The System Awakens: Rise of the Champion - Chapter 110

Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Damian Vs Marquis Andras – 4
Dozens of blades, swords, spears, and other pointed weapons shot toward the figure engulfed in purplish-black flames, piercing him from all directions.

Some weapons even went through his body and emerged from the other side, yet the flames continued to burn just as intensely.

Despite the brutal assault, the awakener inside did not scream in pain or even move from his spot, allowing the pointed weapons to impale him one after another.

The attacker, the fallen angel Marquis Andras, was in no condition to contemplate the ominous silence that persisted or why the awakener he had struck wasn’t reacting.

Consumed by fury, he did not pause for a moment to consider whether his attack was even working. Instead, he spread his arms, his muscles trembling as the veins in his forearms became starkly visible, as if he were struggling to lift something immense.

As if responding to his will, the numerous rock formations scattered throughout this hellish territory began to shake violently.

Then, hundreds of massive black stones, varying in size and shape, some as large as Ferris wheels, rose from the land and shot toward the impaled figure, still burning in purplish-black flames.

One after another, the colossal stones crashed into him from all directions in rapid succession, smashing him again and again.

The sheer force of the stone structures colliding in a single spot, piling on top of each other, sent massive shockwaves rippling through the area, shaking the ground violently.

Huge chunks of hellish rock were hurled outward at high speeds, while the sheer weight concentrated in one place carved deep craters into the terrain and caused enormous cracks to form in the ground.

Marquis Andras took a few deep breaths, then grinned as he surveyed the devastation.

He couldn’t see what had become of Damian, but given the scale of destruction caused by his demonic power, he assumed that Damian was finished.

Demons are, well, demons.

They are beings of sin, created by sin itself.

Sadistic, malevolent, and cruel by nature, they are inherently evil, as they are formed from the accumulation of all that is negative, wicked, and sinful in Hell.

Demons are manipulative beings who will do anything to fulfill their desires.

In fact, demons are a type of spirit, specifically evil spirits, born from the negative emotions, sins, and other corrupt forces, along with the [Miasma] generated by the Hell.

They originate in the place where the souls of the damned are sent, a realm known as Hell.

There exist many Hells, and the one Damian was currently fighting in belonged to the Biblical Pantheon.

As evil spirits, demons are composed entirely of pure miasma, making them essentially immortal.

They cannot be permanently killed unless their souls are completely destroyed.

Otherwise, they will resurrect after a hundred years, feeding on [Miasma] and the souls of the damned.

The souls of demons are bound to Hell, and as long as Hell exists, demons will always return.

Fallen angels, however, are a little different from demons.

Fallen angels were not always fallen.

They were once angels who served under the Heavenly Father, the God-King of the Biblical Pantheon, and lived alongside other angels in Heaven, the paradise of the Biblical realm.

Angels are free from sin and desire, but when one succumbs to temptation and commits a sin, they fall from grace and become a fallen angel.

When this happens, they are stripped of their status as angels, cast out of Heaven, and forced to find a place in Hell.

This is how fallen angels come to reside there.

Like demons, angels are spirits, but they are good spirits created from positivity, virtue, and holy energy.

However, when they fall from grace, everything that made them pure is corrupted.

Their positivity turns to negativity, their virtues transform into sins, and their holy energy, the source of their power, is tainted into dark power.

Upon becoming fallen angels, they gain the right to challenge for one of the 72 ruler positions in Hell.

However, not every fallen angel is strong enough to defeat the powerful demons and claim a rank.

One such fallen angel who succeeded was Andras, who won the 63rd position.

Nowadays, there are fewer fallen angels in Hell, as most of them have been hunted down and killed by self-righteous angels who refuse to let them exist.

Before his fall, the fallen angel Marquis Andras was known as Andrael, the Angel of Order.

Now, he is referred to as the Fallen Angel of Disarray, the Demon of Disarray, or even Devil of Disarray.

Fallen angels are also a kind of demon and an evil spirit, so it wouldn’t be wrong to refer to them as demons.

The only thing that sets them apart from other demons is that they used to be good spirits before they turned into evil ones, and they have access to a unique energy called Dark Power.

Dark Power is the nemesis of Holy Power.

If Holy Power represents positivity and good, then Dark Power embodies negativity and evil.

They are complete opposites, residing on opposite sides of the universe.

One exists in Heaven and the other in Hell.

Holy Power is wielded by angels, while Dark Power belongs to the fallen.

