Who Says Mages are Weak? Skill Damage Increased by Trillions of Times!
Novel Summary
The abyss has invaded reality, monsters rage, and demons run rampant!
Global datafication ushers in an era of universal career change!
Jiang Yuan awakens to become an ordinary mage, gaining the [Infinite Amplification System]. Every time a skill is released, its power is permanently doubled, and it gains powerful special effects!
Casting fireballs one hundred million times will increase spell damage one hundred million times, surpassing the power of the forbidden fire spell 'World Destroyer', and covering the entire Earth!
Casting the Swiftness spell a hundred million times increases movement speed by a hundred million times, ignoring all obstacles and dodging all attacks, allowing you to cover billions of miles in an instant!
Cast healing spells 100 million times, increasing healing effectiveness by 100 million times, gaining an infinite health bar buff, and restoring 100% health every second!
Release Lightning Shield 100 million times, increasing the shield's thickness by 100 million times, absorbing damage infinitely, and reflecting damage back to enemies a hundredfold!
Skills of various elements, including frost, light, darkness, holiness, and space, were amplified infinitely into ancient forbidden spells capable of destroying the world like gods.
When the Abyss Demons launched a full-scale invasion of Blue Star, countless terrifying Abyss Demon Gods descended into reality, but they faced Jiang Yuan, the supreme God of Law who stood above all the gods!
"Wherever my gaze falls, gods and demons alike are but ants!"
Those who invade our territory will be punished!
Chapter 80: The Formidable Lord of Darkness
As time passed, the seventeenth wave arrived right on schedule.
By the sixteenth wave, a Seventh Rank Undead Monarchhad already appeared.
The subsequent offensives would only be stronger and more ferocious than the previous ones.
Jiang Yuan, however, was full of confidence regarding this.
But the soldiers of Dongque City clearly lacked some confidence.
After all, in their understanding, the Grand Commanderwas merely a "Seventh-Turn Magic Saint", yet the enemy's strength had also reached the Seventh Rank, and it was getting stronger and stronger!
"The Demon Tide army has come again!"
The voice of the general on the city wall trembled, even though from beginning to end, they hadn't participated in a single battle.
Yet every time a Demon Tide offensive arrived, it made them feel incomparably oppressed.
Raising their eyes to look, everyone saw that the horizon was completely swallowed by an impenetrable darkness. A giant figure ten zhang tall slowly emerged within the darkness, surrounded by rolling dark energy, like the darkness itself descending into the world.
This was the commander of this Demon Tide, the Seventh Rank Lord of Darkness!
The size of the Lord of Darkness could be called terrifying. His body, over a dozen zhang tall, stood towering like an ancient demonic mountain, and every step he took caused the earth to violently tremble, cracking open spiderweb-like fissures.
His entire body was covered in heavy dark scales, layered one upon another. Each scale was the size of a millstone, and their surfaces flowed with a greasy black luster. Faintly, countless dark runes roamed between the scales, exuding a heart-palpitating dark aura.
These scales were not solid metal, but rather seemed to be condensed from the ultimate power of darkness, with edges as sharp as knives. A slight shake would cut through the air, producing a harsh, piercing sound.
The head of the Lord of Darkness was hidden within the thick dark energy, making it impossible to see his specific appearance; only two crimson pillars of light could be seen shooting out from the darkness.
Those were his eyes, and wherever his gaze reached, space was slightly distorting, as if it was about to be completely swallowed.
The dark energy around his body was not static, but constantly churned like boiling black water, sometimes condensing into ferocious demonic shadows, and other times transforming into sharp dark blades. The Seventh Rank coercion he emitted was like a substantive mountain, pressing heavily onto the heart of every living creature, making the soldiers on the city wall find it difficult to breathe, and many directly collapsed to the ground, lacking even the courage to raise their heads and look directly.
"When it comes to individual strength, this Lord of Darkness is much stronger than the Undead Monarch!"
Jiang Yuan stood atop the city wall, secretly sizing up the Lord of Darkness on the other side of the battlefield.
Although the Undead Monarch was also Seventh Rank and his true body's strength was not weak, what was most terrifying was the Undead Army under his command; his own true body's strength was not considered top-tier among the Seventh Rank.
This was the difference in the emphasis of their developmental directions.
Just like the Lord of Darkness, he was clearly a powerhouse leaning towards the warrior side.
As for the Undead Monarch, he was a powerhouse skilled in using spells and summoning abilities.
However, Jiang Yuan's interest in the Lord of Darkness was not particularly high.
What he cared more about was that behind the Lord of Darkness, ten thousand neatly arranged Dark Warriors were following.
Although their numbers were far inferior to the armies of the previous few waves of the Demon Tide, every single one of them had a refined aura and formidable strength.
Every Dark Warrior had an upright figure and wore black scales of the same origin as the Lord of Darkness, except that the scale patterns were simpler yet equally indestructible.
In their hands, they held long spears or battle sabers refined from dark energy. The spear tips and blade edges lingered with faint black mist, which contained a bizarre power capable of tearing apart the Divine Soul.
When these Dark Warriors advanced, their movements were uniform and neat, without any unnecessary noise. There were only heavy footsteps and the subtle sounds of dark energy flowing, just like a precisely operating war machine.
The aura around their bodies reached at least the Fourth Rank Demon General level, and among them, there were no lack of beings at the Fifth Rank Great Demon General level. Ten thousand auras intertwined together, forming an extremely dense and terrifying Qi field.
It had to be said that this Dark Army definitely belonged to an elite legion. Both its comprehensive strength and average strength were very strong; not even a single garrison force within Dongque City could compare with it.
