Alone and Infinite

Her smooth, marble-like skin suddenly bulged, as if something was eagerly trying to burst out.

"what!!!"

The magician let out a terrified scream, and with all his might, he waved his hands, and in an instant, playing cards rained down from the sky.

These playing cards shimmer with different colors depending on their suit.

But the figure seemed like a ghost, and all his attacks missed their mark.

On the ground, her footprints oozed a viscous black liquid, which refracted an eerie, oil-like iridescence in the candlelight.

The stench that had been lingering only around the nose suddenly intensified tenfold.

Something brushed past his ear, a faint, insect-like rustling sound that exploded inside his skull.

Countless overlapping phantoms suddenly appeared on my retina: pale arms churning beneath the scorched earth, a twisted ghost face deep within the crystal core, and angel statues on the church's stained glass windows, which should have been holy, now all had bloodied mouths.

"Boss!"

The shouts of his companions were unusually muffled, as if they came through a thick curtain of water.

The magician then realized that he had been embraced by the other person without even realizing it.

A sharp pain shot through his abdomen, as if something was crawling out of the woman's stomach and then back into his own.

"run"

His lips trembled, as if he wanted to shout, but the sound that came out was extremely weak.

The magician took a deep breath with all his might, only to have his mouth suddenly sealed by icy lips.

His pupils reflected Jasmine's pretty face so close to his, and he saw the madness in her eyes and her undisguised greed.

A sticky whisper climbed up the nerves and into the cerebral cortex:

Eat it.

A slippery sensation came from my mouth, as if a thick tentacle was being poured down my throat.

The last scene before losing consciousness was the magician seeing his two teammates also bound by black tentacles.

And those tentacles seem to have come from his own body.

"Zi La"

Azure lightning crackled among the monsters, and a large web of electricity spread along their bodies.

Amidst the piercing screams, the monsters shuddered, their bodies stiffening as they fell straight backward.

A wisp of blue smoke emanated from his body. Li Xia reached out his hand, and Night Silence returned to his palm with an excited buzzing sound.

"Zizzi"

Thin beams of light shot out continuously from the index finger, accurately piercing the deformed brain shell.

Amidst their wailing, these monsters transformed into disgusting pus, which gradually seeped into the ground.

It flew over happily with a smile on its face, like a farmer who had just finished a bountiful harvest, and picked up all the remaining 'twisted souls'.

"1461, 14621502!"

"Your Highness, it's already at 1500!"

Li Xia nodded. After four days of searching, he finally found several villages that had not been cleared out, plus the sponsorship of 'kind people'.

It can be said that the progress is quite fast.

In particular, the 'kind-hearted people' provided more than two-thirds of the twisted souls!

That was just two days ago, after we had finally gathered five hundred twisted souls.

At Aowu's suggestion, they headed to the nearest 'Soul Pool' marked on the map, intending to purify five hundred souls as a test.

Unexpectedly, just as they activated the Evolution Pool with the 'Crystal Core', a five-person team also arrived.

The excited captain was preparing to double-cross them when, unexpectedly, his reconnaissance subordinate sent the following message, trembling with fear:

[You are currently investigating the Dragon Hunter, Team Killer, Tier 2 Arena Supreme]

[This apostle has killed two core members of a high-ranking guild. Please communicate with this dangerous unit with extreme caution!]

It's hard to describe in words how the captain felt when he saw the notification.

He barely finished his opening line about the robbery before managing to wrap it up.

With a forced smile, but in reality heartbroken, he left behind all the 'twisted souls' and then ran away like a rabbit.

Only Aowu and Heitan were left staring at each other, wondering if the other side was an idiot.

Li Xia guessed something: the title of "Team Killer" would stop being displayed automatically once you reached the third tier. If it were to remain displayed, it would be like indirectly increasing the difficulty for the Apostles.

However, considering the quest prompt that "purifying twisted souls may attract other beings, and the more souls purified, the stronger the monsters attracted,"

After thinking for a while, he decisively accepted the 'twisted soul', thus letting go of the five unlucky guys who dared to rob him.

However, the result of this purification only deepened the gloom in Li Xia's heart.

No surprises.

