Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 232 Evolution of the Flame Demon
In order to teach the bright NPC who intended to block me a profound lesson, I can say that I paid a big price. A dozen black bone dragons are nothing, and the loss can be made up in less than a day. Fifteen six-armed giant magicians were killed, which is twice as many as expected, but it really makes me feel a little distressed. The key is that I don't know what their growth cycle is, and they like to travel through the thick fog in the mountains. They are proficient in hiding. It is difficult for the high-altitude reconnaissance methods of the general undead to find them. Only when they go to the holy land "Karamayi" to worship and enter the area where I am heavily defended will they be more easily exposed. I can't control the number that can be conquered. Those who died in one battle are equivalent to a large population of giant magicians, and usually the harvest in a month is no more than this. That damn eight-winged holy angel, the strength of the tenth upper level is indeed very powerful. The nine-upper level undead subordinates alone cannot stop it in a head-on confrontation with twenty or thirty of them, and can only be slaughtered. Fortunately, we did not underestimate the strength of the tenth level NPC and trapped the Knight of Light Hanover into the "Demon God Realm". Otherwise, facing him who is the Trinity and has strength beyond the tenth upper level, I am afraid we can only die.
Fortunately, I killed eight elite level 9 NPCs of light as I wished. Not only did eight dark camp players including Afeng benefit from it and earn a lot of merit and qualifications, but I also directly restored some of my reputation and proved that the Church of Light could not completely ban my activities in the Western Continent. The so-called "one level 10 NPC can completely ban me" they had advocated before was just empty talk. After that, although they did not give up the ban on me, Sampras and Hanover still led eight elite level 9 NPCs to use the "fixed-point teleporter" to hunt me down, but they learned from the failure and became much more cautious. They no longer dared to teleport in and hunt me down as soon as they received the news. Instead, they strengthened the requirements for the light players who reported my whereabouts. Not only did they need to confirm my specific location, but they also had to pay attention to exploring the surrounding environment and observing my behavior to avoid encountering ambush traps again. At the same time, clear regulations were also made for the cooperation of the light players. Once the light NPC started to hunt me down, the light players around me needed to rush over to help as soon as possible to prevent other companions from responding or escaping. The Church of Light took measures to make up for the shortcomings of the ban, preferring to invest more manpower rather than indulge me. In this way, after all, it was within the sphere of influence of the Church of Light, and the ambush operation involving multiple people would definitely not be difficult to succeed. Faced with the total mobilization of the light players backed by the level 10 NPC, the once glorious "Thousand Miles Alone" operation could only be shelved. I no longer had enough strength to continue. However, this approach also increased the reaction time of the light NPC, and they could not teleport over as soon as they found my whereabouts. The risk of "Hundred Miles Alone" was relatively much smaller, and they were still able to do it. Although the benefits of activities in the area near the "Time and Space Gate" were limited, they could still kill a few light players before the light NPC arrived, which made the Church of Light busy for a while. Coming here once in a while is also a reminder to the Church of Light, proving that they cannot completely ban me, and no one has the right to be too arrogant.
During this period, the leaders of the major forces who were top players were busy earning seniority points in order to advance to the ninth-level profession as soon as possible. "Tianxia" seemed relatively calm. There were no major conflicts or sensational actions. Even the professional tasks with the main purpose of gaining merit were quite sensible and relatively less, and they did not want to delay the top players of each profession from accumulating seniority points. I, who had already advanced to the ninth-level profession, did not have this burden. In addition to completing several mercenary tasks that could improve the level of "Tianxia Card", without the cooperation of other companions such as Afeng, there was not much to do in the human world, and most of the time I stayed in the "Dead Soul Space". In fact, one or two thousand black bone dragons under my command were enough, and there was not much meaning in taming too many - at the top level, the battles in the human world still depended mainly on the tenth-level undead to fight, and it was difficult to find the whereabouts of the tenth-level undead with higher intelligence by relying on the undead under my command to search on their own. Their low intelligence made it difficult to find the whereabouts of the tenth-level undead with higher intelligence, and their autonomous exploration actions were too inefficient. This is why I have been active in the Lost Continent for such a long time, but I have hardly found any level 10 undead spirits. Most of them were discovered by me because of some unexpected events, such as Ibola challenging the Undead Ghost Phoenix to obtain the "undead ability" and Almetti killing the Eight Extreme Yin Demons. Even for Wuji, it is not easy to find the traces of other Undead Ghost Phoenixes of the same race. It requires careful sensing and patient exploration. So far, there has only been one successful case, and it was only a level 9 upper-level lower than it. If it is an Undead Ghost Phoenix with a higher level, it is almost impossible. Therefore, to search for level 10 undead spirits and subdue them, I can only do it myself. After accumulating about a thousand black bone dragons, except for some matters that must be taken care of, the rest of my free time is used to personally lead a group of undead subordinates to explore around the Lost Continent, carefully searching for the traces of level 10 undead spirits, deep mountains and valleys, muddy fog areas... Don't miss any place where they may hide. I must act as soon as possible before Qiushui Changtian, Tianxing and other top necromancers have not yet been promoted to the ninth level and are unable to get involved in the tenth level undead. After all, in addition to the "Death Control", it is said that there are several other artifacts used by necromancers that have the attribute of increasing the success rate of "Soul Contract". Once Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing get them, with their second profession as magicians, their ability in this regard may not be much worse than mine. I don't want to be caught up by them and lose my absolute advantage in strength.
