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Chapter 404 Sin and Punishment! (Part 2)

Is Lu Mingfei?

Nono looked at the cold-faced boy and suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

It was as if the boy standing in front of him was not Lu Mingfei, but a tyrannical king who had awakened from an ancient slumber!
Even Xia Mi seemed to be shocked by that aura at this moment, and began to re-examine the handsome young man.

The familiar feeling stirred up memories buried deep within.

Pompeii, however, abandoned his disdainful expression, transforming into a cold, hard expression, his eyes gleaming with golden light, and his deep voice, accompanied by thunder, boomed through the churning clouds: "I've been searching for you for ten thousand years, and I never imagined we'd meet in this way."

As if sensing the turbulent emotions deep within his heart, the thunderclouds over Rome erupted with unprecedented agitation.

The thunder, as thick as a python, exploded in the dark clouds, then scattered like branches. The gale, whipping up torrential rain, lashed the stone pillars like countless whips. The wind outside howled like a thousand horses, brewing a terrifying sense of oppression.

"Yeah, I'm back."

Lu Mingfei's pupils were golden, their intense radiance surpassing that of any dragon's golden eyes.

No one dared to meet his gaze, all instinctively lowering their heads, afraid of being blinded by the radiance. Only Odin, no, Pompeii, stared intently at the boy.

No, you are not Him.

Pompeii's cold, hard face suddenly melted into a smile, as if ice and snow were melting away. His laughter was laced with sarcasm: "He is dead, utterly dead, and you are His [son]!"

“Yes, that’s it, you are not Him.” He clapped his hands and chuckled, as if he had finally understood something: “The Trinity! The Trinity! So that’s it, He really fell, hahaha!”

Looking at the almost frenzied Pompeii, Nono felt a chill run down her spine: "Trinity? What does that mean?"

At this moment, Xia Mi seemed to understand as well. She looked at Lu Mingfei with a complicated expression and said softly, "It's a fundamental doctrine in Christianity. Although God is one, He also has the concepts of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In short, it is..."

She didn't finish speaking, but Chen Motong understood what she meant.

"Lu Mingfei is... the legendary 'Black King Nidhogg'?!" Her eyes widened, her pupils contracted slightly, and she could hardly believe this guess.

No, to be precise, this is no longer a 'guess,' but a fact!
At this moment, Chen Motong suddenly felt that this world was really too wonderful. What did she do to deserve the honor of studying in the same academy as the two Dragon Kings?
"You are not Him! You are not Him!"

Pompeii seemed to have discovered a flaw, and a smile appeared on his face: "I can sense that you have not yet regained your true power, and are not in your 'complete' form!"

"You've talked enough nonsense."

Lu Mingfei interrupted Pompeii's laughter and went to the 'Seven Deadly Sins' that had been smashed into the ground.

He reached out and stroked the patterns on the surface of the bronze box, his eyes seemingly reminiscing about the past, revealing a trace of inexplicable sadness: "This time... I'm all alone."

Then, he gently exhaled, and the surrounding air immediately became heavy.

The killing intent, almost tangible, was like a surging, turbulent wave, constantly crashing against the surrounding air currents, gradually creating ripples centered on him.

"The seven deadly sins are perfect for executing traitors."

Unimaginable high temperatures descended upon the bronze box.

The bronze box turned fiery red in the blink of an eye, the scorching heat as if it had been roasted at thousands of degrees, and a large amount of white smoke billowed out.

However, Lu Mingfei pressed his bare hand against the fiery red bronze box, yet it seemed as if he had not been harmed in the slightest.

The next moment, the sword box containing the Seven Deadly Sins emitted an unbearable wail, cracks appeared under the extreme heat, and then the alchemical spirit inside let out a piercing roar before suddenly exploding from the inside!
boom!
Without any warning, the shattered bronze fragments, like shrapnel, swept out in all directions!

The fiery shrapnel, amplified by temperatures exceeding a thousand degrees, was practically a death storm. The yellow-robed saints who had no time to react were instantly decapitated by the shrapnel.

Pompeii raised the Gangnir, which swirled and formed a barrier.

The incoming bronze fragments were all blocked by the turbulent airflow!

The seven alchemical swords contained in the sword box exploded, scattering in all directions with visible shockwaves.

Pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, lust. The seven swords seemed to form a perfect matrix, trapping Lu Mingfei and Pompeii inside!

hum!
Seven explosive sounds shook the heavens and the earth.

Inside the main hall, the seven swords that had been scattered were simultaneously activated by the alchemical matrix inscribed within them.

It erupted with a violent tremor like a heartbeat, like buried explosives, and at the same time resonated with a high-pitched cry, the dragon roars rising and falling, making Xia Mi and Nuonuo dizzy.

