The Art of Chaotic Divinity-Chapter 1267: Mutation and Regeneration

"Run! Run!"

The Venerable of the Desolate Sea let out a piercing roar. The Heaven-Patrolling Angel smiled coldly and sank his teeth savagely into the Venerable of the Desolate Sea's face.

As he devoured the Venerable of the Desolate Sea's flesh and blood, his mutilated body began to regenerate before everyone's eyes.

"This monster..."

Ling Feng's eyelids twitched violently. This was clearly the same ability as the monsters of Heavenly Pool Island. In truth, the Heaven-Patrolling Angel might already have become one of them, suppressing sits monstrous mutation only through the power of his own bloodline.

"Grandfather! Grandfather!"

Murong Zining trembled uncontrollably. Tears streamed down her face as she watched the Venerable of the Desolate Sea being consumed, bite by bite.

"Zining, live on. As long as you live, the Murong Clan still has hope!"

The Venerable of the Desolate Sea's voice was weak and hoarse. Within a few breaths, his body had been torn apart.

"Live on? No one will live. All of you will become my nourishment!"

The Heaven-Patrolling Angel thrust his demonic claw into the Venerable of the Desolate Sea's chest. He ripped out his heart and threw it into his mouth, chewing it with ruthless pleasure. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Live on!"

The Venerable of the Desolate Sea roared with the last of his strength. In the next instant, he seized the Heaven-Patrolling Angel's body in a desperate embrace and chose to release all of his cultivation at once, taking the Heaven-Patrolling Angel with him.

"Monster, die with me!"

"What!"

The Heaven-Patrolling Angel's expression changed drastically. It never expected that someone as cowardly as the Venerable of the Desolate Sea would make such a sacrifice for his granddaughter.

"You fool, fool! No—"

It struggled to break free, but it was already too late.

Boom!

The Venerable of the Desolate Sea ignited the fire of his life, detonating his dantian and Qihai acupoint. The blast was not as great as the Thunder Orb's, yet it was nearly a third of its power.

The Heaven-Patrolling Angel, weakened as it was, took the full force of the explosion. Survival was impossible.

"Why did you even bother doing it, if this was the result?"

Ling Feng sighed softly and looked at the firestorm where the Venerable had stood.

Lin Mu shook his head. He cast out a ribbon-shaped magical treasure that wrapped around Murong Zining and pulled her back.

She was already broken. She stared blankly at the destruction around her, unwilling even to flee, as if death itself no longer frightened her.

Lin Mu could not bear to leave her. His compassion moved him to act.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions continued to roar. The violent force threatened to sink the entire island. From the black depths below, seawater surged upward, flooding everything. Heavenly Pool Island would not last long.

"Why did you save me? Why!"

Murong Zining glared at Lin Mu. Instead of gratitude, she lashed out in anger.

Slap!

A sharp crack echoed. Lin Mu turned to see Ling Feng lower his hand, and Murong Zining staggered from the slap.

"Uh..." Lin Mu looked at Ling Feng with disapproval. "Brother Ling, that was too harsh."

Ling Feng ignored him and stared coldly at Murong Zining. "Are you an idiot? Do you think your grandfather sacrificed himself for nothing? Do you want his death to be meaningless?"

Murong Zining trembled. Tears welled in her eyes. "Leave me alone. I do not need your pity!"

"Your life or death has nothing to do with me," Ling Feng replied coldly. "But your grandfather's final act saved us as well. A life for a life. We have returned the favor by saving you once. If you wish to honor his will, then live. If you insist on being foolish, that is your choice. You and I are not friends."

Murong Zining steadied herself. She glared at Ling Feng with hatred. "Ling Feng, you will regret this. One day I will defeat you. I will crush your pride and your dignity."

"If you have the strength, I welcome you to try."

Ling Feng shrugged. He ignored her after that. Seeing that the island was about to sink, he turned to the others. "This is over. Brother Lin, Brother Lou, gather the survivors. I know a way to take them out."

"Understood," Lou Qianzhong said with a nod. Despite his injuries, he flew off immediately.

Lin Mu gave a brief nod as well. There was no time for argument. Ordinary people would never survive a wave of this scale.

Murong Zining cast one last, venomous glare at Ling Feng before shooting into the sky. She turned once toward the place where her grandfather had perished. A tear fell from her eye, and she vanished into the portal.

Once she was gone, Lan Yuhuang glanced at Ling Feng and muttered, "Why did you have to provoke her on purpose?"

"At this point, her hatred for me is probably the only thing keeping her alive."

"Aren't you afraid she'll really defeat you one day?" Lan Yuhuang asked with a teasing laugh.

"Everyone I've defeated has stayed defeated. There has never been an exception, and there never will be."

A confident smile appeared on Ling Feng's face.

"Hmph. Underestimating a woman will make you suffer one day!" Lan Yuhuang said ruthlessly, glaring at Ling Feng.

Yang Huanzhi stood nearby and shook his head slowly. "I didn't expect the Venerable of the Desolate Sea, despicable as he was, to love his granddaughter so sincerely."

"Even scoundrels have moments of light," Ling Feng said quietly. "He may have been wicked, but he was still human, unlike the Heavenly Pool Island Master."

Ling Feng frowned as he looked toward the vast abyss ahead. The Heaven-Patrolling Angel had been caught in that explosion. Its body and immortal core were likely obliterated.

Just then, the waters within the abyss began to churn violently.

The sea shook as a black demonic claw emerged from the depths, driving itself into the ground. It pushed upward with immense force, and a monstrous head rose from the sea.

It was grotesque beyond imagination. Above its gaping mouth was a single enormous eye that gleamed with a strange, demonic light.

"What... what kind of creature is that?"

Yang Huanzhi's heart pounded in terror. He had never seen anything so horrifying.

"This aura!"

Ling Feng's expression changed drastically. The energy coming from that creature felt eerily familiar. It shared the same origin as the Heaven-Patrolling Angel!

A deafening roar shook the heavens.

A crazed, hoarse voice followed, making everyone's blood run cold.

"Damn it. Damn it! You forced me to merge with this beast. Damn you all. Everyone must die!"

That voice was unmistakable. It was the Heaven-Patrolling Angel, who refused to die no matter how many times it was destroyed!