Chapter 202 - 147: Demon God
’One hundred of them? It’s not even certain if that many can be gathered in the entire Profound Realm.’
However, given his catchphrase of calling himself "this King," Lu Changfeng was now almost certain that the headless man had to be one of the three great Human Kings of the Profound Realm.
’The Headless King wants to come out of seclusion and unify the world... Is that true or not?’
’If it’s true, then under all of heaven, aside from the other two Human Kings, there’s likely no one who can stop him.’
Lu Changfeng shook his head. ’Not necessarily. Perhaps after tens of thousands of years, the guy’s Realm and power have deteriorated.’
’After all, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy in the Profound Realm is countless times weaker now than it was in Ancient Times.’
’Even those in the Rebirth Realm need to maintain a light meditative sleep just to cultivate. Someone in the Human King Realm... even in hibernation, a steep decline in their cultivation would be inevitable, I imagine.’
’So, is that why he chopped off his own head?’ A thought suddenly surfaced in Lu Changfeng’s mind, a product of his signature leaps in logic.
’Forget it. A Human King Realm expert, even one without a head, isn’t someone I can take on right now.’
Lu Changfeng looked at Xu Fan. "How do you two contact each other?"
Xu Fan gave a bitter smile. "He can only contact me through what he left inside my body. I have no way of contacting him."
Xu Fan had become a pawn of the Headless King.
He had only himself to blame for letting curiosity drive him to investigate that place.
In retrospect, Xu Fan felt he should have been on guard sooner. The closer he had gotten to that Skeleton Mountain, the more devoid of life the area had become.
Lu Changfeng rubbed his temples. In the end, he decided to keep Xu Fan by his side.
Whether the Headless King actually appeared or not, he needed to have control over any first-hand information.
This matter concerned a Human King, one of the founders of the Profound Realm. It had to be taken seriously.
"Then how did you get involved with Soul Suppressing?" Lu Changfeng asked.
Xu Fan replied, "It was Soul Suppressing who sought me out."
"After I returned from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, I planned to take advantage of the chaos in Jiangnan Prefecture to rally some minor Martial Arts Powers. They would complete a mission for me: find Primordial Stones."
"That guy, Soul Suppressing, somehow learned of my whereabouts. He came to me personally, proposing we join forces to plot against you."
"His idea was simple: to gradually use Soul Stealing on the Saint Demon Sect’s younger generation. Then, after you eventually pass away, he would complete the ’Bird Cage Exchange’ and seize control of the Saint Demon Sect."
"He wanted to cooperate with me because he valued my strength, now that I’m in the Rebirth Realm."
Lu Changfeng heard this and glanced at Xu Fan’s interface.
Name: Xu Fan
Root Bone: Upper A
Talent: High-Grade Talent[Sword Heart]
Bloodline Talent: [Ancient Moon-devouring Demon 11%]
’This guy’s Root Bone and Talent aren’t bad. With the bonuses from his Swordsmanship and Bloodline Talent, his actual strength is in the upper-middle tier for someone with a Primordial Spirit Body.’
’Plus, I was the one who took over his sect in the first place. So just like Soul Suppressing, he has a grudge against me and the Saint Demon Sect.’
’No wonder Soul Suppressing sought him out.’
"Xu Fan, are you willing to become a Demon General of my Saint Demon Sect?" Lu Changfeng asked.
Xu Fan was stunned for a moment, then said, "If the Saint Master is willing to let bygones be bygones, then of course I am willing!"
Having suffered one blow after another, Xu Fan’s former spirit had been completely crushed.
Now, he was even being controlled by the Headless King, reduced to the fate of a puppet.
The fact that Xu Fan had willingly allowed himself to be bound just now showed that he was truly desperate and wanted to join Lu Changfeng’s ranks.
So, Xu Fan’s agreement was swift.
Lu Changfeng nodded slightly. Of course, he wouldn’t place too much trust in Xu Fan.