The tenth-level upper-level Eight Extreme Yin Demon Black Mountain Old Demon is still sealed in the "Soul Sealing Card". I don't plan to use it in the battle in the human world, so as not to lose control of it. The only purpose is to subdue it so that I can use it to help me find the hiding places of other members of the same race and subdue more Eight Extreme Yin Demons. However, with my current ability, I cannot successfully sign a "Soul Contract" with the Black Mountain Old Demon. I am only one level away from it. It would be a bit too wasteful to waste a "Soul Collecting Finger" for it. Anyway, if the "Soul Sealing Card" is used in the "Dead Soul Space", the sealed undead that escapes my control when the time limit is up will not disappear by themselves, but will only regard me as an enemy, and can be subdued. I am patiently waiting for the best time to use it, so that the "Soul Sealing Card" and "Soul Collecting Finger" can play a greater role, so as not to waste two pseudo-artifacts.
After my long-term brainwashing education using the power of the "Soul Contract", and the fact that I assigned Let'diwa to "tell the story", I broke the undefeated myth of the Hell Dragon Clan's unification of the "Hell Volcano", which made the Fire Bone Giant Lizard Silando, who had been intimidated by Hades and the Hell Dragon Clan and lacked the spirit to fight against them, finally overcome his fear. He mustered up the courage to fight and decided to participate in the "Hell Dragon Challenge" held on March 15. As the No. 1 seed who was once qualified to soak in the "Hell Magma Pool" and had the possibility of evolving into an alien Hell Dragon, Silando's real strength is actually not bad. Although it is not as good as Khufu who surrendered to me and the Flame Bone Demon Kekexili hidden behind the scenes by Hades, with my help, it still has a chance to pass the "Hell Dragon Challenge" with its good jumping ability. It's a pity that it didn't grasp the opportunity given to it before, and its mentality was not up to standard. Facing the Hell Dragon, it was unable to exert its strength in the battle, resulting in a disastrous defeat. I was very disappointed with it and almost wanted to give up on it completely. Later, considering that it had a chance to evolve into a level 10 Hell Dragon, and was a relatively promising volcanic undead, I couldn't bear it, so I took the time to do some ideological work on it. I told it the facts and made it believe me wholeheartedly. After more than a year of persistence, it finally lived up to my expectations and was not the kind of rotten wood that could not be carved. It regained its spirits and was able to strive to pass the "Hell Dragon Challenge".
I had the chance to last for six hours before. Now that I have mastered the "puppetry technique" and can interfere with the attacks of the Hell Dragon, Silando is even more confident. Overcoming my psychological fear, I fully exerted my strength in the battle with the lower-level tenth-level Hell Dragon. Even though Hades sent a type that could restrain its excellent jumping ability, I still persisted for an extra hour and gained thirteen days of soaking time in the central area of the "Hell Magma Pool" every month. For the volcanic undead that can evolve into a Hell Dragon, it is not necessary to accumulate too much fire attribute energy. It is estimated that it has been tempered by more abundant and stronger magma energy. It won't take long for Silando to complete the preparations for the later stage and evolve into a dragon. However, they still need to go through a "dragon transformation disaster" when they complete the evolution. Only if they successfully survive the disaster can they evolve into a real alien Hell Dragon, otherwise their souls will be scattered and their bodies will be gone. This is the biggest test faced by the alien Hell Dragon. Only two or three out of ten can successfully survive the disaster, which is the biggest restriction on the number of alien Hell Dragons on the "Hell Volcano". Not only the pure fire-attributed, native Silando and the flaming flying snake Qitlei, but even the "outsider" Taotao with both darkness and fire attributes will have to face the test of "dragon transformation" when he evolves next time. Fortunately, as a pet, he has always been the focus of my training, and as a "super pet" given by the dead old man, his qualifications must be good, so there shouldn't be too many problems.
The target of the "Underworld Dragon Challenge" next month was assigned to the Fire Skeleton General Gonzalez. He and the two-headed skeleton fire ghost king Dizang are the two remaining subordinates of the volcanic undead who have obtained the primary immersion qualification. They are expected to evolve to a higher form in a limited time and grow into a level 10 undead with their own efforts after obtaining the immersion qualification in the central area of the "Hell Magma Pool". Other volcanic subordinates, such as the centaur archer Sampdory and the Tongbi fire corpse demon Tudu, are now too low in level. Under the suppression of Hades, there are Khufu and Guben in front of them. They started late and could not get too good development opportunities. Unless I am willing to spend "Millennium Fire Lotus" and "Ten Thousand Years Fire Crystal" and other natural treasures to speed up their growth, they should not be able to catch up with the remaining game time to evolve into a level 10 undead and play a big role. Unfortunately, volcanic treasures are not easy to find, and I have other more important uses, so I can only give up these relatively low-level volcanic subordinates.
