Returning to the Mysterious Era-Chapter 477 - Moon Gods Life Vibration Energy

It was an insult, an unprecedented insult, the ultimate insult!

The two dark creatures only suffered pain from the first two torturers. However, the torture inflicted on them by the third lecherous fellow was a violation of their very personalities. Blood Shark and the Black Moon Clan Leader had never imagined that even dark creatures could be forcibly assaulted by someone!

That third hulking man with his perverted ways was truly depravity incarnate. He never stopped moving while interrogating them, muttering constantly about strength and how he loved firm, full muscles.

His methods were so cruel and terrifying that even his two companions were left dumbfounded, quietly stepping aside to let him do as he pleased. Predictably, it achieved remarkable results. Despite being unyielding in front of countless torments, the Black Moon Clan Leader quickly shed tears of agony, babbling incoherently.

Blood Shark also wept uncontrollably, thrashing in desperation. His chains rattled as he screamed, "Why are you doing this to me?! I've already told you everything I know! He's the one who won't answer your questions—pick on him! What does this have to do with me?! I'm innocent, I'm inno—"

Yet the lecherous man pretended not to hear him and continued with his interrogation techniques. If Blood Shark wanted someone to blame, it was his misfortune to be chained next to the Black Moon Clan Leader. It was much like the Eclipse Society, who had been dragged down by him earlier. It was karmic payback to share in the same misfortune together.

Jack was sitting in a broad chair in the corridor outside the cell. He was drinking heavily to the sounds of screams inside. The more desperate and harrowing the cries, the more it seemed to fuel his drinking pleasure. He downed half the ale in his large wooden cup with just one gulp.

Jack clicked his tongue and soon realized the possibility that he was a true sadist. After becoming an interrogation expert and studying cruel techniques, he was not doing this merely for the Director of the Treatment Ward's approval but also to indulge his own twisted desires. He reveled in it.

No one knew how much time had passed as the rising and falling screams inside the cell reached a peak.

At that moment, Jack knocked on the door and called out, "Gentlemen, I think your warm-up is just about done. We can begin the real interrogation now."

***

On June 20, in the Treatment Ward Director's office under Florence's clear skies...

The heavy, wood-scented door swung open with a clack.

Jack, trying to maintain a dignified air, emerged from within, wearing a solemn expression. He then turned around and respectfully closed the door, only to burst into laughter the second as he stood alone in the hallway.

He had submitted the previous night's interrogation findings that morning, and as expected, he had received a reward. The Golem Seed within his body had been refined to be at least two or three times stronger than before.

That meant the explosive power of his Golem totem had increased proportionally, and his cultivation would progress faster. In other words, Jack's potential and overall strength had risen dramatically. That was as far as power was concerned.

Furthermore, Cassius had tasked Jack with forming a special interrogation squad. Jack would be captain, and those three hulking men who had proven so effective the night before would serve as his teammates, assisting the Treatment Ward in handling the dark creatures they captured. This development clearly signified an elevation in Jack's status.

He suppressed his excitement in the corridor and hurried out of the office building. He planned to share the news with the three doctors he had briefly worked with the night before and finalize a name for their squad.

Interrogation Experts? Dark Creature Nemesis? Or perhaps The Four Freaks? In any case, it needed to sound imposing enough to strike fear into their captives.

Back in the Director's office, Cassius drew back the remaining half of the white curtains, letting the bright sunlight flood in and illuminate the entire office. The desk, finished with a coat of brown oil, gave off a faint sheen.

Seated in a black chair, Cassius laced his fingers together over his abdomen, leaning back as though he was savoring the sunlight. In truth, his mind was in motion as he put together the details Jack had just reported and the documents on his desk.

Just as Cassius had anticipated, the Moon God of the Eclipse Society was indeed a mysterious Ultimate Dark Form. Moreover, based on various clues, that Ultimate Dark Form was likely on the brink of death!

Or more accurately, it was not merely near death but already deceased! freёnovelkiss-com

Even a centipede would keep wriggling after death. Whatever the Moon God left behind was still building strength, hoping to be revived through calamity someday. That was the reason a hidden cult had been quietly developed by the Eclipse Society.

