in2ebook Chapter 279 The Wall of Souls
Chapter 279 The Wall of Souls
As the dark purple blood containing his life essence gushed from his fingertips and seeped into the scorched glass ground, an invisible yet suffocatingly vast connection was suddenly established between him and the towering, menacing Dark Erosion City behind him!
"Boom—buzzing—"
The massive walls of Dark Erosion City, constructed from living rock and solidified shadows, seemed to truly awaken at this moment, emitting a deep, rumbling sound like the heartbeat of an ancient behemoth!
The twisted and writhing veins on the surface of the city wall throbbed wildly, and the countless vengeful spirit crystals embedded within them suddenly lit up with a blinding, ghastly green light!
The most eye-catching feature is the dark red energy shield that covers the entire city—the [Wall of a Thousand Souls]!
The protective barrier, which had been quietly flowing and radiating pressure, now began to boil and churn violently, like a lake tossed with a boulder!
The countless pained and contorted faces on the surface of the shield seemed to be injected with new "vitality," emitting even more mournful and piercing silent wails!
Then, something happened that made Celia's expression change drastically!
The colossal Wall of a Thousand Souls, centered on the spot where Kael'thas was kneeling, stretched and converged toward the battlefield as if pulled by an invisible giant hand!
Dark red energy, like a tangible tide, surged wildly from every corner of the castle, along some mysterious energy channel, toward Kael'thas!
It wasn't just energy; it seemed that even the abyssal aura accumulated over hundreds of years in Dark Erosion City, the power of vengeful spirits, and even the defensive strength of the castle's foundation were being forcibly extracted, stripped away, and poured into their master!
"He's sacrificing a portion of the castle's essence! Forcibly extracting the power of the [Wall of a Thousand Souls]!"
Celia gasped in shock, her golden eyes filled with horror. "The price of doing this will severely damage the foundation of Dark Erosion City, and may even cause the [Wall of a Thousand Souls] to collapse completely! He's gone mad!"
But Kael'thas clearly didn't care anymore.
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, the survival of the castle and the foundation of its future seem insignificant.
He only wants now! He only wants to gain the power to turn the tide and crush this terrifying human before him!
"Ughh ...
Kael'thas threw his head back and let out a roar that was neither human nor audible, a mixture of pain and pleasure.
His kneeling body trembled violently under the infusion of immense energy. The charred wounds on his body visibly writhed and healed under the wash of dark red energy. Although they were still gruesome, the bleeding had stopped.
More importantly, his originally extremely weak and almost extinguished aura suddenly surged up like a bonfire doused with boiling oil!
Soaring! A crazy surge!
It even seems to be subtly striving towards an even higher level!
His tattered robes were completely torn apart by the violent energy flow, revealing his pale body, which was now covered with dark red energy patterns.
Those lines, like living blood vessels, flowed and pulsated under his skin, radiating a chilling, abyssal pressure.
His disheveled, brittle hair danced wildly without wind, the ends tinged with an eerie dark red.
His originally bloodshot and unfocused eyes were now replaced by a dense, dark red light that seemed to drip blood. The depths of his pupils reflected the countless wailing faces on the Wall of a Thousand Souls, cold, insane, and full of a new, almost expanding sense of power!
In just a few breaths, Kael'thas's aura had undergone a complete transformation!
The previously battered and dying Abyss Lord has vanished, replaced by a monster that seems to be one with the entire Dark Erosion City behind him, radiating an aura far surpassing its former glory!
"Hoo..." Kael'thas slowly straightened up.
Although his movements were still somewhat stiff, the solid and powerful feeling he exuded was undeniable.
He gently moved his neck, making a soft "crack" sound. His dark red eyes swept over his arm, which had regained its strength, and an almost intoxicated expression appeared on his face.
Then, he raised his head and fixed his gaze on Lin Tian and his shadow clone, who stood still in front of him as if watching his "performance".
This time, there was no longer any fear, horror, or sinister calculation in his eyes.
There was only a supreme confidence born from regaining absolute power, and a kind of excitement mixed with cruelty and tyranny...
"Can you feel it, human?"
Kael'thas's voice changed as well, becoming deep and resonant with a strange echo, as if countless voices were speaking simultaneously within him—the murmurs and roars of the myriad vengeful spirits within the Wall of a Thousand Souls.
"This is... the true power of the abyss! This is... the authority bestowed upon its master by an abyssal castle!"
He opened his arms as if embracing the torrent of power surging from the castle behind him, and dark red energy formed visible ripples around his body.
"By temporarily fusing part of the castle's essence with oneself, at the cost of damaging the foundation, one can gain power beyond the limit... This was originally a last resort to deal with the ultimate invasion of other lords in the abyss."
Kael'thas looked at Lin Tian, a cruel and smug smile spreading across his face.
"I never imagined it would be used on a human like you today. You should feel... honored."
He paused, feeling the surging, overwhelming power within him, almost bursting him apart, and that confidence grew wildly like weeds:
"My current level of power is infinitely close to the limit! And this is the limit that has been enhanced by the power of the thousands of vengeful souls of the [Wall of a Thousand Souls] and the abyssal essence accumulated by Dark Erosion City over hundreds of years!"
My magic is nearly inexhaustible, my defenses are impenetrable, and my attacks... will carry with them all the resentment and curses of this castle!
His gaze swept over the shadow clone beside Lin Tian, whose aura remained steady, and his apprehension lessened considerably.
"Your clones are indeed strange, capable of continuous summoning and possessing full power. But at this moment, faced with an absolute difference in strength, any technique or trickery is meaningless!"
Kael'thas took a step forward.
With just one step, the scorched ground beneath his feet silently caved in and cracked, spreading out in dozens of fissures.
The terrifying pressure was like a real mountain, several times heavier than before, pressing down hard on Lin Tian and his clone. Even Celia, who was watching from afar, felt her breath catch in her throat and couldn't help but take several steps back.
"That attack was brilliant; it almost killed me." Kael'thas licked the blood from the corner of his mouth with his crimson tongue, his eyes turning incredibly dangerous.