Immortality begins with Swallowing the Stars.

Chapter 54 Purple Flame Warrior

"Hiss~~"

The power gushing from the melted Sacred Domain Magic Crystal Core was refined by Lu Jing using the secret technique of the Purple Flame Codex, transforming into purple flame battle qi.

Even more power was injected into the original silver-white flame battle aura, causing it to continuously transform.

Purple flames of battle aura spread throughout his body, and every muscle and meridian was constantly absorbing terrifying energy under the penetration of the purple flames, rapidly improving his strength.

"It's finally over..."

Lu Jing opened his eyes, revealing a sense of relief at finally being free, mixed with a hint of lingering fear.

"If it weren't for the astonishing regenerative power of this purple flame battle aura, absolutely no one could have survived this torment!"

His body seemed to have undergone thousands of disintegrations, reconstructions, and temperings, almost as severe as being slowly sliced ​​to death.

Lu Jing clenched his right fist, and his fighting spirit instantly filled his fist. With a slight swing of his fist, a howling wind swept through the entire secret chamber, even blowing off a layer of stone dust!

"Peak of Level 8!"

Lu Jing was astonished as he felt the sudden increase in his physical strength and the surging battle qi within him.

The fact that the demonic crystal core of the Purple Blood Lion of the Holy Domain could cause such a leap in physical strength was astonishing.

A loud noise suddenly broke Lu Jing's silence as he was quietly experiencing the changes in his body.

Someone has entered the underground palace!

Moreover, it appears that the mechanisms inside the underground palace were being violently destroyed.

Lu Jing sneered inwardly. He didn't need to think too much about which side the people who came at this time belonged to.

Then the stone door was opened.

"...Why is it you?"

The golden-armored youth then saw Theo, the second prince of the Otto royal family, lying in a pool of blood behind Lu Jing, his body dismembered.

"You killed him?"

Solomon, standing behind the golden-armored youth, looked at Lu Jing warily: "Noah Hyde? That genius magician from the Hyde family?"

Lu Jing recalled his current warrior strength, which was already at the peak of level eight even in non-combat form, and sighed, "It seems the Holy See hasn't spread the news. Perhaps you should call me a genius warrior from now on."

"Noah, your grandfather is dead. The Hyde family has fled the kingdom. Don't you know that? I heard you are a level six mage. No wonder you were able to kill that piece of trash Theo. No matter how you got in with him, hand over the treasures you obtained inside."

"I can introduce you to my father. Perhaps he will value your talent and allow your Hyde family to return and continue to be nobles in my Hanmu Kingdom." The golden-armored youth smiled confidently.

With a Saint-level expert in his family and his father about to be crowned, the newly crowned prince of the Hanmu Kingdom naturally has enough confidence to recruit even the offspring of his former enemy.

"The Kingdom of Hanmu?" Lu Jing smiled. "I don't care about the Otto royal family, but if your Hanmu family wants to become king, you'll probably have to ask the sword in my hand first."

After saying that, he transformed into his battle form under the shocked and angry gaze of the golden-armored youth.

Purple flames erupted all over his body.

A powerful aura, like that of an ancient behemoth, spread in all directions!

"Peak of level nine...no, even stronger than peak of level nine!" Lu Jing felt the unprecedented power within his body.

That's power that's almost at the level of a saint!

Solomon paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something, his face filled with fear, and he immediately rushed towards the passage leading outside.

Lu Jing moved as if a gentle breeze had swept by.

In the blink of an eye, he stood in front of Solomon.

The Azure Sword seemed to merge into the wind, instantly piercing Solomon's throat.

This powerful warrior, at the mid-stage of level nine, collapsed incredulously into a pool of blood.

Then, Lu Jing killed one person with each step as if he were taking a leisurely stroll.

In an instant, they killed the golden-armored youth and all the attendants he brought.

Its power faintly surpasses that of the peak of level nine.

The astonishing speed that allowed them to grasp even the slightest hint of the profound meaning of the "Windwalking Technique".

Furthermore, with the addition of the 'Wind Soul Stone', the Azure Luo Sword seems to be able to merge into the wind, making it even more unpredictable.

With these three combined, even a mid-level Solomon could be instantly killed.

