Cosmic Demon

Chapter 263 Hyperfusion, Resource Points!
The psionicist's immense psychic power, like thick iron chains, suddenly bound Qin Shi, pinning him firmly to the spot.

The spiritual fluctuations, solidified into substance, were like a sledgehammer shattering empty space, producing a cracking sound.

Qin Shi felt his muscles tighten, his whole body tensed, and his feet sank down, crashing into the ground.

Its originally high-speed, upright figure finally stopped its charge and was fully revealed!
That blurry afterimage stopped right outside the administration building!
"High-level Saint Embryo! Approaching the stage of Meditation! As expected, there are still experts!"

Qin Shi narrowed his eyes, his face calm, the perfect-grade electric shock military knife he gripped tightly in his palm humming and vibrating.

Forced by the powerful impact of that mental force, his shoulders and back felt as if they were carrying a heavy load, and his muscles and bones rubbed together violently, causing shallow cracks to appear on his body.

That mental fluctuation not only exerted pressure, but also contained certain characteristics!
"My mortal body is being worn down, weakened little by little. Is it reducing my resistance?"

Qin Shi's keen senses immediately gave him a warning, and the radiance emanating from his entire body dimmed for a moment.

The bubbling, boiling aroma seemed to be thrown into a freezer, gradually cooling down.

This was a situation he had never encountered before.

The resonance and vibration formed by the five limits were all slightly suppressed.

"A mere rookie recruit! Daring to cause trouble in my clan's lair! He's truly courting death..."

On a high floor of the administration building, a middle-aged man in a long robe was named "Pro".

His face, as if meticulously sculpted and as hard as a marble statue, was utterly cold.

By forming a hand seal and activating a secret ritual, his spiritual power, which was originally only at the mid-stage of the Holy Embryo realm, was multiplied!
Waves of psychic energy surged forth like a torrent, enveloping Qin Shi from all directions, as if two giant hands were closing together!

Wave after wave of energy factors seeped in from the Netherworld poured into Pro's body, causing his merciless eyes to almost burst forth with tangible light.

"My characteristic is 'withering,' which is specifically designed to counter martial arts techniques. No matter how high the purity of one's life force, it cannot withstand it!"

"I wonder if this professional-grade weapon can last even ten seconds?"

Pro's voice was calm, displaying strong confidence.

Driven by the spider race's innate fondness for destroying beauty, it was already contemplating how to torture and toy with this ignorant and arrogant human child.

"Ok?"

The next moment, the bristles belonging to the spider's retinue stood on end, and a sense of dread inexplicably rose in Pro's heart!
But it doesn't understand where this fear comes from.

Immediately, a shadow seemed to fall over Pro's mind, as if a colossal giant stood before him, making him appear extremely small.

Within the spiritual realm, a blurry form with four divine rings hanging above it rose like a celestial star.

"A pillar-level...symbolic emblem! And four of them?"

Pro was dumbfounded, his usual composed demeanor completely gone.

Boom!
[Steel Heart] Activated!
Qin Shi activated his consciousness and delivered a powerful blow to the psionicist who had locked onto him.

Like taking a big bite of a crisp biscuit, he immediately felt a sense of mental satiety, and his mental energy became more concentrated, like light and waves.

"I caught you."

Qin Shi grinned, and as their consciousnesses made contact, he and Pro entered the mental space together.

Against a pure white background, Qin Shi is a ball of platinum-gold light, extremely restrained yet extremely bright, radiating a terrifying sharpness that cuts through the corners of the eyes.

Pro, however, was like a thick, dark fog, drifting aimlessly, constantly expanding and opening up.

It attempted to swallow up the dazzling platinum brilliance that represented the Qin Dynasty.

Chi!
With the blessing of the [Heart of Steel] achievement, Qin Shi is like wearing armor, completely unafraid of his opponent's "biting" like a wild beast.

Every bit of the white-gold hue that the thick black fog corroded away was swallowed back by Pro.

The scene resembled two intertwined, battling serpents, exuding a strange, bloody aura.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Shi, possessing the "Void Meditation Method" and the achievement of "Heart of Steel," managed to outlast Pro, a high-level Saint Embryo cultivator.

A huge, white orb of light, like the sun shining brightly in the sky, melted away the thick black fog like snow!
"Less than a second has passed? This mental battle is truly dangerous."

When Qin Shi's consciousness withdrew from that pure white space, it felt like less than a second had passed.

Pro, who was on a high floor of the administration building, was pale and looked like he had suffered a defeat. He staggered backward.

His eyes were bloodshot, as if he were going blind, and he was gripped by a frenzied terror.

"Thief! He stole my telekinesis!"

Pro spoke incoherently, his spirit severely impacted by the deepening shadows on his mind, almost to the point of collapse.

Soon, the energy surge from the Netherworld completely corrupted and distorted it.

