Chapter 220: S-Class Skill: Divine Incarnation

Chapter 220: S-Class Skill: Divine Incarnation

In Itada Masahiro's hand was a Creator Club invitation scroll, and its serial number was 029.

Lu Heng was all too familiar with this number; he had already eliminated two others with the same number.

Of course, the previous two weren't official members of the organization; they were merely invitation targets.

But this time, it was clearly a full member.

The fact that this invitation scroll had ended up in Itada Masahiro's hands indicated that the Creator Club was indeed seeking a member who could control the political situation in Fusang.

Perhaps the Bronze Demon Gate was also something the Creator Club desired.

Upon seeing the Bronze Demon Gate, Lu Heng instantly understood the origin of so many Soul Snatchers; they had come through this very gate.

Behind this Bronze Demon Gate lay a world filled with Malevolent Spirits, perhaps even a hellish realm.

Itada Masahiro held up the 029 invitation scroll and cackled, "028, I know who you are. So, if you dare to touch me again, it will be considered a betrayal of the organization."

Lu Heng's gaze turned serious, and he asked, "Who invited you?"

Itada Masahiro covered his chest wound, slowly stood up, and waved his hand to call back three Soul Snatchers, which then entered his wound.

These three Soul Snatchers actually healed his wound.

He managed to stand upright, his eyes filled with a mocking glint, and replied, "013, a higher serial number than yours."

Lu Heng narrowed his eyes, asking, "Since you know I'm 028, why did you dare to use the Soul Snatchers on me before?"

A flash of sharpness appeared in Itada Masahiro's eyes, but he quickly hid it and responded, "I was just testing you."

Lu Heng smirked, "It's probably not as simple as a test, right? I've killed so many core members of your Sumitomo Corporation, you truly wanted to take action, but you failed."

Itada Masahiro's eyes widened in surprise, as Lu Heng had guessed correctly.

However, he quickly brushed it off and said, "Now that identities have been revealed, I, on behalf of 013, give you an order..."

Lu Heng pierced the 029 invitation scroll with his sword, lifted it up, and examined it, saying, "How do I know this isn't a fake?"

Itada Masahiro's eyes turned cold, and he hummed, "What do you mean?"

"It means... 029 using Soul Snatchers on a higher-ranked member of the organization, using the Counterpush Mist to betray the Heavenly Canopy, and being executed on the spot." Lu Heng turned to look at him, a dangerous smile tugging at his lips.

Itada Masahiro's eyes widened in shock, and he shouted, "You dare!"

As the word "dare" left his mouth, Lu Heng had already split him in two with his sword.

The three Soul Snatchers inside Itada Masahiro's body burst out and scattered in different directions.

Lu Heng reacted swiftly, raising his hand to unleash the Thunder Prison skill.

A rumble shook the air, and a lightning cage materialized out of thin air, trapping all three Soul Snatchers within.

These Malevolent Spirits were most vulnerable to lightning and fire, and under the scorching lightning, their pitiful wails eventually faded into nothingness, completely vanquished.

[Killed Soul Snatcher, absorbed 800 points of Demonic Energy.]



With three consecutive kill prompts, the cells in his body quickly digested this energy under the surging power, transforming it into his own Origin Energy, creating an energy tide within him.

[Origin Energy level increased to 29, all attributes +3, Agility attribute +0.9]



After the upgrade, his five attribute values were: Strength 67, Agility 85, Spirit 68, Perception 67.

His Agility attribute was 85.9, and the detailed data showed the decimal places.

After finishing off Itada Masahiro, Lu Heng picked up the Soul Vessel.

As soon as he held the Soul Vessel, he saw the attribute data.

[Soul Snatcher Soul Vessel]



[Item Grade: A-Class]



[Specifications: Diameter 16cm, Weight 372g]



[Attribute: Spirit +8]



[Effect: Control Soultrap Monster]



[Control Soultrap Monster: By feeding blood to the Soul Snatcher inside the Soul Vessel, you can control the Soul Snatcher.]



[Introduction: A divine artifact from the Demonic Abyss, containing powerful divine energy. Soul Snatchers can inhabit the Soul Vessel, receiving its protection and avoiding the burning of sunlight. Those with weak willpower have a chance of being mentally polluted by the Soul Vessel, with the chance increasing the longer the contact.]



At this moment, Iron Arm burst into the room with Banseer warriors. Seeing the Soul Vessel in Lu Heng's hand, he immediately exclaimed, "Sir, the thing in your hand is filled with an evil aura! Throw it away quickly!"

Lu Heng extended his hand and said, "Did you bring any holy artifacts? Let me borrow one."

