"It's not man-made magic, it needs a constant supply of mana, and it can't be distracted.

No mage is bored enough to unleash a guardian spell for as long as ...... For a long time. ”

Cheng Shen pondered.

"Then the one that makes up this dark realm can only be the magic array."

He concluded.

Then there was a deep sense of curiosity.

Most of the magic-related items that Cheng Shen has seen so far are only limited to runes with independent structures.

And the magic array,

It is a dense combination structure composed of countless runes and magic patterns.

Speaking of which, he had just obtained the Ancient Sacrificial Mask, which should be regarded as a high-level magical equipment.

Among them, the structural part of the composition between the runes is somewhat close to the composition of the magic array.

But it can only be regarded as an incomplete microcosm.

Endurance limitations.

It is the greatest manifestation of incompleteness.

A real magic array must not only have the basic components of absorbing energy, transforming energy, and transmitting energy.

It is also necessary to take into account the maintenance of the substance itself that makes up the magic array, so that it can be nourished for a long time and will not be easily damaged.

In this way, a magic array can be maintained for hundreds of thousands of years without being supervised.

This is fundamentally different from magical equipment that will be scrapped due to its durability after being used for a period of time.

For example:

The former is equivalent to a single life individual, and its activity cycle is only a moment during the active period of life particles.

The magic array is a complete, of course, not eternal, but at least able to maintain a long-term ecological cycle.

On this basis,

It is an important part of the purpose of forming a magic array.

Therefore, to build a complete magic array, it can be roughly divided into three steps.

The base of the formation composed of basic functional runes and energy transmission patterns,

The main body of the magic array composed of special functional runes such as maintenance, reinforcement, circulation, and concealment,

and a core made up of elemental runes that affect the primary effect.

Each of these parts will have one or more critical axes based on a substantial object.

That is, the eye of the array.

In order to crack the circle by conventional means, it is necessary to find these eyes.

Of course.

There are also ways to brute-force it.

Any magic array cannot be built out of thin air, but must use some materials with magical properties as the basis of the structure.

But brute-force cracking the magic circle means confronting the most powerful it can explode.

If you don't have the strength to crush it, you are looking for death to do so.

Moreover, in general, if it is a protective magic array, most of them contain a self-destructive structure, once the brute-force crack is carried out and the self-destruct structure in it is triggered, everything that exists in the magic array will be destroyed instantly.

There is also a third case.

It's the Sealing Circle.

This type of circle usually suppresses monsters and disasters that the builders of the magic circle cannot destroy.

It would be quite stupid to destroy the magic array without knowing it and release the contents inside.

"Protection...... Or is it a seal? ”

Cheng Shen looked ahead.

At first, he judged that the Dark Mist was not aggressive, and that it was a protective type magic array.

But when the second thought arose, I couldn't help but think about it a little more.

"You retreat one after the other."

Cheng Shen said to Arjeka and the soldiers.

Then, he walked forward, and a thick golden-red halo surged under his eyes, as if two disintegrated, gelatinous energy flames merged into a slowly flowing river, slowly swaying and rising.

The closer.

The darkness that pervaded his eyes became more and more delicate.

It was not a pure mist, but a series of wandering magic runes, thousands of which converged together, according to a certain structure and operation law, supporting the continuous operation of the entire magic array.

Cohesion, Extraction, Transformation, Energy ......

At a glance.

Cheng Shen immediately saw countless basic functional runes that he had mastered.

There are many other names that he has not come into contact with, and at this moment, they are also automatically interpreted under the influence of spiritual resonance.

decompose

recombination

congeal

……

Cheng Shen trembled faintly with excitement.

Suppress the joy in your heart.

Constructing a magic circle often requires carving thousands of magic runes, although many of them are repetitive to enhance the effect.

But it's also a huge treasure trove for him!

Of course.

And only for him.

If you are a bystander, you can only see the traces of energy flow in the magic array at most, and use this to find the source, find the location of the array, and crack it.

And he can see each and every one of the foundations directly!

Straight to the essence!

Cracking the magic array suddenly became unimportant at this moment, and Cheng Shen was extremely hungry and greedy to interpret all the visible rune structures.

Quickly enrich their knowledge reserves.

