Episode 538 Keeping a Promise
Somewhere in the abyss, surrounded by a barren land, lifeless bald mountains leading to the dome. In the thin air, there was a black veil of energy light fluttering, which looked very strange. On the ground, rivers of lava meander and lead to unknown distances.
This place is worthy of the name of the abyss, and when you look around, it is a complete apocalyptic scene.
If you look closely, you will see that the black energy floating in the air is converging towards the same place at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if there is something there that attracts these energies.
In fact, it is. In the center of the black energy convergence, there was a figure suspended in mid-air, and those black energies were continuously injected into the figure's body.
This figure was none other than Donk, who had been cultivating in this abyss for months. Today, his body remains on the ice fields of the Far North, while his spirit has invaded the Abyssal World, where he absorbs the shadow power that the Warlock needs.
With the help of the Resurrection Spring, he greatly increased the speed at which he absorbed the power of the Shadows, and every day he improved by leaps and bounds. If nothing else, he would be able to ascend to the rank of Seventh-Order Warlock today and accomplish his goal. For him, raising the Warlock rank not only allows him to learn more powerful spells, but also enhances his dark state.
Ever since he became a ninth-order swordsman, the improvement that the dark state could bring him had become very limited, and he had become a dispensable state. When fighting, he was too lazy to enter the dark state, and it was more practical to use the two abilities of Light Slash and Sky Eye.
If he can upgrade the Warlock rank to give him more powerful shadow power, maybe the dark state will become more useful and become another big help for him.
At some point, the shadow power surging around him became more intense, increasing in speed and seeping into Tang Ke's body in waves. This is a sign of accelerated absorption. Obviously a precursor to advancement.
Tang Ke's mind moved slightly, and he hurriedly followed the momentum, speeding up the absorption, absorbing the shadow power that had frantically poured into his body. Above his body, a cold black wave emerged, and this wave rushed straight upward, like a volcanic eruption.
When the absorption reached its limit, the shadow power that surged around it suddenly stopped moving, as if it had been cut off alive. The shadow power subsided, and the black fluctuations that welled up above Donk's head intensified. It erupted upwards, forming a black column. The top of the pillar slammed into the sky, causing a circle of ripples, and after the explosion, the column slowly tapered until it dissipated.
"Did it finally work?" Donk breathed a sigh of relief and slowly opened his eyes. Immediately after, the system prompt sounded in his heart, and sure enough, it was just as he expected. Hint: He has become a Seventh Order Warlock.
After the joy, he directly withdrew from the abyss world, allowing the spirit body to return to the physical body of the material world. After the spiritual body and the physical body became one, the first thing he felt was the cold that invaded the bone marrow around him.
"How. How much more has it improved this time? Barr immediately jumped into Donk's mind and asked the question excitedly.
"Congratulations, I have successfully become a seventh-order warlock, and I have the strength to send you back to the abyss." Donk replied with a smile.
"Great! I've waited so many years. Finally waited for this day! Barr was overjoyed when he heard this, and simply danced in Donk's mind, which seemed to be very serious.
Donk knew it was for Barr. It was a great joy, so he didn't stop Barr, but let him vent. After Barr calmed down, he brought up another serious matter, asking Barr to teach him the "art of dullness". Barr was in a good mood now, so he naturally agreed, and even talked about the method of using the "dull technique" endlessly.
Donk memorized the method and began to study, learning the spell quickly, and after only three days, he mastered the new spell and used it with ease. After learning the spell, he tried to enter the dark state again, and sure enough, as he expected, after the warlock level was raised, the dark state also became a lot stronger, which was of great use.
With the weapon of sluggishness, Tang Ke had the conditions to challenge the ice dragon again, and he didn't waste any time when he set off for the frozen dragon's lair. During his cultivation, he had been staying a few kilometers outside the dragon's lair, and the two places were not far apart. At his current speed, he flew for only a short time before he flew to the place.
The ice dragon was probably scared, and after so many days, it still didn't dare to show its head, and cowered in the dragon's lair, sealing the hole with a thick layer of ice.
