Chapter 219: The Gates of Hell

Chapter 219: The Gates of Hell

Itada Masahiro flipped his palm, revealing a soul vessel emitting an eerie aura. He wiped his palm over the lid, and it opened.

Three Soul Snatchers flew out, surrounding the area with their sharp teeth and claws, ready to pounce on their prey.

"Resistance is futile. Once the Soul Snatchers enter your body, they will slowly devour your soul, usurp your sanity, and control your power, ultimately serving me," Itada Masahiro said as he slowly raised his palm and clenched it into a fist, his eyes filled with confidence.

His gaze fell on Lu Heng's left hand, specifically the ring on his index finger, and a smirk formed on his lips, "Even with a Mental Resistance Ring, you can't resist the soul-stealing power of the Soul Snatchers."

Lu Heng's eyes scanned the three Soul Snatchers floating in the air, and with the one inside his body, there were already four of them.

The number of Soul Snatchers was far more than expected.

If one were to encounter four Soul Snatchers head-on, it would be a perilous situation.

The most terrifying aspect of the Soul Snatchers was their incorporeal nature. Once they entered a body, there was almost no way to fight back.

One could only watch helplessly as their sanity was devoured by these fearsome creatures.

However, things didn't unfold as Itada Masahiro had anticipated.

Lu Heng showed no signs of pain, remaining calm and seated as if unaffected.

Instead, the Soul Snatchers became increasingly agitated, extending their claws and angrily tearing at Lu Heng's body.

Itada Masahiro's eyes narrowed, and he immediately guessed what was happening, "You're a clone!"

As he said, the one sitting there was indeed Lu Heng's clone, a fully trained A-level clone skill, Shadow Clone.

This skill created a clone that couldn't use the original body's abilities, making it less effective in combat, but it was so convincing that even a Perception user couldn't tell it apart from the real body.

The only way to confirm if it was a clone was to destroy it.

Lu Heng had dared to drink the tea prepared by Itada Masahiro because the one present was a clone, and even if ambushed, he would only lose 60 points of Origin Energy.

Although it was a clone, its senses were extremely sharp.

Lu Heng could clearly feel the sensation of the Soul Snatcher entering his body, an eerie energy piercing through his brain.

If his original body had been attacked by the Soul Snatcher, his head would have been in excruciating pain by now.

Itada Masahiro's expression darkened, and he said, "I wanted to be your friend, but you're not sincere."

Lu Heng couldn't help but scoff, "Your sincerity is to unleash Soul Snatchers on me?"

Itada Masahiro showed no remorse for his underhanded tactics and replied, "The Soul Snatchers are under my control. If you agree to my demands, I'll naturally recall them."

"No need to recall them. I'll wipe out all the Soul Snatchers here," Lu Heng said calmly and resolutely.

"Kill him!" Itada Masahiro's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

The White Nirvana Oni King drew his katana in a flash and slashed horizontally, cutting Lu Heng's shadow clone in half.

Just then, a piercing birdcall tore through the sky, followed by a surge of solar wind rushing towards the top floor of the building.

The glass walls on the top floor shattered inch by inch under the extreme heat, melting into a liquid state.

The solar wind swept into the building, igniting all flammable materials in its path and causing plants to wither and burn instantly.

Itada Masahiro's gaze intensified as he lifted the soul vessel, recalling all the Soul Snatchers into it, and then headed towards the elevator.

The solar wind surged upwards.

The White Nirvana Oni King stood behind Itada Masahiro, raising his hand to release a Devouring skill, swallowing all the heat waves within a three-meter radius into his palm.

At the same time, Iron Arm led the Banseer warriors into the building, engaging in a fierce battle with the Oni Warrior mercenaries inside.

A group of Oni Warrior mercenaries rushed out from their ambush point, raising their guns to fire at the Banseer warriors.

Before this group of Oni Warriors appeared, Iron Arm had already received a warning through his ear-mounted communicator.

"A team of twelve enemies with long-range firepower is at the left front corner. They'll appear in two seconds."

Upon hearing about the long-range firepower, Iron Arm swung his war hammer and unleashed the Shockwave skill, pounding the ground.

The shockwave rippled along the ground, causing the marble tiles to flip over and surge towards the corridor corner like a wave.

As the group of Oni Warriors turned the corner, they were about to open fire when they were hit by the shockwave. The flying debris and the shockwave's torrent knocked them against the wall.

The Banseer warriors rushed forward over the shattered ground, swiftly dispatching the remaining Oni Warriors.

...

At the same time, on the top floor, a Void Eye opened in the void, witnessing Itada Masahiro entering the elevator.

Lin Ze Yu alerted, "Itada Masahiro is in the elevator."

"Then I'll give him a quick descent."

As he spoke, Lu Heng appeared on the rooftop of the Oni Warrior mercenary building and walked towards the elevator shaft.

Lu Heng drew the Aurora Blade and slashed open the elevator shaft wall with a Rift Slash. He then took out a grenade, pulling the safety pin.

Just then, a White Nirvana Oni with a white Karura mask leaped onto the rooftop, brandishing his katana and shouting a command, which seemed to be a demand to stop.

Lu Heng glanced at him and waved his left hand, tossing the grenade into the elevator shaft.

