Chapter 1229: Zhao Er (2)
Chapter 1229: Zhao Er (2)
November 6th, 2017
In the Youzhou region, within the Crimson Land of Liaodong, deep within the Scarlet Terra Abyss dungeon.
The deepest part of this dungeon resembled a mass grave, with tombstones scattered across the ground, each accompanied by a differently shaped corpse, creating a chaotic and eerie atmosphere. The darkness and gloom made the entire place seem incredibly terrifying.
However, Zhao Er, a young villager from a small farming village, was completely unfazed by this environment.
Despite his humble origins, Zhao Er had spent years following Lu Hai Kong, engaging in battles across the land. He had witnessed all sorts of battles and could even sleep soundly amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood. This minor spectacle was hardly enough to frighten him.
As soon as Zhao Er entered the graveyard, he began to move. In this environment, which seemed tailor-made for him, he had been cultivating for an entire day, and now he was on the verge of a breakthrough.
This feeling was something Zhao Er hadn't experienced in a long time, so he couldn't help but feel a bit excited.
As he entered the graveyard, his entire body was engulfed in crimson flames once more, and his eyes flickered with crimson sparks.
Due to his cultivation of the Phoenix Soul Transformation Art, Zhao Er not only had no aversion or disgust towards demonic auras, but he also felt a sense of familiarity with them, akin to a diner's affinity for food.
The crimson sparks in Zhao Er's eyes weren't just for show; they served a purpose. The simplest effect was the ability to perceive demonic auras.
As the sparks appeared in Zhao Er's eyes, the scene before him transformed into something completely different.
In the already eerie and terrifying graveyard, dark and hideous silhouettes suddenly emerged. These were the same demons that Zhao Er had encountered before, capable of invisibility.
Night Shadow Demons
Level: Blood Devil-class Demon
Base Strength: 70
Trait: Night Concealment
Night Concealment: A passive trait, allowing them to hide in the darkness, making them undetectable!
These were the attributes of those demons. Their trait could even deceive beings like Ye Xun, whose strength reached 92. It was a formidable ability, but unfortunately for them, they had encountered Zhao Er.
Zhao Er, a cultivator of the Phoenix Soul Transformation Art, was a natural nemesis to these Night Shadow Demons. The slaughter began the moment crimson sparks appeared in his eyes.
In truth, these Night Shadow Demons were not weak.
Although their base strength was 70, it didn't mean they were limited to that. In fact, many of them had strength exceeding 80, especially the first one Zhao Er killed, whose strength had reached 89, almost ready to advance to level 90.
It's worth noting that 80 is a significant threshold. Once these demons' strength surpassed 80, they gained an additional trait, and this trait was not the same as their basic one.
In this graveyard, there could be as many traits as there were Night Shadow Demons.
At this very moment, if anyone else had entered this graveyard, even the other three members of the dungeon squad would have faced a grueling battle.
After all, in such a gloomy environment, it was challenging to locate the Night Shadow Demons directly, and dealing with their various peculiar traits made the difficulty hellish. But for Zhao Er, this hellish difficulty transformed into a simple mode.
Facing Zhao Er, the Night Shadow Demons couldn't hide, and their attacks and traits were mostly ineffective against his protective flames.
In this environment, Zhao Er was an invincible deity.
The crimson flame burned in the eerie environment, and the Night Shadow Demons, without a shred of resistance or even the luxury of escape, were slaughtered one by one by Zhao Er's Phoenix Spear, turning into charred black lumps.
Amidst this massacre, Zhao Er ravenously devoured the demonic aura of the Night Shadow Demons, causing the Phoenix Soul Transformation Art to surge with power.
The Phoenix Soul Transformation Art, a Mythic-rank cultivation technique crafted by Lu Hai Kong for Zhao Er, demonstrated its heaven-defying effects at this very moment. The demonic aura of the Night Shadow Demons was continuously devoured by Zhao Er, thoroughly refined and purified, and absorbed into his inner power, causing it to surge with even greater intensity.
After Zhao Er consecutively killed ten Night Shadow Demons, he entered a breakthrough stage, and his Phoenix Soul Transformation Art evolved from its initial entry-level stage towards a more profound level.
During this process, the layer of crimson flame around Zhao Er began to shift towards an orange hue.
However, as this transformation began, Zhao Er's expression changed.
"Are you being too arrogant, attempting a breakthrough in such an environment?"
Just as Zhao Er's expression shifted, a sinister voice suddenly echoed, and countless Night Shadow Demons, who had been hiding from Zhao Er, gathered and swarmed around him. The dense mass of Night Shadow Demons surrounded Zhao Er, whose body was now enveloped in flickering orange flames.
Beyond the encirclement of the demons, a pale-faced figure appeared out of thin air, indistinguishable from a human.
This figure was the final boss of this dungeon, who had been too terrified by Zhao Er's overwhelming power to dare show himself. But now, seeing Zhao Er in a defenseless state as he began his breakthrough, the boss mustered the courage to reveal himself.
"Attack! Kill him!"
At the figure's command, hundreds of Night Shadow Demons surged forward, rushing towards Zhao Er in an attempt to take advantage of his vulnerable state during the breakthrough and kill him.
With hundreds of Night Shadow Demons, each with a strength of at least 70, and a boss whose power seemed to surpass 90, it should have been an easy task to overwhelm and defeat Zhao Er, who was in a semi-rigid breakthrough state.
However, as they rushed forward, the boss's confidence shattered. At that moment, the crimson flame in Zhao Er's eyes transformed into an orange hue, and the flames surrounding his body suddenly intensified, erupting like a fiery tidal wave in all directions.
Instantly, the two or three dozen Night Shadow Demons at the front were obliterated by the fiery surge.
In the same instant, Zhao Er's Phoenix Spear pierced through the layers of demons, ultimately impaling the final boss.
As the spear struck the boss, a terrifying energy burst forth from the spearhead, instantly annihilating the boss, who had only just gathered the courage to reveal himself.
From the moment Zhao Er entered the breakthrough state, to the sudden appearance of the final boss, the assembly of Night Shadow Demons, and finally Zhao Er's sudden eruption, annihilating the boss, the entire process took only a few minutes.
Zhao Er's mocking smile at the end made it clear that he had outmaneuvered the boss.
As the final boss was annihilated, and Zhao Er's mocking smile appeared, a surge of demonic aura rushed towards him, enveloping his body like swarming birds returning to their nest. The flames on Zhao Er's body, which were in the midst of changing color, intensified, marking the official start of his breakthrough...
(End of Chapter)
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