CHAPTER 444: CH 444: THE GOLDEN-RED SPHERE (2)

Victor had devoured not only his father’s family but also his mother’s family in the Imperial City. An entire country had vanished because of him. There was only one way left to pay for it.

Viktor went to the powerful person who had taken him in. For the first time in years, he spoke in a clear voice. He asked that powerful person for a favor.

"I can tell you what happened that year. But in return, you must do one thing for me. I will give you something, but you must swear by the Heavenly Dao never to reveal it to anyone. You must seal it forever, so no one can take it away."

The expert stood in silence for a few seconds. He took some time to think and then nodded slowly. Following that, he swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao, promising that he would never tell anyone about what Viktor was going to say. Once the oath was made, the air trembled lightly, and the sky flashed with light, showing that the heavens had accepted it.

It was only then that Victor finally spoke. His voice was filled with sorrow, but he explained everything from the beginning to the end. He told the expert about the golden-red sphere, how it had lived inside him since birth, how it had stolen his Spirit Energy, and how it had suddenly erupted, devouring his entire family, his city, and even the country. His body shook as he spoke, and tears fell from his eyes.

The moment he finished speaking the entire story, before the expert could react, Viktor suddenly thrust his hand into his lower abdomen. His fingers dug in with brutal force, and he screamed in unbearable pain.

"Arghh!"

Blood gushed out, running down his clothes and staining the ground. His whole body convulsed, and blood also started dripping from his nose, ears, and even his eyes. The expert was shocked at such a sudden act, but he didn’t move to stop Viktor. He could tell from Viktor’s expression that the young man no longer wished to live. His heart was broken, and his will to live had long since shattered. The only thing he wanted now was release.

After struggling desperately, Viktor’s trembling hand finally pulled something out from his abdomen. It was the golden-red sphere that was glowing fiercely. With the last of his strength, Viktor hurled the sphere toward the expert before falling to the ground. His face had already turned pale due to weakness.

The expert hurriedly caught the sphere, but his eyes immediately widened in shock because he could feel that the sphere was alive. The moment he caught the golden-red sphere, it started shaking violently in his hand, vibrating and thrashing about, as if trying to break free from his grasp. It desperately wanted to return to Viktor’s body. But the expert was far too powerful. No matter how much the sphere struggled, it could not escape his grasp.

The expert seemed to have realized how extraordinary this sphere actually was. He frowned and was amused inwardly, for even he could not completely see through the golden-red sphere.

He waved his hand and countless strange symbols materialized in the air. Then, like a meteor shower, the symbols poured down heavily on the golden-red sphere, forming a giant net of bizarre symbols wrapping around it. It was also at this moment that the golden-red sphere quieted down. It was completely sealed by the expert.

That expert even felt that if Victor were a Saint, the power of this sphere would have been far more than what it is now. At that time, he may not have been able to seal it away.

Lying on the ground, Viktor watched the sphere being sealed by the expert with blurry eyes. When the sphere was completely sealed and it quieted down, a faint smile appeared on his blood-stained lips. His chest rose and fell one last time, and then he took his final breath. At the final moment of his life, relief showed on his face as if a great burden had finally left him.

The expert looked down at Viktor’s body in silence and then sighed softly.

.....

Suddenly, the man opened his eyes and looked around. He was still inside the cave, sitting cross-legged. He looked around in confusion, but his mind soon cleared and he understood everything.

"So, this is the true origin of this golden-red sphere. To think that man actually dug it out of his own dantian... what a fool! With a treasure this powerful, he could have chosen to live on, cultivate, and rise beyond all limits. He could have devoured not just countries, but even worlds, climbing to a height where no one would dare to even raise their eyes before him. And yet, instead of embracing this heaven-defying power, he abandoned it... and even went so far as to seal it away. How laughable!"

The man’s lips curled into a wicked smile as he looked inside his body. This sphere had already entered his dantian.

"Since it has fallen into my hands, I shall unleash its full potential. With this, I will ascend straight to the Saint Sovereign Realm. Hehehe..." His voice lowered into a greedy chuckle.

"Now that I’ve fused with those memories, I finally understand the stages of cultivation above True Divinity. Most importantly, as long as I completely assimilate with this golden-red sphere, I can obtain the Devouring God Body, one of the top 10 Forbidden Bodies in the entire universe since ancient times."

That man’s laughter burst out and echoed madly in the air. He didn’t care about anything any longer and chose to devour everything around him.

However, he still needed to fully fuse with the golden-red sphere first.

Who could say how long that would take?

Even Victor, who had been born with the sphere within him, only began fusing with it after it awakened. Yet, even after spending years with it, he had never truly completed the fusion.

Perhaps it was because, deep down, Victor instinctively and consciously rejected the sphere.

Whatever the reason, one fact was clear: before this man could begin devouring anything, he had to completely fuse with the golden-red sphere. And it may take a long time.

The man ignored everything else, again closed his eyes, and started urging the golden-red sphere to fuse with him.

.....

It has been two days since Alex and Serena left the lake and went deeper into the mountain.

Deep inside Thunder Spirit Mountain, a few people were moving ahead cautiously. The aura on their bodies was extremely strange. Even the weakest of them had reached the peak of the Life Creation Stage, only a step away from the Death Domination Stage. As for the strongest, they were already Death Domination Stage warriors. Each of them was exuding a bloody scent. Clearly, they’ve come this far by killing many humans and beasts.

The leading old man was holding a piece of yellow paper. This paper was actually the map he obtained after an adventure somewhere far from the Thunder Spirit Mountain. He came to this place only by following the map.

From time to time, he observed his surroundings.

The old man’s name was James, and he was the leader of this group. The remaining people were Carlos, Luc, Tobias, Erik, and Tomas!

"Boss, is there a mistake? How could an expert surpassing True Divinity have fallen in Thunder Spirit Mountain?"

Tomas looked around while complaining. It was not just him; Carlos, Luc, Tobias, and Erik also showed a hint of doubt in their eyes.

"I’m definitely not wrong. I’ve obtained this map along with a few very powerful treasures. According to the map, a tomb of an expert surpassing True Divinity is likely hidden somewhere deep inside the Thunder Spirit Mountain." James spoke with a confident smile.

Just then, James stopped. A look of joy suddenly appeared on his old face as he looked at the map in his hand.

"Found it, it’s right ahead!"

His words made the other five people overjoyed, and the fatigue on their faces was completely swept away!

James and others quickened their pace, rushing towards a small peak not far away, and soon arrived in front of it.

Looking at the small peak in front of him, James’ eyes lit up. Then he raised his hand and formed hand seals.

Woosh! Woosh! Woosh!

Immediately, a few strange runes formed in the air. Then, following a wave of James’ hand, these runes soared in all directions. In just a moment, all the runes formed a special grand formation.

James then sat down cross-legged, pointed a finger, and the runes hummed and vibrated. Very soon, a special barrier emerged from the ground.

James was completely unaware that two people were watching his group’s every move from afar. These two were obviously Alex and Serena, who encountered James’ group coincidentally while moving deeper into the Thunder Spirit Mountain.

When they learned that a tomb was hidden somewhere deep inside the mountain, they immediately decided to follow this group and enter the tomb.