291: Chapter 291 Adults

An inexplicable fear swept through his entire body. The deacon was just about to withdraw his consciousness from the Apostle.

But soon, he discovered in sudden despair that although he had indeed returned to his original body, he... could no longer control it.

The Breath of the Abyss within him had spiraled out of control without any warning...

"How is this possible... I'm clearly at the Sixth Rank. Under normal circumstances, as long as I don't use the power of the Breath of the Abyss for more than ten minutes, I absolutely shouldn't lose control. Besides, even if I were to lose control, there would be warning signs, and as long as someone helps to interrupt it, it would be fine..."

"Unless... the Breath of the Abyss within me has been guided by a more Advanced Breath of the Abyss than my own!"

He suddenly remembered when he was working under Fear Demon. He had witnessed an incompetent Apostle lose control on the spot in front of everyone, turning into a monster and dying in agony. The cause of it all was merely that Fear Demon had glanced at him.

And it was only later that he learned the truth from Brother Wu.

And now, this terrifying scene had actually befallen him.

"Is it another priest... Why is she attacking them... Does she have a grudge against Fear Demon... Could there be a traitor inside who leaked our plan..."

In that moment, he thought of many things. But gradually, his consciousness dissipated, and a crazed consciousness began to replace him.

From a third-party perspective, one could see a black claw extending from within the deacon's Soul, tearing it apart violently. A six-mark beast-shaped Star Soul instantly burst forth from within. Finally, it opened its bloody maw and devoured his Soul directly...

Outside.

Sensing a sudden burst of terrifying malice from his teammate's body, Brother Wu hurriedly distanced himself from "Brother Qiu".

And the moment he moved away, a giant claw slammed into the ground where he had just been standing, emitting a deafening explosion and kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

"He lost control? How is that possible..."

Before he could continue thinking, a three-meter-tall giant beast tore through the dust, roaring as it lunged fiercely at him.

"This is the God-Slaying Beast that Brother Qiu fused with... He has truly lost all control!"

After dodging the God-Slaying Beast's nearly insane attacks repeatedly, he found he could no longer avoid them. His body suddenly expanded several times over, and a larger, stronger God-Slaying Beast appeared. However, unlike the former, his eyes shone with the light of reason.

His arm muscles bulged instantly, and he delivered a heavy punch at the lunging God-Slaying Beast, sending it flying, crashing through several hills, and carving a long trench along the way.

"May I ask which Lord is here? We are subordinates of Fear Demon, currently executing an important mission assigned by Fear Demon. If we have inadvertently offended you, I ask that you please come out and speak with us, for the sake of Fear Demon's Face!"

Brother Wu, already transformed into a Star Beast, thought quickly. Having been in the Star Cult for so many years, based on his experience, he quickly guessed that his teammate's loss of control was highly likely the handiwork of another priest.

"People under Fear Demon?"

A pleasant voice rang out, but only Brother Wu could hear it, because it came from within the Breath of the Abyss in his mind.

"Yes, my Lord. Do you think there might be some misunderstanding between us? After things are over, I will relay your request to Fear Demon and have him help..."

"Oh? A request..." The pleasant voice sounded again, interrupting him. "My current request is for you all to die. Is that acceptable?"

"Hahaha... My Lord, you are truly joking. If you really wanted us dead, you would have just acted directly. How could you possibly talk to me for so long?"

Brother Wu, already in his Star Beast form, rubbed his head and chuckled nervously. This action looked quite comical on the Face of such a terrifying God-Slaying Beast.

He had never doubted the strength of a priest. On one hand, the promotion for Star Cult priests was extremely strict. On the other hand, while the Breath of the Abyss received by each priest was powerful, the risk of losing control increased geometrically. Without strong, solid strength to support it, they would have lost control long ago...

"Didn't I just finish off all your subordinates..." Before the deacon could speak, he heard the voice continue: "By the way, your battle isn't over yet~"

The voice cut off abruptly, and at that moment, Brother Wu also jumped up from where he stood.

The next moment, the ground where he had been standing exploded directly, and the massive claw of the God-Slaying Beast lunged out from within.

"Damn it..."

At this time, deep underground, hundreds of meters away from the battle area.

Xing Yaoyan was closing her eyes, rubbing her chin with interest.

Previously, she hadn't had any concept of the Star Cult's so-called secret technique of fusing a Soul with a Star Soul. But from her attempt just now, she quickly realized:

It turned out that this so-called secret technique, essentially, was forcibly stuffing a weak Star Soul into the "bottle" that is a person's Soul, and the Breath of the Abyss acted like a "bottle stopper" to prevent the Star Soul from resisting.

Just now, she had taken advantage of the deacon using the Breath of the Abyss to investigate, established a Soul connection with him, and then, relying on the purple light cluster in her spiritual sea, forcibly disrupted the opponent's Breath of the Abyss, opening this "bottle stopper" and releasing the Star Soul within him.

As for the Star Cult deacon on the ground who was still humbly begging her to show mercy, due to distance limitations, she could only speak to him through the Breath of the Abyss and could not repeat the same trick to make him lose control as well...

Consciousness returned to reality.

She opened her eyes and heard Martial General Hu Dachui speaking to Qian Mo with a look of surprise about the strange changes happening on the ground.

Although Qian Mo appeared to be listening to him very attentively, in reality, his attention had been fixed on the White-haired girl who had just seemed to be resting with her eyes closed.

Seeing her open her eyes, he immediately walked over.

"Xiao Yan, did your experiment succeed?"

"Mm, very successful... You should have heard from Martial General Hu Dachui about what's happening on the ground."

"Mm..." Qian Mo pondered for a moment. "Is your body alright..."

Hearing this, Xing Yaoyan was visibly stunned for a moment.

From the very beginning, using the properties of the Breath of the Abyss to investigate, guiding Martial General Hu Dachui to take care of all the patrolling Star Cult Apostles, and then making one of the Star Cult deacons lose control, she believed that her own Breath of the Abyss aura had not been exposed at all.

Even the Sixth Rank Martial General Hu Dachui hadn't noticed. How did Qian Mo know that I used the Breath of the Abyss, which can harm the body... No... Perhaps he was simply asking about my physical recovery...

"Very well, I've almost recovered..." Xing Yaoyan said with a smile.

"That's... that's good..." Qian Mo responded, stuttering slightly.

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded, interrupting their Voice Transmission.

"Eh? What are you two whispering about? What should we do now? Listening to what they just said, the captain and the others have already been attacked..."

Finally seeing the "savior" open her eyes, Martial General Hu Dachui hurriedly asked. He was feeling quite anxious inside.

"Didn't you hear them say it was a Sixth Rank Star Soul? We cannot act rashly; we must observe further... How about this: I and Xiao will go check the situation first. You stay here and keep an eye on them, and finish them off when they are both heavily injured."

Xing Yaoyan spoke to herself, her tone sounding unquestionable.

And at the same time she issued the mission, Qian Mo took out two Stealth Talismans and handed her one.

"But..."

"Brother Dachui, good luck!"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Xing Yaoyan and Qian Mo wave at him, and with a strong fluctuation of spiritual power, their figures instantly vanished.

And the next instant, a terrifying attack came from above, accompanied by the roar of a giant beast.

The ground subsequently caved in on both sides, finally reaching the position where Martial General Hu Dachui was hiding.

The orange-red morning glow shone on the sturdy man's Face. He looked at the two God-Slaying Beasts on the ground above that had suddenly stopped fighting and were now simultaneously turning their heads to stare at him. A complex smile, filled with helplessness and bitterness, gradually appeared on his Face.

"Uh... that's a bit unlucky..."