The aura belonging to Pro vanished, replaced by an even more ferocious and sinister chill that rose up!
Bang!
The high-strength floor-to-ceiling window was shattered, and sharp fragments rained down like a storm!
clap clap clap!
Qin Shi was somewhat taken aback. He had clearly sensed Pro's "death" just now, so how could the other party launch another attack in the blink of an eye?
Did they revive after watching a ten-second ad?

Suppressing his doubts, Qin Shi swung his sword, its sharpness gleaming!
Countless even smaller shards of glass scattered and flew in clusters!
He stood there with his knife in hand, slightly raising his eyes, his gaze fixed on Pro, who seemed to have entered the second stage!
Can the creatures belonging to the family continue to 'degenerate'?

Qin Shi was somewhat curious, since the followers themselves were direct servants influenced by the Star God, fallen ones who leaned towards the Chaos camp.

Once they return to the Netherworld, they will immediately sink to even deeper depths.

"Boss. The human-faced spider is one of the more intelligent creatures among the familiars."

Therefore, their 'self' is clearer, and they have more room for depravity.

Ye Xiaotang's soft, sweet voice appeared in Qin Shi's consciousness.

Thanks to the spiritual link, even in polluted areas, there will be no communication errors.

"So that's it."

Qin Shi suddenly threw it, and the perfect-grade electric shock saber turned into a streak of light!

Pro's once rugged, marble-like face is now covered with dark lines, like spider legs growing on his skin.

His gaze was no longer cold, but cruel and bloodthirsty, as if some kind of bestiality was awakening within him.

He tilted his head slightly, calmly dodging the lightning-fast blade.

But by the time Pro turned around, Qin Shi had already taken to the air, his figure flashing as he pounced directly in front of him.

An arm wreathed in platinum light rose up, its terrifying power crushing the space around it, causing countless cracks to spread rapidly.

The shockwaves exploded one after another, and in less than a fraction of a second, the punch slammed into Pro's head!

Bang!
A bloodbath erupts!
The entire head exploded like a watermelon hit by a bullet!
Turbid liquid splashed, and a fountain of blood gushed forth!
"Can I one-shot even a second-phase elite monster?"

Qin Shi raised an eyebrow, seemingly not expecting that he could so easily smash Pro's head with a single punch.

He hadn't yet retrieved the perfect-grade electric shock saber that was embedded in the wall behind him when a rustling sound of growth reached his ears.

A tremendous warning flashed through Qin Shi's mind. Just as he was about to dodge, a powerful gust of wind swept over him like a tornado, enveloping his entire body!
The headless Pro opened his arms and grabbed Qin Shi!
It's as if losing a head has no effect on it.

Tick ​​tock!

Thick blood stained Qin Shifan's body, and he once again felt that weakness that gradually drained his life force.

More intense and clearer than before!
The withering characteristic is fully unleashed!

If Qin Shi had a health bar above his head, the speed at which he was losing health this time would have far exceeded the rate at which he was losing health against Tia's powerful corrosive effects.

Even a six-figure health bar can't withstand a reduction of thousands of points in a single second!

"It's so difficult!"

Qin Shi's arms were captured, and he could not break free.

The once surging vitality has become stagnant, like a pool of still water, unable to regain its vigorous momentum.

He took a deep breath, and the tenfold amplification exploded. The five limits violently vibrated, blasting Pro's familiar body to smithereens, but he was still unable to extricate himself.

With arms like pincers, he gripped Qin Shi tightly, determined to weaken his life force to the minimum! "Heh heh..."

A sinister, bloodthirsty aura, like that of a beast, echoed within the room; it was the will of Pro.

For psionicists, the physical body is not the key to life and death; as long as the spirit remains, there is always a chance for change.

"How much longer can you hold on? I can't wait to see you completely lose your power and become an ordinary person!"

Pro's malicious mental fluctuations enveloped Qin Shi like a snowstorm.

The latter suddenly realized that this guy had already abandoned his body!
No wonder the other party didn't react at all no matter how much I hurt my body!
“Deliberately using its body as bait to lure me in… The human-faced spider truly lives up to its reputation as the most intelligent of its kin.”

Qin Shi smiled coldly, his mind surging with waves, and he responded with mental fluctuations in return.

"Unfortunately, you have no idea how fast a genius can progress."

Before leaving the outpost, Qin Shi's amplification trait was tenfold, yet he still managed to kill Pombell, Tia, and even that unknown creature just now.

The "experience" they provide continuously pleases the "heaven and man".

With the supplies provided by the Bull and Horse Squad, Qin Shi's condition remained at its peak and continued to improve.

therefore--

When Qin Shi stepped into the administration building, the field characteristics were already being nurtured by the dual influence of life radiance and energy factors.

We've grown once again!

"A 15-fold increase!"

Qin Shi's eyes shone like stars, like two blazing suns, intense and domineering!
Every inch of flesh and blood in the crystalline stage releases a tangible life force, with each strand resembling a blazing flame!
The body that was tightly embracing Qin Shi was like a melting candle!