Khufu has already penetrated the upper echelons of the "Hell Volcano" forces, and has subdued Let'diva and got involved in the Hell Dragon clan. The other volcano subordinates have also gradually gained better growth opportunities and can evolve to a higher form. My power above the "Hell Volcano" has been continuously strengthened in recent times, and the development speed has accelerated a lot. Facing my vigorous expansion, Hades, who has been committed to suppressing me, has not launched any new measures, and seems to be relatively passive. It seems that he is still trapped in the challenge of two fully mature Hell Dragons of Level 10 upper order within, and has no extra energy to take care of me. Unfortunately, Let'diva has fallen into an isolated state after being subdued by me. Perhaps it has received Hades' orders, the other Hell Dragons of Level 10 lower order living in the same area regard it as a traitor, refuse to communicate with it, and can no longer get any relevant news. I don't know what progress the challenge has made, and when Hades will be able to settle the troubles from within. Facing Hades and the Hell Dragon clan who still occupy a dominant position, the gap in strength is still very huge. I always feel a little uneasy in my heart. I dare not act rashly or be too radical, for fear of provoking a sudden counterattack from Hades and causing other variables. It will be safer to wait until more of Volcano's subordinates evolve to the top form and become members of the ruling class, and then take other actions to further expand my influence.
The long wait and efforts finally paid off. The "Ten Thousand Years Fire Crystal" is indeed a top-grade treasure from a volcano. It contains a huge amount of fire energy, which promotes the rapid growth of the Flame Bone Demon Kekexili. As early as six hundred years ago, it was already a leader among the alien undead in the "Hell Volcano". It was hidden by Hades for so many years. Although it was suppressed and could not obtain too much magma energy for growth, its strength improvement was limited, but its age and qualifications were not bad, which laid a very solid foundation. After soaking in the central area of the "Hell Magma Pool" and taking a "Ten Thousand Years Fire Crystal", it finally lived up to my expectations. It has grown completely and accumulated enough energy to evolve into a top-level Flame Demon.
In late March, Kekexili could no longer suppress his instinctive desires and plunged into the "Hell Magma Pool", transformed into an egg, and began to evolve into the top-level Flame Demon form. In order to ensure that there is sufficient mental support and lay a good foundation for Kekexili's growth, I have already mobilized 300 black bone dragons to fly to the vicinity of the "Hell Volcano" to protect me and provide mental power. Hades used two suppression methods in the previous few times. One is to limit the supply of magma energy, so that the evolving undead cannot absorb enough fire attribute energy and cause the evolution to fail. However, I have the artifact "Touch of Death" and I can continuously provide mental power as a supplement. Basically, there will be no danger. It can be said that it has completely failed. Another method is to transfer the evolved undead to the "magma cave mouth" and use more violent magma energy to overload them, causing them to explode and die. The process is very dangerous and quite threatening to me. I must do my best to provide mental strength to relieve the pressure on the evolved undead under my command. If I am not careful, I may fail. At least I will be exhausted. Hades will definitely . Fortunately, he is probably still focused on internal fighting and is temporarily unable to take care of me. He has not introduced any new measures and has continued to use the old method to push the Kekexili, which is soaked in the deep "hell magma pool", to a "magma cave mouth" using the magma undercurrent, trying to burst it. This can be said to have both advantages and disadvantages. I just need to work harder, and there should be no mistakes in the middle, so that Kekexili can have a more promising future.
Once again, I worked like a slave for more than ten days. I could only rest intermittently every day, one to two hours each time. After sleeping for a while, I had to go online quickly to activate the "Touch of Death" to absorb mental power and help Kekexili offset the pressure of the magma energy that was pouring in and was too abundant. It can be said that I was "wasting away for her". I once complained to the dead old man about this, saying that this method was too torturous, it was simply inhuman treatment, and there was a tendency to abuse and destroy my body and mind, but he gave me a lesson instead, saying that "to develop power in the 'Hell Volcano' and have these top-level undead subordinates who can continuously evolve, you must withstand the hard test. If you want to be comfortable, just give them up honestly. The benefits are originally obtained by those players who can bear the corresponding risks." This retort left me speechless. I was unwilling to give up, so I could only grit my teeth and bear it.
Khufu was only a pharaoh evolved in the "Hell Volcano". He stole the title of the Great Pharaoh from his old enemy Osasura by sneaking into the Lost Continent. In fact, Kekexili can be said to be the first volcanic undead under my command to reach the top form through self-evolution. The closer to the completion of evolution, the more careful I will be. It is said that Hades usually personally interferes and will never easily allow alien volcanic undead to evolve to the top form and have the ability to compete with the Hell Dragon. I have no relevant experience before, and I don’t know the specific situation. Although everything is still normal until now, I don’t know if Hades will have any other tricks to destroy Kekexili’s evolution.
