allendalepharm Chapter 242 Drinking the "Demon" Potion
Chapter 242 Drinking the "Demon" Potion
Chapter 242 Drinking the "Demon" Potion
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Western Continent, Dark Lodge Headquarters.
In a secluded villa, in an inconspicuous side hall, seven disciples of the Dark Pavilion, dressed in Taoist robes, sat on chairs behind their desks, waiting. When they saw the great cultivator Xiao Shouzhen bring Raphael in, they immediately stood up and bowed.
"Alright, sit down," Xiao Shouzhen said. "Let's ask the Demon Lord to tell us about the situation in the other realm."
The seven disciples of the Dark Lodge sat upright.
There were five men and two women, all between their twenties and thirties. They had bright eyes and solemn expressions. Although they were of different social standing, they were all the elite among the elite in the Dark Lodge.
Raphael then began to describe to them the sights of the “Forsaken Land.” The seven men were slightly surprised when they learned that the place they were going to had only night and no day for thousands of years, and that lightning flashed in the sky at all times.
Even the great cultivator Xiao Shouzhen was somewhat surprised, but he did not show it.
Raphael said, "Each of you must carry a battery-operated light bulb and keep yourself in the light at all times, otherwise you may mysteriously disappear or encounter some monsters in the dark."
"You can give me the batteries you purchased in advance, and I will ask the gods to help you take them to the other world first."
"Also, you need to bring your own food, because the food there is contaminated. It won't have a big impact if you eat it for a few days, but you definitely won't have an appetite for it."
He paused for a moment and then said, "As for your enemies this time, there are five extraordinary individuals who are either in the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm or in the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm—they are not called cultivators, but extraordinary individuals."
"In addition, there are several hundred extraordinary individuals in the mid-stage and early-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and in the early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage of the Mortal Realm."
The early stage of the "Refining Void Realm" corresponds to Sequence 3, while the early, middle, and late stages of the "Transformation Spirit Realm" represent Sequences 6, 5, and 6 respectively.
4. The "worldly realm" before, during, and after corresponds to sequences 9, 8, and 7.
To translate Raphael's words, the enemy has five Saints, and hundreds of members in the "low sequence" and "middle sequence" combined.
"Low-sequence" extraordinary individuals generally do not go to the battlefield; they mainly perform auxiliary tasks. Of course, they will be sent to the battlefield when cannon fodder is needed.
At this point, Raphael deliberately paused. He was quite pleased that none of the seven Dark Lodge disciples asked any questions; it proved they could remain calm. Anyone who couldn't remain calm would have asked, "Can we defeat them?"
But such a question is actually quite silly. If the difference in strength is too great, this cooperation will not be possible.
Raphael continued, "There are two groups fighting alongside you: a divine messenger and a puppet of the god."
"The second part consists of the local extraordinary forces, including two late-stage Nascent Soul Realm extraordinary individuals, though they refer to them as Sequence 4. While there are fewer extraordinary individuals at other levels compared to the enemy, the difference isn't significant."
He smiled and added, "There's another important thing you need to know: every extraordinary person possesses an inner core, and there's a significant chance they also have magical treasures."
The seven disciples of Dark Lodge sat up straighter. They roughly knew their mission: besides defeating the enemy, to acquire more "inner cores" and "magic weapons." However, they did not expect that "inner cores" were everywhere in that realm!
At this moment, a female disciple stood up and asked, "Demon Lord, that's—that's a battle between two groups of Blood Sect disciples?"
Raphael replied, "In the other two realms, there is no distinction between Qi Sect and Blood Sect. All extraordinary individuals there advance using extraordinary characteristics, also known as 'Inner Core,' which is completely different from the power system of this realm."
The great cultivator Xiao Shouzhen and the seven disciples of the Dark Pavilion were once again shocked, and this had somewhat overturned their understanding.
In their minds, the Qi Sect is the true path, while the Blood Sect can only be considered an auxiliary to the Qi Sect.
Even though the Blood Sect disciples of Dark Lodge are basically on equal footing with the Qi Sect disciples, this is a consensus among them.
But today they learned that there were no Qi Sects in the other two realms!
The female disciple who had asked the question earlier then asked, "And their condition—"
"Most of them are pretty good," Raphael said. "Because they have found ways to counteract the madness and distortion brought about by extraordinary characteristics."
