A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 48 Changes in Ritual, Agreements
It sounds complicated, but from the appearance of the Yin Liu clone to the rapid retreat of Kazama Ruri, it only took about a minute in total.

Yin Liu's clone nervously touched his neck, then quickly relaxed and began stroking his stubble: "Ah, how great it would have been if I had used the Faceless Man Talisman to transform into a beautiful girl back then."

"In that case, you could be considered a hero who saved the damsel in distress."

He spoke in his clone's voice, without regard for the hordes of madmen scattered on the ground.

Because the power of the king, amplified by the alchemical matrix, has overwhelmed them all, preventing them from revealing their secrets.

Xu Lie got out of the car, walked up and opened the driver's side door: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and collect the blood, Genji is almost here."

The invisible blade that just scared away Kazama Ruri was naturally Erii's Word of Power: Judgment, capable of cutting through any target matter within its domain and granting it endless death.

While with Erii, Xu Lie had already stolen the Word of Judgment, and then had the clone responsible for driving steal the original Judgment.

The setting of the Dragon Raja world is that the more dangerous the Word of Power, the greater the cost of activating it.

Erii herself possesses a powerful bloodline, allowing her to easily use the Word of Judgment, slashing hundreds of times without any burden.

Xu Lie's original form is different; without the blessing of dragon blood, relying solely on the physique of a fire thief to use the Word of Judgment is far too difficult.

The clone that was driving is now so exhausted that it's practically paralyzed, and Xu Lie's main body has to help him move to the passenger seat.

Furthermore, using the clone of the Word of Power: Royal Authority was even more unpleasant. After deactivating the Royal Authority, he fell asleep immediately and fell into a coma, requiring Xu Lie's main body to personally carry him onto the vehicle.

Seeing this, Yinliu's clone stopped teasing and quickly took out the prepared test tube to collect Kazama Ruri's blood.

The Dream Thief's Potion only requires 30 milliliters of blood from the holder of the Word of Power: Dream Eater. Such a small amount can be easily obtained.

Not to mention that Kazama Ruri was slashed and bled profusely by the Word of Judgment, the wound caused by the Yin Flow Flying Knife alone must have caused her to lose more than 30 milliliters of blood.

After storing it, he went to the basement and activated the annihilation alchemy array that he had designed in advance to destroy the traces, so that the alchemy matrix, which was to be discarded after use, would not fall into the hands of the Snake Clan and thus be found out.

Having dealt with all that, the Yin Liu clone saw that the main body was still in the hall, waking up the five madmen of the Fierce Ghost Clan one by one, and making eye contact with each of them.

"This?" The Yin Liu clone shut its mouth, and seeing that the main body had finished its work, it continued to ask, "Main body, what else do you need to do?"

"Dream Eater." The true form used a word of power to explain the reason.

Yin Liu's clone quickly understood the original body's meaning, and the clone also clearly understood the ritual requirements for the original body to advance to Sequence 5, the Dream Thief.

In the mysterious system, during the low-sequence stage, you only need to digest the potion to continue drinking potions to advance.

Upon reaching the 6th to 5th stage, and for each subsequent promotion, a related ritual must be performed before taking the medicine to assist in the promotion.

The original ritual for a Fire Thief to advance to a Dream Thief required becoming an important supporting character or even the main villain in the dreams of thirty people.

Upon arriving in the Dragon World, the nine elemental substances merged into this universe, causing not only changes to the potion recipes but also altering the ascension rituals.

The ritual for a new Fire Thief to become a Dream Thief has been transformed into requiring them to play a significant supporting role or villain in the dreams of five hybrids, influencing their emotions upon waking.

For the Fire Stealer, who did not yet possess dream-related abilities, this ritual was extremely difficult.

Things are different now. The original body has definitely stolen the Word of Power: Dream Eater. Dream Eater happens to be the Word of Power that creates nightmares and traps the enemy's mind.

Using a Baku to complete the promotion ceremony is the most appropriate thing to do.

