Chapter 3451 Successful Transplant
It was the moment all of them were looking forward to.
Bone Grandmaster did not dare blink lest he missed something.
Sonja and the others watched nervously as well, though they were expecting, even hoping that Gloria would fall short at that critical moment.
To their dismay, Gloria was destined to succeed.
Not only did Levi fail to locate her in time, but the transplant proved successful.
In the end, her body had perfectly incorporated the devourer spiritual bone and began to work its power through her veins.
That was one of the strengths of the devourer spiritual bone.
Other spiritual bone transplants, like the one belonging to the Azure Dragon, required a lot of time for the host body to get used to. Even up to that point, they still had not shown up.
As it remained foreign to the human body, extra time was needed for the practitioner to accustom their system after the procedure.
However, devourer spiritual bones were different.
There was no adaptation process. Instead, the act of giving in to the devourer spiritual bone’s instinct for consumption was the adaptation itself.
Therefore, the last step was relatively simple.
“Hah! I made it!” Gloria cackled upon her recovery not long after.
Bone Grandmaster stared at her nervously. “Do you feel any discomfort?”
Gloria prodded the incision gingerly before exclaiming in surprise. “None at all! I feel that my body and the devourer spiritual bone have been perfectly fused together! There is no need for me to adapt!”
“What?”
Bone Grandmaster and the others were stunned.
How is such a brief recovery for such a damaging procedure even possible?
Even if the devourer spiritual bone did not require a period to adapt to its host, the perfect integration upon the first try was nothing short of a miracle.
“That’s right!” Bone Grandmaster concluded excitedly. “Your cultivation technique must have been the reason why the devourer spiritual bone and you have fused so effortlessly!”
Gloria nodded. “It should be so! I have been practicing this technique for long enough that the act of devouring has become second nature. The devourer spiritual bone senses and submits to a powerful master, it seems.”
“Hurry up and show us!”
Bone Grandmaster was already impatient.
The others were also watching intently.
“Very well!”
A cold glint appeared in Gloria’s eyes before she gestured forcefully with one arm.
Demonsbane, one of the cornerstone divine tools, flew handle-first into her outstretched hand.
She started to devour the cornerstone divine tool.
Hum!
A second later, Demonsbane began to vibrate as every shred of its essence disappeared down Gloria’s body.
The others noticed in disbelief that the rate of her consumption had become hundreds of times faster than what she was capable of.
It was worthy to note that Demonsbane contained traces of its wielders of dynasties past and as a result, had been augmented by the powers of its prior masters.
Terrifying to the extreme.
As far as the powers sealed within Demonsbane were concerned, it certainly far exceeded the combined strength of the Three Sages in the North Pavilion.
After all, they also relied upon the cornerstone divine tools as their power source.
Within seconds, Demonsbane had become nothing more than a crumpled hunk of scrap metal after Gloria was done with it.
With that addition, Gloria’s power was raised to another level.
The sky directly above the Corpse Pit was already a gathering of storms. As thunder burst overhead, the sky turned from black to bloody.
The faint whispers of unjust protests, numbering in the millions, grew louder as if struggling to have their grievances heard.
She has become too powerful!
The unnatural augmentation of Gloria’s strength aroused the anger of heaven and earth.
However, that was only the beginning as Gloria embarked upon her path of gluttony.
Nine Celestials Bow! Ethereal Spear! Tear of Grace!
One after another, the cornerstone divine tools had their essence extracted at a rate that stunned the crowd.
Terrifying!
After devouring the four artifacts, Gloria’s strength had reached a level that was previously unimaginable.
Bone Grandmaster himself was stunned.
If his memory served, there have been no more than five instances of power of such magnitude within the Ecclesiastic Order since its inception.
With four of them already deceased, only one remained.
It was the Minister of the Ecclesiastic Order, the most important member of the organization.
However, that was just the beginning for Gloria.
Having digested the cornerstone divine tools merely minutes prior, she was already on the prowl for more.
At this rate, I will surpass the five most powerful members in the history of the Ecclesiastic Order and reign supreme! I will kill my way through Levi’s forces until he decides to show himself! Soon, all life shall bow to only me as their one true God!
The bestowment of the power to subvert everything turned Gloria into a different person.
