This greatsword is a two-handed weapon, exclusive to warriors.

Among Cao Xing's recruited creatures, no one can equip it.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing directly threw the sword to Ji Xinyue.

Ji Xinyue took it with a bewildered look on her face...

When she saw the properties of the great sword, her mouth opened slightly and she exclaimed: "This, this, this... this is a purple weapon!"

“Oh my god!!!”

For a moment, Ji Xinyue stood there in a daze.

"Master Cao Xing, this is..."

Cao Xing smiled and said, "It's for you. None of us can use it. Anyway, you are a warrior."

Ji Xinyue shook her head and said, "I... that's not what I meant. I meant that this weapon is too expensive. I can't take it..."

No matter how slow she was, she knew how valuable a piece of purple equipment was at this stage!

In the trading channel, a piece of blue equipment is enough to cause a stir among the survivors.

Purple equipment is extremely rare.

However, Cao Xing gave her such a precious weapon, and Ji Xinyue felt that the sword in her hand was a little hot.

Cao Xing smiled.

Purple equipment is valuable.

But since this girl had brought him to accept this mission, even though she was helping herself, she couldn't really give him no benefits at all.

At this time, Ji Xinyue was holding the big sword, standing there at a loss.

Liu Muxue at the side gently grabbed Ji Xinyue's hand and said with a smile: "Sister Xinyue, just hold it."

"Don't worry about it. Xing is very powerful. Purple equipment is not that precious to him."

Hearing Liu Muxue say this, Ji Xinyue slowly exhaled, and then said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Cao Xing, thank you, Sister Muxue."

Cao Xing nodded.

At the same time.

Good news came again.

A powerful aura burst out from Renis!

There seemed to be a fierce aura in her eyes, and her gaze became even sharper!

The whole person is like an arrow shot from a bow, full of aggression!

A system prompt appears.

[Your territory member: Renis Eagle Eye has successfully upgraded to a boss-level creature, all attributes increased by 30%, and has learned a new skill: Storm Arrow Rain]

[Storm Arrow Rain: Shoots a large number of arrows, causing 6*88% damage to all enemies in the target area. Each hit causes 1 layer of bleeding effect, and there is a 15% chance of causing a 5-second disability effect to them. Cooldown time: 3 minutes]

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Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing's eyes showed strong joy.

"What a powerful group attack skill!"

A total of six waves of arrow rain damage, with bleeding and disability effects, which is much stronger than his ice arrow rain.

"Congratulations, Renee." Cao Xing exclaimed.

Renee looked at Cao Xing, and the fierce aura on her body disappeared instantly, and turned into extremely gentle.

A shy smile appeared on her serious face, and she bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Lord. From now on, your orders will be the direction of my arrows. Renis will always be by your side."

Cao Xing nodded.

Then, he continued to give the order: "Let's go to the last temple, the Hammer Temple!"

Assam and others followed the order and quickly got out of the temple. Then they chose one of the passages and moved forward.

They pushed aside all the waves of soul-eating monsters they encountered on the road!

After their strength increased dramatically, these third-level soul-eating monsters posed no threat to them at all, unless there were too many of them at the same time.

However, I don't know if the noise of their battle disturbed the Soul Eaters in other areas.

Along the way, they encountered six waves of attacks from Soul Eaters.

Although it did not cause any harm to them, it slowed Cao Xing down by more than ten minutes.

Fortunately, when they arrived at the Hammer Temple, the gate had not been breached.

Then, Cao Xing began to continue commanding the battle.

"Asam, use the Sword of Justice to sweep back the Soul Eater that's charging at you!"

"Andrew, use Starfire to aim at the Soul Eater next to Sarah and lure it over here."

"Hilda, shoot your spider webs quickly to help Braum take the pressure off!"

He issued orders one by one, and all the recruited creatures carried them out faithfully.

Moreover, with his methodical command, the number of soul-eating monsters has been steadily decreasing.

Even someone as proud as Xierda couldn't help but glance sideways at Cao Xing.

Twenty minutes later, the battle was over.

With a large amount of experience, Cao Xing's level was raised to 13 and Liu Muxue's level was raised to 12.

Including Assam, which has also been upgraded to level 15.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, "This upgrade is really fast!"

At this stage, most survivors are still around level 4 to 6, while Cao Xing has already started sprinting towards level 20!

You can imagine how big the gap is between them and others.

However, the subsequent upgrade speed will slow down.

Because he is now level 13 and needs 30,000 experience points to upgrade to level 14.

At the same time, everyone looked at Cao Xing with admiration in their eyes.

Several system prompts appear.

[Thanks to your proper command, you have demonstrated outstanding combat capabilities! ]

[Braum's loyalty to you has increased, current loyalty: 89]

[Hilda's loyalty to you has increased. Current loyalty: 71]

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Cao Xing was delighted. He didn't expect that even the most difficult Xierda had increased her loyalty.

