Chapter 34: Spirit Weapon Soul Thorn
The white demon spirit flew out of the skull and dissipated in the material realm.
The human consciousness occupied by the demon spirit finally regained consciousness. With the help of the residual spirit child energy, this human with a separate body and head can still support it for a few minutes without directly dissipating consciousness.
"Damn it, damn it......"
Whispers were heard.
Jiang Cheng looked at the chubby human head and found that the other party's eyes were full of resentment.
"You...... Are you resentful of the demon spirit that took your body?" Jiang Cheng said.
"Damn it's you!" the human head sparked at Jiang Cheng, baring his teeth and roaring.
"Why. Jiang Cheng's heart swelled, but his face was very calm, and he asked in a deep voice.
The human head did not continue to speak, and the resentment in its eyes became stronger and stronger, and finally with the rapid dissipation of the spirit son's energy, its consciousness was scattered and it died completely.
Jiang Cheng felt incomprehensible.
Shouldn't the humans who have been occupied by the shell hate the demons?
Why do you hate witchers?
Didn't the witchers give them relief?
"I have no doubt about my choice. No matter what this human who has been occupied by the shell thinks, I can't tolerate the demon he incarnates to slaughter among ordinary people!"
Jiang Cheng remembered the tragic situation of Zhao Baozhu's family, and the thoughts in his heart were firm again.
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The next day, Jiang Cheng declined the kindness of the joint defense team, and waited for the bus to the Acropolis at the intersection of the village community.
"You...... Hello!"
A timid voice rang out.
Jiang Cheng followed the sound and saw a quiet girl, waving her hand, while trotting towards her. After the girl, there is also a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance.
"It's you. β
Jiang Cheng recognized the girl and the middle-aged man, the father and daughter who he saved after killing the demon "arc" in the northwest region.
At that time, the moonlight was dim, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but Jiang Cheng, as a sealing warrior, could sense the aura of the spirit son on everyone's body - even ordinary people who had not cultivated, living in this environment, they all had a slight spirit breath, and the stronger the sealing warrior, the keener the perception of the spirit son's breath.
"My name is Xia Siqi...... Thank you!" the girl ran in front of Jiang Cheng, lowered her head, and didn't dare to look at Jiang Cheng's clear face.
"It's okay. Jiang Cheng nodded slightly.
"You...... What's your name?" Xia Siqi plucked up the courage to ask, "You look about the same age as me, you should be a high school student, right?"
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Jiangcheng, Gaocheng No. 1 Middle School, the third year of high school." β
"Join me...... This, so powerful......" Although Xia Siqi didn't know much about the strength of the sealing warriors, he always felt that the process of Jiang Cheng killing the demon and rescuing her lightly last night reflected a strong strength.
"I ...... I'm from Fengcheng No. 1 Middle School, and I'm preparing for next year's college entrance examination. Jiang Cheng should be preparing for next year's Chunning Garden competition, right?" Xia Siqi said with a raised face.
Jiang Cheng nodded, and then asked, "The students of Fengcheng No. 1 Middle School should live in Fengcheng, right? β
"I just transferred to Fengcheng this year...... You can't enter the city until after the official start of school. After the Majin incident, the Sanglin Village Community blocked the intersection and forbade anyone to enter or leave. Xia Siqi explained.
Jiang Cheng suddenly realized.
Didi, the whistle sounded, and the bus from the village community to Fengcheng drove over.
"Well, goodbye. Jiang Cheng waved his hand.
"Goodbye ......"
Jiang Cheng boarded the bus and sat in the window seat.
The bus started moving.
Suddenly, Xia Siqi ran in small steps, chased the bus, and shouted loudly:
"Jiang Cheng-san!
"When it's time for you to compete, I'll be sure to cheer you on!"
The bus drove faster and faster, and the distance between the two became farther and farther.
Xia Siqi put her hands on her knees and stopped panting. She looked at the bus in the distance, a little melancholy, and finally the bus disappeared from view.
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"C-level Demon Hunter Jiang Cheng, congratulations on completing the CC-level mission independently. Combined with the qualifications you've accumulated before, you're already eligible to be promoted to CC-level Witcher. β
An officer of the Hunting Federation said to Jiang Cheng: "As for the other demon you mentioned in the report, the Hunting Federation will verify the situation immediately. We are very sorry for the dangers you encountered during the mission. After the situation is verified, the bonus will be added to you as appropriate. β
Jiang Cheng nodded and didn't say anything more.
