Lord of War

Time has not really stopped.

It's just that everyone's thinking is infinitely slowed down and stretched at this moment, as if the whole world really stops rotating at this moment.

That was an overbearing sense of contempt!

As if ignoring all the wills of all beings in the world, only me!

Only, suppress!

In Edward's consciousness, a strong sense of fear and threat of death instantly spread all over his body. Under this terrifying momentum, a warning signal rose in his heart, and he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. But at this time, his whole body seemed to be under the spell of immobilization, unable to move at all

The feeling of being separated from his body made Edward almost completely lose control of his body.

But even so, Edward didn't have the slightest thought of giving up.

Because for so many years, he has been dealing with the god of death, wandering and struggling on the edge of life and death countless times, which made him achieve what he is today. If there is one person in this world whose understanding of death has surpassed those believers in the Church of Death, then this person must be Edward. After all, he is the one who dared to steal even the Demon God's Purifying Flame and managed to keep it.

Edward let out an angry roar, and at this moment, he finally regained control over his body, retreated quickly, and gave up the chance to capture Sean alive.

In the air, a terrible breath suddenly broke out.

Obviously there is no brilliance, but it seems that there is an invisible beam of light shooting directly towards the sky from the position where Xiao En is lying.

Although Edward gave up attacking at the last moment and chose to retreat, his speed was still not as fast as that of this invisible beam of light after all, and the arm of his left hand was still brushed by this breath. In an instant, all the flesh and blood on the left upper arm that was brushed by the beam of light disappeared—it was a real disappearance, as if being swallowed by the empty space, and the blue blood spurted out suddenly.

Affected by this trauma, Edward staggered back a few steps, a light blue flame immediately appeared from his right hand and then covered his left shoulder.

A scorching scorching sound echoed in the air.

Wisps of light blue smoke rose from Edward's left arm.

Sean stretched out his hand to push away a big rock that was pressing on him, and then got up from the ground. At this time, Sean looked a little embarrassed. Not only were the clothes on his body worn out, but he was also injured in several places. Blood flowed from his forehead, staining half of his face red, which made his pale face look more Somewhat bloody—the color of fresh blood. But his eyes were still determined and calm, without the slightest hint of joy or anger.

"What kind of sword branch is this?" Edward coughed lightly, and blue blood was coughed out of his mouth. It was obvious that the sword just to him was not just as simple as wiping away a little bit of his flesh.

"Soul suppression." Sean's answer was concise and crisp.

"Excellent sword skills, good..." Edward nodded slightly, "...The name of the sword. Look down on all the creatures in the world, and if there is any dissatisfaction, it will be suppressed....This trick is your trump card, right?"

Sean was noncommittal.

In fact, Soul Requiem Sean hasn't fully grasped it yet.

Although because of the existence of the Black Sovereign, it is true that he has indeed reached the bottom line of the standard for casting soul stimuli after activating the light body technique and adrenal stimulation. But when you implement it yourself,

Only then did Sean realize that there is a huge difference between the skills learned through his own efforts and the skills that can be learned through active proficiency. In theory, he can indeed learn these skills, but the prerequisite is that he must "Personal" experience and some insights can only be truly mastered later.

From the birth of the Black King to the present, Sean devoted all his time and energy to soul-suppressing exercises whenever he was free. But until today, Sean still has not fully mastered this sword skill. If it is expressed by the progress bar in the game, then Sean can only reach 50% at most now, and there is still a long way to go before 100% true mastery. Some distance to go.

Of course, even if it's only 50% of the progress, if used well, it's still a very terrifying trump card. This point has been clearly demonstrated by Edward at this moment. It's just that for Xiao En, the use of soul suppression is also a very heavy burden for his current body. After all, this is an eighth-level skill.

The so-called eighth-level skills represent rare and high-level skills in the game, but in this real world, it means that they are at least skills that can only be mastered and used by high-ranking gold-level powerhouses.

"So, that's the gap between us.

"Edward's right hand was finally removed from his left arm, and the gushing blood had been stopped. A palm-sized scorched black fuzzy mark just blocked it, but the depression on the arm could still be clearly seen , "You are almost trying your best, but you are only barely able to confront me. If I really want to hurt the killer, none of you will survive. "

Edward moved his body a little bit, and his body made a crackling sound like roasted beans. Immediately afterwards, Edward's body muscles began to become firm and bulging, as if an air pump was pumping towards Edward, which was almost visible to the naked eye. The speed is expanding crazily. The next moment, the light armor on Edward's body began to crack, and many parts of the light armor were stretched out, deformed and damaged at an astonishing speed.