Just a moment.

The number of one-ring runes he mastered had increased from the original 28 to 39, and the increase was basically precious functional runes!

"Thirty-two one-ring functional runes......"

Cheng Shen was shocked from the bottom of his heart.

To construct the foundation of this magic array alone, it was necessary to use thirty-two different ones, with more than two thousand one-ring function runes!

What a complex and huge project!

Lawrence had told him that the definition of what a normal rune carver could do was still fresh in his ears.

If it were to be an ordinary first-order runic carver to do this work, it would take at least two or three years!

Provided, of course, that the rune carver did not grow in the process.

But it's amazing enough.

Cheng Shen was prepared, this magic array would bring him a certain subversive cognition, but he still underestimated its complexity.

"No wonder......

Lawrence said that it is difficult to have a formation mage among thousands of rune carvers, and it is difficult for this formation mage to reach the advanced level......"

Cheng Shen sighed softly.

The study of formations is the sublimation and complex evolution of runic language.

It doesn't just require transcendent talent.

It takes a lot of time!

It can take months or even years to build a magic array, and even if you have the vigor of a warrior, it is difficult to achieve much from this field before you die.

Unless the breakthrough is extraordinary.

Manpower is limited after all.

And the transcendent, the lifespan can easily reach thousands of years.

Cheng Shen quickly suppressed the unrealistic illusions in his heart, although he did not deny that he had the potential to step into the extraordinary.

But the premise is that you can survive to that time under the strange threat.

Cheng Shen then took a step forward.

At this moment, he was less than a meter away from the edge of the darkness.

The thick mist in front of him seemed to be inspired by something, and it split into wisps of black threads and rushed towards him.

But every time a fixed distance is reached, it will dissipate into nothingness.

Scope Limit ......

Cheng Shen thoughtfully.

Even so, he felt an uncomfortable sensation welling up in his body, as if some kind of living creature was wriggling, a little creepy.

But this discomfort is nothing to him who has personally encountered the weird.

He crouched down and looked closely, and sure enough, he saw the magic patterns carved on the ground in the corresponding position of the boundary.

The texture is obscured by black fog.

Cheng Shen hesitated for a moment, but then stretched out his right hand and leaned into the darkness.

As soon as his arm crossed that boundary, a thick black mist immediately covered it, and Cheng Shen suddenly saw and sensed that there were thick earthworm lines bulging and moving under the skin of his arm.

This is not a vision produced by an illusion.

Burst!

A lilac tentacle covered with tiny spikes tore through the skin of his arm, burrowed out, and slowly twisted in the darkness.

Cheng Shen looked at this scene with an attitude that was close to indifference.

"Erosion, Corruption, Distortion......"

He calmly analyzed the whole process of the abnormal change in his arm.

Although the process is quick.

However, the perception of the molecular structure of energy still allowed him to instantly grasp the phased effects of dark energy on flesh and blood tissue.

And.

It is also impossible to ignore the negative emotional impact that comes with the erosion process.

This was countless times stronger and purer than the negative emotions he generated when he absorbed blood qi and resentful spirits, and if it weren't for the special resistance of the bright red form, it would be difficult for Cheng Shen to resist this level of resentment erosion.

It's not because his willpower isn't strong enough.

Rather, this energy itself is already a transcendent existence.

According to the records.

Ordinary creatures only need to live in the area where the dark aura leaks for a period of time, and without touching the energy, they will be affected by their emotions, become irritable, irritable, and will immediately deform into monsters after triggering the trigger.

Directly touching the dark energy, even the high-level magicians of the old era could not do it.

At the moment, he is equivalent to four or five steps above the experiment!

Cheng Shen immediately withdrew his arm.

The price of direct contact with the darkness was that his entire arm was completely deformed in just three seconds.

The skin on his arms was charred and twisted, like the bark of a trinkled tree, and half-foot-long purple tentacles poked out of the flesh, and eyeballs grew from the tops, which were full of evil and frenzy scanning everything around them.

Cheng Shen used his body to block the sight of the tentacles, preventing him from looking at ordinary soldiers, which would definitely not bring any good changes.

He felt that a chaotic and turbid energy was still seeping into his body from his arm.

