This time the escape is a real escape.

Lin An let go of his natural perception and incorporated all the pulsations of the earth and wind into his perception, and after a long time, he finally found the trace of the demon martial god seventy or eighty miles away.

He only appeared, then stepped again, and disappeared into the shadows.

Eighty miles, this is the very edge of Lin An's perception.

Lin An hurriedly walked through the earth to the location where the demon martial god appeared, and let go of his perception again-

Sure enough, the Demon Martial God appeared more than seventy miles away.

Lin An was secretly frightened.

A legend is worthy of being a legend, even a magical beast like William, who was born with a talent for shadows, the limit distance of shadow travel is not more than ten miles, if it weren't for the portal, and William would never have crossed that far in the shadow plane.

But when you think about it, it's not surprising.

The Demon Bat was originally a magical beast that lived in the shadows, and it was common sense that the Demon Martial God had a shadow affinity that surpassed William's.

This is the second time that the Demon Martial God has used the shadow to shuttle, and it seems that he is not only the end of the strong crossbow, but also the means are basically exhausted.

Thinking of this, Lin Anxin was not surprised, but was more cautious, and followed without hesitation, intentionally or unintentionally, without completely covering up the fluctuations in the land.

"Damn it!"

The Demon Martial God who walked out of the shadows felt the fluctuations of the earth that followed, and his cold pupils were full of haze.

He knew very well that Lin An was deliberately creating psychological pressure - even if he was the king of the forest, when he was seriously injured, he was always followed by a greedy and cunning hyena behind him, even if he knew that he would never dare to take the initiative to attack. But this feeling of blatantly following and waiting for the king to die on his own is even more infuriating to the point of rage!

Thinking of this, the spiritual power fluctuated again.

The Demon Martial God quickly controlled himself, so that the soul that faintly wanted to get out of control was controlled again, but the shadow of death still drew closer.

After traveling a few more times, chasing and escaping for hundreds of miles, no matter how fast the Demon Martial God traveled, he couldn't shake off the tail behind him, Lin An's natural perception was simply the nemesis of the Demon Martial God.

Appearing in a natural cave again, the Demon Martial God suddenly shook his head. A pitch-black bottle appeared in his hand. But before he could put it to his mouth, his body was planted, and he closed his eyes unconscious.

The pitch-black bottle gurgled and rolled to the ground, and Lin An did not hesitate. The earth cracked. The black bottle fell straight in.

There are too many strange tricks of the demons. There are countless poisons such as soul toxins and energy pollution, and if it is another one, Lin An may not know. But as soon as he saw the black bottle, Lin An felt a chill in his heart, and then smiled.

She didn't touch the black bottle, and even carefully controlled it, not letting the rather fragile looking bottle be crushed by the power of the earth, after the soil wrapped the black bottle, she closed her eyes and drove away all the creatures in a piece of soil more than ten miles away through the pulsation of the earth, and in order to make sure that even the lowest insects, ants, and earthworms were driven away.

Then Lin Ankong slowly moved the soil wrapped in the black bottle into the land, and directly crushed the fragile bottle with the earth.

An extremely disgusting, furry magic bat cub emerges from it.

Its gravel-sized eyes were not the muddy and dead white of a normal bat cub, but were filled with a sinister and violent scarlet, and the bottle had just burst, and before it could be revealed, it let out a terrible soul scream!

But within the range of its soul screaming, there were no creatures at all, Lin An saw the demon bat cub spinning around with his true eyes, and his languishing appearance after screaming, and sneered:

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The terrifying and fragile monster did not struggle at all under the suffocation and pressure, and was directly squeezed into a pulp, and the black flesh was mixed with the soil sandstone.

At the same time as it died, Lin An seemed to hear countless cryes of grief, despair, anger, and fear, and even temptation, and his prepared spiritual power was impacted, and he almost hallucinated in front of him.

At the same time, the eyes of the demon martial god who fell to the ground opened suddenly, and his eyeballs burst out!

The phantom of a multi-headed demon bat appeared on his body, and he didn't even have time to hiss miserably, and it was like smoke swept by a gale, instantly torn apart and dissipated.

The eyes of the Demon Martial God flashed with deep incredulity and fear, and he didn't have time to say "no-" before he could say it, as if he was hit by the finger of the god of death, his head tilted, and he really lost his breath of life.

***

Imperial capital, Loxena Golden Palace Square.

