The Story Never Ends
Chapter 229 - The Ancient Devil Awakens

The altar shook and fissures began spreading from the center as the sword was getting pulled. Not only that but clouds of black devilish energy were being expelled from the broken skull at a terrifying rate.

Such a large movement immediately caught the attention of Siena. As for Davion, he knew it beforehand.

"What a terrifying aura! It is not something a Domain Realm Expert can possess." Siena had a gloomy expression under her veil.

"Bang!" She deflected the punch of the corpse ahead with a swing of her sword, and then kicked in its stomach, sending it flying. Next, without giving it a chance to stabilize itself, she repeated her earlier move.

"Boom" The corpse was smashed into the ground in a similar fashion. Then she appeared near Davion in the blink of an eye.

"Davion, what are they planning?" She asked worriedly. Since he brought her here in a hurry after acquiring some information from the members of the Heavenly Demon Sect outside the Wild Northern Forest, she was sure that he knew about it.

Davion didn't answer her but focused on the battle. He threw his sword with all his strength in the pit below and grabbed the head of the corpse in front of him by enlarging his hand.

"BAM"

He flung him towards the pit as well and fired a large beam of multicolored energy from his hands.

"BOOM"

A devastating explosion took place, even causing the barrier to show some signs of cracking.

Only then did he turn in her direction and replied calmly, "They are unsealing a powerful devil."

"What! Then how can you remain so composed? We have to hasten up and stop them. We still have a chance." She spoke as she observed half of the sword being already drawn out.

"There is no need. Let the devil appear first." Davion shot another beam of energy at the pit as he answered.

"BOOM"

"Why? Are you dumb?" She couldn't believe what he heard. Wasn't he seeking death in this way?

Dealing with these two corpses was already challenging to them. Now imagine a new devil on top of that who is about to emerge. Plus, the skeleton and his third corpse as well. Thus, they were in an extremely tough spot at the moment. They might even fall here if they made any wrong move.

"Actually, the reason I came here is to get this sword. So, I can't let go of this opportunity. Besides, I would have broken the seal myself no matter what happened." He explained as he continued shooting the pit.

"My God! Your greed knows no bounds. In the Demon Beast World, we ran into a precarious situation all because of it. Currently, it's the same with just different enemies." Her chest heaved up and down in anger.

"Little girl! I've got no other choice. Since I'm neither rich nor have a strong background like you, I can only take the risk and do everything at my disposal to obtain more strength." He justified himself, not giving her any reason to refute.

"Bullshit." She could only shake her head in annoyance. He was really good at speaking nonsense. Didn't he know that there was a high possibility of turning the whole outer region upside down due to his recklessness?

"Hehe, by the way, you don't have to worry too much. I don't think this skeleton and the sealed devil are together. That's why he must have brought these corpses in the Venerable Stages to deal with the devil." He chuckled.

"Is that so?" Siena nodded in understanding.

"Of course. We just need to sneak attack them during their fight, catching them off-guard. Nevertheless, remember that we have to end this in one stroke." He reminded her solemnly.

Without waiting for her response, he neared her and whispered the plan in her ears.

"Shameless." She cursed at him inwardly as his methods sounded too cunning and deceitful. How can a princess from one of the most prestigious clans take this approach? Nonetheless, knowing how dire the situation was at present, she decided to go with the flow.

"Let's move." Davion withdrew his domain and jumped into the pit.

"I've had enough of him. This will be the last time I will be helping in his fight." She muttered aggrievedly and went after him. Along the way, she too took back her domain and the power of her fairy artifact as well.

On the other side, the skeleton was putting all his focus on the sword. He was confident that his slaves would beat the shit out of them.

"A little more." He murmured in anticipation. However, the sword was stuck, and it refused to budge at the last second. It seemed like the corpse's strength was lacking a bit.

"I must let it a hand." He inserted his right index finger into his source and with his other hand, he extended his palm on the back of the corpse.

"BOOM"

Bluey devil essence far greater than what a Domain Real Cultivator could possess was unleashed from the corpse and the sword was swiftly pulled out with no resistance. In addition, the broken skull and the altar burst into pieces, blasting in all directions.

"Hah, how long has it been? The breath of the Human World." A hoarse male voice carrying oppressive pressure rang in the pool and the phantom of a devil steadily coalesced from the devilish energy permitting in the air.

"Come back." Seeing this, the skeleton instantly commanded his corpse to back away. He knew that his real test was just getting started.

"Yes." The corpse finally uttered some words, showing that it had gained some intelligence.

It then threw the sword on the ground, lifted the skeleton, and created some distance with the devil's apparition.

"Eh! Where are they?" The moment the skeleton landed on the ground, he was shocked to realize that Davion and Siena were missing. Only his slaves were standing ideally, doing nothing inside the pit.

"Damn! Don't tell me they escaped." He was enraged.

"I would be in big trouble if they bring reinforcements here. I must have kept an eye on them." He was full of regrets. But he knew that there was nothing he could do when unsealing the devil was more important than anything else.

"Haiz, forget it. I will simply destroy the sect when leaving." He gazed at the staff above him, plotting something vicious.

"Protect me." He gave another command to his slaves, and they stood in front of him, acting as bodyguards.

It was sad to know that the skeleton didn't notice that a weird lamp was lying in the pile of rubbles near the pit. Even if he had perceived, he wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to inspect it as the ancient devil had fully materialized.

He was black, five hundred feet tall, and had all the characteristics a devil should have. Nonetheless, the problem was that he was only a soul. His physical body had been destroyed in the battle with the Human Saint.

"Puny skeleton, was it you who released me?" The devil spoke with authority, not putting him in his eyes.

"Yes, Lord." The skeleton bowed, behaving submissively. But flames of fury were burning in his eyes. How dare he disregard him? Didn't he know that without him, he would still be squashed under the sword?

"Humm, I owe you one. Just tell me what you wish for. I will fulfill it." The devil was grateful to him.

"This is not how the conversation should be going." The skeleton was speechless. He had thought that the devil would be unruly and aggressive right from the start, resulting in a fight to break out at once.

However, it seemed like the devil had some conscience. After being repressed for so long, it was not surprising to have a change in character. Especially, when his strength had deteriorated by a large margin.

"Anyways, it saves me a lot of trouble." Having these thoughts, he said, "Lord, this junior belongs to the Heavenly Demon Sect and my superiors are in fact the ones who ordered me to save you."

"Heavenly Demon Sect?" The devil searched through his memories but didn't seem to remember who they were. Perhaps they were some third-grade forces during his period he guessed.

"Yes. Currently, we are the strongest sect in the world consisting of thousands of Domain Realm Experts, ...." The skeleton began singing praises of the Heavenly Demon Sect, hoping to attract him.

"Interesting. In my days, the Saints never joined hands. It looks like times have changed." The devil sighed as recalled his glorious days.

He then chuckled, "Hehe, brat, are you trying to lure me in?"

"Lord, there is nothing I can hide from you, can I?" The skeleton shook his head and gradually went to the point.

"If the Lord can join us, our sect will provide you with the sufficient resources to recover your cultivation base in a couple of years.. Moreover, you might get the chance of seeking the path beyond the Saint Realm."