Yet the more powerful the Dark Army was, the more excited Jiang Yuan became.
In his eyes, these were all materials that could be used to summon skeleton soldiers!
"This time, make sure not to burn the corpses to ashes!"
Jiang Yuan muttered.
He did not let the Extinction Flame Dragon come out to fight.
After all, once the Extinction Flame Dragon came out, it would be heaven-destroying and earth-shattering. Its strikes didn't distinguish between heavy and light at all, and it was impossible for the enemy to even leave behind a corpse.
"Ant-like humans!"
The Lord of Darkness stopped his steps, his ten-zhang body standing tall in the center of the battlefield. His crimson gaze slowly swept across the city wall of Dongque City, ultimately locking onto Jiang Yuan's figure.
Without extra words, he just slightly raised his hand, and the dark energy around his body instantly surged. The ten thousand Dark Warriors behind him simultaneously raised their weapons, gathering the dark energy into a huge torrent of darkness that surged toward Dongque City with a booming sound.
"Seventh Rank dark power... a bit interesting."
Jiang Yuan's gaze narrowed.
He didn't show the slightest fear; instead, he leaped into mid-air. Flames and thunder energy intertwined and wrapped around Jiang Yuan's body.
As he rushed toward the Lord of Darkness, the sky was suddenly torn apart by raging flames, and countless meteors wrapped in flames fell.
But this time, the meteors burning with Burning Heaven Flames were not aimed at the Dark Army, but all smashed toward the hill-like Lord of Darkness.
Possessing a bit more destructive might than the previous Heaven Burning Meteors, it crashed straight into that huge torrent of darkness.
One must know that Jiang Yuan's Fireball Spell had already reached a one-million-fold amplification bonus.
Today's Heaven Burning Meteor could be considered a true high-tier fire-attribute magic!
The moment Heaven Burning Meteor collided with the torrent of darkness, a terrifying energy shockwave spread in all directions.
The torrent of darkness was sent rolling violently by the meteor, and countless dark energy was burned and pierced through by the flames, yet a continuous stream of dark energy was still replenished from the Lord of Darknessand the Dark Warriors, reaching a stalemate with it.
"It's one thing for his strength to reach the Seventh Rank, but he actually borrows the power of the Dark Army!"
Jiang Yuan couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.
Under the Flame God Possession state, Jiang Yuan could control any meteor and any flame, and would absolutely not accidentally injure those cute Dark Warriors below!
But if the Dark Army didn't die, it would become the power of the Lord of Darkness again!
"Ant-like power, yet you dare to contend against the darkness?"
Seeing Jiang Yuan's offensive come to an abrupt halt, the Lord of Darkness thought his strength was nothing more than this.
He slowly raised his right hand, and the dark energy condensed in his palm into a pitch-black spear, which was covered with twisted dark runes!
"Darkness Piercing!"
The pitch-black spear left his hand, instantly passing through the light barrier where energies collided, and shot towards Jiang Yuan with the might of tearing space.
Jiang Yuan's gaze turned stern as he dodged to the side, but that dark spear seemed to be equipped with navigation, relentlessly tracking Jiang Yuan down.
Boom!
Jiang Yuan's body was struck by the dark spear. The crimson-gold flames pervading around him were actually pierced through with a huge dark void, and the sharp spear heavily struck the thick thunder spirit armor!
Chapter 81 The Evolution and Metamorphosis of the Undead
Damn it!"
Subjected to the immense impact force and terrifying dark energy, Jiang Yuan did not suffer substantial damage under layers of defense.
Yet it still alarmed him.
This Lord of Darkness was indeed different from the enemies he had encountered before.
No matter what, he was still a terrifying existence in the Seventh rank!
Such powerhouses not only reached the Advanced rank, but also controlled Advanced power, possessing all sorts of magical and bizarre methods.
In front of such a powerhouse, if Jiang Yuan did not let the Extinction Flame Dragon make a move, he actually wouldn't hold any advantage.
"It seems we truly cannot underestimate the enemy!"
Jiang Yuan felt that although this attack from the Lord of Darkness did not pierce his body, it struck heavily into his heart, instantly Awakening his vigilance.
If not for the shield of the Thunder Shield Technique being thick enough, this single strike probably would have been enough to take his life.
Jiang Yuan's body radiated the firelight of flames and the purple light of thunder, quickly dispelling the power of darkness and melting the dark spear.
"Kill!"
At the same time, ten thousand Dark Warriors launched a charge, rapidly surging toward the city wall like a black tide.
However, wanting to attack Dongque City required passing through the barrier of the Undead Army first.
The dark torrent and the white calamity violently collided together!
The Dark Warriors let out low roars, waving the dark weapons in their hands, as dark energy blades slashed toward the Undead Army.
The Dark Warriors completely looked down on the Undead Skeleton Soldiers before them, thinking they were merely a group of low-level undead.
However, although the rank of the Undead Skeleton Soldiers was indeed low, after being amplified and boosted by multiples, their strength was not as weak as it appeared on the surface.
Especially the batch of Undead Skeleton Soldiers summoned by Jiang Yuan at the very end, whose amplification multiples reached several thousand to tens of thousands, comparable to third or fourth rank Dark Warriors.
Jiang Yuan looked up at the Lord of Darkness walking in mid-air, and then looked at the Dark Army under his command.
Although the Undead Army was not weak, they were still no match for the Dark Army.
After all, the overall comprehensive strength of the Dark Army was a bit stronger!
