Master Changsheng

Chapter 118, Section 116: [Spirit Empowerment Certificate] [Please Subscribe and Vote]

"So? Do you want this chance to live?"

As soon as Ankai finished speaking, he increased the force of the [Brute Force Staff] in his hand, pressing down on Andoen so that he couldn't lift his head.

Andoun looked distressed; what could he say in this situation?

No?

Andoren had no doubt that after he uttered those words, he would be met with a fatal blow to the head...

"Excellent...excellent...your suggestion is wonderful!"

The detector merchant, Andoun, lowered his head and spoke insincere praise with an excited expression.

For Andoun, as long as he didn't die immediately, he believed he still had a chance to live.

So, faced with the choice between immediate death and an uncertain future, Andoun chose to lead the way for Ankai…

After all, if he leads the way, he won't die immediately; if he doesn't, he will die instantly...

Seeing that Andoun was so sensible, Ankai smiled.

He stared at Andoun's face for a while, scrutinizing him until Andoun felt uneasy, before finally looking away.

Then, with a thought, he activated the [Impersonator Mask +6], and his face changed.

In the blink of an eye, Andoun's chubby face appeared.

Then Ankai took out a black robe, draped it over his body, covering his figure and revealing only his fat face. He then used the [Freezing Technique] again to condense ice blocks and fill the shape inside the black robe.

He disguised his body shape and height to be exactly the same as Andoun's.

Witnessing all this, Ando was stunned; he almost thought that this was his half-brother.

While he was in a daze, Ankai threw him a huge black robe that covered his entire body.

The detector merchant understood immediately and put it on, then suddenly…

Andoun felt a sudden chill inside his black robe, followed by a feeling of being restrained…

It was Ankai's [Freezing Spell] that condensed into chains, forcefully binding Andon's figure, and under the restraint of the [Freezing Spell] chains, Andon's size was forcibly reduced by a whole size...

After doing all this, Ankai stored all the magic stones and detectors in the mage tower and whispered, "Let's go."

The detector merchant, Andorn, watched this scene with immense heartache. He regretted not using them all, even if it meant wasting them…

A hint of pain appeared on the fat face beneath the black robe, and then he followed An Kai's footsteps outside.

When they reached the first floor, the old man, who was struggling to breathe, was already lifeless…

Following the torrent of humanoid phantoms, An Kai can also find his destination.

However, once they reached the end, only Andoen could continue deeper. According to Andoen, there was a pitch-black ancient castle underground, which was the location where the mysterious powerful being had imbued the castle with his spirit.

In the empty streets, people occasionally appeared, but upon seeing An Kai's disguised fat face, they revealed expressions of both fear and resentment.

In the end, he pretended not to see it, lowered his head, and silently left.

Andaoen, disguised in the aura of Malken, watched this scene with an awkward smile, looking rather simple and honest.

An Kai didn't ask any further questions; he had no interest in knowing much about a dying man.

"Third-order", "Fourth-order", "Third-order"...

Walking down the street, whenever someone appears within 20 meters of Ankai, the new detector will automatically broadcast an alert.

With just this one change, Andorn, that fat guy, can be considered a genius.

Placing such detectors at the city entrance can save a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Ankai felt a moment of regret for the impending death of the detector merchant, Andor.

...

Deep within the inner city of Chaos City, inside the ancient castle.

The fifth-tier Astrologer, seated in the very center of the hexagram, glanced at the mirror in front of him.

The image above shows Ankai disguised as the detector merchant Andor.

"Ha! So they've come seeking my protection?"

"You're smart to know what's good for you!"

The fifth-tier Astrologer snorted coldly.

She is the biggest secret in the inner city of Chaos City.

A fifth-tier Astrologer who has reached the level of Spirit Empowerment!

The formations, the exploitation of the residents' emotions, and the initiation of war against the orcs were all her doing behind the scenes.

She had been preparing for this for 50 years!

It took 50 years to absorb enough of the three emotions: joy, sorrow, and happiness.

Once she has absorbed the last bit of "anger," she will have enough foundation to step into the fifth tier—Spirit Empowerment!

With her unique status as an Astrologer, once she is imbued with spirit, she is confident that she can subdue the so-called Good Family, the Desert Beastmen, and even the Donglin of the Town of the Dead, she is not afraid of them!

Now, everything has come to the final step, and there are only two days left before she successfully imbues herself with spirit!

To prevent any accidents, martial law was imposed in the city, and the apparent lord of Chaos City took the initiative to attract sufficient attention.

This is something she has always been doing.

