Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1588 - 444: The Final Battle (2) (Countdown to Finale: 6)

"You won't succeed at all!"

Nearest to the Life King, the Death King roared in fury, while innumerable hideous limbs abruptly burst out from the nameless mist blob.

Every one of those frightful limbs bristled with endless bony spikes, radiating a horrifying deathly vibe that could wipe out all it brushed against, even if only a sliver got away.

Those limbs swiftly wrapped around the area holding Tata, just like an enormous web dropping down fast on Tata. Should they strike Tata, it would face grievous harm right away without doubt.

Yet Tata appeared totally oblivious to this horrifying danger, since its gaze stayed locked on the Life King's position, ignoring the Death King entirely.

For it trusted that the fellow team members would block this attack for it.

"Do you really not see me as a threat?"

Gugui's mask shimmered faintly, and the huge dark talon hovering at its back rapidly took solid form, with every talon edge razor-sharp, as if it could rip open the emptiness with ease.

That enormous talon lunged at the Death King, looking incredibly sluggish, but through twisting of space, it popped up right before the horde of limbs the Death King had thrust out.

Within the underworld realm behind Gugui, myriad dark-robed denizens of hell chanted oddly, as arcane symbols rained down onto the enormous talon, boosting its might.

The hidden art of Nine Nether Pavilion, "Soul Herding Technique – Billion Souls Return!"

Across thousands of years on Blue Star, the original dwellers in Gugui's underworld, shaped by its devoted care, had surpassed the old count of mere thousands.

Their population had exploded in size, and every hell dweller now held potent spiritual essence, while the underworld slowly evolved into a genuine realm, drawing them nearer to real existence.

When Gugui rose to legendary status, the underworld, fueled by Gugui, shattered mortal limits too, becoming a full-fledged realm!

Realms come in all sorts of dimensions.

Against vast places like Blue Star or God Martial, Gugui's underworld differed hugely in scope.

But at its core, the gap had mostly vanished!

And as the underworld turned into a full realm, the hell dwellers changed along with it, finally emerging as actual beings.

This marked the supreme aim the Nine Nether Pavilion chased forever: turning souls into spirits!

Powerhouses in the Nine Nether Pavilion built their way on the base of the underworld river.

What they craved most was forging a soul realm from the underworld river, thus forging a cycle of life and death, breaking free from endless rebirth.

Sadly, they started fading before hitting that height.

But now, Gugui had gone halfway there!

Even without grasping life-and-death rules, it had built a soul realm, finishing the shift from souls to spirits.

That shift from souls to spirits sparked a massive boost in every hidden art of the "Soul Herding Technique" like never before!

Among them, this Billion Souls Return stood as one of the toughest arts in the Soul Herding Technique.

Launching it proved as hard as climbing to the heavens, mostly since it demanded a true billion souls to work!

Without Gugui's souls gaining the power to multiply after a thousand years of its safeguarding, gathering that many would never have happened!

Naturally, an art unleashed at such a staggering energy drain held deep and inscrutable strength.

Billion Souls Return drew on the might of a billion souls, binding it to Gugui's path in a unique manner.

Boosted by them, Gugui's core principles leaped ahead dramatically, its strength exploding to the utmost!

The boosted enormous talon ballooned wildly amid the gusts, splitting apart into billions instantly via the underworld path, each duplicate bearing a fragment of the underworld, savagely hacking at the fearsome limbs the Death King had sent out, like it aimed to crack the cosmos in a single blow!

A stifled grunt escaped the Death King; its legion of limbs got chopped off in this world-rending clash.

Its presence weakened sharply, foul ink-black blood spraying everywhere, and all it splashed upon fell under death's grip.

Gugui's explosive move surprised the Death King, already hampered by its cut limbs, dealing damage straight to its essence.

Enduring the sharp agony, the Death King jerked its head up and stared at Gugui in dread.

Dividing into billions, that's...

"The might of the King?!"

To the Death King, the force Gugui had just shown felt eerily close to the Time Master's methods.

Gugui offered no reply, and in a flash, it stood before the Death King.

Its dark robe billowed through the vacuum, quietly swallowing a eerie blue ghost flame, symbols glowing on the blank mask, while the giant talon loomed subtly in the background void, hiding lethal purpose.

At its back, the underworld roiled fiercely, poised to crash down anytime.

Right then, it resembled the true ruler of death far more than the pitiful Death King facing it.

Gugui's remaining talon stretched out gradually, instantly seizing the whole space around the Death King in an unstoppable, inescapable dread.

Fueled by infinite symbols, this blow looked set to obliterate existence, crumbling sky and land alike.

With the Death King so badly hurt, taking this hit directly would mean its instant doom!

"Your path remains so feeble."

"I've claimed the top spot in the team battle!"

"Curse you!" Facing this do-or-die threat, the Death King's red eyes blazed with savage intent to kill.