However, Donk knew that the ice dragon definitely hadn't left here, he had been keeping an eye on the ice dragon's every move these days, and if the ice dragon flew away, he would definitely know.
"Big lizard, I'm coming to play with you again, come out and die!" Tang Ke shouted at the frozen dragon's lair, and his voice was like thunder that pierced the sky.
"Mortal, you are not equal to my strength, and if you continue to fight, it will only be the result of losing both, so you better stop! If you agree to stop, I can give you some of the treasures I have collected from humans in the early years, and with these treasures you will be rich enough to rival the kingdom. The Dragon's Lair quickly responded, and it was the voice of the ice dragon.
"Treasure doesn't appeal much to me, all I want now is your skeleton." Tang Ke threw the Qianjun Sword on the ground, smashed a large hole in the ice below, and then pulled out the Shadow Sword, ready for battle, "This battle is inevitable, it's better for you to come out to fight by yourself, otherwise, I'll do it first." ”
"Bastard mortal, you've really me off! I'm going to freeze you into an ice sculpture this time and stuff it into my treasure trove to watch every day! The ice dragon let out an angry roar and rushed upwards, shattering the ice and flying outside.
The current ice dragon has undergone some changes compared to the previous one, and an extremely thick layer of ice has been attached to its body, which is far more condensed than ordinary ice cubes, almost forming a pure white color, like a pair of strong armor. The last time it fought with Tang Ke, it also attached a layer of "ice armor" to itself, but that layer of ice armor was far less thick than this layer of ice armor, and it was obvious that this layer of ice armor had more defensive power.
It turns out that the ice dragon is not sitting still these days. But like Tang Ke, he also found a way to improve his own strength. Grinding guns in battle, not fast and light, this kind of temporary improvement is also not to be underestimated.
"Interesting." Tang Ke looked at the rejuvenated ice dragon, and a strong battle intent emerged, and he immediately cast a dull technique, shooting a black ball of light at the huge body of the ice dragon.
The ice dragon couldn't dodge and was accurately hit by the black ball of light, and it shook several times. It caused the earth to shake and shake, apparently under the influence of the dullness technique. Under the influence of this spell, its reaction and speed will be much slower, which will lead to a significant decrease in strength.
"Break it for me!" Taking advantage of the situation, Tang Ke unleashed a powerful light slash, condensing the sword qi into a sharp spear and throwing it towards the ice dragon's left eye......
Light Slash. Piercing the Dragon Lance!
The ice dragon would have been able to dodge the blow by closing its eyelids, but under the influence of the sluggishness technique. It closed its eyes and slowed down by a beat, causing it to be stabbed in the face by this sword aura. The sharp sword qi directly penetrated the relatively fragile eyes, and I saw blood splattering, mixed with a few points of viscous liquid. You don't have to guess to know. This eyeball must have been scrapped.
"Roar!! The ice dragon roared in pain, and the sound waves that seeped out from between the sharp teeth were like substance, rippling towards the surrounding waves.
"It's useless to shout anymore." Tang Ke was shocked, and a demonic phantom appeared behind him. Shrouded in dark red energy, his eyes turned extremely red, and he entered a dark state. He raised his Shadow Sword into the air. The sky immediately changed color, and countless dark red sword qi fell, falling on the ice dragon like raindrops, blasting it to the point that the ice layer was shattered, and the skin and flesh were opened.
Relying on the influence of the sluggishness and the darkness that became stronger, Donk took on a one-sided suppressive state of affairs in this battle, fiercely suppressing the ice dragon and beating it all the way to a wail.
After a fierce battle, the ice dragon was finally overwhelmed and fell to the ground with a bang, losing its breath of life.
The system beep immediately sounded, and the Ice Dragon was the most powerful creature Donk had ever killed, earning him an extremely high reward point.
Donk whistled, satisfied with the fight. In line with the principle of plucking the feathers of geese, he left the corpse of the ice dragon alone, sneaked into the dragon's lair, and searched it vigorously.
