Camp in the woods.
A roaring bonfire drives away the night chill.
Angel, Taona, Avril and Flora sat around the fire.
Four faces with very different temperaments but equally beautiful were slightly flushed by the bonfire.
Four pairs of eyes stared at the tall young man sitting opposite.
Alan held a black magic stone in each hand.
The spherical crystals are all the size of walnuts.
The one on the left hand is pure black, like obsidian.
The one on the right hand is slightly different. Two gray-white lines can be vaguely seen inside the black crystal.
"Alan, do you see the difference?" Tao Na explained at the right time.
"Pure black magic stone, needless to say. For the other black magic stone, in order to demonstrate to you and Angie, I absorbed the soul fire of two undead creatures in advance."
"Ghouls and will-o'-the-wisp, one is a physical undead creature, and the other is an incorporeal undead creature."
"After destroying them, you can use the Black Magic Stone to absorb the soul fire and prevent them from being resurrected by the negative energy."
"The overall strength of the will-o'-the-wisp is slightly stronger than that of the ghoul, and its soul fire is more vigorous. After being absorbed by the black magic stone, the generated 'soul pattern' is thicker and longer."
"If you think there's not much difference, it's because both types of undead creatures are weak."
"Absorbing a more powerful soul fire, such as that of a vampire, the comparison is obvious."
"I heard that when necromancers or monsters with undead blood, such as the half-vampire descendants known as the 'Moon People', use the black magic stone to assist in their practice, they can also absorb the soul patterns stored in the black magic stone, and there is a certain probability that they will fuse with the blood of the undead creature corresponding to the soul pattern."
"Of course, this kind of evil way is useless to us. After all, we are not necromancers, let alone the people of the moon."
"The reason why we have gone to such great lengths to collect the Soul Fire is because we must use the Black Magic Stone that seals the Soul Fire as a key to open the portal to the Nature Trial Secret Realm 'Eternal Garden'."
"After entering the Evergarden, this key will be of great use."
Tao Na continued.
"Eternal Garden is the home of animated plants and fairies."
"Plants and fairies above level five are not usually seen. You must use the soul fire sealed in the black magic stone to sacrifice them in a specific place and hold a soul-resting ceremony to allow the dead souls to rest in peace before you can get a chance to challenge them."
"If you succeed in the challenge, you will obtain the corresponding blood essence."
"If you meet the conditions, you can advance."
“If you’re willing to take a risk, you can also try fusion.”
"The trial method of the natural warlock sounds similar to that of the advanced behemoth!" Angel whispered to Allen.
"The entire trial space was designed by Origin City, so it's normal that the patterns are similar."
Allen groaned for a moment, then asked Taona:
"Tell me about your advancement goals and how much soul fire you need to collect."
"Avril is of the Burrowing Root Vine bloodline and plans to advance to the Primal Magic Vine. The prerequisite is to be at least level five, and the strength of physical fitness and mental strength must also reach a certain threshold."
"For the specific standards, you can pay to go to the housekeeper to check."
"Flora is the descendant of the Piranha plant. She plans to advance to the 'Lady of Flowers' Elona. The level threshold is similar to Avril's, but the requirements for various attributes are higher."
"That's right..." Flora smiled bitterly and continued, "In order to reach the advanced standard, I have to buy a complete set of three kinds of holy medicine. The financial pressure is so great..."
"Sister Tao Na, which bloodline do you plan to advance to?" An Qi asked.
"I haven't made up my mind yet." Tao Na hesitated, "I originally planned to advance to a high-level tree man, which is about the same difficulty as Flora's."
"But during the Evergarden adventure, I met a little tree elf. From her, I learned that there is an advanced profession called 'Tree Herder', which touched my heart."
"Tree Herder..." Alan became interested. "I have never heard of this kind of warlock advancement. How powerful is it?"
"The upper limit is at least level seven! Do you think it's strong?"
Taona's eyes were filled with excitement.
"A tree herder is actually a combination of a high-level tree man and a symbiotic tree spirit."
"If I can advance to the level of a tree herder and activate my ancestral form, my body will become a high-level tree man, and my soul will become a tree spirit!"
"The body of a tree man, good at hand-to-hand combat!"
"The soul of the tree spirit, good at casting spells!"
