Chapter 348
by fanqienovelChapter 348: The Birth of a King, Offering Flesh and Blood!
Initially, the Shallow Ether Wanderer felt cheated. Like its companions, it believed such a Divine Body structure was utterly unreliable.
Until it touched the Sea of Ether.
“Swoosh…”
“Swoosh…”
Ether streams flowed over its body, brushed past its four fin limbs, and gently caressed the Divine Body.
As if admiring and touching a magnificent masterpiece!
The once-sticky Ether Sea, hostile to this amphibious being, suddenly changed its nature, opening wide to embrace it.
Resistance vanished instantly; instead, the ether streams flowing over its fin limbs, belly, and back buoyed it, propelling it forward.
Its spacious body cavity could hold more Divine Organs and greater magic power!
Cradled by the Ether Sea, this magic power danced like it had come home!
“This is…”
“Heavens!”
“Why do I feel close to wielding divine authority!?”
Joy swept away its frustration.
Exhilaration flooded its soul, igniting delight in its eyes!
But this was no time to revel in lottery-winning ecstasy!
“Whoosh—!”
“Roar—!”
Nearby, the Sin Dragons closed in, one charging right before its eyes.
Yet it remained calm.
It knew the name “Shallow Ether Wanderer” no longer suited it.
“I am…”
“The Endless Emperor!”
From that moment, the former Shallow Ether Wanderer understood its destiny: to reign as king of this Ether Sea!
Though not yet fully grown, it bore the nascent form of royalty.
Still…
“To crush you vermin!”
“This is more than enough!”
Now came the test of its bold claim!
The swiftest of the three Sin Dragons had reached it.
Roars hammered its eardrums as a gaping maw yawned wide!
At that moment…
“Swoosh—!”
The Endless Emperor’s four paddle fins thrashed violently!
Executing an impossibly agile maneuver that baffled other deities, the Endless Emperor evaded the Sin Dragon’s bite.
“Crack—!”
Jaws snapped shut on empty air—the Sin Dragon had missed.
“Swimming in the Ether Sea could be this effortless!”
The paddle fins granted not just speed but extraordinary flexibility, surpassing what most fish-shaped beings could achieve.
Feeling those silken turns and near-instant pivots, the Endless Emperor thrilled!
Passive dodging no longer satisfied it.
Now!
Time to strike back!
“Roar—!”
It sank its jaws deep into the Sin Dragon and ripped savagely!
“Arooooo—!”
The Sin Dragon howled, twisting to retaliate.
But its serpentine body moved too slowly. By the time it turned, the Endless Emperor had already flicked its four fin limbs and vanished into the Ether Sea!
“Damn it!”
The Sin Dragon cursed angrily, but before it recovered—
“Gyaaah—!”
Agony tore through its back as it shrieked.
An entire dorsal fin, flesh and all, had been shredded away!
The wound looked horrifyingly painful.
Blood gushed forth, staining the Endless Ether crimson.
“Surround it!”
“Don’t let it escape!”
The Sin Dragon bellowed to its allies.
One god couldn’t catch it, but three might…
“Roar!”
“Agh—!”
Two pained cries echoed nearby.
“Splash… Splash…”
The Ether Emperor swirled with its four fin limbs, constantly circling.
Facing the three Sin Dragons that rushed at it in blind rage again, it fiercely narrowed its eyes.
“I’m not strong enough yet.”
“I’m still weak.”
“The weak only have fear and a heart that keeps fighting and moving forward.”
“I can’t afford mercy now; all I can do is be cruel!”
“So, everyone!”
“I’m sorry!”
“Roar—!”
The Ether Emperor charged forward too.
But it didn’t foolishly crash in; instead, it made a sharp turn to dodge the Sin Dragons’ wild attack.
“Whoosh—!”
It flapped its fin limbs hard, swimming up and down, dodging the Sin Dragons’ clumsy bites over and over. Again and again, in surprise spots, it pierced their divine steel skin with sharp teeth, tearing off chunks of flesh and blood!
“Ah—!”
“Roar—!”
Soon, the blood in the Ether Sea spread outward, growing bigger and bigger!
The wounds on the Sin Dragons multiplied.
Though the newly born “Ether Emperor” lacked physical attack power, its bites made small wounds; each time it bit, it cast magic on them.
Spells like “Paralysis Touch” and “Bloodletting.”
Not close to forbidden magic, but this ether-friendly power worked at two hundred percent.
The Sin Dragons’ divine blood kept draining, and their reactions slowed more and more.
Not a patch of good flesh was left on them.
The first one’s “divine flesh” on its back was nearly ripped and eaten by the Ether Emperor, showing pale bones!
But their nightmare was just starting.
“Buzz—!”
Though its form changed, the “giant jaws emblem” on its forehead and stomach stayed.
After tasting blood and flesh, it glowed again!
A greedy light flashed in the Ether Emperor’s fierce eyes!
“Hungry… so hungry!”
“Roar—!”
Crazier attacks, faster swimming, and crueler…
Live eating!
Finally, after this brutal slaughter…
“Roar—!”
The first Sin Dragon that charged let out a death cry and sank slowly to the bottom of the Ether Sea.
The Ether Emperor feasted on its sinking body.
Soon, on its forehead…
“Buzz… Buzz… Buzz…”
The emblem pulsed steadily, like a phone ringing.
As for the other two…
“What monster is this!”
“Evil god! Evil god!”
“We can’t win!”
“Retreat!”
The two Sin Dragons dragged their tired, broken bodies away, leaving their hurt friend.
But their cowardly act didn’t save them.
On their escape path, a “black” mass closed in slowly.
Leading it was a black “Giant Fish”!
It had sharp teeth and a high spine!
That was the “Ether Queen”!
“Little ones!”
“Rip those wretched eels apart!”
“Today, we slay a god too!”