Among the 72 rulers of Hell, 14 of them are fallen angels, excluding the King of Hell.

Andras was one of them. Well, soon to be, or rather, used to be.

Marquis Andras grinned as if he had already won, but there was no system notification.

He dismissed the thought, convinced that no human could have survived his relentless assault.

Being burned by Dark Flames, pierced by countless sharp objects, and finally crushed beneath a mountain of massive stone formations.

But that was where he was wrong.

Damian was no ordinary human.

He was a True High Human, one of a kind.

The massive pile of rocks, formed by Andras through his demonic power, began to tremble violently as if struck by an earthquake.

The fallen angel’s grin faded.

“Don’t tell me… he’s still alive after all that?”

The mountainous debris exploded in all directions, and a figure shot up into the sky.

His body was riddled with dozens of blades piercing through him, dark flames still clinging to his flesh, but he was far from finished.

[Your talent [Limitless Refinement] is taking effect.]

[Your resistance to Dark power is increasing.]

[Your resistance to Dark power is increasing.]

[Your resistance to Dark power is increasing.]

[Your resistance to Dark power is increasing.]

[Your resistance to Dark power is increasing.]

[Your constitution [Unyielding Warrior’s Physique] is taking effect.]

[You have developed the trait [Dark Resistance].]

Out of nowhere, all the dark flames surrounding him disappeared as if they were never there.

Smirking to himself, Damian pulled out the sharp objects that had impaled him, and as soon as he did, the wounds healed in an instant.

Suddenly, sparks of white energy were released before his entire figure was engulfed in white flames.

The [Holy Essence] inside him surged outward, covering his body.

His black and brown hair transformed into a silvery white color, growing a few inches longer.

[Ascent of Seraphim: Form Transformation Activated.]

The [Holy Essence] began to condense further, and behind him, three pairs of wings made of pure holy power manifested.

The energy continued to gather around him, forming a silvery-white full-body armor.

Damian didn’t waste a single moment.

His figure shot toward the fallen angel at full speed like a flash of white light.

Marquis Andras gritted his teeth in frustration.

It was as if his attack had done nothing to Damian, but he wasn’t going to let that stop him.

Raising his arms, he made a pushing gesture, and instantly, all the stones, rocks, dirt, and sharp objects around him lifted from the ground as if they had a mind of their own before shooting toward the incoming Damian.

Damian didn’t care about this at all.

In fact, he was more interested in the fallen angel’s ability, the power to manipulate objects with just a wave of his hand.

He wondered if he could obtain it by devouring him.

Millions of broken stones and sharp objects shot toward Damian from the front, but he remained unfazed.

The holy power enveloping him erupted, and everything that collided with him shattered apart.

Even the few objects that managed to pierce his body didn’t matter.

His wounds healed instantly.

“No… this can’t be it… I can’t lose…”

No matter how much the fallen angel used his power, he couldn’t stop Damian in his tracks.

Damian broke through everything in his path and reached his foe, the fallen angel.

But instead of using his spear of swords, he used his hands covered in holy energy and impaled the fallen angel.

They crashed into the ground, not with a massive impact, but the fallen angel’s state told a different story.

There was a hand-shaped hole in his chest, and his figure burned with holy flames, stopping his regeneration despite his body struggling to heal.

“AAAAAHHHHHH!”

Ignoring the screams of the fallen angel, Damian pulled his hand from the wound and condensed a large amount of holy power.

He then grabbed the fallen angel’s remaining hand and, using sheer physical strength, tore it off, making him scream even louder.

He did the same with his legs, the other arm, and finally the angel’s wings before activating his unique ability.

“Devour.”

A giant mass of violet energy erupted like a thick, consuming force, pulling in everything in its path.

The fallen angel was completely absorbed, leaving no trace behind.

[You have devoured the fallen angel ‘Marquis Andras.’]

[Your subskill [Refinement] has been activated.]

[The process of refining the devoured fallen angel has begun.]

[The body of the fallen angel has been refined.]

[The soul of the fallen angel has been refined.]

[The constitution of the fallen angel has been refined.]

[The energy of the fallen angel has been refined.]

[You have acquired the soul of a higher fallen angel.]

[You have acquired the constitution of a higher fallen angel.]

[You have acquired the memories of the higher fallen angel.]

[You have acquired the dark essence of the higher fallen angel.]

[Everything you obtained from the refinement process has been stored in your spiritual space.]