Chapter 1404
On the other side, Daenoson and Rives' battle had devolved into pure terrain destruction—a two-hundred-meter-tall Serpent-Tailed Beast clashing with Rives, the strongest warrior of Storm Tower. From the outside, the fight was invisible, swallowed by endless storms, with only a colossal figure weaving through the chaos.
At least a dozen kilometers around them lay in utter ruin—mountain peaks cleaved in half, fresh craters gouged into the ranges, nothing but devastation.
As time dragged on, their battle only grew fiercer.
Elsewhere, the fighting was even more brutal—Hubert and Reina were beset by seven or eight Sanctum of Light mages. Hubert was drenched in blood, face twisted, his body streaked with seven or eight thin wounds.
Driven to rage by these Sanctum of Light mages, Hubert braved the assault of six at once, hammering a Tier Three Heavenly mage to death—so thoroughly shattered that not even resurrection was possible. The cost? Only a few gruesome new wounds.
Reina's expression was icy as well, frost swirling off her body until snowflakes drifted around her—she too was driven to fury by the Sanctum of Light.
Even if you sliced these mages in half, they'd reattach their bodies—anyone fighting them would be driven mad.
The Chester Family and Storm Tower were locked in their own savage battle—a clash of Heavenly mages that spread devastation across dozens of kilometers as the frontlines shifted, leaving the land ravaged.
Yet no matter how fierce the fighting, at the very heart of it all, the Radiant Egg remained untouched. Every spell, every shockwave was effortlessly repelled—nothing could shake it.
With the Radiant Egg untouched by the chaos, the Sky Rank combatants fought with even less restraint. The battle only intensified, the devastation spreading for dozens of kilometers—mountain peaks reduced to rubble, a whole range flattened into low hills.
Some of the mineral veins got blasted open, precious resources destroyed, but at this point, nobody cared about such losses.
No one spared a thought for the details. Naturally, no one noticed when Hubert, fighting Sanctum of Light mages, flew over the egg and a drop of his blood landed on its shell...
But unlike everything else, the gray shield around the egg didn’t repel Hubert’s blood. It flickered, then let the droplet pass right through.
The moment the blood slipped inside, it vanished—and suddenly, a faint heartbeat echoed from deep within the egg.
Only something infused with god-demon power could pass through that barrier. For gods and demons, it was paper-thin; for everything else, an unbreakable wall.
Hubert had once bathed in Elder God-Demon blood, shattered its restraints, and, during his transcendence, fully subdued and merged that power into his own bloodline. His blood now carried a trace of Elder God-Demon might.
Weak as it was—nothing compared to real Elder God-Demon blood—it was enough to cross the barrier. Barely Elder God-Demon power, but enough.
That tiny trait was all it took for the blood to breach the wall and merge into the egg.
Not that anyone noticed. The fighting was at its fiercest...
Gradually, the heartbeat within the Radiant Egg grew louder, as if a fetus was rapidly forming—the tiny heart maturing with each pulse.
The faint sound was drowned out by constant explosions, unnoticed by anyone.
After another half hour of battle, a dramatic change occurred. The gray shield around the Radiant Egg faded, cracks appeared, and blinding light burst forth as a terrifying aura enveloped the battlefield.
Everyone’s fighting was interrupted. Delton, angel wings unfurled, floated in the air, staring dumbly at the now-cracked Radiant Egg. His spells veered off course, but he didn’t care.
Daenoson and Rives, locked in deadly combat, also stopped, hovering in midair to watch the cracks spreading across the Radiant Egg.
One Sanctum of Light mage, shocked, forgot the battle and was smashed apart by the frenzied Hubert. Another nearby mage, equally stunned, was also killed by Hubert.
Except for Hubert, who was lost in battle-frenzy, everyone’s attention was captured by the Radiant Egg. After killing two mages, Hubert too felt something—his heart thudded violently, and he turned instinctively toward the egg.
The changes intensified—the cracks multiplied, and more blinding light poured out. In the sky, deadly energy gathered into a vortex, and a tornado slammed into the Radiant Egg.