This so-called Moon God Cult worshiped the moon and the Moon God beneath a typical human church facade and preached their doctrine to ordinary, unsuspecting masses. They claimed that the Moon God would appear during the ninety-ninth lunar eclipse.

There would be a blood moon on that day, specifically, a lunar eclipse of a blood moon. Every member of the Moon God Cult wore a white jade pendant which they received upon joining, shaped like a curved jewel. Upon their death, the pendant would be reclaimed by the cult and sacrificed to the Moon God statue.

Evidently, this pendant was a cunning form of exploitation, relying on subtle influence. All they required was for people to wear it over time, instead of killing humans outright like typical dark creatures. The cult waited until the wearer's death to absorb him as an offering.

Hence, the Moon God Cult concealed itself effectively and never attracted too much scrutiny from the Dark Hunter Organization. They were regarded merely as a rather enigmatic religious group.

Cassius had shattered the Moon God statue and retrieved a piece of flesh from within. The Moon God Cult presumably possessed several more such statues, each varying in power. Each probably contained a decaying portion of the Moon God's flesh, regaining strength through the cult.

Combining the Black Moon Clan Leader's testimony with what he had learned of the cult's doctrine, Cassius understood that the Ultimate Dark Form known as the Moon God had perished in the World of Calamity. It might have died even before the Hongli Empire came into existence. After all, the Moon God Cult had endured for at least a thousand years, so that much was certain.

This was the first time Cassius had encountered an Ultimate Dark Form that had already fallen. Moreover, the Moon God's demise was very likely connected to the many sages of the Southern Dipper Covert Martial Inheritance, for the Moon God Cult had one cryptic line in its texts. It said that the blood moon, over the Demon Lake, was dragged down by a colossal white bird skimming across the lake!

A white bird? A water bird! The Southern Dipper Water Bird Fist!?

Could it be that a venerable Holy Fist of the Southern Dipper Water Bird Fist had battled the Moon God at the Demon Lake in the World of Calamity and slain it outright? The so-called white bird crossing the lake was likely the crystallized Qi of that Holy Fist master, unleashed through an ultimate technique of the Southern Dipper Water Bird Fist.

His predecessor was a true Holy Fist! If Cassius's deduction ws correct, the Southern Dipper Water Bird Fist had traits closely aligned with the path of the Holy Fist, one that balanced righteousness and power in grand, magnificent harmony. Regardless of whether one was a Dominator Fist or Ultimate Fist, upon reaching that level, all such practitioners were uniformly called Holy Fists.

At that point, Cassius recalled a vision he had witnessed at the Florence dark creature test site. He had seen a place that seemed like one of the origins of calamity, where an elderly Dominator Fist of the Southern Dipper Red Falcon Fist stood off against an Ultimate Dark Form known as the Totem King.

Did that mean the various Holy Fists in the World of Calamity were still battling formidable Ultimate Dark Forms, maintaining a precarious balance? Maybe some Holy Fists were even actively hunting down those Ultimate Dark Forms?

From what he could gather, that enigmatic White Bird Holy Fist appeared to have been even more formidable than the Blood Vulture Dominator Fist, having felled the Moon God in ancient times. Of course, it did not necessarily mean that one was stronger; it simply referred to feats accomplished. After all, Cassius had no way of knowing the Moon God's true strength or how it compared to the Totem King.

When he brought his mind back from such speculation, he realized another issue.

The Moon God, as an Ultimate Dark Form, truly had a tenacious life force. Though it had fallen to the White Bird Holy Fist, it had not perished completely but had put a contingency in place. It was seemingly capable of slow restoration and eventual rebirth over the long course of time.

According to the Black Moon Clan Leader, the Moon God's resurrection was not far off. A blood moon eclipse would surely occur within two centuries. Cassius did a quick calculation and noted that this so-called blood moon eclipse somewhat lined up with the timeline of his current reality. Perhaps he would face a resurrected Ultimate Dark Form in the real world.

He did not feel the slightest fear, but rather, a stir of anticipation. Cassius believed firmly that he could walk the path of the Holy Fist and saw no reason to fear an Ultimate Dark Form that had already fallen once. Since the White Bird Holy Fist had slain it centuries ago, he was certain he could do the same in the future!

