novelraw Chapter 379-2: Desire Primordial Fire Child of Evil, The Most Expensive Accessory (2)
Chapter 379-2: Desire Primordial Fire Child of Evil, The Most Expensive Accessory (2)
Extreme Evil Power Fountain, derived from the Evil Fruit factor, was half passive and half active.
The passive effect was that after killing monsters, the total malice within him would increase. Once it reached the critical point, he could raise the Shell Quality.
This skill was similar to the Greedy Wolf Star Lord’s Star Commander Spirit Pivot Demon-Banishment Grand Art, which also upgraded Shell Quality by killing monsters.
But Extreme Evil Power Fountain was far stronger.
Because Extreme Evil Power Fountain could actively absorb malice to strengthen the Shell Quality.
Just like what the Wet Nurse had done with the Child of Evil Shell. Just like what Lin Xun had done with the Flanda Shell.
“If that’s so, could I proactively spread malice in other worlds, then once the seeds of malice blossom and bear fruit, absorb the malice like in the Firefly world and become a god?”
After carefully thinking it through, Lin Xun felt the possibility was low.
He was not the Extreme Delusion Fruit’s true body, nor did he have an item like the Core of Extreme Evil as an aid.
To spread malice, he would first have to completely master the Wet Nurse’s Flesh Authority, at least cracking some portion of the Extreme Evil factor, then rely on something like Pilgrimage Angels or the web of consciousness to disseminate malice.It was worth mentioning that after Firefly fell and the Wet Nurse died, the web of consciousness encompassing all things in the world had shattered and vanished, with only his tiny piece of web remaining unaffected.
At the same time, his special trait Hive Consciousness had not improved.
At first he thought it was because he had absorbed too much malice, which was also a kind of special trait, causing the special trait panel to no longer display.
Later, only at the Librarian did he finally learn the real answer: special traits came from the power seeds of gods. With Firefly and the Wet Nurse both gone, they naturally would no longer grant him power seeds.
So his Hive Consciousness still remained at +12.
“Looks like the Evil God world is a must-visit. Only by going to the Evil God world and killing the Extreme Delusion Fruit can I absorb endless malice…”
“Uh… that goal is too grand and a bit unrealistic.”
“In reality, as long as I can steal some portion of the Extreme Delusion Fruit’s Authority, to the extent that I can spread malice, that should already count as a victory.”
Lin Xun certainly did not dare to enter the Evil God world and immediately start absorbing endless malice.
The notes at the end of the skill made it very clear that this was an act of courting death.
[Please note, this skill also has the ability to actively absorb masterless malice. When the source of the malice lies elsewhere, your active absorption will be sensed by the owner of the malice.]
The last skill was the only active attack-type skill and was also mythic quality, Extreme Evil Assault Demon Claw.
He had used this move before in the Firefly world, and its effect had been absolutely outstanding.
When the malice was practically infinite, this skill could even slay gods.
The current Extreme Evil Assault Demon Claw should be a weakened version of that time, since it was only mythic grade.
Moreover, in an environment without external malice, he could only consume his internal malice source to cast the skill. After the malice source was depleted, he would have to wait for it to recover before he could use the skill again.
“Tsk, it would be nice if I could swap this skill for another passive instead…”
Lin Xun was a bit greedy. He had the Scarlet King’s Sword and no shortage of powerful attack skills. Rather than getting an active mythic attack skill, it would be better to switch it for a Legendary-grade passive skill.
“Forget it. This Shell is already insanely strong, with limitless potential. If it got any stronger, how would other Apostles live?”
Lin Xun opened the Inventory and checked the True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord.
[This Shell does not yet meet the requirements to fuse with True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord.]
“Cursed game, seriously?”
“This Shell is indeed very strong, but if you’re not going to let me fuse the umbilical cord to transform and upgrade, isn’t that a bit too much?”
Lin Xun could not help complaining.
The game prompt did not end with just one line. Another line popped out right after.
[Please note, you can increase your mastery over Flesh Authority to enhance the Child of Evil’s adaptability to the flesh factor, thereby reaching the conditions for fusing True Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord.]
“So it’s not that it cannot be fused, it just hasn’t reached the threshold yet.”
Seeing that there was room to maneuver, Lin Xun could not help feeling overjoyed.
If he could fuse this Wet Nurse Umbilical Cord, he could raise the Shell from mythic grade to mythic+ grade and make the already powerful Child of Evil’s strength soar once again.
“The only question is, how do I increase my mastery over Flesh Authority?”