"Huang'er, make a move to stall him."
Jiang Yuan was not in a hurry to act personally, instead turning his head to look toward the city wall, his voice gentle yet carrying an unquestionable command.
"Alright!"
A brilliant cyan light erupted from the Dongque City wall. Within the cyan light, a slender figure suddenly grew taller, instantly transforming into a behemoth fifteen zhang long.
The Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix was covered all over with fine pale-jade azure feathers. Every single feather was like meticulously carved fine jade, fully spreading out at this moment to set off her figure as increasingly majestic. The tips of her feathers gleamed with a dazzling cyan light, as if they could split the air.
The tail feathers behind her were slender and gorgeous, with several wisps of wind spirit tassels hanging from the ends. The spirit tassels trembled violently, emitting a rustling, fragmented wind cry, and the surrounding wind elements instantly became violent, continuously rotating around her figure.
Such a size of fifteen zhang was even several parts larger than the ten-zhang-tall Lord of Darkness!
As soon as the Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix appeared, she swept across the entire field with a coercion originating from the ancient divine phoenix, colliding with the dark coercion of the Lord of Darkness, causing ripples of energy to emerge in the air.
In terms of size, the Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix at this time was much larger than the Lord of Darkness.
In terms of rank, Jiang Huang'er reached the 190th level of the Seventh rank, about the same as the Lord of Darkness.
In terms of power, Jiang Huang'er after her breakthroughhad awakened the Divine Phoenix's power, which was superior to the power of darkness.
The crimson gaze of the Lord of Darkness locked onto the diving Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix, a trace of trepidation flashing in his eyes, but more of it was violent rage.
He originally thought Jiang Yuan would act personally, but he didn't expect the opponent to send out such a divine phoenix with an even greater size, and that coercion restraining darkness made him extremely uncomfortable.
The Lord of Darkness no longer paid attention to the entangled undead and Dark Warriors below.
The dark energy all over his body surged wildly, his ten-zhang body suddenly tensing up, and his huge fist wrapped in rich dark energy smashed fiercely toward the Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix, attempting to directly smash this eyesore azure phoenix into pieces.
The Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix was not afraid in the least, the wind spirit tassels of her tail feathers trembling more and more violently, and her figure suddenly changing direction in the air, flexibly dodging the fist of the Lord of Darkness.
At the same time, she flapped her azure feathers, and a condensed cyan pillar of light gushed out, containing the pure power of the divine phoenix within the light pillar, shooting straight toward the chest of the Lord of Darkness.
"Boom!"
The cyan light pillar collided with the dark scales on the chest of the Lord of Darkness, producing a deafening loud noise.
The dark runes on the dark scales flickered wildly, attempting to resist the erosion of the divine phoenix's power.
Yet the cyan light pillar was like an indestructible sharp blade, actually leaving a shallow scratch on the scales, and the divine phoenix's power penetrated inward along the scratch.
This caused the Lord of Darkness to let out a muffled grunt of suppression, his figure involuntarily retreating half a step.
"Dammit! What kind of power is this?!"
The Lord of Darkness was both shocked and angry.
His indestructible dark scales were damaged by the opponent's single strike.
Moreover, the opponent's power level was actually far above his?
In response to this, the Lord of Darkness put away his underestimation, the dark energy around his body becoming increasingly violent, condensing into a huge dark shield in front of him, while his palm once again condensed a pitch-black dark spear, preparing to launch a counterattack.
Not letting up while she had the advantage, the Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix flapped her azure feathers and dove down once more!
The pale-jade azure feathers slashed toward the dark shield like a blade, the cyan light at the feather tips colliding with the dark shield and making a sizzling sound, as the dark energy was continuously melted away.
As for the other side.
After discovering that Jiang Huang'er had the upper hand, Jiang Yuan placed all his attention on the battlefield below.
The Dark Warriors were like a precise war machine; the moment both sides clashed, they rapidly tore apart the formation of the Undead Army.
In terms of combat literacy, the Dark Army was an elite force tempered through a hundred battles, while the Undead Army was like a temporarily assembled ragtag troop.
One could see the Dark Warriors waving the weapons in their hands, with strips of black energy blades slashing toward the Undead Army.
The Undead Skeleton Soldiers were lifeless objects to begin with, fearless of death, and would only completely obey Jiang Yuan's commands. Raising their bone blades and bone shields to resist, both sides instantly collided, and a tragic slaughter broke out instantly.
The black energy blades continuously severed the bones of the undead. Most Undead Skeleton Soldiers had just rushed forward when they were cut in half at the waist, their bones scattering all over the ground.
But bizarrely, these scattered bones did not completely go quiet; other surrounding Undead Skeleton Soldiers would unhesitatingly trample over their companions' remains, and even actively devour the scattered bone fragments and escaping undead energy!
This was the devouring and evolution ability bestowed upon them by Jiang Yuan.
A skeleton soldier was pierced through the chest by a Dark Warrior's spear, its bony body collapsing with a crash. Its body rapidly emitted undead energy, sinking into the body of the nearest Undead Skeleton Soldier.
Very quickly, the color of the magic runes on the surface of that living Undead Skeleton Soldier's bones became deeper, its size also grew taller by a section, and the bone blade in its hand also condensed a trace of death power.
Such scenes could be seen everywhere on the battlefield.
But what made one's scalp tingle was...
Although the Undead Army seemed to suffer heavy casualties and their numbers were continuously decreasing, the individual strength of the surviving undead was rapidly increasing.