Hunting Union is not omnipotent, and it is not uncommon for accidents to occur during the mission, and Jiang Cheng will not make trouble at this point.
After receiving the certificate of CC-level demon hunter, after the handover, Jiang Cheng and the liaison Chen Shen left the small conference room together.
"How much will my allowance increase if I am promoted to CC-level Demon Hunter?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"Double. Chen Shen said.
"Hmm...... Well, it's not much......"
Jiang Cheng muttered.
The allowance for a C-rank witcher is 20 silver dollars per month.
CC-level witcher, doubled, that's 40 silver dollars per month...... It's only 4.8 gold dollars a year.
If Jiang Cheng was an ordinary student, his income of 4.8 gold yuan a year would be enough for him to live very comfortably, but when he thought of preparing for the promotion fund of the Three Pillars Realm and saving 100 gold yuan, Jiang Cheng felt very helpless.
"Jiang Cheng, I need to tell you...... The usual way to deal with unexpected situations during a task. β
Chen Shen pondered for a moment and said, "According to the regulations of the Hunting Federation, demon hunters have the right to suspend the mission when they encounter unplanned situations when they are on a mission, and they will not leave any bad records. β
"For example, when you went to Sanglin Village this time, you only needed to kill a demon equivalent to a pillar realm...... According to your report, it's called 'The Arc'...... Then the other demon named 'Makihan' is an unplanned situation and is not within the scope of your mission. β
"After learning about this situation, you can immediately abandon the mission and return, and report the situation to Lielian. Not to mention, you've slain the Majin Arc and done your part. β
"So, the next time you encounter this situation, I suggest you be more cautious. β
When Jiang Cheng heard the last sentence, he hesitated for a moment and said, "If I don't kill the demon Mu Han, I don't know how many villagers will be killed by him." β
"Jiang Cheng, you must know that the power of an individual is limited. β
Chen Shen said solemnly, "According to your speculation, Demon Mu Han is at least the peak of the Second Pillar Realm, or even close to the Demon of the Third Pillar Realm, and his rating can already reach the 'wolf' level! The best way is to leave the scene and report to the Hunter Federation, and the Hunter Federation will raise the mission level and send a stronger Demon Hunter to operate, or multiple Demon Hunters will besiege and kill. β
"Thankfully, you're strong enough to kill the other party. What if it's you who dies?"
Jiang Cheng nodded.
Chen Shen continued: "In addition, you also need to understand the habits of demons. Generally speaking, the murder of demons is intermittent, and after each murder, they often lie dormant for a day or even more days. At that time, Majin Makihan had already killed people, and he might be dormant again. Until the next time the Hunters send out the Demon Hunters to strangle, there may not be new victims. β
"Uncle...... I feel that this demon is a little different. β
Jiang Cheng exhaled lightly, "I know the demon habits you mentioned. The intermittent murder is due to the see-saw between the will of the demon spirit and the consciousness of the human being...... The human consciousness that has been invaded by the shell, when awake, will instinctively refuse to commit murder, that is, drag the hind legs of the demon spirit, causing the demon to have to lie dormant. β
"However, this demon named Makihan doesn't seem to be like this...... I suspect that he is very compatible with the demon spirit, and there is no such thing as a hindrance! As evidence, his eyes are not red......"
Jiang Cheng told Chen Shen about the abnormal reaction of the human after killing the demon Mu Han.
"Well, it's really rare. β
Chen Shen sighed and said, "Where there are people, there will be disputes, grievances and hatreds. Some people, in order to take revenge, may embark on the path of deliberately pandering to the demons and voluntarily become the containers of the demons. This kind of behavior is often impulsive, just like committing suicide by jumping off a building, and it is often regretted the moment when you jump, but it is too late. β
"Is there the kind of person who never regrets it and doesn't regret it when he dies?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"Yes, we generally call it, antisocial personality......" Chen Shen shook his head and smiled, "Okay, I can understand what you were thinking at the time. You think this is a demon with hidden abilities, and you can't let him go, so as not to have more victims, right?"
Jiang Cheng nodded slightly, this was indeed one of his thoughts.
Another idea is that Jiang Cheng himself has hole cards, and he can use the card function of [Solo Riding Broken Qiang Wang Yue] at any time to launch the Heroic Spirit Descending, and his strength has been greatly improved.
"What are the gains from this hunt that I need to deal with on your behalf?" asked Chen Shen.
"I got a spiritual artifact. β
Jiang Cheng pulled out a one-foot-long spike from his backpack.
The spiky surface has irregular patterns, and after looking at it for a long time, there will be a slight dizziness.