In front of the neatly patterned marble square, a stone altar with a length of five zhang and a width of nearly one zhang stands up.

The texture of the stone altar is pure white as jade, without a trace of flaw, and a magic array is embedded on the surface directly above it, so that the images of the two lists, one red and one yellow, are clearly reflected, up to five zhang, and the handwriting on it can be seen clearly across the street.

At the same time as the Demon Martial God took a breath, on the yellow list on the left, the line of words at the top suddenly changed:

"Ann. Lin, Demon Martial God 1, Blood Flame High Priest 1, Golden Beast Soul Martial Saint 1, Demon 17814"

……

Outside the altar, the silver-white metal fence separated the distance of three feet, and twenty well-dressed and iron-blooded elite soldiers stood outside the fence, armed with guns and halberds, maintaining order.

In front of them, hundreds of travelers and businessmen from all over the country pointed at the two huge lists.

"Hey, the line on the hero list seems to have changed!" A young girl who looked like a merchant was surprised, "What is the Demon Martial God?" ”

A soldier standing on the edge of the guardrail followed the sound, his eyes fell on the first line, and he couldn't help but rub his eyes.

At this moment, the soldiers heard the lost exclamation of their captain: "Prepare for the horses!" Prepare the horses! I'm going to go to the palace to report it myself! ”

Seeing this, the noise of people on the periphery suddenly stopped.

In the crowd, more than a dozen or twenty old faces who often haunt near the Bangtan looked at each other, and suddenly their faces turned hideous, and they ran out.

……

Palace.

It's another half-monthly pilgrimage day.

Eighteen doors leading to the hall of the audience were opened, and local nobles from all over the country wore their most formal and solemn dresses, led by courtiers. Walking along the long scarlet carpet that stretched out on the glittering floor, he descended to the golden throne and knelt down to the young emperor who was seated on the throne, kissed his feet, and offered his most sincere greetings and blessings.

Saxon's gaze drooped and fell on those who exposed weaknesses such as the back of their necks and backs in their sight.

One local nobleman after another came in and left, and the smile of the young emperor was always calm and majestic, like a god sitting high in the clouds, occasionally gently raising his hand to show his affinity, and asking questions. All flattered the nobles opposite. Thanksgiving.

The whole occasion was full of order and solemnity, which made the local nobles deeply feel the royal majesty and nobility.

At this moment, a courtier suddenly walked in through the side door of the audience hall, like a discordant note inserted into a symphony. Bring the orderly scene to a halt. The nobles who were meeting the emperor couldn't help but panic. I was so nervous that I almost fell to my knees again.

This courtier was deeply trusted, and without being stopped by anyone, he walked directly to the young emperor.

He whispered a few words in his ear. Saxon suddenly broke the mask of calm before, stood up suddenly, and lost his voice, "-really?!" ”

This silence was like a thunderbolt slashing through the dome of the Audience Hall!

The young emperor's voice was not loud, but it contained a deep shock, which made the people who heard it almost feel deafening, and one soul after another almost jumped out of the body, eager to block their eyes and ears and disappear in place.

Fortunately, the Emperor did not bother to notice their reactions, and with a twist of his long cloak, he quickly left.

For a long time, someone coughed.

At last, the people cautiously raised their heads, and the courtiers standing under the throne said with expressionless faces: "Today's audience is suspended, so please go back first." ”

……

Civilian areas.

Ten days ago, the craze for the grand knighthood ceremony has not yet dissipated, and it is still a topic that people in the imperial capital must mention and talk about after dinner, and the Golden Palace Square of Loxena is a must-go place for many people who are qualified to enter this city, or travelers and merchants who come to the imperial capital of Pompeii from other places.

This phenomenon has even spawned a new profession called a list reader - as the name suggests, it is a person who knows how to write and read, and can read the updated content of the demon hunting list for illiterate civilians.

Land, wealth, titles, honors.

This is the foundation of the Terran social system, and it is also the main theme of this era of demonic wars, from the emperor to the slaves, no one can resist their temptation.

Especially after the launch of the Demon Hunting List, these goals that seemed unattainable in the past appeared in people's mouths and ears all the time, and were discussed by everyone, making many people have the illusion that those land titles are not so far away from them.

The Demon Hunting List is like a huge black hole, drawing the attention of the entire imperial capital.

After the knighthood ceremony, there has been no greater movement on the hero list recently, and most people have shifted their goals to the glory list.

