Chapter 132: Blasphemy Goddess, Demon Sephenia (6200)

This guard sword is a two-handed weapon, exclusive to warriors.

None of Cao Xing's recruited creatures can equip it.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing directly threw the sword to Ji Xinyue.

Ji Xinyue took it with a bewildered look on her face...

When she saw the attributes of the greatsword, her mouth opened slightly and she exclaimed: "This, this, this... this is a purple weapon!"

"Oh my god!!!"

For a moment, Ji Xinyue stood there in a daze.

"Boss Cao Xing, this is..."

Cao Xing smiled and said, "This is for you. None of us can use it. You are a warrior anyway."

But Ji Xinyue shook her head and said, "I... that's not what I meant. What I meant was that this weapon is too valuable. I can't take it..."

No matter how slow-witted she was, she knew how precious a piece of purple equipment was at this stage!

In the trading channel, a piece of blue equipment is enough to cause a sensation among the survivors.

Purple equipment is even rarer.

However, Cao Xing gave her such a precious weapon, and Ji Xinyue even felt that the sword in her hand was a little hot.

Cao Xing smiled.

Purple equipment is precious.

But since this girl had brought him to accept this mission, even though she was helping herself, she couldn't really give him no benefits at all.

At this time, Ji Xinyue was holding the big sword, standing there at a loss.

Liu Muxue at the side gently grasped Ji Xinyue's palm and said with a smile: "Sister Xinyue, just hold it."

"Don't worry too much. Ah Xing is very powerful. Purple equipment is not that precious to him."

Hearing Liu Muxue say this, Ji Xinyue slowly exhaled, and then said gratefully: "Thank you, Boss Cao Xing, thank you, Sister Muxue."

Cao Xing nodded.

at the same time.

Good news comes again.

A powerful aura burst out from Renis!

There seemed to be a sharp aura in her eyes, and her gaze became even sharper!
The whole person is like an arrow shot from a bow, full of aggression!
A system prompt appears.

[Your territory member: Renis Hawkeye successfully advanced to a boss-level creature, all attributes increased by 30%, and has learned a new skill: Storm Arrow Rain]

[Storm Arrow Rain: Shoots a large number of arrows, causing 6*88% damage to all enemies in the target area. Each hit causes 1 layer of bleeding effect, and there is a 15% chance of causing a 5-second disability effect. Cooldown time: 3 minutes]

...

When Cao Xing saw the system prompt, a strong sense of joy appeared in his eyes.

"What a powerful group attack skill!"

A total of six waves of arrow rain damage, with bleeding and cripple effects, which is much stronger than his ice arrow rain.

"Congratulations, Renis." Cao Xing exclaimed.

Renis looked at Cao Xing, and the fierce aura on her body disappeared instantly, becoming extremely gentle instead.

A shy smile appeared on her serious face, and she bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Lord. From now on, your orders will be the direction of my arrows, and Renis will always be by your side."

Cao Xing nodded.

Then, he continued to give the order: "Let's go to the last temple, the Giant Hammer Temple!"

Assam and others obeyed the order and quickly got out of the temple, then chose one of the passages and moved forward.

All the waves of soul-eating monsters they encountered on the road were pushed away by them!

After their strength had skyrocketed, these third-level soul-eating monsters could no longer pose much of a threat to them unless too many of them appeared at the same time.

However, I don’t know if it was because of the noise of their fighting that disturbed the Soul-Eating Monsters in other areas.

Along the way, they encountered six waves of attacks from Soul-Eating Monsters.

Although it did not cause any harm to them, it slowed Cao Xing down by more than ten minutes.

Fortunately, when they arrived at the Temple of the Hammer, the gate had not been breached yet.

Then, Cao Xing began to continue commanding the battle.

"Assam, use the Sword of Justice to sweep back the Soul-Eating Monster that's charging at you!"