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With a normal person's body, it is impossible to withstand the self-injury caused by the collapse and deformation of this light armor, but it is obvious that Edward's body is no longer a normal person's body. Because the exposed skin extruded from the armor showed a blue-gray color, Xiao En saw with his own eyes that a piece of armor scraped across the skin, but in the end, a spark slipped out, and then a pale white No scratches left.

"Bronze body..." Sean's face became gloomy...

The biggest gap between sanctuary and gold realm, apart from sanctuary strong owning the domain, another more important issue is the body. Sean didn't know what the situation was like for the aborigines of this world when they advanced to the sanctuary, but he knew that if the player wanted to advance to the sanctuary in the game, he had to complete a pre-quest called "Bronze Body". Only after setting tasks can one advance to the ninth-level profession, that is, the existence called the sanctuary in this world.

At the beginning, why were there so few players who advanced to the ninth-level profession in the game? Almost more than 95% of them were stuck in the "Bronze Body" task link.

Sean was fortunate to be one of the few professional players of the ninth rank, so he knew very well what it meant to have a bronze body.

However, when Edward's body swelled to a certain extent, the exclusive domain of the sanctuary powerhouse did not appear, and it seemed that his physical body was only strengthened. This made Xiao En's gloomy face look a little better, but it was only a little bit better, because although Edward had not broken through the sanctuary at this time, it also meant that he was only half a step away from the sanctuary, and he could go to the sanctuary at any time. Push the boundaries.

However, seeing that the skin color of Edward's body is not normal human skin color, but a strange blue-gray, and even a strange texture of dark red, this made Sean's eyes immediately full of strangeness: "Are you really Turned into a demon?"

"What do you know!" It seemed that he was extremely sensitive to the word devil, and Edward's face became furious. Originally, his handsome appearance had become a little hideous because of the mutation in his body. After getting angry, his appearance became even more distorted, "If you give me that notebook, I can solve this small problem!... As long as I solve this problem, then I will be the one who has made immortal achievements. What a demon!"

"Even if I give you the handbook, you can't solve this problem." Sean sneered, "How can the blood be profaned? Since you forcibly mixed the blood of the devil, it is enough to make you a real devil." ... As an exorcist, I don't believe you don't know these things. Don't forget why we are at odds with heretics. After you activate the blood power in your body, even your personality has changed .”

"Arrogant and ignorant brat!" Edward clenched his fists, and the aura exuding from his body became heavier and fiercer. "Do you really think that the Exorcist Association really hunts demons? Do you know why since the Exorcist Association divided the seals?" Have you started to decline after being a master and hunter?... No, you don't know anything. For the huge organization of the Exorcist Association, you and I are just beginners who have just embarked on the path of truth. It's just that I'm luckier than you, and I'm a few years older, so I've gone a little further than you."

Sean's pupils shrank slightly at this moment.

"The hunter and the sealer are different paths leading to the same goal. It is only because of the disastrous failure of our ancestors' expedition to the abyss that our inheritance was interrupted." Edward said in a deep voice, "It is precisely because of this that we have the later I only discovered this secret fifteen years ago.... Do you think Yoda doesn’t know anything? He just doesn’t want to believe all of this, so he handed over this secret with his own hands. The Codex is buried, because turning into a demon goes against his faith!"

"You mean..."

As if he had guessed what Sean wanted to say, Edward snorted: "That's right! The so-called Exorcists Association was founded by demons from the very beginning. The so-called 'devil' in this organization refers to the devil! They tried to Occupy this world and turn it into an abyss plane, but they failed later.... Or, because the Exorcist Association once gave birth to a great man, he resisted the rule of the demons over the Exorcist Association, That's why the later Association of Exorcists came into being, but how could the demons see the organization they cultivated become their enemy, so there was that expedition to the abyss."

"In this world, the truth is sometimes crueler than you can imagine!" Edward said coldly, "Do you think you are Yoda's first student? Hehe, why is his first student until now? Haven't come back yet? That's just because his choice is more thorough than mine, at least I haven't forgotten that I used to be a human being, that's all."

"Hmph, in order to explore the truth of the past, in order to gain more powerful power, but in the end you changed your bloodline and turned into a pure demon. Do you think this is interesting?" Sean's heart beat abnormally Violently, at this time, his attention was actually not on Edward at all, but on another frame that appeared in his retina, on which there was a progress bar that was advancing, "Even if the sealer and the hunter reach the same goal by different routes, but It will definitely not become a demon, because that is no different from a heretic!"