In a normal Abyss Battlefield, there was usually a seven-day preparation period, so Iron Arm naturally brought all the weapons and equipment that could enhance combat power.

He quickly took out the Banseer holy artifact, "Ancestor's Mace," and handed it over.

Lu Heng took the Ancestor's Mace and tossed the Soul Vessel into the air, then swung the mace with all his might, smashing it.

Bang! The Ancestor's Mace struck the Soul Vessel, bursting forth with sacred energy and shattering it instantly.

As the Soul Vessel broke, the sound of its shattering echoed like the screams of countless Malevolent Spirits.

The Banseer warriors present quickly covered their ears, enduring the terrible sound.

Lu Heng felt his scalp tingle as he heard the shrieks of the Malevolent Spirits, and at the same time, he saw a data prompt, causing a look of joy to appear in his eyes.

[Destroying the Soul Snatcher's Soul Vessel grants 1500 points of Divine Energy.]



With these 1500 points of Divine Energy, combined with his original 3600 points, Lu Heng now had a total of 5100 points of Divine Energy.

His proficiency in the [Shadow Clone] skill had reached its peak some time ago, meeting the requirements for an upgrade.

Upgrading an A-class skill to S-class required 5000 points of Divine Energy, so he had not upgraded it until now.

Finally, with enough Divine Energy, Lu Heng immediately unlocked the skill and began the upgrade process for [Shadow Clone].

A few minutes later, a strange glow rose from Lu Heng's body, indicating the successful skill upgrade.

[Skill "Shadow Clone" has been promoted to "Divine Incarnation."]



[Divine Incarnation: Create a divine incarnation controlled by the caster, possessing strong resistance to attacks and capable of using the caster's skills. The number of skill uses depends on the total amount of Origin Energy infused during the creation of the divine incarnation. Skill Consumption: 100 Origin Energy. Skill Level: S-Class.]



After completing the skill upgrade, Lu Heng opened his eyes and saw Su Muyu and Lin Ze Yu had arrived.

They, along with Iron Arm, realized that Lu Heng was undergoing a power promotion, so they formed a circle around him, protecting him in the middle.

Although there was no immediate danger, their actions made Lu Heng feel reassured.

"Thank you. I estimate that the Sumitomo Corporation already knows about the situation here, and reinforcements may arrive at any moment. We must quickly deal with this matter and then leave," Lu Heng said, turning to look at the bronze gate behind him.

The bronze gate had several Oni face patterns, resembling the Nirvana design, indicating that it was crafted by the Japanese.

Behind this gate was likely a deep abyssal rift, leading to a Malevolent Spirit Abyss.

Lu Heng turned to Iron Arm and asked, "Have you received the world task reward?"

Iron Arm shook his head. "I haven't seen such a reward."

As he had never encountered a world task reward before, he didn't know what it was.

Lu Heng pondered and said, "It seems that to obtain the world task reward, we must destroy this bronze gate."

World tasks typically don't appear in the Abyss Battlefield mission list.

Usually, to complete a world task requires a contribution that can change the world. Lu Heng initially guessed that the world task was to eliminate the Soul Snatcher, but after destroying the Soul Vessel, Iron Arm and his team didn't receive the world task reward.

This implies that the world task requirement is not to eliminate the Soul Snatcher, leaving only the bronze Demon Gate as the possible objective.

This bronze Demon Gate also meets the requirement of changing the world.

After all, this gate connects to a Malevolent Spirit Abyss, and if it were to open fully, countless abyssal Malevolent Spirits would pour into the Blue Planet, leading to unimaginable consequences for humanity.

Therefore, destroying this gate is indeed a world-changing act.

After realizing this, Lu Heng said, "This gate connects to a Malevolent Spirit Abyss. We must destroy the rift behind it."

"Everyone, prepare. Once we open this gate, hordes of Malevolent Spirits may rush out. Muyu, your Solar Wind will be especially useful."

Su Muyu nodded in agreement. "It's ready. Everyone, step back a bit; the Solar Wind is very hot."

The group retreated five meters, gripping their weapons tightly, ready to face the onslaught of Malevolent Spirits.

Once everyone was prepared, Lu Heng raised the Aurora Blade, took a deep breath, and unleashed his Origin Energy, slashing with the blade.

The rift blade pierced the bronze gate, causing it to explode with a loud bang, shattering into two pieces and revealing a vortex-shaped abyssal rift within.

In the instant the bronze gate burst open, hordes of Malevolent Spirits rushed out of the abyssal rift, emitting piercing shrieks.

Su Muyu shouted, controlling the Celestial Phoenix to flap its wings, unleashing the Solar Wind.

