Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 278 Bear King VS Demon Wizard
"Damn it, I've fallen for their trap! There are actually people in this world who can influence prophecies!!" The demon wizard's pupils widened further upon seeing this, his voice filled with deep fear.

He now understood perfectly well that this world was not teeming with such powerful individuals. The gathering of these top-tier beings was clearly a premeditated hunt. Even more terrifying was the fact that his prized prophetic abilities had become a joke, which could only mean that there were beings within the opposing camp more adept at deduction than he was, even capable of altering the very secrets of heaven. From the very beginning, an invisible net had been cast, waiting for him to lead his 100,000-strong army straight into it.

"Retreat! We must retreat immediately, or there won't be a bone left!" The demon wizard gritted his teeth, and his body suddenly erupted with dazzling purplish-red flames. Countless twisted demonic runes appeared in the flames, spreading from his robes to his scepter. In the void behind him, the phantom of a three-headed hellhound that blotted out the sky solidified, its three heads opening their massive maws simultaneously, spewing out demonic flames carrying an aura of destruction.

In an instant, a firestorm with a diameter of ten thousand meters suddenly arose. The purplish-red flames seemed to come alive, churning and roaring wildly. Wherever they passed, even the previously solidified space began to distort violently, groaning under the unbearable pressure, as if it were about to be forcibly torn open a rift leading to the abyss. This was his last resort for escape, hoping to tear open a path to the demon plane before the enemy could completely surround him.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!" Xiong Jun grinned, his muscles bulging beneath his dark gold armor, and his roar shook the mountains.

"Divine Skill: Sky-Tearing Claw!"

He suddenly reached out, and his five thick claws suddenly grew larger, transforming into five dark golden light blades that pierced through the heavens and earth. The edges of the light blades were filled with fine spatial cracks, carrying an overbearing aura that could tear everything apart, and they ruthlessly slashed towards the purplish-red flame storm.

"Shoot-"

The moment the light blade collided with the flames, the ten-thousand-meter storm was torn apart as if it were made of paper. The purplish-red demonic flames violently dissipated, and countless demons that did not have time to react were shredded into pieces by the light blade. Black blood and bone fragments fell like rain.

But the demon wizard did not perish. Just as the blade was about to strike him, the skull crystal on his chest suddenly burst forth with a dense green light, and a surge of pure life energy flowed into his body through the scepter. Beneath the torn wizard's robe, the charred bones were healing at a visible speed, and purplish-black flames once again enveloped his head. A trace of the shock of surviving a calamity flashed in his eyes.

"Abundant?"

Xia Die said calmly.

At this moment, both sides began to make unusual moves again.

"Don't underestimate me!" He suddenly raised his regenerated bone claws, and the purple-gold scepter slammed into the ground with a dull thud. Crimson light shot out from the eye sockets of the skull at the top of the scepter. "Stupid bear, taste my true power!"

His body was tightly enveloped by a dense green energy, which condensed into an oval cocoon shape. The green energy flowed slowly as if it were alive, its surface gleaming with a warm luster, with wisps of golden light patterns appearing and disappearing within it. It constantly emanated a pure and magnificent aura of "abundance," as if it were nurturing endless vitality, yet it also exuded a sense of inviolable majesty.

On the outer layer of the cocoon, fine energy veins are faintly visible pulsating, like the blood vessels of a living organism. Each pulse adds a touch of freshness to the surrounding air, like the sprouting of grass and trees.

The next second, the green energy cocoon suddenly shattered, and countless fragments of light scattered like stardust. A tall figure emerged from it, surrounded by a rich aura of "abundance," yet carrying a chillingly sinister air.

Its form completely sheds the outline of a living being, resembling more a jade ritual vessel gnawed by time—its torso is pieced together from weathered jade blocks of alternating blue and white, the jade surface covered with fine cracks, within which flow golden light veins like glass, traces of distorted, abundant energy surging within its body.

Beneath the jade-like skin, faint patterns resembling plant roots can be seen, spreading from the heart to the limbs.

Six translucent branches sprout from its back, resembling the gnarled branches of an ancient tree yet gleaming with a crystal-like luster. At the end of each branch hangs a drop of solidified golden liquid, each drop containing tiny specks of light. No matter how violent the movement, the drop remains suspended, as if time itself is frozen in the instant before it falls. Its face is covered by a gilded mask without eyes or mouth, its edges carved with intricate green runes. Only a vertical slit remains in the center, through which a faint, pale blue light flickers, as if lightning dances within. Looking at it evokes a chilling feeling of being watched by some inhuman will.

The robes were not made of fabric, but rather woven from flowing clouds and cinnabar-colored rosy light. The hem and cuffs constantly shattered into silvery flakes like stardust, scattering into the air and instantly reforming, as if they were eternally in a cycle of "disintegration" and "rebirth".

Its feet were three inches off the ground, with tiny vortexes of wind swirling beneath them. Golden particles of light were mixed in the vortexes, supporting it as it floated in the air. Every move it made exuded an arrogance that transcended the mundane, yet the mottled cracks on its jade body also revealed a touch of dilapidated eeriness.

Character Name: Demon Wizard

"Faction: Demon Dimension"

"Destiny: Abundance"

Background: A wizard from the demon plane, upon contact with the bestowed "abundance," reshaped his original body, stripped him of his human form, and became a being of "immortal monstrosity."

The creatures formed from flesh and blood have long since transformed into terrifying forms.

Xiong Jun's form suddenly changed; the massive bear silhouette receded like a tide, transforming into a tall, blond man. He wore dark gold armor, the bear head patterns on the plates still ferocious, but the lines had become more refined, conforming to his upright body and exuding a composed and heroic aura. His dazzling blond hair cascaded down to his shoulders, the metallic sheen of the armor seemingly still lingering in the strands.

The eight dark gold divine rings behind him remained unchanged, still pulsating slowly, but two completely different auras began to emanate from his body—"protection" and "destruction".

The two figures moved almost simultaneously.

The two beams of light collided, but caused no damage.

"Rain falls naturally."

As the jade-like figure uttered obscure syllables, the sky suddenly darkened.

Fine green raindrops appeared out of nowhere, falling with a sweet scent. The raindrops made a "sizzling" sound when they hit the ground, and clumps of dark green moss instantly sprouted from the ground.

Even more bizarrely, the demon remains that had been torn apart and exploded earlier began to writhe and reassemble at a visible speed the moment they came into contact with the green rain—broken limbs were reassembled, flowing black blood congealed into green veins, and even shattered bones were entwined and repaired by newly grown vines.

Moments later, countless demons rose from the pile of corpses, but their bodies had been completely transformed: their fur shone with an emerald luster, green flames burned in their eye sockets, and instead of black blood, thick green liquid dripped from their mouths. They had lost their original ferocity, but their movements were now even more swift. A twisted aura of "abundance," originating from the same source as the jade-like figure, surrounded them. Like manipulated puppets, they all turned towards the blond man, emitting unintelligible roars.

A green rain transformed death into a more bizarre rebirth, turning the previously scattered demon army into a terrifying torrent of mutated life forms.