The Monster is Coming

Chapter 442 The Struggle of the Game Booster
The moment Xia Sheng and his brothers finalized their "free-to-play boosting" plan.

The Soulfire's sea of ​​consciousness successfully completed its construction beside the starry river of Xia Sheng's spine, and blue tentacles instantly spread throughout his body.

Outside, Xia Sheng's eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened.

The clarity that once belonged to Xia Sheng in his eyes disappeared, replaced by two blazing, dark blue flames.

It slowly lowered its head, spread its hands, and a layer of constantly swaying blue soul flame suddenly ignited on its body, radiating soul power pressure.

"Haha...hahaha!"

An uncontrollable laugh escaped from "Xia Sheng's" mouth, filled with the exhilaration of triumph.

Although he didn't gain the body's memories, he at least succeeded in possessing it.

"I have succeeded!" Soulfire shouted using Xia Sheng's vocal cords.

Feeling this body brimming with potential, even just through the most basic manipulation via external connections, the smoothness and inclusiveness of the power flow far surpasses its peak physical state.

"Perfect, it's simply the perfect container."

It excitedly tried to move its body.

Controlling Xia Sheng to raise his arm, bend and stretch his fingers, and as his soul power flowed, he began to mobilize the power of the rules within this body.

Although I don't know how to manipulate the rules.

But the rules had long been ingrained in this body, like an innate instinct.

Once you master the trick, you can use it like breathing.

It calmed itself, released its soul power, and tried to simulate the inner rhythm that Xia Sheng had used when he circulated his power before.

On the first attempt, a faint golden light flashed in my palm and disappeared in an instant, like a candle flickering in the wind.

The second time, the golden light slightly condensed, forming a blurry axe outline, but it dissipated into light spots in less than half a second.

Soulfire was not discouraged and became even more focused.

It carefully recalled the scene of Xia Sheng raising his hand and the golden axe naturally taking shape, that feeling of perfect harmony.

As time passed and through numerous attempts, Soulfire gradually mastered the knack.

Raising his hand again, intense heat and blood surged from the meridians in his arm, quickly gathering in his palm.

Amidst the glittering golden light, a golden battle axe, though its details were somewhat rough and its radiance not as dazzling and refined as when Xia Sheng wielded it, was firmly grasped in Xia Sheng's hand.

A faint halo of blood-red light and ghostly blue soul fire flowed across the axe blade, radiating energy ripples.

As the golden axe was formed, a surge of power coursed through the "Soulfire".

As he expected, the golden battle axe granted him power at the rule level.

"It's done!"

A tremendous sense of accomplishment welled up in Soulfire's heart.

Although this rule-level technique is less than 30% as powerful as the original, it has proven to be a viable path.

It can indirectly drive the power controlled by this body through learning.

He swung his battle axe a few times, the blade slicing through the air, and Soulfire's emotions surged.

It believes that given enough time to get used to and adapt to the body, it will be able to unleash its full potential.

At this moment, Soulfire was completely immersed in the immense joy of "controlling" this perfect body.

It was as if he could see himself leading the Soul Clan to sweep across the land.

Completely unaware, deep within this body, its true owner was leisurely observing its every move.

"Brothers, the Soulfire seems to have ignited our fighting spirit. I think I can see a lot of sacrificial power coming in."

"Haha, he's probably just making empty promises to himself. Free boosting with high morale sounds too tempting."

"Looking forward to their performance, hoping they won't let us down and will earn more sacrificial power."

Amidst the lively chat in the team channel, Soulfire controlled Xia Sheng's body and began to roam the Land of No Return.

It desperately needs a real battle to test the body's potential and improve its control skills.

Before long, its gaze locked onto a "rock-armored fang beast" that was gnawing on moss.

This monster possesses astonishing defense and immense strength, making it a suitable testing ground in Soulfire's eyes.

It temporarily refrained from using its own power, instead controlling "Xia Sheng's" body to launch an attack.

Approaching the rock-armored beast, a golden battle axe materialized in his palm with a wave of his hand, and he slashed down fiercely at the thick rock armor.

Clang!
Sparks flew! The axe blade failed to completely pierce the rock armor.

However, Soulfire could clearly sense that when he swung the golden battle axe, the rules automatically activated, significantly amplifying the power of the strike.

Before the Rock Armored Beast could retaliate, Soulfire unleashed another attack.

During the test, he deduced the rule characteristics of the golden battle axe in his hand, which should be a multiplier effect on damage.

Regardless of the amount of damage he inflicts, the golden battle axe in his hand can amplify the damage by a certain percentage.