It seems that my personal charm is still good.

He looked at the beautiful Blood Spider Queen.

However, Hilda just snorted and turned her head away again.

Braum touched his bald head and smiled, "Lord, your command was really timely. Braum thought he was going to be slapped away by the Soul Eater several times, but you saved me every time."

"If you don't want to be a lord anymore, we can become pirates. I believe that with your command ability, our name will soon be known throughout the ocean!"

Cao Xing looked at the guy speechlessly.

Why would I, a good lord, become a pirate?

"Okay, let's start cleaning up the battlefield."

As Cao Xing's order was given, everyone began to take action.

Then, he went straight to the temple to rescue the souls.

When all the undead have left, a system prompt will appear.

[Quest progress has been updated].

[The mission to the Four Great Temples, Shield Temple, Holy Sword Temple, Torch Temple, and Hammer Temple has been completed. Current progress: 4/4]

[You have rescued the Ascalon Undead in all the temples. Now, please go to the Kasha Cathedral to rescue the undead of Duke Palatine and complete the final mission. ]

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Cao Xing thought to himself, "Have we finally reached the last stage of the mission?"

"Next, we have to face the legendary soul-eating demon."

"According to the undead Karhan, this soul-eating demon is at least level three in strength, and it cannot be killed."

"As a result, they were forced to leave this underground palace."

"As for what level, I'm not sure."

"As long as they are not at the leader level or above, I should be able to deal with them with my current strength."

At this time, Cao Xing glanced at the [Demon-Devouring Box] in his backpack.

"The mission didn't ask me to kill this demon, it just asked me to rescue the ghost of Duke Palatine."

"If I can kill this demon and destroy its soul, I can return this underground palace to the Ascalon Undead."

"I wonder what kind of reward they will give me?"

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

Of course, the prerequisite is that they can defeat the original body of this demon.

If this demon is too strong, Cao Xing will run away with his men without hesitation.

He shook his head, putting all these thoughts behind him.

Then he went straight to the center of the temple, under the giant hammer statue.

As usual, I opened the silver treasure chest inside.

【Successfully opened the silver treasure chest.】

[Obtained skill book: Whirlwind Slash]

[Obtain: Snow Eagle Helmet (Blue)]

[Obtained: Medium Resource Pack*2]

[Obtained: Intermediate Element Crystals *3]

【Obtained: Medical Kit*2】

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Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly.

"Huh? A skill book and a blue equipment?"

"Damn, I'm lucky this time!"

Take a look at the properties.

【Whirlwind Slash: Arctic Warrior Skill Book】

[Skill Effect: Swing the weapon in your hand and quickly attack all surrounding enemy targets, causing physical damage to them equal to your attack power*188%, and there is a 30% chance of knocking the enemy away. Cooldown time: 60 seconds]

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[Snow Eagle Helmet lv10 (Blue)]

【Armor: 7~11】

[Attached special effect ①: Spirit +5, Constitution +5]

[Attached special effect ②: Snow Eagle Protection (When the head is attacked, reduce the damage received by 10%, and reduce the critical hit rate of this attack by 20%)]

[Attached special effect ③: Snow Wings (Snow Eagle feathers have decorative effects, Charm +3)]

(Gear introduction: Listen, your helmet looks very beautiful, but I still like my horn helmet better - Corporal: Andrea Capo)

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Cao Xing directly threw the book [Whirlwind Slash] to Ji Xinyue.

As for the [Snow Eagle Helmet], after thinking for a moment, Cao Xing decided to put it on himself first.

Although this helmet can be used by both himself and Liu Muxue, he is a fragile mage and his survivability is not as good as Liu Muxue.

So it’s better to save your life first.

Ji Xinyue took the [Whirlwind Slash] skill book at a loss.

Before she could say anything more, Cao Xing had already started to search the coffins.

The other men also cleaned up the battlefield.

As usual, a large amount of materials was harvested, as well as the souls of two elite Soul Eaters.

But it's a pity that he didn't explode the boss-level soul this time.

This shattered Cao Xing's idea of ​​promoting Braum to the boss level.

They had almost searched the last temple.

Cao Xing ordered: "Let's go to the last place, Kasha Cathedral!"

After hearing this instruction, everyone perked up at the same time.

Because they knew that this was the final mission of the entire underground palace.

So far, Cao Xing's harvest this time can be said to be quite amazing.

Except for not obtaining any epic items, the harvest in other aspects even exceeded that of the Goblin Treasury.

The strength of all members has skyrocketed!

Then, they followed the map and made many twists and turns in the Yongwang Corridor.

They encountered four or five waves of Soul Eaters on the way, but they were all killed by them.

