Volume 5, Chapter 37 – Gluttony? Devouring?

Gluttony.

As one of the Seven Original Sins, while it grants Tianyin powerful strength, it also possesses great power on its own.

Gluttony.

That is, to devour.

Tianyin did not know that in the past, Gluttony had once taken the price of devouring Yeluo’s memories to grant Yeluo the power to change her own future.

Of course, since Tianyin did not know about this, she also did not know that Gluttony’s true power was not the strength it brought on its own.

It was Gluttony’s devouring nature.

Before Gluttony, all things could be devoured.

Whether a conceptual existence or a tangible one.

Food, souls, memories, life.

To Gluttony, everything in the world could be devoured. And not only devoured. Gluttony could also transform it into the purest Original Sin power and then make it its own.

That was the so-called power of Gluttony.

The power of the Original Sins each had their corresponding abilities. Yet for Tianyin, who had obtained the power of the Original Sins, other than roughly using the overwhelming strength brought by that power, she actually did not know how she was supposed to use the power of the Original Sins.

However, after hearing Samael’s reminder, Tianyin seemed to grasp something.

Indeed, when dealing with the Fortress Emperor’s lightning attacks, using Gluttony really was a rather workable method.

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This was beyond question.

And for the Tianyin of now, Samael’s words were a very good reminder.

The trait the power of Gluttony possessed.

No, to be precise, it should be called the abilities and traits the Seven Original Sins possessed among themselves.

For example, Gluttony’s ability to devour.

Although she vaguely had this sort of guess in her heart, up to now Tianyin had only just formed that guess. When it came to actually drawing out the traits of the Seven Original Sins, she did not have much confidence at all.

But it was doable.

While she was thinking all this, Tianyin also began to deliberately guide the power of the Original Sins that existed within her body.

Violet light wrapped around her, and in Tianyin’s vision, the countless bolts of lightning drawn together by the Fortress Emperor all rained down in that instant.

『Hey, Samael… tell me, if I can use Gluttony’s ability in every battle, does that count as getting stronger?』

In her mind, Tianyin suddenly spoke and asked Samael.

Faced with Tianyin’s question, Samael paused for a moment.

「It should count… Xiaoyin…」

And in the instant Samael quietly spoke that line, something unexpected happened.

In the Fortress Emperor’s eyes, dazzling lightning surged toward the petite Tianyin.

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Yet even though Tianyin had been dodging this whole time, she suddenly stopped moving in an odd way.

Not only that. At the moment she halted, Tianyin slowly opened her slender fingers toward the lightning that was crashing down on her.

“This, this is…”

The next instant, the Fortress Emperor’s pupils shrank sharply.

From Tianyin’s point of view, at the moment the massive bolt of lightning was just about to hit her, it suddenly vanished. Not only that. As that huge bolt of lightning disappeared, Tianyin clearly felt that the power of the Original Sins within her body had grown a little stronger.

Of course, even though the change was slight, Tianyin still noticed it.

『It works… Samael, the power of Gluttony… the power of Gluttony can devour the Fortress Emperor’s magic attacks. And not only that, it can even strengthen me!』

Feeling the change in the power of the Original Sins within her body, Tianyin’s mood became extremely delighted.

Of course, that joy quieted down again once Samael’s voice sounded.

「Xiaoyin, this strengthening effect only lasts for a while. After some time passes, it will fade.」

『Eh? It is not a permanent boost?』

Hearing that, Tianyin puffed up her cheeks in discouragement.

「Well… the fact that you have started to control and use the power of the Original Sins, Xiaoyin, is already a huge step forward~」

Samael did not want to dampen Tianyin’s spirits, so when Tianyin began to feel a bit down, she quickly spoke again to comfort her.

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『Wuu… Samael, you can also use the other Original Sin powers, but you are not very proficient with the others, right?』

「Mm… that is how it is. After all, I am the manifestation of Wrath. I can control the power of Wrath completely, but as for the other powers of the Original Sins, I can only draw out a small portion of their strength… so, Xiaoyin, if you can control all of the power of the Original Sins, then by that time even Heavenly Father probably will not be your match…」

『The power of the Original Sins, huh?』

Although Samael’s words sounded like she was just stating a few straightforward facts, they really did let Tianyin, in that moment, find a way she could become stronger quickly.

That was to control the Seven Original Sins.

Yes, the power of the Original Sins was mysterious, and also powerful.

This was beyond doubt. After all, back when she only possessed Samael’s Original Sin power, Tianyin had already had a battle strength comparable to Throne-tier.

And if one day Tianyin could control and use the other Original Sin powers herself, then at that point, what kind of battlefield would her combat power create?

It was hard to imagine.

「Alright, Xiaoyin, now is not the time to chat with me. You should focus on fighting the Fortress Emperor!」

『Wuu… got it…』

Snapping back to herself, only then did Tianyin notice that the endless lightning coiling around the Fortress Emperor had somehow vanished without a trace.

“Little one, I sensed that strange way you defended yourself just now… it was not a defensive skill like Hug-Your-Head Crouch Defense. It was the power of the Original Sins, right?”

Wearing an interested expression, the Fortress Emperor walked toward Tianyin step by step.

Even though the Fortress Emperor’s figure was as short as Tianyin’s, and his walking pace seemed extremely slow, every time he stepped forward, his figure crossed dozens of meters in Tianyin’s vision out of nowhere.

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Shrinking the ground to inches?

Worlds apart within arm’s reach?

“What kind of ability is that, come on…”

Watching the Fortress Emperor move in such an astonishing way, Tianyin grumbled inwardly.

Of course, the Fortress Emperor could not hear Tianyin’s complaints at all, and as the distance between him and Tianyin shrank, his advance toward her also grew faster.

“Little one, a few days ago you did not use the power of the Original Sins at all… so why are you suddenly using it today? Or is it that you are planning… to defeat me?”

The Fortress Emperor’s deep voice rumbled out, and as his words fell, Tianyin saw him appear right in front of her and launch an attack.

Clang!

By instinct, Tianyin swung her sword and blocked the Fortress Emperor’s strike.

At the same time, while blocking him, Tianyin also subconsciously used the power of Gluttony on the Fortress Emperor.

“Hm?”

A puzzled sound rang out, and the Fortress Emperor’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“Interesting…”