Volume 1, Chapter 35

Hmm…

After glancing at Depier, whom she had killed with a single slap, and the gruesome corpse, Miss Yumo stared at her hands with great distress.

It seems,

I may have overestimated the physical resilience of sixth tier experts after all.

To think I could knock someone’s head off with just one slap.

It appears I must learn to control my strength in the future. I can’t treat humans the same way I treat Abyssal Demons. These creatures are still far too fragile.

The black-haired girl silently made this decision in her heart.

Then,

Miss Yumo slowly turned to look at the pink-haired girl lying nearby, already on the brink of death.

Actually,

In the past, countless people came to Deepwinter Forest seeking death every year and ended up meeting their demise here. In most cases, Yumo couldn’t be bothered to intervene.

She usually let these people fend for themselves.

In a sense, Yumo had long grown numb to such matters.

The reason she intervened this time was partly because she was itching to test the strength of these fifth and sixth tier humans personally, as well as her new body.

The other reason was this girl.

Slowly crouching down, Yumo quietly observed the dying girl before her. Sensing Shadow Essence gradually emanated from Yumo’s body, slowly enveloping the girl.

After sensing for a moment,

Yumo couldn’t help but reveal a smile that said ‘just as expected.’

‘As I thought, it’s the Holy Light Body.’

The Holy Light Body,

That is a rare constitution with extremely high affinity for holy magic.

The Ashurmos Church constantly searches the continent for talents with such a constitution. Almost all known individuals on the continent possessing the Holy Light Body have become powerful combatants for the Ashurmos Church, with one even becoming a Heavenly Apostle.

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Nowadays, the strength of the younger generation on the continent is declining more and more.

Miss Yumo, feeling anxious about this phenomenon, naturally couldn’t bear to let such a talent perish. So she appeared here, wanting to forcibly save the other party, and later send her packaged to the Ashurmos Church.

Perhaps, in the future, she might become a powerful force to defeat me~

However,

‘What a pity~’

After sensing the extent of the girl’s injuries, Yumo helplessly shook her head.

The pink-haired girl’s spine had already been shattered by bullets, her internal organs severely damaged, and the residual force of the bullets had even affected the girl’s Primordial Core, which can be understood as the important organ through which she channels magic power.

Clearly, the girl was gravely injured.

Life force and soul power were rapidly draining from her body at an alarming rate. Without intervention, the girl would die completely within minutes.

Looking at the girl’s pale cheeks, Yumo could only sigh with regret.

Then, Yumo slowly stood up from the ground, preparing to leave.

‘Sigh, injured to this extent, there’s basically no saving her…’

At least,

Conventional methods wouldn’t work.

However,

Just as Yumo was about to leave, a faint, pleading voice weakly escaped the girl’s lips.

“Sa… save… save… me…”

Though the voice was almost inaudible, it still couldn’t escape Yumo’s keen senses.

Hearing this, Yumo couldn’t help but show a hint of surprise, glancing sidelong at the pitiful girl lying in the snow, on the verge of death.

Oh?

Such a strong will to live?

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And in this state, she still has consciousness? Can still speak? It seems her willpower and soul power are quite strong?

Hmm, not bad~

Yumo slightly raised her eyebrows.

Her beautiful face unconsciously revealed an amused expression.

‘Thinking about it carefully, what would happen if I fused Shadow Essence into this girl’s Holy Light Body? I’m a bit curious.’

In her case,

I could give it a try.

Thus,

On a whim, Miss Yumo turned back, crouched down again before the pink-haired girl, stroked the other’s blood-stained cheek, and softly spoke:

“I can save you, but whether you ultimately survive depends on yourself. The process will be extremely painful, torturous enough to make you wish for death. Moreover, even if you survive, you’ll have to pay a very painful price~ Are you willing?”

As Yumo’s words reached the pink-haired girl’s ears,

The girl’s already lifeless blue eyes seemed to refocus, glimmering with a faint light.

Yumo’s words were undoubtedly a glimmer of hope.

To seize this hope, the girl mustered all her strength to utter her final words.

“As… as long… as I can… live… I… I… am willing…”

The pink-haired girl’s voice grew fainter and fainter.

Undoubtedly, her body was nearing its limit; Death was beckoning to her from across the Sanzu River.

“Well, since you’re willing, then alright.”

Yumo smiled slightly.

“I’ll try to save you.”

Then, the black-haired girl slowly raised her hand. A terrifying crimson light suddenly appeared around her, gathering and condensing into an energy blade.

The next moment,

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A flash of red light!

The energy blade swept across Yumo’s fingertip.

A drop of bright red blood gradually seeped from Yumo’s fingertip.

This was no ordinary blood; it was the concentrated essence of the Primordial Power within Yumo’s body, far beyond what the crystals Yumo had previously created could compare to. If the crystals’ function was to cultivate minor bosses, then the Primordial Blood’s purpose was to cultivate major bosses!

That is, demon king tier Abyssal Demons.

At this stage,

Faced with the pink-haired girl’s severe injuries, only extremely concentrated Shadow Essence could save her. But in her current condition, completely depleted of her own power, once exposed to Shadow Essence, she would transform into a mindless Abyssal Demon.

Even if alive, it would be no different from death.

Therefore,

If she wanted to preserve her consciousness, this girl must break through to the demon king tier on her own, for only Abyssal Demons of this rank possess rationality and retain most of their original personality.

Only then could it be considered truly surviving.

As for whether she could succeed in breaking through,

And what would become of her Holy Light Body after the breakthrough?

Yumo didn’t know.

Anyway, she just wanted to give it a try.

“Whether you succeed or not depends on yourself.”

The next moment,

The bright red blood slowly dripped, falling directly into the pink-haired girl’s mouth.

As Yumo’s Primordial Blood entered, waves of wondrous crimson Shadow Essence fluctuations gently rippled around the girl’s body. The pink-haired girl’s consciousness at this moment completely sank into boundless darkness.

As the power surged, the surrounding space began to twist and distort.

Under Yumo’s control, the red light scattered, gradually transforming into crimson crystals, thus enveloping the girl within,

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Forming a crimson cocoon of dense power.

This pink-haired girl would absorb Yumo’s power within this cocoon and be reborn. Of course, as to what level this rebirth would reach, that depended on the girl’s own destiny. Would she become an ordinary, mindless Abyssal Demon? Or become a legendary existence of the demon king tier?

‘It’s up to your destiny.’

Yumo smiled gracefully.

Then she raised her hand and gently snapped her fingers.

“Ga~ ga~~”

Accompanied by several strange cries, a vulture-like, massive monstrous bird shrouded in black aura suddenly descended from the sky, arriving beside Yumo. Then, at Yumo’s indication, this enormous Abyssal Demon picked up the crimson cocoon in its beak and flew with it toward the distant depths of the mountain forest.

Watching the vulture depart,

Yumo slowly turned her gaze to the snowy ground nearby.

The next instant,

A mole-like Abyssal Demon wrapped in black mist suddenly burrowed out of the ground, respectfully crawling to Miss Yumo’s side. This Abyssal Demon was precisely the one Yumo had previously sent out to gather information about the outside world.

Slowly raising her hand to stroke the Abyssal Demon’s head,

The scenes this fifth tier Abyssal Demon had just witnessed flowed along with the Shadow Essence, converging into Miss Yumo’s mind.

In an instant,

A playful glint appeared in the black-haired girl’s eyes, and she thoughtfully looked toward the southern direction.

Oh ho?

It’s actually a slave caravan and a knight order, fighting in a place like this?

Hmm?

Those people,

The emblem on their clothes is?

Ashurmos Church…