Free Web NovelChapter 403: Chapter 333: Profound Mysterious Divine Techniques Reward
Boom!
When the Ascension Dragon Attendant killed a Corpse Ghost Demon Fiend, the demon suddenly exploded, blowing up all the surrounding demons and buildings, shredding two layers of Yan Qing’s defensive barrier.
But he didn’t care about his own condition and hurriedly activated a new puppet to replace the old one that got blown up.
They were dealing with a team of Six Demon Fiends, all of which were Third-Turn Demon Fiends. Once defeated, they could at least gain four Third-Turn Puppet Cards and one Advanced Transformation Card.
But the larger the demon team, the stronger the demons, far beyond what the puppet card stats could describe. For example, the Third-Turn Puppets summoned by Yan Qing would usually get killed in two or three hits by other Third-Turn Demon Fiends. However, the current Ascension Dragon Attendant had over 4000 attack power, making any Third-Turn Demon Fiend unable to withstand even a single strike, so it wasn’t too hard to deal with.
The challenge was how to keep the Ascension Dragon Attendant intact.
The Flesh Cage Bracelet could control puppets but couldn’t issue very precise commands, only ’charge’, ’retreat’, and ’go there’, not even specifying which to attack, left to the puppet to recognize. If the Ascension Dragon Attendant were to engage in chaotic battle, it wouldn’t last through two fights, and today’s growth would be put to a halt.
Therefore, their battle plan was centered around kite tactics. First, the Ascension Dragon Attendant wouldn’t enter the battlefield immediately, instead letting two other cannon fodders engage first. Then, Murong Hui would use the Lightning Battle Saber to slow the demons’ movement and create a time gap for numerical advantage. Finally, Ying Rushi would backstab the demons from behind as fast as possible. As for Yan Qing, he was responsible for using cards.
Now, he had three puppet slots. After defeating the demon team, he could gain many puppet cards, naturally developing a tactic: reinforcements. Whenever an old puppet fell, Yan Qing would immediately activate a new one, always maintaining three puppets on the battlefield, trying his best to preserve the Ascension Dragon Attendant’s health and using other puppets as cannon fodder.
As the last demon fell, Yan Qing immediately put on the Golden Fish Goggles and scanned around, suddenly pointing in one direction: "They’re coming from over there!"
"This way!" Murong Hui quickly mapped out an escape route.
The deeper into the Demon Gathering Land they got, the more likely they were to encounter Baibao Guards and other messengers. Particularly, nobody would fight demons in the Demon Gathering Land; as soon as combat erupted, it was as conspicuous as shouting ’everyone look at me, I have an announcement’ in the local channel.
Yan Qing, while fleeing, took some time to check the puppet cards and suddenly his eyes lit up:
"Third-Turned Elemental Spirit: Storm Inheritor"
"Initial Attack Power: 800"
"Initial Health: 800"
"Trait: Avalanche Inheritance: When this puppet card is removed, discover an Elemental Spirit, and the Elemental Spirit will gain all attributes of this puppet card."
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"Third-Turned Elemental Spirit: Yin-Yang Lantern"
"Initial Attack Power: 300"
"Initial Health: 500"
"Trait: Yin and Yang: When another Elemental Spirit is removed, acquire a copy of the original element, triggers once a day."
Yan Qing’s heart stirred, recalling there was a Transformation Card called "Accumulated Avalanche" yesterday. "Accumulated Avalanche" could transfer all of a puppet’s attributes to another puppet.
If "Accumulated Avalanche" were used on the "Storm Inheritor", three things would happen: "Storm Inheritor" would discover a new Elemental Spirit, which would gain all of "Storm Inheritor’s" attributes; "Accumulated Avalanche" would transfer "Storm Inheritor’s" attributes to another puppet; Yin-Yang Lantern would copy a new "Storm Inheritor".
In other words, the "Storm Inheritor’s" attributes doubled in transfer!
The initial 800/800 attributes of "Storm Inheritor" were certainly not much, but if Yan Qing first nurtured it? For instance, transferring the Ascension Dragon Attendant’s 4200/3200 attributes to "Storm Inheritor" first, and then replicating the process, Yan Qing would gain two puppets with 4200/3200 combined stats! This was much faster than nurturing a puppet, directly copying and stacking!
Don’t forget, the Yin-Yang Lantern also copied a new "Storm Inheritor", so Yan Qing could repeat the process, first transferring other puppet stats to Storm Inheritor, then doubling them through avalanche.
This was no different from stepping on one’s right foot to reach the sky, an exponential growth. Within a few rounds, Yan Qing could smash the Demon Gathering Land with one punch. But when he calmed down, he quickly realized the biggest challenge: how to efficiently acquire the "Accumulated Avalanche" transformation card?
Aside from amusement park attractions and random drops from monsters, Yan Qing didn’t know any other methods. But the trait of the Primordial Spirit is called Avalanche, and the transformation card also has Avalanche. Yan Qing reasonably suspects there must be a Fourth-Turn Elemental Spirit Puppet capable of producing Avalanche.
