novelraw Chapter 617 - 264: Several Days Later, New Authority – Corruption_2
Chapter 617 - 264: Several Days Later, New Authority – Corruption_2
Lear nodded with satisfaction.
This hero is very special, an excellent candidate for infiltration. From now on, there won’t be a need to hunt their leaders anymore.
By merely deploying the Soul-devouring Demon, the enemy’s entire army could potentially become ours.
At the very least, if the opponent’s leader is entangled, sending a high-tier hero to hunt can also yield perfect results.
"What is your name?"
"Great Your Majesty, my name is — Chloe Soul-devourer."
"Chloe? Good, from now on, you will be responsible for guarding the swamp... ensuring the safety of Weilu City."
"As you wish."
The Soul-devouring Demon humbly prostrated on the ground.
In the Main Plane, it was extremely rare and esteemed as a deity by ordinary people. Yet, this extraordinary creature was bowing lowly in front of Lear.
Seeing this scene, Lear wasn’t too moved.
His vision and strength were far beyond what they used to be.
Withdrawing his attention, the Soul-devourer sensed it and then stood up.
Thinking of it, his heart grew a bit proud.
Controlling the extraordinary body of the Beastman, he swaggered back to Weilu City, with the first task being to settle the score with the Mud Swamp girl.
Dared to slap him?
Truly turning the heavens upside down!!
This time he returned gloriously!
Humph!
Striding like a dragon and a tiger to the work area, the Mud Swamp girl was holding a fawn while selecting wheat seeds for planting.
The Soul-devouring Demon initially wanted to scold her, but upon seeing the girl, he inexplicably became a bit timid.
He cleared his throat lightly, suppressing that pathetic thought, and strutted over pompously.
Looking down at her from above.
"Do you know me?"
The Mud Swamp girl, busy with her work, looked up at the 4-meter-tall Beastman with a few moments of confusion in her eyes.
Then, with a slap, she struck the fawn on the head.
"Bread, you little rascal, how did you get into a Beastman’s body? Get out of there now!"
Not satisfied, she slapped again.
Aaaaaaaaaa!!
Instantly, the Soul-devourer clutched his head and wailed in pain, uncontrollably crying and sniffling like a bullied child...
He sat on the ground, holding his head in pain, looking at the Mud Swamp girl with sorrow.
Back when he wasn’t free, he was bullied by you, and now, even after seizing an extraordinary body, I’m still bullied by you!!
Didn’t I just escape for nothing?!!
This is too much bullying!
Just as he wanted to roar, he saw the girl raise her hand again...
Before long, a fawn and an extraordinary Beastman wielding a large knife followed closely behind the Mud Swamp girl, helping her select wheat seeds.
This scene drew frequent glances from passersby.
They all marveled, not expecting a Beastman to have such a careful side, even able to select seeds, which was truly surprising.
The Soul-devourer listened, wanting to cry but having no tears; firstly, I’m not a Beastman, secondly, I’m damn well not doing this voluntarily, not at all!!
It wasn’t until Bain came that the extraordinary Beastman was taken away from the girl; otherwise, this guy didn’t dare leave.
With one slap, his soul was almost knocked out of him, leaving the Soul-devourer with no temper at all.
Time quietly slipped by, and three consecutive days passed, during which the territory steadily developed.
The number of followers of the Master of Heart Eating unearthed from the Ancient Ruins increased to 8,000, and the tools for mining ore smoked from overuse.
Daily, a mass amount of ore producing Magic Mercury was produced.
These ores were sent to the Blacksmith Shop at the earliest convenience, refined into Magic Mercury.
Meanwhile, after smelting Magic Mercury, they enchanted the Rock Heavy Armor.
These 3-Star armors were mass promoted to 4 Stars.
However, the mining of veins stirred a more frenzied attack from the worms from the Worm Plane.
Waves of insects surged from space cracks, countless in number.
Even if these insects were of much lower level than the Demon Legion, they caused tremendous trouble.
The sheer number of tactics began to manifest their effects.
The pressure on the Blood-eating Demon increased significantly, with these 2,000 troops, each at level 17, running everywhere daily, engaged in high-intensity combat.
Though thanks to the praise of the Master of Heart Eating, the Demon Legion maintained a high fighting spirit.
They slaughtered rivers of blood.
And the obtained corpses were sealed by Lear in the swamp.
Due to the sheer number of corpses, the first batch soon began to rot in the damp environment...
This highly concentrated Lear immediately observed this scene, feeling something stirring in his heart.
He immediately extracted a batch of corpses as samples for observation.
Watching these corpses decay from a perfect state to losing temperature, then corroded by various bacteria.
Decaying silently...
Seeing this scene stirred his heart even more.
Silently observing was no longer satisfying him, and he began to mobilize power to try to stop the decay.
However, the process of decay could not be reversed, only delayed as much as possible, even though using divine power could delay the decay to near stasis.
Nonetheless, this process was irreversible.
After countless attempts, he felt he had learned something.
Irreversible decay was, after all, part of the rules.
If reversed, it would elevate to the fundamental rule of life and death.
He then wielded divine power to accelerate the decay of the corpses.
Soon, the corpses turned to remnants, bones crumbled, completely losing energy, becoming mud indistinguishable from the surroundings.
Accelerating decay.
Lear immersed himself in it, carefully experiencing this unique power.
Simultaneously, the incomplete divine format in his mind began to grow again.
The changes in the divine format also caused changes in the Divine Kingdom, most noticeably in the two-headed ogres transforming into the Swamp Divine Race, whose bloodline aura began to intensify.
Patches of moss gradually grew on their bodies...
At the swamp’s edge, an invisible force silently eroded outward, swallowing a large section of the wilderness.
This silent devouring went unnoticed by the outside world, and the swamp’s diameter expanded from 100 kilometers to 120 kilometers at an astonishing speed.
The expansion on the periphery made the area even larger.
Large areas of swamp vegetation and moss grew rapidly on the mud, making the region lush and vibrant within moments.
Birth, life.
The two divine offices gloriously shining.
Meanwhile, some insects and small animals flew out along the swamp’s expansion, starting to seek food and living in a broader space.
The entire scene looked like a beautiful painting.
Simultaneously, the fog-covered area extended 5 kilometers outward, forming a 10-kilometer-wide death zone.
When Lear awoke from his immersion, it was already the 29th.
At the same time, he felt his strength becoming even greater, with volatile power like molten lava within, warping the void unnaturally, as if subjected to unbearable weight.
His overall strength increased by at least fifty percent!
Focusing his perception, the divine format in his mind had silently expanded significantly, with its gaps fundamentally filled.
At this moment, the entire divine format had grown by at least fifty percent...
And he had gained another authority: decay.
Swamp, wetlands, birth, life... decay.
A swamp is a special region with its own unique ecosystem, nurturing the extraordinary and the eternal.
Throughout this process, Lear gained deeper insights and understanding of the other authorities he already wielded.
He could clearly feel not only his strength had increased, but also his control over his authorities had deepened.
Taking a deep breath, his gaze became clear.
At this pace, the day he truly becomes a Divine Spirit might not be far away.
Coming back to his senses, he could vaguely feel the rejection coming from his surroundings.
The Main Plane’s rules were already starting to press on him.
Once he fully mastered the power of the Divine Spirit, the entire world would be utilized; by then, staying would be difficult.
Lear took a deep breath. Rapid development is not always a good thing.
He resolved to ensure that before fully condensing his divine format, Weilu City should be developed to a level where it remains safe even after he leaves the swamp.
This place has always been his base, and even as a Divine Spirit leaving the Main Plane, it remains an indispensable power.