"I've previously traded with the Demon Lord Xuanyin about this method, so he's probably already tried it. You can ask him how it went."
He paused for a moment and then said, "The place we're going to next is because of its special environment; there's no clean food there, which caused their mutation."
"In another realm with a normal sky, there is only a very small chance of mutating into a monster, provided the method is correct."
The female disciple was about to ask more questions, but Raphael raised his hand and said, "We can discuss this issue another time. Let's talk about other things to pay attention to in this battle first."
North Continent, Backlund West District.
Raphael took out the extraordinary properties of the "demon" from the "Dark Hut" and prepared to concoct a magic potion.
He originally planned to drink the "demon" potion a few days later, but he had to personally participate in the battle that was about to take place in Sen'er City, the "forsaken land of Gods".
After being promoted to "Demon", one gains an extra ability to protect oneself, as demons also possess many abilities with considerable offensive power.
While Raphael finds reinforcements, he also needs to strengthen his own forces.
So Raphael went to his study and began to concoct a "devil's" potion.
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The auxiliary materials had already been purchased at the party and added to the beaker according to the dosage on the potion recipe.
This promotion drained Raphael's savings and he even embezzled £2000 of public funds. However, he has to focus on the "Forsaken Land" project for the next couple of days and hasn't had time to make money yet.
For a relatively active Sequence 5, this financial deficit is relatively easy to cover. For example, another £3000 of public funds can be borrowed to cover the £200 shortfall. As for any new shortfalls, another £4000 can be borrowed to cover them.
After adding the auxiliary materials, the last one is the "Demon" characteristic. Its appearance is like a small volcanic rock, with a faint blue glow emanating from the pores on it, which looks quite pretty.
However, when this property is added to the auxiliary materials, it quickly melts and turns into a cup of blackish-blue potion.
It looked like something made purely from chemical agents, and it smelled like pesticides.
Raphael swallowed hard. The "Criminal" pathway potion still looked as deadly as ever! He knew this potion was extremely dangerous without even needing to divine.
He took a deep breath and drank the potion in one gulp.
The moment the potion entered his stomach, Raphael felt his whole body swell, as if a force was about to burst through his flesh.
When |~
The beaker fell to the ground, intensifying the swelling sensation. Raphael was in great pain, with tears, snot, and saliva streaming down his face.
In a daze, he seemed to see a huge black pit, which seemed to be the final destination of all depravity.
abyss!
That's an abyss!
Although it was far away and seemed to be just a phantom, Raphael was certain that it was the abyss!
Immediately, a series of bizarre ideas flooded Raphael's mind: planting a bomb in a theater and detonating it during the climax of the play; cutting off and destroying the organs a couple was using just as they were about to reach their climax; framing and manipulating a person of conscience into becoming utterly wicked; turning a beautiful work of art into a vulgar ornament—
Raphael suddenly smiled. Many people think that the purpose of demons is bloody killing, but now it seems that killing is not the purpose of demons. Their purpose is to destroy all good things or to show the evil side to people, so that people are filled with fear, helplessness and struggle in despair.
Having figured this out, the black crater in Raphael's eyes disappeared, and he gradually regained control of his body.
Finally, he regained his senses and felt his body swell, but now he only felt uncomfortable and not in pain.
Raphael believed that his smooth advancement was due not only to the complete digestion of the potion, but also to his advancement to "Wraith".
this point is very important.
At this point, he already possessed a Sequence 5 spiritual body and a celestial body, allowing him to withstand the impact of Sequence 6 potions relatively easily.
Of course, the most important thing is the special gift that was given to Raphael "initially," otherwise, if a normal extraordinary person drank the potion from two different sources, they would most likely lose control.
Soon, the throbbing discomfort disappeared, and Raphael breathed a sigh of relief, beginning to gather his spiritual energy.
At that moment, the voice of "the Beginning" resounded once more in Raphael's mental world: "Keep the potion recipe for 'Apostle of Desire' safe. Also, you can ask me a question whose answer I know."
Raphael thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know what the Goddess of Night did in the Forsaken Land during the Fourth Age?"
"Initially" laughed and said, "I do not have the authority to know everything, so I cannot answer this question."