The ice dragon is right, it has indeed accumulated a lot of treasures, all kinds of gems are piled up, and there are also a lot of various treasures, among which there are even some epic treasures. However, there is not a single artifact-level treasure. In this case, the value of these treasures is high enough, enough for the dragon pirate group to squander for hundreds of years.
In contrast, the corpse of the ice dragon itself is more precious and has great value. The value of those treasures is finite, but the value of the ice dragon's corpse is unlimited.
Seeing that Donk had finished counting the harvest, Barr immediately came up cheekily, and once again mentioned the matter of asking Donk to send him back to the abyss, and promised: "Donk, although I have left, I can still help you in the abyss in the future, I can make a contract with you, and once you need me, I can answer the call." And after I reach the abyss, my strength will be greatly improved, and it will help you a lot more than now, and it is guaranteed that you will be able to go to a higher level when you enter the dark state. ”
"Then it's decided, don't go back on you, the Great Demon Lord." Donk said with a smile.
"Don't worry, we've been together for so long, and you've helped me so much, I won't lie to you about such a trivial matter."
"Okay, then I'll send you back to the abyss, you tell me the method."
Baal was so happy that he couldn't find the north, and when he was about to return to the abyss, he told Tang Ke that in fact, this method was not difficult, it was just to open a passage connecting to the abyss, which was not much different from normal cultivation, but the passage opened up must be big enough, otherwise Baal would not be able to pass. In addition to the need to open a passage that is thick enough, it is also important to note that Baal must be sent to a fixed level of the Abyss, which is Baal's hometown, and only by returning to it can he survive. If he is sent to another level of abyss, Baal will cry without tears.
Donk learned the method, and he cast it according to the cat and the tiger, creating a passage to the abyss, connecting to the right level. He wrapped Baal's spirit body in the spirit body and burrowed into the passage with it, and the two passed through the space and reached the abyss without any problems.
When he arrived, Barr broke free of Donk's spirit and looked around, and when he realized that this was indeed his hometown, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
After calming down, Barr said excitedly to Donk: "Donk, I won't say more nonsense like thank you, I will conclude a lifelong master-servant contract with you now, as long as you have something, you can summon me to your world at any time." This reward is more tangible than a hundred words of thanks. ”
Baal immediately cast a spell to conclude a contract, allowing Donk to infiltrate it with his shadow power and complete the contract. This contract is like a seed, planted in Donke's mind, ready to be triggered at any time.
Neither of them is a grinding guy, and after completing the contract, it is time to separate.
"Bal, I'm leaving, don't let me down, you must make a comeback here and become a hegemon again. If you can't make a comeback, I'm going to look down on you. Donk said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I can get up from where I fall, this place will still be my world sooner or later." Barr snorted, and in turn said agitatedly, "You kid better worry about yourself." Your enemy, the Eternal God King, is more powerful than demons, and his ability to control spirits is extremely terrifying. You must find a way to slaughter the God King of all worlds and replace him as the ruler of that world. ”
"Well, let's each work towards our goals. It's like a game to see who can do it first. Donk smiled and stretched out his fist.
Barr flew up to Donk, stretched out his fist, and slammed into Donk's fist with a crisp sound.
Bidding farewell to Baal, Donk returned to his original world, exchanged several large ships through the system, and put the ice dragon corpse and a large amount of treasure on the ship, and he pulled these ships back by himself. It was a physical job, but it didn't bother him. Many days later, he arrived in the ancient kingdom of Vikings laden with booty.
After seeing the huge ice dragon corpse and the mountain of treasures, the people of the ancient Viking Kingdom were about to go crazy, and many people lost their minds for a while and even ran to grab it. Tang Ke was not polite to these people who were obsessed with money, and packed up all the swords. After seeing the blood, those who were dizzy slowly calmed down.
When One Ear and the others heard the news, they ran to meet Tang Ke, and these people were also shocked by this shocking scene, especially One Ear, who was the most surprised, and suddenly pounced on the corpse of the ice dragon, as if he had seen the most precious treasure in the world.
"One ear, the corpse of the ice dragon has been brought to you, start building the Ice Age for me!" Donk said excitedly. (To be continued......)