Chapter 1057 Backlash

Chapter 1057 Backlash

The Essence had been altered and was thus even more deadly once Michael absorbed it. He had to teleport to the other side of the planetary system and hide behind the planet Hyuar to focus on his body's regeneration for a moment. However, the Primal didn't give him that much time.

Xerx responded quickly, not bothering about the innocent lives he was about to reap with his actions.

One of the Essence bombs exploded when it collided with Hyuar.

At first, the Essence bomb appeared as a bright, pristine light streaking across Hyuar's sky. It grew larger and larger as it expanded when Hyuar's gravitational force pulled it toward the planet's surface. The Essence bomb speed toward the ground, leaving behind a glowing trail. It lit up the sky like a second sun, dazzling the civilians. The light was so blinding that it permanently deprived millions of their eyesight, but that wasn't even the worst.

The Essence bomb hissed dangerously as if warning the civilians of the impending destruction.

But it was too late. The civilians couldn't flee anymore.

When the Essence bomb finally collided, the ground shook violently as if the entire planet was trembling. A massive explosion followed, sending up a pillar of pristine light before a massive Essence shockwave spread out in all directions. The impact was so powerful that anything – trees, cities, mountains, and even the sea – were blown apart by the force. It ceased to exist, just like that.

That was also why Michael did the only thing he could think of when he sensed the death of billions of people in his range. He absorbed the Death Essence, filling the planetary system, and moved forward by using his Death Authority to manifest the Undead Souls of the deceased.

Their confusion was obvious, but Michael paid no attention to it. Instead, he paid more heed to the anger and fury rooted in the deepest parts of their souls. He nurtured their fury with simple words. All Michael had to do was to tell the Undead Souls who had killed them and that he did not care about their deaths. That he would do it again and again and again even if he was given more chances to change their fate.

The Primal would not care.

The fury of hundreds of billions was intense. Even Michael was intimidated, and he had full control of them. Still, he Michael moved ahead by infusing the Death Essence of the deceased back into their Undead Souls.

The Wraiths weren't powerful, but they merged and combined under the influence of the Death Essence until only a few hundred Undead Souls were left.

Each Undead Soul transformed into a Soul Wraith, a powerful eternal existence traveling between the realms to execute vengeance. Their power was not unlimited, but Michael could aid them. He used Unlimited Enhancement on each of the Soul Wraiths and boosted their power even further by coating their claws in Pure Aether and Poison and by infusing even more Death into them.

At last, Michael used Swallow Domain with remnants of Jormungandr's Essences, devouring the remains of Hyuar in one go.

"That was stupid," Michael commented, releasing the Soul Wraths into the wild while using Permute to transform the remains of Hyuar stored in Swallow Domain into more Essence. Within seconds, Michael was back at peak condition, and so were the God Curses. Meanwhile, Primal Xerx suffered tremendously.