Chapter 609 - 368: The More We Fight, The More There Are

Chapter 609: Chapter 368: The More We Fight, The More There Are

’Another ability I’ve never seen before. Extracting a soul directly? What kind of system does that come from?’

’Just how many more surprises does this kid have in store for me?’

Luoti watched Lu Cang’s performance.

Beads of sweat trickled down her forehead.

’With Lu Cang’s help, my chances of winning should increase quite a bit...’

In the fight for the Moon Position, no one could say for sure who the final winner would be.

Now that she had an opportunity, Luoti had to take the gamble.

If she succeeded, she might actually have a chance to escape the Deep Land. ℯℯ𝑙.

It was better than sitting here waiting to die.

...

Lu Cang looked down at the Warrior below.

’A pity.’

’If I had just a little more time, I would have gone after this Warrior right after dealing with the Mage.’

A faint purple color appeared on Lu Cang’s right hand.

It was poison.

It might not be effective against a Level 8 Reincarnator, but it would definitely Weaken their combat strength to some degree.

’Unfortunately, I couldn’t get in direct contact with him.’

’To inject the poison into his body.’

SWISH!

Suddenly, a dire warning came from his Final Sense!

’The enemy is about to attack me...’

BANG!

The moment after the premonition struck, the Warrior had already appeared high above him. He held his blade high with both hands, his skin spreading out like a manta ray.

He had given up on trying to forcibly resist the Restriction.

Instead, he intended to kill Lu Cang as quickly as possible!

DONG—

But, Time stood still.

WHOOSH—

When Time flowed again, the Lu Cang before him had vanished!

PFFT!

A swift, sharp stab pierced through from behind!

Immediately after, souls rose to fill the sky!

The vast torrent of souls completely enveloped the entire island!

This was why Lu Cang hadn’t panicked when he encountered the four of them.

Even if they hadn’t mistaken him for Aertemi, Lu Cang had a strategy to defeat them.

He now had too many methods at his disposal. Even if he couldn’t win a head-on fight, he could always use the surrounding environment to his advantage.

The Restriction was one.

And the other was that Merso could be used by him.

At the same time, it fought using souls... and Lu Cang could lend it his own soul to use.

The Warrior spun around, swinging his heavy blade horizontally behind him!

WHOOSH—

After the horizontal slash, the thick clouds in the sky were pushed aside, split in two by the aftershock of the blow.

However, the attacker, who struck like an assassin, had already vanished.

The Assassin didn’t have time to react before he felt his mind descend into chaos.

A whispering voice echoed in his ears.

"Tier Eight Death Spell—Super Soul Degree."

At this moment, countless souls wrapped the island in a cage. The Warrior, trapped within, felt his own soul uncontrollably leaking out.

If this dragged on, he would surely die!

He violently swung his blade hundreds of times in Merso’s direction!

WHOOSH—

But Merso’s figure dissipated as the slashes of light passed through it, leaving only two long gashes spreading across the taut, fleshy ground—

’The hide that makes up this continent really is tough.’

SWOOSH—

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Two figures could be seen chasing each other at a speed too fast to follow. Merso’s form was like scattering evening mist, while the Warrior’s was like a rumbling thunderbolt!

Lu Cang, meanwhile, had hidden himself.

RIIIP—

As the two chased each other, chunks of flesh gradually began to fall off—

During the brief moments when Time paused, the Warrior’s skin could be seen shriveling up.

His soul was draining away.

At the same time, he couldn’t resist the pressure of the Restriction, and his flesh had begun to peel off.

’It won’t take long to finish him.’

In fact, as long as he was on this island, it was a deathtrap for him.

The Restriction alone forced him to expend a great deal of power to resist, to say nothing of facing a siege from two Same Tier experts.

PFFT—

In another instant, the Warrior suddenly felt an ominous presence behind him.

When he looked back, he saw his former teammate, Altheus, standing up again.

And he was standing as if completely unaffected by the Restriction.

He...

...had also become an Undead.

Lu Cang had killed him... just like that.

Now, it had truly become a three-on-one.

"Tier Eight Arcane Magic - Realm."

VMM!

In an instant, a Magic Barrier unfolded!

It completely sealed off every direction, trapping the Warrior inside. He charged and slashed at all four sides!

BOOM!

A powerful slash slammed into the Magic Barrier, causing it to thunderously vibrate, but it didn’t shatter.

SWOOSH—

And an assassin-like attack followed close behind.

The onslaught grew more and more relentless.

He was about to break.

’It’s over...’

His soul had already leaked out and was being siphoned away by Merso.

"Tier Eight Arcane Magic - Destruction."

Altheus raised his hand again, and a Rune that seemed to be both disintegrating and yet incredibly solid materialized in the sky.

SWISH!

Immediately after, the entire island was filled with identical Runes.

SWOOSH—

Then, the Warrior’s body, and every inch of Space within the Barrier, was stacked full of this one Rune!

"Destruction."

BOOM!

In that instant, all things contracted toward annihilation. Everything fell apart in a flash—

Even the Warrior’s flesh began to disintegrate!

"AHHH—!"

"AHHH!"

Despair. A daze.

’Lady Aertemi, I failed... to do what you asked of me.’

"I..."

CLACK—

Lu Cang was still watching the Warrior’s destruction, but suddenly, the entire scene froze, as if Time had ceased to flow.

But this time, it wasn’t Lu Cang who had stopped Time.

"Congratulations."

"You have passed the final Trial."

Luoti’s voice reached his ears, accompanied by the soft sound of footsteps on the Void. The surrounding scene began to shatter and peel away like fragments.

SHATTER—

With a soft sound, the entire scene shattered to pieces.

"Your performance far exceeded my expectations."

"Originally, I would have been quite impressed if you had merely managed to destroy those auxiliary Rituals."

Even those auxiliary Rituals on the island were not something an ordinary Level 7 Reincarnator could destroy.

Luoti never even imagined that Lu Cang could destroy Aertemi’s main Ritual.

But in the end, Lu Cang had actually done it.

"Why did it stop so abruptly?"

But Lu Cang didn’t accept Luoti’s congratulations, asking instead.

"Because... it was enough," Luoti replied.

Lu Cang pressed, "Is there something you don’t want me to see?"

Luoti’s expression turned a little helpless. "You truly are perceptive. I knew I couldn’t hide it from you."

"Yes. You killed her last confidant."

"If all four of them died, Aertemi would have briefly descended using the last one as a vessel..."

"So, this was enough."

Lu Cang said nothing.

’It doesn’t feel that simple,’ he thought. ’But she is a god, after all. If she doesn’t want to talk about it, I can’t really force the issue.’

Luoti seemed to sense Lu Cang’s suspicion.

She sighed softly and said, "It concerns a certain Secret matter between Aertemi and myself. It has no particular connection to you, so I must ask that you don’t press the matter."

"You have completely passed all four Trials. As agreed, you have now become the next successor of the Deep Land."

DING—

Almost as soon as Luoti finished speaking, Lu Cang felt a new contract form upon him.

From now on, he could travel to and from the Deep Land.

With a wave of her hand, Luoti made a comfortable sofa appear behind each of them.

She began, "Now, let’s discuss the terms of our cooperation."