Chapter 82: The Fall of the Lord of Darkness
Especially those pitch-purple Undead Skeleton Soldiers; they had already inherited the Magical Energy of the Tier 6 Demon Sovereigns, and in battle, they moved as if no one else was there.
Wielding bone spikes and bone blades, they could easily slice through the black scale armor of the Dark Warriors.
After slaying them, they would also devour the dark energy emitted by the corpses of the Dark Warriors!
The demonic patterns on the surface of their bones became increasingly clear, and their deep purple soul fires grew even more condensed; some even successfully inherited a portion of the Dark Warriors' power and skills.
Swish!
Jiang Yuan's figure appeared on the battlefield.
However, he did not forcefully intervene in this clash between black and white.
The Undead Army possessed the ability to devour and evolve; the more that died, the stronger the other undead would become.
Moreover, many of the Undead Skeleton Soldiers summoned in the early stages did not have high amplification multipliers and were very weak. In Jiang Yuan's view, it was better to turn them into nourishment to enhance the strength of other undead.
Anyway, they were just summoned entities; no matter how many died, he wouldn't feel distressed at all.
Snap!
Snap!
Rays of white light emanated from Jiang Yuan's hands, sinking into the bodies of the dead Dark Warriors.
Soon, Undead Skeleton Soldiers possessing over a ten-thousand-fold amplification bonus rapidly appeared on the battlefield and joined the fray!
Originally, relying on their combat proficiency and comprehensive strength, the Dark Army had firmly held the upper hand.
But who would have thought that the Undead Army was so special, growing stronger and stronger, causing quite a number of casualties among the Dark Warriors.
Moreover, the dead Dark Warriors were converted by Jiang Yuan into Undead Skeleton Soldiers.
As one grew while the other waned, the balance of victory had already tilted towards the undead side!
As the number of the Dark Army continuously plummeted, the Lord of Darkness discovered the abnormality at the very first moment.
Because he was closely connected to the Dark Army, and even the reason why he was so formidable was that a considerable portion of his power originated from the Dark Army.
With the Dark Army suffering heavy casualties, the one most affected was none other than the Lord of Darknesshimself.
"Get lost!"
The Lord of Darkness went from furious to alarmed and angry, attempting to shake off Jiang Huang'er's attacks.
But the more anxious he became, the fiercer Jiang Huang'er's offensive grew. The dark scale armor on his body was continuously slashed open by cyan fierce winds, and the injuries he sustained grew more and more numerous.
At this moment, the dark faction—whether it was the Lord of Darkness or the Dark Army—had completely fallen into a disadvantageous position.
"It is time for this to end!"
Jiang Yuan first made a move to wipe out the remaining few of the Dark Army, and then converted them into Undead Skeleton Soldiers.
Because the corpses of the Dark Warriors were well-preserved and possessed strong strength, a single corpse could summon several Undead Skeleton Soldiers.
As a result, not only did Jiang Yuan gain tens of thousands more Undead Skeleton Soldiers under his command, but the multiplier amplification also stacked by tens of thousands of times.
He was getting closer and closer to the hundred-thousand-fold mark!
"Let's go together!"
Jiang Yuan's figure soared into the air, joining forces with Jiang Huang'er to deal with the Lord of Darkness.
Don't look at how the Lord of Darkness had fallen into a disadvantageous position; as a Tier 7 creature, and one who also controlled powerful dark power, he was not so easily killed.
The higher the tier, the stronger the strength.
Among the same tier, it might be possible to defeat an opponent.
But wanting to complete a kill was extremely difficult.
Let alone monsters of the boss level like the Lord of Darkness!
If Jiang Yuan could see the Lord of Darkness's attribute panel, he would discover a continuous string of zeros on his health bar!
Not everyone possessed the absolute strength of heaven-destroying and earth-extinguishing power and complete suppression of opponents like the Extinction Flame Dragon.
It had to be said that the Extinction Flame Dragon was the embodiment of the supreme fire-type Law, controlling the power of the World-Extinguishing Ember Flames. Its power level was far above the high tiers, belonging even to the power of rules!
Whether it was the dark power or Jiang Yuan's Burning Heaven Flames, they fell far short.
This was completely and fundamentally not on the same level!
Rumble!
High up in the sky, the Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix's offensive grew increasingly fierce. Her pale jade-green feathers flapped consecutively, and countless cyan wind blades carrying the divine phoenix's power shot towards the Lord of Darkness like a rainstorm.
The Lord of Darkness held a dark shield in one hand to block while rapidly condensing dark energy with the other. Pitch-black dark spears shot out one after another, each carrying the might to tear apart space.
Yet the Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix was agile in movement. Relying on the blessing of the Wind Spirit Tassels, she could always dodge attacks at a hair's breadth while continuously compressing the Lord of Darkness's active space.
Jiang Yuan also took the initiative to charge forward, continuously releasing Heaven Burning Meteors to fall down.
Through the previous clashes with the Lord of Darkness, although the lethality and corrosiveness of the dark power were very strong, it still couldn't completely shatter the defense of the Profound Thunder Armor.
This also allowed Jiang Yuan to boldly and assuredly battle the Lord of Darkness.
After hundreds of rounds of clashes under the two's joint siege, the Lord of Darkness suffered heavy blows one after another, letting out a painful roar as the dark energy around his body became disordered.
"Damn ants!"
"You have successfully angered me!"
The Lord of Darkness was thoroughly infuriated. The dark energy around his body churned wildly, and his ten-zhang body faintly expanded by a fraction. The dark scale armor on his body glowed brightly, and the cracks gradually repaired.
