Free Web NovelChapter 416: Chapter 37: But It’s No Problem, We Have Two Marksmen
Westheid saw this and roared with laughter. "Hehe, someone’s getting triggered. I know you’re mad, but try to calm down. I haven’t even asked you how you fell for an Enchanter yet."
"Shut up!!"
BOOM—
A crimson Flame Spear materialized out of thin air in the palm of the Rune Heavy Armor and was hurled forcefully at Westheid.
The Flame Spear shot forward like a spinning vortex, its concentrated heat instantly vaporizing all moisture in its path. As the terrifying blaze closed in, Westheid recognized it as a locked-on attack—dodging was pointless. He stepped forward and slashed horizontally. The crimson arc of lightning from [Shadow-Born] met the Flame Spear head-on, and with a flick of his blade, he deflected its explosive energy to the side.
RUMBLE—
The mere aftershock was enough to tear the earth asunder, kicking up a cloud of dust that stretched for a kilometer.
This was no mere test. It was the strongest attack the Master of Blazing Flames could muster in such a short time.
The Master of Blazing Flames was truly furious. Westheid’s casual taunt had sent him into a full-blown rage.
After all, as an Essence of Fire, he was supposed to be just as he presented himself: devoted to destruction and annihilation, a being that mercilessly ravaged the Mortal World with lava and fire. He was meant to be a nightmare to all sentient races, the very fury of Mother Earth.
But all of that imposing presence was shattered by the simple fact that he had once been infatuated with an Enchanter. Whenever people mentioned it, they’d just say he was a stepping stone, lured in by some Enchanter’s ass.
Westheid gave his sword a flourish and grinned.
"Is that the best you can do? Did you use up all your strength fighting the Master of Greedy Banquet? Hold on... she’s a child of Emperor Qianlu, a pure-blood Enchanter. Don’t tell me you were looking for a substitute? Tsk, tsk. You really have a thing for Enchanters, don’t you?"
"Bullshit!!"
Scorching flames erupted madly from the seams of the Flame Demon’s Rune Heavy Armor. The lashing tongues of fire revealed their master’s rage, but even so, what the Master of Blazing Flames said next took Duke Qinghui by surprise:
"Her?! That bitch?! She’s nothing compared to Qianlu, not even close... The difference is just too vast. When it comes to the art of enchantment, she falls far short of her father. She’s not a real Enchanter at all... No. No Succubus could ever be like Qianlu again. Not even one percent of what he was can be replicated."
Even though he considered the history of that Soul Fusion a stain on his honor, the Flame Demon never denied that he had been utterly infatuated with Emperor Qianlu, willingly becoming a slave to his charms.
’Some kind of ultimate unrequited love, huh?’
Westheid couldn’t help but wonder. ’Just how soul-stealing of an ass did Emperor Qianlu have, to make a violent, cruel Flame Demon—a being without even a concept of gender—so obsessed with him that it agreed to a Soul Fusion?’
"This is ridiculous. To put it bluntly, you were just lusting after an Enchanter’s beauty. All you Succubus simps, step forward!"
Westheid knew deep down that there had to be something special about Emperor Qianlu, but he still had to taunt his opponent with maximum vitriol.
As expected, the Master of Blazing Flames couldn’t tolerate the provocation. A barb that struck such a sensitive wound was tantamount to grinding the face of a Celestial God’s Shadow into the dirt.
"Human, you have succeeded in enraging me! This battle will not end until one of us is dead. Either you die, or I perish!"
Surging flames spread from the greaves of his Rune Heavy Armor. The Master of Blazing Flames slowly brought his hands together, and arcane fire patterns sent ripples through space.
In the next instant, all light, shadow, sound, and even auras vanished before Westheid’s eyes. The world fell into silence.
A Demon was manifesting its Imaginary World, distorting reality. It was superimposing its inner world onto the external one, thereby liberating its physical form to achieve its true state.
In simple terms... Domain Expansion!
’Good, good, good. Finally bringing out the big guns.’
Westheid was ecstatic, his eyes fixed on the unfolding transformation. Scorching earth spread out beneath his feet, and the air was thick with a rich, combustible essence. The mere act of breathing was agony, a searing pain as if his internal organs were being burned from the inside out.
’This is clearly a Secret Realm for Fire Elements. The Master of Blazing Flames was probably born here.’
’When I fought the Master of Decay before, he didn’t unleash a Domain. Maybe he didn’t have time, or maybe he just didn’t have the ability. I’m leaning toward the latter. The Bone Demon King was just pathetic.’
’This kind of Domain isn’t a Specialty unique to Demons. If a mortal ascends to the Demigod Realm, they can also perform a Domain Expansion using a Divine Skill.’
’And their quality is much higher than that of most Demons. A proper Demigod’s Domain could probably tear this shoddy imitation to shreds.’
However, the current Westheid was clearly not at the Demigod Realm. He was trapped in the Domain of the Master of Blazing Flames, unable to extricate himself.
"I will scorch every corner of your soul with blazing fire, roast it clean, and then tear it to pieces to be savored... The soul of a mortal Powerhouse is sure to be exquisite."
Floating in the air, the Flame Demon became immense and imposing within his own Imaginary Space. The colossal giant of fire reached down, pulling a gilded Flame-shaped Greatsword from the lava-covered ground below.
’So, this is the power of a Domain...’
Westheid offered no response to the Master of Blazing Flames’ threat. He simply looked up at the sky, which had been devoured by fire and was now roiling with heat waves. Bubbles filled with flame burst one after another, showering down sparks.
’It’s even more over-the-top than a Legendary Magic like [Celestial Fire Falls].’
"And so what if it is? Mortal, within my Domain, your defeat is sealed! If you intend to flee, you can start struggling now."