"The two are separated by a certain distance, but they still maintain telepathic connection, serving as each other's spell anchors, and can teleport to each other's side instantly."
"Unless the tree-man body and the tree-spirit soul of the tree-herder are destroyed at the same time, there is a way to bring both of them back to life!"
"Wow! That's amazing!" An Qi couldn't help but exclaim.
"No matter how strong it is, the threshold for advancement is ridiculously high!"
Tao Na looked sad.
"To advance to a tree herder, you must be at least at the late fifth level. I'm only at the early fifth level... The advancement mission is also very demanding."
"In addition to sacrificing a black magic stone saturated with soul fire, you also have to sacrifice the construct essence of a 6th-level evil construct !"
"Constructs, most of them have no minds, they are just man-made tools, how can we talk about their good or evil tendencies?"
"This advancement condition is too difficult! I want to give up!"
"Sister Taona, you can't give up such a good opportunity easily." An Qi gave her some advice, "Mr. Mi Rui, the castle steward, is a construct with a mind and thoughts. Maybe he can give you some advice."
It would have been fine if the housekeeper wasn't mentioned, but once this profiteer was mentioned, Tao Na became even angrier.
"I spent a lot of magic stones on the butler, and the information I bought is incoherent and like a puzzle. Not to mention whether it is useful, it's even hard to understand!"
"Alas! Let's not talk about my troubles for now, Junior Sister Anqi. Actually, you don't have to envy me, because your future is brighter than mine."
"The tree spirit girl I met in the Evergarden also provided me with clues on how to advance to an elegant spirit. If you advance to an elegant spirit, your growth potential will exceed that of a tree shepherd!"
"Sister Tao Na, what are the specific conditions for advancing to the Elegant Spirit?"
Angie inquired eagerly.
"Advanced to the elegant spirit, the cultivation level is at least the late fifth stage."
"In terms of attributes, the requirements for agility and spirit are very high, and there are no special requirements for physique."
After hearing this, An Qi became worried and anxious.
Because of her weak physique, she was unable to advance into a Behemoth.
Agility and spirit are her strengths, and she is very confident.
The problem is that her current cultivation level is only at the late fourth stage.
Even if he could be promoted to the early fifth stage tomorrow, it would be almost impossible to reach the late stage within the trial period of less than two months.
Alan saw her concerns and sent out a mental wave to comfort the little junior sister, telling her not to worry and that he would help her find a solution.
Looking up at the blue-haired girl, Alan shook the two black magic stones in his hand.
"Taona, do you have any extra black magic stones? Sell me some and I'll exchange them with wood magic stones."
"What kind of business is this between friends?"
Tao Na generously opened her storage bag and took out three blank black magic stones for An Qi.
"Angel's advanced mission has a high threshold. It requires at least three soul-saturated black magic stones."
"As for you, Alan, you won't advance to a natural sorcerer anyway. Just take a piece of black magic stone and absorb a few soul fires as a stepping stone to enter the secret realm... Shut up! What are you doing?!"
Under the astonished gazes of Taona, Avril and Flora, Alan stuffed two black magic stones into his mouth.
His cheeks were puffed up like a hamster.
Click, click!
Click, click!
Chew the two magic stones in your mouth.
He swallowed it with a gulp.
hiss……
The three girls gasped in unison.
…Eating whatever you see, what kind of weird problem is this? !
Angel was no longer surprised by Alan's abnormal eating habits.
"Brother, is the black magic stone delicious?"
"The blank one has no taste."
"The one that absorbs ghosts tastes good, a bit like a cream chocolate chip cookie."
Alan smacked his lips as he savored the food, still not satisfied.
At the same time, a friendly system prompt came in my mind.
Didi——
"Eat special ingredients: Essence of the Undead (Ghoul)!"
"Potential +1!"
"Agility +1!"
"Eat special ingredients: Essence of the Undead (Wisp)!"
"Potential +1!"
"Spirit +1!"
"Do you want to extract negative energy resistance?"
"Negative energy resistance increased to level 3!"
Current attributes: 61 physique, 58 agility, 62 spirit
Current resistance: Virus level 8 / Electric shock level 7 / Sonic level 7 / Cold level 5 / Negative energy level 3
Potential reserve: 18 points
…
After closing the system page, Alan showed Taona and the others a charming smile, with his wild-like white and neat teeth.