Since the apparent city lord of Chaos City failed to be empowered, the two of them have devised a plan. The fifth-tier mage, the apparent city lord of Chaos City, will use his arrogance and warlike nature to attract the public's attention.

She, on the other hand, took the opportunity to prepare for the spirit infusion, striving to succeed in the spirit infusion in one go!

After all, even the best disguise will eventually be exposed. It's better to expose it proactively and hide the real secrets in the open.

The plan has been going very smoothly.

Even now, the fifth-level [Astrologer] believes that success is imminent.

After all, there are only two days left before she can successfully imbue the spirit!

During the period of spirit empowerment, she encountered more than ten accidents, but ultimately she survived them all without serious harm.

Even though her senses and everything else were confined within this dark, ancient castle underground, she didn't believe Andoun harbored any disloyalty...

After all, Andoun had always been well-behaved and obedient for so many years without ever causing any trouble. In addition, she had control over his family, so how could Andoun dare to harbor any disloyalty towards her, a fifth-level [astrologer]!

So when she saw Ankai disguised as the detector merchant Andoun arrive above the castle in the mirror, she didn't hesitate much and, as usual, activated the defenses leading to the castle.

An Kai stood in the empty courtyard when suddenly a soft rumbling sound came from underground.

Then, a crack suddenly appeared in the courtyard in front of An Kai, revealing a staircase leading underground…

There are also two detectors hidden on either side of the staircase.

An Kai muttered, "These two versions are outdated. I'll update them for you."

He stepped forward and, before entering the specific detection range of the two detectors, grabbed them and stored them in the mage tower.

Then they took out two broken detectors and pretended to install them.

Inside the underground castle, the fifth-level Astrologer who had been watching Andoun's movements was relieved.

"Ha! You've put in the effort."

"Unfortunately, you know too much. After I emerge from seclusion, I can only let you die."

"Since you're so kind, then let you leave without any pain!"

A cool female voice rang out, and then she stopped paying attention to "Andaoen's" movements and began to wholeheartedly comprehend her impending successful spirit infusion.

"The usual rules."

Just as An Kai was about to enter the underground passage, he suddenly heard a clear, cold female voice. He nodded slightly and gave a simple, honest smile…

Stepping into the underground passage...

[Second Order]

The detector beeped, and Andorn, enveloped by Malken's fifth-tier [Assassin] aura, put away a new detector...

Follow Ankai as they head towards the ancient castle deep underground.

The three of them walked down the dark underground staircase for ten minutes before finally reaching the end and seeing the dark castle!

The castle is located inside a huge underground cavern, surrounded by nothing but this pitch-black castle, with not a single exposed part of it standing there.

Visible to the naked eye, a series of grotesque, cursing humanoid phantoms transformed into a torrent, surging into the ancient castle.

Looking at the ancient castle not far away, and glancing back at Andon, who was hidden in the aura of Malken, Andon slowly nodded.

Even at this moment, Andoun still didn't know why Ankai had come here.

He guessed it might be for sabotage.

However, the castle withstood five or six attacks and remained intact, which is enough to demonstrate how strong its defenses were.

An Kai took a step forward and arrived right inside the cave. The oppressive, dark passage above his head disappeared.

It became a crystal that shimmered with a faint light.

The detector merchant still didn't understand. He admitted that Ankai was very strong and must be a skilled warrior.

But what can Ankai, this warrior, do to deal with the fortified castle?

Malken saw the confusion on Andorn's face, but he didn't offer any further explanation.

Yes, perhaps this castle is very well protected.

However, it has been attacked by a spell with "fifth-order power".

In the entire desert, there was only one fifth-tier mage, and he was a friend of the Astrologer.

An Kai, although not as strong as a fifth-tier mage.

However, his mutated spells, combined with his high-frequency, high-burst spells, can indeed threaten fifth-tier professionals.

Both Malken and Donglin's clones were defeated by Ankai's unreasonable and mutated magic...

Standing in the cave, Ankai raised his [Brute Force Staff] high, and under Andorn's puzzled gaze, a blackish-brown [Fireball] with a diameter of 6 meters appeared!

"What's this code?!"

This sudden change caused Andoun to lose control and blurt out a complaint…

"Fireball, what's wrong?"

An Kai turned around and chuckled softly, as a dark brown [Fireball] spell suddenly flew out from his hand...

In the blink of an eye, it bombarded the surface of the ancient castle...

boom!

A tremendous sound rang out, and after a ripple appeared on the surface of the castle, the fireball spell disappeared.

However, it was visibly that some of the ripple had been consumed…

Inside the castle, the fifth-tier [Astrologer] suddenly stood up.

"You're not Andorn! Who are you?!"

She never expected that at the last moment of the spirit-infusing process, she would attract a fifth-level mage!

