Reincarnation Paradise: Master is lucky

Chapter 370 The Fall of the Overlord
Boom! Sizzle—

After losing its core, a golden light suddenly appeared at the center of the gradually calming black mist tide. Immediately afterwards, the golden light transformed into thunder and rapidly expanded, clearing a circular gap of about ten meters in the black mist tide. Chi Yao's figure was revealed from within. Judging from his appearance, Chi Yao's situation did not seem optimistic at this moment.

Chi Yao gripped the reverse-flowing scythe handle tightly, using it to prop himself up. Fine black lines appeared on his clothes (equipment) and skin, like porcelain covered with cracks, making it look as if it would shatter at the slightest touch. At the same time, these lines were constantly writhing, as if they still had a life force, trying to invade inwards. These black lines were the most direct manifestation of the source of the black mist—the power of erosion.

To ensure a decisive blow to break through the core, Chi Yao opted for a "mutually destructive" strategy. Aside from his basic protective energy, he essentially withstood the onslaught of the black mist tide. Countless corrosive forces of the black mist pierced his skin and seeped into his flesh like fine ice needles. Chi Yao's vision was completely overwhelmed by the black mist tide, and all he could hear was the hissing sound of the black mist corroding everything. He could clearly feel his health rapidly declining, and the layers of Black Mist Source - Corrosion were accumulating at an unprecedented rate.

[You are under continuous attack from the Source of Black Mist, taking 9 points of Dark damage + 1 point of True damage, and gaining one stack of Source of Black Mist: Erosion.]

[You are under continuous attack from the Source of Black Mist, taking 12 points of Dark damage + 1 point of True damage, and gaining one stack of Source of Black Mist: Erosion.]

You are under continuous attack from the source of the black mist.

[During the assessment, you have used Destiny Energy Protection. Based on the characteristics of Destiny Energy, you will consume 5 mana points per second to ignore the effects of Black Mist Source - Erosion, continuing until it is completely removed.]

A series of Paradise notifications resulted in him losing almost a third of his health and being affected by nearly 30 stacks of the Black Mist Source·Erosion effect.

Fortunately, the exclusive effect of the professional energy of the top-tier profession, the Face of Unfortunate, is still powerful enough. The stability of the Destiny Energy is ridiculously good, and there is also the damage reduction effect of the equipment [Protection of Love and Hate] and the skill [Destined Body]. Chi Yao's body is well protected by the Destiny Energy. These Black Mist Source·Erosion effects only stay on the surface of the skin and are constantly being pushed out and removed by the Destiny Energy in his body.

However, the process of expelling and removing the thorns was a bit painful, like pulling out dozens of sharp thorns that had been inserted into the skin one by one. Fortunately, thanks to the enhanced "pain desensitization training" at the Paradise of Reincarnation, Chi Yao's pain tolerance has improved considerably. Otherwise, he probably would have been in so much pain that he couldn't stand up.

This has resulted in Chi Yao appearing to be a very fragile "ceramic doll" after being beaten up, but in reality, as long as Chi Yao recovers his health, the damage he has suffered is basically just superficial.

On the contrary, Chi Yao's biggest problem now is the durability of his equipment.

Chi Yao squeezed the [Mercury Heart] leather jacket, which had been corroded with black patterns and even showed signs of damage at the edges. He had a headache. He had been a little careless. The corrosive ability of the black mist was somewhat of a counter to equipment builds. At that time, his protective energy was only enough to barely protect himself, and the durability of his equipment dropped by one-third at once.

'This is bad. Now, not only has Master Tailor Reed not been taken to Paradise, but even Master Blacksmith Reed hasn't been abducted. Who am I supposed to get my leather jacket repaired?'

If Chi Yao hadn't been wearing high-quality equipment, such as purple, light gold, or even gold, ordinary blue or purple equipment would probably have been destroyed by the black tide just now.

Little Confused, who was far away, also arrived at the scene. Seeing Chi Yao's "miserable state," she immediately gave him a heal and a series of buffs, then quickly distanced herself and shouted.

"Healing! Echo of Rain! Agility Enhancement! Blessing of Wisdom!"

"Gray Obsidian Master! This is all I can do! You have to win!"

