I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 812 Just What I Want
Forbidden Fortress Donovan, beneath the Spiderheart Temple

Li Si looked at the slowly wriggling artifact [Pastrum's Stomach] in front of him and controlled Elisa to slowly approach.

Carefully avoiding the eerie slime dripping from the stomach, Li Si arrived before [Pastrum's Stomach].

Instead of letting Elisa touch her stomach directly, Li Si took out the legendary dagger that Elisa had used before.

He concentrated the chaotic faith power that had been injected into Elisa's body beforehand onto the dagger in his hand.

A faint gray glow began to flow across the black legendary dagger.

After Li Si was ready, he carefully reached out with the dagger towards Pastorm's stomach.

When the sharp tip of the dagger touched the surface of the stomach's pulsating, blood-red muscles, the stomach's muscles slightly indented under the force of the dagger.

At the same time, Li Si felt an extremely resilient sensation coming from the dagger in his hand.

The muscles in front of me looked just like ordinary flesh and blood, yet they were like an impenetrable barrier.

Li Si tried to apply more force to the dagger, which caused the muscles to cave in even more, but a similarly powerful reaction force bounced back from the stomach.

Just as Li Si was probing, the black, pale white, and dark gold magic runes on [Pastrum's Stomach] simultaneously glowed slightly.

The three-colored light began to flow along the surface of the stomach muscles, converging towards the point where Li Si's dagger made contact.

Upon seeing this, Li Si's expression slightly hardened.

However, he did not retract the dagger in his hand, but instead prepared to accept the counterattack from the power of the artifact [Pastrum's Stomach].

The three-colored light on the stomach sac twisted and intertwined, then suddenly slammed into the dagger in Li Si's hand.

Li Si's right hand trembled as he felt an extremely powerful force impacting him.

The chaotic faith power attached to his dagger was almost completely dispersed by the power of [Pastrum's Stomach].

It wasn't that Li Si couldn't withstand the pure power of the artifact; it was simply because he was using Elisa's body, which prevented him from fully utilizing his own advantages.

However, thanks to Li Si's prior preparations, Elisa's body successfully withstood the impact of the artifact's power.

At the same time, upon coming into contact with the power of [Pastrum's Stomach], Li Si also received new hints.
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Hey~
[Your puppet, Elisa, has been struck by a special force!]
[Your puppet [Alyssa] has taken 124051 points of divine damage!]
[Your puppet [Alyssa] has been afflicted with the negative status effect [Devour]!]
[Negative Status [Devour]: Originating from the Devouring rule of the artifact [Pastrum's Stomach], it devours 1% of your current health and mana every minute.]
(This status effect has been reduced)

Your puppet, Elisa, has been afflicted with the negative status effect "Locked"!
[Negative Status [Lockdown]: Due to the locking rules of the artifact [Pastrum's Stomach], one of your extraordinary skills or feats is locked down every minute.]
(This status effect has been reduced)

[Your puppet [Alyssa] has been afflicted with the negative status effect [Digestion]!]
[Negative Status [Digestion]: Due to the digestive rules of the artifact [Pastrum's Stomach], a portion of the body is dissolved every minute (this effect is greatly enhanced when the body enters the stomach or the digestive fluids are released from the stomach).]
(This status effect has been reduced)

[You have taken damage from the artifact [Pastrum's Stomach]!]
[You have received the following information!]
[Special Equipment: Pastorm's Stomach]

Rank: Artifact

Description: The stomach of Pastorm, a demigod-level monster, was obtained by Obox Obor, the lord of the 81st level of the Endless Abyss, [Blood Shallows]. Through the power of the Endless Abyss, it was imbued and strengthened, becoming an artifact with unique and powerful abilities.
Equipment Effect 1: [Endless Abyss Power]

Possessing this equipment will grant an enhancement of the power of the Endless Abyss, increasing all attributes by 30%.
(If the equipment holder does not possess the power of the Endless Abyss, there is a chance that possessing the equipment will lead to corruption and transformation into an Abyss Demon.)
Equipment Effect 2: [Devour]

By mastering this equipment, one can utilize its [Devour] rule-related abilities (folding/unfolding).

