Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 942 The Sacred Flame: The Final Chapter
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Water droplets fell rhythmically on the slippery moss, as if providing background music for approaching footsteps. Below the spiral staircase illuminated by white flames, the shadow of twisted tentacles drew closer, creating a gloomy and eerie atmosphere that sent shivers down one's spine.

The tentacle guards of the water dungeon seemed to have noticed that Wu Xian was resting at the entrance, so they stopped waiting at the bottom and instead took the initiative to come to Wu Xian.

This monster was also an old acquaintance of Wu Xian.

Its human body moves slowly, but the tentacles that grow from its neck are tough and swift; once they grab something, they will put it into its large mouth at the neck.

It wasn't a particularly troublesome evil spirit, but it wasn't something to be trifled with either.

Wu Xian was too weak to get up and fight back against the monster, so he just sat on the steps and waited.

Enraged by Wu Xian's leisurely attitude, the tentacles on the monster's neck writhed like freshly caught eels, and then lunged at Wu Xian with tremendous speed.

Wu Xian's response was simple.

He straightened his arm, which was holding the Burning Dream Blade, and then quickly drew circles with his wrist. The two-meter-long, yet lightweight blade formed a huge cone of flame as his wrist moved.

All the tentacles that touched the cone of fire broke off instantly, their ends charred. In just a few breaths, the tentacle monster became bald... or rather, bald-necked.

Then, Wu Xian slid down two steps, his buttocks sliding down, and with a vertical slash, the tentacle guard was cut in two by the Burning Dream Blade.

"Hey, that's interesting."

Wu Xian raised an eyebrow; the strength of the Burning Dream Blade was beyond his expectations.

Although he chose to fight the enemy while seated, he did not expect it to go so smoothly. When the weapon is powerful enough, fancy techniques become meaningless.

After the tentacle monster died, Wu Xian obtained another Sacred Fire Talisman, which he used without hesitation to strengthen the fire seed.

After the sacred fire talisman was photographed, a new change immediately occurred.

The Sacred Flame of Kind Words, which was in his pocket, suddenly burst into flames, burning through Wu Xian's clothes before transforming into a beam of light that pierced into the Burning Dream Blade.

Wu Xian looked surprised and hurriedly checked the changes in the Burning Dream Blade. At this moment, the enhanced state of the flame blade was as follows:
Temperature: Full!

Fire scene: Full!

Fire: +7!

Special effect 1: Carbonization.

Special Effect 2: Imitation.

Special Effect 3: Blade Binding.

Special Effect 4: Mass Slaughter.

Wu Xian had already acquired these four special effects, so he only glanced at them; the next three special effects were entirely new.

Special Effect 5: Sunlight.

Weapons blessed by the Holy Flame of Benevolent Words will emit a dazzling sunlight, dealing extra damage to nocturnal evil spirits.

Special Effect Six: Charge Up.

Weapons blessed by the Sacred Flame of Benevolent Words can unleash ranged flames after charging for three seconds. The longer the charge, the greater the range and area of ​​the flames. Up to three charge stages are possible.

Final Special Effect: Flame Regeneration. The final enhancement of the Sacred Flame Token of Benevolent Words reduces the energy required to empower the flame, and the energy from evil spirits killed by empowered weapons will automatically be used to increase the flame's maximum capacity.

The first thing Wu Xian noticed was the last special effect.

With 'Fire Seed Regeneration', the biggest weakness of the Burning Dream Blade is solved, the number of kills it can slay will be explosively increased, and there is no need to worry about the enhancement path anymore. This makes the Burning Dream Blade receive an epic buff.

However, with the Sacred Flame Token gone, Wu Xian can no longer obtain Sacred Flame Talismans, and therefore can no longer use Sacred Flame Talismans to trigger the blessing effects of "Surrounded by Stars" and "Three Become One".

Wu Xianyi was unsure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Next is the fifth enhancement, 'Sunlight'.

According to the description of the special effects, the Burning Dream Blade should glow, but in Wu Xian's opinion, this Flame Blade has only changed in length and color. The light it releases is exactly the same as before the enhancement. Where did the sunlight that could cause extra damage to nocturnal evil spirits go?
After studying it for a while, Wu Xian had a flash of inspiration.

The Celestial-grade Talisman - True Sun Fire Talisman - initially releases two True Sun Fires. After the blessed item is exposed to the sun for twelve hours, the amount of True Sun Fires will be restored.

This blessed land has always been shrouded in darkness, so Wu Xian believes that this characteristic will not take effect.

However, the light emitted by 'sunlight' is exactly the same as sunlight, so the light released by the Burning Dream Blade is absorbed by the mark of the True Sun Fire Talisman and used to generate the next True Sun Fire!
The celestial-grade talisman might be usable again, but Wu Xian wasn't particularly happy about it.

Generating a single True Sun Fire takes twelve hours, and the free time during a Blessed Land exploration is only six and a half hours. Moreover, Wu Xian doesn't plan to choose the 'Long-lasting Burning Character' in the next playthrough, so whether he can accumulate enough for one more time by the end of the Blessed Land is a question.

Then comes the sixth enhancement, 'Power Accumulation'.

Wu Xian's "Aggression Like Fire" blessing also has the ability to accumulate power, so he was very familiar with this power-accumulation technique. He only tested the effect briefly before giving up.

At this point, the combination of the Sacred Flame Token of Kind Words and the Long-lasting Burning Character has been strengthened to its peak. If you want to become even stronger, the only way is to help the imprisoned girl on the second floor clear her name.

Theoretically speaking, given enough time, the remaining six worship abilities and treasures could also be strengthened to this level.

But Wu Xian and the newcomers didn't have that much time and energy.

Beyond the Burning Dream Blade, there are enhancements in other aspects of ability.

First, there were nine crescent moon marks on the back of his hand. After thinking for a moment, Wu Xian put the nine marks together to form a round, blue full moon.

Wu Xian used to rely heavily on the Crescent Mark because only through Crescent Slash could he extend and amplify the power of the Burning Dream Blade. But now that he has the ability to charge up, Wu Xian needs even stronger single-target attack capabilities.

Then, three new talismans were obtained through the blessing of "Three Become One".

Lightning Spell:
"The thunderous roar of heaven, summoned by incantation, its power is influenced by the celestial phenomena of the time, and can be used twice."

Wu Xian had observed the weather here. Although it was night and the sky was overcast, he was afraid that the lightning-summoning spell would not be able to summon any powerful thunder.

The Lotus Step Technique:
'After using this spell, each of the next thirty-six steps will create a small puddle, from which a lotus flower will grow. The water in the puddle will possess a certain power to ward off evil.'

This magic spell was of little use to Wu Xian. The lotus's ability to exorcise evil was extremely weak. If he wanted to rely on this to deal with evil spirits, he would rather rely on his 'talking skills'.

The final time-extending method is somewhat useful; its effect is to extend the duration of the next talisman with the 'continuous' characteristic. It can be used on the rare talisman - Fire God General Technique - to extend the Fire God General's combat time, but that's about it.

Wu Xian shook his head. These three talismans were not very satisfactory, but they were obtained randomly through the blessing, so having them was better than not having them.

"The enhancement is over. I'm incredibly strong now. It's time to go see my predecessors."

(End of this chapter)