170 The Sin of Gluttony

A loud explosion was heard as what looked like a black tsunami rose to the skies from every direction. It was extremely daunting, but what was even more appalling was that in reality, the black phenomenon was something that was emerging from locations all over the planet.

"The Sin of Gluttony… No inheritor had emerged because those that were worthy had yet to meet a certain threshold. But as soon as this Abomination obtained a Soul, it immediately became the Inheritor? Ah, but then again… Who else is more fitting?" Eridel muttered as a wry smile crept onto his face.

The strange phenomenon that looked like black tsunamis charging in from every direction, was actually the collective Essence of Gluttony that had been growing within the Eridius World. A vast majority of it had emerged from people themselves. After all, each time somebody felt any of the 7 deadly desires for a prolonged amount of time, the essence of that desire would begin to grow within them. 9.9/10 times this would have no effect and could not be detected, so most people were completely unaware.

The other places where the Essence of Gluttony could be found was in the rare special locations where multiple events driven by gluttonous desire had taken place. These places began to slowly grow their own Essence of Gluttony over time, and at a certain point, if enough Gluttony Essence had been formed, they would begin to proliferate themselves with or without the gluttonous actions of others. An example of this kind of special location could be a gluttonous king's feeding ground.

All of the Gluttony Essence across the World was being summoned (with the majority coming from the Seas and the North Continent itself) to complete the action they had been concepted for, and that was to form the mark of Gluttony and fuse with their Inheritor.

Using the word 'luck' to describe what had been happening to the Slime Abomination for the last 5 minutes would be a gross understatement, and it seemed that the final Tribulation Light, or rather the Laws of Fate who were its wielder, were in complete agreement.

VRUUUUUM!

A powerful sound vibrated through the air as the Tribulation Circle that had already been adjusting to its new power, began grow again. But this time, the imperceptible red aura that had emerged in the last growth completely enveloped the entire Tribulation Circle without hesitation.

Just like that. The Slime Abomination was now forced to face off against a Red Tribulation Light just like Eridel had been, 45 years ago. Of course, the one that Eridel had withstood was quite a few times stronger because of the fact that he had attacked it beforehand, but a Red Tribulation was still a Red Tribulation in the end and now the Slime Abomination was at risk of being deleted.

Quite literally.

Although a Blue Tribulation would destroy one's body and soul upon death, there were still ways to revive such a person if you were powerful enough. Using the Laws of Time was just one example. But anyone who was killed by a Red Tribulation would CEASE to exist. It was so terrifying that even if Eridel himself were to scour the World Archive and look into the past, he would never see that person again. They would have been removed from the fabrics of reality.

The Rainbow Tribulation was even worse. If anybody died to a Rainbow Tribulation not only would they cease to exist, but they would also be removed from all memory. Everything they had done would have been wiped from history and nobody would remember a single thing about them, not even Eridel. In fact, it was quite possible that some kind of impossible monstrosity had already been born, something infinitely times more aberrant than he or the Abomination, but had ended up dying to a Rainbow Tribulation. Eridel would never know it.

Thankfully, that was not what he had to deal with here. The Red Tribulation was daunting yes, but he had already expected the Slime Abomination to die. It pinched a little that it would become something permanent and unchangeable, but only because it was a blow to his ego. Nothing he was capable of doing would save the Abomination and it irked him. However, he would learn from this experience and become greater.

Meanwhile, the large sea of Gluttony Essence had finally arrived directly above the Slime Abomination, high up in the sky but underneath the Tribulation. It caused the surroundings to look like the sun had already fallen and night time had arrived, but this only lasted for a little while because the Essence of Gluttony was already coalescing together at a rapid pace.

Eridel's eyes narrowed. Now that he thought about it, with the most innate power that the Sin of Gluttony gifted its wielder [Devour], along with the stupendous assimilation power that Slime Abomination itself had… there was actually a chance that it could fuse with the mark of Gluttony so quickly that it would be able to complete its Soul creation and obtain a new outrageous peak of power just in time to face off against the Red Tribulation Light.

'…!'

There was still a problem with the strength of the Slime Abomination's Soul, but if it intentionally repurposed most if not all of the Gluttony Essence into it's Soul, then there was actually a chance! A chance to survive! So long as a tiny bit of the Body and Soul remained, Eridel knew that Abomination would be able to make a comeback, especially since it was evolving and becoming a completely new creature. A Chaos Anomaly Slime Abomination, not to mention an inheritor of Gluttony. Oh yeah, it was also Undead. An Undead Progenitor in fact.

What would it even be called? Abominable Anomaly Slime of Gluttonous Chaos? Anomaly Slime of Chaotic Abominable Gluttony? Undead Chaotic Anomaly Slime of Gluttonous Abomination? There were so many choices.

There was also the fact that unlike other Anomaly's, the Slime Abomination would be able to obtain a human form immediately, after all, it was still an organic lifeform and adhered to the Essence Cultivation System. Upon reaching Realm 4 and overcoming the Tribulation, it would instantly obtain an Enlightened Form even if it was an Abomination. How wondrous would that be.

A brilliant light flashed across Eridel's eyes.