Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections

Tyne Zakaria's bone claws tapped lightly on the edge of the cage, making a heart-pounding metallic clanging sound.

Originally, He planned to devour Twain Millie directly to restore His own strength, but now, He decided to spare her life for the time being.

Twain Millie in the cage raised her head, a trace of unwillingness flashed in her purple pupils: "Do you think you can regain your strength by devouring me? Don't forget what happened when you devoured Erica before. As long as we don't want you to, you can't absorb much strength at all."

I have to say that although Twain Millie has become a polluted body, her mouth is extremely vicious.

The last time Tyne Zakaria devoured Erica, not only did it fail to restore His strength, but it caused His strength to be further lost.

If not, He would not be so eager to find new prey.

A trace of gloom flashed across Tyne Zakaria's eyes, but was quickly replaced by indifference: "Erica was just an accident. And you... had no choice."

After being taunted by Twain Millie, Tyne Zakaria returned to his seat.

Tyne Zakaria's original plan was to restore his strength by devouring Tween Millie and Erica, two fifth-level polluted bodies.

However, things did not develop as he expected.

The fifth-level contaminated body has a certain degree of autonomous consciousness and can partially break free from the blood suppression of Tyne Zakaria, which caused him to encounter an accident when devouring Erica.

The moment Erica was swallowed, she chose to self-destruct.

Rather than restoring Tyne Zakaria's strength, this move weakened him.

Therefore, he decided to keep Twain Millie for a while, but he didn't expect that He would find a big surprise.

Twain Millie's ancient god power has undergone a mutation. The characteristics of her power have changed from erosion and corrosion to darkness, and she even vaguely reveals the initial state of a young ancient god.

This transformation made Twain Millie’s existence extremely special, and also made her a precious “prey” in the eyes of Tyne Zakaria.

The authority of darkness is an extremely powerful authority in the ancient god's power system, but Tyne Zakaria has not been able to master this power due to the limitations of his own power development.

Now, he discovered the embryonic form of dark power in Twain Millie, which undoubtedly provided him with an excellent opportunity.

If he could successfully devour Twain Millie, Tyne Zakaria would not only be able to recover his strength, but he might also be able to gain control of the dark power, thereby greatly increasing his own strength.

To avoid another accident like Erica's, Tyne Zakaria decided to adopt a more cautious strategy.

He imprisoned Twain Millie, attempting to weaken her ability to resist by wearing away her strength, thus ensuring the smooth progress of the devouring process.

In the outside world, after Lin Yi and his party landed in the Land of Eternal Night, they immediately realized that the danger here was far beyond their imagination.

Although they successfully avoided the huge creatures in the sky, the monsters on the ground were attracted by the sound of the escape pod landing.

These monsters are completely different from the common pollutants in the outside world. Not only do they possess elementary intelligence, they even exhibit certain social behaviors.

Lin Yi noticed that although these creatures looked similar to the polluted bodies, their behavior patterns were very different.

Most of the pollutants in the outside world are like wild beasts, and only a few high-level pollutants have a certain degree of autonomous consciousness.

But the creatures in the Land of Eternal Night are different. They will tidy up their "clothes", communicate with each other, and even act cooperatively.

Although this level of intelligence cannot be compared with that of humans, it has far surpassed ordinary polluted bodies and is more like the primary intelligent life in primitive tribes.

Although the intelligence of these creatures is limited, their behavioral patterns show a potential evolutionary trend.

If these creatures continue to evolve, they may become even more terrifying in the future.

"Let's go. This place is not far from the castle."

After avoiding these monsters, the three of them came to the gate of the castle. Lin Yi pushed the door open with one hand and walked in first.

There was an oppressive atmosphere inside the castle. The flames burning on the walls cast flickering shadows, as if silently mocking the intruder's recklessness.

Corpses of various shapes were scattered on the ground, some were already dried, and some seemed to have just fallen. The air was filled with the smell of decay and blood.

