Fenrir's Journey : I Shall Devour The Heavens!

Unlike many of the arrogant girly men Fenrir had seen in this world, the old man before her seemed to be very calm, even as his fierce blue eyes locked on her. She could feel a very powerful aura radiating from his body but, even though she had threatened him, the old man didn't appear to be perturbed by her words at all. Instead, after several seconds of silence, he asked, "Where did you come from...? You aren't from around here...how am I unable to sense your Cultivation...?"Hearing his questions, Fenrir's expression turned even icier as she said, "I came here to get information, not give it away. If you want to fight me because of that arrogant and disgusting man, then come at me...!" As she spoke, the thin membrane of devouring energy became more prominent on Fenrir's body, appearing like a midnight blue flame that strangely radiated an eerie white light. Seeing this, the old man's brows furrowed slightly and, without any further discussion, he waved his hand forward.Fenrir's pupils shrunk to the size of pinholes as she saw this movement press forward as if it were in slow motion. Her body tensed up and she was willing herself to move but it almost felt like her nerves simply weren't responding fast enough to her intentions. She could only stare as an illusory blue hand condensed out of thin air, barreling towards her with a pressure that made her instincts scream to evade. Unfortunately, they couldn't will her body to move and she was forced to stand there as the hand formed a palm and crashed powerlessly into the devouring energy around her body.The ground behind Fenrir cracked and remnant dust was kicked up in an area of several kilometers, even though the intended target was completely unscathed. Not only the old man's, Wen Xiulan's, the nearby disciples, and Fenrir's own eyes widened upon witnessing this. She didn't stop to process what happened though and, as he had already attacked, Fenrir bolted forward like a spring that had been pressed down and was finally released. Her severing claws tore towards the man, this time possessing the same devouring energy that coated her body.Unwilling to face the deadly looking claws, the old man moved away so quickly that Fenrir could see more than a dozen afterimages that persisted for a long while after he stopped. Five of them even formed strange hand seals as the man screamed out, "Moon Catching Hands...!" A much larger hand condensed out of the void, this time accompanied by four other hands, each different in color and composition. Fenrir experienced the strange time dilation once again and it caused her eyes to change color until they too matched her devouring energy. The aura shrouding her body exploded, taking on the appearance of a massive wolf head that was 10m in diameter and completely protected her from the five hands, each contacting her energy and immediately being devoured.Seeing this, the old man's eyes opened until they were round as saucers and he shouted, "Devouring Domain!" with a face of abject terror. He then pulled out a strange black object that looked like a tool used to stamp official documents, tossing it towards Fenrir as he brought his index and forefinger in front of his face and shouted, "Heaven Moon Seal...!" This was a very powerful artifact that was used to seal demonic creatures that managed to break into the realms of man. The old man, known as Geng Chao, believed that this 'young woman' before him was either a True Demon, or one of the Cultists that followed them. It was the only thing that would explain her Pure Yin Constitution and how she was able to use terrifying energy like Devouring Laws, even though she 'appeared' to be a mere child...Fenrir was starting to gain more confidence in the energy around her body and, even though she lacked fine control over it, just having it made her feel excited. When she saw the black object fly towards her, once again causing time to slow down, there was absolutely no fear in her eyes, even as it managed to pass through the wolf shroud around her body. Instead, a somewhat crooked smile spread across her face as she very naturally opened her mouth and chomped down on the black seal, crushing it with her teeth and swallowing it like a malt candy...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Very crunchy, not bad...!')

Seeing his most precious artifact destroyed in an instant by the girl before him, Geng Chao nearly spurts blood from his mouth, barely managing to keep it restrained with a hard gulp. He was now beginning to regret committing to this battle as, even if he emerged victorious against this 'Demon', the price he had paid was already great. Even so, he brought his fists to his waist before striking forward, extending his palms outward as he shouted, "Heaven Lotus Palms!" This time, the two condensed palms of energy linked together as they flew, combining to create golden energy that bloomed out into a nine-petal lotus.Just as she had done previously, Fenrir continued to barrel forward without shying away from the powerful energy pressing towards her. The wolf's maw shroud around her body extended forward even faster than her own movement, widening its mouth before biting down on the lotus-shaped energy attack. It seemed, for the briefest of moments, that the lotus might actually be able to resist the frightful devouring energy. However, just as the radiance of the lotus doubled and it appeared to continue forward slightly, it almost immediately broke down and dissolved into nothingness.Geng Chao felt like the blood around his brain was boiling as both of his most powerful attacks had been absolutely useless. With his four-hundred-nineteen years of experience, Geng Chao knew that, even if his Cultivation was lower than the girl's. his skills and experience and skills were far more refined. Unfortunately, her devouring energy completely broke down any attack he threw at her, becoming even stronger as a result. Now, he was starting to think about how he could get out of this situation in order to send a message to a more powerful Sect to try and deal with her before she grew even stronger. From his perspective, Fenrir was likely an inner disciple from some Devil Sect, if not an outright pure-blooded True Demon...!After trying to kick off the air and use [Koku Shundo], Fenrir realized there was no air to kick off of, leaving her somewhat confused. She quickly realized that, ever since the shroud surrounded her body, all of the surrounding air was also being devoured. Because her body only needed energy to subsist, Fenrir hadn't realized this before now because her mind had been focused on other things. Since she could essentially 'breathe' through the shroud itself, Fenrir had completely overlooked this rather key detail. As a result, her foot kicked against nothing and she nearly stumbled before doubling her flight speed and trying to swipe at Geng Chao.With his developed senses, Geng Chao has obviously noticed the 'slip' of the girl in front of him, allowing a realization to settle into his mind. Though it seemed an impossible scenario, his mind raced as a flood of information and memories pertaining to the girl in front of him emerged. He recalled that the reports claimed that the girl had actually come to ask for a Cultivation technique and seemed to have a fundamental lack of understanding about the world. If she was truly from one of those accursed Sects, there was no way someone with such a powerful constitution wouldn't have been nurtured to an extreme...This realization caused Geng Chao's aged eyes to widen greatly as he considered that the girl before him was actually a 'wandering' Cultivator without any Cultivation technique. That meant that everything she was displaying during this struggle was her raw talent...! If they had managed to secure her as a Disciple, their Sect would have been able to rise above its standing and potentially contend with the other powerful Sects on the Continent! Now, believing his suspicion was correct, Geng Chao felt the urge to strange Tian Gengxin himself for earning the ire of such a rare seedling...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'I didn't slip...*indiscernable blush*...')