Chi Yao simply nodded to indicate that he understood.

boom!
Almost at the same time that Xiao Mihu buffed Chi Yao, the distant thunderstorm was also torn apart by streaks of dark claw marks.
The sight revealed Balord's disheveled state. A huge crack, sparkling with lightning, ran across his entire back on his left shoulder, causing his once-shining golden armor to become dull. His shroud was charred in several places, and the black mist vortex in his eye sockets fluctuated violently. Balord's voice was also more distorted and high-pitched due to anger.

"You, how dare you, how dare you! To defy me! To defy the source of the black mist, Balord Cadivanato!"

Chi Yao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, revealing a slightly painful but fighting spirit-filled smile.

"Hey, looks like I made the right bet. Your lousy frame really isn't that sturdy."

Balord was thoroughly enraged; Chi Yao's mocking words and smile severely wounded its former dignity as a hegemon.

Bald glared at Chi Yao, the black mist swirling in his empty eyes suddenly expanding, and his voice rose in pitch, carrying authority and anger.

"Damn it, you ant! You've successfully enraged me!"

"I will repay your transgression with blood!"

Balod crossed its claws in front of its chest as if grasping something. Its golden armor rapidly contracted, and the runes on the shroud gradually twisted, even causing all the strips of cloth to flutter, thus revealing the decaying, grayish-white body beneath the cloth, constantly oozing wisps of black mist.

This also reveals that inside Balord's hollowed-out chest, which is a mummy, lies a dark core formed by the rotation and compression of countless tormented human faces, like a still-living heart that is constantly beating.

Chi Yao's eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed forward after taking a sip of recovery potion. Balod looked like his condition had deteriorated considerably, and he seemed ready to fight to the death. Now was the time to strike while he was still weak!
"Wind Track Duet!"

Two gusts of green wind propelled Chi Yao forward. Balod clearly didn't want Chi Yao to get close. One of its bone claws maintained the core's guidance, while the other bone claw directly grabbed at Chi Yao at an angle. The speed wasn't fast, but wherever it passed, the air distorted. Black mist condensed into five condensed dark claw marks that flew towards Chi Yao. The corrosive aura attached to the claw marks was chilling.

Chi Yao didn't take the hit head-on. He leaned back, bent his knees, and slid in, maintaining his speed while remaining almost parallel to the ground. He narrowly missed the claw marks, and at the same time, he used the momentum of the slide to slash upwards with his scythe, which was imbued with the magic of the Wind and Thunder Spear. He delivered an upward and diagonal slash towards Balord's knee joint.

clang! !

Like striking millennia-old cold iron, a piercing collision sound was accompanied by sparks of golden and black energy. Unlike the previous overlord corpses, Balord was a true overlord-level undead. With the support of protective energy, the hardness of the two bodies was incomparable.

Click! !

Although Balord's body was extremely tough, Chi Yao's luck, after so many enhancements, was by no means ordinary. With his superb sharpness and "critical hit" characteristics, plus the "exorcising" characteristic of his lightning magic, after the initial collision and mutual destruction between the lightning element and the black mist, the sharp scythe still successfully cut into Balord's knee joint.

Balord never expected that Chi Yao's weapon would be so sharp, capable of cutting his mummified body. The damage to his knee joint and the force of the impact caused Balord to stagger.

An opportunity! Upon seeing this, Chi Yao immediately changed his tactics. Instead of pursuing a one-time major injury, he increased the pace of his attacks to the extreme. Balod's actions just now clearly indicated that he was about to activate some kind of skill. Naturally, he would not let his opponent have his way. He would use a continuous offensive to suppress Balod and prevent him from unleashing his ultimate move!
At the same time, a rainbow blue flashed in Chi Yao's eyes. When facing a necromancer like Balor, the death line seen by his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception was very faint. He needed to deal enough damage before he could deliver a finishing blow.

In Chi Yao's hands, the reverse force transformed into a series of black afterimages. Each strike was imbued with highly condensed lightning element, raining down on Balor's joints and the dark core in his chest like a storm. The aim was not to inflict serious damage, but to disrupt his energy flow and destroy his skills to the greatest extent possible!
Balord let out an angry shriek. The backlash from the spell it had suffered earlier exceeded its expectations, greatly reducing its control over energy. This forced Balord to devote more energy to dealing with this annoying close combat. The rotation speed of the dark core on its chest slowed down, and the black mist thinned. However, in response, its bone claws grabbing at Chi Yao became even more ferocious, and the shroud also shot out many misty tentacles like venomous snakes, attacking Chi Yao from various tricky angles.

