Chapter 357 Demons and Divine Punishment
After the princess's explanation, a flash of enlightenment suddenly came to Yu Cang's mind.
So... that's how it is.
Yes, that is indeed reasonable.
The first three abilities of the Demon's Altar seem to be equal exchanges, you give something and you get something.
But something did look wrong.
At the beginning, when Yu Cang was fighting against Wang Chu in the Battle Club, he saw the Demon Altar for the first time and thought that the principle of this soul card was to absorb soul energy from the shield.
But now it seems that this is obviously not the case, and the way the altar works is also a bit strange.
It is by "causing damage" that soul energy is generated - not by converting anything.
Judging from the results, it seems that causing damage and generating soul energy are both expenses of the altar, and the only soul energy consumed in this process is the soul energy at the time of activation... In the absence of other mechanisms, this situation is obviously unreasonable.
At that time, although Yu Cang had also read the introduction of this soul card, he did not study it in depth, so he just thought that this soul card had some hidden mechanism that had not been discovered. After all, with so many question marks, it was normal for any ability to appear.
But now it seems that the ability of this soul card and even the entire soul card is probably a cover!
The true purpose of the first effect [Torture of Pain] is actually to destroy the target's soul energy well with the damage caused. The soul energy provided subsequently is most likely the power of that being itself, but it is disguised as soul energy through some means.
The second effect is to impose a curse and provide spiritual power, which is actually to use the curse to transform the target's body and send the consciousness of that being in to parasitize on the target.
Then, the three effects completely crushed the target's will, making it easier to "take over" the body, while also sending in that being's own abilities. In this way, it was equivalent to a bulk transmission, sending that being to the Blue Star in batches.
As for the four effects...
Buzz——!
The huge steel hammer with afterimages suddenly stopped on the field, and Bao Zeyu was shocked.
How come...I can't lift the hammer?
The earth seemed to transform into a lake before this final blow, rippling with shock. Everyone looked toward the spot where the hammer had landed, only to see... a thin figure standing there, one hand raised above its head, steadily catching the massive steel hammer.
boom--
The huge driver pushed his body with all his might, and countless lightning elves flowed through his body, bringing bursts of lightning and an imposing sound. However, no matter how much strength he used, the warhammer seemed to be stuck to the figure's hand and could not be lifted at all!
"……call……"
A long exhalation sound was heard faintly, and among the layers of lightning, everyone saw the figure and opened his eyes.
His pupils were dark red, indifferent and ruthless. He retracted his arm, and the war hammer that he had bound was finally free. However, the giant driver did not restrain his strength for a moment and was still struggling. This time, he was directly dragged backwards by the war hammer.
"Fuck you." Zhang Shuting cursed subconsciously, "What kind of weird thing is this... a high-ranking official's legacy?"
"Yes... and," Bao Zeyu said solemnly, "his power is still rising!"
Being passed down from generation to generation at a high position is probably not his limit.
Everyone was silent for a moment, and the lightning on the field gradually dimmed. Yu Cang raised his head and saw the figure clearly.
The figure's body was obviously derived from Bane, but his limbs, torso, fingers, and joints had all become extremely slender, and at the same time seemed to have a bit more elegance.
His clothes had long been burned, but his exposed body showed no obvious sexual characteristics. His body had natural muscle texture, and the original scars had now healed into thin scarlet lines, forming a strange pattern on his body surface. It was not ugly, but exuded an indescribable beauty.
There was not much expression on his face, it was cold and indifferent, and there were two curved horns on his head.
This is a very typical image. I'm afraid most people will think of "devil" the first time they see him.
Zhang Shuting and Bao Zeyu looked at each other.
There was no communication, but they all knew that the current situation was probably beyond their control.
When the two of them fight together, their combined strength is greater than their combined strength. The massive power they summon together is practically unmatched among ordinary Legendary beings. However, even so, it's nearly impossible to defeat a high-ranking Legendary being...
If they can be restrained, they might be able to hold on for a while... But their giant drives don't have any abilities at all. They're just reckless summoned beasts. It's good enough if they can't be restrained!
Not to mention, the aura of this guy in front of me is still rising step by step. Judging from his posture, it is likely that he will eventually reach the super-level legendary level... Judging from the time now, the association's reinforcements should be on the way. The better solution is to hand it over to them directly, but...
The mirage dragon seemed to have sealed off the entire secret realm. No one inside could leave, and no one outside could come in. Mudu did not have a national guardian holding a mythical figure, so it seemed that no one could come in for a while.
Therefore, no one can stop the demon in front of them from becoming stronger!
Bao Zeyu glanced back, having already made his decision. He stepped forward and said, "Hello, unknown guest... This is Yan Country. Could you please tell us why you're here?"
Anyway, let's try to delay for a while first.
While he was trying to communicate, Zhang Shuting quietly retreated and came to Yu Cang and the others.
"Hurry up," Zhang Shuting said, "We will try our best to stop him. You try to go to the shallow illusion!"
Yu Cang frowned slightly, but nodded: "Okay then...be careful."
He had never seen these two security guards, but he thought they should be the ones in charge of Bane.