"You're right, it's really not becoming a demon." Edward actually retained a sliver of reason amidst the mania, "But the path I chose is faster, but I encountered some problems like the previous ones. They haven't read the Demon Hunting Handbook, so they don't know that there are actually some code words recorded in it, but I was lucky enough to read it, so I know that this is the key to solving the problem. Only this handbook can free me from the current problem ...So no matter what price I pay, I will not give up, and my patience is very limited now, let me ask you one more question, will you hand over that manuscript."

"Let me ask you one last question." Xiao En suddenly looked serious, and then said in a deep voice, "Is the ultimate way of the seal master school to accept the concept of hunters and accept being sealed in the seal from the heart? The power of the devil, so as to break through the limit and step into a higher realm?"

"That's right!" Edward nodded, "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, the ultimate path for a hunter is to accept the idea of ​​a sealer, seal up the blood of the devil, and form his own seal power, although at this point It is reversed from the seal master, but the essence is the same, that is to accept the power that belongs to the devil, not to reject them or fear them."

"I see." Xiao En nodded, "But in this way, there are indeed many dangers, and the road to promotion requires a strong will to constantly resist the temptation of such a powerful force from the power of the devil.  … ...That's why you choose the easier method, which is to directly steal the bloodline ability of the demon in exchange for stronger power and strength, but in this way, your power will be affected by the demon lord, and it is even very likely It will become a puppet, so you need the mysterious ritual recorded in the handbook to strip the influence of the demon soul in your body."

Edward was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "You are indeed very smart. You actually understood and accepted the true nature of us Demon Hunter Swordsmen so quickly."

This was the first time Edward called him "Demon Hunter Swordsman." Instead of "Cursed Swordsman".

"Yeah, I don't have any other advantages, but I'm particularly good at comprehending and accepting new things."

Sean smiled, then watched the progress bar finally become 100%, and heard a ding sound in his mind, a powerful warm current spread from Sean's hands in an instant, and then An incredible speed surged into Sean's heart. Immediately afterwards, a powerful heartbeat sounded, which seemed to resonate with the world. Sean's face quickly turned red, and then he opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of foul-smelling black blood, and then In the next second, an incomparable aura shot up from Xiao En's body.

This aura soon turned into a substantial beam of light, directly piercing through the roof of the Duke's mansion and rushing towards the sky.

Then, silver and red radiance flowed out from Xiao En's body, like dyes dripping into the water, quickly rendering in the beam of light.

A strong and powerful breath of strength continuously rose from Xiao En's body, as if the earth couldn't bear Xiao En's weight at this time, countless cracks meandered and climbed out from under his feet.

With Edward's shocked expression on his face, Sean's aura quickly recovered from the already weak to the verge of death, and directly broke through the upper-level silver limit, and it was not until the critical point of the lower-level gold peak. stop. But even so, Xiao En is only a finger away from the realm of high-level gold. It seems that because of some mechanism, Xiao En cannot directly upgrade to high-level gold.

However, Sean already has an idea about the obstacles of this mechanism. As long as he finds a suitable opportunity, breaking through to a high-level gold is only a matter of course. At least, Xiao En is very clear at this time that it is much easier and simpler to become a strong man at the top of the golden peak than when he rose from the lower silver to the upper silver.

"This...how...is this possible!" Edward's eyes revealed an unconcealable shock.

"In this world, nothing is impossible." Xiao En, who was resurrected on the spot with full health and state, smiled slightly, "You have to know, I am a genius, and this is the biggest gap between me and you. … Moreover, I relied on my own strength to climb up step by step, so my foundation is much more solid than yours, which is very different from your strength obtained by borrowing side channels."

"Huh!" Edward snorted coldly after being ridiculed by Sean, "Even so, you will not be my opponent, because the gap in our strength is always an insurmountable gap.... And most importantly, your The hole cards have been turned over, but I still have the hole cards that haven't been turned over. Since you don't want to hand over the letter honestly, then I have no choice but to kill all of you and then look for it slowly."

Facing Edward, Sean suddenly smiled slightly. The difference from the embarrassment before is that Sean at this time is extremely elegant and calm: "Hehe, you are so willing to play...my cards have already been turned over. ?"

The next second, Edward's pupils shrank suddenly, and the tingling sensation on his back made him understand that he was already being watched.

A powerful aura no less powerful than that of a strong man in the sanctuary suddenly burst out from behind Edward! (To be continued) [This text is provided by Qihang Update Group @沃林主持] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )