Chapter 372

Upon hearing this, everyone present froze for several seconds, including the King of the Underworld himself.

It can only be drawn when the time is right.

What does that mean?

Just as everyone was curious about the blade in Lin Cheng's hand, they saw him suddenly turn around and do something unknown within the abandoned pile of rubble.

Soon, everyone understood what Lin Cheng was doing.

They saw him single-handedly lift a massive boulder from the rubble and pick up a somewhat battered longsword from the stones.

The blade was broken, the body slightly bent, but from the sword as a whole, one could tell it was an ordinary weapon of the Fapingyi Society.

Through his senses, Makarov could feel that the weapon in Lin Cheng's hand was merely a very ordinary one, not even qualifying as a magical device.

But why was he picking up that sword?

At this moment, a certain thought suddenly surfaced in old man Mark's mind.

Wait!

Could it be that he plans to fight with this sword?

As if responding to Makarov's words, Lin Cheng sheathed the Dragon Sword Lei De at his waist, gripped the ordinary longsword he had picked up in his hand, straightened it slightly, and looked toward the King of the Underworld, Mardoghil, as he spoke slowly.

"My sword can only be used in special circumstances. Since it did not leave its sheath during our battle, it means the time has not yet come."

"However, if you insist, I can use this sword to fight you."

Lin Cheng was not lying.

The Dragon Sword Lei De—the highest-ranking sword in the entire RE0 world.

Passed down through generations by successive Sword Saints, only a Sword Saint may wield it. Yet the Dragon Sword possesses its own consciousness and will only leave its sheath when facing a worthy opponent.

The Dragon Sword is extremely sturdy, a weapon that allows Lin Cheng to fully unleash his strength.

Once this blade is drawn, it would mean the end of this battle, but doing so would go against Lin Cheng's original intention.

One could say that at this moment, Lin Cheng was completely taking the King of the Underworld into consideration. However, consideration is one thing; whether the other party is willing to accept it is another matter entirely.

The instant Lin Cheng spoke those words, everyone could see with their own eyes Mardoghil's body trembling, the killing intent in his gaze toward Lin Cheng nearly taking tangible form,

Terrifying cursed power continuously surging from within his body, wrapping Mardoghil up, forming a black sphere like a cocoon.

An invisible ring of force exploded outward, the violent aura sweeping toward the surroundings like a raging storm.

At the same time, a voice as if from hell emerged from the King of the Underworld Mardoghil's mouth, word by word.

"You! Shall! Die!"

Boom!

Accompanied by a roar that shattered the world, the black sphere shattered, and the single figure of the King of the Underworld that appeared transformed into a demon with grotesque wings and an ugly body.

This was the true form of the King of the Underworld—the King of the Underworld of the Mingfuzhi Sect!

And after entering this state, the power emanating from the King of the Underworld's body had once again risen to an entirely new level!

With the King of the Underworld Mardoghil at the center, the earth, sky, mountains, and even space for thousands of meters were trembling violently, spreading outward like a spider's web.

"How long has it been."

"Since the founding of the Mingfuzhi Sect, aside from the Dragon Race, no one has ever suppressed me to this extent."

"And as repayment, I shall let you experience true darkness!"

"Cursed Power Release: White Serpent!"

Cursed power within his body surged madly; with two fingers raised, countless beams of magical light shot forth from his hand, roaring toward Lin Cheng like white serpents.

The power contained within each white serpent was no less than that of the previous white light sphere.

It had to be said, at this moment Mardoghil had been thoroughly enraged by Lin Cheng.

Once might have been forgivable, but doing it again—does he truly treat this Mingfuzhi Sect as a fake?

Boom—!

The violent white light descended upon Lin Cheng from all directions. Facing such a situation, before the attack had even landed, Makarov and the others had already begun to realize that the current battle was entirely beyond their ability to participate in.

They could not even withstand the previous shock, let alone the King of the Underworld who had now completely fallen into a state of rage.

"Is this the King of the Underworld's true strength!"

"Lord Knight should not have provoked him."

"Th-this… how is this possible… this kind of power…"

At this moment, gazing at the twisted, increasingly ferocious face of Mardoghil, everyone was utterly stunned.

Although they had imagined that the King of the Underworld of the Mingfuzhi Sect possessed extremely great strength, they had never expected it to be terrifying to such a degree.

At the same time, they understood why even Serena and Highbern joining forces had failed to defeat him—such power had already far surpassed that of a Heavenly King.

His strength was in their eyes no less than that of Bai Huzi who had once defeated Serena, and from the current situation, the King of the Underworld Mardoghil's strength was likely even above that of Bai Huzi back then!

At this moment, Ouge, who was looking at Lin Cheng, had a face filled with worry.

Although Lin Cheng's intervention was indeed helping him, given the current situation, provoking the King of the Underworld was clearly unnecessary.

As long as Lin Cheng displayed a certain level of strength, he could have made the other party retreat in the face of difficulty.

As a politician, Ouge's choice may not have been wrong, but in fact Ouge still underestimated the King of the Underworld's resolve.

He had been planning for this opportunity for so many years, even emptying out the entire Mingfuzhi Sect entirely. For Feis, he was virtually determined to win; he absolutely would not allow failure!

Without a doubt, at this moment, Lin Cheng, gripping a broken sword, was viewed unfavorably by everyone, especially given that he had enraged the King of the Underworld.

GLOSSARY:

【Lin Cheng, Hu Zi, Bai Huzi, Xiang Lincheng, Ma Er, Wang Zhi, Bai Guang, Long Jian, Lei De, Shanfeng, Mingfuzhi Sect, Fapingyi Society, Pingyi Society, Xiangdaojing Society, Makarov, Mardoghil, Ouge, Serena, Highbern, Feis, RE0】