The dark energy around him converged into a huge dark vortex containing a terrifying devouring force, attempting to swallow Jiang Yuan and the Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenixtogether.
"Profound Thunder Shield!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan hurriedly applied a Thunder Shield Technique to Jiang Huang'er.
After these days of continuous stacking, the multiplier amplification of the Thunder Shield Technique had already exceeded two hundred thousand times.
Not only was its defense shockingly high, but the shield value was also extremely thick.
Previously, the dark spears of the Lord of Darkness were blocked by the thunder shield.
Facing the incoming devouring force of the dark vortex, the Spirit Ruins Azure Phoenix flapped her azure feathers, causing the wind elements around her body to surge and form a cyan wind wall. Cooperating with the thunder shield, they forcefully blocked the pull of the dark vortex.
This time, the final outburst of dark power was successfully blocked by Jiang Yuan and Jiang Huang'er, and the aura on the Lord of Darkness plummeted like a punctured balloon.
The victor had already been decided!
Only Jiang Yuan was not in a rush to kill the Lord of Darkness; he had Jiang Huang'er step back and then slowly played with the Lord of Darkness himself.
You must know that up to now, the Lord of Darkness was the strongest opponent Jiang Yuan had encountered.
The previous Undead Monarch did not count, because as soon as it appeared, it was wiped out by the Extinction Flame Dragon!
Yet unexpectedly, the Lord of Darkness seemed to see through Jiang Yuan's thoughts and directly unleashed a Dark Blood Burst, intending to perish together with Jiang Yuan.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuan reacted in time, continuously throwing out flame meteorites to smash the Lord of Darkness to death alive!
"As expected of a Tier 7 creature!"
"It is indeed much harder to deal with than those Tier 6 Demon Sovereigns!"
Jiang Yuan couldn't help feeling a bit regretful.
When facing Tier 6 Demon Sovereigns before, he could indeed play with them in the palm of his hand.
But the Tier 7 Lord of Darkness was too strong; Jiang Yuanwas still unable to achieve complete suppression and control.
If the opponent was bent on seeking death, Jiang Yuansimply couldn't stop it!
Following the Lord of Darkness, the eighteenth and nineteenth waves similarly saw even stronger Tier 7 creatures appear.
They were respectively the Lord of Myriad Yaos, and the Evil-Eyed Demon Lord!
The former was a powerhouse of the Demon Race.
The latter, although its name contained the two characters "Demon Lord", was not of pure-blooded Demon Racelineage, but rather belonged to a demonized creature. Only after its strength broke through to Tier 7 was it bestowed with the Demon Race bloodline!
The Evil-Eyed Demon Lord's strength was very strong, and its rank even reached Tier 7 Level 200.
Without letting the Extinction Flame Dragon enter the battle, Jiang Yuan joined forces strongly with Jiang Huang'er and expended a great deal of effort before successfully killing it!
Following the end of the nineteenth wave's offensive, the next wave was the twentieth wave.
Ever since the birth of the level-200 dungeon instance "Dongque Lone City: Abyss Myriad Tribulation Guardian", no one had ever successfully cleared this stage!
Chapter 83: Beyond the Dungeon Limit! rank 7 rank 210 Bone-Corroding Demon Lord
However, before the twentieth wave of attacks arrived.
[Ding, used Undead Summoning once, skill power doubled; current amplification multiplier: 100,000x]
[Ding, Undead Summoning amplification multiplier reached 100,000x, obtained special effect: Undead Scourge]
Jiang Yuan stared as the Evil-Eyed Demon Lord's corpse completely dissipated amidst bursts of white light, transforming into individual Undead Skeleton Soldiers.
At this moment, densely packed Undead Skeleton Soldiers filled the entire battlefield.
Their black-and-white interwoven skeletal bodies gleamed coldly in the light and shadow of the slaughter, the soul fire in their pitch-black eye sockets flickering, emitting uniform low roars that converged into a heart-palpitating torrent of the undead.
Due to the difference in strength of the corpses used for the summoning, the strength of the summoned Undead Skeleton Soldiers also varied in strength.
The strongest ones were the Undead Skeleton Soldiers summoned from the corpses of rank 7 creatures, carrying some of the deceased's power from their lifetime.
The weakest ones were the frail skeletons summoned from some Dark Warriors or Demon Race warriors, but their stats also far exceeded ordinary low-level monsters.
Not to mention, having gained tens of thousands or even a maximum of 100,000x amplification effects, their combat prowess was comparable to monsters of the fifth or sixth ranks.
However, what Jiang Yuan cared about was not these.
Instead, the skill amplification multiplier of Undead Summoning had finally reached 100,000x!
Unlocking a new special effect: Undead Scourge!
When the number of undead exceeded one hundred, at least one Undead War General would be born; when the number exceeded ten thousand, at least one Undead Bone Dragon would be born; when the number crossed one million, at least one Undead Monarch would be born; when the number exceeded one hundred million, at least one Nether Bone Emperor would be born...
Crack!
Crack!
A succession of harsh bone reorganization sounds erupted across the battlefield.
The bones of dozens of Undead Skeleton Soldiers suddenly disintegrated and rapidly reaggregated, their sizes swelling at a speed visible to the naked eye, finally transforming into sturdy figures three to four meters tall!
Undead War Generals!
Their skeletal bodies were several times sturdier than ordinary skeleton soldiers, their dim bones covered in dark patterns, shoulder and chest armor formed from fused bone plates, natural bone blades extending from their elbows, dark blue soul fire burning fiercely in their eye sockets, and faint nether chill lingering around their entire bodies.
