Chapter 141: Regaining Power!
“Let’s begin!”
Swiftly, Leon took a small chest from the pocket of his robe and opened the lid.
Inside, he saw a small bottle of gray liquid and took it out.
“The antidote for the devouring poison…” Leon smiled faintly as he uncorked the bottle.
*Whoosh!*
Immediately, a soothing scent flowed out, causing Leon to feel restlessness in his body.
“Hehehe! I can feel the devouring poison inside me getting restless,” Leon whispered, his tone filled with happiness and relief.
Although Liliana had stated that the antidote he concocted was likely a better version than the one Jared Crimson mentioned in the ancient book, Leon could not be completely sure.
It wasn’t that he doubted Liliana’s words, but the gray color of the liquid made him feel a bit strange and hesitant.
Fortunately, at this moment, his doubts instantly disappeared, replaced by confidence!
Without hesitation or wasting any time, Leon swiftly brought the mouth of the small bottle to his lips and drank its contents in one gulp.
*Gulp!*
“Ah~” Leon sighed, putting the bottle away. He then immediately positioned himself in a meditative stance, palms pressed together, and closed his eyes.
*Buzz!*
Shortly after consuming the antidote for the devouring poison, Leon felt his body involuntarily tremble slightly, accompanied by pain.
The pain starts off weak, but within a short period of time, it intensifies drastically, as if there is intense turmoil within him.
As a result, Leon, still in a meditative position, broke out in a cold sweat, and his face grew pale.
“Damn! It hurts so much!” Leon gritted his teeth tightly as he whispered.
The pain he experienced felt like his internal organs—his liver, lungs, and heart—were being relentlessly chopped and slashed with a sword!
However, Leon understood that this agony stemmed from the conflict between the antidote for the devouring poison and the poison itself!
Therefore, he had to hold onto his meditation stance, enabling him to sense his holy power, previously suppressed by the devouring poison, and channel it into his magic circuits.
By doing so, he believed he could regain his power and swiftly purge the devouring poison from inside his body!
Meanwhile, outside the magic dome’s barrier, Liliana maintained her position, holding the Magic Staff of Eternal Disaster aloft as she channeled her magic power to sustain the spell she had cast.
Although maintaining high-level magic like this would indeed greatly deplete her magic power, for Liliana, who possessed an incredible amount of mana, this was a trivial matter.
“Leon…” Liliana felt extremely worried as she observed Leon’s pale face inside the dome’s barrier magic, igniting a desperate desire within her to assist him in any way possible.
Yet she understood that in this situation, there was nothing she could do; Leon had to rely on himself.
“Leon, you should be able to…” Liliana muttered silently, her red eyes brimming with confidence in him.
Within the magic dome’s barrier, Leon’s once handsome face now resembled that of a corpse, drained of color, cold sweat saturating his clothes.
“Just a little more… I can almost reach it…” Leon muttered through gritted teeth, enduring the pain that had nearly peaked.
One minute…
Three minutes…
Until finally, five minutes later, a faint smile bloomed at the corner of Leon’s mouth.
“Finally…”
*Boom!*
The holy power, long suppressed by the devouring poison, erupted like an atomic bomb, unleashing an unbelievably terrifying pressure akin to a tsunami wave!
“Hahahaha!” Leon’s laughter echoed as he felt an unusually potent energy coursing through him—a sensation he had longed for!
*Boom!*
His holy power once again exploded, instantly condensing into a white light that illuminated his surroundings.
The lights shone brightly and danced around him as if overjoyed to be reunited.
Witnessing this, Leon could not contain his happiness and extended his hand towards the lights, asking softly, “Did you miss me?”
*Buzz!*
The lights buzzed softly, their emitted light growing brighter, as if in response to his question.
Leon smiled and closed his eyes for a moment, then drew all the lights back into himself, instantly feeling the power surge within him, restoring him to the peak of his power when he was still a sword hero!
Furthermore, with the transcendent phenomenon, Leon sensed his hero’s holy power had increased two to threefold!
This surge in power was beyond anything Leon had ever imagined!
Snapping out of his euphoria, Leon swiftly rose to his feet, feeling vitality rush back into his body.
His once pallid face now glowed with vibrancy and vigor.
The fatigue that had plagued his body after four sleepless nights vanished instantly, restoring him to the peak condition he was in before being exposed to the devouring poison—no, even surpassing it in strength!
“This power…” Leon smiled faintly, clenching his palms tightly.
He felt that, with his current physical strength, he could defeat his previous self without even relying on the power of the Holy Sword of Zenith!