"Three of you, do you have any black magic stones that can seal other undead spirits? I want them all. The price is negotiable."
“Wait, wait, wait a minute!!”
Avril's voice was sharp and trembling slightly.
"How can you eat the black magic stone? Is that thing edible?!"
"I think it's okay, why don't you try it too?" Alan asked calmly.
"Even if it's edible... don't forget that it also contains the souls of the dead. If you round it off, this is considered cannibalism, right?"
Avril couldn't help but accuse.
Devouring souls, this is a typical devil behavior!
"The Black Magic Stone can only absorb the souls of evil undead creatures. I am clearly trying to eliminate harm for the people, so why not?"
Alan's rebuttal left Avril speechless.
"In case you don't know, the first thing that Alan awakened was the blood of the ogre. I find it funny when you talk about eating people."
It's unclear whether Taona's sarcastic remarks were meant to make fun of Avril for making a fuss out of nothing, or to tease Alan for his stubborn nature.
"I want to make this clear!" Allen said seriously, "I have never eaten anyone, whether in reality or in the meditation world."
"Even if that's the case, there's no need to eat the magic stone..."
Avril protested weakly.
"Tonight, you ate up all the three days' worth of food for the three of us sisters. You still can't fill your stomach, but you have to eat the expensive black magic stone?"
"You swallowed two in one gulp. What a waste..."
"Avril, Junior Brother Alan is tall and strong, how can his appetite be compared to that of us little girls?"
Flora smiled and took over the conversation.
"Young man, you can only work if you can eat. It's not a bad thing to have a big appetite."
"As for the Black Magic Stone, it's not like Junior Brother Allen can't afford it, so you don't need to feel bad for him."
Avril was speechless and gave Flora a resentful look.
Alan said she should forget it, after all, the food was not free, and if she really paid, she would have to rely on the other person's help in hunting vampires in the future.
Flora, this guy, cries poor all day long and eats and drinks for free at her place.
As soon as she saw her idol, she immediately showed her generosity and pretended to be a generous and wealthy woman. How shameless!
After a few aggrieved groans, Avril got back to the topic.
"Brother Allen, in addition to the ghouls and will-o'-the-wisp, there was originally a sixth-level crimson fog demon nearby."
"Unfortunately, you arrived a step too late. The Crimson Mist Demon has already been eaten by the little girl of the Beast Cult!"
"Besides that, there is only the Palace of the Dead, where you can find unique undead creatures, such as vampire elves, and their creator, a powerful vampire Count."
"The Vampire Count is at least level six in strength."
"The Earl created a derivative body, the vampire elves, the total number is no less than a hundred, and the average combat power is no less than the fourth level."
"Excellent!"
Alan licked his lips, like a hungry gourmet waiting for the meal to begin.
"Let's go to the Palace of the Dead and see what delicious food there is!"
…
Palace of the Dead.
The door leading to the attic is engraved with magical runes.
Only vampires can pass through this door.
Go up to the attic and meet Diara, the owner of the castle who is sleeping in the golden coffin.
This elf prince, obsessed with pursuing immortality, eventually turned himself into a vampire.
His former relatives, friends and servants also accompanied him in sleeping in this castle as vampire derivatives.
There were light footsteps on the spiral staircase.
The dusty steps left two rows of small and exquisite footprints.
Nora walked up the stairs with her magical pet, the rag doll.
Go up from the first floor to the fifth floor, passing by many coffins.
In each coffin, there is a blood-sucking elf sleeping.
If a living person approaches, it will wake them up.
However, there was not a trace of life emanating from Nora.
Instead, it radiates strong negative energy.
Like a real vampire.
Walking in the Palace of the Dead is like strolling around your own home.
Without disturbing the undead guard sleeping in the coffin.
Nora stopped in front of the door leading to the attic.
He tilted his head and slightly opened his sleepy eyes.
Her jet-black tassel-like hair fell on her shoulders.
"Mom, can the seal on the door be opened?"
The rag doll in her arms asked in a soft voice.
Nora nodded slightly and cast a 6th-level "Advanced Dispelling Spell" at the gate.
