From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 78 - 77: Decisive Battle, The Sorrows of the Evil God, The Missing Finger

The warhammer smashed down.

With a thrust, the Ancestor's Mallet of the Bansel Tribe pierced the heart of Evil God Barton, bursting out a clump of corrupt blood that splashed onto the head of Iron Arm, covering his face with a thick layer of black air.

Iron Arm tried to lift his warhammer for a third strike, but he was affected by spiritual pollution and he couldn't lift the hammer in his hand.

The heart of Evil God Barton had been pierced by the Ancestor's Mallet of the Bansel Clan; the resurrection ceremony was on the brink of failure.

The situation was at a deadlock.

Victory hung in the balance with this strike.

Iron Arm, with every bit of his strength, lifted the warhammer again, his arms trembling.

At that moment,

a fiery claw pierced through Iron Arm's back, protruding from his chest—it was the gravely wounded but not dead Fiery Flame Horned Demon Leader.

Clang!

The warhammer fell to the ground as the Iron Arm Leader collapsed powerless.

"Father!" Mia saw this scene, tears streaming out, and she ran to throw herself onto her father's body.

After piercing Iron Arm, the Fiery Flame Horned Demon Leader grabbed the heart of the Evil God, forcefully pulled out the Ancestor's Mallet.

With the mallet removed, billowing black air surged out from the heart of the Evil God.

The Fiery Flame Horned Demon Leader clutched the heart tightly, tore open his chest, and stuffed the heart inside before howling skywards, his roars piercing the clouds and echoing across the heavens.

Dark blood vessels extended from the heart of the Evil God, starting to drain his energy.

"Father!" Mia threw herself onto the Iron Arm Leader, sobbing uncontrollably.

Iron Arm managed a tender smile, caressed her face with shaking hands, and wiped her tears, saying, "Mia, you are the bravest warrior of the Bansel Tribe, always be brave..."

He placed the warhammer of the Bansel tribe leader into his daughter's hands.

"Father!" Mia threw herself onto her father, her shoulders shaking violently as she sobbed.

"Mia, go. We have not lost, and we cannot lose," Iron Arm exhorted with his last strength, pushing his daughter away.

Mia stood there, her expression intense, teeth clenched, as she picked up the tribal leader's warhammer from the ground and, with a scream, turned and charged towards the Fiery Flame Horned Demon Leader, hammer raised high.

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On the outskirts of the temple.

Seeing Iron Arm fall, Lu Heng's heart wrenched, and he raised his sword towards Lei Jinhao, suppressing his anger as he said, "Get out of my way!"

Lei Jinhao, filled with the energy of the Evil God and in a frenzied state for a full ten minutes, seemed increasingly insane.

He laughed manically, "You are inferior to me in every attribute now, what can you do to me?"

Lu Heng's eyes darkened, he had used [Shadow Traversal] earlier to force out his frenzy and had been recuperating his Source Material Energy.

He had mostly recovered now and was ready to use his second Source Energy Skill.

Lei Jinhao, under the infusion of the Evil God's energy, was losing his sanity, fixated solely on Lu Heng, attacking recklessly without regard for the pain or injuries he was sustaining.

Boom!

Lei Jinhao unleashed his full force, a Combat Energy Bursting Force slamming forward like an avalanche.

No longer hesitating with his Source Material Energy restored, Lu Heng immediately activated [Shadow Traversal], entering into the shadow to dodge the oncoming Combat Energy Bursting Force.

Then, bursting forth like lightning, he passed through Lei Jinhao, appearing behind him, and as the Vortex Steel Power faded, he executed the Returning Sword Style, slashing back with a chilling circular blade of light.

As he unsheathed his sword, he canceled the Shadow Traversal state, and the sword light slashed into Lei Jinhao's torso, cutting his upper body horizontally.

Lei Jinhao's upper body was thrown away, his eyes wide with shock and mouth open to scream, but no sound came; his world darkened rapidly until it lost all light entirely.