"Bakayaro!" The White Nirvana Oni King cursed and charged forward with his raised katana, swinging it fiercely.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed from the elevator shaft, and flames erupted, seeping through the cracks in the walls.

Lu Heng took a quick step back, dodging the explosion and simultaneously evading the White Nirvana Oni's slash.

"I heard that among the Karura, the Crimson Nirvana is the most ferocious. Why didn't you call the Crimson Nirvana Oni King? Do you think you're stronger than the Fusang Sword Saint?"

The White Nirvana Oni roared in anger, unleashing his acceleration, burst, weapon enhancement skills, and the abilities of the Samurai and Oni Warrior classes, launching a fierce assault on Lu Heng.

Lu Heng, with his agility, easily dodged the attacks, only raising his sword to block when necessary.

After three or four exchanges, Lu Heng lost interest.

As the White Nirvana Oni slashed again, Lu Heng executed the Seven-Segment Moon-Cutting Style of the Stepping Sword, a simple yet powerful strike aimed directly at the Oni's katana.

Clang!

The katana's blade snapped upon impact.

The White Nirvana Oni, startled, took three steps back, examining the broken blade in his hand with a panicked expression. He quickly made a decision, releasing a Malevolent Spirit towards Lu Heng and then using the Phantom Hundred Transformations to escape.

Lu Heng, seeing the hideous spirit rushing towards him, raised his hand and unleashed the Thunder Prison, obliterating the spirit with lightning.

At this moment, the White Nirvana Oni had already fled over a dozen meters away, his figure flickering like a ghost, as if a hundred shadows were scattering in all directions, but only one was the true body.

The Phantom Hundred Transformations was a combination of the Oni Warrior's Origin Ability and agility, initially causing confusion to the observer.

However, the shadow clones would eventually disappear, while the true body never vanished.

Lu Heng fixed his gaze on these shadows, searching for the true body while beginning to gather his strength.

The White Nirvana Oni fled to the edge of the rooftop and leaped down.

On the ground, he could change directions at will, making it difficult to pinpoint his true body amidst the chaos of the Phantom Hundred Transformations.

In mid-air, unable to alter his trajectory, the true body was quickly locked onto by Lu Heng.

At the moment of locking onto the true body, the Sonic Blade struck, slicing the White Nirvana Oni in two mid-air, blood splattering everywhere.

Lu Heng caught the White Karura mask in mid-air and performed a double somersault, landing gracefully.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The elevator shaft was blasted by a hand grenade, causing the elevator to plummet, smashing into the first floor with a loud bang.

The elevator doors were kicked open from the inside, and Itada Masahiro staggered out, only to be confronted by Iron Arm and his Banseer warriors.

Itada Masahiro immediately opened the Soul Vessel, releasing four Soul Snatchers.

The four Soul Snatchers howled as they charged towards Iron Arm.

Iron Arm shouted, "Banseer Will!"

He charged towards the Soul Snatchers, using his powerful will to block their soul-stealing attacks and headed straight for Itada Masahiro.

Itada Masahiro turned and walked away, ordering a squad of Oni Warriors to block the Banseer warriors.

The Banseers, having lived near the Demon God Burial Ground for generations, possessed strong resistance to mental pollution and soul-stealing attacks.

Among the fifteen Banseer warriors, five were psychics, unleashing psychic skills to counter the Soul Snatchers' attacks.

...

Itada Masahiro ran out of the Oni Warrior Mercenary building and into a newly constructed factory behind it. He headed downstairs into an underground space.

The underground area was spacious, originally designed as an underground parking lot, but now devoid of any vehicles and transformed into an enclosed space.

Itada Masahiro ran to a bronze door adorned with an evil ghost, reaching out to touch it.

At this moment.

The White Nirvana Oni, wearing a white Karura mask, appeared behind him.

Itada Masahiro turned and, recognizing him, urged, "Quickly, help me open the Demon Gate and let these Great Xia people die here."

As he spoke, he grabbed the handle of the bronze door, exerting force to open it.

Just then.

Pfft! Itada Masahiro felt a chill down his spine as something pierced through his chest.

He looked down and saw the translucent tip of a sword protruding.

With a look of astonishment, he turned back, "You..."

The White Nirvana Oni removed his mask, revealing Lu Heng's face.

Lu Heng sheathed his sword and gazed at the bronze door, saying, "So, there's a Demon Gate here. No wonder Fusang has so many Oni Warriors."

In his previous life, the Oni Warrior Mercenary Company was not just named as such; these warriors were indeed possessed by Malevolent Spirits in the future, gaining their powers and even summoning spirits to aid in battle.

Since no information about this bronze Demon Gate was obtained in his previous life, no one knew where the Oni Warrior Mercenaries obtained so many possessable spirits.

Lu Heng turned around, raising his sword again, ready to behead Itada Masahiro.

Just then.

Itada Masahiro suddenly burst into a sinister laugh, pulling out an envelope from his pocket and holding it up to Lu Heng, "You recognize this, don't you?"

Lu Heng was taken aback, for in his hand was a Creator's invitation scroll, with the serial number 029 boldly displayed on it.

(End of Chapter)

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