The seal on the door was temporarily suppressed.
With a creak, it slowly opened.
The smell of rotting flesh and blood, along with a chilly breeze, flowed out from the crack in the door, ruffling the little girl's long hair and skirt.
Nora held the doll and walked into the unsealed blood door.
The fragile figure of the girl in the red dress was slowly swallowed by the darkness.
Not long after.
The vampire elves sleeping in the castle also feel the life fluctuations from the outside world.
They pushed open the coffin lids and climbed out.
These pale elves wear gorgeous chain mail and wield rapiers or longbows.
Follow the ancient oath, guard the castle, and prevent any living person from breaking in and disturbing the sleeping master.
However, they were completely unaware that a being that was neither a living person nor a dead spirit had already quietly sneaked into the castle attic.
…
"Anar!"
Tao Na chanted a spell to bless herself with the "Daylight Technique".
The whole person was shining brightly, lighting up the square in front of the castle!
"Angie! Allen! Remember not to make eye contact with the vampire elves!"
"Their gazes have a magical power that can captivate people!"
"Avril! Flora! Hurry up and activate your ancestral form!"
While reminding her companions, Tao Na also activated the fifth level of atavism.
From a slim girl to a tall and straight tree man!
With one slap, the castle gate was smashed to pieces.
Two vampire elf warriors who had just run to the door were buried alive by the rubble on the spot.
boom!
The huge, gnarled tree roots stomped down hard.
In the rubble, the two vampire elves were instantly trampled into meat patties.
Returning to her ancestral form, Tao Na slowly raised her giant foot.
The girl's face vaguely appeared on the tree trunk, with a solemn expression.
Sure enough, the vampire elf that was crushed by her was still not destroyed.
It turned into a blood mist, emerged from the ruins, and transformed into a giant black bat.
Flapping its wings in the air, its bloodshot eyes were filled with resentment.
"Come down!"
Angel, transformed into a cat-eared bee girl, stood on the thick branch of her ancestral Tao Na and raised her hand to throw out two threads of fighting spirit.
Wrap the vampire bat around and pull it over forcefully.
The vampire bat struggled desperately and screamed.
Tao Na took two big steps forward and brought the two monsters into her own radiating daylight barrier.
When the vampire bat was exposed to the strong light, smoke immediately appeared all over its body.
He fell down with a scream.
Angel fired two more "Air Cutting Waves" to interrupt their struggle.
The body of the vampire bat turned into dust under the light.
Wisps of soul fire escape from the dust.
Angel held a black magic stone in each hand and absorbed the soul fire of a vampire elf respectively.
Thick and twisted soul patterns then emerged inside the magic stone.
The weight of one fish is equivalent to that of thirty zombies!
"Absorbing higher-level undead creatures is indeed more efficient!"
An Qi was delighted.
The other side of the square.
Flora turned into a huge carnivorous plant.
The roots are as thick as tree trunks and crawl flexibly along the ground.
The stretched vines look like green pythons.
The most eye-catching thing is the gorgeous flower buds.
When fully opened, it is as big as a beach umbrella.
The pink petals dotted with black spots are thick and moist, exuding an intoxicating nectar fragrance.
In the center of the petals, a circle of gear-like sharp teeth was cutting the corpse of the vampire elf and sucking out the squeezed juice.
Whether living or undead, the Piranha Plant can satisfy its appetite.
So, Flora could understand Alan's good appetite.
boom!!
The square floor, which was paved with large square bricks, suddenly exploded!
The roots broke out of the ground like a giant python, opened its big mouth covered with thorns and barbs, bit the two vampire elves at the same time, and devoured them madly!
The burrowing root vine, the incarnation of Avril Lavigne, also has a good appetite.
Her efficiency in hunting vampire elves is even higher than that of Taona and Flora.
Swarms of vampire bats flew out of the castle tower.
In the blink of an eye, we were above the square.
This support force came well prepared.
Release various spells in mid-air.
The "Daylight Magic" on Tao Na was the first to be dispelled.
The square suddenly fell into darkness.
Without the suppression of light, the vampires are almost immortal!
The vampire bats that were shot down by them before were resurrected collectively!
"Oh no! We have to retreat..."