"Andrew, use the Starfire spell to aim at the Soul Eater next to Sarah and lure it over here."

"Hilda, quickly spray the spider web to relieve Braum's pressure!"

He issued orders one by one, and all the recruited creatures carried them out faithfully.

Moreover, with his orderly command, the number of soul-eating monsters has been steadily decreasing.

Even someone as proud as Xierda couldn't help but glance sideways at Cao Xing.

Twenty minutes later, the battle was over.

With a large amount of experience, Cao Xing's level was raised to 13 and Liu Muxue's level was raised to 12.

Including Assam has also been upgraded to level 15.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, "This upgrade is really fast!"

At the current stage, most survivors are still around level 4 to 6, while Cao Xing has already started sprinting towards level 20!

You can imagine how big the gap is between them and others.

However, the subsequent upgrade speed will slow down.

Because he is now level 13 to level 14, which requires 3 experience points.

At the same time, everyone looked at Cao Xing with admiration in their eyes.

Several system prompts appear.

[Thanks to your proper command, you have demonstrated outstanding combat capabilities! ]

[Bron's loyalty to you has increased, current loyalty: 89]

[Hilda's loyalty to you has increased, current loyalty: 71]

...

Cao Xing was delighted. He didn't expect that even the most difficult Xierda had increased her loyalty.

It seems that my personal charm is still good.

He looked at the beautiful blood spider queen.

However, Hilda just snorted and turned her head away again.

Braum touched his bald head and said with a smile, "Lord, your command was really timely. Braum thought he was going to be slapped away by the Soul Eater several times, but you saved me every time."

"If one day you don't want to be a lord anymore, we can become pirates. I believe that with your command ability, our name will soon be heard throughout the entire ocean!"

Cao Xing looked at the guy speechlessly.

Why should I be a pirate instead of being a good lord?
"Okay, let's start cleaning up the battlefield."

As Cao Xing's order was given, everyone began to act.

Then, he went straight to the temple to rescue the undead souls.

When all the undead have left, a system prompt will appear.

[Task progress has been updated].

[The missions to the Four Great Temples, Shield Temple, Holy Sword Temple, Torch Temple, and Giant Hammer Temple have been completed. Current progress: 4/4]

[You have rescued the Ascalon Undead in all the temples. Now, please go to Kasha Cathedral to rescue the undead of Duke Palatine and complete the final mission.]

...

Cao Xing thought to himself, "Have we finally reached the last stage of the mission?"

"Next, we have to face the legendary soul-devouring demon."

"According to the undead Karlhan, this soul-devouring demon is at least level three in strength, and it cannot be killed."

"So much so that they were forced to leave this underground palace."

"As for what level it is, I'm not sure."

"As long as they are not above the leader level, I should be able to deal with them with my current strength."

At this time, Cao Xing glanced at the [Demon-Devouring Box] in his backpack.

"The mission requirements didn't tell me to kill this demon, they just told me to rescue the soul of Duke Palatine."

"If I can kill this demon and destroy its soul, I can return this underground palace to the Ascalon Undead."

"I don't know, what kind of reward will they give me?"

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

Of course, the prerequisite is that they can defeat the demon's true body.

If this demon is too strong, Cao Xing will run away with his men without hesitation.

He shook his head and put all these thoughts behind him.

Then he went straight to the center of the temple, under the giant hammer statue.

As usual, he opened the silver treasure chest inside.

【Successfully opened the silver treasure chest.】

[Obtain skill book: Whirlwind Slash]

[Obtain: Snow Eagle Helmet (Blue)]

[Obtain: Medium Resource Pack*2]

[Obtain: Intermediate Element Crystal*3]

[Obtain: Medical Kit*2]

...

Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly.

"Huh? A skill book and a blue equipment?"

"Damn, I'm lucky this time!"

Take a look at the properties.