The current situation...can they really stop that demon?
…
First floor
"You tried it too, how are you now?" Xing Su crossed his arms and looked at Lu Zihe with empty eyes.
"... Damn, the information is fake!" Lu Zihe clenched his fists. "Didn't they say that when crossing the illusionary space, there's a chance of being teleported to another illusionary layer... Why do I keep going around in circles and still stay on the first layer?"
“…Who knows.”
Xing Su sighed.
It would be fine if they didn't understand illusion and couldn't go to the exact level.
Now, they were trapped on the first floor!
The kind where you can’t even get out by walking around aimlessly!
In fact, they haven't even noticed that Mu Yuan's illusion in the Mirage Realm has been disrupted by the Mirage Dragon. They thought it was the same as before, and they were going down one layer at a time when crossing layers.
"Forget it, let's accept reality." Xing Suchi shook his head. "Let's forget about supporting the president and the others... I'm going to set up the tent."
Lu Zihe took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his excitement.
"I'll go make a fire."
…
After a long silence.
"This is... the place where the emperor fell." The devil seemed to sigh.
"Hello?" Bao Zeyu frowned and continued.
But the devil's gaze never fell on anyone. He just raised his head, frowned slightly, as if he was sensing something.
"...your senses haven't recovered yet, what a bother." The demon muttered, "I wonder how many more people have managed to get in... We have to find the whereabouts of the Imperial Star before they do."
"Are you looking for something? Perhaps I can help."
After hearing this, the demon slowly lowered his gaze.
"Even though my perception is dull now, I can still see the hypocrisy in your heart."
The devil gently raised his hand, his slender fingers dancing in the air, and he hummed a strange song, but it did not affect his normal speech, as if humming and speaking came from two organs.
"Now, become my servant, or die... Never mind, I will destroy you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bao Zeyu's face suddenly changed. He quickly controlled the huge drive that had already stabilized his body and flew over, trying to resist a little.
The next second, he felt a terrifying malice emanating from the demon in front of him, and the humming voice floated into his ears.
"—Shattering Hell."
collapse!
The devil stretched out his finger and lightly tapped it. Suddenly, countless steels were torn apart. The huge body of the giant driver, which was a hundred meters tall, was easily ravaged by a terrifying force. From the abdomen up, most of the body turned into flying iron chips as the devil's finger pointed!
In the blink of an eye, the huge driver's left arm, head, and chest turned into nothingness, the dazzling lightning was stripped from the body, and the harsh noise was everywhere, but it was of no use.
Bao Zeyu's eyes couldn't help but tremble.
This... was killed in seconds?
Just a glance and half of the giant driver's body disappeared?
Damn, how can we fight this!
Giant Driver is not an ordinary summoned beast. Even though only half of it is left now, it still has a certain combat power. However, the energy in it is already very unstable. Once the duration of the spell card "Emperor Elves Riot" is over, Giant Driver will definitely die.
But you have to know that the opponent just used a small skill casually... Who knows how many such skills he has?
Bao Zeyu suddenly broke out in a sweat.
Across from him, the demon frowned slightly.
...This attack didn't kill him.
Was the opponent stronger than he imagined? Or had he misjudged his current strength?
Forget it, let’s try again.
The devil raised his hand and was about to activate his ability again when a figure came to Bao Zeyu's side.
"Yu Cang?" Bao Zeyu's eyes widened. "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
Facing this demon, he would probably die here today, so if he could protect Yu Cang and those younger students, it would not be a loss.
But why did you come back by yourself?
Yu Cang hurriedly said, "Officer, your summoned beast is dying, right?"
“…How is that possible!”
"Then lend it to me!"
Bao Zeyu's eyes widened.
No, who said it’s not possible!
With this huge drive, he can at least keep fighting for another half a minute!
Suddenly, a flash of fire came from the corner of his eye. Bao Zeyu raised his head and found that a single blazing red eye had appeared in the air at some point.
Around the one-eyed man, a transparent ring was rotating with three small dots on it. Although he didn't know what they were, Bao Zeyu had a vague feeling... that one of the dots seemed to be connected to his huge drive?
boom!
Quite suddenly, a blazing flame suddenly started burning on half of the huge driver's body. Under the influence of the flame, the lightning seemed to be dimmed a lot!
This one eye is none other than the Burning Eye of Ra!
The ability of this summoned beast is very simple. Yu Cang later talked a lot with the Eye of Ra and understood what his ability is.
[Those who see me will burn] has the ability to ignite the linked target... It sounds a bit abstract, but it is easy to understand.
For example, if one of the Eye of Ra's anchors is connected to a half-dragon hunter, then after the hunter activates [Dragon Hunting Spear], the ability itself, including its rhythm, will directly burn from the inside out!
At this time, due to the effect of Ra's Eye [Blind to the Sun], the connected target can be immune to the fire effect, so this burning [Dragon Hunting Spear] is just equivalent to letting the headhunter have a little flame, and the attack power has fire attributes.
However, if the target is an enemy, not only will it have to endure the burning of the flames, but the ignited ability will also be unable to be used again!
