Episode 555
The power of the dragon’s words was a unique ability of the dragon race, allowing them to manipulate the physical world by channeling their will through karma.
Zeke harnessed this power, infusing his intent into the dragon’s words and expending karma points to achieve his goal.
His meticulous strategy seemed to work, as something began to go awry within Harvey West’s body.
Crackling sounds filled the air—
The bindings that had tightly held the soul of the arrogant savior began to fracture.
Suddenly, wisps of energy started to seep out from Harvey West’s form.
“Aaaaargh!”
Due to the chaos energy of the Levatein, Harvey West was unable to wield the power of the arrogant savior.
Previously, when Zeke unleashed the chaos energy broadly, he too was affected. But now, by focusing the energy solely on his target, the effectiveness of his technique had doubled.
Eventually, the soul of the arrogant savior began to emerge from Harvey West’s body.
Seeing this, Zeke summoned his shadow.
The shadow opened wide like a monstrous maw, moving to devour the soul of the arrogant savior as it emerged from Harvey West.
In desperation, Harvey West extended his hand, unleashing the power of the Outsider.
With a rustling sound, tendrils shot out from his hand, blocking the shadow and preventing it from reaching the soul.
Simultaneously, tendrils sprouted from Harvey West’s back, their sharp teeth lunging at Zeke, who wielded the Levatein.
At that moment, Raven emerged from the dimensional rift on Zeke’s shoulder.
With a resonant cry, Raven unleashed a phoenix song at the attacking tendrils.
The waves of the phoenix song caused the tendrils to hesitate, then retreat, losing their strength.
Zeke intensified the power of the Levatein embedded in Harvey West’s back, injecting more chaos energy into his body.
“Ughhhh!”
Unable to use the power of recreation, Harvey West couldn’t heal himself.
Feeling the threat, he shouted at Zeke.
“Zeke Draker! Have you chosen to live as a puppet?”
Zeke looked at Harvey West and replied calmly.
“I have no intention of being anyone’s puppet. I always move forward by my own will.”
As he spoke, the soul of the arrogant savior finally slipped out of Harvey West’s body.
The soul, despite being that of a demon, shone with an unbelievable radiance.
The tendrils that had barely held back Zeke’s shadow could no longer withstand the pressure.
Crackling sounds filled the air—
Zeke’s shadow, having crept inside, began to engulf the soul of the arrogant savior.
Seeing this, Harvey West screamed in despair.
“Zeke Draker! I know who your real father is! Stop now, and I’ll reveal your true identity!”
But Zeke paid no heed to Harvey West’s words, continuing to channel the chaos energy.
A deep hum resonated—
Realizing his schemes had no effect on Zeke, Harvey West finally felt fear.
‘So this is why he was chosen by the Elder Dragon and the Great Sage.’
An unwavering, steadfast will.
This was Zeke’s greatest power.
Zeke’s shadow continued to consume the vessel containing the soul of the arrogant savior.
Harvey West feared that he too might be swallowed by Zeke’s shadow if he wasn’t careful.
‘Damn it…’
With no other choice, he made a final decision.
Harvey West drew a dagger from his cloak.
The dagger was engraved with the grotesque form of an Outsider deity.
He swung the dagger, severing the chains binding him to the vessel of the arrogant savior.
A brilliant light burst forth, separating Harvey West from the vessel of the arrogant savior.
“Ughhh!”
The severing of the soul bond dealt a significant blow to Harvey West, a Nephilim.
However, it also reduced the burden of the chaos energy within him.
Most of the chaos energy naturally shifted to controlling the vessel of the arrogant savior.
Taking advantage of this, Harvey West used the power of the Outsider to disassemble his body, impaled by the Levatein, and slipped away.
Crackling sounds filled the air—
The vessel of the arrogant savior, now separated from Harvey West, was completely consumed by Zeke’s shadow.
Having absorbed the vessel, Zeke prepared to strike Harvey West down.
But just then, a massive light flashed outside the window.
A rumbling sound echoed—
A spear of light fired from the tower obliterated the entire building.
Moments later, Zeke, equipped with the Hersion, emerged with Raven from the ruins of the vanished building.
‘Where did Harvey West go?’
Realizing Zeke had deceived him, Harvey West had lifted the barrier on the building, luring the angel to attack.
At that moment, Zeke spotted Harvey West fleeing swiftly down an alley.
“Harvey West!”
Zeke tried to pursue him with his shadow, but it wouldn’t respond as usual.
A message appeared before his eyes.
[Absorbing the vessel of the arrogant savior.]
[The divine nature of the sealed soul is high, requiring time to absorb.]
[Shadow Armor cannot be used until absorption is complete.]
‘Damn it…’
In the brief moment Zeke hesitated, Harvey West had already vanished.
As Zeke turned to pursue him, another spear of light came hurtling toward him.
Crackling sounds filled the air—
Though unexpected, the plasma shield from the Hersion activated just in time to block the spear.
Looking toward the source of the attack, Zeke saw an angel descending from the sky, gazing down at him from the tower.
‘So they’ve marked me as the target.’
Regardless, Harvey West was trapped within the angel’s domain, a rat in a cage no matter where he fled in the city.
Zeke decided to subdue the angel first, then capture Harvey West.
A rumbling sound echoed—
The familiar power began to stir within the tower that had launched the spear of light.
Crackling sounds filled the air—
One of Princess Arina’s ultimate light magic spells, Heavenly Thunder, spread across the sky.
The entire city was enveloped in a web of lightning.
As if that wasn’t enough, the angel in the sky raised its hand, gathering the lightning into a spear of thunder.