The news of the great victory on the Northern Front has spread, and the first batch of troops who have returned from the Northern Front to be honored are said to be about to return to the imperial capital, and the achievements of each legion are revealed on the honor list earlier than the news, such as the reputation of the Snow Vulture Knights and the Dragon Shield Legion, which have already spread throughout the imperial capital.

It is said that the hottest topic for everyone is how many officers will be knighted and rewarded for this victory on the Northern Front.

After the list was read, a large pile of gold, silver and copper coins were piled up in front of the list reader, and he was saying out loud the rumors and messages of the various legions that he had collected in the past few days, when a young man suddenly rushed in, squeezed through the crowd, came to the person who read the list, and whispered a few words.

The eyes of the people who read the list lit up, and they said loudly to the crowd:

"What's new! What's New! The Heroes List has just recorded the latest results, and I, the Purple Rose of the Merlin Empire, Ann. Lord Lin killed another demon martial god......"

The crowd exploded!

……

There was no earth-shattering self-detonation.

There is no energy that has swept hundreds of miles, and the sky has changed.

A mighty legend has fallen silently.

Lin An stood in front of the corpse of the Demon Martial God, and after the initial sense of unreality disappeared, fear and horror finally hit his heart belatedly.

The demon bat cub was raised with the blood of the Demon Martial God, and the soul scream it emitted was enough to shake away the life souls below the legendary, even if it was a legendary-level powerhouse, it would fall into a state of soul shock and be unable to control its body.

If you encounter such a sudden attack in battle, even a legendary powerhouse is very likely to fall.

However, this is not the real effect of this soul worm.

Because the range of the soul scream is not large, and the farthest is not more than five miles. In the way the legendary powerhouse fights, this is equivalent to a face-to-face white-knuckle battle under the legend, and the battle between the legends rarely gets closer to this kind of process.

The true function of the Soul Worm is to cast Soul Pollution.

When the soul of a life that is attacked within the range of the soul scream is shattered, the polluted seed of the evil insect is planted in the creature's body, making it a puppet.

This polluted puppet is the source of soul pollution.

They are carried around by the puppet body and scattered to various places, absorbing evil thoughts as the soil, allowing the seeds of pollution to sprout and grow.

As long as a polluted seed sprouts, the people within a radius of ten miles where it is located will be unconsciously infected, and their minds will be controlled by the person who controls the soul worm, and they will willingly become his slaves, even if they ask him to kill his parents, wife and children, they will not hesitate to do it.

This is undoubtedly a terrifying soul secret technique.

During the first demonic disaster, the ruling class of the Magic Dynasty was so unaware that it was infiltrated to the upper echelons, and then it was in one fell swoop, causing the entire dynasty to collapse overnight.

The contamination of the soul worm is too secretive, directly aimed at the soul, and the pollution is completely irreversible.

In later historical records, later generations only know that the internal collapse of the Magic Dynasty came quickly and strangely, although many people believe that the Demon Clan used some means to control and infiltrate the ruling class of the Magic Dynasty, but speculation is only speculation, there is no evidence, this statement can only be drowned in various conjectures.

But among those who are confused by history, Lin An is not included.

She studied many historical materials of the first demon disaster in detail, and knew all kinds of signs and signs before and after the collapse of the magic dynasty, and when she read the soul parasitic chapter, as soon as she saw the secret technique of the soul evil insect and corresponded to the various signs after it was polluted, Lin An basically confirmed that the collapse of the magic dynasty back then was mostly because of this soul evil worm.

The Doomsday Magic Book is the core secret book of the Demon Clan, but the secret methods included in it are far more than the royal family's own unique secret methods, but also other secret methods that the Royal Family has obtained in various ways over the years, and the Soul Worm is also one of them.

The description of the soul worm in the soul parasitic chapter is very detailed.

After Lin An read it, compared it with the historical materials, and finally deduced that there were only three soul worms that collapsed the magic dynasty's ruling system in the first place—and even, according to their characteristics of being able to parasitize the seeds of pollution on multiple puppets, there might even be only one.

This is because the cultivation of the Soul Worm is extremely demanding, and it requires the soul power of a legendary powerhouse as nourishment.

(To be continued)(To be continued......

PS: Four thousand today.

Thank you Suzaku. Phoenix's two pink tickets and a peace charm! O(∩_∩)O~