Chapter 132 – Dimensional Seal

Volume 3: Rising Winds and Clouds

The pitch-black War Blade, nearly ten meters long, descended upon the Dimensional Sanctuary amid a Berserk blast wave.

Violent wind pressure burst in every direction. The peerless momentum made every hair on the Ancient Demon Seed's body stand upright inside the Dimensional Sanctuary.

In its eyes, the blade seemed to occupy the entire world. Terrifying power poured out in all directions. In the next instant, the War Blade crashed violently into the Dimensional Sanctuary.

This time, it did not pass through the Ancient Demon Seed's body. Something stopped it less than a meter above the creature's head.

A spherical, transparent Light Curtain had blocked the Dark Demon Monarch's attack.

It was the true form of the Dimensional Sanctuary.

The Dark Demon Monarch stepped forward again. The black War Blade rose high, carrying the momentum to tear apart heaven and earth, then slashed down once more.

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Boom!

The black War Blade collided with the Dimensional Sanctuary again.

The violent explosion spread in every direction. Spatial fissures appeared where the two forces met.

The result proved that even if the Dark Demon Monarch's strength had not reached the level of a Foundation Rank attack Skill, it was already extremely close.

Fear flashed through the Ancient Demon Seed's eyes. It clenched its teeth and stared at the War Blade falling again and again, its thoughts unknown.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The explosions carried far into the distance. As though it knew no exhaustion, the Dark Demon Monarch hacked at the Dimensional Sanctuary again and again. Before its terrifying power, the Dimensional Sanctuary began to totter.

But Wen Yu, merged with the Dark Demon Monarch, was suffering beyond description.

Dark World already consumed an enormous amount of stamina. The Dark Demon Monarch consumed even more. Without Dark Siphon replenishing him, Wen Yu was forcing himself to deliver every slash through sheer endurance.

On the surface, Wen Yu appeared to be crushing the Ancient Demon Seed unilaterally. In truth, the battle had already become a contest of attrition.

Wen Yu was gambling that he could cut down the Ancient Demon Seed with the Dark Demon Monarch before his stamina failed.

The Ancient Demon Seed was gambling as well.

It was gambling that…

…

At last, on the thirty-first slash, the Dimensional Sanctuary released a series of overwhelmed creaks before shattering like glass.

Sharp cracking sounds reached both Wen Yu and the Ancient Demon Seed. The exploding Dimensional Sanctuary unleashed a violent storm. At the place where it had stood, astonishing black fissures suddenly spread outward.

They were Spatial Fissures.

Wen Yu's eyes brightened. He drove the Dark Demon Monarch with all his remaining strength.

The Dark Demon Monarch's hazy outline became slightly clearer. It raised the War Blade again, preparing to pass final judgment upon the Ancient Demon Seed.

At that moment, however, the Ancient Demon Seed sitting inside the Dimensional Sanctuary abruptly opened its eyes.

In the next instant, it activated Teleportation and appeared behind the Dark Demon Monarch. Both hands rose high, and a silver-white ring of light expanded around the Dark Demon Monarch's body.

Dimensional Seal (SS Rank, Active Ability): Uses spatial power to seal a large area inside an extradimensional space. For ten minutes, any sealed object enters an observer state. It may move slightly, but cannot attack or be attacked and can only observe the scene before it.

This was the Ancient Demon Seed's fifth Ability.

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The Ancient Demon Seed's combat experience was undeniably extensive.

It had no way to determine how much stamina Wen Yu had left. If Wen Yu still possessed a considerable reserve, then once the Dimensional Sanctuary broke and the Ancient Demon Seed was dragged into Dark World again, the situation would become extremely dangerous.

Using Dimensionality Reduction Strike against the Dark Demon Monarch was even less viable. The Dark Demon Monarch's body consisted entirely of Dark Attribute elements, and Wen Yu inside it possessed Phasing. In the Dark Demon Monarch form, Wen Yu was effectively immune to the vast majority of attacks.

The Ancient Demon Seed had few choices left.

While the Dark Demon Monarch battered the Dimensional Sanctuary, the Ancient Demon Seed had used the time both to consider a countermeasure and restore its stamina.

The stamina it had recovered would not carry it far with Teleportation. The Dark Demon Monarch might catch and kill it halfway.

Using another Dimensional Sanctuary would only mean enduring attacks passively. If the Dark Demon Monarch shattered it again, the Ancient Demon Seed would become a fish on the chopping block.

After weighing its options, the Ancient Demon Seed chose to attack.

It would exile and seal the Dark Demon Monarch, flee far away, then return to trouble Wen Yu and the Outpost after its injuries and stamina had completely recovered.

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The light of Dimensional Seal enveloped Wen Yu. An unknown force forced the Dark Demon Monarch out of the current space, as though sealing it inside a tiny box. The Dark Demon Monarch remained within that unknown space, unable to do anything.

Seeing the Dimensional Seal take effect, the Ancient Demon Seed immediately braced its hands against its knees and crouched on the ground, panting heavily. Its eyes were webbed with blood.

It glared viciously at the sealed Dark Demon Monarch, then turned to look at Suzuki Masao's corpse in the distance. After a long hesitation, as though making an extremely difficult decision, the Ancient Demon Seed staggered away.

Wen Yu remained sealed until the Ancient Demon Seed had traveled far into the distance. Only then did the Dark Demon Monarch slowly collapse and reveal Wen Yu's body.

In the next instant, Wen Yu vomited a mouthful of shredded flesh.

Maintaining the Dark Demon Monarch form had consumed a terrifying amount of energy. Dragon Blood Amplification had burned through all the blood in Wen Yu's body long ago, then begun frantically squeezing power from every cell.

No injuries were visible on the outside, but Wen Yu's body had been drained utterly dry.

He had forced out the Dark Demon Monarch's final few attacks through sheer will.

Wen Yu patted his cheeks and briefly regained clarity. He took out large quantities of potions and struggled to drink them.

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Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. When Wen Yu reappeared inside the Outpost Treasure Land, the Ancient Demon Seed was long gone.

He cautiously deactivated his Combat State. Faceless, still wearing Wen Yu's appearance, silently guarded him in case the Ancient Demon Seed seized the opportunity to attack.

Wen Yu took a communication device from his Spatial Ring. After a burst of static, he spoke.

"That thing escaped… I can't locate it."

After hesitating for a long while, Wen Yu added, "I recommend abandoning the Outpost Treasure Land."