If he were to encounter Cardinal Felix again, Lu Jing was confident he could kill him within three moves.

After cleaning up all the people sent by the Hanmu family in the underground palace, Lu Jing did not feel pleased. Instead, he looked up at the stone ceiling of the underground palace tunnel with a solemn expression.

"Is the treasure of the Otto royal family so attractive that even a Saint-level expert has come in person?"

Lu Jing sensed a Saint-level expert outside, but he felt no tension or fear. With his current strength, he might find it difficult to defeat a Saint-level expert, but there were very few people who could pose a threat to his life.

Clad in purple flames, Lu Jing leaped into the air, breaking through layers of rock as easily as tofu, and instantly landed on the ground.

Then they saw an old man with a long beard dressed in white robes standing in the sky, his body rippling with milky white waves.

"A Holy Mage of the Light element!" Lu Jing was startled. "Could it be that the Holy See sent someone to kill me?"

But someone was a hundred times more shocked than him!

"Noah Hyde, the Blasphemer..."

The long-bearded old man immediately recognized the figure enveloped in purple flames.

Although the death of Cardinal Felix was not a glorious event, the Pope did not spread the news, but he still informed the higher-ups of the Vatican of the killer's identity and added him to the seventh place on the blacklist of judges!

The Inquisition's red list meant certain death, but there was no need to expend too much effort on targets.

The Black List, on the other hand, consists of those who must be killed at all costs. The top of the Black List are almost all top-tier powerhouses of the Dark Alliance or evil spirits like necromancers.

"Wasn't he supposed to be a Silverflame Warrior, an eighth-level wind-elemental mage?! This…"

Clearly, Lu Jing, clad in purple flames, had a great impact on him, causing him to be momentarily stunned.

But Lu Jing didn't let this opportunity pass: "Where did this old fogey come from? Doesn't he have any combat experience at all?"

In an instant, Lu Jing appeared in front of the long-bearded old man, and the Azure Sword pointed at his head like a ghost.

However, the long-bearded elder was, after all, a Saint-level Archmage. Seeing that his carelessness had allowed an enemy whose aura was vaguely superior to that of a peak level nine warrior to approach him, he reacted in time and instantly shot countless white beams toward Lu Jing.

A Saint-level Archmage is capable of instantly casting level eight magic.

Lu Jing's eyes were firm as he dodged some of the white light, and then took the hits head-on when he couldn't avoid them.

Even a level nine peak warrior would be injured if they tried to withstand an eighth-level spell, unless they had powerful defensive armor.

However, Lu Jing is a Purple Flame Warrior with an incredibly strong life force recovery ability, and his wounds healed almost instantly upon injury.

But then, Lu Jing's Qingluo sword tip was blocked out of thin air by a transparent ripple!

"A Saint-level magic defense scroll?"

Lu Jing cursed inwardly. Sure enough, the wheel of fortune turns. He had blocked Felix's suicide attack with his level nine magic scroll, but now it was someone else's turn to be the one carrying the tortoise shell.

Without hesitation, Lu Jing merged into the wind element fluctuations once more, instantly creating a distance of hundreds of meters between himself and the long-bearded old man, and also dodging the level nine magic that attacked him at the same time.

If we delay any longer, we might encounter forbidden magic at the Saint-level, which would reduce ten Lu Jings to ashes.

Using Windwalk and wind-based support magic, Lu Jing escaped over a thousand meters in an instant.

"Damn it!" The long-bearded old man was furious.

Since becoming a mage, he has been in seclusion at the Holy See. When has he, who has always been of noble status, ever been so disheveled?

If it weren't for the Holy Domain Magic Scroll bestowed upon him by the Pope, he would have been killed on the spot!

The long-bearded old man was enveloped in a milky-white halo and chased after Lu Jing like lightning.

"I, Amir, swear that I will slay you, you blasphemer, and let your soul suffer a hundred years of torment on the divine punishment platform!!"

Lu Jing's heart skipped a beat: "Amir? Is that the Hanmu family's ascetic ancestor in the Vatican? I see."

Lu Jing maintained his battle stance, enhanced by wind magic. Having also grasped a trace of the essence of the "Windwalking Technique," his speed had almost reached its peak, surpassing even that of ordinary Saint-level experts.

