Zongman: All Heavens and Worlds Begin with the Devil's Curse

"Here it comes! Here it comes! Powerful and tyrannical demon, reveal your truest... form to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the withered magic flute suddenly began to expand, and old branches sprouted from the flute body, which was already like rotten wood.

In the blink of an eye, it expanded from a flute that could be held in one hand to the size of a towering ancient tree.

It pulled out its limbs, and its head resembled a skull carved from rotten wood. As its body gradually stabilized, its true form was like a small mountain, standing across the scene.

An evil and dark aura spread everywhere, and the demon let out a low growl.

It is the source of that cursed melody.

“Yes, that’s it! Kill them! Hahahaha!” Eligoll laughed excitedly.

The moment the demon appeared, it broke through the gravity magic that Ximu had cast above his head.

He was able to fly back to low altitude, stretch out his hands, and feel a sense of exhilaration as if he were ruling the world.

Behind him, the demon opened its massive maw, and a thick beam of magical energy shot out, sweeping across the distance.

A small hill was thus reduced to dust.

"So powerful!" Lucy stared at the demon.

A commotion arose in the distance; the sounds of a demon unleashing its fury made everyone feel uneasy.

"Is this... the legendary power of the demon?" Eligor's mind was filled with excitement, as if this were his own power.

Behind him, the devil reached out his hand.

"Soul..." A whisper echoed through the space.

Eric suddenly tensed up, paused for a moment, and turned around in confusion.

The demon seized his body, its massive maw slowly opening and closing, its lifeless eyes revealing a sense of longing.

“No, that’s not right…” Erico suddenly felt fear.

This demon doesn't need magic; its only desire is to devour souls.

Eligoll had no way to summon it through magical infusion; the only thing that could draw it out was its own yearning for a soul.

And Erigor, who was blocking its way, was undoubtedly the first target.

It gripped Ericoer tightly in its hand and stretched it toward its massive jaws.

"Soul, delicious..."

Erico stared at the gaping, dark maw, his face ashen.

He was filled with magic, trying to resist the process.

Unfortunately, just as he had expected, this demon was very strong, so strong that he was completely unable to resist it.

Just then, a figure appeared beside him.

Eric looked at Westwood immediately: "Help, help me..."

But the hope that had risen in his eyes was quickly shattered by Ximu's cold words.

"I'm just here to collect my magic." Ximu glanced at him, the vortex of the Sky Codex spinning wildly.

Eligor is now completely powerless to resist, his magic being drawn into the Sky Codex.

Ximu's expression finally brightened again.

He flew to Ericoer's side and together they gazed at the demon's gaping maw of black holes.

Patting the other person on the shoulder, Ximu said cheerfully, "Keep it up, you've made the most of your abilities."

"you--"

Ericoer's vision went black, and his words were cut short before he could finish speaking.

"Crunch, crunch—" came from the demon's mouth, and then it turned its attention to Ximu.

This tiny insect that dared to appear right next to his mouth just now.

He opened his mouth, and a hollow echo came from his dark abdomen, accompanied by a terrifying roar.

Ximu flew to its opposite side at a leisurely pace, while the Azure Sky Codex flew and revolved freely around him.

He has now used two of the three spells he recorded.

Gravity magic posed little threat to this demon, and passively receiving magic was equally ineffective against targets with extremely high magical power.

The only thing still usable is that one spell.

"Fire Dragon Slayer Magic." Ximu said each word clearly.

The Celestial Codex before him suddenly began to tremble.

Chapter 309 Fire Dragon Slayer Magic

This ungrateful demon turned its attention to Ximu.

Ximu didn't mind letting the other party fully understand the magic he had just improved.

When he uttered the words "Fire Dragon Slayer Magic," Natsu looked up at the sky in surprise.

This is his exclusive magic; not long ago, Ximu asked him for a wisp of magic power on the train.

Could it be that Ximu can re-manifest or use his power with just this wisp of magic?

Natsu wasn't thinking clearly, feeling a bit confused, but the shock in his heart was undeniable.

Zhou Lan's gaze had never left Ximu since the start of the battle.

As a fellow demon wizard, he was also curious about how Ximu would avoid the side effects of dragon-slaying magic while maximizing its power.

Zhou Lan pondered, and a guess formed in her mind.

It must have been through that Heavenly Codex.

However, Zhou Lan remained skeptical about its power.

Dragon Slayer Magic is magic that imitates the fighting style of dragons. If it is just pure magic power without a physical embodiment, its power is far less than other types of magic.

But Ximu seemed confident.

He floated in the sky, calmly watching the demon before him and its outstretched hand.