After killing Lei Jinhao, Lu Heng immediately turned and pounced towards the Fiery Flame Horned Demon Leader, grabbing the Ancestor's Mallet and driving it into the dark heart.

"Ah!"

A dreadful scream erupted in Lu Heng's mind.

Spiritual pollution spread.

The Fiery Flame Horned Demon Leader swung his claw, but Lu Heng dodged the strike, spinning around to slice off his arm with a sword.

Mia, with tears streaming, rushed forward again, swinging the warhammer down onto the Ancestor's Mallet.

Clang!

Thud!

The Ancestor's Mallet pierced through the heart of the Evil God, bursting a pool of corrupt blood, the black air cleared, and the dreadful screams echoing in everyone's minds abruptly stopped.

[By destroying the heart of Evil God Barton, special Talent "Demon Hunter" awakened.]

[Demon Hunter (Talent): Acquires Demon Hunter instincts, more perceptive to demonic essences, and +20% damage to demons.]

[By killing the leader of the Fiery Flame Horned Demon, absorbed 200 points of Demon Energy.]

[Source Energy Level raised to Level 20, All Attributes +2, Agility Attribute additionally +0.6]

The heart of the Evil God exploded into a blood mist, declaring the victory of this decisive battle.

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Evil God Barton's control over his devotees rapidly declined, and the demons, losing their will to fight, began to scatter and flee.

The battle was finally over.

The clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, restoring the light.

"Father, wake up!" Mia's crying voice came again.

She lay sobbing on the Iron Arm Leader, tears flowing freely.

Iron Arm still bore a claw-pierced wound on his chest, bleeding profusely.

Mia pressed on his wound, but the bleeding could not be stopped.

However, the wound on the chest was not the deadliest; the deadliest was the thick black air on his face, a symptom of spiritual pollution penetrating the bone marrow and heart, slowly stripping away his life.

In the midst of bewilderment, Iron Arm raised his trembling hand and grasped Mia's palm, a smile appearing on his face, "Mia, you succeeded, we defeated Barton..."

"But you..." Mia's face was full of sorrow.

The Bansel Clan warriors gathered around, surrounding their leader, and began to sing the Bansel Clan's prayer song.

The chanting was not only for their leader but also for the comrades who had sacrificed themselves in the battle.

Lu Heng couldn't understand the lyrics, but he could understand the longing and grief in the song.

Not only the Bansel Clan had suffered casualties, the battle had been extremely devastating for the superpower users as well, with less than one in ten surviving.

Following the failure of the Evil God resurrection ceremony.

All the main quests on the Abyss Battlefield were completed, and the surviving superpower users, due to their severe injuries, gradually chose to return, using Divine Energy to heal.

A return prompt appeared in front of Lu Heng, and besides that, he was presented with a choice of three options.

[Complete World Task: Destroy the Evil God's Heart]

[Reward: Choose one of three rewards]

[1. Consume 600 points of Divine Energy, establish a space anchor point, and upon returning, use Divine Energy to travel back to this world.]

[2. Consume 600 points of Divine Energy, remove the Spiritual Pollution from the Bansel Clan leader Iron Arm, gain the loyalty of the Bansel Clan, and have the option to claim the Bansel Clan as dependents in the future.]

[3. Consume 600 points of Divine Energy, delete a skill.]

Seeing these three options, Lu Heng wasn't surprised.

These kinds of three-choice rewards are exclusive to higher-level Abyss Battlefields, and only those who personally complete the world tasks receive them.

The world tasks on the Abyss Battlefield don't show up; only contributions that significantly change the world's situation can possibly earn world task rewards.

Without task prompts, the method to get these world task rewards is not fixed, making it extremely challenging.

Among the three rewards, the first and the third are standard rewards.

For completed world tasks that have weakened the Abyss's influence on this world, the first option appears, allowing the establishment of a space anchor point and future travel using Divine Energy.

The third reward is also standard, allowing a skill to be deleted.

Superpower users have a limited number of skill slots, and once they are filled, no new skills can be learned.