As the ultimate reward for an SSS interpretation rating, Flesh Authority was very high in cool factor, but its practical utility was less than ideal.
Over the several days he had spent restoring Luck Value with the fate-changing artifact, Lin Xun had tried studying Flesh Authority, attempting to figure out what it was good for.
Yet in the end he discovered that aside from changing appearances, altering gender, or adjusting the size and structure of certain body parts, Flesh Authority only had one function: strengthening the flesh.
Strengthening the flesh was not limited to increasing muscle strength. Stamina recovery speed, resilience, immune system activity… basically anything related to the physical body could be enhanced.
It was just that the current level of enhancement was very small. If not for seeing the measurements from his private professional doctor, he could hardly feel the buff.
This strengthening applied to all Shells, including Lin Xun’s real-world Shell.
After checking the Shell stats, he could not resist manifesting the Shell and standing in front of a mirror to examine it.
The Child of Evil looked identical to his true self. It did not have a body covered in malice tattoos like when the Wet Nurse had been gestating it.
Lin Xun suspected that the Child of Evil gestated by the Wet Nurse had not fused the Extreme Evil factor deeply enough, at least not to the degree of Flanda, who had swallowed the Core of Extreme Evil.
Perhaps it did not even measure up to the Child of Evil currently generated by the Shell item.
After the Child of Evil’s Shell was generated, he still had many things to do.
The fate-changing artifact still had to work overtime, because Firefly Radiance, which could randomly generate an exclusive item, had not yet been used.
Furthermore, after solidifying and equipping Relics and raising Soul Enhancement beyond 200 percent, the randomly generated Soul Secret would also need the fate-changing artifact’s participation.
Before the fate-changing artifact restored its Luck Value, the first thing Lin Xun had to do was craft an accessory.
The reason he waited until after the Child of Evil’s birth to craft it was because he wanted to create an exclusive accessory, one that could incorporate Desire Wet Nurse’s Special Spirit Essence and generate the Flesh Growth awakening effect.
Lin Xun stood before the Book of Craftsmen.
He operated the Child of Evil Shell, clicked craft exclusive equipment, selected the accessory category, and then clicked Desire Wet Nurse’s Special Spirit Essence.
[Do you want to use Desire Wet Nurse’s Special Spirit Essence as a base to generate a related accessory forging blueprint?]
[Based on the Materials you possess, generating forging blueprint…]
[Lubricating Slime of the Child of the Stars + World Stone (not yet owned) + Meteor Origin Metal (not yet owned) + Mist of Ethereal Spirit Cloud (not yet owned) + Essence of Netherworld Sea Water from the Nine Hells (not yet owned).]
[With the above Materials, plus a cost of 1,125,000 Spirit Essence, you can forge an accessory suitable for this Shell. The accessory crafted will be mythic grade.]
“Just the forging cost alone is over one point one million? Cursed game, why don’t you just rob me instead?”
The mask master could only forge equipment up to Legendary+ grade. Mythic grade was already beyond its capabilities.
Once Lubricating Slime of the Child of the Stars was added, the accessory’s grade was set at mythic, and only two of the required Materials were available for sale in the Book of Trade. The string of zeros attached to their prices made Lin Xun’s heart tremble.
As for the Materials not listed in the Book of Trade, he would have to pay the highest cost to purchase them at full price from the Book of Craftsmen, essentially buying from the system shop, where prices were doubled.
Including labor costs, the value of the mythic accessory already approached ten million.
Lin Xun tried removing Lubricating Slime of the Child of the Stars from the blueprint and letting the Book of Craftsmen generate a new one.
After that ultra high-end Material was removed, the entire blueprint’s Materials changed. First, the accessory grade was set at Legendary+ grade. Second, all the Materials were available in the Book of Trade, and their prices were far cheaper than before.
The mask master could also save him nearly four hundred thousand in labor, bringing the total cost down to three million. It was simply delightful.
After forging two Legendary+ grade mask combat armors for Li Xingyue and Lu Caiyi, the savings in his pocket were already almost gone.
But earning another several million Spirit Essence was not that hard. If he gritted his teeth, he might be able to scrape together enough for a mythic accessory.
“I really don’t want to keep harvesting the leeks, but I’m flat broke. When you’re poor, your ambition shrinks…”
“I’m sorry, leeks…”
Lin Xun decided to once again hold a grand and solemn Offering Ritual while the fate-changing artifact was restoring Luck Value.
To establish his Disciple Holy Name: Cain.