The two felt their blood surging within them, a chilling sensation that seemed to be brewing some kind of invisible, immense terror!
The seven alchemical weapons reacted with each other, creating a vast domain!

And the direct target in this realm is none other than Odin, the King of the Sky and Wind, who wields Gungnir and whose pupils leap with golden flames!

"The Seven Deadly Sins: Sin and Punishment"

Pompeii clearly recognized them, and looking at the rows of swords and blades around him, he showed a rare solemn expression.

“Within this domain, even a Dragon King will be restricted in his Word of Power.” Lu Mingfei’s eyes blazed with golden light as he strolled over to ‘Arrogance’ and pulled it from the wall.

It was an eight-sided Han sword, with intricate alchemical formulas engraved on it.

"The execution begins!"

Before the voice arrived, the person had already arrived!
Enveloped in a sharp, cold glint, it moved through the air like a streak of light, arriving in an instant.

Step forward, draw your sword.

Lu Mingfei cleared his mind of all distractions, leaving only one belief: to kill Him!
The sword's edge pierced the sky, heading straight for the heart!

"So fast!"

Pompeii's pupils contracted slightly, his arm suddenly vibrated, and with immense force he gripped the divine spear, thrusting it out like a meteor.

boom!
Gungnir clashed with Pride, producing a metallic clang!
The airflow churned, and the visible sonic impact spread out instantly, carving grooves into the rocks with the force of the surging air!

The rumbling, earth-shaking sound of the explosion seemed to blew all the air out of the entire temple. Nuonuo and Xia Mi, who were watching nearby, both gasped for breath, as if they couldn't catch their breath.

Pompeii thrust his spear forward, deflecting the incoming sword.

However, Lu Mingfei seemed to have anticipated this. With a flick of his wrist, the sword tip turned downwards in a strange way, bypassing the incoming Gungnir and piercing straight into Pompeii's chest.

puff!

puff!

Two voices sounded at the same time.

Gungnir pierced Lu Mingfei's right chest, the tip of the gun spraying blood.

At the same time, arrogance pierced Pompeii's left chest, and the activated alchemical matrix suddenly bared its fangs like a Tyrannosaurus Rex awakened!
"Ahh-!"

Pompeii screamed in agony, his face filled with disbelief.

He looked at Lu Mingfei in shock and anger, as if he hadn't expected that the other party would actually use a strategy of trading injury for injury!

The activated arrogance pierced his heart, constantly drinking in the dragon's blood, making Pompeii furious and wanting to pull it out.

However, once it is stabbed into the heart, it can never be pulled out until the execution is over!

Ignoring the wound on his chest, Lu Mingfei raised his hand and, sensing the summoning 'jealousy' and 'rage,' instantly flew over. Boom!!!
His figure was like a ghost, yet extremely domineering and hard.

He forcefully broke through the air currents and gales, stepping on the raging energy and the booming noise inside the hall, his feet touching the ground as if beacon fires were being struck.

A terrifying cloud of dust and debris, along with crushed rocks, shot into the sky.

In an instant, the entire Pantheon seemed to tremble and shake under his stomp, cracks spreading across the stone pillars as if emitting a silent lament.

Pompeii's pupils contracted, his heart filled with extreme shock and rage: "Don't even think about it!"

Gungnir shot out like a meteor. Although he was in the realm of 'sin and punishment' and his words of power were restricted from being used, the 'sure hit' effect was still there!
With a raised arm, terrifying power caused his muscles to swell, and his dark scales were stretched to the point of almost bursting. He gripped the divine spear tightly in his hand, poured all his power into the spear, and, bathed in the might of thunder, hurled it fiercely, drawing a perfect parabola in the temple!
Boo!
The sound waves exploded, and thunder roared!
A beam of light, enveloped in intense lightning, streaked through the sky like a meteor.

The speed was incredibly fast!

Almost the instant it left its hand, it had already closed to within several meters of Lu Mingfei. What was particularly terrifying was that behind the trailing light, an aura of desolation and death permeated the air.

Looking at Gungnir, who was almost within arm's reach, Lu Mingfei suddenly had the image of the little devil flash through his mind.

What would he do?
"Lu Mingfei—!"

Suddenly, someone's voice pulled him back to reality from his memories.

Lu Mingfei's eyes suddenly lit up, then he whispered, as if calling out to something: "If you were Lu Mingze, you would probably do the same, right?"

The next moment, pink petals bloomed in front of me, layer upon layer.

"The blazing sky covers seven rings!"

Things that should only exist in anime have been replicated in reality by him.

Hailed as the strongest defense against projectiles, it is based on ancient Greek mythology, with seven layers of overlapping petals forming the strongest defensive position!

boom--!
Gungnir crashed into the Sevenfold Ring of the Blazing Sky, instantly unleashing dazzling sparks.

