NOVEL NEXT Chapter 149: Farewell, Elf Empress!
Next, this Monarch Level Demon Race member made a snap decision:
"Demon King's Body!"
In an instant, pitch-black Demonic Qi surged like a tide, engulfing him completely.
As the Demon King's innate Talent Ability, this Skill could instantly double all his Attributes!
[Blood Demon]
[Talent: Demon King]
[Level: King Tier Three]
[Power: 100,000 → 200,000]
[Constitution: 100,000 → 200,000]
[Spirit: 100,000 → 200,000]
[Speed: 100,000 → 200,000]
[Skills: Demon King Domain, Demon King's Body...]
Feeling the violent Power raging inside, the Demon Race Monarch twisted his lips into a savage grin.
How long has it been...
Ever since breaking through to Commander Level, battles were often decided by Domain alone.
He could no longer remember the last time he went all out and activated Demon King's Body like this.
But now, facing this special human...
He attacked with full force again!
And as he watched this Monarch Level Demon Race member's All Attributes reach 200,000, Gu Xing's heart gradually sank.
The Basic Attributes possessed by Monarch Level Demon Race were simply too high!
His two Guardian Beasts were only Commander Tier Two—raising their Attributes to this extent was already their limit.
Even trickier—
After years of tempering within his Domain, this Demon Race's body had reached perfection; every Attribute was frighteningly balanced.
Not to mention, anyone who attains the Monarch title has fought their way through mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.
Therefore, trying to repeat the previous stealth attack tactic that Qing Shuang pulled off was nearly impossible.
But even so...
"Sovereign·Start!"
Gu Xing's left eye suddenly flashed silver-white.
"Slaughter·Grant!"
"Guardian·Grant!"
"Heavenly Grace·Grant!"
The three powers instantly wrapped around the bodies of his two Guardian Beasts—
Liu Li was suddenly clad in blazing Flame Battle Armor, and a spear formed of pure Fire Element condensed in her hand.
Above Qing Shuang's head, the Ghost King Illusion donned a deep violet Ghost Race battle armor, exuding an unsettling Netherworld Aura.
At this moment, Gu Xing had pushed the strength of both Guardian Beasts to the absolute limit.
This was his final trump card!
"Boom—"
Almost at the same moment, two figures tore across the sky.
The blazing Angel and the fearsome Ghost King Illusion crashed into the Demon Race simultaneously.
Terrifying shockwaves erupted continuously in the Void, shattering even space itself in the clash of such power.
But Gu Xing's expression grew heavier and heavier.
Still... just one step short!
Even after exhausting every possible means, between the two Guardian Beasts and a true Monarch level—there was still a gap, just one step too far!
Even worse, though the enemy couldn't fully unleash his Domain, in the midst of battle...
Gu Xing clearly saw wisps of black Domain Power constantly seeping from the Demon Race's body.
Gu Xing's heart sank.
His "Absolute Forbidden Domain" didn't perfectly suppress Monarch Level beings—it could only prevent them from releasing their Domain outward, but couldn't completely seal it off.
And even more fatal—
Sacrifice State... couldn't last!
Realizing this, Gu Xing clenched his teeth hard.
Damn it!
Is there really no other way?
Just as the battle reached a stalemate...
Gu Xing's Beast Taming Space suddenly trembled with commotion.
He frowned and sank his Spiritual Power inside, discovering—
That golden World Tree Leaf had vanished, replaced by a breathtaking phantom.
Gu Xing's pupils contracted sharply.
This phantom...
It was clearly the Elf Empress he met in the Elf Secret Realm!
Before he could recover, the figure appeared in the real world.
Her eyes, filled with boundless wisdom, slowly opened.
"We meet again..."
The Empress's gentle gaze fell upon Gu Xing; in that moment, time itself seemed to stop.
At this moment, Gu Xing's throat tightened, words choked in his chest.
In the end, everything in his heart turned into a trembling question:
"Why did you leave that prophecy for the Cat Race?!"
Now he understood—the Empress had foreseen this day a thousand years ago—
Otherwise, why would there be a second prophecy, and why prepare the golden leaf as a Sacrifice medium?
Yet...
The Elf Empress gently shook her head.
"It wasn't me who left the prophecy..."
She gazed at Gu Xing, the flow of time reflected in her eyes.
"It was you... who made me do it."
What?!
Gu Xing's pupils shrank, as if struck by lightning.
A thousand years ago?
He hadn't even arrived in this world at that time!
How could he possibly have made the Elf Empress do this?!
As if seeing his confusion, the Empress raised her slender hand to silence his questions.
"You... don't need to know yet."
She whispered gently, and a faint Spiritual Light floated up from her palm.
"Someday, you'll understand everything."
Gu Xing's gaze fell on the Empress's palm.
Curled up there—
It was Sally's soul!
[Cat Race (Sally)]
[Status: Soul Body]
[Talent: Ordinary One Star]
[Level: Awakening Tier One]
[Power: 0]
[Constitution: 0]
[Spirit: 1]
[Speed: 0]
[Skills: none]
"Sally!"
Seeing that soul, Gu Xing cried out in shock.
Instinctively, he tried to reach out, but when he saw Sally's Attributes, his hand froze midair.
Sally only had 1 Spirit Attribute.
The other Attributes...
All zero!
Both Talent and Level, were the lowest possible.
If there was even the slightest mistake, she would dissipate.
At that moment, the Elf Empress gently stroked the fragile soul and said softly:
"Put her into the Soul Nourishing Pool, Gu Xing."
Hearing this, Gu Xing nodded.
The function of the Soul Nourishing Pool was to enhance Spiritual Power, and the soul-bodied Sally could only survive in the Soul Nourishing Pool.
Gu Xing carefully enveloped Sally with Spiritual Power, cradling her like a priceless treasure as he placed her into the Soul Nourishing Pool in Beast Taming Space.
Once it was done, Gu Xing suddenly looked up:
"How can I bring her back?!"
The Empress slowly shook her head.
"What do you mean?!"
Gu Xing's eyes reddened, his voice trembling.
Did that mean Sally could never awaken again...
Yet the Empress seemed to see his thoughts:
"She is the only one who meets the conditions, that's why I chose her."
"Chosen? What do you mean 'chosen'?"
"Time Spirit Race." the Elf Empress said quietly, "Only in such a pure Soul Body state can she possibly evolve into one of the Time Spirit Clan, and only then can she reclaim the Divine Patterns lost by the Time Spirit Race!"
As she spoke, the Empress's form began to turn transparent.
Time was running out...
Suddenly, she looked solemn and her tone became grave like never before:
"Remember, every Divine Pattern is critical. None must fall into Demon Race hands!"
Before she finished speaking, she no longer looked at Gu Xing, but slowly turned toward the frozen Vera.
In those eyes that saw through time itself, grief and remorse built up for a millennium overflowed.
"Vera..."
The soft call made the Elf Maiden tremble all over.
"Mother... I'm sorry..."
That thousand-year delayed apology hadn't faded before the Empress's figure, like morning mist, began to dissolve; the golden leaf withered away with her.
Just as the last ray of light was about to vanish—
A dazzling golden Divine Pattern flashed into existence from the Void, streaking like a meteor and plunging straight into Vera's forehead!
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