Chapter 17: Profound Mysteries Fusion, Great Strength Advancement
“Breaking through from a Demigod to a God, the laws of the world descend and embrace the soul. In just this short moment, the soul’s transformation has caught up to the effect of absorbing those eleven Violet Crystals,” Linley mused in amazement. These past thirty-two years.
The eleven Violet Crystals he had purchased back then had naturally long been refined and absorbed.
Linley’s soul was now far more powerful than before. Reaching the God level brought a fundamental transformation to his soul, an improvement that was actually better than absorbing soul essence.
“Delia, have you finished absorbing those two Soul Gold Pearls?” Linley looked at Delia.
Linley had also asked Delia to buy two Soul Gold Pearls. Improving Delia’s soul itself would at least help her resist others’ soul attacks better. That time, Delia hadn’t just bought two Soul Gold Pearls; she had also bought one Violet Crystal.
“Both Soul Gold Pearls are fully absorbed, but that Violet Crystal absorbs really slowly,” Delia remarked with a sigh. “No wonder more people buy Soul Gold Pearls and fewer buy Violet Crystals.”
“Boss, when are we going for the Demon Trial?” Bebe urged impatiently.
Bebe had been waiting for this day for a long time.
“When?” Linley glanced at the sky outside and smiled. “No rush, it’s not even noon yet. Let’s go to the restaurant for a meal to celebrate. We can head to the Demon Castle after we eat.”
“The restaurant?” Bebe’s eyes lit up immediately.
When Linley, Delia, and Bebe came out of the restaurant, it was already evening. But the Demon Castle also received visitors at night, so they set off for the Demon Castle right away. When they arrived, there were actually quite a lot of people inside.
Stepping into the first-floor hall of the Demon Castle.
“An old acquaintance,” Linley said, spotting Yuna at the counter. The three of them walked over.
“Miss Yuna, we’d like to register for the Demon Trial,” Linley stated.
Yuna looked up at the three of them, then suddenly widened her eyes and laughed. “It’s you three?” Yuna had a deep impression of Linley and the others, especially since even Lord City Lord Di Yi had appeared that day. She remembered them clearly.
“Oh, you’ve already reached the God level,” Yuna remarked, glancing at Linley with surprise.
“Were you close to breaking through the last time you came?” Yuna asked with a smile.
She wasn’t too shocked. In her view, Linley had probably been at the bottleneck of the Demigod level last time. Breaking through from that bottleneck could happen quickly or slowly.
Linley just smiled. “Please handle the Demon Trial registration for the three of us.”
Yuna looked at Linley and the others and nodded. “Alright. You know the rules. One person pays ten thousand Ink Stones. That’s thirty thousand for three.” Yuna extended her hand with a smile. Linley flipped his hand and took out three Zhan Stone bars from his spatial ring.
Taking the three Zhan Stone bars, Yuna then produced three badges with a strange single-eye pattern and handed them to Linley and the others.
“What’s this?” Bebe asked curiously, examining the badge.
“This is proof of registration for the Demon Trial,” Yuna explained with a smile. “By the way, tell me your address so I can record it.”
“Miss Yuna, you haven’t told us the Demon Trial task yet. Why do you need our address?” Linley asked, puzzled.
Yuna shook her head. “The Demon Trial task won’t be known until you actually go to take the trial. Right now, no one knows. In fact, even the time for the trial can’t be determined, because we usually wait until enough people have gathered to hold a group Demon Trial.”
“Enough people?” Linley began to understand.
The number of participants in the Demon Trial had to reach a certain level before the task would begin.
Since no one could predict who would sign up, the start time couldn’t be set in advance.
“We have to wait? It won’t be decades, will it?” Bebe quickly asked.
“Of course not. Actually, a group went for the Demon Trial just the day before yesterday. But the outcome was as brutal as ever. Fewer than a hundred succeeded. Too many died,” Yuna sighed. “Oh, don’t worry. Usually, it takes about a month to gather enough people.”
A month? Linley and the others relaxed.
“Once enough participants have gathered and the task is set, someone from the Demon Castle will notify you at your residence. That’s why we need your address,” Yuna said with a smile.
Linley and the others understood and left their address.
“Hey, beautiful Miss Yuna,” Bebe said playfully. “I want to ask you about that guy Anji who failed twice and still joined the Demon Trial a third time. Did he succeed or fail?”
At Bebe’s question, Linley and Delia also looked at Yuna.
“You mean Anji?”
Yuna laughed. “He was lucky. He succeeded on his third Demon Trial. After succeeding, he took on a long-distance escort mission and left Di Yi City. He’s probably out of the Ye Mu Prefecture’s territory by now. Or maybe he ran into danger during the escort and died—who knows?”
Linley and the others felt relieved for Anji. No matter what, that persistent guy had finally succeeded.
Linley and his companions waited patiently at their residence, and that wait stretched to over twenty days.
Inside the quiet courtyard where Linley and the others lived in Di Yi City, the blood-colored sunlight bathed the yard. Linley sat cross-legged on the ground, with waves of earthy yellow energy rolling around his body.
“Boss’s defense is already far beyond a mid-grade defensive artifact, and he’s still improving it.”
Bebe sat on a chair, holding a bottle of fruit wine and drinking continuously. “This Infernal Realm fruit wine, the cheap kind—one Ink Stone buys ten bottles. It tastes way better than those overhyped fruit wines from the Yulan Continent.”
