Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 116 Final Offer
Having been in the "blood pool" for a long time, Sama has been nourished by the essence of blood and qi, and his basic physical quality can be said to be extremely excellent. His recovery ability and absorption and utilization rate of soul energy are also strong. The longer the battle lasts, as long as he does not give the old marquis a chance and does not suffer fatal injuries, the more advantageous it is for him. Although the old marquis tried his best to resist and was unwilling to accept the fate of failure, he was powerless in the face of unfair challenges under seemingly fair conditions - "Dragon's Prestige" was affecting his mental will at all times, and the loss could not be replenished like Sama, and as time went on, his situation became increasingly unfavorable. After a fierce battle, he was forced to switch from offense to defense, exhausted from parrying, and finally could not resist, was defeated, and died tragically under Sama's claws.
As his life faded, the old marquis' body turned into a ball of thick blood, surging rapidly, covering Shaman. Shaman immediately stood still and focused on absorbing the old marquis's original energy. As long as the absorption is completed and the physique is successfully transformed, he can be officially promoted to the vampire fang marquis. This is also the last hurdle for the vampire fang to be promoted to the rank. Generally, it takes at least three days to complete. If the process is disturbed by external forces, the effect of absorption and transformation will be affected. At the least, the newly improved ability after the successful promotion will be reduced, and even the promotion will fail in serious cases. This is another reason why the challenge of promotion needs to be carried out in a remote and uninhabited place. However, this is only a threat to the challenger. If the old marquis loses, he will die, and if he wins, he will not gain anything, so he naturally has no concerns in this regard. Facing the existence of the bone dragon, as long as Shaman does not raise any objections, it has no power to terminate the challenge. Of course, with me as the master looking after them, Shaman will naturally not face any risk in this regard - more than twenty bone dragons have been arranged to guard nearby for protection. In this half of the area, I am afraid that few undead have the courage and strength to come and cause trouble.
Unlike the evolution of the undead, the promotion of the vampire fangs does not require the absorption of my spiritual power to provide energy, so I chose to do it at this time, so as not to delay the immersion qualification and the challenge of the Nether Dragon that will begin on the "Hell Volcano". After Hades opened the challenge application for November, I arranged for Kekexili to challenge the last level 7 upper-level volcano undead who did not surrender to me except Houston. I did not choose to challenge Houston directly - I would definitely win, but it could not keep up with the speed of land and lacked the ability to kill Houston. Once it loses the immersion qualification, Houston will inevitably find a place to hide again. It has now surrendered to Hades wholeheartedly. Under Hades's secret protection, with my current power in the volcano and the influx of many undead wizards and the rather chaotic situation, it is still not certain that I can find its hiding place. I don't want to start a tug-of-war with it, which will only damage my prestige and momentum. What I want is to use thundering means and achieve a shocking effect of killing with one blow, so as to further intimidate those alien undead spirits and gather those who are hostile to me or secretly making trouble.
As for Gu Ben, who originally had the qualification to soak, I arranged for another volcanic undead to challenge him and give up this quota. Anyway, he has already taken the "Millennium Fire Lotus" and will soon begin to evolve. At that time, he can automatically enjoy the right to soak, which will not affect his development. As long as Gu Ben successfully evolves into the Flying Fire Ghost King before the challenge deadline next month and has the strength to completely kill Houston, unless Hades is determined to protect Houston, this lackey, and let him pass the Nether Dragon Challenge in advance, otherwise I will take the opportunity to kill him openly and get rid of this scourge that is mixed among the people.
Taotao naturally chose to accept the challenge of the Nether Dragon. As a mount, it can not only fly, but also has more physical strength than other undead of the same level. Although it is not as strong as Khufu, it is more agile. In addition, as a close relative, it is relatively less affected by the "Dragon's Might", so the prospect should be relatively optimistic. If successful, according to the rules, its vacancy can be filled by the strongest one who failed in the immersion qualification challenge. As long as the alien undead defeated by Kekexili is subdued, its strength is slightly stronger than the current Guben, and it can fill the position, which is a happy situation for everyone.
But as more people moved around on the volcano, more things happened. The lucky guy who had the eighth-level volcanic undead was greedy and wanted more. He wanted to get the qualification to soak in the "Hell Magma Pool" before he had a stable position. He asked a necromancer from the Northeast Undead Alliance who I knew to spread the word and try to seize the qualification to soak by challenging those seventh-level undead. I didn't refuse explicitly, and I also spread the word - as long as any undead wizard challenged my volcanic undead, according to the rules, I, as the master, had the right to cooperate and fight together. At that time, I was afraid that I would not be able to hold back. If there was any damage by accident, please don't blame me. I scared him back immediately. At least for now, I dare not think about it again . As long as I firmly control the soaking qualifications of the twelve "Hell Magma Pools", even if Hades introduces more undead wizards to share the benefits I may get, it can only be a short-term behavior, with a lot of thunder and little rain, and it will not cause much actual loss to me. It will be difficult for them to gain further benefits. Once their gains are not proportional to their efforts, those people will either have to leave the "Hell Volcano" and find another good place to develop, or they will have no choice but to compromise with me and seek help and cooperation. There will be some trouble, but it will definitely not threaten my position as the leader of the revolution.