This time, instead of having her wait outside the gates, the disciples of the Heavenly Moon Sect escorted Fenrir into the interior. She didn't particularly care about their treatment of her but, as it was much better than having disgusting individuals eye her up, Fenrir preferred this type of behavior. Even in her previous world, it had always been her 'duty' to scare and intimidate people to prevent them from doing foolish things. Now, if it would stop them from acting like fools, Fenrir didn't care if the entire world came to fear her...The interior of the Heavenly Moon Sect was vastly different than the area outside the walls as, instead of an icy mountain, it appeared as if the Sect itself had been built on a verdant and fertile plain. The mountain continued to wind up, snaking a path that was dotted by numerous manors with vast and open courtyards. Though there were only a few thousand people residing here, Fenrir felt like the inside of the walls took up more space than the City below, a place which housed tens of millions of people. Everything was needlessly extravagant, even though things were designed to look simple and aesthetically pleasing to the eye...Long before she reached what should have been the heart of the Heavenly Moon Sect, a massive three-tiered Palace near the peak of the mountain, Wen Xiulan, the Palace Master, had darted forward like an icy bolt of electricity, coming to a stop in front of the group escorting Fenrir inwards. She was slightly pale and it didn't seem like she was too excited for the company as she glared at the disciples before turning to Fenrir and saying, "You must leave this place at once. I understand you are very powerful but the Sect cannot simply remain idle after you killed the previous Sect Master. The Elders will have to fight against you to uphold the honor of the Sect and, if you defeat them, it will expose the Heavenly Moon Sect to other forces on the Continent. Please, though there are some that have strayed from the noble path, many disciples of the Heavenly Moon Sect do not deserve the injustice of being slaughtered because of the actions of a single man...!"Though she was listening to Wen Xiulan, Fenrir had already turned her eyes towards the very peak of the mountain. There was a very old man with white hair, a long white beard, and bushy eyebrows that veiled his eyes. He was far stronger than anyone that she had met in this world thus far and Fenrir was able to sense a powerful energy that had condensed within his body. She had always been sensitive to this energy but, after the evolution of her Soul, Fenrir's perception of all the energy around her had increased greatly. There was even an illusory golden sphere that she could discern within his aura, possessing three strange dragon-like markings coiling around it...Seeing that she was ignored, Wen Xiulan's face furrowed into sadness and conflict since she knew the young girl before her wasn't the one in the wrong. Turning her head, she saw what Fenrir was looking at and felt like the cold energy in her body paled in comparison to the shudder that ran through her body. She was very aware of this elderly man who, from her perspective, had an indiscernible presence while also appearing larger than the mountain he stood upon.When the man stood up, Wen Xiulan didn't even know exactly when he had moved before the elderly man was already standing right next to her, blue eyes blazing as he looked towards Fenrir and said, "I was wondering what calamity that Tian Gengxin brou-" As she was prone to do, Fenrir gave the man a harsh look and said, "I have come here for one reason, and it is to obtain information before I move on. If you intend to impede me, I will tear that core out of your stomach and let you experience your remaining days as the mortals so many of you Cultivators look down on..."(Fenrir's Commentary: 'I do not care for these games, not one bit...')(A/N: I know people have been wanting more FJ, but remember that this is just a side-story that I write when I'm either bored or want to vent after writing something annoying on EPIC. If there is enough interest in the novel, I don't mind doing a daily release but, for the time being, most of the chapters would usually come on the weekend when I have more free time to write. I don't really want to get everyone's hopes up that have been enjoying the novel, so I may remove it if people are bothered by the lack of updates xD...still, if it is just one chapter, that is something I can easily guarantee. Let me know in the comments section what you want~)

Chapter 63: Devouring Laws