A fierce roar came from inside the castle and echoed through the cave.

An Kai smiled. The fact that she was anxious inside the castle meant that it was working.

With a wave of his staff, a black fireball, six meters in diameter, alternated with a wind blade, nine meters long.

At this moment, Ankai was like a powerful artillery platform, unleashing two terrifying spells at a high frequency from his hands.

boom!!

boom!!!

The roar continued...

"He...he...he's actually a mage?!"

The detector merchant never imagined that the old friend who had subdued him with brute force was actually a fierce mage!

Before his eyes, terrifying [Fireball] and [Wind Blade] spells appeared alternately...

Namelken glanced at the shocked and muttering Andorn, his face expressionless…

"What era are we living in? Your impression of monks is still that of traditional monks?"

He forgot that he himself had only recently come to accept the fact that Ankai was a mage…

Ahead of Malken, Ankai, seemingly tireless, didn't even need to chant incantations; with a light wave of his staff, a [Fireball] or [Wind Blade] would crash down upon the ancient castle...

Inside the castle, the fifth-tier [Astrologer] was in a hurry.

The castle's barrier is melting away under these two terrifying spells...

She racked her brains but never imagined that the terrifying [Fireball] and [Wind Blade] spells were actually ordinary spells...

I thought this was my trump card, but it turned out to be a normal attack?!

"Who is this?!"

"Why are you targeting me!"

The fifth-tier Astrologer was bewildered and confused. In her shock, the castle's surface defenses finally shattered amidst a series of booming sounds…

"stop!"

The fifth-tier Astrologer roared fiercely…

Unfortunately, Ankai was not an obedient person.

"stop?"

An Kai sneered, his pace undiminished as he continued to wave his staff. The [Armor] spell quietly appeared, enveloping his figure in a two-and-a-half-meter-long suit of armor.

Along with this, a four-meter-wide protective layer of [Freezing Spell] appeared...

They were fully prepared for the opponent's sudden counterattack.

...

puff!

Inside the castle, the fifth-level [Astrologer] could no longer hold on and spat out a mouthful of dark brown blood.

Her breath was visibly weakening.

If this continues, it's not impossible for him to fall to the fifth rank and become a fourth rank.

This is the punishment for failing to imbue an astrologer with spirits.

This is also why astrologers cannot become a high-status profession in mainland China.

If it were a mage, even if the spirit infusion failed, they wouldn't suffer such a severe backlash.

The pitch-black castle had become her last line of defense, and her heart was filled with resentment.

With only two days left until she could successfully imbue the spirit, she was unfortunately drawn into a terrifying enemy.

Most importantly, she had no idea why the other party was targeting her…

Inside the ancient castle, the fifth-tier [Astrologer] who had failed to be imbued with spirit energy slowly stood up.

Hearing the roar in her ears, she already understood the strength of the outside mage.

The magic of that sorcerer outside was not invincible; the terror of that sorcerer lay in his endless casting of spells, in his ability to unleash magic without needing to chant incantations…

Based on these two points, if he were to further increase the power of his spells, his threat level would be several times higher than it is now.

Such a prodigy is probably one of a kind in the entire desolate region, yet she happened to encounter such an unreasonable fellow in the final stage of spirit infusion.

"Sigh... astrology... astrology... was it really accurate?"

The fifth-tier Astrologer smiled helplessly. Before imbuing her with spirit, she had calculated that both she and her companion would fail.

I thought my calculations were inaccurate, but I was wrong...

boom!

The castle is beginning to collapse…

His strength as a fifth-tier [Astrologer] has also slipped to fourth-tier...

In this life-or-death crisis, she took out a palm-sized six-pointed star disc…

Place it in your hand and let it move the horoscope.

In an instant, the star chart flashed...

The figure of the fifth-tier [Astrologer] was absorbed into the star chart.

The entire castle, as well as the inner city of Chaos City, was suddenly enveloped in a burst of light!

A dazzling light flashed across the inner city of Chaos City…

disappear!

After the blinding light, An Kai suddenly froze.

He found himself standing in a vast, empty desert.

Looking around, there were also pale-faced members of the Chaos City's inner city...

They stood there dumbfounded, not understanding what had happened...

Ankai put away the [Brute Force Staff] and went to the place where the castle had disappeared.

Here, there's something about the size of a palm, reflecting light under the blazing sun...

[Enchantment Dungeon Token: Lv50]

[Entry requirement: Single attribute ≥ 2000.]

[Note: This is a rudimentary spirit-enchanting instance modeled after a city, with a 95% failure rate. Please enter with caution.]

(End of this chapter)