Skyfire Avenue - Chapter 625

Chapter 625

Chapter 625: Deva-gati

Although the creatures were still far away, they could see the scales on its back writhing . The purple halo around it was bright and getting bigger and enhanced the purple lights burning in its sixteen eyes . As the humans looked on, the beast opened its enormous maw . Suddenly a vacuum force tugged at them .

The Clockmaker’s protogenic grandfather clock radiated a pale golden light that expanded to encompass the Paragons and the Driver . Her Domain helped to stabilize them and protect them from being sucked up .

Then the suction force suddenly stopped .

A flying cloud, gold and blinding, appeared out in space . It bore Jue Di to their side . He looked entirely different from the worker they’d first met . His face was calm, and he gazed upon the encroaching monsters like they were insignificant insects .

“Shut up!” He shouted at the Basilisk in irritation . Strangely, the monster did as instructed and fell silent . To the humans, the creature almost looked nervous .

Jue Di clenched his hand into a fist, and slowly extended it toward the aliens . It was almost lazy, a simple punch – like a child might .

“Huuuunggg—“ The guttural sounds of  Buddhist prayer echoed through space .

In the next instant, the three Skyfire Avenue fighters were surprised to find they were no longer out in space . They looked around to see the vaulted spires of a Buddhist temple . Their entire world was painted gold . Bodhisattvas, Arhats and other holy men surrounded them .

“Deva-gati!” The Pauper’s voice quavered . He’d heard of this, a legendary Buddhist Domain called Deva-gati after the world of gods . It was said to be capable of guiding the enlightened . Of course he’d never seen it, but the scene before them had all the signs .

The deep Buddhist chants continued, however the world of gold slowly began translucent and vanished . The Pauper and the others recovered their senses . The Driver actually fared best, since he still hadn’t come to understand the world of protogenia . He could not feel the deep, abiding power that Jue Di had commanded .

The Clockmaker, usually calm and composed, literally gaped . She held a hand over her mouth . At some point the grandfather clock she’d summoned disappeared, along with the image of her dogma . She was back to her normal size, floating with the others in space . The Pauper fared about the same, but he was breather faster than the Epochrion .

All three turned their eyes in unison to the distant aliens, but there was nothing to see . Seconds earlier a thousand aliens had been bearing down on them, only to vanish in a single punch . Only a cloud of purple light remained .

“How about someone heads over to pick up the remains,” Jue Di said indifferently .

The others snapped out of their shock . The Pauper reacted first, disappearing in a flash and reappearing where the creatures had once been . What he found was a vital crystal ten meters long, the source of the purple light . He was still a distance from it, but he could clearly feel the vital energy pouring from it . It was, frankly, terrifying .

A single punch…

All it took for Jue Di to eliminate a thousand world-devouring monsters was a single punch . He made it look so simple . And his Domain – the legendary Deva-gati!

For those watching from Zeus-1, things were unclear . All they’d seen was a flash of golden light, and suddenly their radar was coming up clean . Jue Di returned, said he was going to take a nap, then disappeared into his cabin .

The aliens were nowhere to be found . When the Pauper, Clockmaker and Driver returned they didn’t utter a word . All three were silent, trying to comprehend what they’d witnessed . Now they understood what strength was . They understood why Jue Di was a living legend, an unparalleled powerhouse .

What Jue Di had shown them was far outside of what they thought possible .

The Pauper shook his head, trying to shake the shock from his brain, then found a place to sit . The Clockmaker was taking it hardest, though . She knew she would never compare to Jue Di, but the true discrepancy between them was astounding . His Domain had overtaken everything to the point where her own Domain was instantly drowned out, even her dogma .

Put another way, if Jue Di desired it he could slay her with a single finger .

This fearsome power was beyond the scope of his legend . If Jue Di had been this strong during the paragon battle all those years ago, no one would have lived to tell the tale .

Lan Jue saw it differently . It warmed his heart to see such tremendous strength . His father was hale and hardy .

“Pick up speed, horizontal bearing . Let’s get out of here . ” Lan Jue commanded . They had put down no small number of aliens, the aliens planets were definitely aware . Nor had it been as easy as it looked . It took three Paragons and Jue Di to get them this far .