The rock-armored beast roared in pain, its massive body staggering forward under the successive blows.

Then it suddenly turned around and launched a counterattack against the Soulfire.

Soulfire decisively met the attack, relying on combat experience far exceeding that of Xia Sheng's original body, maneuvering his body flexibly to avoid the Rock Armored Beast's counterattack, his battle axe repeatedly and accurately striking the weak points of the rock armor.

Click!

Finally, the rock armor on the fang beast's head shattered, and the battle axe cleaved into the fang beast's head.

With a mournful cry, the rock-armored beast collapsed to the ground.

The moment it fell, Soulfire was surprised to find that the beast's body vanished as if wiped away by an invisible force.

Immediately afterwards, a pure and gentle energy, like a stream, flowed into the body, quickly merging into the limbs and bones, and finally converging into the dazzling galaxy of the spine.

It sensed that the power of this body seemed to have increased slightly.

With its qi and blood becoming more abundant, it felt slightly smoother to control, and the golden battle axe in its hand seemed to solidify a bit.

(⊙o⊙)! ! !

Soulfire was utterly shocked!

Killing living beings can directly increase your strength without any side effects?!
What an incredible way to grow!
How exactly was this body born?

No need for cultivation, no need for enlightenment, just fighting and killing to become stronger?!
Although I did not hear any prompts from the challengers, nor did I see any increase in the sacrificial power balance.

However, the fact that one can grow stronger simply by hunting has shaken the worldview of Soulfire.

This is completely different from its understanding of growth through devouring.

Devouring growth involves absorbing the life essence of others and incorporating it into oneself.

This process involves removing a large number of impurities. Different creatures have different life structures and power attributes, so a refining and transformation process is necessary.

However, this body's growth process completely skipped this step.

The dead beasts seem to have been tempered by the invisible power of heaven and earth, purging the dross and retaining only the purest nutrients.

As the nutrients flowed into its body, it felt no energy conflict, and the increase in strength came naturally.

This discovery brought Soulfire to an unprecedented level of shock.

This means that this body can grow without limit through hunting, without needing to worry about issues such as an unstable foundation.

It couldn't imagine that such a perfect body would be in the hands of a fool who just wanted to look around and admire the scenery.

Having such a body means having an unlimited future.

How could he dare to waste things like that!

At this moment, Soulfire's evaluation of this body rose once again.

They believed this was simply a shortcut to the throne of the supreme god.

After the immense shock came a volcanic eruption of ecstasy and fighting spirit.

All the previous frustration, anger, and caution seemed insignificant at this moment.

Compared to the limitless potential this body possesses, what are those minor setbacks we encountered earlier?

"Haha, Heaven has not forsaken my Soul Clan!" Soulfire roared in his heart, and stars seemed to burn in his dark blue eyes.

It was a kind of fervor that finally saw the dawn after a century of suppressed despair.

It looked at the monster roaming in the distance, its eyes filled with greed and longing.

These are the resources for its growth and the cornerstone for the revival of the Soul Clan.

The road ahead has never been clearer.

Without further hesitation, it picked up its golden battle axe and charged towards its next prey.

It was as if he could already see himself using this body to carve out a bloody path in this monster world, reunite his clan's soul, and reach the pinnacle of power.

Full of fighting spirit, Soulfire couldn't wait to pounce on its next prey.

This time, it attempted to mobilize its primordial soul power and inject it into this body.

It wanted to see how this body would react to external forces.

As it turned out, its own power could not be integrated into the body's power system.

But Soulfire quickly changed its approach.

It first transforms its own power to replenish the body's qi and blood, and then releases it by consuming qi and blood.

The plan proved feasible, and the released power was amplified several times over.

The golden battle axe in his hand also became more solid.

As long as it is released through the body, a rule-level power boost can be obtained.

This discovery thrilled it.

The realization that this body contains secrets goes far beyond this.

It began to undergo various tests in hunting battles.

three days later.

They were already able to skillfully control the soul fire of this body and tested four rule abilities.

It had seen the first ability in Xia Sheng before.

After release, it can give the body a rule-level acceleration.

When it concentrates its thoughts and activates specific energy pathways within its body, a strange power will instantly envelop the entire body.

The next moment, its speed will be able to exceed the limits that this body can bear.

This increase also includes casting speed. Many soul spells that require complex processes can be converted into the spiritual power of this body, and then the spiritual power is consumed to condense the spell, which can be completed quickly under the blessing of the rules.

It named this ability: Swiftness. The second rule ability originated from an attempt at extreme defense.

It intertwines and vibrates blood and soul power on the body surface in a special way, forming a layer of extremely condensed, almost tangible dark red mist.