The powerful and domineering pure life force actually managed to completely dissolve Pro's physical body!

Like an iron ingot falling into a steel furnace, flesh and blood disintegrate and matter evaporates!

Qin Shi shrugged his shoulders and easily broke free from Kepro's grip.

"Any other tricks up your sleeve?"

With the boost of fifteen times, Qin Shi's stats rose to an extremely terrifying level, to the point that even he himself could hardly control his power.

Beneath the robe, the mortal body possessed a glassy luster, resembling a perfectly sculpted divine statue, radiating a lustrous sheen under the sunlight.

call!
suck!
The powerful breath, like a whirlwind, swept through, leaving the spacious room in a mess.

The sheer weight of the Qin Dynasty, like that of a planetary celestial body, caused space to warp and break.

"you……"

Having abandoned his physical body, Pro transformed into a spirit, leaping like a slender ray of light through the void, avoiding the boiling, scorching life force.

"Trying to escape? Do you think you can?"

The platinum-gold light was almost tangible; Qin Shi could feel that, with the massive 15-fold increase, his mortal body seemed to be burning.

"Burning health in exchange for power, huh? Luckily, I have a lot of health."

Qin Shi's lips twitched; he understood that this was because he had not perfectly matched the supermodel's stats.

"Heh heh... Heh heh... Descartes has found you! You arrogant human, daring to trespass into the lair! You're courting death!"

The spirit body appeared and disappeared intermittently, like a flashlight that was turned on and off, making it impossible for Qin Shi to firmly grasp its traces.

"You think I can't handle you?"

Qin Shi's sea of ​​consciousness surged, and his life magnetic field, like radar detection, indeed detected a high-risk target marked in red rapidly approaching.

His gaze was cold, and his arms were spread wide, creating a vast field of energy!

Pure power, like the smoke from ancient beacon towers, rises straight up into the sky like a pillar, piercing and chiseling through layer after layer of ceiling!

"I traverse both martial arts and psionic paths, how could I possibly fail to subdue you!"

The third phase of Qin's Time reveals its most powerful and almost frenzied state.

As the palm pressed forward, the space collapsed and crumbled inch by inch, like a shed being crushed by a bulldozer!

It covered everything in all directions!
The Pro Spirit felt that there was nowhere to hide or avoid, and the surrounding space seemed to be sealed off!

As the platinum-gold luster became increasingly solidified, it intertwined with the crisscrossing blue veins and glassy skin.

Qin Shi's arm, radiating like flames, broke the boundary between illusion and reality, and under the shocked gaze of Pro, it was tightly clenched in his palm!

Chi Chi!

Like wisps of smoke rising, Pro's spirit was like a piece of meat being roasted on a hot iron plate!
His mind trembled violently, and most of his spiritual energy evaporated instantly!
For psionicists, this level of attack is more painful than physical injury.

It was like torture, a living hell!
"Die."

Qin Shi clenched his five fingers, and a platinum-gold luster enveloped his body.

The flesh and spirit merged, burning the twisted and ever-changing spirit that could not escape the palm of his hand to ashes!
Immediately afterwards, Qin Shi didn't waste a moment, stomping on the floor with both feet until it shattered.

Using the force of the recoil, he sped like an arrow aimed at the sun toward the resource point marked "big red".

Whoosh!
The whole thing only took three minutes!
Qin Shi leaped across the floors, quickly traversing more than ten stories, and stepped into the spacious room that resembled the CEO's office.

Perhaps because of their proximity, the long-silent monument panel swayed, like jade being peeled away from its stone skin, revealing its crystal-clear interior.

"Evolution? No, it's more like fusion."

Qin Shi focused his mind and observed the changes on the monument's panel.

He discovered that many of the achievements that had been activated, milestones of varying heights, were shattered.

Only the legendary [Heart Steel] remained motionless.

The rest, such as muscle memory, overgrowth, extrasensory perception, and working warriors...

All achievements have turned gray, gradually turning black, as if falling into a void.

"Does this count as a complete panel upgrade?"

Qin Shi looked toward the resource point, which was a dark door placed inside the house.

It stood there in the middle, as if waiting to be pushed aside and entered.

"This is the most valuable 'resource' of the human-faced spider's nest."

While wondering why this important place was unguarded, Qin Shi couldn't suppress the strong urge surging within him and gradually approached.

With each step he took forward, the changes on the monument panel became more dramatic.

"Hopefully, the court's 'life-saving charm' will actually work."

If they can't be relied upon, then we can only pray to the four powerful figures for divine intervention.

Qin Shi's mind wandered; he grasped the doorknob, twisted it gently, and opened the door.

……

……

"Reporting to the High Priest, the intruders have entered the lair!"

Upon hearing this, the high priest, who had been furious, immediately stopped crawling and revealed a strange smile.

“Very good, Your Highness needs food, delicious food just like that human!”

(End of this chapter)