Before Jiang Yuan could recover his senses from the changes in the Undead War Generals.
An even more terrifying metamorphosis descended instantly!
Masses of undead bones twisted violently under the shroud of soul fire, some bones stretching and extending while others fused together!
The original humanoid outline completely changed, replaced by a giant dragon body tens of meters long!
The Undead Bone Dragon made its appearance!
Their bones were a deep ink-white, every dragon bone as thick as a giant pillar, wing bones unfolding nearly twenty meters, the edges of the wing bones covered in sharp bone spikes, the dragon skull's contours fierce and grim, scarlet soul fire burning in their eye sockets, opening their mouths to spew Nether Dragon Breath carrying bone shards.
In just a short moment, nearly ten Undead Bone Dragons spiraled up into the air!
The huge dragon shadows blotted out the daylight, the dragon roars causing heaven and earth to hum, and the violent winds whipped up by their flapping bone wings swept the battlefield's dust and scent of blood high into the sky, echoing with the Undead War Generals and skeleton soldiers on the ground.
Jiang Yuan roughly estimated that the strength of these Undead Bone Dragons was about the same as rank 180 monsters, equivalent to the Peak existence of the sixth rank.
However, a chasm separated the sixth and seventh ranks; after all, they had not yet reached the level of rank 7.
At this point, the Undead Scourge had already taken shape!
Previously, Jiang Yuan was still lamenting that the Undead Monarch of the sixteenth wave possessed a numerous Undead Army.
Yet how much time had passed before Jiang Yuan already controlled an undead legion that belonged exclusively to him.
"The next wave should be the twentieth stage, right?"
Jiang Yuan said with a solemn expression.
According to the dungeon's trend, the Demon Tide attacks would grow increasingly stronger.
In the nineteenth stage, the Evil-Eyed Demon Lord's strength had already reached rank 7, rank 200!
The monsters in the next wave would definitely be even stronger than the Evil-Eyed Demon Lord.
Could the rank exceed rank 200?
However, rank 200 was already the maximum rank for Class Holder who could enter the dungeon!
"Will enemies exceeding rank 200 really appear?"
Jiang Yuan could not help falling into deep thought.
But the answer was soon revealed.
As soon as the time arrived.
From deep within the rift valley, an extremely terrifying and even pure abyssal aura was rapidly approaching!
"This aura... something is wrong!"
Jiang Yuan's expression was exceptionally solemn, even feeling as though the blood in his body had stopped flowing.
"The intensity of this aura is several times stronger than the Evil-Eyed Demon Lord, and it is pure abyssal Origin power; the previous Evil-Eyed Demon Lord simply cannot compare to it!"
A tremor rippled through the earth, more violent than any previous one!
This tremor was no longer a simple undulation of the ground, but carried a rhythm of destruction originating from the abyss core, as if the entire world was about to be torn apart by this power.
The darkness at the skyline completely boiled, no longer thick black mist as before, but transforming into rolling dark purple demonic flames.
Interspersed within the demonic flames were countless twisted abyssal runes, emitting a terrifying aura that made one's Divine Soul tremble.
A figure even larger than the Evil-Eyed Demon Lord slowly emerged within the dark purple demonic flames.
His figure reached over twenty zhang tall, his entire body covered in dark golden scales, the scales covered in dense abyssal demonic patterns, every demonic pattern flowing with dark purple Magical Energy, emitting an ultimate sense of oppression.
Unlike the Evil-Eyed Demon Lord's dark scales, this dark golden scale armor was also covered with a layer of viscous ink-green liquid; wherever the liquid dripped, space was actually corroded into tiny holes, emitting a harsh sizzling sound.
That was the bone-corroding demonic liquid originating from the pure-blood abyssal demon lord, containing a terrifying power capable of eroding the Divine Soul and dissolving all things.
"It seems my guess was correct!"
"It really is the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord!"
Jiang Yuan stared fixedly at the figure shrouded beneath the dark purple demonic flames.
"This is a legendary pure-blood Abyssal Demon Racecreature!"
"A rank 7 Bone-Corroding Demon Lord!"
"And his rank... is rank 210!"
Atop the city wall, a general cried out in startled exclamation. He had just cast Advanced Detection; although a strength gap existed between them, he could only see the name and rank.
Yet the result of the detection filled him with despair.
His shout was like a thunderclap, instantly extinguishing all hope among the soldiers. The city wall fell into an instantaneous dead silence, and the soldiers' morale completely plummeted to rock bottom.
Before the battle had even begun, their own camp had thrown themselves into disarray.
Jiang Yuan frowned deeply and glared fiercely at that general.
If not for facing a formidable enemy, this general's act of shaking military morale would have been enough to make him die ten thousand times!
However, now was not the time to pursue the matter.
rank 210!
You must know that the dungeon Dongque Lone City was set with a limit rank of no more than rank 200!
The maximum rank of Class Holder who could enter this place would absolutely not exceed rank 200.
Yet the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord before him had actually surpassed the dungeon limit, reaching the terrifying height of rank 210!
Let alone that he was not a demonized creature like the previous Demon Lord, but a true pure-blood abyssal demon lord and the top combat power of the Abyss Realm.
His true strength far exceeded other existences of the same rank.
Chapter 84: Terrifying Dark Demonic Light! Total Demonization?
Before entering the Lone City of the Eastern Palace Dungeon, Jiang Yuan had also encountered the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord.
However, that was not the true Bone-Corroding Demon Lord, but rather a manifestation formed by the residual power left after the death of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord.