But for now, it doesn’t exist; without enough Avalanche, it simply can’t be stacked.
Challenge the Fourth-Turn Demon Fiend team? Yan Qing hesitated a bit, not because he couldn’t beat them. If he utilizes "Reborn Again" on the Ascension Dragon Attendant, he can eventually spawn four immortal Soul Dragon Attendants. Then, all they’ll have to do is dodge around, and the Soul Dragon Attendants will naturally wear down the Fourth-Turn Demon Fiend team.
But this method can only be used once; after using it, they can find a hot spring cabin to rest for the day. More importantly, the Fourth-Turn Demon Fiends are deep in the Demon Gathering Land; once the battle duration extends, Baibao Guards will inevitably surround them, making the risk too high.
Therefore, it’s best to challenge the Fourth-Turn Demon Fiends near the end of the day, so even if all puppets perish, they can be replenished after the midnight refresh.
Even while hiding in a grocery shop, Yan Qing continued to contemplate the lineup for their team. "Golden Fish Goggles" spotted Baibao Guards nearby again, and he promptly said, "They’re catching up."
"So annoying!" Murong Hui shoved beef jerky mixed with spicy sticks into her mouth entirely, as the battle was too physically draining, and she needed to replenish her energy frequently. "Let’s leave here directly through the Teleportation Gate!"
While on the move, Ying Rushi handed a water bottle to Yan Qing. Yan Qing twisted it open and took a big gulp, planning to finish another sip when Ying Rushi reached out, "I haven’t had any yet."
"Huh? I thought this was for me." Yan Qing was startled, "But I’ve drunk it; unless we—"
"No need, I don’t mind."
Ying Rushi took the bottle and drank heartily, yet perhaps from the intense exercise just now, her cheeks were flushed and steaming. At this moment, Murong Hui snatched the bottle over, finished it with big gulps, panting heavily, "I came back to life; I almost choked just now!"
"Can’t you eat a bit slower?" Ying Rushi was glad to have Murong Hui steer the topic.
Suddenly, the sky echoed with a disorienting, massive noise!
They looked up, seeing the Demon Dragon spewing flames, circling in the sky, its roar resembling mountains howling, seas bellowing, the heavens collapsing, and ground cracking! As the Demon Dragon roared, the cavern’s ceiling shook violently, chunks of rock fell, transforming into flames mid-descent, smashing the ground inducing slight tremors!
From openings in the rocks, sinister and eerie demon fiends crawled out! Some were like lava mantises, each wielding a giant sickle in their eight arms; others seemed to be blazing Vermilion Birds, their distant calls searing one’s eyes!
Yet the most terrifying was none other than the huge and blazing darkness crawling out from the central hole!
It seemed composed entirely of shadows, but within were scorching flames, without legs, only two massive arms, molten drops constantly fell from it. When it landed, the whole Demon Gathering Land shook, and a dark gale swept across, stirring waves of fear in everyone’s heart.
"This is..." Yan Qing stood slack-jawed.
"It’s the sixth day, they should have arrived." Murong Hui wasn’t surprised at all, "The true master of the Demon Gathering Land, the True Demon and Eight Devils."
Every sixth day in the Demon Gathering Land, coincidentally the day after messengers can leave, nine extremely powerful demon fiends appear; among them, eight are suspected to be Fifth Transition-level Great Demon Fiends, while the True Demon positioned at the center is considered Sixth Transition-level Demon King. Not to mention mortal messengers, even Foundation Establishment Messengers could be killed with a single punch by it.
Undoubtedly, they harbor tremendous secrets, but only mortals can enter the Demon Gathering Land. If there were a hundred or a thousand Third-Turns, gallantly attacking them, perhaps they could painstakingly kill off those demons who only clash head-on without the concept of escape. But where are so many Third-Turns in the Central Plains? Even if there were, why would they willingly die? We have feet, don’t we know how to run?
Therefore, although the True Demon and Eight Devils have existed for countless years, no one has ever killed them, nor does anyone know what rewards there might be should they die. However, now Yan Qing knows.
He lifted the bracelet, seeing a newly appeared illusionary transformation card, swallowing a gulp unconsciously:
"Face the Heavenly Demon of Transfiguration and Freedom: You will be teleported before him. This transformation card will generate daily, until the Heavenly Demon of Transfiguration and Freedom is slain.
The player achieving the most merit in slaying the Heavenly Demon of Transfiguration and Freedom will select a Profound Mysterious Divine Technique; this technique will not count towards Foundation Establishment Divine Techniques and cannot be requested in ascension for gold.
If slain by normal mode/Asura mode characters, the player will receive one ’Divine Skill Points’, which can grant Inference Image Divine Techniques when creating a new character. (Deleting the Divine Skill role can return the Divine Skill Points)
If slain by real mode characters, all real characters under the account will receive Inference Image Divine Techniques."
