novelraw Chapter 53: Top-Tier Material Acquired
Chapter 53: Top-Tier Material Acquired
Top-Tier Material Acquired
Thump!
The moment the words fell, the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud abruptly threw its head back. Its immense spiritual power interfered with reality, like the toll of an ancient bell, tearing through the atmosphere and triggering a spatial shockwave.
A terrifying ring of air expanded in all directions, only to be quickly blocked by the Starlight Screen before it.
Rumble!
However, the Outskirts of the Abandoned City behind it were not so lucky.
Under this terrifying power, a large number of buildings instantly disintegrated and collapsed. Countless clouds of dust rose, turning the ruins completely into a field of dust.
From this day on, there would be no more Outskirts of the Abandoned City. Entering meant you were in the Inner District, with a direct path to the Central District.
While access became more convenient, the challenge level also doubled!
After venting its anger, the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud looked down on Lu Yu, seemingly wanting to burn this human's image into its memory.Click!
With a camera flash, Lu Yu, his back to the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, took a selfie, even throwing up a "peace" sign.
Lu Yu looked at the photo, nodded in satisfaction, and smiled.
"Since you're so fond of me, Brother Cloud, why don't we just take a group photo to commemorate this!"
This time, however, facing Lu Yu's provocation, the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud was as calm as water.
It glanced at the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host, which was continuously gathering starlight in the distance, then turned and drifted away toward the depths of the abandoned urban area.
Although the outer area was destroyed, compared to the true urban area, it was merely the tip of the iceberg.
It could still easily hide its tracks.
More importantly…
if it didn't leave now, what awaited it was a blast from the Stellar Cannon, powerful enough to severely injure it!
Lu Yu quietly watched the retreating back of the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud and sighed.
"What a pity…"
After he spoke, his figure suddenly dissipated like a dream bubble.
The real Lu Yu, meanwhile, walked out of an alley several hundred meters away, gazing at the distant ruins with lingering fear as he said,
"So this is the power of a top-tier demonic beast?"
He had clearly utilized his time to the absolute limit, collecting the corpse the instant Little Spider killed the Offspring and retreating back into Great Abyss City.
It was all completed in the blink of an eye, a series of actions as smooth as flowing water.
But he never expected the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud's reaction speed to be far faster than he had imagined.
It crossed a thousand meters in a single breath and casually whipped up a hurricane!
Fortunately, the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host reacted even faster, taking the full brunt of it!
Although he was theoretically safe in Great Abyss City, a wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall. The moment Lu Yu returned, he directly chose to use an illusion to communicate with the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud.
While he wasn't sure if it had seen through his illusion, from its helpless rage at being toyed with by an Ant, Lu Yu was certain that it lacked the power to break through the barrier and was even fearful of the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host's abilities.
This…
was just perfect!
That was why his subsequent series of death-courting actions were an attempt to lure it in, at the cost of the abandoned buildings in the border area between the new and old districts.
He would then borrow the power of the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host to, if not kill, at least severely injure this terrifying demonic beast.
He just didn't expect it to be far more cautious than he had imagined.
What a pity. He had been so close to getting the chance to collect a higher-grade material.
"But this time, the harvest was truly bountiful!"
In Lu Yu's mind, information about the material obtained from pulling a tooth from a tiger's mouth appeared.
Because the five materials originated from a single entity, after extraction, there was only one material, but its star rating had correspondingly increased.
【Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud's Tentacle Arm: Originates from an ancient evil god named the Worldly Black Mist. It was sought out and worshipped by the Evil God Cult, but because the evil god did not require faith, they discovered a pattern through numerous human sacrifices.
It delights in the fear and pain of souls. It requires the sacrifice of tens of thousands of souls, who are tormented in cycles within the painful Worldly Prison.
The final surviving individual, like a king from a gu-pot ritual, becomes a Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, which can imprison and torture souls before absorbing them to grow.
The Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud's tentacle arm possesses the ability to manipulate the Soul Magnetic Field and create Offspring.
It can also adjust its own Soul Frequency to simulate the soul fluctuations of other life forms, thereby concealing itself.】
【Evaluation: Four-star, early-stage】
It's a special demonic beast created using the power of an evil god.
No wonder a single tentacle arm from the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud is a four-star material.
Then a complete Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud is likely a top-tier four-star or even a five-star material!
If it hadn't been injured by the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host, causing it to lower its guard and proactively create Elite Rank Offspring to harvest souls and repair its wounds, Lu Yu would never have been able to seize the opportunity and get such a huge bargain!
The only five-star material Lu Yu had that was of a higher grade than this was one he had obtained from a bonus chest from the Gate of Truth.
It was a part of the legendary Divine Tree of Death, a descendant of the Ghost Imperial Tree, possessing the miraculous ability to transform souls and substitute for death.
Every high-star material is a top-tier treasure.
Through the material's information, Lu Yu finally understood why the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud could hide so well.
It turned out that it could adjust its own Soul Frequency to achieve near-perfect concealment.
Just by adjusting its Soul Frequency to that of an insect and hiding in a dark cloud, who could possibly find it?
Coupled with its ability to manipulate the Soul Magnetic Field and create Offspring, it could be considered a top-tier soul-type pet beast.
It's just that its method of creation is too twisted, requiring the sacrifice of a large number of human souls.
It is a truly evil path.
"But why does this Soul Frequency adjustment ability feel a bit like the Shadow Clipping Rat's shadow simulation? It's just that one acts on the soul, and the other on shadows…"
Lu Yu was puzzled, but he had no leads.
After all, with so little information, making rash deductions would only lead him into a cognitive trap. It was better to hurry up and improve his own strength.
As for how to use this material, he already had an idea. He was confident he could create a Secret Food of Excellent quality or higher, on par with the 【Void Saintess Fruit】, and its ability would be extremely terrifying!
However, all of this would have to wait until he advanced to Silver Rank and contracted the Shadow Clipping Rat.
"Since this matter is concluded, it's time to go and redeem my mission bonus!"
Thinking of the hefty bonus from the Hyena Mission, Lu Yu's mood lifted, and he felt a spring in his step as he quickly left the border area.
But he didn't know that atop the tall Clock Tower in the abandoned urban area stood a figure wearing a pitch-black mask with a Crimson Three-Petal Eye and a tailsuit.
The figure was tall and slender, like an ancient Noble, with every movement full of aesthetic grace.
He gazed at Lu Yu's retreating figure and said slowly,
"The anthem of humanity is an anthem of courage.
The weak overcoming the strong… truly a magnificent battle, wouldn't you agree?"
The one he was speaking to was none other than the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud floating beside him, the entity Lu Yu considered his greatest enemy.
However, to the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, his praise was an insult!
In response, it grabbed him with its countless tentacle arms, opened its blood-red maw, and swallowed him in one gulp!
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