The fog possesses extremely strong defensive capabilities and can also assist in enhancing physical attributes and even increasing offensive power during combat.

When it converted and injected a large amount of soul power, the protective ability of the dark red mist soared, and the life force became as thick as a mountain.

It calls this ability: Gangyue.

The third ability is triggered unexpectedly when it is concentrating on observing a monster.

When it activates this ability, the world it sees instantly changes.

It can clearly see the flow of blood and qi within the target monster, sense the strength of its body parts, and even detect the slightest stagnation in the energy flow.

These eyes, capable of piercing through deception, make any enemy reveal their weaknesses in their presence.

It was named: Dongxu.

The last ability is the most powerful.

It discovered that a rule-based "dizziness" state can be attached to any form of attack.

The moment it hits, it forcibly paralyzes the opponent's body, causing them to fall into a brief state of stiffness and dizziness.

The higher your attack power, the longer the target will be stunned.

It named it: Shock God.

With the addition of the golden battle axe power that could amplify damage, he had mastered the techniques for using the five power rules of this body.

Although not yet proficient, I am already able to apply it in actual combat.

Within the Spine Galaxy, there are three incomparably dazzling stars, each presumably representing a kind of rule or power.

However, it has not yet figured out how to mobilize these three forces of rules.

During the three days of hunting, Soulfire could clearly sense that his strength was growing rapidly.

He was addicted to the feeling of rapid growth.

A sense of pride, as if destiny were in my hands, even rose in my heart.

This body is simply a chosen one, born for slaughter.

Controlling this body to hunt, growth becomes visible, and even hunting without stopping for a moment, he doesn't feel the slightest bit tired.

At this moment, it looked at the herd of Clefthoof beasts migrating on the distant plains and manipulated Xia Sheng's body to approach them again.

Arriving at the front of the herd of beasts.

Extremely fast!

A single thought can bind you to rules.

His figure blurred instantly, transforming into a streak of light as he ruthlessly plunged into the horde of beasts.

Penetrating insight!

A deep blue light swirled in his eyes, and the surging beasts before him transformed into moving energy and blood vessel diagrams.

The muscle activation points of every Clefthoof beast, and even the weak points at the joints of their bones... were clearly exposed in its eyes.

Shattering God (Heavy Hammer)!

It did not generate a golden battle axe to fight, but instead poured its spiritual power into this body.

Then, multiple energy tentacles materialized, carrying the power of blood and qi, and precisely struck the point where the energy flow of a Clefthoof Beast was obstructed.

As the power of the rules erupted, the massive slash-hoofed beast horde's forward momentum abruptly halted, their eyes instantly becoming vacant, and they collapsed to the ground as if frozen in place, trampled over by their kin who surged forward afterward.

Gangyue (罡气)!

A crimson aura emanated from its body, forming a constantly rotating protective force field around it.

Several cleaved hooves were unable to dodge in time and crashed heavily into the protective aura, as if they had hit an invisible steel barrier. Their bones and tendons were broken, while the surface of the protective aura only rippled slightly.

Finally, it waved its hand, generating a golden battle axe, and charged into the horde of beasts.

With the enhancement of "Swiftness", the battle axe was swung so fast that only a golden halo remained.

In the Void's vision, every slash landed precisely on the Crackhoof Beast's weak points.

Where the axe blade passed, it shook the very soul; the Crack-hoofed Beast was either instantly killed or rendered dizzy and unable to move.

Occasionally, an attack would fall on it, but it was easily blocked by "Gangyue".

Soulfire strolled leisurely through the surging herd of beasts, its figure flickering erratically. Each flash was accompanied by a burst of light from the power of the rules and the mournful howl of a Crack-hoofed Beast as it collapsed to the ground.

The five powers of the law became increasingly proficient in battle, and were used in a cycle, resulting in a one-sided massacre.

In the center of the herd, it cleared a vacuum zone.

The dead Clefthoof beast vanished beside him, transforming into an invisible force that surged into his body, making him stronger with each battle.

The battle ended shortly afterward.

Soulfire's chest heaved as he held a golden battle axe, surveying his surroundings, his body a mixture of dark red aura and ghostly blue soul flames.

Feeling the real increase in power within my body, I felt incredibly exhilarated.

too strong!
This body is incredibly strong!

With such growth potential, the future looks promising.

the other side.

"This is so awesome! Another 6400 points of sacrificial power gained! Soulfire's boosting is so reliable, much better than the original player's poor skills. Boosting bro is awesome!"