But keeping him under control was a necessity. ’I’ll just have to arrange for a few Demon Generals from the Demon Sect to keep an eye on him.’
If any problems arose, Lu Changfeng wouldn’t hesitate to turn him into a Human Pig.
"Mm, you will be the Seventh Demon General of my Saint Demon Sect."
Lu Changfeng handed a slip of paper to Xu Fan.
After being told how to use it, Xu Fan couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.
Lu Changfeng added him to the chat group.
Afterward, Lu Changfeng brought out his carriage. He had the Fire Qilin pull it, and they set off toward Yunyang Prefecture Holy City.
Inside the carriage.
Lu Changfeng slowly opened his own interface.
’Finally, some time to check out my newly formed Supreme Talent.’
Lu Changfeng had used Xuansha’s [Golden Body], the Purple Dragon’s [Dragon Body], the Purple Zombie’s [Demon Body], and Ni Wei’s [Soft Body].
These four High-Grade External Skill Talents had fused into Lu Changfeng’s third Supreme Talent!
Supreme Talent [Demon God Body (Level 1)]
[Your body possesses the Power of Demon God, greatly enhancing your Defense Power.]
[Your body can absorb ambient energy from the world to strengthen itself at any time. As time passes, your Demon God Body will grow progressively stronger.]
’It grows stronger as time passes?’
’This means the Demon God Body can also grow.’
’A Level 1 Demon God Body already has such formidable Defense Power. If I continue to level it up, I’ll probably be able to beat down Rebirth Realm experts with my bare fists.’
Lu Changfeng opened his simplified interface.
Name: Lu Changfeng
Root Bone: Hero (88%)
Talents (Supreme Only): Supreme Talent[Longevity Sword Dao (Lifespan +15 years, Combat Power +2.5%)], [Annihilation Saber Domain (Annihilation Value 215/∞)], [Demon God Body (Level 1)]
Bloodline Talent:
[Ancient Chongming Bird 5% (Activation Boost 300%)]
[Ancient Candle Dragon 10% (Activation Boost 800%)]
[Ancient Snow Python 3% (Activation Boost 200%)]
[Ancient Ba Snake 10% (Activation Boost 400%)]
[Ancient Floral Fiend 2% (Activation Boost 170%)]
[Ancient Purple Lotus Demon 10% (Activation Boost 700%)]
Realm: Bone Refining Realm Silver Bone
Tendon Transformation Skill: [Fengtian Bone Refining Heart Method]
Tendon Transformation Martial Arts: [Fengtian Bone Refining Heart Method] Perfection, [Hundred-Change Star Monarch] Perfection, [Flying Swan Stepping on Snow] Perfection
Martial Arts Insights: Death Sword Intent (Advanced Sword Intent, Visualization Death Shadow, max burst power 500%), Fengtian Saber Intent (Advanced, Visualization Heaven-Slaying Blade, max burst power 600%)
Copy Interval: Forty-nine days
Lu Changfeng tested his body’s default Defense Power by hitting himself, having the Fire Qilin set him on fire, and letting Xu Fan and Hua Chengyu attack him.
He quickly determined his body’s current defensive capabilities under normal conditions.
It was roughly equivalent to the Spirit Body’s durability for a True Spirit Body of the Rebirth Realm.
The boost from a Level 1 Demon God Body was already absurdly high.
And that was while Lu Changfeng was still only at the Bone Refining Realm Silver Bone stage.
With his current physical strength, Lu Changfeng estimated he could imbue his strongest Heaven-Slaying Blade with the power of about 100 Annihilation Value points. He could execute the slash without his arm shattering.
At his absolute limit, he could probably add around three hundred Annihilation Value points.
But his arm would most likely disintegrate.
’In other words, under normal conditions, as long as I have enough Annihilation Value, I can take down an ordinary True Spirit Body with a single slash, and I can do it repeatedly without stopping.’
’And in a berserk state... forget it. For now, there shouldn’t be anyone in this world who can force me to sacrifice an arm again.’