This is also why he had the courage to face a Saint-level expert.

However, the Light element is one of the few laws that can rival the Wind element in speed. As a Light element Saint Mage, even though he had only recently broken through, Amir's speed surpassed that of ordinary Saint-level experts. He was able to keep up with Lu Jing's speed and was not left behind at all!

The two chased and fled across most of the kingdom, and Lu Jing not only failed to shake off Amir, but the distance between them actually narrowed.

"A blasphemer! He's actually the legendary Purple Flame Warrior! Killing him would be a great achievement!"

After the initial shock, Amir felt a surge of joy. Killing a top-ten expert on the Judgment Black List was a great achievement for a Saint-level expert.

You should know that those who can rank in the top ten of the blacklist are basically all Saint-level powerhouses, how could he, a newly promoted Saint-level expert, possibly deal with them?

Seeing that Amir was like a leech, sticking to him as if he were prey that was determined to be obtained.

A fierce rage flashed in Lu Jing's purple eyes, and a murderous intent to slaughter life filled his mind.

He knew that devouring the Purple Blood Lion Demon Crystal Core had still affected him.

Just as the Dragonblood Warriors who drink the blood of living dragons are also influenced by the dragons, becoming fierce and bloodthirsty.

The impact on Lu Jing would only be greater if he directly devoured the magic crystal core.

However, he did not suppress it. This is a normal thing, so why suppress it?

Calmness is him, and so is ferocity.

The Purple Flame Warriors possess both qualities; these are inherent elements within the bloodline inheritance of the Four Divine Beasts.

"This old man's relentless pursuit, does he think I'm an easy target? Heh, well then, I'll give you a surprise!"

Lu Jing turned and headed towards the capital of the Kingdom of Otto.

"Where is he going?" Amir, who was closely following behind, began to wonder.

……

Otto's capital.

No.

It has now been renamed the Capital of King Mu of Han.

In the square in front of the palace, countless citizens and nobles of the capital, whether they liked it or not, crowded in front of the square, looking at the figure on the high platform in the center of the square with complicated expressions.

The former King Otto sat expressionlessly beside Grik, the hook-nosed patriarch of the Hammul family, with several powerful warriors watching him menacingly behind him.

Next to Grik was the cardinal in his robes, who was stationed at the church of King Mu of Hammuri, and behind him was a group of royal family members of the King Mu of Hammuri.

"Your Majesty, apart from the Hyde family, all other nobles have arrived at the coronation ceremony."

Hearing the servant's report, Glick sneered: "The Hyde family killed the delegation I sent to invite them to the ceremony, as well as Duke Casse. Their crimes are unforgivable. I have stripped them of their lands and titles, and they are no longer nobles. Do these traitors really think they can escape the kingdom's pursuit by going to the Land of Chaos?"

The cardinal standing nearby said politely, "Your Majesty, the time for the coronation has arrived, but Lord Amir has not yet arrived..."

Glick frowned: "Our ancestor has some urgent business to attend to and may not be finished yet. It's alright, let's wait a little longer."

Suddenly, one of the princes behind Glick looked up at the sky: "What's that?"

"What?"

"Is it Warcraft?"

"No, it seems to be one person."

"Could it be a Saint-level expert?"

The entire square began to become noisy.

A figure enveloped in purple flames was shooting toward the plaza at incredible speed.

No, it's a high platform in the square!

Amid screams and terror, the purple flame figure landed on the high platform.

"Who are you? This is the coronation of a king..."

Before the cardinal could finish speaking, his entire body was cut in two!

The purple flames seemed to transform into the most terrifying and ferocious Grim Reaper, instantly reaping countless lives.

"Are you Noah? Ancestor, save me..." The last image that lingered in Glick's eyes was the milky white ball of light in the sky not far away.

"Noah Hyde!!!"

Dressed in white robes, Amir watched with bloodshot eyes as the purple figure slaughtered all the Hanmu family bloodlines on the high platform in the blink of an eye.

Countless milky-white arrows shot forward!

Lu Jing flicked the last drop of blood off the Qingluo Sword, stood amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, looked up at Amir, and sneered, "Old man, it seems the Hanmu Kingdom is about to end just as it was established."

(End of this chapter)