Yin Liu's clone volunteered to be the driver, while Xu Lie's main body could only squeeze into the back seat with the unconscious Wang Quan clone: ​​"So, main body, you're going to be promoted again?"

"Mm." Xu Lie was in a very good mood, unable to suppress his smile: "Thanks to you."

"With you holding me off from the front, I was able to steal the Word of Power Dream Eater with ease. After stealing it, I also successfully digested the last part of the Fire Stealer's Potion, thus meeting the requirements for advancement."

Yin Liu's clone skillfully drove the vehicle, turning a corner: "Shall we take you to the Sumitomo Group now? The people there have already been parasitized by us, it's confidential enough, you can be promoted."

"No rush, there's still some finishing work to be done. Besides, we just used Dream Eater on these crazy members of the Fierce Ghost Clan, so they won't wake up for a while."

……

When Genji arrived at the Nightclub, all he could see was the aftermath of the battle, and members of the Oni Clan lying unconscious on the ground. "No, no..."

"Don't come any closer...why..."

"I don't want to...why should I..."

Saying they were in a coma is not quite accurate. These members of the Fierce Ghosts were as if they had taken too much medicine, occasionally uttering a few words of sleep-talking in their sleep.

Sakura Yabuki quickly glanced around the hall: "Young Master, after the Oni attacked the Nightclub and our people withdrew, they should have started another battle."

Yuan Zhisheng frowned, feeling deeply troubled by the current situation.

They encountered frequent car accidents on their way there, arriving a full three minutes late, and they also sensed that the 'Ghosts' were deliberately trying to stop them.

Therefore, for every car accident that occurred, Genjiro had instructed the crows to take pictures of the faces of both parties involved and to have someone search their homes afterwards.

Upon arriving at the Nightclub, they found the members of the Ghost Gang already lying down.

In a vast country like Japan, the only mixed-race forces are the Snake-Headed Eight Families and the Demon Clan, clearly divided into black and white. The current situation indicates that a mysterious third-party force has intervened.

That's why Genjiro is having a headache. Why is there a third party involved? Is the technology to seal the power of words from the Demon Clan or a third-party force?

Things suddenly became much more complicated.

"Send the others over here. Take these members of the Oni Clan back and imprison them first. Also, have Princess Kaguya find the recent entry list."

"Yes, my lord."

……

Erii's eyes lit up with excitement as she hung a wooden ema plaque on the wall, on which she wrote her wish: 'I hope we can go out and play again next time.'

Xu Lie's clone also had an ema (votive plaque) hanging there, which read, "I hope Erii can get used to speaking."

Erii naturally saw the contents of Xu Lie's ema (votive plaque), and moved her little feet slightly closer to Xu Lie, saying, "I, I will, try my best to adapt..."

The sound was very, very faint, almost inaudible.

Fortunately, Xu Lie's clone could hear: "It's okay, Erii can do it at your own pace. Don't force yourself because of others."

"Okay, I'll take you home."

Erii's joy just now seemed fake, vanishing in an instant. She was so innocent that she didn't hide her emotional changes at all, and her lips immediately pursed, revealing a visible sense of disappointment.

But this girl never asked for more: "Okay."

Erii actually wanted to say one more thing: she was really happy today, but she couldn't bring herself to say it because she wasn't used to it yet.

"Don't be so disappointed," Xu Lie comforted Erii. "We can hang out together again next time."

"Okay, let's meet again at that intersection in five days."

Herzog has not yet found the remains of the Holy One, and Erii is currently safe. There should be no problem sending her back to Genji Heavy Industries.

Erii then cheered again, her deep rose-colored eyes fixed on Xu Lie, her voice rising slightly: "Really?"

“Okay, pinky promise.” Xu Lie extended his right little finger.

Erii's face showed no trace of disappointment. It had only been five days; compared to so many years of loneliness, five days was nothing.

Erii's slender little finger hooked with Xu Lie's little finger, swaying up and down. With each sway, Erii would smile without showing her teeth.

Her gentle smile was brighter than the warm sun in the sky.

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