With the 'guaranteed hit' effect, the complex and profound runes around Gungnir, along with the dazzling lightning, shone brightly. Its power not only did not diminish in the slightest, but became even more terrifying over time. The gun rotated, bringing with it a spiraling gale, like a high-speed impact drill!

Each time a layer was pierced, a deafening roar was heard, and ripples of air waves continuously struck in all directions, tearing the ground beneath Lu Mingfei's feet.

boom!
But in the end, even the seven rings of the Blazing Sky could not stop the meteor spear from the myth.

"enough."

Lu Mingfei lowered his head, as if he were apologizing to someone.

He took a deep breath, as if trying to inhale all the surrounding air into his lungs.

A massive airflow whipped up a storm, and visible air, like tributaries of a river, flowed into the boy's body from all directions. He raised his head, his ferocious golden eyes blazing with a radiance comparable to the blazing sun: "Sixteen times... boost!"

The next moment, an extremely terrifying power descended from the sky, pouring into his body as if it were a blessing.

Muscles and bones are torn apart in an instant and repaired in the blink of an eye. All the tissues in the body are changing, making a terrifying sound like a glacier cracking, dense and horrifying.

Sharp bone spurs protrude from the surface of the body, and layers of black scales, like armor, fasten and cover the entire body. The flesh that rises high from the back is suddenly torn apart from the inside, and two black membrane-covered wings, as if proclaiming great power, stretch out and expand wantonly!
Gungnir, who was originally aiming at Lu Mingfei, was forcibly stopped in mid-air by an invisible force!
Then, once thrown, Gungnir, which was bound to hit, was instead bounced away by that force.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The deep, thunderous heartbeat seemed to awaken an emperor from ancient times.

At this moment, Lu Mingfei's appearance was no different from that of a demon. His body was covered with pitch-black scales, huge black wings sprouted from his back, his hands turned into sharp claws, and his pupils were bright golden.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Mingfei's figure vanished from the spot.

The hurricane tore through the granite floor of the Pantheon, and the gale-force winds, like the roar of an angry dragon, swept across the sky with the force of thunder in an instant, leaving even the sound far behind!

Pompeii's pupils dilated suddenly, a huge sense of crisis piercing his back. Instinctively, he recalled Gungnir and, relying on his consciousness, thrust it in a certain direction.

Swish!
Gungnir stabbed a dark figure.

Before Pompeii could even smile, the dark figure vanished before his eyes like a reflection in water.

"Oh no, it's an afterimage!"

He realized he had been tricked, but his body couldn't keep up with his nerve reflexes.

boom!
A pair of extremely violent pupils flashed before his eyes.

Immediately following was a thunderous punch that shook the entire temple, as if the air itself was about to explode!
fierce!

Strong and fierce!

overbearing!

In an instant, Pompeii was no match for the punch and was struck in the abdomen.

The rocky ground cracked inch by inch, large pieces of white stone were shattered and turned into mud and sand that surged and flew everywhere. Visible air waves suddenly spread out, and the surging impact exploded with a roar!
"Ahhh!"

Even the Dragon King's body could not withstand the power of this punch.

Pompeii was sent flying backward like a meteor, smashing through several stone pillars, and his body carved a furrow ten feet wide in the ground like a plow!

The once-firm scales were shattered by this punch, and Pompeii continued to cough up blood, looking utterly wretched.

Lu Mingfei's figure flashed instantly, traversing a space of tens of meters.

Before Pompeii could get up, he stomped down hard.

boom!
Pompeii was stomped into the ground, and the surrounding area immediately collapsed and sank.

Lu Mingfei, on the other hand, placed his feet on Pompeii's chest, raised his arms horizontally, and loosely clenched his fingers inward.

In an instant, the scattered seven deadly sins, as if summoned, flew into his palm.

Driven by lust and gluttony, he penetrated the kneecap.

"You will repay your transgression with pain!"

Driven by greed, he cleaved open the dragon's head scales.

Laziness pierced through the eyes and cut open the bridge of the nose.

"You will repay your arrogance with your eyes!"

With arrogance and envy, it severed the dragon's wing's roots and pierced through the bone spikes, pinning it to the ground.

Jealousy pierced the back of the Dragon King's head.

"You must pay for your betrayal with blood!"

The sword pierced the dragon's spine, severing its spinal nerves.

Thus, the trial of the seven deadly sins is nearing its end!
Lu Mingfei lowered his chilling golden eyes, his voice like the vengeful fire of the deepest hell, deeply cold and penetrating to the bone. Looking at the struggling Pompeii, he uttered the holy words of final judgment: "On the day I return to the world, all traitors shall die!"

The next moment, the alchemical realm 'Sin and Punishment' was fully activated!
(End of this chapter)