With a crack, a gap appeared at the top of the Radiant Egg. Endless brilliance erupted, and an overwhelming aura pressed down, suppressing everyone’s soul, body, magic, and even the elemental forces in the air—everything felt powerless in that moment.
Lin Yun stared blankly at the scene, a thousand questions swirling in his mind.
What’s going on? Isn’t the Seventy-Third God-Demon supposed to be resurrecting? Why is it suddenly reincarnating? Damn it, is the reincarnation vessel about to appear?
Has the Seventy-Third God-Demon’s mind turned to mush over the ages? Does it want to show up in person to wipe out everyone here, or does it think this place isn’t safe anymore?
Its resurrection plan was already halfway done, and now it’s suddenly scrapping thousands of years of work to reincarnate as a new creature?
Damn, does it really think a freshly reincarnated vessel could easily kill everyone here?
Lin Yun was utterly baffled. Even if the Seventy-Third God-Demon ignored everything, if it had any awareness left, it should know everyone here is trapped. Even if they don’t slaughter each other, nobody’s escaping for a long time.
If it’s lost consciousness, why suddenly abandon resurrection and start reincarnating as something else…
Lin Yun didn’t know what to say anymore—he was completely lost.
The brilliance pouring from the egg’s top radiated thick god-demon power and a tremendous devouring force, swallowing up energy from the sky. But it wasn’t enough for resurrection—only enough for reincarnation.
Even with all the power it had stockpiled for resurrection, after reincarnating, it’d only have better talent, not much strength. Strictly speaking, there are at least four people here who could easily kill the newly reincarnated Seventy-Third God-Demon.
Lin Yun was full of questions, but the others didn’t share his doubts—especially Delton, who was convinced the god-demon was simply reincarnating.
Delton’s face was twisted with greed, his eyes burning with it. When his gaze swept over Lin Yun, deep murderous intent flickered there.
Mafa Merlin, that greedy devil—disgusting, stinking worm! The truth was plain to see, yet he’d insisted the god-demon wasn’t reincarnating, but trying to resurrect.
What a stupid joke! Even the dumbest prairie marmots would die laughing if they heard it.
A god-demon trying to resurrect? What a joke! Just managing reincarnation is impressive enough, let alone resurrection. How could Mafa Merlin say something so impossible?
Just wait—once the reincarnated body of the god-demon emerges and sees me first, I’ll take it away. Even if I become an enemy of all Northend, it doesn’t matter! This is a being destined to ignite divine fire!
Delton stared intently at the giant egg, and everyone else did the same.
Daenoson shot Lin Yun a cold, mocking look, but when he saw Delton, his expression turned murderous.
Rives’s eyes also burned with greed, though a flicker of doubt crossed his face.
Mafa Merlin had claimed this unknown god-demon was preparing for resurrection, and it didn’t seem like a lie. But now, the god-demon was about to emerge, successfully reincarnated.
Forget it—faced with a god-demon’s reincarnated body, everyone’s greed flared. Mafa Merlin was after it too, but who would actually claim it was anyone’s guess…
Everyone waited quietly for the god-demon’s reincarnated body to emerge. They knew charging in now would mean being torn apart by the terrifying energies—the mere sensation was enough to warn them away.
Time ticked by. Everyone waited, prepared to rush the moment the creature inside the egg appeared. For a god-demon’s reincarnated body, the first person it saw would be as important as a newborn beast’s first sight—if it was a magical beast, it would follow that person, and nobody else could take it away.
Unfortunately, nobody knew which way the creature inside the egg was facing—it was pure luck.
After more than half an hour, the massive energy pouring from the top of the egg finally faded. Cracks multiplied across its surface, and the light from them grew ever more blinding.
Suddenly, the light from the cracks became blinding, enveloping the entire egg. The crowd had to retreat, except for Lin Yun, Delton, Daenoson, and Rives—who could barely withstand it, even from over three kilometers away. The rest fell back seven or eight kilometers.
As the light faded, a one-meter-tall figure slowly emerged from its embers. Gradually, its pure, abyssal-black eyes became visible.