The scorching Solar Wind swept out, incinerating all the Malevolent Spirits that had emerged.

The others also unleashed their skills and class abilities, attacking the Malevolent Spirits to prevent any from escaping.

When the Solar Wind subsided and the temperature began to drop, Lu Heng reminded, "Iron Arm, Leader..."

With a mighty roar, Iron Arm charged forward, raising the Ancestor's Mace and smashing it into the Abyssal Rift.

Bang! The Ancestor's Mace struck the rift, sending out ripples of energy.

Iron Arm felt the recoil in his palm, gritting his teeth to endure it, and let out a loud roar, "Ah!"

Lu Heng quickly joined him, grabbing the Ancestor's Mace and bracing against the backlash from the Abyssal Rift.

The Ancestor's Mace vibrated with circles of sacred energy, a powerful force capable of slaying even demon gods, and it all poured into the rift.

The abyssal evil spirits attempting to emerge from the rift collided with the energy of the Ancestor's Mace and were instantly scattered.

Under the energy attack of the Ancestor's Mace, the Abyssal Rift gradually shattered and eventually disappeared completely.

Huff!

After destroying the rift, Iron Arm exhaled a long breath, then spoke with a hint of excitement, "A world mission reward has appeared, but can we only choose one?"

Mia chimed in, "I have one too."

"Me too."

The other thirteen Banseer warriors also cheered happily.

Lu Heng reminded them, "If you have a skill slot reward, choose a skill slot. If not, consider the situation. If you want to leave a spatial anchor point for future teleportation, one of you can choose to establish one."

Iron Arm thought for a moment, "You all choose skill rewards, and I'll set up the spatial anchor point."

Mia pouted, "I want to be able to teleport here too."

The group of Banseer warriors discussed which reward to choose.

After a while, Su Muyu spoke up, "The Sumitomo Corporation's support has arrived. We should leave now."

"Activate stealth, let's retreat."

Lu Heng signaled to Su Muyu, and everyone entered the stealth curtain, quickly retreating.

...

After leaving the Oni Warrior Mercenary Company's building, the group returned to their base.

The Banseer tribe's recruitment period had not ended, and it was not yet time to return.

"How much longer until we can return?" Lu Heng asked.

"Two more days. This operation was too quick. We've completed the tasks, and there's still so much time left," said the Banseer leader. Initially, he had only hoped to lead his tribe to survive for ten days and return home safely.

However, after Lu Heng's appearance, they completed all the tasks, even the world mission.

"In that case, I'll take you all to Coastal City to meet Guru Master," Lu Heng decided to bring them directly to Coastal City.

Although their teleportation destination was the capital of Fusang, Edo Castle, the Abyssal Battlefield had never prohibited those summoned from traveling to other places.

Of course, if the main mission had specific requirements, they must be fulfilled.

If the main mission required them to stay in a certain place, they couldn't leave.

However, in the Banseer tribe's Abyssal Battlefield mission did not restrict them from leaving Edo.

Moreover, they had already completed the tasks, and now that they were leaving, they only needed to wait until the return time to choose to return, without the need to go back to Edo.

Therefore, Lu Heng planned to take them to Coastal City.

However, this group of Banseer dwarves had no identification information and naturally couldn't board a flight.

After careful consideration, Lu Heng decided to call the leader of the Southern War Zone, Li Guining, to arrange a private jet for them.

When Li Guining heard that a tribal leader from the Abyssal World had been summoned to Blue Planet, he realized the significance of the event. This could be considered the first official diplomatic exchange between two civilizations, and if the other party was friendly, formal diplomatic etiquette would be necessary.

Thus, the Southern War Zone arranged a private jet for their transportation.

The next day, Lu Heng led the group of Banseers to the airport, where they used a dedicated channel and were greeted by representatives from the Southern War Zone. They boarded the private jet and flew back to Xia.

This was the first time this group of Banseers had ridden in a car, and now they were experiencing a flight, which was even more novel.

"Your transportation is truly amazing, flying in the sky, even more impressive than the flying dragons of Ankar God," Mia exclaimed, pressing her face against the round window and gazing at the clouds outside, her eyes sparkling with wonder.

She made up her mind then and there that she would use her world mission reward to establish a spatial anchor point, even if her father disagreed, so she could teleport here again.

A few hours later, the plane landed at the Southern War Zone's military airport in Coastal City.

As soon as Iron Arm stepped off the plane, someone presented him with flowers, the fragrance causing him to sneeze.

The welcoming diplomat ensured all courtesies were observed, "Welcome, Leader Iron Arm of the Banseer Tribe. The time is rushed, and our welcoming ceremony is simple, please excuse us."

(End of Chapter)

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