Chapter 942

"You should not look away during a fight, King Neptune. Is that not what you taught me?" Ursalla sneered.

King Neptune got dragged down to the depths of the abyss by the miasma tentacle summoned by Ursalla. She did not expect that the merfolk king would be too occupied with the sudden intrusion in the barrier room, but she greatly appreciated it.

She would not immediately kill the king by tearing as that would be wasteful on his blood. He would merely snap the king's neck and bones in order for her to preserve the body. If she could then she will keep the king hostage forever and draw blood from him at all times until she can fill the seas with leviathans.

The Sea King that the king raised saw this and immediately went into rage. Her master is suddenly being dragged down the sea, so it tried to kill Ursalla, but the Reaper blocked it. King Neptune could feel that the miasma tentacle is not just for binding him but also sapping at his strength.

The longer that he is being bound by the tentacle, more and more of his strength is fading away. King Neptune could no longer take it and immediately shouted out loud. His three-meter-tall body started to expand as his real form started to materialize.

King Neptune is a rare breed of hydromorph as he is of the hybrid race. He is part Whalefolk and part mermaid which is why he had a fish tail. Some people might say that mermaids and hydromorphs are the same, but they are not. The two races had intermingled with each other for quite some time which is why they are described as such.

King Neptune activated his whale beast man bloodline and transformed into an enormous blue whale. Some might think that this will make him a large target and easy to kill but they are wrong. King Neptune's ferocity manifested as some sort of barrier around his body that protected him from attacks that cannot penetrate half of his defense.

With King Neptune's Ferocity, only spells or attacks of the Legendary Tier could hurt him. This made him far stronger than any other king in the sea as not many could contend with him. Not everyone can just casually let loose a legendary tier spell as if they are spitting water. This is the reason why the Scylla and the Kraken race do not attack them despite the hostilities between the two kingdoms.

Ursalla knew this as well which is why she also activated her Beast Transformation. She suddenly expanded and turned into a large octopus that is incredibly hideous to look at. There are clear signs of corruption from her body which is why she is no longer just an octopus beast kin.

The bodies of the two are almost at the same size of the leviathans due to their beast species. Especially King Neptune as he is as big as his Sea King. King Neptune attacked Ursalla with sonic waves generated from his mouth while the latter tried entangling the former. Since Ursalla transformed with the miasma that she uses, her tentacles also had the absorbing properties.

King Neptune and Ursalla might look like they are evenly matched, but they are not. King Neptune's Ferocity far exceeded the damage that Ursalla can do. Furthermore, since Ursalla abandoned her pride as a beast kin and became a follower of a dark god, she can no longer use Ferocity as this power is essentially sourced from a beast kin's pride. She could no longer muster it as she is just a hollow of her former beast kin self. She is persistent as her dark god gave her the power to do so which is why she plans on dragging the fight for as long as she can.

"Descent of Yewdrassil!" Levin Cloud shouted as the tree of life and death suddenly appeared in the room.

The Deep Assassins and the Deep Warlock suddenly shuddered at the face of incredible holy magic. The strengths of the Deep Assassins and the Deep Warlock suddenly plummeted as they are getting weakened by the aura released by Yewdrassil.

"Why do you look a little different?" Levin Cloud asked the tree of life and death.

"This is my aquatic form of course. I adapt to any situation." Yewdrassil replied but this is actually just a fragment of its real self.

"Nevermind. With you here then my holy magic would be much more powerful." Levin Cloud stated as he needs to do the role of a damage dealer too.

"It seems that you have been too caught up as a priest that just uses holy magic. Did you forget that you are also a priest that can use Death Magic?" The tree of life and death, Yewdrassil, stated as it judged that Levin Cloud forgot that it thought him a few spells from Death Magic.

"I tried using them, but they are not spells that can damage mortal bodies as that is taboo." Levin Cloud replied as he tried using them on monsters, but the effect was not even at 20% of the original spell's power.

"Fool! Did you forget that Death Magic is on powerful against beings that defy the balance of life and death? What are the beings that you are fighting against now?" The tree of life and death, Yewdrassil, stated.

Levin Cloud suddenly had an epiphany as the beings that ty are battling right now are not natural or do not confer with the natural state of things. These things are artificial creatures created by a dark god solely to do its bidding. One can even say that these are just walking meat sacks that follow instruction.

"I forgot about that. Let me refocus then." Levin Cloud stated as his white and green robe suddenly turned into a different color.

The white parts of his robe suddenly became black as his aura that seemed benevolent turned into something eerily calm. For beings that followed the natural law, his appearance would provide them peace and comfort but to those that do not then they can only run away.

The Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock felt something that is not ingrained into their heads. This was the sense of dread and fear that knocks on anyone's door. The looming sense of death that one feels when their time is about to end is felt by the Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock.

The Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock wanted to escape but their wills do not let them do so. They were created solely for the happiness of their dark god and will only exist for it. They stayed and fought their urge to escape as the aura that the tree of life and death also changed to a more death aspect.

As if the tree of life and death responded with the will of the one that called for it, the lush and green side of the tree vanished as only the deathly side appeared. The surrounding waters also became cold as if the water itself lost life. In fact, Levin Cloud might not have noticed but he also unconsciously summoned some water from the river Styx.

"Call of Death!" Levin Cloud chanted as his pendant suddenly released ghoulish flaming skulls that homed in on the Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock.

The flames that covered these flying skulls seemed to not be made of fire as it was not put out by the water around them. The pale blue glow of the skulls gave them a terrifying aura that the Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock felt. The enemies wanted to dodge the attacks, but they are still pinned down by the Tidal Vortex that Peridot used.

The three ghoulish flaming skulls attacked the Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock. The three pitiful beings let out a piercing scream as if they are being tortured. The flames enveloped their body as they started to squirm. With the tidal vortex still active, parts of the tentacles of the Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock started to get cut off because of their immense struggle.

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Levin Cloud did not stop as he used every Death Magic spell that is taught to him. This was rare chance for him to use the spells that he rarely used because of the restrictions. The pitiful screams of the Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock wanted to echo out, but the tree of life and death did not give them the luxury to do so. The Deep Assassins and Deep Warlock died without even managing to fulfill their roles as sacrificial pawns.

"Director! You should see this." One of the staff of Atlas Inc. stated as replayed the video of Levin Cloud using Death Magic.

"Mark him as well. Seriously, even his friends are a pain in the neck. To think that the Envoy of the Twin Gods gained the seal of approval of the Tree of Life and Death. Even in the written story of Pandemonium that was not achieved. The Tree of Life and Death is a fickle existence that did not even spare a glance at the former envoys of the twin gods.