“This transcendent night is truly a blessing to me…” Leon sighed softly, the joy still evident on his face.
Taking a deep breath, Leon cast his gaze up into the sky, where the two moons, Sylvia and Miranda, aligned with each other, his eyes filled with burning spirit.
“I must not waste the opportunity of this transcendent night,” Leon said, a smile still on his lips.
He knew that the strength he felt inside him was not at its peak; he sensed he could still become even more powerful on this transcendent night.
Swiftly, Leon closed his eyes and touched his forehead with his index and middle fingers, whispering, “Hero’s Destiny… Activate!”
*Buzz!*
Shortly after he whispered, a gold-colored star mark suddenly appeared on his forehead, emitting a brilliant golden light.
The appearance of this star mark instantly made Leon’s surroundings seem to freeze, distorting the space around him.
Beyond the magic dome’s barrier, Liliana watched as Leon successfully dispelled the devouring poison and regained his strength, unable to suppress a sigh of relief.
“He finally succeeded…” Liliana whispered, a beautiful smile blooming on her lips.
Although she knew Leon must have succeeded, she couldn’t help but worry when she saw his pale face earlier.
However, her joy was short-lived and replaced by confusion as she saw Leon inside the dome’s magic barrier slowly rise to his feet and touch his forehead with both fingers.
*Buzz!*
All of a sudden, a gold-colored star-shaped mark appeared on Leon’s forehead, burning brightly and warping the entire surrounding space.
Witnessing this scene, Liliana’s expression instantly froze, an unusually strong sense of threat consuming her.
“Hero’s Destiny…” Liliana narrowed her eyes and subconsciously took a step back as she observed the appearance of the hero’s destiny on Leon’s forehead.
Even though she was a hundred meters away from him at the moment, Liliana could feel the space around her somewhat distorted.
Furthermore, the magic she had cast to protect Leon showed signs of disintegrating once his hero’s destiny appeared.
Certainly, among the various reasons for this, the foremost was the slightly suffocating feeling Liliana experienced.
As the demon emperor, Liliana possessed a natural sensitivity to the hero’s destiny, the source of the hero’s holy power, which instantly made her feel threatened due to her inherent sense of rejection towards it.
“What does Leon intend to do with his hero’s destiny? Is he aiming to harness the full potential of this transcendent night?” Liliana pondered silently as she lifted her gaze to the two moons aligned above the night sky.
Inside the magic dome’s barrier, Leon felt the hero’s destiny mark appear on his forehead, prompting a faint smile. It had been quite some time since he last experienced this sensation.
With a gentle smile, Leon turned his gaze towards Liliana outside the barrier and called out in a loud voice, “Liliana, can you maintain the magic within a 10-kilometer radius from here?”
Upon hearing this, Liliana felt a little confused, but she nodded without hesitation.
“I can do it,” Liliana replied confidently.
“Alright, please maintain the magic you cast and teleport 10 kilometers away immediately,” Leon instructed in a soft tone.
Liliana nodded without further questions and promptly vanished from her position, reappearing 10 kilometers away while maintaining the magic she had cast.
Observing Liliana’s swift departure and the continued activity of his surrounding magic, Leon couldn’t help but admire her prowess.
“This woman is truly remarkable…” Leon sighed softly, a faint smile gracing his lips.
Maintaining the casting of four high-level magic spells from 10 kilometers away—something even Rain and Victor, renowned as the two Great Mages of Mankind, can’t possibly accomplish!
As a descendant of the Demon Emperor Morgan Crimson, renowned as the Magic Emperor, Liliana was indeed inheriting Morgan Crimson’s talents in magic.
“Huft~” Leon took a deep breath, closing his eyes momentarily before reopening them.
*Whoosh!*
Suddenly, his golden eyes emitted a brilliant white light, perfectly synchronized with the golden light radiating from the star mark on his forehead.
*Boom!*
The holy power erupted from his body in an instant, unleashing a windstorm in the vicinity and shattering the grassland within a one-kilometer radius; even Liliana’s magic barrier trembled violently, as if on the verge of collapse.
*Boom!*
Suddenly, the exploding holy power condensed into a small light, enveloping his body before shooting skyward like a bullet at an astonishing speed, scattering and illuminating the entire night sky within a 150-kilometer radius.
Ten kilometers from Leon’s position, Liliana watched the scene unfold, her amazement and astonishment evident as she muttered, “What incredible power…”
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A/N: Cough! I’m sorry for the new update. Incidentally, I had some business yesterday and today, so it’s a bit late:)
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