Devil's Bible

Chapter 357 The Dark Hand of the Abyss
The sword blade and the giant hammer collided.

Even when his stats were lower, Nemus did not immediately activate his self-protocol to draw power from his other selves.

Angel A also has a mission: the demon's true form is within the soul of the Holy Son and cannot be exposed at will.

Therefore, now we can only rely on skills, the stats of over 100 after advancing to Gold rarity, and the four Gold traits to fight against the opponent.

With each encounter, the connection deepens, and Balthazar's past unfolds little by little in the process.

After capturing the powerful figure's offspring, he found himself in a dilemma: to kill him or not to kill him.

However, a powerful figure quickly helped make the decision.

"If anyone dares to lay a hand on me, I'll call in a priest to treat them!" This was the message relayed by the trainee priest who was with us at the time, transmitted through the network.

“The problem is, we haven’t figured out a cure for this plague yet,” Balthazar questioned.

Then he got the answer he wanted: it wasn't that it couldn't be treated, but the treatment process was too troublesome, and because it required close-range treatment, the Ironborn priests were also at risk of infection, which was too much trouble.

So they simply adopted the most convenient method: killing and burning the animals.

Paladins are physically strong and have high resistance to plague.

And even if the plague continues to spread, only a few civilians with no specific number of deaths will die.

At that moment, Balthazar almost broke down. He had joined the Church of the Guardians because of his belief in the concept of protection.

Now the church, wanting to save trouble, has allowed him to massacre infected civilians.
So Balthazar killed the important man's son and fled the church.

Balthazar was then captured by the local cult, the Sons of the Corrupted Eyes.

Then a demon summoning was performed, and a berserker demon was summoned, possessing his body and beginning to devour his soul.

But just then, the important figure who was protecting the church caught up with them.

They killed most of the Sons of the Corrupted Eyes and disrupted the ritual.

The Berserker's summons ended, and he was sent back to the abyss.

However, an error occurred during the repatriation process, and Balthazar also went to the abyss along with it.

If everything has been normal so far, then the fact that the Berserker's soul unexpectedly merged into his soul during this process is definitely not normal.

At that time, he was both human and demon.

During that fusion process, his soul began to show signs of collapse, and he 'luckily' encountered a berserker demon.

In his agony, he fought the berserker demon.

He devoured the berserker alive. The act of cannibalism brought about a special change, allowing him to advance to the Iron Race and stabilize his soul state.

The heart-shaped red gem on his necklace was actually the processed heart of the Berserker Demon.

It was at this moment that Balthazar's soul exhibited the characteristics of a sinful soul.

"So, the transformation of Balthazar into a sinful soul was actually the work of the Abyss?" Nemus knew all too well the nature of the Abyss's will; there were no coincidences in the Abyss.

What Nemus didn't expect was that the will of the abyss would release Balthazar out of the abyss.

Upon returning to the material plane, Balthazar chose revenge. He stormed into the Guardian Church, found its two sacred artifacts, and jumped off the back of the floating whale with them.

Subsequently, as a sinful soul, he traveled the earth for a period of time, during which he gradually discovered the problem with his soul.

As time went on, he was becoming more and more like a monster.

It was at this time that he encountered the members of the Discipline Church, namely Guilliman and his group from before. After their initial contact, he chose to believe Guilliman and followed them to the Azure Whale.

The chain collar that restrained the berserker's heart and transformed demonic power into pseudo-divine power, the abyssal stone that suppressed the sins within his body—all were provided by the Church of Discipline.

Furthermore, the Discipline Church has been trying to understand the forbidden origins of his sinful soul.

Their understanding of this is highly consistent with Nemus's—the Sinful Souls must have been formed by the Abyss.

Whether it was being inexplicably summoned to the abyss, the subsequent soul fusion, or the sudden appearance of the berserker demon, all of this was inseparable from the calculations of the abyss's will.

The Discipline Church and the Abyss have long been at odds, and this animosity has permeated every aspect of their lives, dating back to a very long time ago.

In previous years, the God of Discipline even invaded the Abyss and waged war against it.

If Balthazar could be purified, it would undoubtedly be a blow to the Abyss. Even just figuring out what happened would be good.

Having gradually come to understand the cause and effect of Balthazar's story, Nemus retreated after a collision.

Not far away, the elemental fluctuations grew stronger and stronger. Taking advantage of being knocked back, Clement did not rush back to the battlefield, but began to prepare a large-scale spell.

“I’m sorry, Balthazar, I need your soul,” Nemus said, then held his sword with both hands and looked at Balthazar not far away.

At that moment, Balthazar felt a strong sense of life-threatening crisis.

Without time to think too much, Balthazar entered his second form, a state he rarely entered.

A crimson, berserk will exploded in his mind.

Then countless black flames burst forth from all parts of his body.

His originally slender figure swelled up a bit at this moment, and his arms also swelled up, making him somewhat similar to the Berserker Demon.

In the second form, the berserker consciousness within the soul is further released, thereby allowing the forbidden power to activate the alien berserker power within oneself.

Sword of Fortune - Rise with the Wind!

The raging wind converged on Nemus.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Clement's super spell was ready and he released it without hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, soil, air, bacteria, vegetation, and all other elements have grown flesh and blood.

Forbidden Flesh and Blood Magic: Great Demon!
A massive mass of flesh and blood converged, and a fleshy monster tens of meters tall encompassed everything within it.

Nemus could feel everything being squeezed by the life force of the great monster.

This terrifying erosion of life conveys a 'calamity attack' every moment, maximizing the probability of instant death.

In this situation, no matter how lucky Nemus is, he will inevitably die as time goes on.

Furthermore, the Great Monster effectively restricted Nemus's movements.

The flesh and blood of the great monster are filling everything here.

At one point, everything seemed to come to a standstill.

Then, multiple sword energies burst forth from Naimus's body, slicing through flesh and blood to make room for Naimus to swing his sword.

A thin white line shot out from the blade.

(End of this chapter)