Cheng Shen didn't rush to turn bright red and separate his arms.

He calmly examined the distortion and tried to regain control of his arm.

Somewhat difficult.

But his palms slowly closed.

"Power...... It's doubled, and if you attack an enemy with this arm, I'm afraid it will also have a strong dark erosion effect......"

Cheng Shen sensed the change.

And that's not all.

He soon gained control of the dark energy molecules contained in his arm.

In the magic array, he was isolated by the effect of the formation, and he could not directly use his innate energy to affect the energy changes in it.

If you can do it.

In the face of the enemy, he didn't even need to use his hands, and he could easily solve it by directly detonating the elemental energy in his body.

Apparently.

At this stage, the energy control talent can't do this step.

But for now, this part of the dark energy is already his own.

"Strange...... The intensity level of dark energy does not seem to be higher than that of basic elements such as earth, wind, water, and fire...... It's the same intensity! ”

Cheng Shen was surprised.

He had thought that the dark energy might be some kind of high-level energy like the condensed magic energy.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

The only reason why dark energy is so dangerous is because of the negative nature it contains, which can have a catastrophic effect on regular life forms.

In fact, as long as you distort yourself or transform into an undead, even a low-level dark mage, you can easily master this energy......

"That's enough."

Cheng Shen immediately decided to interrupt the test.

But at this moment, a cold and terrifying aura suddenly erupted in his body, and the dark energy that was surging in his body was instantly assimilated into a dead silence, and the tentacles growing on his arms withered in an instant!

The damp, fishy sea water seeped out of his skin.

In the blink of an eye.

Soak him all over!

"Not good!"

Cheng Shen's heart sank, the erosion of dark energy actually detonated the deep sea curse hidden in his body in advance!

Burst!

Without the slightest hesitation, he made a quick decision, and a golden dagger appeared in his left hand and stabbed him in the chest!

Call!

The Soul Blade sank into his chest, and white flames erupted from the dagger, enveloping him! When the flames met the seawater, they immediately reacted violently, evaporating into a mass of ashes along with his body!

Laugh at......!

Cheng Shen couldn't feel the pain, but he could feel that his vitality was rapidly weakening.

The Soul Blade itself is a strange object with a curse attached to it, and the mere use of it can cost people their lives. Cheng Shen is attacking himself at this time, he is facing the erosion of another strange force!

But this situation has actually been rehearsed countless times in his mind.

This is still the inspiration that witnessing Aoki fusing two strange powers at the same time brought him!

However, Cheng Shen's purpose is not to suppress the curse of the deep sea through the curse of the soul slayer blade, so as to achieve the effect of counterbalance, although it can prevent the curse from breaking out, it will also make him a strange coexistence!

Let alone.

There's more to him than just a deep-sea curse hidden in his body!

This kind of balance cannot be achieved, and when the Apple curse erupts, he will still be strangely assimilated!

All Cheng Shen has to do is to take advantage of the gap between the Spirit Blade to fight the curse of the deep sea, and fight for the opportunity to escape!

Crash!

His body suddenly melted into a pool of blood, but at this moment, the blood was not bright red, half of it turned into a turbid substance like seawater, and half of it was pitch black, and white flames rose from the surface, forming a dividing line in the middle.

Just within this dividing line, which was only one gap wide, a bloody arrow whizzed out!

"Get out of here!"

Cheng Shen's voice came out of this blood arrow, which immediately gave the dazed Arjieka and the soldiers a backbone.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

Da Meng had seen the strange horror, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to evacuate from the ruins, not daring to glance at the blood remaining on the ground.

In a moment.

The whole team withdrew from the rubble nearly 100 meters away.

And after Cheng Shen gave up his ninety-nine body, he had also regained his healthy blood volume through the high recovery effect of passive skills.

His face was still a little pale.

I have palpitations.

Thankfully, he was tested for dark erosion by turning red.

Otherwise, in his normal form, he wouldn't even have a chance to get out, and he would be assimilated in an instant!

What Cheng Shen is most worried about is whether he is considered dead by strange assimilation, or is he another life form recognized by the system?

If it's the latter.

He didn't even have a chance to trigger passive resurrection and trigger the Apple Curse!

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