The sky had turned white.
Not from clouds.
From sword intent.
Master Shailendra's Heavenlight Sword Domain covered the entire courtyard like a holy prison.
Inside it—
everything bowed.
Stone cracked.
Air froze.
Even sound felt heavy.
The weak disciples weren't just kneeling anymore.
They were unconscious.
Their bodies couldn't even handle being near this realm.
Only elders remained awake.
Only true power survived inside this domain.
And still—
Arjun refused to kneel.
His bones trembled.
His skin split.
Blood ran like rain down his arms.
But his eyes stayed sharp.
Alive.
Defiant.
Master Shailendra looked down at him like a god watching an insect struggle.
"Kneel," he repeated.
Arjun's lips moved.
"…Never."
Shailendra raised his heaven-white sword.
This time he wasn't testing.
This time he was going to erase.
☀️ HEAVENLIGHT EXECUTION SLASH
A white sword line formed above Arjun's head.
So clean.
So pure.
So absolute.
It didn't look violent…
It looked final.
Arjun felt it.
The moment that blade landed—
even his Devouring Body would be split.
Even his Bone King Bloodline would be broken.
Even his System…
might not save him.
But Arjun didn't panic.
He smiled.
Because he had something worse than fear.
He had hatred.
And hatred was fuel.
Arjun whispered:
"System…"
"Open Forbidden Blood Contract."
The System chimed.
Not cheerful.
Not helpful.
Cold.
Like a judge reading a death sentence.
🔊 [FORBIDDEN BLOOD CONTRACT ART — UNLOCKED]
⚠️ Warning: This art burns lifespan and soul fragments.
⚠️ Warning: Continued use may cause permanent madness.
✅ Contract types available:
Blood Oath: Strength (short burst)
Blood Oath: Survival (temporary immortality)
Blood Oath: Devourer (beast mode, unstable)Choose one.
Arjun's eyes narrowed.
He didn't want to escape.
He didn't want to survive.
He wanted something else.
He wanted to break the sky.
He whispered:
"Blood Oath…"
"Devourer."
The System paused for one breath.
Then it answered.
🔊 CONFIRMED.
Arjun bit his thumb.
Hard.
His teeth cut deep.
Blood ran.
He raised his bleeding hand and drew a symbol in the air.
A contract mark.
It wasn't a sect technique.
It wasn't righteous cultivation.
It was an ancient curse written in his blood.
🩸 FORBIDDEN BLOOD CONTRACT — DEVOURER OATH
The moment the symbol completed—
BOOOOOM!!!
A crimson shockwave erupted outward.
Shailendra's Heavenlight Domain trembled.
The white sky flickered.
Elders' eyes widened.
Elder Vayu's lips curled into a faint smile.
"So he chose the most dangerous one…"
Arjun's body changed instantly.
His veins glowed like magma.
His bones hummed like a war drum.
His pupils sharpened again.
Not fully human.
Not fully beast.
Something in-between.
Something hungry.
His blood mist thickened around him like armor.
Then the System screamed:
🔊 [DEVOURER OATH ACTIVE!]
✅ All stats increased massively
✅ Pain suppressed
✅ Devouring efficiency x5
⚠️ Lifespan burning: 1 year per minute
Arjun exhaled.
Then he smiled at Shailendra.
A smile full of madness and cruelty.
"Now…"
"…I can fight you."
Shailendra's eyes narrowed slightly.
"You traded your life for power."
Arjun nodded.
"Yes."
Then his voice became colder than death:
"And it's still worth it."
Shailendra lifted the heaven-white sword.
"Then die."
The Heavenlight Execution Slash descended.
The white blade came down like divine law.
But Arjun moved.
Not dodging—
attacking.
✨ SHADOW STEP (Upgraded by Oath)
He vanished.
Appeared directly in front of Shailendra.
So close the Sect Master's robe fluttered from the wind of Arjun's arrival.
Arjun raised his palm.
Not fist.
Not sword.
Palm.
Because his devouring power was strongest through contact.
🩸🦴🔥 MOUNTAIN-SPLITTING PALM (DEVOURER VERSION)
BOOOOOOM!!!
Shailendra's execution slash was interrupted mid-fall.
The white sky cracked.
A shockwave blasted upward like a red spear piercing heaven.
For the first time—
Shailendra stepped back.
One step.
A single step.
But it shook the entire sect.
Because no one forced Shailendra to step back.
Ever.
Disciples screamed in disbelief.
"THE SECT MASTER MOVED BACK!!"
"THAT OUTER DISCIPLE—!"
"NO… HE'S A DEMON!!"
Shailendra's eyes turned colder.
"Interesting."
Arjun's body trembled.
Not from injury.
From hunger.
His Devouring Body was screaming.
EAT HIM.
Arjun's voice was low:
"I'm going to eat your domain."
Shailendra's lips curved faintly.
"You can try."
Shailendra raised his sword and thrust it forward.
☀️ HEAVENLIGHT PIERCING THRUST
A straight white beam shot toward Arjun's heart.
It wasn't fast.
It was inevitable.
But Arjun's hand moved like lightning.
He grabbed the beam.
