A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 5444

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His face was chalk-white, eyes sunken like pits, yet his lips gleamed a vicious crimson, lending every breath the tang of fresh blood.

Four demon generals circled him, drawing on the same grisly power.

Foremost among them, Caiden now possessed nearly two-thirds of a physical body. Black armor sheathed his broad chest, and a massive obsidian spear, etched in runes, pulsed within his gauntleted grasp.

The remaining three generals solidified by the heartbeat, their auras swelling until the chamber quaked.

"In a shadowed corner stood Stebarin of Malevolent Path Hall.

With every fading soul-light, his heart seemed to bleed anew."

Those spirits had cost him years to harvest—materials meant for his own Demonic Cultivation ascension. Now they funneled elsewhere, ripped away without apology by Soul Devourer.

Fury simmered behind his eyes, yet terror sealed his lips. To challenge Soul Devourer was to sign one's death warrant.

So Stebarin remained motionless, forced to watch his life's work siphoned drop by precious drop.

"Hahaha!"

Soul Devourer's laughter crashed through the hall, exultant and raw. "Such potent souls! Soon my flesh shall be whole, my power at its pinnacle once more. When that hour comes, level six—and even level nine—will lie beneath my heel!"

The generals halted their absorption, reveling in the surge of strength that throbbed within their veins, self-satisfaction curling their lips.

"Your brilliance knows no equal, My Lord," Caiden declared, spear lowered in reverence. "With your might restored, not a single force in level six can stand against us!"