"But through my observation of your fate, I can ascertain that you will know the truth in the near future."
Raphael said "Oh," and then asked, "May I ask one more question?"
"Can."
"Do you know how to enter the 'Sea of Chaos' from Cherokee?"
"I know," "Initially" said, "First, you must possess the uniqueness of any given path."
Raphael quickly asked, "Any way will do?"
"Yes, any one will do." "The Beginning" said, "This trait is rather special, unique outside of the five paths of the Creator, and can also be utilized to some extent by this special source substance."
"Even Outer Gods in the Astral Plane, as long as they possess uniqueness, can utilize it."
"However, the above methods are easily corrupted by the Chaotic Sea, so a suitable medium is needed, such as the remains of God or the ancient sun, or any Sequence 1 characteristic or uniqueness from the five pathways of the Creator."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "The Creator's five pathways can directly utilize the power of the Chaos Sea, and their utilization is even more efficient. If they are integrated with the Chaos Sea to a certain extent, they will easily reach the level of half an Old One."
"The Hanged Man" and "The Dreamer" are relatively easy to merge with "The Chaos Sea" if you want to sort them out, while the other three paths are next. However, these three paths may be accidentally merged in reverse.
"Oh, right, the Super Star Overlord has the same level of opportunity as the Sun, the White Tower, and the Tyrant. This old Japan was essentially just scraps from the Creator."
Raphael processed this information for a moment, then asked, "What if we have a unique pathway, and we also obtain the corresponding medium?"
"Initial" replied, "You only need to jump into that giant pit, take a look at the Chaos Sea," or touch the illusory flow of this primordial substance.
"But this process must be done very carefully, otherwise it is easy to be contaminated by the Chaos Sea."
Raphael nodded slowly, then asked, "Who knows about this?"
"I, God, the Celestial Being, the Ancient Sun."
"That's it?"
"That's all."
What about "the Fallen Mother Goddess" or "the Mother Tree of Desire"?
"Initially" chuckled, "They never care about this issue, but if they wanted to figure it out, it wouldn't be difficult. However, the prerequisite is that they can get close to the Chaos Sea."
Raphael said "Oh," and then added, "I understand."
When "Initial" fell silent, Raphael focused on gathering his spirituality.
Once his spirituality had largely settled, he quickly used it to examine the new abilities he had gained.
First, Raphael possesses the ability to transform into a "demon." After becoming a "demon," he is about three meters tall, with strength similar to a "zombie," defense about half that of a "zombie," and self-healing ability similar to a "werewolf."
However, the "demon" is calmer than the "zombie" and "werewolf" and can effectively resist attacks on the mental or spiritual level. If the goat horns on its head are burned, it can also be immune to a certain intensity of mental attacks and attacks against spirits.
Of course, most importantly, "demons" can use many extraordinary abilities, such as "sulfur fireballs" for ranged attacks and "magma swords" for melee combat, which are abilities that "zombies" and "werewolfs" do not possess.
Besides these two offensive abilities, there are also two support abilities: "Flame Cage" and "Poisonous Steam." The former is a control ability, while the latter is an area-of-effect attack. Although their effects aren't as good as "Imprisonment" and "Disease," that's just how well-rounded the "Demon" is!
This is just an offensive ability, which can be used even when not in the transformed state. However, in the transformed state, the attack power and attack speed are improved.
It also has the ability of "malice perception," which is much more useful than the "premonition of danger" in "wriggling hunger." The "Apostle of Desire" trait in this magical item can now be retired.
Another "control" ability: foul language!
This ability includes four uses: "death," "slowness," "corruption," and "malice."
Raphael lamented that when he was still a "werewolf," he dreamed of having a "control" ability, but now, "control" abilities seem to be appearing all at once.
The "Wraiths" have "Wraith Entanglement" and "Ice Crystal Arrows," while the "Demons" have "Fire Cage" and "Words of Filth"!
After learning about the abilities he had gained, Raphael took a deep breath and felt that only two abilities of "Crawling Hunger" were still useful: "Harvest" and "Travel".
Suddenly, Raphael had a strange thought: what would happen if the states of "vengeful spirit" and "demon" were combined?
Thinking of this, he immediately tried it out, and in that instant, Raphael discovered that he had developed two "composite abilities"!
This is something that has never happened before.