[Whirlwind: Arctic Warrior Skill Book]

[Skill Effect: Swing the weapon in your hand to quickly attack all surrounding enemy targets, causing physical damage equal to attack power*188% to them, and there is a 30% chance of knocking the enemy away, cooldown time: 60 seconds]

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[Snow Eagle Helmet lv10 (Blue)]

[Armor: 7~11]

[Additional special effects ①: Spirit +5, Constitution +5]

[Additional Effect ②: Snow Eagle Protection (When the head is attacked, the damage received is reduced by 10%, and the critical hit rate of this attack is reduced by 20%)]

[Additional effect ③: Snow Wings (Snow Eagle's feathers have a decorative effect, Charm +3)]

(Equipment introduction: Listen, your helmet looks very beautiful, but I still prefer my horn helmet - Corporal: Andrea Capo)
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Cao Xing directly threw the book [Whirlwind Slash] to Ji Xinyue.

As for the [Snow Eagle Helmet], after thinking for a moment, Cao Xing decided to put it on himself first.

Although this helmet can be used by both himself and Liu Muxue, he is a fragile mage and his survivability is not as good as Liu Muxue's.

So it’s better to save your life first.

Ji Xinyue took the [Whirlwind Slash] skill book at a loss.

Before she could say anything more, Cao Xing had already started to search the coffins.

The other men also cleaned up the battlefield.

As usual, a large amount of materials was harvested, as well as the souls of two elite soul-eaters.

But it is a bit regrettable that he did not reveal a leader-level soul this time.

This shattered Cao Xing's idea of ​​promoting Braum to the leader level.

They had almost searched the last temple.

Cao Xing ordered: "Let's go to the last place, Kasha Cathedral!"

After hearing this instruction, everyone perked up at the same time.

Because they knew that this was the last mission of the entire underground palace.

So far, Cao Xing’s gains this time can be said to be quite amazing.

Except for not obtaining epic-level props, the gains in other aspects even exceeded the Goblin Treasure House.

The strength of all members has skyrocketed!

Then, they followed the map and made many twists and turns in the Yongwang Corridor.

On the way, they encountered four or five waves of soul-eating monsters attack again, but they were all killed by them.

Just as they were about to cross a new passage, Ji Xinyue said from behind: "Wait a moment."

Cao Xing asked in confusion: "What happened?" Ji Xinyue said: "Enter this passage gate and you will reach the Yongwang Temple, but the temple seems to have fallen..."

Cao Xing nodded.

He did remember what Karlhan said, that the Temple of Everlook was the first area to be conquered by the Soul Eater.

However, if you want to reach Kasha Church, you must pass by here.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing decided to go and see what was going on inside first.

But when he cautiously came to the entrance of the passage and looked inside the temple, his pupils suddenly shrank!
He retreated calmly, his face looking somewhat grim.

"Axing...what's wrong?" Liu Muxue asked in a low voice.

"Damn it! There are at least several hundred soul-eating monsters in the temple. It seems that this road is impassable."

Hearing this, everyone frowned.

There are hundreds of soul-eating monsters, and they are all third-level creatures.

If besieged, even they would not be able to hold out.

Moreover, such a huge gap in numbers cannot be solved by tactics.

For a moment, everyone was at a loss.

Seeing the worry on Cao Xing's face, Ji Xinyue also took out the map and seemed to be studying something.

After a moment, Ji Xinyue's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hey, I saw inside the Torch Temple, and it seems there is a hidden path that leads directly to the Kasha Church."

"Trail?"

Cao Xing's expression suddenly brightened after hearing this, and then he came over and leaned next to Ji Xinyue to look at the map.

As Cao Xing looked down, their cheeks were almost touching.

He was looking at the map seriously and was unaware of anything.

But Ji Xinyue froze in place, not daring to move.

She could even feel Cao Xing's body temperature and his breath at the tip of his nose.

For a moment, Ji Xinyue's ten jade fingers tightly pinched a corner of the map, and her heart was beating fast.