In other words, once connected by the Eye of Ra, all abilities will become one-time use and there will be no chance to use them a second time.
This flame is aimed directly at Rhythm, and there is no way for you to crack or extinguish it!
After the first and second skills, there is [Pull Penalty], which is an even more terrifying ability.
[Pull Penalty] can only be activated when there are summoned beasts connected to the three anchor points, and once activated, its mandatory nature will be quite high.
The enemy target can refuse the sacrifice, and there is a chance of success, but as long as all the target's abilities are in a burning state, then the sacrifice will definitely succeed. No matter how strong you are, you will become part of the divine punishment.
This is the powerful ability of a race that is God!
Now, one of the anchor points of the Eye of Ra is connected to the giant drive, and the other anchor points are not empty - under the current circumstances, it must be easy to gather three summoned beasts.
The giant drive has too many abilities, and some of them are not in the activated state. The Eye of Ra cannot burn them all in a short time. However, seeing Yu Cang's serious attitude, Bao Zeyu gave up the resistance without hesitation for too long and let the Eye of Ra sacrifice the entire giant drive!
The power of [Punishment of Pull] is linked to the object of sacrifice... As the pinnacle of ordinary handed-down techniques, the energy that the giant drive can provide is undoubtedly terrifying!
Yu Cang quietly took a step back: "Officer, remember to close your eyes."
…
On the opposite side, the demon didn’t pay too much attention to Yu Cang who suddenly appeared... After all, he was just a small fry and was killed instantly.
He gently stretched out his slender fingers and was about to activate his ability again, but suddenly he felt a sense of approaching danger in his heart.
What...danger?
He suddenly raised his head, and at this moment, the flames surrounding the Eye of Ra in the air had reached its peak, and half of the huge driver's body had been completely covered in flames!
The devil's face changed, and when he looked down again, he found that everything in a small circular area with himself as the center had been dyed a fiery red, the temperature was rising exponentially, and the terrifying aura had filled the surroundings!
Is this... the sun?
——【Punishment of Pull】!
boom!
A pillar of fire rose from the ground, and because the flame was so pure, it looked like pure light.
At this moment, everyone's vision was instantly blinded. When Bao Zeyu realized something was wrong, he closed his eyes tightly and turned around, but the horrifying light still penetrated his eyelids and dyed his vision red!
Between heaven and earth, apart from the light, it seemed that nothing was left. Even the sound had disappeared. Only faint chanting that seemed to come from ancient times could be heard, like some crude sacrificial music.
call……
The light gradually disappeared, and Bao Zeyu quickly opened his eyes and looked forward. However, a double image of light seemed to be imprinted in his eyes, making it difficult for him to see clearly.
All I could see in front of me was... a deep pit appeared on the ground in front of me. Everything in it had been simply and brutally "evaporated" in the divine punishment just now.
Not far away, Zhang Shuting opened her eyes wide.
Is this... an attack that a level 5 soul card master can use?
Even if he sacrificed his own huge drive, isn't it a bit too exaggerated to be so strong?
"How is it?" Yu Cang asked, "Did he kill it?"
Because he was well prepared, he adapted to the visual changes quite quickly.
Bao Zeyu: “…I don’t know.”
He hasn't recovered from his shock yet.
Yu Cang shook his head: "I didn't ask you."
Bao Zeyu: “…”
The princess was floating above Yu Cang's shoulder. After sensing for a moment, she shook her head solemnly, "Not yet..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying aura that seemed to be tangible suddenly rose from the deep pit, and the space affected by the aura seemed to be dyed with a layer of dark red!
The demon slowly floated out from the deep pit in the dark red world.
“Hehehehe…”
A low laugh rolled out from his throat, and at the same time, the humming did not stop, as if they were intertwined together to compose a fishy ballad.
"Nice welcome—fitting for a demon. Unfortunately, I don't like it."
The demon was already in a state of disarray, but the aura around him showed no signs of stopping, climbing all the way up, and the speed was still accelerating!
Judging from the situation, it won’t be long before he breaks through to the super-level realm… and by then, it will be even more impossible to defeat him.
"You're quite amusing, bug." The devil's lifeless eyes fell on Yu Cang. "Next—let me teach you the proper way of destruction!"
He stretched out his hand, and dark red energy gathered crazily at his fingertips. With this blow, no one present would be able to stop it!
But when standing in front of the devil, Yu Cang's expression suddenly became a little strange.
"that……"
"Bug, begging for mercy right now will please me more than pretending to be calm!"
"No, I want to remind you." Yu Cang pointed behind the demon, "Look there."
"...Are you humiliating me with this clumsy trick?"
"I don't have any."
"and you--"
Crash!!
The shattered mirror structure interrupted the devil's second half of his sentence.
A real dragon like jade flew out, and colorful rainbow light infected the entire sky. It refracted through layers of mirrors in the sky, reflecting the world as if it were a fairyland.
interest……
The mirage dragon's gaze fell on the demon, and suddenly, all the violent energy was extinguished at this moment. The demon's body stiffened visibly, and layers of light and shadow flashed in his eyes, as if he had fallen into an infinite world at this moment.
(End of this chapter)
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