Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 274 The Recruitment of the Abyss Demon Lord

This is the first time I've encountered a shape-shifting monster, and I don't know how to communicate with it.

Being cautious was a given, but the other party didn't seem to intend to attack right away, after all, it was a shapeshifting monster with a brain.

The howling wind and ghostly shadows gradually enveloped the two of them.

The sinister-looking man stood in mid-air, curiously examining Wu Xian and his companion. "You two are quite promising talents. Are you willing to follow my master?"

"No, who are you?" Xue Lingling asked, completely bewildered. "And who is your master?"

"My lord is the great Lord of the Abyss, the God of Death of the Realm of Devils," the sinister man said proudly. "You should have heard of my lord's name."

"That Abyss Demon Lord?"

Wu Xian and Xue Lingling exchanged surprised glances, unable to help but feel curious.

"I have been ordered to survey all parts of the abyss to select excellent followers for my lord," the sinister man laughed. "As long as you two sincerely follow my lord, you will receive the power and blessings from him."

Wu Xian's expression was strange. "Are you mistaken? We are not some kind of monster."

“I am not blind,” the sinister man sneered. “In the eyes of my lord, there is no difference between beings from all realms. As long as you are willing to follow my lord, my lord will not hesitate to bestow upon you the Dharma lineage and follow my lord to pursue the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian and Xue Lingling exchanged shocked glances.

I originally thought that the Abyss Demon Lord was just searching for and recruiting powerful monsters in the strange abyss, but I didn't expect that he would even accept the extraordinary scrolls of humans.

"Have any other humans received this treatment?" Wu Xian asked curiously.

"Of course," the sinister man replied noncommittally.

What can one gain by following the Lord of the Abyss?

The sinister man smiled slightly, "My lord will divinely shape your necromancy scrolls, infusing them with the imprint of the Death God's lineage from the Ghost Realm, giving your scrolls even greater power."

Wu Xian became increasingly puzzled as he listened, "Then... what's the price?"

"Price?" The sinister man was stunned. "This is a blessing from my Lord, a gift of compassion, without any price."

"Oh."

Wu Xian and Xue Lingling pouted in dissatisfaction. Who would believe such a thing?
Even the powerful monsters in the eerie abyss probably wouldn't believe it.

"What if we don't accept it?" Xue Lingling asked with a squinty smile.

The sinister man smirked, "Then I can only consider you two as invaders from the human world."

Wu Xian and the other man understood.

To put it bluntly: those who obey me prosper, those who oppose me perish.

"A level 42 lord, and with the blessing of that New Era Death God," Wu Xian quickly assessed, then looked at Xue Lingling, "So, are you confident?"

Xue Lingling smiled confidently, clearly ready for battle. "This fragment of divine power is probably quite large."

Yes, the two have their eyes on each other's fragments of divine power.

The sinister-looking man was clearly taken aback, as the two people in front of him seemed to have never taken him seriously from the beginning.

“Ignorant humans, you know nothing of the power of my Lord!”

As the man snorted coldly, a surge of overwhelming Yin energy erupted, unleashing an astonishing aura that seemed to press down on the two of them in an instant, as if the power of heaven and earth of the entire eerie abyss was pressing down on them.

Its astonishing power was almost comparable to that of the scroll painting "Fallen God".

If it were any other human spirit master, they would probably have wet themselves in fear on the spot.

"What a strong pressure!"

As Wu Xian marveled, the map of the underworld above his head unfolded.

At the same time, Xue Lingling also unfolded the Ghost Emperor series of divine paintings.

The combined power of the two divine images surged and merged, transforming into a powerful spiritual force that dispelled the sinister man's "divine might."

Wu Xian, on the other hand, directly brought up Zhong Kui and King Qin Guang.

After this period of improvement, the bronze axis Qin Guangwang has been upgraded to the silver axis Qin Guangwang, and its level has been raised to six stars.

