My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 504 - 505: I Will Annihilate the Demon Gods!
Previously on My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel...
Gu Xing pondered briefly before choosing to trail after Li Xin and observe.
Having freshly entered the Demon Abyss, he remained ignorant of its many secrets.
Li Xin had lingered in the Demon Abyss for ages, granting her knowledge of the Demon God.
Even though his present strength feared no Demon God.
Still, gathering extra details could only benefit him.
As he journeyed alongside Li Xin toward the Fire Camp, Gu Xing picked up essential facts regarding the whole Demon Abyss.
The Demon Abyss consists of ten levels, with each forming its own distinct realm.
Without Li Xin's guidance, locating the route from the tenth level to the ninth would have cost him considerable time.
In certain respects, encountering Li Xin proved fortunate.
The Fire Camp lurks within a rocky fissure on the eighth level of the Demon Abyss.
Thanks to ancient hiding formations and intricate landscapes, it has endured the Demon Race's scrutiny for millennia.
Once Li Xin guided Gu Xing past the last hidden ward and into the camp, every soul there turned their focus toward them.
The camp spans a modest size, housing roughly a few hundred individuals.
Though their features bore the marks of hardship, their gazes burned with unyielding spirit.
Strangers sparked wariness and confusion among them all.
Without Li Xin's personal escort, the others would have swiftly moved to eliminate them.
Years of enduring in the Demon Abyss had taught them harsh truths aplenty.
Numerous humans, despite their outward human forms, harbored loyalties tilted toward the Demon Race.
In earlier times, their compassion had exacted a heavy toll.
Because of that, they now regarded outsiders with utmost caution.
At once, numerous clan folk engaged in labor or practice halted their tasks.
Only the successive leaders possess the authority to safeguard and transmit the depictions and precise details of the Divine Envoy; thus, they lacked knowledge of the Divine Envoy's true visage.
Currently, immense bewilderment gripped them over the outsiders Li Xin had ushered in.
"Leader, who might these folks be...?"
"Their presence... feels so odd! It appears untouched by the Demon Race’s aura!"
Murmurs rippled through the assembly.
Li Xin, observing this, drew in a steadying breath and advanced to a modestly raised platform in the camp's heart.
She held off on clarification, instead pivoting to confront the assembling clan members.
With her back held tall, she projected her voice with full force, ensuring it echoed to every part of the camp:
"Clan members! Lower your arms, ease your defenses! Behold the esteemed lord standing behind me!"
Her tone quivered faintly with deep feeling.
"I, Li Xin, the 137th leader of the Fire Camp, hereby vow upon the ancestors of every era, lighting the way through my resolve..."
She abruptly lifted her arm, directing it toward Gu Xing, who remained poised and serene.
"This is the exalted Divine Envoy we have anticipated, guarded, and relayed through generations in the Fire Camp! Lord Gu Xing has come back!!"
"What?!"
"Divine Envoy Lord?!"
"How can this be?!"
"After thousands of years... has the Divine Envoy truly come back?!"
"Might the leader be mistaken?"
Li Xin’s declaration struck like a massive stone into still waters, stirring immediate uproar!
Outcries, skepticism, and incredulous mutters surged in waves.
Millennia of anticipation, eras of vigilance, had turned the tale into a hazy myth.
Yet now, the fabled figure stood vividly before them, the profound impact leaving most in a haze of disbelief.
Noting the clan members' responses, particularly the evident distrust in certain elders' stares, Li Xin sensed a spark of irritation.
What did this signify?
Were they questioning her discernment?
She prepared to speak further, detailing Gu Xing’s status.
But just then...
Behind Gu Xing, several Guardian Beasts that had waited silently grew weary of this baseless distrust.
"Boom——!!"
A handful of auras, released without intent yet leaking forth, emerged like a primordial savage creature baring a glimpse of its might, exploding outward!
Suddenly, the whole Fire Camp plunged into utter quiet.
All sounds, all queries, ceased in an instant.
Everyone sensed an unseen grip tightening on their throats, halting their breaths, hearts thundering wildly.
This being surpassing their very existence, with merely a hint of its aura exposed, sent shivers through their bodies.
No explanations required; this mere aura leak sufficed to confirm it all.
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
The repeated impacts of knees meeting earth echoed around.
From the elders, down to the rawest fighters, to the common folk.
Doubt faded from every face, yielding to profound respect!
"Hail, Divine Envoy Lord!!"
"Return in glory, Divine Envoy!"
"Firewood blazes eternal, Divine Envoy stands firm!!"
Devout shouts reverberated across the camp like thunder in the peaks.
Li Xin beheld the sight with eyes growing damp.
She understood that from this instant, the ancient faith upheld for thousands of years in the Fire Camp at last took solid root.
She inhaled deeply, approaching Gu Xing, who continued to stand with composure.
Beneath the adoring looks of all, she gradually dropped to one knee.
She clutched a emblem forged from mysterious dark metal, etched with motifs of flames and kindling.
It served as the Fire Camp leader's insignia.
"Divine Envoy Lord,"
Li Xin’s words carried utmost gravity: "Li Xin, in inadequacy, has held the leader's role provisionally until this day."
"With the Divine Envoy's return, fate reaches completion!"
"Li Xin desires to surrender the emblem, humbly imploring the Divine Envoy Lord to assume command of the Fire Camp, guiding us, the overlooked human survivors..."
"To reclaim the daylight, strike back against the Demon Race!"
Her tone remained soft yet pierced clearly to all ears.
And every gaze now blazed intently upon Gu Xing, hanging on his reply.
Gu Xing’s eyes gradually scanned the kneeling throng, their stares alight with passionate yearning.
The fire in their expressions mirrored exactly that from when he rescued Little Lizi and the rest millennia past.
It embodied the unquenched drive for life amid hopelessness, the raw craving for illumination and liberty.
He raised his hand faintly, a soft power elevating Li Xin and every bowed figure nearby.
"The emblem, keep holding onto it yourself."
"The Fire Camp is yours all to claim, I shall not command you."
Li Xin froze in surprise, her grip on the emblem quivering lightly, eyes gleaming with anxious plea.
Gu Xing caught her intent, softly denying with a head shake:
"Naturally, my aim on this visit..."
His sight shifted back to Li Xin and the clan holding their breaths, each syllable deliberate and resounding:
"Is to eradicate every Demon God within the Demon Abyss—"
"Leaving none behind."
As the statement concluded, the entire Fire Camp sank into profound hush.
Not from uncertainty, nor terror.
Rather, from the awe of an ambition too vast to grasp.
Yet in this instant, they trusted without reservation...
The Divine Envoy Lord's pledge would surely manifest!
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