Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 168

Chapter 168: A Physical Breakthrough Chapter 168: A Physical Breakthrough Requesting and killing the prisoners didn’t involve much deceit.

Based on what he knew, the deceit involved in this was Lieutenant Rafi telling his men to lie to the prisoners that they would be freed to make the transportation process smooth.

Lucivar has no mix with that small deceit.

His involvement was indirect.

Naturally, Loki rewarded him with only a pebble of green spheres from each of the prisoner’s death.

Hundreds of pebbles that probably wouldn’t amount to the green sphere he obtained from his very first kill in that stable, it was that minuscule.

However, with his performance-fooling the crowd that he was forced to kill the prisoners in order to ensure their safety, the prisoners’ deaths were now touched by his deceit.

All of their deaths became exponentially more important than mere rewards from the city.

Instead of mere rewards, the dead prisoners became the necessary sacrifice to ensure the city’s survival.

Lucivar manipulating the narrative was a direct act of manipulation and for that, he was rewarded.

Swoosh!

Infatuated with the success of the night, Lucivar spread his arms to the side as if he were trying to reach both sides of the walls.

Swirling around him was a storm of green energy, he was absorbing the massive green sphere that appeared above the citadel out of nowhere.

He reveled in the sensation, taking in the pleasant sensation with open arms.

Loki’s Divine Blood went into his bloodstream, molding his Angel bloodline with divine prowess.

Since the people already knew what he was doing, there was no need for him to leave the citadel quickly, he could stay here and immerse himself in his rewards and training without anyone disturbing him.

He could do this in the hotel but this there would only draw attention.

Best for him to stay here and cultivate before going back to the hotel.

It took quite a moment before the entire green sphere was absorbed.

But the amount of time it took to absorb the green sphere didn’t seem to bother him, in fact, he was glad that it took a long time.

For him, the longer the process took the better he felt about himself.

It was akin to a pat on the back after doing very good work.

Cross-legged on the side was Sabrina.

Her eyes were closed-it was clear that she was in her Inner Chamber, polishing her Supernatural Ego.

Given this great and generous opportunity by Lucivar, she managed to amass a lot of natural ether that she could use to polish and grow her Supernatural Ego.

The helpless wail of the prisoners and the panic she witnessed earlier was enticing, she was aroused throughout the duration.

So much so that she could feel her Supernatural Ego brimming with ether.

Not to mention, the torture she inflicted on the chosen few earlier-it still played on repeat in her mind.

She remained stuck at the five-star Neophyte rank, her time spent tending Master Tobias’ mansion gave her no hope to amass her natural ether and grow.

The lifeless routines and sterile grandeur of the massive mansion failed to stir even a flicker of excitement or arousal within her.

Day after day, she felt the weight of stagnation-convinced she would forever languish in mediocrity.

Her potential would be nothing but an unattainable dream beyond her grasp.

But that was false-she got lucky, she met with Lucivar and got chosen by him.

For so long, she was still at the five-star Neophyte rank-and now with the natural ether inside of her, she could definitely reach the Acolyte rank.

Growing stronger is not a dream anymore, it is reality, and she has Lucivar to thank for it.

As seconds turned to minutes, the green energy was finally siphoned into Lucivar.

Lucivar exhaled slowly, his breath steady as the process reached its conclusion.

With a blink, the vibrant emerald glow in his eyes faded, giving way to the familiar gleam of molten gold.

He glanced down at his body, feeling the surge of ether thrumming within him, more alive-and potent than before.

The massive green sphere he had absorbed pulsed faintly in his Inner Chamber, and he could feel that his ether reserve was expanded, doubled.

A faint smirk tugged at his lips.

By sheer ether reserve alone, he was now confident he could rival even three-star Acolytes, perhaps even those at five stars.

Swish!

Making a casual flick, Lucivar raised his hand and summoned his golden ether.

‘It’s way lighter than before, my ether…’ He mused inside his head.

His eyes narrowed at the sight, the ether flowed more effortlessly, lighter, more refined-his control over it had evolved.

It obeyed his will like a well-train puppet, ready to carve through any challenge.

Yet, his gaze shifted downward, catching the shimmering green essence that clung to the floor, swirling around his ankles.

It was the green essence that the corpses spat out, reaching all the way to his shin.

Lucivar tilted his head and pointed Gleipnir’s Echo to the floor, absorbing the green essence with it.

Swoosh!

Under the ring’s influence, the green essence surged upward.

Soon, the second and the third essence bar materialized in deep emerald tones on the ring.

‘Right, there’s also this’ Lucivar thought.

He remembered the change in the essence bar that heightened the mirrors’ rewards.

Curious as to the changes, along with wanting to check how many Arcane Points he obtained from the massive green sphere, Lucivar retreated to the side, seating himself cross-legged.

Closing his eyes, he wanted to check his Inner Chamber but stopped.

“Tch…” Lucivar clicked his tongue in displeasure.