"It's a spiritual weapon obtained from a demon. I'll take a look at it for you. β
Chen Shen, as a "half appraiser", knows some rune knowledge, and it is no problem to identify the runes on the spiritual weapon and roughly determine the function and use of the spiritual weapon.
"Well, there's an 'illusion' rune on top of this spike...... It's a crystal rune, which is a passive ability...... The function is to have a chance to apply psychic influence to the enemies hit. β
After Chen Shen recognized the runes, he shook his head, "A little dizzy." The weapon itself is not very magical, and it is just right for you. β
Jiang Cheng still admires the ability of this liaison, and he can see clearer attributes in the digital vision.
[Name: Soul Thorn]
γQuality: Whiteγ
[Attack: 7~12]
[Attack Speed: Rush]
[Additional Skill: Illusion: Passive, when hitting the enemy, there is a chance to inflict mental impact, the weaker the enemy's will, the stronger the impact.] γ
[Demonic Nature: 1]
[Durability: 54/60]
[Explanation: It touches the soul more than malicious words.] γ
Jiang Cheng had already learned about the "demonic" nature of the spirit weapon.
There are two ways to obtain a spirit weapon, either it is a demon spirit/demon natal weapon, or it is forged from some of the missing limbs left by the demon spirit, such as flesh and bones, combined with spirit materials.
No matter what kind of spiritual weapon it is, it will have "demonic nature".
The so-called demonic nature is actually "hatred of human beings".
For unknown reasons, the Demons/Demons have an instinctive hatred for humans in the material realm, and are eager to kill all humans.
Demonic nature is the embodiment of this instinct.
Sealing warriors holding spiritual weapons will be affected by the demonic nature of spiritual weapons to a certain extent.
If the sealing warrior holds a strong demonic spirit weapon for a long time, it is possible that he will become more and more hateful to humans, thirsty for killing, indifferent, and cruel......
Seal warriors like this are more likely to hear the whispers of the demon spirits in the Seal Pillar, and are more likely to be negatively affected by the demon spirits until they are eaten by the demon spirits and turn into demons.
Of course, this is also related to the will and spiritual pressure of the sealing warriors.
The will is the general, the spiritual pressure is the soldier, and the combination of the two is the "magic resistance" of a sealed warrior! That is, the ability to resist the demonic nature and resist the demon spirit.
Generally speaking, the higher the Pillar Realm, the stronger the will and spiritual pressure of the sealing warriors, and the stronger the magic resistance.
And the spirit weapon is based on the quality, the more high-quality the spirit weapon, the stronger the demonic nature!
In the Lingzi era, the quality of spiritual weapons was divided according to the number of runes, and according to Jiangcheng's current understanding, spiritual weapons could be divided into ordinary level, excellent level, leader level and lord level.
This is easy to understand, ordinary demon spirits drop ordinary level spirit weapons, demon spirit leaders and lieutenant generals may drop excellent level spirit weapons, demon spirit leaders may drop leader-level spirit weapons, and the most powerful demon spirit lord will drop lord-level spirit weapons.
According to the quality of these four spiritual weapons, the spiritual weapons cast by the refiner can also be classified.
The digital vision of Jiangcheng is to divide spiritual weapons into white, blue, gold, dark gold and other qualities, and these four grades correspond to the four grades commonly used in human society in the Lingzi era.
That is, white corresponds to the normal level, blue corresponds to the elite level, gold corresponds to the boss level, and dark gold corresponds to the lord level.
With Jiang Cheng's current strength in the Second Pillar Realm, generally speaking, the magic resistance was enough to hold a blue elite grade spirit weapon, or two or three white ordinary grade spirit weapons.
Beyond this limit, it is possible that you will not be able to resist the erosion of demonic nature.
Of course, Jiang Cheng's will was stronger than that of ordinary sealing warriors. Not to mention the qualification factor here, just because Jiang Cheng fights fiercely on the spiritual battlefield every day, killing to the death, is the best tempering of will.
"At present, in the digital vision, I can't see what my magic resistance is on my personal panel. I must confirm my magic resistance limit as soon as possible, and I can't hold too many spiritual weapons, so as not to be eroded by demonic nature. β
However, with 1 demonic white spirit weapon, the Soul Thorn, Jiang Cheng must be able to control it.
"Do you have any ideas for selling this spiritual artifact?" Chen Shen said, "If you plan to sell it...... It may be worth about 10 gold dollars. β
"I don't sell it for the time being, I want to keep it for my own use. Jiang Cheng said.