The air seemed to freeze the moment the monsters were stopped. Safa, Ulysses, and El each intercepted one monster, while the remaining six, along with the twins, surrounded Baixi's altar.
They are on high alert.
The monsters' initially frenzied, seemingly irrational attack gradually regained its rationality after being intercepted.
The atmosphere remained tense until the monsters spoke first.
"Were the progenitor of vampires and the Demon King also interested in divine bodies?"
The male monster was forced to stop a few dozen meters away from the altar. Ulysses was standing in front of him, but he was not in a hurry. Instead, he slowly raised his head, his tone gentle and without any aggression.
They're just like normal humans.
The three humanoid demons were almost as powerful as gods. They ignored all the men present except for the Demon King, the Archangel, and the progenitor of vampires, because there was no need for them to care.
They were just a few slightly stronger creatures; they couldn't even possibly harm them.
They are the most powerful monsters born from Tartarus, tasked with obtaining and devouring the divine body. The power bestowed upon them by the abyss is terrifyingly strong.
They were fearless even when facing several gods alone.
If it weren't for the presence of the seven gods who held authority, they would not have posed any threat to them.
As for the Demon King, the Archangel, and the progenitor of vampires, they are all weakened versions of themselves and are not worth fearing.
In any case, a roundabout approach is always better than a direct confrontation.
Having made up his mind, the monster's attitude became much more agreeable.
“I’m not interested, but you can’t take another step forward.”
Ulysses raised an eyebrow. He did enjoy challenges, but he didn't have much patience for this kind of guy.
The male monster seemed surprised by Ulysses's response. If they had shared interests, they could have taken advantage of him, but now that he said that, things were more complicated.
However, there is another way to go.
"Demons and vampires haven't had many conflicts with the Abyss. If you're willing to leave, we certainly won't stop you. The monster hordes outside can also make way for you."
Monsters are quick-witted, and the male monster made a promise without hesitation.
In order to achieve our goal as quickly as possible, we must reduce the number of enemies.
Anyway, the demons and vampires have always acted as if it were none of their business with Tartarus, so persuading them to leave now is a really good choice.
Their real targets are those beings with souls.
There's no need to get entangled with demons and vampires, who are nothing but remnants and have no soul.
"No need."
Ulysses rejected the male monster without even considering it, and his expression turned cold, as if he was not happy.
He hated it when people tried to negotiate with him, especially when the person talking to him in front of him was a humanoid monster.
He has no habit of making deals with monsters.
The same answer was given to Safa, who was blocking one of the monsters nearby.
“I haven’t collected my debt yet. Her soul should belong to me. If I just let you do this to her, where is my dignity as the Demon King?”
Safa's expression revealed murderous intent, and his words were utterly merciless.
"I never expected that the Demon King and the progenitor of vampires would change their minds and become so nosy."
The female monsters seemed somewhat surprised as well. Born from the abyss, they inherited some of what the abyss saw, including memories and images, and thus had some understanding of ancient events.
Although Tartarus itself has no consciousness, all the minions born from it are formed from darkness and evil, symbolizing all the negative aspects of this world.
Including their emotions, full of human treachery, cunning, anger, irritability, and all the filth.
Logically, demons should like them the most, but perhaps it's because their emotions are too deep, too dark, too dirty, that even demons don't like them.
Now that things are so difficult, the monsters' plan, which they thought was going smoothly, has been forced to a halt. There is only one way now: to confront them head-on.
Almost simultaneously, all three humanoid monsters retreated, followed by a powerful tremor that shook dust off the dome and walls above the statue plaza.
This is enough to illustrate just how enormous the thing that is about to approach is.
At that time, Bai Xi was still fused with her body and had no idea what was happening outside. Her soul was corrupted by the power of the dead and could not immediately merge with her body.
Then the only way to successfully revive her is to first cleanse the death energy within her body and restore her to a pure soul.
The inscription on the altar is the most primitive version of the resurrection spell, which violates the rules set by the entire continent of Coral and forcibly resurrects a person. The price paid is almost unimaginable.
Moreover, there is currently only one power that can reverse undead transformation, and that is the power of 'time'.
In other words, for someone to be resurrected, all the right conditions must be met: a living, uncorrupted body. In modern times, this might be enough to maintain the vital signs of a person in a vegetative state using machines, but in the magical world...
That's just a fantasy.
But there happened to be one in this altar, and it was so intact and perfectly matched that it was very likely her body.
Another aspect is reversing the undead transformation of the soul; according to Safa, currently only his father seems to be able to do it.
Finally, it requires defying the most fundamental rules of the continent of Coral and using an absolutely forbidden technique—resurrection. As for who pays the price, it certainly cannot be the resurrected person themselves.
Bai Xi had a vague idea of how difficult her resurrection would be, but she never expected that the opportunity would be presented to her so completely.
As she transformed from a spirit of the dead into a pure soul, Bai Xi felt her spirit becoming increasingly ethereal, as if floating on clouds, enveloped by them—a very comfortable feeling, her mind becoming light and carefree...
The heaviness and filth were cleansed from his body, the stench of decay and death faded, and Bai Xi's spirit became clearer.
Never before had she felt so clearly the difference between the living and the dead.
Her memories and emotions rekindled; she was no longer a ghost trapped in the past, stuck at the moment of death, but a person who had regained the future—a feeling that defies description.
At least the way of thinking is completely different, and there is no longer that terrifying bloodlust that dominates the body; the soul becomes free again, without shackles.
This feels... great.
The moment her soul was completely purified, Bai Xi vaguely sensed that something was amiss.
At the same time, I could vaguely hear conversations around me.
"The resurrection spell seems to have side effects. Will she be alright?"
"There's nothing I can do, I've done my best."
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