Chapter 422: The Resurrected Beastketeers

Chapter 422: Chapter 385 – The Resurrected Beastketeers

The instant Carrion unleashed his strongest attack, the raging beam of magic particles swallowed Lapis whole.

Before a smile could even appear on Carrion’s face, however, the bell-like Psychic Barrier emerged before him once again.

His strongest attack had failed to break through Lapis’s psychic shield.

What terrified Carrion even more was that most of the power from the [Beast Demon Particle Cannon] he had just fired was now being held in Lapis’s hands.

Literally.

Lapis spread her arms wide as a spiraling psychic barrier wrapped around the majority of the magic particles. At the same time, her own magical power surged into it without restraint, pushing both psychic force and magic power to their absolute limits!

“Psychic Cannon—Tai Chi Dragon-Tiger Roar!!”

Lapis thrust both palms forward.

The enormous mass of magic particles transformed into a soaring dragon and a cloud-borne tiger, charging forth with overwhelming force.

Carrion, who had already exhausted nearly all of his strength, could only watch as the attack slammed into him head-on.

There was no suspense whatsoever.

His body vanished between heaven and earth like grains of sand washed away by seawater.

The unleashed Dragon-Tiger Roar continued racing forward, tearing across more than a hundred kilometers of land and carving out a colossal trench nearly two kilometers wide.

Seeing the destruction she had caused, Lapis instead looked somewhat dissatisfied.

“My control still isn’t precise enough. Once I release an attack, I can’t properly contain the residual force afterward.”

“Takumi-sama said true mastery means controlling every single trace of power with absolute precision and bringing it to its fullest potential.”

“Eventually, even the force I release should be something I can control, reclaim, and feed back into myself to further increase the impact. I’m still far from that level.”

According to the [Perfect State] Takumi had described, Lapis still had a very long way to go.

Only when she could compress an attack capable of shattering mountains into a single point without affecting the surroundings could she even be considered a beginner.

At the highest level, battle was not really about destructive power.

It was about control over rules and power itself.

The same amount of power in Takumi’s hands could probably erupt with a force a hundred or even a thousand times greater than hers.

Lapis let out a long sigh before shooting downward.

Setsuna’s battle, however, had already ended.

Having taken the path of mastering both physical and magical combat, Setsuna had frozen the entire city with a single attack.

As Lapis slowly descended, the shockwave stirred up by her arrival swept across the frozen city.

In an instant, the enormous city crumbled into countless shards of ice scattered across the ground.

“Lapis, you were a little slow.”

Seeing her arrive, Setsuna laughed cheerfully.

Lapis merely rolled her eyes.

“I slipped up. I didn’t know he had a second phase. Let’s hurry up and finish clearing out this kingdom, then send everyone over to Takumi-sama.”

“Mm.”

Once the topic turned serious, Setsuna lost interest in teasing her.

Watching their actions through his shared senses, Takumi nodded in satisfaction.

“Lapis and Setsuna are improving quickly.”

“Lapis’s control over her power still isn’t especially good, but at least she’s making progress.”

If Lapis had failed to restrain the blast she had just fired, its destructive power could easily have expanded by another five to ten times.

The fact that she had already managed to compress it to that degree was proof of her improvement.

If she later unlocked skills such as [Great Sage], that would help refine her control even further.

And if that still wasn’t enough, Takumi had already developed a technological solution as well: the combat-use [Brain Chip 1.0].

Once implanted into the brain, it could function as an independent biological computer, helping its owner analyze situations, fight, and provide support.

Whether it was magic or technology, Takumi had no shortage of either.

As these thoughts passed through his mind, Takumi rapidly received the enormous number of souls being sent to him.

He paid particular attention to the Beast Kingdom’s Three Beastketeers.

The other two were [White Tiger Claw] Suphia.

She was a beautiful tiger woman with long white hair, blue feline eyes, and a slender, graceful figure.

The other was [Yellow Serpent Horn] Albis, another striking beauty with an equally shapely figure, black hair streaked with gold, and green serpentine eyes.

“White tiger and snake… Straw Hat Boy and Xu Xian. I suppose I can do the same.”

After muttering that, Takumi felt that he was becoming more and more like “Third Brother.”

First there was Souka the Lizardman, and now a white tiger and a snake.

How can my standards keep dropping this low?!

After cursing himself, Takumi silently reached out and seized the souls of the two women.

“Demon Reincarnation!”

Since they were beauties he had personally chosen, naturally they would receive the same resurrection treatment Kagali had undergone.

Takumi had no intention of twisting their memories or souls.

He merely implanted the complete outline of his plan into their souls.

Then, after merging a Divine Envoy piece into each of them, the process was complete.

In the next instant, two tall, curvaceous women appeared before Takumi.

The wild-looking Suphia, with her tiger ears, immediately bared her teeth upon being resurrected.

“Hiss!! You’re the mastermind who destroyed our country! I’ll never forgive you!!!”

“Snow leopard… white tiger. Shut up.”

Takumi gave her a single glance.

Suphia was instantly forced flat against the ground.

Albis, who had been resurrected alongside her, was much calmer.

After quickly sorting through the information Takumi had placed in her mind, she let out a long breath.

“Suphia, stop making trouble. This man is the emperor of the empire… and our future master.”

“Your strength and ambition are far beyond anything we can reach. I, Albis, am willing to serve you, my Lord. I ask only that you resurrect everyone from the Beast Kingdom.”

Albis knelt sincerely on one knee.

Having fully understood the situation, she chose compromise.

There was no deeper reason.

Her recent experience of death had simply been too vivid.

A Shadow Demon girl had casually crushed her head-on, and she had possessed absolutely no ability to resist.

Her transformation abilities, special abilities, and Unique Skills had not even had a chance to matter.

Or rather, even if she had managed to use them, they would have accomplished nothing.

The gap in raw strength was simply too enormous to overcome through abilities alone.

Her mechanics could not compensate for the difference in stats.

Hearing Albis’s words, Suphia gradually regained her composure.

“I still haven’t accepted him as my master.”

“And his subordinates just killed me.”

She muttered under her breath, her ears drooping as she reluctantly knelt in front of Takumi as well.

As Beastmen, the two of them were both straightforward by nature and deeply respected strength.

And the man sitting before them was clearly a powerhouse at the absolute pinnacle.

The abyss-like power radiating from him alone was enough to make any thought of resistance disappear.

Seeing the two women obediently choose submission, Takumi revealed a gentle smile.

“You both understand my plan now.”

“Of course, I’ll resurrect your companions, subordinates, and citizens.”

“But in return, shouldn’t you show me a little sincerity?”

Takumi snapped his fingers, and a screen appeared in front of them.

Displayed on it was a real-time view of Takumi beginning to resurrect the people of the Beast Kingdom.

“Kagali, I don’t need you here for the moment.”

Pop~~

Kagali seemed to smack her lips in dissatisfaction before unsteadily getting to her feet.

Both Albis and Suphia froze at the sight.

How did someone that big manage to hide somewhere they couldn’t even see?!

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