Delton’s face lit up with wild joy. Without hesitation, he rushed forward—the reincarnated god-demon was facing him, and their eyes met first.
Delton charged ahead, unleashing all the power of his Heart of Radiance at once. He cast three extraordinary spells, attacking Lin Yun, Daenoson, and Rives to try to block them.
"Hahaha, damn fools! I knew it—the favor of the Light will make it mine! Idiots, the god-demon’s reincarnated body is mine!"
Delton, still laughing madly, became a streak of light and rushed forward. In the heart of the glowing embers, the tiny figure was revealed—a one-meter-tall young beastman, skin tinged with blood, covered in intricate magic markings, four tiny fangs in its mouth, two little braids atop its head, and eyes as pure as a newborn’s.
"Mama…"
A crisp cry rang out. Delton’s grin nearly split his face, twisted with delight.
Elsewhere, Lin Yun easily blocked Delton’s attack but was delayed for a moment. He stopped, face shocked and a little strange, staring at the reincarnated god-demon, then suddenly turned to look at Hubert in the distance.
Andefa’s three faces twisted in horror and shock, turning stiffly to look at the snarling, glaring Hubert. Hubert wasn’t interested in the reincarnated god-demon—his eyes were bloodshot, wild like a beast, intent on smashing every Sanctum of Light mage who’d wounded him.
Surrounded by higher-ranked mages and only suffering minor, negligible wounds was astounding. But for Hubert, it was shameful—when was the last time the great Lord Hubert had been hurt?
Lin Yun forgot all about snatching the reincarnated god-demon. Andefa and Reina were also watching Hubert—nobody paid attention to the reincarnated god-demon anymore.
After years together, everyone knew every hair on Hubert’s face. Now, seeing the reincarnated god-demon was like seeing a toddler version of Hubert—skin, features, even the magic markings were identical.
To say this had nothing to do with Hubert—nobody would believe it.
Lin Yun noticed immediately, but nobody else did. The god-demon had reincarnated as a beastman, which wasn’t impossible. Even if it were a slime or a pig beast, everyone would still believe it was destined to ignite divine fire.
Lin Yun forgot all about snatching the prize, but Daenoson and Rives didn’t—they rushed in as soon as they blocked Delton’s spells.
"Hahaha, little one, don’t worry—I’ll take you home now…"
Delton, face twisted, charged at the little beastman. Just as he reached it, the beastman suddenly hiccuped, spewing a puff of gray mist onto Delton.
Instantly, Delton’s face changed—he hadn’t even raised a shield. The moment the gray mist touched him, his lower body went numb. Looking down, he saw he’d been severed at the waist—his abdomen corroded away. The gray mist spread rapidly, and in less than a second, his legs vanished.
The gray mist surged up, swiftly erasing his upper body. Before he could react, everything below his chest was gone. Even the Heart of Radiance in his chest was tainted, its power snuffed out, leaving only a dim gem—lucky not to be erased entirely.
But Delton’s body wasn’t so lucky—he could only watch as it vanished.
"No, it shouldn’t be like this—it shouldn’t be like this! Little one, save me, please!"
Delton screamed in terror, hoping the little beastman would save him—maybe the hiccup was just an accident, a pure fluke…
Delton reached out desperately, but the beastman just turned away, wandering off without a second thought.
Two seconds later, the gray mist reached Delton’s head—his screams stopped abruptly, his body vanished, leaving only a gray gem on the ground.
Dead in an instant, utterly erased—hit head-on by the god-demon’s lingering power, even his soul was annihilated. No one would have guessed Delton would die this way…
From wild joy to utter despair, it took only seconds—or rather, just one hiccup…
The little beastman, naked, ran awkwardly—looking like a weakling any of them could crush by the thousands. Yet now, it was as if a freezing spell and countless soul-shivers hit everyone at once—their greed vanished instantly.
Daenoson and Rives didn’t dare approach either—they backed away in terror. Only now did they realize that even if the reincarnated god-demon was weak at first, its power was still deadly. For a Sky Rank mage, even a trace meant instant death—poison so potent even the soul couldn’t escape.