Chapter 383

Regret, self-blame, and fury utterly drowned him.

But the angrier and more remorseful he became, the more lives he took, until... he took the life of a young girl.

After that, he vanished completely from the world's sight.

Yet the heart that longed for release never disappeared, and this time, he sensed in Lin Cheng the possibility of that release!

At this, Lin Cheng, through Jelf, also felt that intense desire for release.

Though his face showed little change, one had to admit — when Jelf brimmed with fighting spirit, the entire world trembled!

A terrifyingly dreadful aura instantly enveloped everyone, as if they bore a great mountain on their backs, making even breathing extremely difficult.

Boom—!

"Th-this... this is the power of a Black Wizard?"

The immense pressure bore down; even Hyberion felt his own breathing grow extremely labored, let alone Makarov and the others, whose faces already showed a trace of strain beneath this pressure.

If even they were like this, there was no need to mention the other, weaker Wizards of the Pingyi Society.

They could barely endure this pressure and dropped to their knees one after another!

One must remember this was only the beginning — once battle truly erupted, this oppression would grow even more terrifying.

However,

Beneath this pressure, Lin Cheng showed not a hint of strain; on the contrary, an excited smile appeared on his face.

Jelf wished to use him to seek release — when had He Ceng not wished to use him to test his current strength?

All along, within the bounds the plot allowed, Lin Cheng had only struck twice, but the opponents were either too weak or something unexpected happened.

Even the Underworld King Mardo Gil could not make him feel a true battle, could not draw out his true strength.

And Jelf was clearly a fine opponent.

Rumble rumble—!

Magic power had not yet been unleashed, but the invisible momentum and force fields were already colliding ceaselessly!

Tens of thousands of meters above, dark clouds gathered and split apart, revealing a black abyss — a terrifying sight like the collision of Conqueror's Haki!

Rumble rumble!

With a wave of his right hand, magic power surged, and a bolt of energy thick with dark aura materialized at Jelf's fingertip.

As this power emerged, the layers of the earth split apart, and like a meteor, it shot violently toward Lin Cheng!

The moment Jelf struck, he displayed a power from an entirely different world than the Underworld King's,

Before it even landed, the gale unleashed by the immense pressure tore in all directions like blades of wind, leaving terrifying fissures across the earth.

At this, Lin Cheng gripped Long Jian, his eyes flashing with astonishing fighting spirit.

"Then, come on!"