Barehanded.
The beam burned his palm.
Flesh hissed.
Bone showed.
But Arjun didn't release.
He devoured it.
🩸 TRUE DEVOURING BODY — DOMAIN CONSUMPTION
The white beam flickered…
then dimmed…
then disappeared into Arjun's veins like food.
Arjun's torn flesh began regenerating instantly.
Not slowly.
Not naturally.
Like his body was rewriting itself.
Shailendra's expression finally changed.
Not anger.
Concern.
"You can consume Heavenlight energy?"
Arjun smiled wider.
Blood ran down his face like war paint.
"YES."
Then he lunged forward.
Not like a cultivator.
Like a beast.
🦴💥 BONE KING FIST — SPIRIT SHATTER!
Shailendra blocked with his sword.
CLANG!!!
The sound was so sharp it hurt ears.
A shockwave of sword intent blasted outward and cut deep lines into the ground.
Arjun was thrown back.
His arm bones cracked.
He felt it clearly.
But the Devourer Oath suppressed pain.
And his Bone King bloodline started repairing the cracks.
He landed.
Then attacked again.
And again.
Punch after punch.
Palm after palm.
Slash after slash.
Not elegant.
Not clean.
Just brutality.
Just survival.
Just hunger.
Shailendra's white sword moved with perfection.
Each swing cut the air.
Each thrust could kill a mountain beast.
But Arjun kept coming.
Like he couldn't die.
Like he didn't accept limits.
Shailendra's eyes sharpened.
"You're burning your life."
Arjun laughed.
"And you're burning your pride."
Arjun suddenly used the black sword again.
⚫ VOID-CUT SWORD ART (FRAGMENT) — DEVOURER CUT
This slash was different.
It wasn't clean.
It wasn't precise.
It was vicious.
The black cut struck Shailendra's shoulder—
SHNK!!
Blood sprayed.
The Sect Master was wounded.
A real wound.
The courtyard froze.
The elders' faces turned pale.
Elder Vayu's eyes gleamed.
"Amazing…"
Shailendra looked down at the blood on his robe.
Then back at Arjun.
His calm finally cracked.
His voice dropped into something darker:
"You've crossed the line."
Arjun stepped forward again.
"You drew the line."
"I just walked over it."
Shailendra lifted his sword toward the sky.
The entire domain brightened.
Then it condensed.
The white sky shrank into the blade like the heavens were being forged into steel.
☀️ HEAVENLIGHT DOMAIN FUSION — HEAVEN-SLAYING SWORD
The sword became terrifying.
Not sharp.
Absolute.
The kind of weapon that says:
All things must die.
Shailendra swung.
A single slash.
Clean.
Silent.
Perfect.
It cut the world.
Arjun's instincts screamed.
He threw everything forward.
Devouring Body.
Bone King bloodline.
Crimson Killing Intent.
Shadow Step.
Forbidden Oath.
All at once.
🩸🦴⚫ TOTAL RELEASE
Arjun crossed his arms and took the slash head-on.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The courtyard exploded.
The ground collapsed.
A giant crater formed with lightning-like cracks spreading outward.
The sect buildings trembled.
Windows shattered for miles.
Smoke and blood mist filled the air.
For a long time…
nothing could be seen.
Then—
a figure stood up from the crater.
Arjun.
Barely.
His body was torn.
One arm was mangled.
His ribs were shattered.
His lungs were punctured.
Blood ran like a river.
But he was still alive.
His eyes were burning.
Mad.
Hungry.
Alive.
Shailendra stood above the crater, white robe stained with blood now.
His expression was colder than before.
But there was something else now too.
A trace of seriousness.
Because he realized something:
Arjun wasn't trying to win.
Arjun was trying to grow.
Even against the Sect Master.
Even against death.
The system chimed weakly.
🔊 [DEVOURER OATH TIME REMAINING: 17 seconds]
⚠️ Lifespan burned: significant
⚠️ Body condition: critical
✅ Suggestion: Escape
Arjun stared up at Shailendra.
He smiled with broken teeth.
"You can't kill me fast."
Shailendra's eyes narrowed.
"I don't need to kill you fast."
"I only need you dead."
Arjun's smile widened.
"Then chase me."
The Devourer Oath began fading.
Arjun's aura started collapsing.
His body screamed again as pain returned.
But Arjun didn't panic.
Because he wasn't here to die.
He was here to start a war.
Arjun activated Shadow Step one last time—
✨ SHADOW STEP — LIFE-BURN ESCAPE
He vanished into the night.
Leaving blood mist behind like a trail.
Shailendra stood still for a moment, eyes cold.
Then he whispered:
"Run."
"You can run."
"But you can't escape the world."
He lifted his hand.
And the entire sect's formation lit up.
A hunting seal.
A tracking command.
Shailendra's voice echoed across the mountains:
"From this night onward…"
"Arjun is an enemy of Iron Mountain Sect."
"Alive or dead…"
"Bring me his body."
The sect trembled.
A bounty was born.
And across the darkness…
the Crimson Eye Cult smiled.
Because the devourer had awakened.
And now…
the world would hunt him.