Even so, after Abyssal demonization, his rank was as high as rank 180, reaching the Sixth-Turn Peak!
Moreover, in Dongque City's assessment of the strength of the demonized Bone-Corroding Demon Lord, his danger level was directly classified as Grade 7!
Grade 7 was equivalent to the danger degree of a Seventh-Turn monster or a Seventh Rank Class Holder!
Flame God's danger degree assessment in Dongque Citywas only Grade 7.5.
In the solution proposed by the Dongque City Early Warning Center for the demonized Bone-Corroding Demon Lord, it was either to dispatch a team of at least ten Sixth-Turn elite Class Holder, or to dispatch at least one high-rank Professional who was one tier higher than the demonized Bone-Corroding Demon Lord.
Even the demonized Bone-Corroding Demon Lord was this powerful.
One could imagine just how terrifying the true Bone-Corroding Demon Lord's strength actually was!
"No wonder no one has ever truly cleared the Lone City of the Eastern Palace Dungeon from the beginning to the end?"
This thought arose in Jiang Yuan's heart.
And this seemed to correspond to that tragic history of Dongque City!
Three hundred years ago, Dongque City was precisely captured by the army led by the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord.
That Grand Commander "Qi Xiuzhu" who possessed the strength of a Seventh Rank Saint of Law was killed, countless soldiers died in battle, Dongque City completely fell, and countless commoners were killed by the Abyssal Demon Race that charged into the city...
At this moment, the role played by Jiang Yuan was none other than the Qi Xiuzhu!
Exactly how high the rank of the Seventh Rank Saint of Law Qi Xiuzhu was in history was not recorded in detailed documents.
However, Jiang Yuan deduced that it should be rank 200!
This exactly corresponded to the plot background of the Lone City of the Eastern Palace Dungeon.
Resisting the rank 210 Bone-Corroding Demon Lord with the strength of a rank 200 Class Holder!
Was this possible?
Could it be that today would repeat the same tragic mistake?
"Is this dungeon really something a normal person can clear?"
Jiang Yuan couldn't help but complain inwardly.
With the true combat power of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord, he had already reached the Seventh RankPeak, or even reached the Seventh Rank Limit.
Powerhouses of this level were undoubtedly invincible existences among the same rank.
Perhaps only powerhouses of the Eighth rank level could possibly defeat or even kill the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord.
Yet the dungeon's rank was limited to rank 200!
Therefore, under normal circumstances, it was simply impossible for anyone to accomplish this!
Compared to that, all the previous Demon Tide offensives were just appetizers paving the way for this final BOSS?
"Fortunately, I am not considered a normal person!"
Jiang Yuan gazed at the figure of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord.
He could at least be considered an "old acquaintance"!
"Embrace the abyss, inferior creatures!"
At this moment, the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord raised his arrogant head, upon which grew three curved dark golden sharp horns. The sharp horns were entwined with dark purple demonic flames, and the tips dripped with dark green bone-corroding demonic liquid.
His dual pupils were pure dark green, and the pupils were vertical line-shaped. Wherever his gaze swept, even the light was swallowed, leaving only extreme gloominess and a desire for destruction.
Swish!
From the eyes of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lordsuddenly shot out a thick-as-ink Dark Demonic Light!
This Dark Demonic Light was not a violent energy impact, but carried extreme gloominess and eeriness, instantly illuminating the dim city walls like an invisible large net, precisely enveloping every soldier on Dongque City.
The moment the Dark Demonic Light fell upon the soldiers, it did not trigger any explosion, but made them feel a sharp pain originating from the depths of their soul.
Ah!
Piercing screams instantly resounded across the city wall. Thick black mist suddenly emerged on the surface of the soldiers' bodies, and the black mist frantically drilled into their seven orifices and pores as if it had life. Their originally upright bodies began to twitch and twist out of control.
The process of demonization was shockingly fast. In just a few breaths, the appearance of the soldiers underwent earth-shaking changes.
The silver armor they originally wore rapidly decayed and shattered under the erosion of the black mist, and the exposed flesh turned black and ulcerated at a speed visible to the naked eye. Viscous black blood flowed down along the ulcerated wounds, making sizzling corrosive sounds as it fell upon the city bricks.
The ulcerated flesh did not completely fall off, but was forcibly fused with the bones under the action of the Dark Demonic Light. The original human bones rapidly proliferated and mutated, protruding from the flesh to form special dark demonic bones radiating a dark black luster!
"Demonization?"
A layer of Dark Demonic Light similarly covered Jiang Yuan's body, frantically trying to erode into his body. Whispers of demons echoed in his ears, making his consciousness trance-like for a moment, unable to help but walk towards the abyss of depravity and plunge into the embrace of the demons.
But the next instant, a divine radiance rose from Jiang Yuan's body, instantly dispersing the Dark Demonic Light.
Although Jiang Yuan got rid of the danger of being demonized, the soldiers on the city wall still had a thin layer of black demonic mist lingering around their bodies, mixed with fine dark runes, which was precisely the residual power of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord's Dark Demonic Light.
These demonized soldiers had their auras completely transformed into pure Magical Energy, perfectly matching the aura of the Abyssal Demon Race. From appearance, they were no different from truly demonized creatures, and even appeared more ferocious and eerie because they retained part of their combat instincts from the human period.
And they began to frantically attack those Human Racewarriors who were not enveloped by the Dark Demonic Light and not completely transformed.
The Bone-Corroding Demon Lord had not yet killed its way over, but the soldiers on the city wall had already begun to kill each other.
Previously, they had always been defending against external enemies.
