Chapter 20: The Jade of the Four Souls

With the Honnoji Temple on fire, the Oda family, which had almost unified the troubled times of the Warring States, came to an end.

However, Akechi Mitsuhide, who ended Oda Nobunaga's ambitions, did not succeed in taking the world. Within a few days of the sneak attack on Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide was wiped out by the soldiers and horses of various daimyos.

The initially stable situation immediately underwent a drastic change, and the Warring States began to fight again.

The youkai cheered at this, and as long as the war continued, the power of the youkai would swell more and more. Civilians who had just seen the dawn of the end of the war had no choice but to continue to live in the troubled times of the Warring States.

Faced with the increasing number of youkai, people have to worship some shrine maidens or mages in the village. However, most of the villages are not wealthy. Even if it is just a shrine maiden, it needs to be worshiped by several villages. In this era, it is a great guarantee of survival for the village to have a shrine maiden.

The crazy and long war deeply stimulated the evil in people's hearts, and the number of yokai increased explosively. In the face of the increasing number of youkai, even some witches who are born with strong spiritual powers are gradually feeling powerless.

A treasure was born, like a fire cooking oil, making the already grim situation even more chaotic.

I don't know where such a legend began to circulate.

The Jade of the Four Souls can grant powerful abilities to youkai, and according to legend, this jade also has the power to grant any wish.

Not to mention monsters, even humans have begun to chase after the treasure called "Jade of the Four Souls" when they hear such legends.

"Jade ...... of the Four Souls"

Cang Zhen, who had lived in Castlevania for a long time, had also heard the legend, and in comparison, he knew better the power and source of the Jade of the Four Souls.

That was a long, long memory. Fortunately, after becoming a demon king, his memory is very, very much stronger than that of the human period. Even if it is a memory from a long time ago, you can recall it clearly as long as you want to remember it.

The birth of the Jade of the Four Souls is due to a powerful witch Tsuiko with the magic power of extracting soul purification and the ability to eliminate demons, and was defeated in a long-term battle with the strongest youkai formed by the combination of ghosts, dragons, earth spiders and other monsters, and used her last strength to take away the soul of the monster and merge with her own soul, and then released it from the body, and Cuizi and the monster died at the same time, leaving behind this soul crystal that contains powerful spiritual power and demon power to realize wishes.

This is the reason why the Jade of the Four Souls was born.

Of course, Cang Zhen would not believe that the Jade of the Four Souls would be able to grant any wishes.

The Jade of the Four Souls may be able to increase the user's power, but the realization of wishes is pure talk, and at most it can fulfill specific wishes. In other words, it is simply the wish of the wisher who happens to trigger the ability of the Jade of the Four Souls.

"Master, do you believe in that legend too?"

Leticia, who was born in the Hakota, believes that certain treasures can increase her strength, but if she fulfills any wish, only the creator of the Hakoto dares to say so.

Playing with the wine glass in his hand, Cang Zhen leaned on the throne with his chin in one hand, and explained casually: "Leticia, have you forgotten my 'ability'? The Jade of the Four Souls, which condenses the souls of ghosts, dragons, earth spiders, and other youkai, as well as the shrine maiden Tsuiko, is very useful to me. ”

The only object that Cangzhen has always ruled is demons, and of course he will be interested in the abilities of youkai.

"I see."

Nodding in understanding, Leticia was well aware of the importance of strength.

Improve your strength, no matter who you are, you will like it.

Rather than letting those monsters compete for the jade of the four souls and constantly create fights, it is better for the master to hold the orb of the jade of the four souls.

At least, after falling into Cangzhen's hands, the battle for the Jade of the Four Souls was almost over. Except for a small number of guys with abnormal brains, there shouldn't be anyone stupid enough to break into Castlevania to snatch the Jade of the Four Souls.

"Death!"

Raise the volume to call.

"My master, what do you command?"

The Grim Reaper came, not letting Cangzhen wait even a second.

"I want to know whose hands the Four Souls Jade is in now."

Cang Zhen was going to take it himself, the characteristics of the Jade of the Four Souls were too strange, and it would be polluted if it fell into the hands of evil people, and he didn't believe that there were a few people in Castlevania who were frightened and pure.

It's strange that the devil isn't bad to the bone.

Within a few days, the Grim Reaper had obtained the information that Cang Zhen wanted.

In fact, this is not difficult, because there are too many competitors for the Jade of the Four Souls, and it is impossible for the Jade of the Four Souls to be hidden in anyone's hands. The battle for the Jade of the Four Souls, you only need to inquire casually to get some useful information.

With a wave of his trench coat, Cangzhen turned into a bat and rushed towards the place where the god of death had said.

Cangzhen shook his wings and rushed into the sky, the air rushing under his wings so rapidly that the scenery of the ground was quickly blurred behind him.

Soon, Cang Zhen saw the monster who held the jade of the four souls.

It's so easy to find him, and the one who is surrounded by a lot of youkai must be the one who attacks.

Facing the siege of hundreds of monsters, the holder of the Jade of the Four Souls became more and more courageous, and the filthy and chaotic demonic aura reached the sky, making his body shape gradually become hideous.

"Oh!"

The youkai holding the Jade of the Four Souls roared, and the orb was embedded deep in his chest. A large amount of demonic energy was emanated, making the monster's body even stronger. The already thick arms bulged with muscles, and became thicker than the real waist.

The longer you hold the Jade of the Four Souls, the more the Jade of the Four Souls will fit in with the holder, and the more power it will release.