[Hint: You are about to enter the 'Hall of Eternal Night'. ]

[Warning: This is the enemy territory, the hunter's attributes will be suppressed. ]

[Tip: The hunter's strength, agility, intelligence, and physical attributes are all real attributes, the values ​​remain unchanged, and the charm attribute is reduced by 40 points. ]

…

"Heh, it looks like your opponent has arrived."

The moment Lin Yi entered the castle, Twain Millie noticed the arrival of the three people.

As a contaminated body, she had an instinctive aversion to the aura of Lin Yi and the other two, but compared with Tyne Zakaria in front of her, this disgust seemed insignificant.

The blood of the ancient god was like an invisible shackle, firmly restricting her actions.

Every time Twain Millie tried to attack Tyne Zakaria, the blood in her body would boil and drain her strength, leaving her without the strength to even stand.

Even the pollution queen Erica had no choice but to self-destruct in despair, paying the price of her life in exchange for a glimmer of possibility of resistance.

Lin Yi looked up at Tyne Zakaria, data flashed in his eyes, and began to read the other party's information.

[Comparing the intelligence attributes of both parties. Comparison completed. Our intelligence attribute is ? ? ? times that of the enemy. Since the target is temporarily sealed, 63% of the enemy's information has been detected (the detection eye has increased by 20%). ]

Name:Tyne Zakaria

Category: Ancient God

Health: 73%

Spiritual Energy (Ancient): 32654/41200 points

Strength: 110 (real attribute) (sealed)

Agility: 109 (real attribute) (sealed)

Physical Strength: 111 (real attribute) (sealed)

intelligence:???

Charisma: -1

Skill 1: Low-level Spirit (Passive, LV.58): HP +34,000 points, immune to control effects of level 6 and below, exempt from all mental damage of level 6 or below.

Skill 2: Spore Field (Passive, LV.51): Tyne Zakaria's body surface will continuously release tiny spores, which will permeate the surrounding air. Within a 50-meter range around him, 1% of his health will be lost per second, and his strength, agility, and physical attributes will be reduced by 5 points per second (this negative state can be exempted when the attribute value reaches 100 points).

Skill 3: Bone Spear Piercing (Active, LV.45): Consumes 300 points of Ancient God Energy, and Tyne Zakaria summons a large number of sharp bone spears from the ground. The bone spears will fly in the specified direction, covering a fan-shaped area with an angle of 120 degrees and a range of 100 meters. Each bone spear causes 800 basic physical damage and 600 erosion damage.

Skill 4: Bone Wall Barrier (Active, LV.38): ???

Skill 5: Corrosive Burst (Unique Active, LV.49): Consumes 1000 points of Ancient God Energy, and Tyne Zakaria detonates the infected spores in the enemy's body. The explosion can cause 3000 points of corrosive damage and 1000 points of physical damage. The enemies affected by the explosion will be added with the "Parasitic Mark" status, and will receive 50 points of corrosive damage per second in the next 20 seconds.

Tip: Because Tyne Zakaria is in a sealed state, this ability cannot be used for the time being.

Warning: Due to the upcoming battle with the Hunter, Thane Zakaria has been forced to awaken this ability. As a price, Thane Zakaria's divine power is permanently reduced by 1.8%.

Skill 5: ???

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Skill 8: Rain of Bone Spears (Active, Lv.44): Consumes 1,200 points of Ancient God Energy to summon bone spears, forming a barrage that pours down on the enemy, covering a circular area with a radius of 200 meters.

Each bone spear deals 1050 basic physical damage + 200 piercing damage + 900 erosion damage.

Tip: Each time you are hit by the bone spear, a layer of 'parasitic mark' effect will be added.

Skill 9: ???

Skill 10: Corrosion Vortex (Active, Lv.45): Immediately consumes 4700 points of Ancient God Energy to create a huge corrosion vortex with a diameter of up to 50 meters. The vortex will forcibly pull enemies within the range to the center and cause 300 points of corrosion damage per second. Enemies caught in the vortex cannot use flying skills to escape. This skill is a forced pulling effect and has a very high priority.

Tip: Each time you are pulled by the vortex or receive damage, a layer of 'parasitic mark' effect will be added.