The angel, holding the spear of thunder, looked directly at Zeke.
A deep roar resonated—
With a cry that shook the surroundings, the angel hurled the spear of thunder at Zeke.
A whistling sound filled the air—
The spear of lightning descended from the heavens, aimed directly at Zeke.
For a moment, Zeke held his breath under the pressure of the approaching force.
But then, his eyes flashed as he raised the Levatein, drawing upon the power of his mind.
A deep hum resonated—
The aura of determination quickly enveloped Zeke.
As the domain of control unfolded, Zeke saw the true nature of the spear flying toward him.
He swung his sword at the essence of the spear.
Secret Technique of the Infinite Sword
Black Sword Art
Black Dragon Emerges
A black dragon, formed from Zeke’s sword, surged forth to meet the spear of lightning.
A rumbling sound echoed—
The black dragon opened its jaws, biting into the lightning and charging toward its core.
A series of explosions followed—
The clash between the black dragon and the spear of lightning sent shockwaves rippling through the city.
Buildings crumbled, and the ground split apart.
Amidst the chaos, the black dragon finally devoured the core of the lightning spear, neutralizing its power.
The black dragon didn’t stop there, extending into the sky and roaring at the angel who had thrown the spear.
A deafening roar filled the air—
The angel, seeing the black dragon approaching, remained motionless.
Just before the black dragon collided with the angel—
A series of explosions followed—
A transparent barrier formed around the angel, halting the black dragon’s advance.
A rumbling sound echoed—
The angel, statue-like, watched the black dragon trying to breach its shield.
Then, slowly, it raised its hand.
A deep hum resonated—
Light gathered in the angel’s hand, forming a spear that seemed carved from white marble.
From within its shield, the angel thrust the spear at the black dragon, its mouth agape.
A series of explosions followed—
The angel’s spear pierced the black dragon’s mouth.
With a final, desperate cry, the black dragon unleashed all its energy in a burst.
Black currents erupted from its body, scattering in all directions.
Crackling sounds filled the air—
The core of the lightning, now tainted black, spread outward.
The black lightning began to coil around the light-filled sky, reversing its flow.
Crackling sounds filled the air—
The black lightning surged into the tower that had generated the light.
As a result, the towers emitting the light began to show signs of malfunction.
Crackling sounds filled the air—
The web of light that had spread out like a net was slowly dissipating.
The dark energy of the black dragon that had charged at the angel was scattered into black lightning by the spear he wielded. However, this also caused the tower to lose its function.
Crackle!
The black currents spread in all directions, disorienting the angel’s senses.
The angel, faced with an unprecedented phenomenon, tried to find a way to respond.
And then it happened.
Rumble!
Zeke emerged through the black lightning, swinging the Levatein imbued with the power of chaos at the angel.
Slash—
The protective barrier surrounding the angel was torn apart in an instant.
The absolute shield, which was akin to a fragment of the celestial being itself, had never been breached by any entity in the material world.
Yet, the chaos-infused weapon shredded the barrier like paper.
Zeke thrust the power of the eternal flame through the torn shield.
Whoosh!
The flames, which would never extinguish until their target was completely consumed, ignited the angel’s body.
Despite the fire consuming him, the angel turned his head calmly towards Zeke.
At that moment, a message appeared before Zeke’s eyes.
“[The master of the Scorpion Palace observes the Immortal through the 13th Sentinel.]”
“[The master of the Scorpion Palace expresses displeasure at the Immortal’s insolence.]”
“[The Immortal is promised the shackles of the soul and eternal torment.]”
The master of the Scorpion Palace, one of the twelve celestial palaces, had intervened directly from the heavenly realm to warn Zeke.
But Zeke ignored the message, raising Levatein high.
“Promises of soul shackles and eternal torment, huh.”
In the past, he might have been concerned, but Zeke was no longer intimidated by warnings from the celestial beings.
He swung the chaos-infused sword at the burning angel.
Dragon Slayer Technique
Chaos Technique
God-Slaying Slash
A technique to kill celestial beings.
Zeke unleashed the dragon slayer technique imbued with chaos at the angel.
Boom!
No mere shield could withstand the power of chaos.
The angel retreated hastily, folding his wings around himself to block Zeke’s attack.
Boom!
Two pairs of wings managed to fend off the chaotic strike.
But at the cost of half the wings being severed, and the remaining ones left tattered and broken.
Whoosh!
The angel emerged from between the half-destroyed wings, glaring at Zeke with eyes blazing with intense light.
In that instant, a beam shot from his eyes towards Zeke.
Zeke dodged the angel’s gaze, and the beam narrowly missed him.
The beam struck a part of the city.
A massive explosion erupted behind Zeke.
Rumble!
A blinding flash was followed by a giant mushroom cloud rising into the sky.
In a single explosion, half the city was obliterated without a trace.
Witnessing the devastation, Zeke realized anew why the angel of the Scorpion Palace was known as the harbinger of the apocalypse.
“Creating something like this, those celestial beings must be out of their minds.”
Another message appeared.
“[The master of the Scorpion Palace vows to ensure the Immortal’s destruction in agony, expressing rage.]”
The master, controlling the angel, seemed provoked, sharpening his indirect threats.
Something flickered in Zeke’s mind.
“This angel is practically an avatar of the celestial being. Perhaps… it’s possible.”
Having completed his calculations, he addressed the angel.
“Master of the Scorpion Palace.”
Zeke spoke with an arrogant tone and demeanor.
“Stop hiding behind your sentinel and come out. I’ll take you on myself.”