But that punch… it was like it had been empowered by the curse of an angry god . When Lan Qing used his curses, they didn’t come anywhere near his father’s .

That was strength . Real strength!

Lan Jue stood in a daze, not moving a muscle . He allowed the residual energies to wash over him and sought to learn what he could . Though he hadn’t been out there with the others, but the hull of a ship couldn’t dream of obstructing even the shadow of his father’s brawn .

In the recesses of his mind Lan Jue could feel Captus hum . Both it and Demortus were reacting to something .

Zeus-1 continued to pick up speed and race through space for a full half an hour . It gave everyone time to collect themselves and recover .

When the Wine Master and the others had first met Jue Di, in truth they’d been slightly disappointed . They were expecting a legend but got a mechanic . Now they saw the legend, and then some .

Jue Di, this was Jue Di! The only known Paragon to reach the Infinite, the fourth degree of protogenic mastery . Watching that punch hadn’t just shocked them, it had given them tremendous confidence . Even the Wine Master was starting to think that his ten days of labor setting up the teleport array wasn’t necessary . With the god-like Jue Di on board, what alien could harm them? Jue Di simply had to want to, and even those alien planets were at risk .

In his cabin, Jue Di sat at the foot of the bed . Luo Xianni sat beside him, concern writ clear on her face .

“Hnnghh… . ” Jue Di sighed and closed his eyes .

“What is it? Are you alright?” She asked with some concern .

He grinned and shook his head . “I’m fine . It’s been so long since I’ve lifted a hand . I didn’t expect that . ‘Time and tide wait for no man’! In the end, though, there is no path forward . ”

Luo Xianni scrunched her face in thought . “Could you use A-Jue’s abilities to help you take that final step?”

He shook his head . “No . He’s still too weak . Even once he’s absorbed all the thunder essence, I’m afraid it still won’t be enough . I have spent years searching, do you think it would be so easy?”

Her face became serious . “You shouldn’t have gone out there . I don’t want you to do that again . ”

He shrugged . “I only wanted to see where I am at . It’s been more than ten years since I’ve lifted a finger . It’s why I didn’t want to be with you . If we’re forced to part forever, could we handle it?”

Luo Xianni threw her arms around him . “I don’t care . All I want is to spend all my time with you . If that day comes, I’ll go with you . ”

Jue Di gently stroked her hair . “Stop that nonsense . There’s still so much you want to do . I just hope A-Jue comes into his own before I go . He and his brother are much further along than I was at their age . I can only give them my experiences, and show them the way . Especially A-Jue . The thunder essence has changed his thunderbolt Discipline . Not primordial or all-heaven lightning, but whatever it is will help him when it comes time to break through . How could I ask him to help me, at such a crucial time? When he’s strong enough, he could use this opportunity for himself . ”

Luo Xianni vigorously shook her head . “Let’s not talk about this . I just want to hold you like this . ”

Just then, a terrible consciousness drew its attention to the spot where Zeus-1 and the aliens had been . It swept across the empty space, then spread out into the distance . Jue Di’s eyes hardened and he sat up straight .

“What is it?” Luo Xianni asked .

His eyebrows were knit tight . “I felt a powerful wave of energy . It originated far from us, but it’s still so strong . ”

Luo Xianni looked at him with concern . “Was it mechanical, or… . ”

He shook his head . “It felt like a consciousness . It came too fast, I couldn’t feel it clearly . ”

“For you to say something is strong… is it your same level?” She asked .

But he shrugged . “I don’t know . The universe is boundless, it wouldn’t be unthinkable to encounter something like me . I’m just concerned it’s that alien . ”

Luo Xianni was beside herself with anxiety . “Should we tell A-Jue, tell him not to keep going toward the planets?”

He replied with a mirthless laugh . “The aliens came to the Starfields to prepare for the assault on humanity . If we leave them alone, do you think they’ll just leave? Sooner or later, we’re going to have to face them . ”

“But, you…”

Jue Di waved her off with his hand . “I’ve been a bully my whole life, you think I’m prepared to accept this bullshit?”

“Right,” she said, suddenly thinking of something . “Those vital crystals are no use to you?”