Cassius opened his eyes and slid open a drawer, removing a large metal box and flipping the lid under the sunlight. He set the metal box on the table, revealing a chunk of pulsating flesh reminiscent of a beating heart. It was the remains of the Moon God. Cassius had only done some superficial research on it for past few days.

It was only after gleaning the information from the Black Moon Clan Leader that he felt sure of its nature and began to plan how to use it. Cassius was being cautious, given that this involved an Ultimate Dark Form.

He pondered briefly in his chair, then ran a finger across the flesh's surface. He sliced off a chunk about the size of a ping pong ball. It fell into the corner of the metal box.

He kept it for later, recalling what the Black Moon Clan Leader had said. Segments of the Moon God's flesh attracted each other and could guide one's path. Naturally, Cassius would not squander everything since he might attempt to locate more pieces in the future.

He lowered his gaze slightly, focusing on the larger piece of flesh. When he first touched it a few days earlier, Cassius had sensed that it was like a dying candle in the wind. However, it remained a piece of an Ultimate Dark Form known as the Moon God, and contained extremely concentrated life essence.

He had long contemplated using his Golem Covert Martial Arts to absorb it.

A swirl of black Qi spread like mist, engulfing half the bright office in an instant. The sunlight could not penetrate its depth and density, giving the office a swamp-like appearance.

Cassius slowly extended a hand, pressing his five fingers against the piece of flesh.

Buzz...

His Golem life magnetic field activated, immediately resonating with the remaining life magnetic field inside the Moon God's flesh. In an instant, two fearsome energies visible to the naked eye burst forth in the room, sending wave upon wave of ripples crashing against the walls. The edges of the ceiling shed dust in a steady trickle.

The Golem life magnetic field and the Moon God's life magnetic field seemed like water and fire, diametrically opposed and locked in mutual confrontation.

Cassius frowned slightly; he had never encountered such a situation before.

Usually, as soon as he activated the Golem Covert Martial Arts, the life vibration energy of dark creatures would flow into Cassius's body like water. However, this time, he faced an Ultimate Dark Form on par with the Golem's!

Therefore, extracting that life vibration energy proved extraordinarily difficult. Indeed, the Moon God's life magnetic field in those remains lacked a true foundation, but Cassius's Golem life magnetic field was also not the original—it was merely an imitation. When they clashed, it led to a protracted standoff.

The two powerful life magnetic fields roused each other, quickly penetrating the walls and enveloping the entire office building. His employees inside turned pale, clutching their chests weakly. They felt as if two invisible hands had seized their hearts and yanked hard. A sudden, inexplicable dread swept through them.

They rose in unison and hurried toward the lobby exit, but the formerly ordinary air felt viscous and heavy, like glue impeding their breathing and movement. Their shoulders seemed weighed down by two massive hands, stifling their breath.

Fortunately, after struggling forward, the employees managed to escape the building. They gathered in front of the building, alarmed and disoriented.

Squeak, squeak, squeak...

Rats scurried frantically away, and insects and worms burrowed in the soil and grass, all fleeing in fear. The unlucky ones perished on the spot under the intensity of that aura.

Whoosh.

In the darkness, Evil Mother materialized in a shadow of the building. Her expression grew grave as she observed the office building, her face changing the moment she sensed those two powerful energies. It took her a long while to regain composure.

"He's about to grow stronger again... Far too fast... So fast it's frightening..."

Inside the room now enveloped by inky-black Qi. Cassius remained expressionless, save for a faint spark of fervor in his eyes. This time, absorbing the life vibration energy felt entirely different from before.

He sensed that if he truly absorbed this vibration energy from the Moon God's life magnetic field, his Golem Covert Martial Arts would undergo some unknown transformation. It felt like even the life magnetic field and essence of his body would be altered. Eager for such change, Cassius increased his efforts.

If a Covert Martial Arts created by imitating the Golem, an Ultimate Dark Form, truly devoured the life vibration energy of another Ultimate Dark Form, what unexpected results would unfold? Would his life essence evolve yet again?

Ding! Crack-crack-crack...

After a grueling standoff, the situation finally shifted.

The steady output of his Golem life magnetic field finally overwhelmed the shattered Moon God's life magnetic field. It broke apart, releasing an unprecedented rush of life vibration energy that was as searing as lava!

It surged in a violent torrent, flooding directly into Cassius's body!

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