In other words, the power of the holder is not formed in a leap, but slowly merges with the power of the Jade of the Four Souls, and slowly increases.

"Oh hahahaha! Strength, give me strength, more, stronger power! ”

The momentum of the besieged monsters changed drastically, and the lightning in the sky fell suddenly, sweeping away most of the besiegers in one go.

The Jade of the Four Souls responded to the holder's request, and more and stronger demonic energy emanated.

The youkai who fell into the power enhancement trap didn't notice it, and the jade of the four souls was becoming more and more weird.

Perhaps, the nature of youkai is chaotic, so it is difficult for them to find that their consciousness is affected by the Jade of the Four Souls. It's also possible that they realized it, but didn't think there was anything about it, so they ignored it completely.

Obedience to nature is the style of youkai.

Cang Zhen in the sky watched coldly, he saw that the monster holding the jade of the four souls had become a big trend, and the monster besieging him began to retreat in the face of his attack.

The Jade of the Four Souls will provide a steady stream of demonic energy, and any injuries will be recovered immediately, and the youkai who hold it will not be weak at all. Not surprisingly, the person who won this battle should be the youkai who holds the jade of the four souls.

However, if nothing else, is it still the Jade of the Four Souls?

The jade of the four souls is not a treasure for monsters, but it should be highly poisonous.

Qu Ling, the evil spirit hidden in the jade of the four souls, but he always wants to get his body back to life.

When the demonic energy of the Jade of the Four Souls is infused enough to withstand the possession of the Qu Spirit, it is the time when the holder's soul is devoured.

"Great, this power...... More, more! ”

The consciousness of the monster holding the Jade of the Four Souls began to blur, and his remaining consciousness was still obsessed with the power of the Jade of the Four Souls, and he was so crazy that he asked for more power.

In this regard, the Jade of the Four Souls is naturally responsive.

Once he gained power, the guy who was originally just a little monster was captured by the power.

For the sake of his own birth, Qu Ling was of course not stingy, as the besieging monsters continued to be killed, until finally Qu Ling finally took the possession of the soul of the holder.

When he noticed the change in the Jade of the Four Souls, it was too late, the Jade of the Four Souls had already been deeply embedded in the heart of the holder.

A disgusting demonic aura erupted from within the jade of the four souls, and Qu Ling roared triumphantly and wildly.

"Cuizi, you can't seal us anymore!"

A voice belonging to a mixture of countless youkai came from Qu Ling's mouth.

Among the mixed voices, there are male voices, female voices, human voices, and animal voices. Everything that can be thought of as a creature can hear it from the mouth of a qu ling.

He was resurrected.

In this era, there are more evil people than pure people.

Cangzhen folded his wings and swooped down. The bat he had turned into was like a pitch-black arrow that shot down from the sky.

The monster that originally held the Jade of the Four Souls had been devoured by Qu Ling, and Cang Zhen wanted to dig out the Jade of the Four Souls from Qu Ling's body before he fully recovered.

Otherwise, once Qu Ling completely fused the jade of the four souls, then Cang Zhen would come to grab something.

The power of the Jade of the Four Souls is too wasteful simply as a treasure to enhance the demonic energy, and the power of domination can best exert the ability of the Jade of the Four Souls.

"What people!"

The whistling sound from the Cangzhen dive in the air was sharp and piercing, and Qu Ling raised his head when he heard the voice, and immediately spotted him.

Another guy who came to seize the Jade of the Four Souls.

Qu Ling suddenly understood in his heart.

If it had been before, he would have welcomed these guys with evil intentions to compete for the Jade of the Four Souls.

However, it is no longer needed.

He has already possessed the body and successfully resurrected, and if the Jade of the Four Souls is taken away again, wouldn't all his hard work be in vain.

Facing the black shadow that swooped down, Qu Ling opened his mouth and sprayed a column of dark green poisonous gas.

It is a poison formed when countless monsters are mixed together, and it can probably be called the evil poison of "Qu Ling's poison".

This is a powerful poisonous gas that even the big monsters can't avoid, and it is also the most powerful attack that Qu Ling can handle.

It's simple, but it's practical.

Naturally, Cang Zhen is not willing to use his body to resist this kind of thing that feels bad at first glance.

Cang Zhen manipulated the air flow to push his body, making a spiral rotation around the poison gas column, avoiding Qu Ling's "greeting".

"Great demon?"

Seeing the effort in every minute, Qu Ling's face immediately changed.

That was not an enemy he could kill, and even if he obtained all the power of the Four Souls Jade, it would be impossible to defeat the Great Youkai.

With one mouth, countless bubbles erupted from Qu Ling's mouth, and wisps of poisonous gas entangled in each bubble. Dense bubbles float in the air, like countless mines floating in the air.

A large number of poisonous bubbles were spewed, and Qu Ling turned his head and ran.

However, with a squint of his eyes, everything around him instantly turned gray, and time and space were completely frozen.

Qu Ling just turned around, and the ridiculous appearance of his feet that had not yet hit the ground was fixed in place.

Cang Zhen stepped forward, penetrated Qu Ling's chest with one hand, held the glowing jade of the four souls, and pulled out Qu Ling's heart.

The gray space disappeared, Qu Ling's consciousness was still stuck in the last moment, he subconsciously ran a few steps, and then was stunned to find a tingling pain in his chest. Looking down, an empty bloody hole appeared in his chest.