Equipment Effect 3: [Block]

Mastering this equipment grants access to its [Block] rule-related abilities (folding/unfolding).

Equipment Effect 2: [Digestion]

By mastering this equipment, one can utilize its [Digestion] ability related to the rule domain (folding/unfolding).
Li Si looked at the message displayed on the system panel in front of him with some curiosity.

In fact, this artifact, Pastorm's Stomach, is not quite the same as a normal artifact.

This artifact, originating from the endless abyss, is not quite similar to the artifacts Li Si knew before. Its main ability is not to amplify the user of the artifact, but rather to focus on the three major rule domains of [devouring], [sealing], and [digesting] contained within the artifact.

These three domains of rules are not particularly powerful to the gods, which is why the Spider Queen Lolth sent this artifact to the underground city of Gaia's main world.

And, just as Li Si had predicted.

Information obtained from the artifact [Pastrum's Stomach] reveals that this artifact currently has no wielder, but is sealed by the power of Lolth, the Spider Queen, and can be used by the Dark Elves.

This gave Li Si the opportunity to steal a chicken.

However, this artifact contains extremely rich power from the endless abyss, especially as indicated in the first equipment effect.

Li Si suspected that, let alone the legendary puppet Elisa he was currently controlling, even if he came here in person, he might not be able to successfully master this artifact.

Although his mastery of power and rules surpasses that of ordinary legends, there is still a significant gap between him and the level of divine artifact power.

To steal this artifact secretly, Li Si needs to prepare more.

Destroying this artifact, Pastorm's Stomach, is a prerequisite for attacking the forbidden fortress of Donovan and dealing with these dark elves.

Otherwise, with this divine artifact, it would be difficult for Li Si to attack this place no matter how many men he mobilized.

Even if successful, the price to pay would be unimaginable.

Just as Li Si was pondering what to do, seemingly sensing that the previous counterattack had no effect, an even stronger tri-colored radiance gathered on [Pastrum's Stomach] and swept towards Li Si.

Li Si's expression changed, and he quickly withdrew his hand and stepped back.

The Elisa he now controls can't withstand this level of power.

The main problem was that she had spent too much time near [Pastrum's Stomach], and the various negative effects had left Elisa in a very bad state.

After Li Si pushed it away, the tri-colored light gathered on [Pastrum's Stomach] lost its target and directly exploded and crashed into the wall next to the room.

boom!
Even if this room is protected by extraordinary power, it is powerless against the impact of the divine artifact.

The wall that was struck by the power of the artifact was completely destroyed, and the falling rubble was directly devoured and digested by the power of [Pastrum's Stomach].

This is making quite a commotion.
Li Si looked at the damaged wall and felt a headache coming on.

He knew perfectly well that the Dark Elf legends were in the Spiderheart Sanctuary above him, trying to control [The Sorrowful Monk] Bren.

This unexpected turn of events has created some trouble for Li Si.

Although he himself is not here, he does not want to easily give up Elisa, the puppet, if he could.

Whether considering the help Elisa could offer him or from a personal emotional perspective, Li Si was unwilling.

We can only prepare ourselves!
Li Si quickly made a decision and used the magic scrolls he had prepared in advance to leave various magical wounds on his body.

These were all genuine injuries, and the continuous blood loss made Elisa's face turn a little pale.

After preparing, Li Si made Elisa lie against the wall, looking weak.

Before long, Spin appeared at the door of the room.

She came here immediately after sensing the movement coming from underground.

The other three elven legends remained in the temple, continuing their erosion of Bren.

Of course, being inside the Spiderheart Sanctuary, Spencer could rely on the power of the Spider Queen Rose, so he had nothing to worry about.

She came alone to check the situation. Upon entering the room, she saw that Pastorm's stomach was still intact and in its original place, and Spencer couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's good that Pastorm's stomach is alright.

This was sent here at great cost by Lord Rose; it is the most important core of the entire Forbidden Fortress Donovan.

As long as nothing goes wrong, Spencen won't be too worried about the threat of the Pancontinental Mage Association attacking Donovan.