When they were about to cross a new passage, Ji Xinyue said from behind: "Wait a moment."

Cao Xing asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Ji Xinyue said: "Entering this passage gate, you will reach the Temple of Eternal Hope, but the temple seems to have fallen..."

Cao Xing nodded.

He did remember what Carhan said, that Everlook Temple was the first area to be conquered by the Eater of Souls.

However, if you want to visit the Dakasha Church, you must pass by here.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing decided to go and see the situation inside first.

But when he cautiously came to the entrance of the passage and looked inside the temple, his pupils suddenly shrank!

He retreated quietly, looking a little unhappy.

"Axing...what's wrong?" Liu Muxue asked in a low voice.

"Oh my god! There are at least several hundred Soul Eaters in the temple. It seems that this road is impossible to pass."

Hearing this, everyone frowned.

Several hundred Soul Eaters, all of them level three creatures.

If besieged, even they would not be able to hold out.

Moreover, such a huge gap in numbers cannot be solved by tactics.

For a moment, everyone was at a loss as to what to do.

Seeing the worry on Cao Xing's face, Ji Xinyue also took out the map and seemed to be studying something.

After a moment, Ji Xinyue's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hey, I saw inside the Torch Temple, there seems to be a hidden path that leads directly to the Kasha Church."

"A small path?"

Cao Xing's expression brightened when he heard this, and then he came over and leaned next to Ji Xinyue to check the map.

As Cao Xing looked down, their cheeks were almost touching.

He was looking at the map intently and was unaware of anything.

But Ji Xinyue froze in place, not daring to make any move.

She could even feel Cao Xing's body temperature and his breath at the tip of his nose.

For a moment, Ji Xinyue's ten jade fingers tightly pinched a corner of the map, and her heart was beating fast.

After observing for a while, Cao Xing indeed saw a secret passage in the Torch Temple.

I already have an idea in mind.

"Let's go, we'll change the route."

Following Cao Xing's order, the team quickly retreated and changed direction.

At this time, Ji Xinyue followed behind the team, keeping her head down, as if she was afraid that Cao Xing would notice her red face.

Everyone soon arrived at the Torch Temple.

Since they had searched this temple once before, they did not find any secret passages.

But since there are marks on the map, the explanation must exist.

So they began to search more carefully.

Soon, Renis activated the [Hunting Eye] and found a hidden secret door on the wall in the corner.

Cao Xing's eyes lit up with joy, and then he quickly walked over and used the [Stone Talisman] in his hand to open the secret door.

"Boom!"

A hidden passage just appeared before everyone.

Cao Xing weighed the stone talisman in his hand and said happily, "This thing is really useful."

"As expected, as long as we are in this underground palace, any door can be opened."

Then he led the team forward along the passage.

It took us about ten minutes to get there after many twists and turns.

A stone gate appeared again in front of us.

After opening it with the stone talisman in his hand, the scene in front of him suddenly became clear!

Cao Xing saw an extremely spacious cathedral.

The height of the building is estimated to be hundreds of meters, and the area is estimated to be more than ten square kilometers. It looks like a huge square.

There are rows of stone statues on both sides.

In the center of the church, there are a large number of coffins that have been opened. A quick glance shows that there are as many as six or seven hundred coffins!

"Oh my god, so many?"

Cao Xing was secretly shocked.

Obviously, these coffins have been opened and the souls inside must have been eaten.

Cao Xing had a bad feeling in his heart.

Because according to Karlhan, this soul-eating demon will increase its strength by devouring the undead.

This time, it devoured so many undead souls, its strength must have reached a terrifying level.

Don't think positively.

All the undead here have been eaten, so during the battle, the Soul-Eating Demon will not be able to recover health by devouring the undead.

Cao Xing was delighted and a strange smile appeared on his face.

He also noticed that on a platform in the center of the cathedral was a magnificent coffin.

It is inlaid with glittering gems and golden patterns, and it looks very extraordinary at first glance.

This should be the coffin of the Duke of Palatine.

"Eh? No, gems!"

Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly.

At this time, Ji Xinyue asked in confusion: "Isn't it said that the demon in Kasha Cathedral is also here?"

"Why didn't I see it?"

Cao Xing also looked around and did not find any demons.

On the contrary, the lights on this church are extremely bright.

Various fluttering flags and solemn statues make this place look extremely sacred.

Cao Xing also saw that next to the Duke's coffin stood a beautiful female statue.

She has a well-proportioned figure, holding a shield and a one-handed sword in her hands, and wearing a half-breastplate that highlights her slender waist.

The long legs are tensed, as if ready to go.

The entire statue is filled with a sense of sacredness and inviolability.

Renes said at this time: "That is the statue of the goddess Kmir."

"Goddess Kmiel?"

"Yes."

