Rebirth of Martial God

The instant the demon king showed up, he pinned a harsh glare on the gnome.

"I see.

This demonic beast exhibited the teleportation power, not you," the demon king said in disbelief.

"A demonic beast at the Transformation Realm.

Is it possible that you are the legendary gnome?"

the demon king speculated.

"Yes, it is.

This gnome is young and weak. When it matures, it will be incredibly powerful. If I can tame it now, it will become my helper.

Ha-ha. Every king deserves a powerful creature to ride. I lack a ride. You're a perfect choice."

The demon king's eyes were full of greed and delight once he recognized the gnome.

"Come here," he said with a wave at the gnome.

A thick evil aura surrounded the gnome. It transformed into massive ropes and bound the gnome.

Then, the evil aura began dragging the gnome toward the demon king.

A demon king could be on par with a cultivator at the Heaven Realm.

Having met members of the demon race several times before, Austin knew that a demon's combat effectiveness was far higher as compared to human cultivators at the same level.

For example, Austin could take out a cultivator at the Tribulation Realm without much difficulty, but he needed to exert himself to slay a demon lord.

It was easy for Austin to perceive which of his enemies were easy or challenging to kill.

Since the gnome had been caught off guard, he didn't have the time to defend against the evil aura.

Annoyed and panicked, he reverted to his original form.

"Growl!"

The gnome turned into a fierce, scary beast as big as a cabin. It looked invincible! Its fur shone like silver, and it emitted a chilly air, which could frighten ordinary people.

The gnome's thick, jagged tail that was covered with scales swayed to-and-fro as it tried to rid itself of the evil aura.

But, no matter how hard it tried, the gnome couldn't break free.

After all, the gnome could only match a human cultivator at the Astral Realm.

There was a considerable difference in the battle force between the gnome and the demon king.

"Bravo! Although you're still young, you're much stronger than other demonic beasts at the Transformation Realm.

You are good enough to be my ride," the

ade from the evil aura but failed.

As the ropes squeezed his chest, Austin's face turned red. He had immense trouble breathing normally. The sound of cracking bones replaced the silence.

'Damn it.

I can use my spiritual sense to attack him.'

The idea crossed Austin's mind suddenly.

Since he couldn't move, Austin decided to launch the spiritual sense attack.

He calmed down and was ready to activate the Spiritual Sense Incinerating Skill.

Austin had never launched a spiritual sense attack on a demon before.

Hence, he wasn't sure whether a demon, like a human cultivator, had a Soul Sea.

'I will find out soon, ' Austin thought.

Before Austin could summon the Spiritual Sense Incinerating Skill, he felt something unusual. Since he had never sensed such a mysterious power before, Austin had no idea what was going on.

"Swoosh!"

All the evil aura was sucked into Austin's body.

Technically speaking, it was sucked into his bones.

'Now, I understand! The demon imperator's skeleton did this, '

Austin thought.

Without being restricted by the ropes, Austin could move freely.

"What's this?

How could you absorb my demonic energy?"

the demon king asked dumbstruck.

Evil aura was good for the demon race since it contained elements like tyranny, evil, chill, and darkness.

However, it was harmful, like a poison, to human cultivators.

The demon king couldn't understand how a human could quickly absorb the evil aura he had released.