Chapter 884 Cold-blooded Serpent

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Chapter 884 Cold-blooded Serpent

Michael's entrance into the meagerly defended settlement was bombastic – quite literally. He channeled his origin energy and some lifeforce into Zeroa, who conjured a massive azure fireball above the settlement. The fireball expanded rapidly, fiery whips lashing out in all directions as the Elemental Empress used far more energy than she could control. She only gained control of the fiery flames for a moment, straining her mind tremendously, but the result was as pleasant as expected.

Michael watched the massive fireball, exceeding a radius of ten meters easily, and chose to help Zeroa. He applied a Soul Tear on her – the Soul Grimoire was overflowing with Soul Tears, either way – and added Enhancement and fire-attributed energy.

The Elemental Empress was about to lose control of the fireball when Michael commanded her to release it. The remaining idle forces of the settlement finally reacted to the massive fireball. That was when Michael jumped into action. Zeroa's fireball descended upon the settlement, ready to swallow its center and burn everything within at once, while Michael disappeared.

Michael had already inspected everyone's energy level in the settlement, and saying he was disappointed was an understatement. There was only one Tier-5 powerhouse, and even that one wasn't a proper Tier-5 powerhouse. The amount of energy within the Tier-5 powerhouse was equivalent to most High Awakened, but the quality of his energy and energy veins was way too low. It was almost like the Lord of the little settlement skipped the High Ascension and jumped straight to Tier-5. His foundation was insignificant, and so was his strength and reaction speed when Michael appeared next to him. 'He didn't even sense Cosmic Stride's spatial fluctuations. I know there aren't many fluctuations for short-distance warps, but it's not like Cosmic Stride is a traceless teleportation Soultrait.' Michael frowned, staring at the youthful face of the Lord. Like every other Lord, the youth was a member of the Blaze family. However, Michael didn't recognize him at first. But that was only until he recalled that Olivia Blaze had a little brother. An 18-year-old brother who'd manifested his War Rune less than half a year ago.

[You're growing into a cold-blooded snake.] The World Serpent noted the death of thousands of innocent Summons. "I don't know what you're talking about. There is no way I show mercy to anyone until the settlement is conquered and all danger removed. I am sorry for the innocent residents who've been killed or injured by my actions, but that doesn't mean I should hold back my power or adjust my plans to kill as few as possible. The Blaze household is not that simple to take care of. Even if it looks like a walk in the park, I need to unleash my full strength to deal with the powerhouses as quickly as possible. The moment I hold back, I will end up dead."

[If you say so.]

Michael frowned deeply. He couldn't tell whether or not the World Serpent was happy about his transformation. In the first place, Michael wasn't sure if he had changed this much. Maybe his actions were cold-blooded, but it wasn't like he had been merciful to his enemies. On another note, Michael wasn't targeting the residents. It was just that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

'I didn't expect Zeroa's fireball to be this strong. She is not even a Higher Lifeform yet.' Michael explained, but the World Serpent wasn't listening anymore.

The Elemental Empress' mythical flames, boosted by Soul Tear and Enhancement, did a great job, especially when amplified with fire-attributed energy and bits of Michael's lifeforce. Zeroa had been working on creating living fire and live energy after seeing Michael use lifeforce to augment his energy and poison on a few occasions.

Michael hadn't been behind this a lot. After all, he had a much easier time combining energies and other things using Insert. He did not need to focus on the complex parts, such as using a specific ratio of energy and lifeforce to create living fire and the like. Insert did the difficult and time-consuming tasks for him.

The result was beyond Michael's expectations. Even the Elemental Empress was surprised.

[Michael!!! Look at what I've done! Isn't that crazy? Am I powerful now?! I am going to grow stronger and stronger. When I'm a Higher Lifeform, I can burn entire settlements to ashes!] Michael smiled. Zeroa was as excited as ever. She might not be the youngest in his territory, but she certainly had the youngest mindset. However, Michael couldn't hold her accountable for that. The Elemental Empress had been imprisoned for a very long time. She was born and raised in imprisonment. All she did was relive her childhood...in a very unique and deadly way. 'At least she is on my side. Having her as an enemy would be a tad annoying.' He thought before conquering the rest of the settlement by killing the devastated Awakened that had been left behind.