Chapter 1548: Killing spree Chapter 1548: Killing spree Karlo lay bleeding on the scorched ground.
A gaping wound carved deep into his chest that reached all the way to the bone.
As if that weren’t bad enough, the energy from Cain’s previous attack had rippled through his body, sealing his ridians and paralyzing him from the neck down.
Helpless, he could do nothing but stare in abject terror at the figure descending toward him from above.
Even though he was a Late Divine Transcendence Master-a man who had taken countless lives, subjugated entire cities, and ruled over millions of souls-Karlo felt only dread in his heart at this very mont.
The young man approaching him was the embodint of a nightmare.
“Mo…
Monster!” That single word tumbled from Karlo’s lips, reflecting the horror he felt.
To him, Cain Laurifer was no re cultivator but an unstoppable force, an entity beyond comprehension.
Cain heard Karlo’s feeble cry and offered a small smile.
His gaze, though not overtly cruel, radiated a sense of inevitable finality.
“Monster, hmm?
That’s a subjective term.” His voice carried a cold edge.
“For so, a monster is the embodint of nightmares.
For others, it can even beco a hero.
I suppose, for you, it simply ans death.” As soon as those words left his mouth, Cain’s eyes glowed with an eerie brilliance, releasing a wave of soul force that slamd into Karlo’s mind.
The Godslayer Human didn’t even have the chance to resist.
In a fraction of a second, he fell unconscious, his awareness forcibly snuffed out.
But that was only the beginning.
Cain pressed the advantage.
With Karlo’s consciousness subrged, he launched a soul invasion.
Had Cain’s Ego Eternal Path of Power been operational, he would have employed the Eye of Gluttony.
But since that was not possible, he resorted to the more primitive thod of forcibly scouring Karlo’s mories-techniques he had learned from Lotario.
Karlo’s body twitched, muscles seizing in unconscious agony as Cain riffled through his soul and mind, extracting any useful information.
mories flitted past like shadows in a mirror-faces, locations, and secrets that Karlo had guarded for years.
This process was crude and offered little beyond raw mories, but given the circumstances, it was the best Cain could manage.
Minutes stretched on.
The desert winds howled across the blood-soaked sands as Cain’s invasive exploration continued.
Nearly twenty-five minutes passed before Cain’s glowing eyes dimd, and he exhaled, indicating that the mind-probe was complete.
“That’s enough.” He could feel Karlo’s life force fading.
The Godslayer Human had reached the end of his tenuous rope.
“So that’s everything you knew.” Without further ceremony, Cain shrugged, then picked up Karlo’s corpse.
He removed the man’s spatial ring, storing it away before sending the corpse into his Luminous Phoenix Heart.
In monts, the corpse was gone, leaving behind only a wave of vitality that surged through Cain.
He directed that healing energy into the stump of his right arm, funneling it to accelerate the regeneration of his missing hand.
As warmth and tingling spread through his injured limb, Cain sifted through Karlo’s mories.
A subtle grin ford on his face.
It seed that Alucard of the Eclipse School was directly responsible for spreading Cain’s na across the Everlife Continent, broadcasting news of his incredible feats to all who would listen.
But one na in particular drew his attention.
“Marlin.” She was the Third Realm woman who had once thought she could hunt him down like a dog.
A glint of cold fury flickered in Cain’s eyes at the mory.
It was not a fury borne of blazing anger but of icy resolve-the kind that waits patiently for the right mont to strike back with a force that could shake continents.
Exhaling slowly, he pushed aside his vengeful musings for the mont and focused on present needs.
“System, analyze all the mories I took from this man, and search for information on people from Sorcerer’s Hand and the Gu Sect.” An instant later, the robotic voice of the Absolute Life Form System echoed in his mind, as clinical and efficient as always: [Task assigned.] While the System scoured through the raw data Cain had taken from Karlo’s fragnted consciousness, Cain allowed himself a mont to reassess the battle.
“My offensive battle power alone appears to be around the lower end of a Peak Divine Transcendence level-perhaps a bit lower if I don’t factor in my Primordial Eyes and the ability to see an enemy’s flaws.
But as for my defensive prowess…” He raised his hand, touching once more where the man’s fist had landed, and saw how even the soreness was gone.
“The Flow technique and the Second Level of the Indestructible Herculean Technique give near-immunity against standard attacks from a Peak Divine Transcendence Master.
Unless they possess overwhelming Laws or specialized thods, it’s almost impossible for them to cause serious harm.” A small smile touched his lips.
Though this wasn’t enough to make him invincible, it was more than sufficient for his imdiate goals-particularly in the Gu World.
Besides, the faster he killed, the more quickly he would heal, and the sooner he could return to his peak.
[Task completed.] The Absolute Life Form System’s voice chid in his mind, feeding condensed intel back to him.
The next second, a torrent of information flooded his consciousness-everything Karlo had on Sorcerer’s Hand and the Gu Sect was now organized, ready for Cain to scrutinize.
“Good.” A cold smile crossed Cain’s features.
He had new leads, contacts, and locations to pursue.
There was no ti to waste.
He took a single step forward and vanished from the area, leaving only whirling sand behind him.
Over the next two months, Cain hunted his targets one by one, moving in the shadows, eliminating specific individuals connected to either Sorcerer’s Hand or the Gu Sect.
He always kept a low profile, ensuring that no rumors spread about his activities.
Right now, most people likely believed he was too gravely injured to take the initiative.
That false sense of security gave him a perfect window to consolidate power, gather intelligence, and plan his infiltration of the Gu World in ti for the infamous Gu Contest.
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