Having confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Pastorm's stomach, Spencer shifted his gaze to it.

The first thing I saw was the damaged wall, and then I saw Elisa, who was seriously injured.

Elisa?
Didn't we send her into the dungeon?

How did they end up here, and even arouse Pastorm's stomach?
With Spin's keen eyesight, he could naturally see that the commotion just now seemed to be caused by the power of [Pastrum's Stomach].

"Elisa, what are you doing here?"

"What happened?"

Spence walked up to Li Si, looked down at him, and said with a frown,

"Ha! I was attacked in the dungeon."

Li Si, panting, said with some difficulty.

In order to prevent Spin from having any ill intentions, he had just attacked himself without holding back at all, leaving him truly severely injured.

Who attacked you?

Spence didn't think much of it.

As the one in charge of Donovan, she naturally understood Alyssa's situation.

Moreover, she could sense that the connection with Elisa was still there, and that Elisa had not broken free from her and Lolth's control.

After all, who would have thought that there would be such an oddball as Li Si?

"I don't know. The other party didn't reveal his appearance, but he should be a legend from the Pan-Continental Mage Association."

"He used elemental magic and was very good at concealing his presence. I was seriously injured before I could even react."

"There's no other way, I have to use emergency measures to get back here."

"How could you not have noticed?"

Spencer's expression changed slightly.

She knew Alyssa's strength very well; as a legendary assassin, she was the one among Donovan's legends with the strongest ability to conceal her presence.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent Elisa to patrol the underground city area outside Donovan, searching for legendary mages who might be attracted there.

What legendary mage could evade her senses and successfully ambush this legendary assassin?
In this situation, does it mean that the person who ambushed Elisa already knew about Donovan's existence?

Shouldn't it?

Could it be that the "Spellcaster" Bren managed to send out the relevant information before being captured?

How is that possible? [Pastrum's Stomach] didn't work?
Spencer was somewhat surprised, and then began to think.

She wasn't too surprised that Elisa was there.

After all, due to the effect of [Pastrum's Stomach], all teleportation effects within the artifact's influence point to [Pastrum's Stomach].

The same was true of Bren, the "Ascetic".

However, due to Spin's prior arrangements, Bren was sent to the Spiderheart Temple above after arriving here.

As a member of our side, if Elisa encounters danger outside, she can use a teleportation magic item to return directly to this place.

Elisa was quite strong, and Spin was somewhat surprised that he could defeat her in this way.

What are the characteristics of that person?

Spencer looked at Elisa and continued to ask.

Spencer knew most of the information about the legendary councilors in the Pan-Continental Mage Association.

There aren't many legendary politicians who can do something like this.

However, the scope of elemental magic is too broad, making it difficult to determine the identity of the other party.

"I don't know."

Li Si shook his head and said:

"I suspect that the other party knew of my existence in advance, so they deliberately concealed their appearance and did not expose themselves in front of me."

"The other person didn't even say anything, and I didn't even know if the other person was male or female."

".I see."

Upon hearing this, Spencer's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

If that's the case, then the existence of the forbidden fortress Donovan has very likely already been exposed.

That would not be good news for Spence.

Thinking about this, Spencer felt somewhat fortunate.

Fortunately, they have captured [the Ascetic] Bren, so at least they have achieved some results.

With Pastorm's stomach in place, Spencer wasn't worried about the opponent attacking Donovan.

But with this threat lurking outside, Spence wouldn't easily leave Donovan's side.

Shaking his head, Spencer looked at the damaged wall beside him and said:
"How did you manage to activate the power of the divine artifact?"

"When I returned just now, the opponent's magic surged out of my body and landed directly on the artifact."

"It's a little low," Elisa said.

"Be more careful next time."

Spencer glanced at Elisa, then turned and left, saying:
"I'll have someone come and restore the defenses here. You can stay here and recover from your injuries in the meantime."

"Yes."

Li Si, controlling Elisa, nodded, quite satisfied with the arrangement.

Goodness, this is exactly what I wanted!

Good stomach, wait for me to come back and take you away!
(End of this chapter)