Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 582 Sealing Again
Under Luo Xiu's gaze, he saw the [Pillar of Divine Punishment], which sealed the Devouring Dragon, gradually fade and dim, like a curtain of light.

The restraints and constraints on the Devouring Dragon were getting weaker and weaker, and its struggles became more intense as a result—as if it had smelled the scent of freedom, the Devouring Dragon had glimpsed an opportunity to escape.

"--roar!!!!!"

From His two long-broken dragon heads came a dry, hoarse hiss. And His broken dragon wings were also struggling upwards, as His profound spirituality was returning.

Everyone was on high alert—Monine, the "Sword of the Holy One," held the holy sword, her body burning with holy flames like the midday sun. The power of the Pillar of Divine Retribution was returning to her body, and she was enduring this intense burning.

"--roar!!!!!"

Luo Xiu heard it once again: the Devouring Dragon unleashed a series of powerful, resonant roars.

A raging wind was rising around Him, lifting Him up to a higher place—but before that, it was as if an invisible hand was pressing Him down from above!

"--bow down!"

A thunderous roar, like that of a giant bell, reverberated from the direction of Demosth!

He raised the [Holy Dragon Slayer] high once more, and two golden wings interwoven with crimson light unfurled behind him!
—"The Incarnation of the Holy Wings!"
As Luo Xiu watched Demostre's figure, he realized—

Or perhaps he recalled that Demostre was also a "Holy Winged Envoy." This was what Franya meant when she said that Demostre had fully embarked on the path of [Glory].

Besides being an "Eternal Knight," his second profession in [Glory] is "Holy Winged Envoy"—one of the very few "Holy Winged Envoys" in the entire Holy Court.

Luo Xiu stared at Demosthenes.

His "Holy Wings Avatar" was clearly influenced by the [Authority] Ancient Dragon power he possessed; the golden holy wings, scorched with crimson, were so striking and so incongruous with true [Radiance].

Although I had witnessed the battle of this "Dragonblood Knight Commander" Demosth in my previous life.

"But is he really...[Radiance]?"

Even now, Luo Xiu couldn't help but have this question in his mind.

As he pondered, he saw the crimson on the blade of the [Holy Dragon Slayer] held by Demosth burst forth and surge upwards.

The deep red and shimmering gold mist quickly filled the entire space, and all the light was enveloped by the dome-like barrier.

Until now.

Luo Xiucai "saw" that the four vice-commanders of the "Holy Blood" Knights had already fully opened a new barrier before Monine removed the [Pillar of Divine Punishment].

It was like a giant glass dome, enveloping the Devouring Dragon, Demosth, Monine, and the four vice-captains of "Holy Blood" inside.

Removing the Pillar of Divine Retribution only granted the Devouring Dragon temporary freedom, but He remains trapped in an even larger cage.

And in the spirituality that Demosth sprang forth.

One, two, or even more than a dozen ancient dragon phantoms, almost as large as the Devouring Dragon, condensed within Demosth's spirituality.

They glared at the devouring dragon, unleashing wave after wave of roars that nearly tore the eardrums apart.

"--roar!!!!!"

"--roar!!!!!!!"

The roars quickly drowned out the Devouring Dragon's dry, hoarse cry, and several phantom images of ancient dragons crashed into it.

--boom!!!!!

The enormous shadow crashed into the Devouring Dragon's body, instantly triggering an extremely violent explosion and igniting a blazing inferno.

"--roar!!!"

The roar of the Devouring Dragon turned into a mournful cry.

He didn't know why, but being in this cage prepared specifically for Him, His power seemed to be draining away at an alarming rate every second.

Perhaps it was a "neutralization"—but that doesn't matter anymore.

At this moment, the first sensation the Devouring Dragon felt was that every collision with the ancient dragon phantom condensed by Demosth triggered a terrifying annihilation of its spirituality, which had already caused considerable damage to it.

And so He "fell"—

He was getting further and further away from that visible, free sky. His two increasingly broken dragon heads collapsed downwards, and his dragon neck could no longer support his weight.

And in His gradually dimming dragon eyes, He saw one last thing—

The phantoms of ancient dragons, formed from the spirit of Demosth, were flying toward Him at the same time.

They opened their enormous, blood-red mouths and began to devour the body of the Devouring Dragon.

