With the Demon Spirit Machi slain by Shien, receiving her just deserts, the Tegor Forest finally returned to complete tranquility.
The magical beasts driven into a frenzy by Lilith’s power had also calmed down, returning to their respective habitats to recuperate.
Everything seemed to have returned to normal.
However, this was only on the surface.
In the shadows of the ancient forest, darkness was still stirring.
A gentle and refined-looking demon man, accompanied by several black-robed figures, arrived at a cliff face reduced to rubble.
This was the cave where the Demonic Refining Ritual, destroyed by Shien, had taken place.
The gentle demon man looked at the ruined cave and murmured,
“Come out, larva.”
Following his murmur, the rubble in front of him suddenly exploded.
Countless fragments of rock and dust were thrown into the air, instantly enveloping the surrounding area.
Some of the debris and dust drifted towards the demon man, but were blocked by the black-robed figures around him.
These figures merely stepped in front of the demon man and released their magic power. The incredibly dense and powerful magic blew away the incoming rocks and dust, leaving the demon man unharmed.
The demon man remained motionless throughout, his expression unchanging, standing calmly as he was protected by the black-robed figures.
His gaze was fixed ahead, clearly seeing the enormous figure looming within the dust and smoke.
Before long, the dust dispersed.
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!!!”
A terrifying roar echoed from within, stirring up a massive wave of sound.
Amidst the sound waves, a gigantic and imposing monster appeared, with dragon wings, a human upper body, and the lower body of a centipede.
An aura that made the atmosphere tremble fluctuated around it. Even though it was fleeting, it was enough to alarm any sensitive magical beast within a thousand kilometers.
Thus, the magical beasts within a thousand-mile radius fled in panic, making the sky seem like countless birds had been startled, flapping their wings and hurriedly escaping.
Sensing the monster’s aura, the demon man not only showed no fear, but instead smiled.
“Very good.”
With this assessment, the demon man chanted a strange and profound magic spell towards the monster.
The magic spell materialized, floating out one after another, surrounding the monster before branding themselves onto its body.
“Clang!”
A blinding light suddenly shone from the monster.
The monster erupted in a dazzling radiance, black smoke rising from its body as it gradually shrank, transforming into a sparkling, conspicuous stone.
The demon man stepped forward, picked up the stone, and after examining its quality, nodded in satisfaction.
“As expected, it has been cultivated to Limit Level and is ready for use.”
Leaving these words, the demon man turned and beckoned one of the black-robed figures.
The figure approached, then pulled open their black robe, revealing the body beneath.
The body appeared no different from an ordinary demon.
However, there was a hollow cavity in its chest, a rather disturbing sight.
The demon man then stuffed the sparkling stone into the cavity.
Upon insertion, the stone melted into the dark cavity, merging with the black-robed figure as if becoming flesh and blood, completely filling the void in their body. s̩
“Boom!”
A terrifying aura surged from the black-robed figure.
That aura easily surpassed Legendary Level, instantly reaching Limit Level.
Yes.
Limit Level.
This black-robed figure had become a Limit Level super expert.
The demon man witnessed all of this and laughed with delight.
“With this, the four Limit Level Magic Fighters are complete.”
The demon man’s gaze swept over the other three black-robed figures.
From these three, auras no less than Limit Level faintly emanated.
No one knew that at this moment, in a remote corner of the Tegor Forest, there existed four Limit Level beings.
Even if these four Limit Level beings were merely manipulated puppets.
“Quite the extravagant undertaking.”
A somewhat ethereal female voice suddenly rang out.