By now, even Space Bending Realm enemies would have a hard time fighting against the twins. They were already in the Late Stage of the Void Tempering Realm, after all. All of Clantiʼs souls didnʼt help at all.

”Stop! Iʼm the son of Elder Gack Huopis! You and whatever power is behind you will not escape the consequences of killing me!” Seeing that even the use of his gathered souls didnʼt help, he could only threaten Rean with his status.

”Is that so?” Rean felt like laughing after hearing that. ”Unfortunately for you, I have no idea who this guy is.”

ʼDeath Style, Third Form, Three Claws of the Dragon!ʼ

This time, Rean didnʼt use Dark Element, only Light. He wanted to see if the exclusion of the Dark Element would help against a devilʼs power.

*Arrrgh!*

Sure enough, when used alone, Light Element had a huge effect on Clantiʼs power. With that, Clantiʼs body was once again cut, this time in three different parts. The energy of the souls tried to connect them together, but Reanʼs Light Element acted like how Roanʼs Dark Element acted on other races. It rampaged all throughout Clantiʼs body, eating away on his life force while destroying everything else. ʼTo think my Light Element would have the same effect as Roanʼs Dark Element on a devil. Thatʼs good to know.ʼ

ʼDeath Style, First Form, Stelar Piercer!ʼ

With that, Rean aimed straight at Clantiʼs devil core. A ray of light pierced through it, making the core shatter almost instantly.

*Uooooohhhhhhh...*

*Uhhheeeoooo...*

*Ohhhhhhwwwww...*

Surprisingly, Rean was able to see all the souls that Clanti hadnʼt consumed yet escape from his core. Not only that, the Dark Element around them dissipated as a result of Reanʼs Light Element. ʼSo the souls that devils gather are contaminated by Dark Element as well...ʼ

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