But the Devouring Dragon was powerless to resist. Even though the [Pillar of Divine Punishment] had removed its restraints and constraints, the Devouring Dragon felt as if it were being suppressed by something even more terrifying.

"Humanity……"

"You...you..."

He roared in resentment, his gradually dimming dragon eyes fixed on Demosth, uttering intermittent, low sounds.

But Demosth ignored him.

In his "Avatar of the Holy Wings" form, Demosthenes could be regarded as a "six-winged angel." He closed his eyes, then opened them after a long while, reciting his "true name"—

"—【Devouring Dragon Fafnir Patroclus Ramziaz Kingslayer】."

"..."

"--roar!!!!!"

As Demosth uttered the name, Fafnir Ramzanx, the Devouring Dragon, trembled violently.

His surging, expansive spirituality was instantly extinguished. In its place, the spirituality transformed into a deep, scorching flame, which began to burn simultaneously on Demosth and the Devouring Dragon.

—That is the true name of the "Devouring Dragon"!

Luo Xiu's eyes shone brightly. He realized that Demostt, in the form of "Holy Wing Incarnation," was regarded as having a status equivalent to "Six-Winged Angel." Demostt was indeed capable of defeating the Devouring Dragon on his own.

Demosth also knew about the "True Name Destruction" process.

...Was it told to him in the message that Monigne gave him?
Luo Xiu thought to himself that he remembered that Daveld had sent someone back to the Holy See to inform the Pope and the cardinals about the "true name," but there had been no reply yet.

But in any case, Demosth is indeed currently carrying out the true name destruction of the "Devouring Dragon"!
—【Devouring Dragon Fafnir Patroclus Ramziaz, the Kingslayer】, that is the true name of the Devouring Dragon.

Luo Xiu knew that every part of the demon's true name had a story behind it. Since He was the "King-Slayer Demon"... could it refer to Helmond, the "Child of the Dragon God"?
Luo Xiu's thoughts wandered.

He now had the urge to chant the Devouring Dragon's true name so he could get some free attributes, but he resisted; it wasn't the right occasion.

And in his eyes.

He saw Demosth burning with ghostly flames, and he turned to look at one of the vice-commanders of his "Holy Blood" Knights.

Metra, the "Angel of Holy Blood"—a powerful saint second only to Demosth in the "Holy Blood" Knights—was being looked at by Demosth, whose wings were slowly unfurling behind him.

Six divine wings shimmering with golden light—Metra is both human and angel. And he… no, in this form, he is a true "six-winged angel"!
“I will repeat it here.”

Metra fully unfurled the holy wings behind Him, and visible, ring-like golden halos expanded outward from Him as the origin.

He had unleashed several divine domains, and the voice emanating from His mouth had become ethereal and magnetic. He chanted along with Demosth – "—[Devouring Dragon Fafnir Patroclus Ramziaz, Kingslayer]!"

"..."

"--roar!!!!!"

Another shrill roar erupted from the already shattered head of the Devouring Dragon.

Ghostly flames ignited on Metra, while those burning on Demosth diminished. Metra shared the backlash Demosth was suffering, and the process ended more quickly as a result.

The moment the ghostly flames burning on Demostre and Metra died down, an even more intense and ferocious flame erupted on the Devouring Dragon's body, almost like an explosion.

Almost all of His spirituality was consumed by the backlash of the ghostly flames the moment His true name was truly destroyed!
"How can it be……"

He spoke in a gradually weakening voice.

In the increasingly dim dragon eyes, despair and fear were gradually emerging.

He cannot imagine it.

Then who exactly are these humans who are like walking, humanoid "ancient dragons"? And what about those humans on the other side, who also exude a strong "angelic" aura...?

The Devouring Dragon increasingly felt that its understanding of the "Holy Court" was still too shallow.

But thinking about these things now is pointless.

He endured the suppression of the Demosthian spirit, and within this suppression that He could not resist, He suffered the pain of His true name being destroyed.

Meanwhile, the ancient dragon phantom formed from Demosth's spirit continued to devour Him, tearing His body apart and consuming His power. Gradually, the Devouring Dragon became broken and fragmented.

He was truly "decomposed".

Under Luo Xiu's gaze, an ancient dragon phantom tore off one of its necks and head, then roared and flew toward Demosth's raised blade.