Renis nodded and said, "This is a goddess in charge of order and truth. It is said that when her power reappears in the world, a new order will be born."

Cao Xing nodded and said.

"Never mind. If the demon isn't here, we can save ourselves the trouble and just open the coffin of the Duke of Palatine and run away."

Cao Xing made a decision quickly.

Then he led the team towards the location of the statue of the goddess Kmir.

The coffin of Duke Palatine is right there. Once it is successfully opened, the last round of the mission will be completed.

And at this moment.

Cao Xing suddenly noticed that the sacred goddess statue had a curve at the corner of its mouth.

Her stone-carved eyeballs seemed to move a few times, and then looked at Cao Xing and others.

"Um?"

Cao Xing looked carefully and found that the statue's expression had returned to normal.

He looked puzzled, "Could it be that I saw it wrong?"

However, when he looked up again, he found that the mouth of the goddess statue was stretched into a wide arc, which looked extremely strange.

This time, Cao Xing was sure that he was not mistaken, and he hurriedly gave the order.

"stop!"

Everyone stopped and followed Cao Xing's gaze, looking at the statue.

Suddenly everyone's face was shocked.

At this moment, the statue gradually changed from white to black.

As if it had grown the skin of a demon, a thick layer of black oil film covered the statue, with many blackened animal organs hanging on it.

The sticky black liquid dripped from the statue, staining the ground black.

Not only that, the statue's breasts also had reproductive organs of various animals growing out of them.

This scene was so intense that everyone present couldn't bear to watch it!

Renis gnashed her teeth and said angrily, "How could you... do this to the statue of the goddess Kmir? This is such blasphemy!"

However, before Renis could finish her words, the statue's head rolled down.

Boom!

The huge statue's head hit the altar below with a dull sound.

The next moment, everyone saw a huge shadow emerging from the neck of the headless statue.

The shadow's face could not be seen clearly, and one could only barely make out its facial features through the holes on its face.

At this moment, the shadow opened its big dark mouth, revealing a weird smile, and then slowly spoke.

"The world said I was a devil, and the clergy hung me on the gallows."

"As the exorcism ceremony progressed, the fools sang along... the song I wrote for the Church hundreds of years ago..."

"When the bench was pulled away, when my eyes started to turn white..."

"Who does this dying light belong to?"

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It was like the voice of an old witch ringing in my ears.

Hoarse and harsh!

Everyone looked at the shadow on the statue in amazement.

"Oh~ look, who's here?"

"A group of humans, Ascalonians, dark elves, and a... spider..."

"Hmm... Not bad~"

Cao Xing raised his head and asked, "Are you the Soul Devouring Demon?"

The shadow chuckled and said, "Oh~ I'm not a demon. I'm a goddess who can fulfill the wishes of the world."

"Do you want the treasures of this palace?"

"Do you want the legendary weapon Magdel in the hands of that cowardly king?"

"As long as you have this weapon, you can command all the Ascalon Undead on this continent!"

"Now, little guy, tell me, what is your wish?"

Cao Xing was very confused. This demon seemed to know a lot.

They even knew that there was a treasure in this underground palace.

Asam warned, "My Lord, don't listen to this guy's lies. This is a common method used by demons."

"They will first deceive you with words, then break through your mental defenses and turn you into their puppet!"

Cao Xing nodded.

Of course he is not so stupid as to just listen to the devil.

Silently, he took a quick look at the demon's attributes.

[Soul Devouring Demon: Serphenia Veliamus (lv30)]

[Species: Devil]

[Level: Level 3 Boss (in the process of transformation)]

[Health: 80480/80480]

[Attack power: 3124~3356]

[Armor: 531~574]

[Skill: Fire of Evil Thoughts (Condenses a ball of fire of evil thoughts and attacks the enemy. Normal attacks have no cooldown time)

Evil Explosion (Instantly releases evil aura from the body, causing 100% magic damage to enemies within 50 meters, and stuns them for 1 to 3 seconds, with a cooldown of 50 seconds)

Devil's Whisper (Emits the devil's whisper, attacking everyone's mind. If the spirit is insufficient, they will fall into a long state of mental confusion. The cooldown time is 70 seconds)

Evil spirit possession (possess a weak mental being and control his actions, lasts 30 seconds, cooldown 100 seconds)

Soul Withering (Concentrates a large amount of soul power, causing four soul burning damage to enemies within 500 meters, with a cooldown of 10 minutes)]

[Talent: Demonic Body (After the physical body is destroyed, the demon will not die. After a period of time, the demon will be reduced by 5 levels and resurrected)]

[Talent ②: Evil Slayer (When attacking a spirit, it causes an additional 100% damage to it and reduces the spirit's attributes by 50%)]

(Introduction: A demon that feeds on fear, pain, and souls. It is extremely powerful and evil. Please be careful when dealing with it.)

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