In future, obtaining higher-level skills becomes somewhat awkward.

At that time, the third reward becomes significant, allowing one to delete an unwanted skill and learn a new, advanced skill.

This is also the only way to change a misguided skill set from early stages.

Therefore, in the future, many superpower users will aim for the third reward in an attempt to complete the world tasks.

However, for Lu Heng, the third reward was useless; with "Divine Evolution," he could directly upgrade his skills without needing to delete lower-level ones.

From a practical benefit standpoint, the first reward was the most cost-effective in the short term.

After returning, it allows use of Divine Energy to enter this world and obtain resources.

As for the second reward...

Actually, with Lu Heng's current reputation in the Bansel Tribe, just establishing a space anchor point and continuing to teach quenching skills in the future would also gradually earn the loyalty of the Bansel Tribe.

However, after reviewing the three reward options, Lu Heng didn't hesitate much before walking up to Iron Arm, raising his palm, and releasing Divine Energy toward him.

Sparks of Divine Energy flowed out, entering Iron Arm's body, beginning to dispel the black aura from his face.

The Bansel Tribe warriors, seeing this, didn't understand what was happening, but they could all see that Lu Heng was saving their leader.

Mia quickly wiped the tears from her face, looking up blankly at Lu Heng, a spark called hope igniting in her eyes.

The 600 points of Divine Energy were consumed, and all the black aura on Iron Arm's face was dispelled, returning him to his normal appearance, though he still looked extremely pale from excessive blood loss.

Being one of the top warriors in this world, a 20th-level fighter with a pierced chest, was indeed a very severe injury, but there was still a chance for survival if treated promptly.

Just now, a doctor from the Bansel Clan had been continuously trying to stop the bleeding from Iron Arm's wounds, but due to the severe Spiritual Pollution by the Evil God, the bleeding was delayed.

Now that the Spiritual Pollution had been dispelled, the bleeding finally stopped.

"Get your leader back for treatment," Lu Heng retracted his hand and spoke.

The Bansel Tribe warriors collectively saluted Lu Heng, offering the sincerest thanks from their tribe, and then they brought a stretcher, lifting the unconscious Iron Arm, and returned to Stone Hammer Castle.

Lu Heng stood in the broken temple, watching the disappearing figure of the Bansel Tribe's leader at the foot of the mountain, preparing to return to Blue Star.

Feeling Lu Heng's impending departure, Mia wiped the tear streaks from her face, opened her arms and hugged Lu Heng's waist, sniffling, "Thank you."

"No need, perhaps we'll meet again in the future."

Lu Heng had not chosen to establish a space anchor point, so after returning, he would not be able to teleport here.

In the future, once he reached a certain power level, he could find other ways to travel here, but that would take quite a long time.

Lu Heng looked around and said, "Hurry and collect all the fragments of Evil God Barton's corpse and destroy them, don't give him another chance to revive."

Only the heart of Evil God Barton had been destroyed earlier; there were other scattered fragments that hadn't been dealt with.

The Bansel Tribe warriors were already cleaning up the battlefield, collecting the pieces of Evil God Barton's corpse.

Besides the heart, there were some pieces of flesh and two finger segments...

Lu Heng looked at the collected fragments of the Evil God's corpse, frowned, and asked, "Is there another finger segment?"

"Another finger segment? We've searched the entire hall and haven't found any other fragments," a captain of the Bansel Tribe asked seriously.

"Look again, I can assure you there were two finger segments."

Lu Heng was certain because he had seen the Fiery Flame Horned Demon leader take out the fragments from the Soul Box and put them into the Blood Feast Holy Grail at the start of the ceremony.

Besides that dark heart, the most conspicuous were those two finger segments.

But now, only one finger segment had been found.

"Hurry! We must find that finger segment!" Mia suddenly grew anxious, directing the Bansel Tribe warriors to search for the last finger segment.

Realizing that a segment of the Evil God's Finger had been lost, concern appeared on Lu Heng's face, as he faintly sensed something.

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