The surface of the divinely forged "Dragon Slayer" holy sword, the "Divine Dragon Slayer," is shimmering with crimson light.

The moment the ancient dragon phantom, which had bitten off the severed neck and head of the Devouring Dragon, touched the blade, the phantom, along with part of the Devouring Dragon's body, was swallowed up by the blade of the [Holy Dragon Slayer].

That dragon-slaying greatsword—that was the very tool Demosth had prepared to seal the Devouring Dragon, which was still essentially an "Ancient Dragon"!
Under Luo Xiu's gaze, he then saw that the Devouring Dragon's other neck and head were also torn apart from its tattered body by an ancient dragon phantom.

Next, His dragon wings, along with his spine, claws, and concave belly, were torn apart, flesh and bones were ripped off, and ancient dragon phantoms bit them and flew toward the [Holy Dragon Slayer] held by Demosth.

This scene was cruel and bloody.

This was the first time Luo Xiu had ever witnessed a great ancient dragon being brutally torn apart by chariots—the blood of the Devouring Dragon cascaded down the earth like a waterfall, filling the ravines and craters with its stench.

He was split into seven or eight pieces, and each piece was bitten by an ancient dragon phantom, which carried it toward the blade in Demosth's hand.

On the surface of that dragon-slaying greatsword—the one bearing the inscription "Holy Dragon Slayer"—chaotic ripples were spreading like a raging torrent.

Only after he had taken in the last piece of the Devouring Dragon's remains did Demosth slowly and deliberately lower his longsword.

"Do not……"

In his daze, Luo Xiu seemed to still be able to hear the mournful cry of the Devouring Dragon coming from the blade.

He is not dead yet, because Demosth's purpose was not to actually kill Him.

He was still struggling, but to Demosth, it was all a futile struggle.

Demosth's calm expression remained unchanged despite the wail of the Devouring Dragon.

He simply took the massive scabbard from behind him, opened his arms, gripped the longsword in one hand and the scabbard in the other, and slowly sheathed the still crimson blade into the enormous sheath.

bass--

A clear, long ringing sound accompanied Demosthens as he sheathed his sword.

The clear, melodious sound ceased when the hilt and scabbard touched, the crimson light stopped bursting forth, and Luo Xiu could no longer sense the pulsating aura of the "Devouring Dragon" emanating from it.

It was as if He had vanished.

He was sealed away once again, this time not by the Pillar of Divine Retribution, but by the Holy Dragon Slayer.

This seal is even more thorough—if the previous seal could still be broken, this time it has been sealed within the [Holy Dragon Slayer], and unless Demostre dies, the Devouring Dragon will have no chance of liberation.

"……Um."

Demosth gripped the longsword with both hands, closed his eyes, and felt the weight in his hands.

In this way, He has hunted a considerable number of ancient dragons. The phantoms of those ancient dragons were hunted and refined by Him in this way; they were all His "servants."

Although this goes against the principles of Glory, both the Holy Court and the Empire tacitly approved of his actions.

He closed his eyes, feeling the trembling of the knife in his hand gradually subside, and then hoisted the knife onto his shoulder.

He then turned to face Monigne.

"That will do, Monigne."

Demosth said with a cold expression:
“I have completed Lorend’s request. Now, I am going back. You will handle the cleanup here, Monigne. Shall I leave you some men?”

“…No need.” Monigne shook her head.

"it is good."

Demosthen concluded.

"gone."

He then turned around, and the four Sun Knights of "Holy Blood" followed.

Metra took his dragon-slaying greatsword, while Shul, Cantron, and Loya went ahead to inform the other 'Holy Blood' Templars to set off.

Under Monigne's watchful gaze, the members of the "Holy Blood" Knights once again boarded the dozen or so black carriages.

The wheels began to creak and groan as the carriage carrying the Holy Blood Knights entered the sandstorm of the Dragonbone Plains.

They came quickly, like a gust of wind, and they left just as quickly.

"it's over……"

Monigne murmured.

This time, she didn't actually do anything; the only thing she did was break the seal on the Pillar of Divine Retribution.

Monigne gazed in the direction the "Holy Blood" Knights had departed, her expression becoming somewhat complicated.

“Demosth…”

"..."

"……Ugh."

……

(End of this chapter)