Three days later, under the protection of the 19th Bone Dragon, no one dared to harass him, and Shaman successfully absorbed and transformed the old marquis's original energy, successfully advancing to the Vampire Fang Marquis, with a standard upper level of level eight. However, the several attack skills he mastered were not the same as those used by the old marquis. Judging from the effect, the power should be stronger, and he was slightly better than the old marquis in actual combat ability.
The transformation into bat form is not much different from before. Whether it is a blood bat or a blood-sucking fang, in bat form, there is no attack power. It is still the most basic "blood evil", "blood mist" and "blood sucking". The "blood shadow clone", a skill that the old marquis has never used and should be a unique ability of Shaman, is still retained. The only difference is that the effect of the "blood sucking" skill has been strengthened. Originally, it can only be used when close to the opponent, and the absorption speed is relatively slow. In the "dead spirit space", it is not as good as swallowing soul energy. In the human world, it can only be used on one's own people. If it is used on the enemy, it will be more dangerous if it is too close. After being promoted to a marquis, not only the absorption speed has increased a little, but also a three or four-meter-long straw-like thing can be stabbed out, which can be used without getting close.
The skills in human form have undergone some changes, and the original ones have been greatly strengthened. The original "Thirteen Strike of Ghost Claw" attack skill has been replaced by the new "Heart-Destroying Grab". On the surface, it is a single move, but in fact, there is not much lag time, and it can be launched continuously. Although the attack speed is slightly lower than that of "Thirteen Strike of Ghost Claw", the power is greater. Thirteen strikes are transformed into one strike, and the attack method is more flexible, and you can withdraw in time, reducing your own danger. "Evil Gaze" can be cast on two targets at a time, and the duration is still five minutes. For opponents with a level higher than it by two levels, it can reduce 10-15% of the damage suffered by itself, and increase 10-15 additional damage to the target. The gathering time of "Blood Claw Breaking the Air" has also been shortened, and it can be completed in about one minute. "Phantom Form" is even more free to send and receive from the heart, and there is no limit on the casting time. It can continue to play a role as long as there is enough mental support.
Arranged for Shaman to continue to soak in the "blood pool". With this method, as long as he finds the trace of a vampire fang duke, he can also secretly help Shaman pass the challenge of advancing to the duke. However, the level of the vampire fang duke is about the ninth level. At that time, the "dragon power" of the ninth level lower level bone dragon will not have any deterrent effect on it. I am afraid that at least the black bone dragon will have to come forward. And Shaman himself still needs to have considerable strength to have a chance to win. As for the highest level of vampire fang princes, they are big figures that only exist in rumors. There are limited numbers, and there are only four in the huge "dead soul space". They have no soldiers or generals, are alone, come and go freely, and are easy to hide. Whether they can be found depends on each person's chance. Even if one could be found, the prince's level would definitely be higher than level nine. Even if the Hell Dragon was sent to help, the effect of "Dragon Might" would be limited. Unless a super strong man of Hades or Robinho's level could secretly help, he could only rely on his own abilities to pass the level.
On November 15th, it was the monthly volcano challenge period. Hoh Xil was much stronger than his opponent, and Gu Ben was just a fake match between his own people, so there would be no problem. Naturally, I helped Tao Tao and participated in the Nether Dragon Challenge together.
Although I made more thorough preparations based on the experience of the last time, for safety reasons, I arranged Khufu, Qitlei, and Dizang, who had no challenge missions, to some places on the volcano, so that they could be used as objects to receive the "sacrifice" magic in critical situations to help Taotao escape from the crisis. However, Hades made corresponding adjustments based on the situation of the challenge object, and sent out a guy who was a little different from the Hell Dragon that went into battle last time - the general appearance was similar, but after careful observation, through several of its actions, it felt faster, and seemed to be a type that emphasized speed. It seemed that it was intentionally restrained based on Taotao's characteristics of being able to fly and run.
Unlike the last attempt to retain its strength, the Hell Dragon rushed over with full force at the beginning of the challenge, unleashing its full power and launching a fierce attack. Its attack power was not as strong as the last Hell Dragon, but its movement and attack speed were obviously better, even better than Taotao, and it chased it all the way, and it was unable to get rid of it for a while. If it were not for the fact that Taotao had a slight advantage in turning flexibility due to its size, and constantly used rapid changes of direction to dodge the pursuit, I am afraid that even with the "sacrifice" magic to reduce 80% of the damage, it would be difficult for it to last past the minimum challenge time limit of six hours.
