Rise of the Lustful Evil Monarch (Re)-Chapter 208: The Egg Hatches (1)

Third Person's POV

At the same time, his vision shifted.

The world around him blurred, and suddenly, he saw them—

Horrific, pained faces of mostly women clung to the goblins' skin with their eyes hollow and their mouths twisted in silent screams.

Blood-red tears streaked their spectral faces as they wailed in agony.

Ethan's breath caught for a fraction of a second before his fingers curled at his sides.

So that's what fuels them…It must have also acted as the reason for their increasing cruelty and the natural inherent madness they carried.

Ethan shuddered slightly as an understanding dawned upon him. The horrifying twisted faces that clung to the goblins' skin were not mere illusions or hallucinations.

They were the last lingering vestiges of hatred and the final, agonized cries of the souls these creatures had raped, tormented, and slaughtered afterward.

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Even though he had witnessed the horrific sight in the dark goblin village in that valley just a few days ago, the sheer malevolence emanating from them still made his skin crawl.

Remembering his original goal, his expression darkened as he raised his hands and summoned countless embers of pure white flame.

The tiny, ethereal sparks drifted downward and landed softly upon the goblins' flesh.

The moment they made contact, the agonized faces latched onto them with desperate greed as if they were getting some unknown energy and were finally given the justice they had yearned for.

The air vibrated with an eerie hum, and in the Astral Realm, those faces grew larger but still twisted in both agony and happiness.

The sacred white fire spread across the goblins' bodies like a spark igniting dry tinder. Their screams tore through the silent night as their howls of immense pain echoed through the trees.

The flames devoured them not only physically but spiritually as they ate and devoured away at the very essence of their miserable souls.

The faces of the tormented that were once frozen in pain, transformed. The sorrow and rage melted away and were replaced by peace and satisfaction as the flames purified them.

Virelle and Velcy watched from the sidelines, their expressions unreadable. They were not able to see those faces but even then they felt no sympathy or pity for the little dark midgets.

Especially, not after what they had witnessed in that valley village. These creatures had deserved far worse.

Within seconds, nothing remained but gray ash. Ethan, however, was not focused on their remains.

His gaze lingered on the liberated spirits. Their faces which had been once twisted in anguish were now serene and even beautiful.

Each spirit turned to him with their luminous gazes filled with gratitude. Then, one by one, they smiled.

Ethan reciprocated the gesture as his heart was oddly light. He watched silently as the spirits dissolved into shimmering silver sparkles and vanished into the void.

He knew they were finally free and were on their way to being reborn within the cycle of reincarnation of the Astral Ream.

But then, something unexpected happened.

The silver sparkles that should have drifted away into the cosmos began to resonate with him.

A deep, primal hunger surged from within his very bloodline.

It was very similar to the instinctual craving he had felt when he battled the Void Nihility Demon and had witnessed its Dark Soul Energy.

His body trembled. His instincts urged him to consume the essence left behind by these spirits.

Trusting his instincts, he raised his hand and formed a colossal white flame hand the size of a big boulder.

The radiant construct moved towards the silver sparkles and in return they did not resist. Instead, they willingly melted into the flame and became one with it.

The moment they fused, a surge of unparalleled vitality coursed through Ethan's veins.

Velcy and Virelle exchanged confused glances as they watched his giant flaming white plam seemingly grasp at empty air. But within Ethan's soul body and soul, the sacred white fire burned brighter.

So… both Dark Soul Energy and these silver fragments, the remnants of purified spirits, have the potential to enhance my bloodline abilities.

Brand new thoughts and strategies flooded his mind, but he didn't voice them. Instead, he turned on his heel and silently boarded the carriage.

Virelle and Velcy followed without question as they sensed that something had shifted within him and he was done with their small outing.

As the carriage began moving again, Ethan gazed up at the dark sky while his thoughts drifted.

The sun will rise soon… and today, we will finally leave this godforsaken Dark Forest and step into the Demon Lands of Central Dominance.

A sense of anticipation filled him. However, just as he settled into his seat, a sudden tremor jolted his senses. His eyes snapped open in confusion.

His gaze flickered to Virelle and Velcy. But neither of their faces showed any signs of alarm on them.

"Did you two feel that?" he asked as his brows furrowed in puzzlement.

Virelle and Velcy blinked at him and were puzzled in return.

"Feel what?" Velcy asked curiously.

Ethan frowned. He had felt it, it was something deep and something subtle. But this tremor was not of the earth but of something else entirely.

He instinctively scanned his consciousness, his body, even his soul space, but found nothing amiss.

"What happened, Brother Ethan?" Virelle inquired, her voice laced with concern.

"I just felt… a tremor. But I don't know where it's coming from. I checked my body and even my soul space but I found nothing."

Hearing his response, she tilted her head thoughtfully.

"Then why don't you check your spatial ring? Maybe it's something you forgot about."

Ethan froze.

Yes, my spatial ring. Why didn't I think of that?

Without wasting another second, he sent a thread of soul sense into the storage space and searched through the countless items he had accumulated.

There were daily necessities like camping gear, trinkets, random jewelry he had bought for the girls, and multicolored elemental crystals which were the currency of this world.