As King Qin Guang appeared, the eerie abyss was filled with yin energy, and a dazzling light shone forth. Zhong Kui, riding a fierce tiger, appeared even more ferocious under King Qin Guang's imposing presence. Meanwhile, Xue Lingling unleashed three golden scroll ghost kings in one go.

The ghostly soldiers and demons nearby naturally gathered behind the two of them.

The sinister man who was putting on airs just a moment ago was now speechless with shock. "This...this...how could a human possibly possess such a scroll of the dead?"

The sinister man sensed a hint of the aura and power of the Abyss Demon Lord from those undead scrolls.

The only difference is that the Abyss Demon Lord has already attained enlightenment, while these scrolls in front of us have not yet attained enlightenment and cannot truly control the laws of heaven and earth and the power of the Great Dao.

Even so, it was enough to make his hair stand on end.

Looking at the flowing laws and rhythms in the two divine images above the two people made his scalp tingle.

The sinister man was quite unhappy about being assigned to such a remote place, since there was little merit to be gained in such remote areas.

Throughout the investigation, we encountered virtually no potentially dangerous monsters.

However, the undead scrolls of the two humans in front of him left him dumbfounded.

If we could recruit him into the Abyss Demon Lord's ranks, it would be an absolute great achievement.

But... he seems to be a bit outmatched.

The opportunity was right in front of me, but I was unable to seize it.

Before he could recover from the shock, the two human scroll painters launched a fierce attack on him, leaving him no way out.

The imposing presence of those scrolls also gave him a feeling of trembling and helplessness.

"Great Lord of the Abyss, God of Death of the Realm of Devils, your subordinate has crucial information to report... Save... me..."

Wu Xian frowned and immediately released a massive amount of wealth energy to seal off the entire scene, lest the other party actually summon the Abyss Demon Lord.

At the same time, Xue Lingling launched a powerful attack immediately.

"Gentlemen, let's talk this out!"

Seeing that his communication with the Abyss Demon Lord was being blocked and cut off, the sinister man panicked completely.

The next second, thunderclouds filled the sky overhead, and a torrent of lightning poured down.

Bathed in the glow of the sunset, Qin Guangwen exuded an imposing aura without anger. With a wave of his hand, he transformed it into a colossal hand that blotted out the sky, pressing down upon the sinister man.

In desperation, the sinister man quickly transformed into his true form, which turned out to be a strangely shaped, bizarre, beast-like undead with a tiger's head, a lion's tail, and qilin's feet, and his body was covered with scales.

"what?"

Not only was Wu Xian stunned, but even King Qin Guang and Zhong Kui showed some hesitation.

Only Xue Lingling's three Ghost Kings did not hesitate at all and engaged in fierce battle with the beast-like undead.

"Master Sister, I remember you said before that divine power fragments that fit the scroll's concept can be directly used as core materials for the jade scroll, right?" Wu Xian asked with great interest.

"Yes," Xue Lingling said noncommittally, "What? You have ideas about this monster?"

“That’s right.” Wu Xian nodded excitedly, his eyes shining.

boom! boom! boom!
Level 42 lord monsters are quite powerful, especially with the added strength from the Abyss Demon Lord.

In the blink of an eye, a large number of the ghost soldiers on the field were devoured by the strange undead beast, while the three ghost kings fought back and forth. "Hmm~ the power channels of these little ghosts?"

After devouring numerous ghost soldiers and demons, the undead beast's momentum increased greatly, and it became more and more courageous in battle.

A hint of greed gradually appeared in his initially fearful eyes.

It seems that the power provided by the ghost soldiers and demons is of great benefit to him.

"Hahaha... I really do have a bit of destiny on my side!"

At this moment, he suddenly had a premonition that if he could devour these undead scrolls in front of him, his divine power core might be able to advance to a higher level, and he might even directly transform into a king-level being.

From childhood to adulthood, he has always felt a kind of inexplicable luck, gradually growing from an insignificant little monster into his current form, which can be described as smooth sailing all the way.

Not long ago, he was enlightened by the true god of this world, which allowed him to take human form ahead of schedule.

(End of this chapter)