Chi Yao raised his senses to the limit. He dodged to the side, struck with a lightning sickle to break the tentacles, blocked the approaching claw attack with a wind wall, and then reached out and cast a spell to construct a wind and lightning spear, which he then thrust fiercely at Baldr.

The battle between the two sides had now become a contest of willpower and exhaustion. Chi Yao was constantly getting new wounds. His left arm and back were grazed by claw winds, and the icy cold and excruciating pain from the black mist kept coming. When his health dropped, he would use a water healing spell on himself to continue fighting.

Balod's hoarse voice carried endless coldness. It hadn't expected that after being hit by the backlash of the spell, it would be constantly restrained and unable to release its black mist domain. If this continued, it might really be worn down to death. So it immediately made a crazy move.

"Damn it! You ant, you asked for this!"

Balord slammed his bone claws into his chest—plunging them into the dark core with a decisive grip!
“Uhhhhhh——!!”

The agonizing screams did not come from Balor, but from the resonance of the countless tormented faces within the core. A suffocating surge of negative emotions and dark energy erupted like a volcano!
The human-faced core expanded several times in an instant, and then—exploded!
The dark shockwave from the explosion knocked Chi Yao back. He gripped Ni Yun to steady himself and immediately erected a shield interwoven with wind and thunder to resist the ensuing turbulent flow of dark energy.

As the energy turbulence subsided, Chi Yao quickly looked at Balor. The dark core in its chest had vanished, replaced by a constantly rotating, contracting, and expanding black hole, seemingly leading to nothingness. Balor's aura had become extremely unstable, sometimes weak, sometimes violent. Its shroud was mostly torn, revealing more of its decaying torso, now covered with twisted, writhing dark runes.

[WARNING: The target "Source of Black Mist - Balord" has forcibly sacrificed its essence, entering the "Dark Sacrifice" state! All attributes receive a temporary boost, dark-type skill effects are greatly enhanced, and the Black Mist Domain skill is unlocked. Its skill "Source of Black Mist - Erosion" has a 300% increased stacking speed, and the instant-death interval is shortened to 2 seconds. However, after this state ends, the target will be extremely weakened!]

The park's warning plunged Chi Yaoxin into despair, and Balaud made a desperate gamble!

"You've driven me to this point; you'll pay with your life!"

Balod raised its head, the black mist in its eye sockets boiling and rising. It no longer needed guidance; all the remaining dark energy in the entire ruins was converging on it. It slowly raised its claws, and countless black mists poured out of the black hole in its chest, accompanied by waves of black light. This black mist domain would soon fill the entire ruins.

Chi Yao steadied himself, glanced at the reverse energy in his hand, then at the wildly writhing, seemingly unstable dark runes on Balor's body, and finally looked at the ground.

'A desperate situation? No, its damage output has only increased significantly; its previous injuries remain.'

A plan instantly took shape in Chi Yao's mind, requiring precise actions, perfect timing, and a touch of "fate."

Chi Yao took a deep breath and extracted most of his remaining mana, along with the mana stored in the Silver Silk equipment, injecting ninety percent of it into Reverse Fortune.

'Let's decide the outcome with one strike. As for the instant death effect of the black mist's corruption, we can only leave it to fate.'

The reverse energy converged with the three elements of lightning, wind, and earth, and began to resonate! The lightning became as bright as day, the gale howled around the blade, and the earth-like thick yellow light became the base. The three elements constantly came into contact and intertwined, and under the stability of the destined energy, the spell gradually took shape.

The energy in the black hole in Balord's chest reached its peak. At this moment, the black mist had almost solidified into a physical form, becoming an external avatar that completely enveloped Balord.

Instead of rushing towards Balord, Chi Yao did something that surprised it—he rushed to an open space, gripped the scythe with both hands, and thrust the tri-colored Reverse Force into the ground beneath his feet with all his might!

