Chapter 315: Feathered Serpent

Something that the "God of War" would value so highly is naturally important; it is the Beyonder Characteristic corresponding to the "Pale Emperor," a Sequence 1 of the "Death" pathway.

Only such an item could corrode the heart, lungs, and other organs of an Angel.

Of course, this was also the result of Jiedeer, this Angel, voluntarily incorporating this item into their body.

They did it for this very moment.

Jiedeer threw the "Proof of Death" in their hand into the Blood Sacrifice Rune.

The Blood Sacrifice Rune suddenly erupted with bursts of blood-colored light; the spirits of the several Warriors who had previously died within this Blood Sacrifice Rune were all extracted, swept up by an invisible gale, and devoured by the "Proof of Death."

Hum!

Having received the sacrifice, the "Proof of Death" hummed and vibrated, beginning to activate and gain life in a certain sense.

Rumble... As if the entire world were trembling, the Bone Pyramid finally showed signs of movement.

The Bone Pyramid began to be stained with strange black patterns, and like the "Proof of Death," illusory black thin tubes extended from it.

This is an application of the Law of Beyonder Characteristic Convergence!

Under the powerful force of convergence, the "Proof of Death" resonated within this Bone Pyramid, but because of its own activation and Jiedeer's restraint, the "Proof of Death" was not immediately sucked away, forming a stalemate.

Crack!

The Bone Pyramid began to split open, revealing a passable staircase leading to the depths of the tomb.

Thick black gas was spreading there, flowing slowly like smog.

Within that dense deathly aura, a cold gaze seemed to fall upon Jiedeer, causing their body and soul to turn cold and silent.

Jiedeer did not dare to make the slightest move now; they were waiting, but they had been confronting that gaze within the black mist for a long time, and the existence within that deathly aura had not broken through the pyramid to pounce on the "Proof of Death" on the ground.

Instead, they were the one who could not hold on any longer, as the "Proof of Death" was about to fly toward the depths of the tomb due to the Law of Convergence.

This was never a fair confrontation to begin with.

Jiedeer had come in a hurry, and the preparations they had made were extremely limited; the most perfect outcome would have been for the Death Uniqueness to detach from the pyramid.

But now, it was clearly impossible.

"Hoo..." Jiedeer abandoned their Fantasy, roughly pried the "Proof of Death" from the blood sacrifice lines, and stuffed it back into their chest cavity, which had not yet fully recovered.

The way to temporarily Seal the "Proof of Death" is: using an Angel's body as a container, as the Angel's powerful vitality and status are sufficient to form a tug-of-war with the "Proof of Death."

They did not delay any longer, walking forward along the layers of stairs toward the depths of the pyramid.

The thick black mist there flowed faster, and gradually Jiedeer heard faint panting; the panting became clearer, and beneath the clear sound of breathing, the black mist gradually dispersed, revealing something that was both illusory and real inside.

It was a Feathered Serpent as huge as a mountain!

It had enormous scales that were dark green and black, and between the gaps grew feathers stained with pale yellow oil, with illusory thin tubes extending from every feather.

"Death?!" The moment Jiedeer saw the Feathered Serpent, they were so scared they almost threw out their final preparation.

The Mythical Creature Form of the "Death" pathway is a Feathered Serpent, and Mythical Creature Forms are generally influenced by the Sequence 0 of their pathway.

Therefore, the most perfect Feathered Serpent is actually "Death" itself.

However, just a Feathered Serpent would not have made Jiedeer lose their composure like this; the reason for their inexplicable horror was the face of that Feathered Serpent!

It was a human face!

The skin was bronze, the facial features were deep, bearing distinct characteristics of the Southern Continent, and pale white flames burned in the pupils.

This was the human appearance of "Death" recorded in the God of War Church!

"Is it Salinger?" Inside the pyramid tomb, even Amanises could not help but look at Chumen and ask.

The aura and even the spirit body of this Feathered Serpent were exactly the same as the Salinger they had first known!

It was more like a living Angel!

That was the Salinger of the Second Epoch; at that time, they and Amanises were both subordinate gods of the "Destruction Demon Wolf."

"As expected of 'Death,' how could it be so easy to die completely?" Chumen was also somewhat surprised as they examined this Feathered Serpent.

This current Feathered Serpent actually already possessed the foundation for Salinger's resurrection and return.

If it could eat a portion of the "Pale Emperor," it might even be able to become a "Half Death."

The "Half Death" here is different from the current "Half-Fool"; the latter refers to status, while the former refers to the progress of resurrection.

Chumen had not paid attention to this dead "Death" for a long time, and did not expect it to have been messed with to this extent.

"It's just a pity, this resurrection ritual is still missing one thing." Chumen quickly saw the key to this resurrection ritual.

"Azik Eggers," Amanises replied softly.

"That's right, it's missing a Sequence 2 Angel of the same pathway, and Azik Eggers, being their son, is the most suitable."

As long as this "Half Death" gathers the Characteristic of a Sequence 1 Angel, plus the "Death" Uniqueness, it would likely be able to resurrect perfectly and walk out of the "River of Eternal Darkness."

"However, since I have promised to solve the trouble for them, I naturally won't let Salinger come back."

Chumen had indeed promised Azik Eggers to help them solve all their troubles.

Just as these two caught a glimpse of the essence of this Feathered Serpent, the Feathered Serpent felt some kind of terrifying threat for no reason, which made it restless, and then it frantically pounced toward Jiedeer, wanting to swallow the "Proof of Death" to complete itself.

"Get lost!" Jiedeer had already composed their emotions, put on a suit of armor composed of Twilight again, and drew the Twilight Giant Sword to face the pouncing Feathered Serpent.

Boom!

The Feathered Serpent and the Giant had a solid collision, and the entire pyramid shook violently.

"Come again!" This collision was more than Jiedeer, this "Honorary Angel," could bear, and they were knocked back repeatedly, but what a Warrior fears least is this kind of melee combat, so they raised the Twilight Giant Sword and slashed at the Feathered Serpent's head.

"Boom!"

It was another terrifying collision, and the Giant and the Feathered Serpent fought fiercely.

"Ah!"

After only a few exchanges, Jiedeer, this Angel, screamed; the powerful physical defense of a "Glorifier" would naturally not be broken in a few collisions, but what broke the defense was the "Proof of Death" within their body.

The suppression of a high-sequence "Death" pathway being over a lower-sequence one is absolute; because the Uniqueness is special, it still has this suppressive power over Sequence 1 Characteristics, and even directly triggered the "Proof of Death" within the Seal.

The most critical thing is that this Feathered Serpent is also special; it can borrow the status of "Death"!