Chapter 55
Chapter 55
The third wave of the siege was underway.
Purple flying insects with venomous stingers on their tails poured into the city, but not one could withstand a single strike from Zhou Ming.
With King’s Way empowering him, his stats far surpassed those of the monsters. Every attack was another instant kill.
[Your pet Celestial Spirit Beast · Xuanniao has suffered fatal damage and died!]
[Your pet Celestial Spirit Beast · Xuanniao has triggered the passive Immortality. It will revive in 20 minutes. Windwalker · Balen receives Luck -99, All Attributes -10%, and All Elemental Resistances -20% for 7 days!]
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The terrible news arrived without warning.
“Xuanniao?!”
High in the sky, Windwalker · Balen’s expression changed drastically. Black mist wrapped around him, severely weakening his power. “The creature inside that sphere of light was actually Xuanniao!”
A 10% reduction to All Attributes was tolerable for a Demon God. Luck -99 and All Elemental Resistances -20%, however, were potentially fatal.
Qianying seized the opportunity and concentrated her attacks on the Seventh Demon God, greatly reducing the pressure on herself.
“Xuanniao actually became Zhouyou Shijie’s pet?!”
“First the inheritance of the God-Demon Orb, and now Xuanniao at his side. I have never seen anyone so blessed by fortune in all my life!”
“His success in capturing it must be closely connected to that heaven-defying Talent!”
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The gods clicked their tongues in astonishment.
It wasn’t that they enjoyed making a fuss over everything. Zhouyou Shijie simply kept revealing trump cards that not even they had imagined.
Twenty minutes later!
“Chirp, chirp, chirp…”
This time, Xuanniao immediately flew out of the pet space without waiting for Zhou Ming to summon it. It unleashed an angry barrage of cries at him.
“This was my only chance to win!” Zhou Ming said solemnly. “Besides, you can stop putting on an act. You ought to be happy right now. You’re about to be free!”
As he spoke, he glanced at Xuanniao’s loyalty.
35!
At this rate, dying another one or two times would probably let it escape the constraints of the pet contract.
Xuanniao stopped making a scene. It looked at its master, who was busy slaughtering flying insects, and inexplicable guilt crept into its eyes.
Zhou Ming was right. Every forced command from its master brought it one step closer to freedom.
“Immortality is your passive, but plenty of people in this world know about it,” Zhou Ming analyzed. “That means you’ve probably died more than a few times already. Am I right?”
How could god-tier experts possibly have no interest in a Celestial Spirit Beast?
It was precisely because Xuanniao had died so many times that fewer and fewer people were willing to provoke it.
“…”
Xuanniao remained silent.
“If you want to leave that badly, how could I refuse to make it happen?” Zhou Ming cleaved a flying insect apart, then turned and fixed it with a grave stare. “But I want you to remember this. Remember!”
“You looked down on me first. I only captured you afterward!”
“Chirp, chirp!”
Xuanniao tried to argue.
[Your pet Celestial Spirit Beast · Xuanniao states that it used Misfortune Divination on you because it sensed an ominous aura from your body!]
“Ominous?”
Zhou Ming found that laughable. “Is that how you normally decide whether someone is good or bad? Based on a subjective feeling?”
He pointed into the void and demanded, “Then answer this. Are the gods good or evil? Are the Demon Gods good or evil? Who is a good person, and who is a bad one?”
Xuanniao had no answer, and a trace of guilt rose in its heart.
It knew perfectly well that its master was eloquent and persuasive, so it shouldn’t blindly trust his words. Even so, his argument wasn’t without reason.
Most judgments of good and evil were merely differences in position. They had nothing to do with morality.
“This is an emergency, and I don’t have time to argue every detail with you!” Zhou Ming’s tone became exceptionally earnest. “All I know is that I captured you through my own ability. You refused every attempt to communicate and forced me to give you commands. That’s the only reason you’re regaining your freedom!”
BOOM!!
The battle between god-tier experts made the heavens hum and tremble.
“Now I order you to fly up there and help Qianying!”
Zhou Ming knew weakening one Demon God through Xuanniao’s death was not enough to change the battle. “Once you revive again, you’re free to leave if that’s what you want. You have my sincere thanks for everything you’ve done!”
Xuanniao seemed to want to say something, but hesitated. In the end, it flapped its wings and flew into the clouds.
Sensing Xuanniao’s approach, Qianying shot closer and repeated the same trick.
“Again?!”
The three Demon Gods’ expressions changed drastically.
The price of killing Xuanniao was no laughing matter!
This time, Xuanniao acted with exceptional initiative. It spread its wings and formed a mass of eerie black energy, then sent it surging toward the Demon Gods. It was none other than the Misfortune Divination Zhou Ming had personally experienced before.
“Go!”
Once Misfortune Divination was complete, Qianying kicked. Xuanniao transformed into a streak of white light and shot forward, then chose one Demon God to become the lucky winner.
“I’ll take it!”
Balen decided to sacrifice himself. Gritting his teeth, he swung his sword at Xuanniao. At the last second, however, the bird suddenly rebounded. Some unknown change occurred as its wings beat, and Balen’s blade cut through empty air.
MISS!
“Balen, you…”
The other two Demon Gods stared at him.
“Don’t blame me!” Balen gave them a bitter smile. “Do you have any idea what Luck -198 means?”
Misfortune Divination stacked with the penalty from killing Xuanniao. His luck had turned so bad he couldn’t have found north with a compass.
BOOM!
After another explosion, Xuanniao completed its mission.
[Your pet Celestial Spirit Beast · Xuanniao has suffered fatal damage and died!]
[Your pet Celestial Spirit Beast · Xuanniao has triggered the passive Immortality. It will revive in 20 minutes. Blood Elf · Amy receives Luck -99, All Attributes -10%, and All Elemental Resistances -20% for 7 days!]
Zhou Ming immediately opened the pet panel and checked its loyalty.
Still 35. It hadn’t moved!
He pushed the matter from his mind and raised his sword to clear the last battlefield.
Whoosh!
Golden light scattered around him.
The siege monsters were lower level than Zhou Ming, but their sheer numbers added up. He finally reached Level 45, bringing his second class advancement within reach.
Hiss!
A venomous stinger suddenly shot in from the side. It pierced Zhou Ming and injected poison into his body.
[Blood-Devouring Queen has used Bone-Piercing Venom. You have taken 2,625 damage and become Poisoned, losing 100 HP per second for 10 seconds!]
Zhou Ming whipped around.
Before him stood an insectoid creature with a humanoid body. It had the seductive face of a woman, purple-black skin, and voluptuous curves. A strange wasp-like tail rose from its back. The instant it fired its stinger, another grew in its place.
[Blood-Devouring Queen] (Gold Boss)
Level: 40
HP: 500,000
Attack: 6,800-7,000
Defense: 2,000-2,300
Skills: [Bone-Piercing Venom] [Toxic Deluge] [Super Bloodlust] [Insect Queen] [Demon God’s Blessing]
Description: Once an ordinary venomous flying insect, it became an insect queen after receiving a Demon God’s favor. Its strength is formidable.
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Zhou Ming’s expression turned grave.
The final boss of the third wave had absurdly high stats across the board. It completely outclassed even the Level 60 Gold Boss Flame Lizard King!
There was no question about it. The Dark Faction had made additional preparations to kill him beyond sending the Demon Gods in person.
“It’s finally my turn!”
The Blood-Devouring Queen looked down upon Zhou Ming, then charged alongside its countless minions. “Zhouyou Shijie, your life is mine!”
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