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Skill 13: Parasitic Touch (Active, Lv.39): Tyne Zakaria extends a giant tentacle made of spores, which can attack the enemy remotely. When the tentacle attacks, it will inject a large number of spores into the enemy's body, causing 1500 basic damage + 800 parasitic damage. The attacked enemy will enter the "Spore Parasitism" state, and in the next 20 seconds, it will lose 2% of its health per second, and its body will gradually be controlled by the spores, with a 50% chance of not being controlled by itself and making random movements.

Tip: After being attacked by tentacles, four layers of "parasitic mark" effect will be immediately superimposed. When the number of "parasitic marks" on the enemy's body exceeds 6, it will be forcibly fixed for 3 seconds.

Skill 14: Decayed Bone Form (Form Skill, Lv.22): This skill cannot be used due to the sealed state.

Skill 15: Bone Spirit Clone (Ultimate Ability, Lv.21): This skill cannot be used due to the sealed state.

Skill 16: Spore Inferno (Ultimate Skill, Lv.19): Consumes 5,000 points of Ancient God Energy, and Tyne Zakaria transforms the entire battlefield into a doomsday spore inferno, affecting a 5,000-meter radius around it.

The enemy will receive 200 points of basic erosion damage + 350 points of soul damage per minute. At the same time, bone spears will constantly pierce through the ground to attack the enemy.

Tip: Each time you are hit by the bone spear, a layer of 'parasitic mark' effect will be added.

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The moment Tyne Zakaria's eyes met Lin Yi's, he raised his hand and used a killing move without any hesitation.

A ball of dark purple energy condensed in his palm.

"boom--"

The moment the energy exploded, the space of the entire castle was torn apart.

Daphne and Theresa had just stepped into the castle and hadn't even gained their footing when they felt dizzy.

The surrounding scene suddenly distorted, and the interior of the castle was instantly shrouded in a strange purple color.

The ground beneath his feet began to wriggle, and countless purple spores surged out from the ground like a tide, quickly spreading into a fungal carpet.

The stone bricks on the wall quickly decayed under the erosion of spores, making a "sizzling" sound.

Before Theresa could react, she accidentally inhaled a mouthful of floating spore dust.

Her pupils contracted, and she felt a strong sense of dizziness. Her legs went limp and she fell forward.

"Theresa!" Daphne was quick to support her.

When she looked down at Theresa, the scene before her made her heart tighten - dense hyphae emerged from Theresa's nasal cavity, and those hyphae were wriggling under her skin like living things, quickly spreading throughout her body.

Lin Yi's purification technique fell on Theresa. Theresa coughed violently several times, and the mycelium in her nasal cavity finally stopped growing.

"Get out of here." Lin Yi did not look back. His eyes were fixed on Tyne Zakaria who was sitting in his seat. Although the other party did not make any movements, the feeling of oppression he gave to Lin Yi was incomparable.

Daphne realized that if the two of them continued to stay here, they would only be a burden to Lin Yi, so she immediately helped Theresa, who was still a little weak, and retreated out of the castle.

The footsteps of the two people echoed in the empty castle, and as they left, the castle fell into deathly silence again.

Tyne Zakaria is very strong, even when he is in a sealed state, the opponent's attribute skills are very powerful.

What makes Lin Yi feel difficult is that Tyne Zakaria possesses an ability called "parasitic mark".

Anyone who is injured by his attack has a chance of suffering a layer of "parasitic mark" effect.

Once this mark is stacked to six layers, it will trigger a three-second immobilization effect.

Three seconds may be just a blink of an eye for ordinary people, but facing an enemy of Tyne Zakaria's level, let alone three seconds, even a moment of stagnation is enough to be fatal.

The flames jumped in the air like a greedy beast, licking every inch of space around it.

A bone spear shot out from the ground without warning, so fast that it was almost impossible for people to react.

Lin Yi's body moved sideways, and the bone spear brushed against the corner of his clothes and pierced into the air, leaving a trace of coldness.

Tyne Zakaria raised his hand, and countless bone spears broke out of the ground and shot towards Lin Yi densely, as dense as a rainstorm, leaving him nowhere to escape.

