The vision Derik got exposed the Beyonds location and also exposed someone he never thought he would come across again, Blake. Thinking back on it, Derik remembered Blink winning the fight by severing Blake's head from his body. He also remembered Blink cutting off each limb in Blink's body and scattering them to different parts of the continent just to make sure no one gathers his body parts and revive him since everyone knew Blake was the only immortal silver realm masters, thanks to the experiments he had undergone at the hands of the holy church.
Back then Derik considered this an appropriate punishment for his crimes since he always believed there are fates worse than death so he didn't bother destroying him or consuming his soul. The vision he saw explained a lot about their current situation. Derik realized that upon revival, their soul essence is meant to call out to them but never happened even once.
Considering this he realized that their soul essence never called out to them because it was either suppressed on been consumed by someone else. Arriving here made him realize what he feared the most has happened. Within the darkness, Blake's body was like a broken record, shifting back and forth, side to side, damaging the space around him. He seemed to be in a lot of pain but he managed to bear it for so long.
He was trying to absorb the godly essence of all the gods! Both new and old!
After his battle with the beyond, leaving it gravely injured, the beyond sort a force that could counter the death element. The only one she could find was the being that was closest to Derik and similar and that's when it found Blake.
Assembling his body was only a small part of the work, the goal now was to empower him and make him surpass both the new and old gods and that's why she allowed him to gather their godly essence into his body. His strength was slowly rising, surpassing that of Blink, right now he was already at the peak grade of the demigod realm and only a step away from the god realm.
"It's good I found you, It would have been troublesome if I am forced to deal with you when you enter the true god realm," Derik said with a sly smile!
ROAR!
Letting out a vicious roar, Derik was consumed by his death aura as he shapeshifted into his demonic wolf form. His size alone made full grown dragons look up to him just to see his face.
"To think you would take your lycan form for the very first time just to face me… even when you fought the beyond, you didn't do this… I am honored you consider me an enemy" Blake said as he stared into the eyes of the massive darkish green with fiery green claws and eyes.
Looking at him, one would notice that his body didn't seem solid at all. It was like green flames that could be swayed by the wind.
"So this what a god tier werewolf looks like" The beyond said with a hint of fear in her eyes. If it wasn't for the fact that Blake showed no sign of fear, she would have been panicking by now.
"Letting you completely digest our essence means that this world has to accept you as a new god candidate… the suppression placed on invaders like the old gods, cosmic beings and the beyond won't work on you… even though I am not scared of fighting a true god, I believe it's best I try to avoid such a nasty situation" When the fiery green werewolf opened its mouth to speak, steaming red blood poured out of it, causing the Beyond to flinch!
'Those with the death element are truly terrifying' this was all she could think off
As for Derik, he stopped considering Blake as a person. All he could see is a monstrous black hole that wishes to consume everything in his path. He couldn't understand what the holy church did to this body that allowed him to be able to wield so many abilities at once without getting hurt but he was sure if the person was here to see this, he or she would feel satisfied by the result.
BAM!
Diving down towards the treacherous duo, Derik viciously slammed into the barrier set to prevent the mana from the source to get out and circulate all over the world.
"Hahahahaha! I didn't think this barrier was created to protect you as well! I underestimated you, woman! But this is where your life ends! No wall can stop Derik Angus!" Derik's eyes squinted as he spoke.
Grrrrrrr!
Instantly his murderous intentions filled the space as his body increased in size and the blazing darkish green flames around him burnt even fiercer.
Roar!
Derik growled as he smashed into it and this time, everything trembled greatly, causing the beyond the shiver in fear.
"How long will your barrier hold?" Blake asked indifferently while his figure was still hidden within the dark fog around him.
He wreaked of death and life at the same time, not to mention all the other elements he had consumed. At this moment, it was fair to say that Blake was the perfect candidate to be called invincible, absolute, and perfect.
"Roughly a few hours if I try to put in more energy in maintaining it! I didn't expect letting him consume a portion of my soul would be a serious problem for us… accept my apologies" The beyond said with a respectful tone.
After Derik consumed a portion of her soul, her strength has further reduced and now everyone knew she was not Derik's match anymore. The only one who can face Derik on equal terms and win is Blake!
"You don't have to worry… This man used to be a big brother and a father to me… I know how he fights… he sealed his fate when he stepped into this place, now no one will be able to save you, Derik Angus, or should I call you, master!" Blake chuckled.