Bebe wasn’t like Linley.
Linley spent most of his energy on training, while Bebe focused on eating, drinking, and having fun, only occasionally training.
The earthy yellow waves around Linley’s body stopped churning and solidified into an earthy yellow garment.
Among earth-style magic, there was the Earth Guard Saint Armor.
Once one reached the Demigod level, with strong spiritual energy and divine power, one could form a Black Jade-level defensive armor. But this Earth Guard Saint Armor was just the simplest, most basic form. After Linley comprehended the profound mystery of Earth Element, he could form an Elemental Armor on his body.
The Elemental Armor’s power far exceeded the Black Jade Armor.
Its defensive capability was comparable to a standard mid-grade defensive artifact.
After comprehending Earth Pulse, Linley also had a Pulse Defense that was slightly superior to the Elemental Armor.
Fortunately, Linley had fused the two profound mysteries of Earth Pulse and Earth Element into one. By combining the flowing Pulse Defense with the fixed Elemental Armor and continuously refining it, he had finally succeeded.
The earthy yellow garment on Linley was actually the Pulse Armor.
If magnified a million times, one could see.
Extremely fine earthy yellow divine power ripples intertwined and connected, forming a perfect whole according to a special pattern. Countless divine power ripples ultimately formed the garment on Linley’s body.
The Pulse Armor was formed by combining the Pulse Defense and the Elemental Armor.
Its defensive power was nearly ten times that of a standard mid-grade defensive artifact.
“This is the power of profound mystery fusion!” Linley felt a surge of joy. “If I hadn’t fused them, even with my comprehension of Earth Pulse and Earth Element, my defense would be much weaker.”
Linley now understood a bit.
Why the gap between Highgods could be so vast.
“I’ve only fused two law profound mysteries, and the power has increased nearly tenfold. What if I fuse three? Four?” Linley marveled. “No wonder that Crompton, who refined a divine spark, was so terrified in front of the City Lord.”
Indeed.
When law profound mysteries fused, the power stacked continuously.
“With Earth Pulse mastered, I comprehended Void Sword Wave. And now, with the two law profound mysteries fully fused, the Void Sword Wave’s power has also increased nearly tenfold. Not only that—if the spiritual wave is primary, it’s a soul attack. But if divine power is primary, it becomes a material attack.”
Earth Element was inherently a material attack.
Earth Pulse was generally used for soul attacks.
When the two law profound mysteries fused, not only did the Void Sword Wave become more powerful, but the Earth Element attack also greatly increased in power.
“Bang! Bang!”…
Suddenly, a knock came at the door. “I’ll get it.” Bebe leaped to the door.
Linley and Delia both looked toward the entrance. Outside stood a black-haired youth. “Are you three the ones registered for the Demon Trial?”
“Are you here to notify us?” Bebe asked excitedly.
The black-haired youth nodded with a smile. “Yes. Please show me your Demon Badges. Don’t mind me—I need to confirm your identities.”
Linley and the others flipped their hands, and the Demon Badges appeared in their palms.
“Alright. Report to the city gate of Di Yi City tomorrow morning to prepare for the trial. Someone from the Demon Castle will be there to receive you,” the black-haired youth said with a smile.
“Tomorrow morning?” Linley and the others felt a surge of anticipation.
“And what’s the Demon Trial task?” Delia asked.
The black-haired youth shook his head. “I don’t know that. But the Demon Trial task will only be clearly told to you when you gather.”
“When you go to the city gate, the Demon Castle people won’t recognize you. Just show them the Demon Badge, and that’s enough,” the black-haired youth said before leaving.
Linley and the others exchanged glances.
“Whoa, Boss, we’re going to become Demons soon!” Bebe was extremely excited.
“Demon Trial?”
Linley resolved in his heart that no matter what, protecting Delia and Bebe was the most important thing.
“Maybe Bebe won’t even need my protection,” Linley thought, glancing at Bebe.
The next morning, Linley and the others set out early for the city gate. When they arrived, they saw a large metallic lifeform floating outside the city, marked with a Demon pattern.
“Looks like quite a few people are already here,” Linley said, seeing figures through the transparent windows of the metallic lifeform.
The three of them flew toward it. At the entrance stood a silver-haired old man, who looked at them and asked, “Are you here for the Demon Trial?”
“Yes,” Linley and the others nodded.
“Please show your Demon Badges,” the silver-haired old man said without a smile.
After seeing the Demon Badges in their hands, he nodded slightly. “Go on in.”
Inside the metallic lifeform, there was a wide corridor leading in two directions. Someone in the corridor saw them and said, “Those here for the Demon Trial, enter the rear cabin.”
Once they entered the rear cabin—
“So many people!” Linley was startled.
“Boss, there must be several hundred people here,” Bebe exclaimed.
Delia also remarked, “And not everyone has arrived yet. Linley, let’s sit over by the side.” The three of them found seats. The rear cabin had rows of twenty seats each, separated by four aisles.
Bebe looked out through the transparent window. “There are still a lot of people coming up. Hey, Boss, look! There are people wearing Demon Medals coming too. And quite a few.”
“What are a bunch of Demons doing here?” Linley also looked over.
But as he looked, Linley’s expression suddenly changed.
He saw someone he knew!
Bebe was also shocked. “Boss, that bald bastard is here too!”