Flora changed back into human form and cast the Anywhere Door in a few seconds.
He planned to escape from the encirclement of the vampire elves with his companions.
At this moment, a thick conical beam of light shot up into the sky!
Swish!
The bright moonlight instantly illuminates the night sky.
The vampire bats circling in the air collectively transformed back into elf form the moment they were illuminated by the light cone.
Like hail, it fell down with a loud noise.
He fell to the ground, breathless.
The powerful regenerative ability of the vampires could not change their fate of being killed instantly.
Taona, Avril and Flora were shocked and stunned when they saw this scene.
"What kind of magic is this... isn't it too perverted?!"
"Moonlight Cannon."
Angie explained softly.
"My senior brother created this sixth-level martial art based on the fifth-ring magic 'Moonlight Veil'. It has special effects on shapeshifting creatures."
"Vampires can transform into the forms of rats, bats, wolves, mist, etc. They are naturally afraid of light, which happens to be restrained by the moonlight cannon!"
"It's only been a few days since Allen was promoted to the sixth level?" Tao Na raised her eyebrows in surprise. "He has mastered the sixth level martial arts so quickly, and he created it himself... This talent is truly amazing!"
"You are worthy of being my idol!"
Flora looked at Alan with a crazy look on her face.
Avril scratched her head and had to admit that Alan was a gigolo not just because of his tall and handsome appearance.
As an idol with solid abilities, no wonder he attracts countless fans who are willing to spend huge sums of money on him.
An Qi curled her lips, finding it funny that they were so naive.
In fact, Brother Allen had already mastered more than one sixth-level martial arts before he was promoted to a sixth-level warlock.
"Moonlight Cannon" is not his strongest move.
An Qi didn't say this, firstly because she didn't want to expose Brother Allen's true strength, and secondly because she was afraid of scaring the three sisters.
"Okay, the vampire elves have been cleaned up."
Alan took out the black magic stone and shook it at An Qi and others.
"Before the soul fire dissipates, hurry up and collect the goods!"
Soon, the soul fire floating above the square was divided up by everyone.
Avril, Flora and Taona's black magic stones have all been saturated, and the three pretty faces are filled with joy.
"I told you! Asking Alan to help is absolutely reliable!"
Tao Na put away her black magic stone and turned to ask An Qi:
"Junior sister, how much do you still need?"
"Two black magic stones have been stored, and one more is missing."
"That's easy!" Tao Na turned around and asked Alan, "Transfer all the soul fire you absorbed to Anqi, and see if you can get enough to make three saturated black blocks... You, you, why are you eating it again?!"
"Crunch, crunch... crunch, crunch... huh? What did you say?"
Alan asked incoherently while chewing the black magic stone.
"…Forget it! Just pretend I didn't say anything!"
Tao Na slapped her forehead and turned back.
Alan swallowed the magic stone fragments and felt like he was eating a cheese biscuit.
Didi——
"Eat special food ingredients: Essence of the Undead (Blood-sucking derivative)!"
"Potential +3!"
"Spirit +1!"
"Do you want to absorb negative energy resistance?"
"Negative energy resistance increased to level 5!"
Current attributes: 61 physique, 58 agility, 63 spirit
Current resistance: Virus level 8 / Electric shock level 7 / Sonic level 7 / Cold level 5 / Negative energy level 5
Potential reserve: 21 points
…
After closing the system page, Alan wiped his mouth and walked straight to the castle gate.
The door was already open, and an eerie wind blew out from the dark porch.
In addition to the difference in strength, there is another important difference between vampire derivatives and real vampires.
Anyone bitten by a vampire will be transformed into a vampire derivative and must obey the orders of the vampire master.
Vampire derivatives do not have this ability.
Unless the master bestows its blood as a reward and gives it to the vampire derivative to consume, it will be transformed into a real vampire.
This is what is called the "blood ceremony".
The vampire elves just killed were all derivatives of the castle owner.
Alan looked towards the castle gate, his eyes full of anticipation.
Each blood-sucking derivative can provide 3 points of potential, plus 1 point of mental attribute.
Eating a more powerful vampire count will definitely bring more benefits to oneself.
Alan licked his lips.
With the mentality of going to a feast , I walked towards the castle gate.