Just as Chi Yao had previously discovered that the interior of this ruin contained a magic array that dispelled light elements and gathered dark elements, he was now standing on a key node of this array! This magic array was of a very high level; Chi Yao couldn't rewrite it, but destroying it was much easier than rewriting it!

"Three-phase elements - Earth vein resonance!"

boom! ! ! !

Centered on the point where the scythe landed, a massive shockwave, a mixture of lightning, wind, and earth elements, exploded outwards in a ring shape! This shockwave did not directly attack Balod, but rather violently impacted and shook the foundations of the entire ruins and the remaining ancient magic array structure!
The dark energy within the entire ruins trembled violently under the highly targeted energy resonance impact! More importantly, this violent energy resonance also severely interfered with the energy absorption of the already unstable black hole in Balord's chest, causing its black mist domain to become unbalanced for a moment!
'It's now! ’

Chi Yao's eyes narrowed, and he drew his Reverse Force, his body transforming into a straight golden lightning bolt. He staked all his power, speed, and even "luck" on this attack! His target was the center of the black hole in Balord's chest, which had been briefly frozen due to energy disorder.

"Wind, Thunder, and Earth Triad Resonance - Ultimate Slash!"

At the same time, Balod unleashed its final counterattack. The gem between its brows emitted a faint light, and an invisible wave swiftly locked onto Chi Yao—a mental control skill!

"The Curse of the Soul Lamp!"

This attack was unavoidable and there was no need to dodge! Chi Yao directly used the effect of Mercury Heart. A silver light flashed on his silver leather coat, and the purifying silver light completely dispelled the eerie light of the Soul-Stealing Curse!

Time seemed to slow down at this moment. Chi Yao could see the shock and panic flashing in Balord's eyes. He could see the lightning on his scythe, dyed pale gold by the destined energy, tearing through the chaotic curtain of darkness and leaving a golden line in the air. The scythe pierced into the center of the black hole with unstoppable force, piercing through Balord's withered body!
There was no massive explosion.

There was only a muffled thud, like rags being torn apart, and Baldr's body suddenly stiffening.

Everything seemed to happen in an instant. Balod lowered his head and looked incredulously at the scythe that had pierced through the very core of his chest. The pale golden lightning, like the sharpest needle, had pinned him to death. The golden lightning spread backward along the writhing dark runes on his body, and wherever it passed, the runes wailed and shattered.

Baldr's voice quickly faded.

"How...could it be that I am immortal?"

With a twist of his wrist, Chi Yao unleashed all the remaining energy on the Reverse Scythe, tearing apart the decaying body that relied on darkness and obsession to maintain itself from the inside!

"You are already dead, and your spirit should rest in peace."

Barold saw that the lines of black mist had already crept onto Chi Yao's face, and in a final burst of energy, he uttered a harsh word.

"The black mist will erode everything. I'll be waiting for you in hell."

Baldr's body quickly turned to ashes, leaving only his faded golden armor and shroud as they fell, stirring up a cloud of dust.

[Notification: The hunter has killed the Overlord-level creature, Balod (in a weakened state).]

[You have obtained a Overlord's Chest (this chest can only be obtained by defeating Overlord-level creatures).]

[Note: The rewards from this Overlord's Treasure Chest will be reduced.]

[Note: There is a 5% chance that the Overlord's Treasure Chest will contain Overlord equipment. Overlord equipment is of a special grade and is unique.]

Your talent "Heavenly Fortune" has been activated, granting you a total of 15 points of luck.

[Your ability, Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, is activated. Endgame: +8%]

You have gained 30% of the World Source, bringing your total World Source to 38%.

The notification from the amusement park relieved Chi Yao. He immediately sat down, took out the delicious roasted turkey, and quickly ate it to recover his condition. After all, the mission wasn't completely over yet; there were still two silver-headed mummies and Old Baal, whose allegiance was uncertain. Considering that Xiao Mihu had come to help with the buff at the last minute, Chi Yao decided to temporarily consider her as one of his own.

　Update! Two-in-one!

　　Hello everyone! I have some good news and some bad news.
　　Good news: Updates have indeed resumed.

　　Bad news: My writing has deteriorated; it's so slow and choppy, so updates are a bit slow.

　　
　
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