After some observation, Cao Xing indeed saw a secret passage in the Torch Temple.

I already have an idea in mind.

"Let's go, let's change the route."

Following Cao Xing's order, the team quickly retreated and changed direction.

At this time, Ji Xinyue followed behind the team, keeping her head down, as if she was afraid that Cao Xing would discover her red face.

Everyone soon arrived at the Torch Temple.

Since they had searched this temple once before, they did not find any secret passages.

But since there is a mark on the map, it must exist.

So they began to search more carefully.

Soon, Renis activated the [Hunting Eye] and found a hidden door on the wall in the corner.

Cao Xing's eyes lit up with joy, and then he quickly walked over and used the [Stone Talisman] in his hand to open the secret door.

"Boom!"

A hidden passage just appeared before everyone.

Cao Xing weighed the stone talisman in his hand and said happily, "This thing is really useful."

"As expected, as long as we are in this underground palace, any door can be opened."

Then he led the team forward along this passage.

It took us about ten minutes to get there after many twists and turns.

A stone gate appeared again in front of us.

After opening it with the stone talisman in his hand, the scene in front of him suddenly became clear!
Cao Xing saw an extremely spacious cathedral.

The height of the floors is estimated to be hundreds of meters, and the area is estimated to be more than ten square kilometers. It looks like a huge square.

There are rows of stone statues on both sides.

In the center of the church, there are a large number of opened coffins. A quick glance shows that there are as many as six or seven hundred coffins!
"I'll go, so many?"

Cao Xing was secretly shocked.

Obviously, these coffins have been opened and the undead inside must have been eaten.

Cao Xing had a bad feeling in his heart.

Because according to Karlhan, this soul-eating demon will increase its strength by devouring the undead.

This time, it devoured so many undead souls, its strength must have reached a terrifying level.

But think positively.

The undead here have been eaten up, so during the battle, the Soul-Eating Demon will not be able to recover blood by devouring the undead.

Cao Xing was delighted and a strange smile appeared on his face.

He also noticed that on a platform in the center of the cathedral was a magnificent coffin.

It is inlaid with sparkling gems and golden patterns, and it looks extraordinary at first glance.

This should be the coffin of the Duke of Palatine.

"Huh? No, gems!"

Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly.

At this time, Ji Xinyue asked in confusion: "Didn't they say that the demon in Kasha Cathedral is also here?"

"Why didn't you see it?"

Cao Xing also looked around and did not find any demons.

On the contrary, the lights on this church are extremely bright.

Various fluttering flags and solemn statues make this place look extremely sacred.

Cao Xing also saw a beautiful female statue standing next to the Duke's coffin.

She had a well-proportioned figure, holding a shield and a one-handed sword in her hands, and wearing a half-breastplate that highlighted her slender waist.

The long legs are tense, as if ready to go.

The entire statue is full of a sense of sacredness and inviolability.

Renis then spoke up: "That is the statue of the goddess Kmir."

"Goddess Kmir?"

"Yes."

Renis nodded and said, "This is the goddess who controls order and truth. It is said that when her power reappears in the world, a new order will be born."

Cao Xing nodded and said.

"No matter what, if the demon isn't here, we can save ourselves the trouble and just open the coffin of the Duke of Palatine and run away."

Cao Xing made a decision quickly.

Then he led the team towards the location of the statue of Goddess Kmir.

The coffin of the Duke of Palatine is right there. Once it is successfully opened, the last part of the task will be completed.

And just then.

Cao Xing suddenly noticed that the sacred goddess statue had a curve at the corner of its mouth.

Her stone-carved eyeballs seemed to move a few times, then looked at Cao Xing and others.

"Ok?"

Cao Xing looked carefully and found that the statue's expression had returned to normal.

He was puzzled, "Did I see it wrong?"

However, when he raised his head again, he found that the mouth of the goddess statue was stretched into a wide arc, which looked extremely strange.