There are no monsters.

I don't know if it was because the previous apostles cleaned it up too thoroughly, but in any case, the boiling pool of souls calmed down once again.

The dark, twisted soul transformed into a white 'pure soul,' and the monster did not appear.

Li Xia felt like an insomniac waiting for the last shoe to drop upstairs.

If even the second round is this easy, will the third round be hell?

"Your Highness, shall we try again?"

The howling sound pulled Li Xia back from her reverie.

"Hmm, there are 3 crystal cores left, enough for three activations."

Li Xia answered without hesitation: theoretically, 2000 twisted souls and 4 soul crystal cores should be divided into four batches for the safest approach.

It could be based on a strange mentality—the desire to have a big one right away.

Purifying 1000 particles at once seems like a good option.

Before the enormous soul pool, Li Xia opened his palm, and the crystal core tumbled in the air before falling into the calm pool water.

Ripples spread out in concentric circles across the pool.

The once calm pool water suddenly seemed to boil, and the clear water gradually turned milky white.

The female sculpture in the pool, with her arms hanging down, also has her arms outstretched, as if embracing something.

Awoo flew over the pool, its light flashing, and twisted souls rained down like raindrops.

The pool immediately boiled even more violently, and a faint white light began to appear in the statue's eyes.

A faint chanting echoed throughout the room.

Just then, a trembling female voice pleaded from outside the room:

"My child is very hungry. Can you help me?"

Kind person.

--------------

1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

3rd update complete!

Please vote and subscribe!!

Chapter 226 Misfortune: My snail rice noodle shop ran away! (Long chapter)

The sound wasn't loud, but it seemed to be right next to my ear, trembling slightly.

Black Charcoal jumped up with a 'whoosh,' its two pointed little ears pressed tightly against its head.

He opened his mouth and hissed, clearly quite frightened.

With a whoosh, it flew over the pool and landed on Li Xia's head, looking around.

"Where is the evildoer?"

The faint female voice grew closer and closer, and finally, at a certain point, it suddenly appeared in front of Li Xia.

The white dress was stained with tar-like stains, and specks of blood were particularly noticeable.

An inhuman paleness appeared on her pretty face, and her eyes were filled with madness and greed.

He opened his arms as if to embrace her.

"Oh!"

A faint ripple of air spread from his lower abdomen.

His expression changed to one of extreme astonishment and pain.

She was almost completely folded up, and flew backwards, crashing into the wall.

The walls shook, and dust fell from the ceiling, filling the entire hall with a cloud of dust.

Li Xia slowly withdrew his right foot, which was kicking, his face showing no abnormality, but his heart had suddenly skipped a beat just a moment ago.

What is that? How did you get in?

From the moment I heard the sound until that strange woman came in, I hadn't noticed anything unusual!

But once the tension subsides, joy and excitement grow rapidly, like tender sprouts breaking through the soil.

Big stuff! Just by looking at its entrance, you can tell this is definitely a formidable opponent!

The difficulty has finally become apparent; the second phase is finally getting intense!

At this moment, Li Xia felt as if the last shoe had finally dropped, and her tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

Let's see what kind of powerful monster it is.

Detection!

[Comparing the intelligence and mental attributes of both parties]

[Due to the difference in intelligence/mental ability between the two parties, you have obtained 100% of the information.]

[Apostle No. 6572257 (In the process of corruption)]

Physical Strength: 4 (Corruption Bonus)

Health: 75% (decreasing)

[Mana: 460/270 (Corruption bonus)]

【Strength: 8】

Dexterity: 16

【Intelligence: 21】

【Spirit: 21】

【Physique: 17】

Job Template: Plant Queen LV2

1. Increased plant affinity

2. Gain bonus health and mana regeneration when in the forest.

3. Plants can be allocated and controlled to provide benefits.

professional skills:

1. [Sunflower]

Summon a sunflower that generates a patch of sunlight every five seconds. The sunlight restores 15% of your health and dispels darkness-related debuffs.

2. [Moonflower]

Summon a Moonflower that generates a cluster of moonlight every twenty seconds. The moonlight restores 40 mana and slightly increases mana regeneration.