Lin Yi quickly formed several shields to protect himself, and the bone spears hit the shields, making frequent explosions.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the shield, and the continuous impact forced Lin Yi to retreat continuously.

Lin Yi swung his sword horizontally, cutting off several bone spears that sprang out from under his feet.

Tyne Zakaria stood up from his chair, and five purple-black energy balls appeared behind him. The air around these energy balls was slightly distorted, emitting a terrifying aura.

When Twain Millie, who was hanging on the ceiling, saw this scene, her pupils shrank slightly and a chill surged in her heart.

If Tyne Zakaria had used these tricks against them before, she would have had no chance of survival.

Tyne Zakaria was not in a hurry to attack. The brief confrontation before made him realize that the opponent in front of him was no ordinary person.

If you are not careful, you may capsize in this seemingly insignificant "ditch".

His fingertips trembled slightly, and the power of the ancient gods surged in his body, as if brewing a destructive storm.

At the moment when the two men confronted each other, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground, and Xiaoxue, like a poisonous snake that had been lurking for a long time, quickly wrapped its tentacles around Tyne Zakaria's legs.

Tyne Zakaria reacted extremely quickly. His aura condensed, and a purple-black shock wave suddenly spread out from him, sweeping around like an invisible wave.

Xiaoxue's tentacles broke instantly under the impact, turning into several pieces of limbs, falling to the ground weakly.

At the moment when Tyne Zakaria blasted Xiaoxue back, a cold light that made one's hair stand on end was approaching His throat.

Tyne Zakaria raised his hand and summoned several layers of bone shields to block in front of him. With a click, the moment the sword blade collided with the bone armor, a crisp "click" sound was made. The recoil force came along the hilt, and Lin Yi's right arm was slightly numb.

Lin Yi noticed that the light of the Phoenix Mark on the opponent's chest had dimmed a lot, which also caused Tyne Zakaria to be stronger than the last time he clashed with Lin Yi.

A large hand wrapped in an exoskeleton grabbed the sword blade of the Black and White Rose. This large hand was not only covered with thick bone armor, but also had an outermost layer of armor condensed from purple spores.

The sword edge made a crackling sound as it was gripped. Dark red blood oozed out from Tyne Zakaria's palm and slowly dripped along the blade.

Just as He was about to smash Lin Yi to the ground, the power of the abyss penetrated into His body along the edge of the sword.

Tyne Zakaria felt a numbness and tingling in the center of his palm, as if countless tiny poisonous snakes were gnawing at his flesh.

His movements paused slightly, and in this brief moment of daze, Lin Yi drew back the sword, and the blade rubbed against the bone armor, making a harsh metallic sound.

Clang, clang, clang...

The sword energy was so fast that it was dazzling. It pierced out like a rainstorm, and dozens of tiny blood holes were pierced in Tyne Zakaria's chest in an instant.

Before the blood could completely gush out, the purple spores quickly covered the wound, blocking the damaged area.

Boom!

A violent mental shock suddenly spread out with Him as the center. Lin Yi felt dizzy and the intense impact made him fly backwards uncontrollably.

[Warning: You have been subjected to a layer of 'parasitic mark', this effect will last for 5 minutes. ]

[Hunter's abnormal resistance is being checked...]

[The effect of 'Parasite Mark' will last for 2 minutes and 30 seconds. ]

After forcing Lin Yi back, a gleam of cruelty flashed in Tyne Zakaria's eyes.

He raised his bone claws, and purple-black energy quickly condensed at the tips of his claws, transforming into energy balls filled with a destructive aura.

"boom--"

The energy ball instantly turned into a huge beam of light and smashed down towards Lin Yi.

The moment the beam of light collided with Lin Yi's shield, a deafening roar erupted.

Energy fluctuations swept through the entire castle, the flames on the walls were extinguished instantly, the fungal carpet on the ground was torn into pieces, and the air was filled with a burning smell.

Lin Yi's body was knocked back several steps by the recoil force, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

He raised his hand to wipe away the blood. He knew that the battle had just entered its white-hot stage. (End of this chapter)