This time, Cao Xing was sure that he was not mistaken, and he hurriedly gave the order.

"stop!"

Everyone stopped and followed Cao Xing's gaze to look at the statue.

Suddenly everyone's face was shocked.

At this moment, the statue gradually changed from white to black.

The statue was covered with a thick black oil film, as if it had grown the skin of a demon, with many blackened animal organs hanging on it.

The sticky black liquid dripped from the statue, staining the ground black.

Not only that, the reproductive organs of various animals have grown in the place of the statue's breasts.

This scene was so intense that no one on the field could bear to watch it!

Renis gnashed her teeth and said angrily, "How could you... do this to the statue of the goddess Kmir? What a blasphemy!"

However, before Renis could finish her words, the statue's head rolled off.

Boom!

The huge statue's head hit the altar below with a dull sound.

The next moment, everyone saw a huge shadow emerging from the neck of the headless statue.

The shadow's face could not be seen clearly, and one could only barely make out its facial features through the holes on its face.

At this moment, the shadow opened its big dark mouth, revealing a weird smile, and then slowly spoke.

"The world said I was a devil, and the clergy hung me on the gallows."

"As the exorcism ceremony progressed, the fools sang along... the song I wrote for the Church hundreds of years ago..."

"When the bench was pulled away, when my eyes started to turn white..."

"Who does this dying light belong to?"

...

It was like the voice of an old witch ringing in my ears.

Hoarse and harsh!
Everyone looked at the shadow on the statue in amazement.

"Oh~ look, who's here?"

"A group of humans, Ascalonians, dark elves, and a... spider..."

"Hmm... Really good~"

Cao Xing raised his head and asked, "Are you the Soul Devouring Demon?"

The shadow chuckled and said, "Oh~ I'm not a demon, I'm a goddess who can fulfill people's wishes."

"Do you want the treasures of this palace?"

"Do you want the legendary weapon in the hand of that cowardly king - Magdel?"

"As long as you have this weapon, you can command all the Ascalon Undead on this continent!"

"Now, little one, tell me, what is your wish?"

Cao Xing was very confused. This demon seemed to know a lot.

They even knew that there was treasure in this underground palace.

Asam warned, "My Lord, don't listen to this guy's lies. This is a common tactic used by demons."

"They will first deceive you with words, then break through your psychological defenses and turn you into their puppet!"

Cao Xing nodded.

Of course he was not so stupid as to simply believe the words of the devil.

He silently glanced at the attributes of this demon.

[Soul Devouring Demon: Serphenia Williams (lv30)]

[Race: Demon]

[Level: Level 3 Leader (Transforming)]

[HP: 80480/80480]

[Attack power: 3124~3356]

[Armor: 531~574]

[Skill: Fire of Evil Thoughts (Condenses a ball of fire of evil thoughts to attack the enemy. Normal attacks have no cooldown time)

Evil Burst (Instantly burst out the evil aura in the body, causing 50% magic damage to enemies within 100 meters, and stun them in place for 1~3 seconds, cooling time 50 seconds)
Devil's Whisper (Emits the devil's whisper, attacking everyone's spirit. If the spirit is insufficient, they will be trapped in a long state of mental confusion. The cooling time is 70 seconds)
Evil spirit possession (possess a weak mental being and control his actions, duration 30 seconds, cooldown 100 seconds)
Soul Withering (Concentrates a large amount of soul power, causing four soul burning damages to enemies within 500 meters, with a cooling time of 10 minutes)]

[Talent: Demonic Body (The demon will not die after the physical body is destroyed. After a period of time, the demon will be resurrected after reducing its level by 5)]

[Talent ②: Evil Spirit Nemesis (When attacking a soul, cause an additional 100% damage to it and reduce the soul's attributes by 50%)]

(Introduction: A demon that feeds on fear, pain, and souls. It is extremely powerful and evil. Please deal with it with caution.)
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