Pharaoh Khufu certainly has the memory of two lives and rich practical experience. As the first pet of "Tianxia" and Taotao who has followed me from the beginning, he has also experienced many fierce battles. He can be said to be an expert in escape, and the tacit understanding between him and me is not comparable to that of other subordinates. During this period, Taotao was in danger again and again, and was almost seriously injured by the Hell Dragon several times. Even I was almost taken advantage of by it and roasted into a charred bat. But relying on reasonable arrangements and proper handling, I did not make any mistakes to be used by the Hell Dragon. Relying on the sacrifices of other volcanic undead under my command, I finally survived the six-hour challenge time limit and helped Taotao successfully obtain the qualification to soak in the middle area of the "Hell Magma Pool". It was really thanks to the "sacrifice" magic. Without it, it would be difficult to pass such a dangerous challenge of the Hell Dragon as I wished, and I was able to thwart Hades's conspiracy .
Kekexili and Guben also successfully completed their respective challenge tasks. One obtained the qualification for immersion, and the other temporarily gave up the qualification for immersion. As I expected, Taotao's vacancy was transferred by Hades to Kekexili's opponent who had been forcibly subdued by me. Even if it was willing to be partial, it still had to maintain a fair and just image on the surface and could not act arbitrarily. At most, it could only use some rules reasonably like me and set up a few more obstacles for my development. So far, I have controlled the immersion qualifications of eleven primary areas. I just need to deal with the stubborn Houston. The middle-level forces of the "Hell Volcano" will all fall into my control and become the largest force besides Hades and the Nether Dragon Clan.
After that, I spent most of my time entering Dragon Bone Mountain to subdue the bone dragons. After several attempts, I was still unable to subdue the ninth-level intermediate bone dragon. Even for the wandering bone dragon, the success rate of signing a "soul contract" was equivalent to that of the bone giant leader. It took almost two days and four "blood changes" to subdue it. The efficiency was too low, and there were not many of them, and it was not easy to find them. It was often not possible to successfully subdue one in three to five days. Therefore, the main focus was still on the wandering bone dragons, the wandering ones, the ones that occupied the mountains, and after subduing them, they were sent to various places in Dragon Bone Mountain and the Lost Continent for inspection, to help me find out the situation as soon as possible and formulate a reasonable plan for the next step of development.
Wu Ma is also a person who needs to be taken care of. He is new here and doesn't know much about the Lost Continent. He doesn't know the action patterns of those more powerful beings, whether they will patrol nearby, and what risks they will face. Unfortunately, Khufu was not at a high level at that time, and he was a rising star with little experience. Apart from the Dragon Bone Mountain, where he was lured by villains and went in and out more often, he didn't know much about the situation in other places in the Lost Continent. The newly conquered ninth-level intermediate bone giant leader is also a reckless man who is oblivious to the outside world. He only knows how to stick to such a small territory. He also knows very little and is not of much help to me. My current power is not very strong and cannot withstand too fierce a battle. Therefore, I dare not let Wu Ma go out for the time being, so as not to attract strong enemies and bring danger. He hides in the cave in the bone giant territory all day long, and I constantly lure stray green bone dragons or bone dragons to it for it to devour. Each one is almost equivalent to its daily food intake, ensuring that it can eat and drink every day. If it didn't need to absorb undead with other attributes for "superpower transformation", there would be no need for it to move around.
A few days later, Qingwu Feiyang, who was temporarily hired by me as an agent, kept sending me good news. Anyway, I had owned it for such a long time, so I didn't care about this moment . I kept my composure and was not in a hurry to sell the "Blood Transformation". Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing were quite anxious. They followed Qingwu Feiyang's advice and sold the two "Blood Transformations" in a bundle. The price I offered was a ring or bracelet that increased the success rate of the "Soul Contract" by 5%, and a high-level holy weapon that increased the upper limit of mental power in addition to the crown. Although it seemed a bit too greedy at first glance, any equipment could be obtained or manufactured sooner or later, and the later the time, the lower the value. In the end, every level 10 professional Holy Spirit Mage should have equipment above the level of a high-level holy weapon. There are only six "Blood Transformation" quotas in the entire "World", and four have been used. This is the last chance. Once it is purchased by other undead wizards, there will be no regrets. Scarcity makes things valuable, especially for top players with similar strength. Special abilities like "blood transformation" should naturally have higher value. Unless they have the ability to kill the current blood lich Temur, establish a new monarch, and firmly control it in their own hands, not allowing others to get involved. Of course, at least in terms of the current strength comparison, they do not have this ability. Qingwu Feiyang also intends to contact several other equally powerful and financially strong undead wizards to attract more players to bid, which makes Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing even more restless. They take turns to negotiate with Qingwu Feiyang, trying to reduce the transaction value of the two "blood transformations". But I refused to give in and resolutely refused to give in, so they hit a wall again and again.
After a few more days of delay, Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing finally couldn't hold back and raised their offer again - a "Soul Black Jade Ring" that increases the success rate of "Soul Contract" by 5%, a "Dead Mantle" made by a professional player that can increase the upper limit of mental power by 20%, and a mid-level holy artifact level. They were also willing to give me some secrets about "Demon Spirits" that would help Xiaobai's transformation into a "Demon Spirit". They claimed that this was their last offer and hoped that I would consider it carefully.