“Soul…” the demon cried out in a hungry voice.

"You don't know what's good for you," Ximu said softly.

This was also his first time confronting the demons of this world. Although they had the same name, their strength was surprisingly weak.

"You, of a level, can be called a demon? How shameful," Ximu said contemptuously to it.

But the demon before them had only a thirst for souls in its mind.

Almost his entire body was leaning forward, extending towards Ximu.

In that instant, Ximu manipulated the Azure Sky Codex forward, and the vortex within the Azure Sky Codex suddenly expanded.

Suddenly, a huge shadow leaped out of this little magic book.

The shadow descended from the sky, crashing into the demon's body, causing it to stagger backward until its back slammed into the mountain behind it.

The demon raised its head in confusion, looking at the shadow that had attacked it earlier.

It's a dragon!

"The remnant skeleton Acnologia, using it as a foundation, unleash my Lord Westwood's Dragon Slayer Magic, hahaha!"

Ximu floated in the sky, laughing as he commanded the skeletal dragon.

Just by looking at its appearance, this dragon is simply ferocious and terrifying.

The once robust and powerful body is now nothing but broken bones, the pitch-black skeleton as hard as iron, burning with scorching black flames.

Its entire body is made of bone, and its entire body is burning with jet-black flames.

These remaining bones could not contain so much flame. With its movements, flower-like balls of flame fell from the hollow bone joints every moment, scorching large holes in the ground.

This is Ximu's method.

Dragon Slayer Magic is the most powerful magic in the world, so of course he couldn't give it up.

However, the unchangeable side effects make people even more wary.

Therefore, he decided not to use his own power to cast the Dragon Slayer Magic.

He poured magic into the remaining remains of the black dragon Acnologia, which had formed the framework of the Sky Codex.

Or perhaps, the skeletal dragon currently in action is the Azure Codex itself.

Magic gave it a second life, but it had no consciousness; it was merely a magical weapon driven by Ximu.

“Now, we have time to have some fun.” Ximu stared at the demon opposite him.

The skeletal dragon raised its foot and stomped down heavily, leaving a fiery footprint on the ground.

It charged straight at the demon.

The temperature in the air rose sharply.

On the ground, Natsu was not afraid of the high temperature, but his heart was filled with turbulent waves.

He seemed to recognize this skeletal dragon.

Lucy stared at the dragon's frame, seemingly realizing something, and both of their gazes turned to Zhou Lan.

Isn't this the black dragon that appeared not long ago?

After being defeated by Zhou Lan, he fled into a spacetime rift.

They were still wondering whether Zhou Lan had actually defeated the Black Dragon Acnologia, since Zhou Lan had left after the Black Dragon escaped.

How could it have turned into a skeleton in less than a day?

This is really...

"Heh...heh." Lucy chuckled dryly, trying to mask her surprise.

Zhou Lan's image became increasingly profound and mysterious in their eyes.

Seeing the two looking at her, Zhou Lan roughly knew what they were thinking, and simply smiled and said, "Making the best use of resources."

“No, that’s right!” Lucy agreed, giving a thumbs up.

The two of them looked towards the battlefield simultaneously.

I'm curious how much power this skeletal dragon can unleash now.

You must understand that, in its lifetime, the mere sight of this dragon was enough to instill despair in people.

The skeletal dragon crashed into the demon and pinned it down.

The demon roared in agony as the black flames burned it.

Its body was damaged in the flames, and it was held down firmly by the claws of the Bone Dragon, causing the demon to howl in pain.

This dragon is far weaker than it was in its previous state.

Simply put, a life without pure self-awareness will mostly lose many things.

Especially in battle, having lost their excellent physical body and left only with a skeleton, how can they compare to their former glory?

But at the same time, importantly, it also retained its most important characteristic: a body capable of bearing almost any magic.

A body without attributes.

With this trait, it can become the Azure Codex, which contains all kinds of magic, and it can also become a Bone Dragon, using the magic within its body to fight.

As for its master, any magic with negative effects cannot affect him.

Using the body of the dead to wield magic, and manipulating dragon-slaying magic with the body of a bone dragon, this skeletal dragon possesses formidable strength on top of this powerful foundation.

It pinned the demon down, its black teeth leaving brand marks on its body. Forget about devouring souls; it was nearly eaten alive by the skeletal dragon itself.

"Ah, roar—" The demon opened its mouth, and a huge beam of magical energy gushed out, aiming at the neck of the skeletal dragon.

The sudden beam of light propelled the skeletal dragon upwards, finally giving it a brief respite.

The dark flames continued to burn on its body, but it didn't know how to get rid of them.