“Let’s do the worst one first” Instead of going to the Inner Chamber, he decided to absorb the bronze spheres he obtained first.

Despite the pain, the rewards Lucivar got from Sutekh were really helpful.

Earlier, when the proselyte’s brother tried to stab the knife into him, the knife was halted-unable to pierce his skin.

It was surely the work of upgrading his skin through the stone tablet as well as the effect from absorbing the bronze spheres.

Physically, he was becoming way stronger than an Angel Hybrid could be.

At this point, even bloodlines renowned for their physical prowess might no longer surpass Lucivar or be able to overpower him-and that was all because of Sutekh’s power.

Letting out a faint sigh, he extended his hand with an air of practiced ease.

In response, a cascade of bronze spheres, numbering in the hundreds materialized.

Lucivar took them out from his Inner Chamber, forming it into a gleaming pile at his feet.

“Are you sure about this…?” Sha asked, sitting on top of the pile-of bronze spheres, Sutekh’s Divine Blood.

“You were writhing in pain from absorbing a single bronze sphere, this is a hundred times more painful than that” “It doesn’t matter as long as I don’t die,” Lucivar answered as he mentally prepared himself.

Upon hearing this, Sha chuckled, “Who said you couldn’t die?” “Don’t take me for a fool,” Lucivar smirked, his eyes flashing with a resolute glint.

“All of you chose me for a reason, I doubt you would let me do this if there’s a chance I could die here.

Even if I could die, there’s no chance I would die here.

Not until I achieve what I wanted” Sha smiled, she couldn’t play with Lucivar anymore-he was already becoming too sharp.

“Shouldn’t you be hating pain, anyway?” She asked.

Lucivar looked around and grabbed a piece of wood, “I’ll do what I have to do to become stronger” “Good luck…” Sha cheered as she vanished into thin air.

On the other hand, Lucivar’s breaths grew shallow and rapid-beads of cold sweat could be seen on the side of his face as he placed the piece of wood between his teeth, biting down hard in preparation.

His wide, unblinking eyes fixed on the pile of bronze spheres before him, their dull sheen reflecting his own internal struggle.

He then reached out with his trembling hand, the hesitation palpable in his movement.

Just a touch on the pile would cause the bronze spheres to siphon into him.

Steeling his resolve, Lucivar’s eyes glistened fiercely as he placed his hand on the pile.

Splash!

SWOOSH!

As soon Lucivar’s hand brushed the pile of bronze spheres, they erupted into a torrent of molten bronze goo, surging toward him like a sentient tide.

This thick liquid instantly latched onto him with relentless fervor, wrapping his entire body in its searing grip.

“GRAARGK!!” Lucivar screamed at the top of his lungs.

His painful voice echoed inside the chamber, Lucivar’s body convulsed violently as the relentless heat seared his flesh from the inside out.

Steam hissed and rose from his skin, the air around him thick with the scent of scorched muscle and blood.

Ignoring his pain, the bronze goo was relentless.

Initially, only Lucivar’s eyes and mouth were spared from the suffocating embrace but even that respite was fleeing.

In the next second, the goo forced itself down his throat, flooding his insides with an unbearable heat.

His eyes bulged, the veins around them pulsating as crimson droplets seeped from every orifice.

Despite the excruciating pain, easily the most painful moment in his entire life, his eyes never lost their light-his gaze remained fixed on the ceiling, defiant even in the face of unimaginable agony, ‘It hurts, it fucking hurts!

Even when I was about to die back then, it wasn’t as painful as this!’ Continuing ahead, the bronze goo worked deeper, saturating his muscles and organs.

‘Sutekh you masochist!

Do you like seeing me in pain that much?!’ He groaned inside, enduring it all.

Under the pressure, his bones groaned-snapping and realigning, reforging themselves into something stronger.

Every snap and crack of his skeleton reverberated through his trembling frame.

At one point, Sabrina was already by his side-embracing his heated body in a panic.

Other than Lucivar, the bronze goo was invisible to others.

In Sabrina’s eyes, he was screaming as his body convulsed-seemingly attacked by an unseen force.

Blood spilled freely from his clenched jaw, his teeth cutting through the wood and into his own flesh as he endured the torment.

Even though it lasted only a minute, it felt like an eternity, each second was akin to a lifetime under the pain.

Swoosh!

“Kyaa~!” Sabrina was hurled away when a sudden forceful aura exploded from Lucivar.

She rolled uncontrollably until her back slammed against the wall.

Such a blunt force didn’t hurt Sabrina-she brushed it off as nothing and lifted her gaze.

At the center of the chamber, Lucivar was on his knees, his shoulders slumped but he was undoubtedly not in pain like earlier anymore.

Pushing herself back to her feet, Sabrina tilted her head as her gaze narrowed, seeing something coming out of Lucivar’s body.

It took a second for her to realize that Lucivar’s body was steaming with an aura.

One that he never had before.

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