Entering The Demonic Forbidden Grounds

Ethan was well aware that his drop in cultivation was all due to this damn Abyssal Dagger.

He gently put the unconscious Assassin on the ground. And then, he walked slowly towards the dagger.

When he saw Ethan's actions, Hamilton's heart skipped a bit. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "What the hell do you think that you are doing?"

Ethan paid him no attention. He was confident that this Hamilton could do nothing to him. After all, he is in the protection of the black light from the Passage to the Demonic Forbidden Grounds. And he knew that only Elementary Stage Cultivators could have this unique privilege.

Hamilton who is a Physique Strengthening Stage expert had no such advantage. The dagger is the weapon. So, it can be carried to the Demonic Forbidden Grounds. But Hamilton is a cultivator who is in the Physique Strengthening Stage.

Hamilton couldn't enter this black light which Ethan was using as a protective shield. He slowly walked towards the dagger and lifted it with his hands.

"Stop right there!", Hamilton gave another shout. But Ethan paid no attention to his shoutings.

"If you touch my dagger, then I will skin you alive and feed you to the beasts!", Hamilton tried his best to scare Ethan from taking his dagger.

At the same time, he stood up hastily and then dashed towards Ethan to stop him from taking his dagger.

But after moving a little closer to Ethan, he was blocked by some kind of invisible force. In fact, he was actually thrown a little bit back.

Hamilton on the other hand didn't give up. Since he can't get close to Ethan for some reason, then he has to use the long-range attacks.

With this thought in mind, he made some strange hand seals. Immediately a grey light formed into a ball.

While Ethan was looking strangely, Hamilton threw that grey Spherical ball towards Ethan's direction.

Ethan had an ominous feeling towards that Grey Spherical ball. He wanted to dodge subconsciously. But before he could make any move, the black protective barrier reacted faster.

The black light which came from the passage of the Demonic Forbidden Grounds glowed a little. And when that Grey Spherical Ball came in contact with the Black Light, it shattered into nothing.

Hamilton was stunned. But immediately he coughed out a mouthful of blood. The shattering of grey Spherical Ball had backlashed at him.

Hamilton dropped to his knees. He tried his best to stand up. But the power of the Black Light is much more terrifying than he had imagined. The backslash was much more dangerous than he had to suffer on other occasions.

With a "thud" sound, Hamilton fell to the ground unconscious.

Ethan took a sigh of relief. Hamilton was a much more terrifying opponent. He nearly lost his life this time.

But the sudden opening of the gate to the Demonic Forbidden Grounds had changed his situation for the better.

Ethan once again took a sigh of relief. He bent down and picked up the dagger.

Immediately a strange feeling washed over Ethan's heart. A corruptive feeling ignited his heart. It was as if a voice was constantly ringing in his mind to submit to it.

[Danger!]

[Danger!]

[An unknown energy is trying to corrupt the User's mind.]

[The System has initiated the purification process]

[Purification Process is completed]

[User is now free from the corruption force.]

[The Abyssal Dagger contains a thread of the Level 4 Demonic Beast's soul attached to it which is trying to possess the User]

[The System has initiated the Soul Annihilation process.]

[The Soul Purification process is now completed.]

[The weapon Abyssal Dagger is no longer a threat to the User]

Ethan jolted back to reality all of a sudden. His forehead was drenched in cold sweat. That corruptive feeling was so real that he failed to differentiate between what is the truth and what is false.

If it wasn't for the timely action taken by the System, he had no idea whether he would have succumbed to the corruption.

He is just an Elementary Stage Cultivator. Hamilton who is a Physique Strengthening Stage expert might have a way to control the corruption. But how could Ethan who is a mere Elementary Stage Cultivator control the Abyssal Dagger that was forged through the bones of the Level 4 beast?

No matter how many times he thought, the System always proved just how important and useful it was for Ethan.

He took a good look at the dagger. He couldn't find anything eye-catching about this dagger. But he became the victim of its power. So, he knew how powerful this dagger was. So, he threw it into his System's inventory.

"Elder, the traces were led to this area. Big Brother Hamilton is somewhere nearby."

At this time, Ethan heard some voices. There is no need to think about it. He knew that the people from the Dark Grimm Grotto were there.

Ethan didn't hesitate. He rushed towards the unconscious Assassin. He picked him up and then entered the black portal, the passageway to the Dwmonic Forbidden Grounds.

At this moment, Ethan felt that the Demonic Forbidden Grounds was the safest place he could find. Even if he encounters cultivators in the Demonic Forbidden Grounds, at least, they will all be in the Elementary Stage. Ethan had confidence that he could face these Elementary Stage Cultivators if they tried to go against him.

Ethan knew how dangerous the Forbidden Grounds were. But in his current circumstances, it is this dangerous place known as the Demonic Forbidden Grounds which Ethan felt was the safest place he could find.

So, without any second thoughts, he rushed towards the entrance of the Demonic Forbidden Grounds without any delay.

After a while, some group of people rushed towards the place where Ethan and Hamilton fought.

There were a total of 12 people. 1 older man with 11 disciples. They wore the uniform of the Dark Grimm Grotto.

"What the hell is that?", One of the disciples shouted after seeing the portal passageway in astonishment. They didn't know what exactly it was, so they were ignorant towards the mystery behind this passageway.

"That is… the entrance passageway to the Demonic Forbidden Grounds." " the experienced elder from the Dark Grimm Grotto said after a while.

"Um? Who is that person?"

At that time, another disciple's eyes fell on an unconscious person not far from them. He didn't recognise that person in the beginning.

But after a closer look, he found that that person was wearing the uniform of the Dark Grimm Grotto. After paying enough attention, he suddenly recognised that person's identity.

"Big Brother Hamilton!!!"

He shouted in astonishment. He looked at the sorry state their big brother was in and couldn't help but shout in astonishment.

How could their mighty Big Brother end up in this state?