"That's still not enough. Soulfire obviously didn't unleash its full power. It's mainly focused on improving its proficiency, and it's been using the Nerve's life soul characteristics the whole time... It's clearly a mage, and it's definitely not used to playing as a warrior. If the Nerve were inlaid with a magic-type life soul, the power leveler's hunting efficiency would increase several times over."

"Everyone who sees this gets a share, so hurry up and send out these red envelopes! If you don't send them, I'll be green with envy and feel terrible. Seeing you get rich is worse than killing me. Hurry up and send out red envelopes!"

“(Send a group red envelope: 35000 sacrificial power) Let’s all have fun together… I’ve thought about all sorts of ways to encounter opportunities on my journey, but I never expected that I would encounter this kind of opportunity, hahaha.”

At this moment, Xia Sheng, who was just watching the show, suddenly had an idea after listening to his brothers' speeches.

I think this might significantly improve the hunting efficiency of the boosting service.

……

Half a day later.

Having hunted down a group of "Crystal Horned Rhinoceroses" with overwhelming force, the Soulfire hovered triumphantly in mid-air.

It is completely immersed in the thrill of this rapid growth and has no intention of stopping.

I never imagined that growing stronger could be so interesting.

Just as its gaze locked onto the monster horde in the distant Twisted Forest, preparing to unleash "Swiftness" once more to charge and hunt, it...

A sudden, intense feeling of weakness erupted from within me without any warning.

It felt its power rapidly receding like the tide, and the dark blue soul flames burning around its body suddenly dimmed.

"What's going on?!" Soulfire was shocked and decisively fell from the sky.

The moment my feet touched the ground, the feeling of weakness intensified.

If the previous moment felt like its power had been drained, now it feels like the very foundation supporting its existence has been uprooted.

The fear of impending doom seized it instantly.

Soulfire hurriedly sank his consciousness into introspection, focusing on the galaxy of the spine, which represents the source of power.

Then, it saw a horrifying scene.

The galaxy of the spine still shines brightly, but the eight stars representing the power of the rules on the central silver band of light are dissipating one by one.

First, the golden star representing "Golden Axe" went out, then the cyan star representing "Swiftness" went out, and then the crimson Gangyue... The rule stars dimmed one by one, and finally completely merged into the background of the starry river, and no rule fluctuations could be sensed anymore.

Without the support of the regular stars, the Spine Galaxy, though still existing, seemed to have lost its soul and become lifeless.

The power of the rules that had captivated the Soulfire had vanished without a trace.

"no no!!!"

A chilling sense of despair instantly overwhelmed Soulfire's consciousness.

It cannot understand what happened.

I don't understand why my power suddenly disappeared.

The more exhilarating the previous hunt, the more profound the despair at this moment.

The consciousness of Soulfire stared at the desolate starry river, as if it saw the path to the revival of the Soul Clan crumbling before its eyes.

The immense disparity and resentment caused its core to shatter, and its consciousness teetered on the brink of collapse.

Just as the Soulfire's emotions were about to be consumed by despair, another unexpected event occurred!
In the center of the once dark and lifeless spine starry sky, a faint light suddenly shone.

A dark hue, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, appeared.

This point of darkness rapidly expanded, eventually transforming into a brand new star burning with dark flames, boldly embedding itself within the silver band of light.

Immediately afterwards, a second star was born from the Milky Way. This star was as red as blood, and its surface was imprinted with a firebird totem with outstretched wings. Following the trajectory of the dark star, it embedded itself into the Milky Way.

Next came the third, the fourth, the fifth...

Stars of various colors were born and lit up one after another, emitting energy fluctuations that were completely different from the regular stars before.

A surging and boundless spiritual power bursts forth in the Milky Way.

An unprecedented sense of clarity instantly swept over Soulfire's perception.

It found that its thinking speed increased dramatically as the power of the new rules was integrated into it.

Even the perception of external energy has become incredibly acute, with free-floating energy particles in the air seemingly within reach.

Even the soul power within his body trembled under the resonance of the new rules.

The process of illuminating the stars continues, and a brand-new power system is rapidly taking shape within this body.

Soulfire felt that it could summon a much purer and more powerful spiritual force than when it used soul techniques before, with just a thought.

The newly arising feeling of despair, like ice and snow dispelled by the sun, melted away instantly.

Instead, there was the joy of "surviving a disaster".

Although I don't understand why the rules were reshaped.

But importantly, this body did not lose its power of rules; instead, it switched to a power system that it could not understand.

The previous eight rule stars dissipated to make way for this brand-new rule system.

New hope, accompanied by surging spiritual energy, spread throughout its body and ignited in its heart.

New strength, new journey.

The future holds promise once again!
(End of this chapter)