Yet they never expected that a solid fortress is often breached from the inside.
Furthermore, the trend of demonization rapidly spread to the entire city wall and began to spread toward the inside of the city.
If not stopped in time, I'm afraid the entire Dongque Citywould become a lair for the Demon Race!
"The water of the great river comes from the sky!"
Witnessing the miserable state of the soldiers, Jiang Yuan's gaze suddenly turned fierce. He would never allow the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord to transform his comrades into a Puppet.
The moment his words fell, a brilliant light curtain suddenly emerged high above in the sky. Clear and holy water flowed within the light curtain, converging into a surging divine heavenly river in the blink of an eye!
Heavenly River Spirit Bath!
The water of the heavenly river rippled with a soft golden halo, carrying a dense divine aura, pouring down from mid-air like a waterfall, enveloping the entire city wall.
The divine water flow did not have the slightest impact force, but instead wrapped around every soldier as gently as silk, including those companions who had already shown signs of demonization.
The moment the heavenly river water touched the soldiers, it displayed astonishing divine power.
For those demonized soldiers whose bodies emitted black mist and whose flesh began to ulcerate, the Magical Energy within their bodies was instantly suppressed. Wrapped under the divine aura, the black mist emitted sizzling melting sounds, continuously evaporating and dissipating.
Faint golden light arose at the ulcerated wounds, the damaged flesh healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the flowing black blood was purified into clear water.
Even the aberrantly proliferated dark demonic bones slowly receded, restoring back to the form of human bones.
At the same time, a warm energy surged into every soldier's body, not only rapidly replenishing their consumed Qi and stamina, but also forming a layer of faint divine buff effect on the surface of their bodies, completely isolating the residual Dark Demonic Light outside.
Chapter 85: The Terrifying Strength of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord
In the water of the heavenly river, there were also special effects of'Spiritual Source of Life' and'Sacred Purifying Water'!
The demonic corruption that had penetrated deep into the Divine Soul of the soldiers was completely dispelled, and their originally Chaos consciousness became clear once more.
A Human Race warrior whose entire body had already grown dark demonic bones and who was indistinguishable from a demonic monster let out a muffled groan in the water of the heavenly river. The black mist on the surface of his body completely dissipated, the protruding demonic bones shrank back into his body, and his festering wounds healed completely.
The crimson light in his eyes faded, and the clarity of a human returned to him.
He blankly looked at his body, and then revealed a look of gratitude toward Jiang Yuan high in the sky.
If not for Jiang Yuan casting this Water Healing Spell in time, I'm afraid the soldiers on top of the city walls would have already completely turned traitor in the face of battle, reduced to demonic warriors of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord, and the defense of Dongque City would have instantly collapsed.
No wonder this wave of offensive only had the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord alone instead of deploying the Demon Race army; he was clearly prepared to transform the soldiers into demonic warriors.
In just a few breaths, the situation that was originally on the verge of collapse was completely reversed.
All soldiers showing signs of demonic corruption were successfully purified. Not only did they recover to their normal state, but they also gained sacred buff effects, with abundant Qi and blood, heightened spirits, and the sacred shields around their bodies made them fearless against the secondary erosion of the Dark Demonic Light.
Although the appearance of the Dark Demonic Lightcaught Jiang Yuan off guard,
but he reacted in time and quickly resolved the crisis.
The clash of the first round was undoubtedly successfully won by Jiang Yuan!
Fortunately, when Jiang Yuan chose to learn skills, he selected the Water Healing Spell.
Although in the previous battles, the Water Healing Spellhad played almost no role,
at the critical moment, it saved himself, saved the soldiers on the city wall, and saved the lives of everyone in the entire Dongque City!
As expected, when it comes to skills, one still needs to choose various different effects and abilities.
One cannot simply blindly pursue damage.
Just in case one truly encounters an opponent with special power, will they then possess the ability to resist and counterattack!
"Sacred Water?"
"For a mere Human Race like you, to actually still control this kind of power!"
The Bone-Corroding Demon Lord hovered in mid-air, his massive body twenty zhang tall pausing slightly. His dark green vertical pupils stared fixedly at the sacred heavenly river covering the entire city, the cold arc at the corner of his mouth instantly freezing, replaced by unbelievable fury.
Power with sacred attributes was undoubtedly the nemesis of the dark abyss.
This wave of offensive had only the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord alone; he originally wanted to use the assimilation ability of the Dark Demonic Light to completely transform the soldiers of Dongque City into demonic warriors loyal to himself, disintegrating the city's defenses without losing a single soldier, and then smoothly taking Dongque City.
Yet he never expected that Jiang Yuan possessed such powerful sacred healing abilities, directly shattering his entire plan.
"Insignificant ant, in front of this demon lord's absolute power, your struggle is meaningless!"
The cold voice of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lordsounded once more, carrying extreme fury and unquestionable majesty. "Even if you purified them, so what? This demon lord can still grind all of you to pieces!"
As soon as his voice fell, he no longer held back a shred of his strength.
The dark purple demonic mist around his body surged frantically, and the Dark Demonic Light suddenly skyrocketed.
Like a pitch-black scorching sun blooming in mid-air, the terrifying Magical Energy pressure was like a substantive tsunami, crashing down toward Dongque City with a booming sound!
This was a Peak rank 7 top-tier combat power; the instant the Magical Energy erupted, the entire Dongque Cityviolently shook, the bricks and stones of the city wall fell with a rustling sound, and the defensive runes emitted an unbearable buzzing sound.
The rune light barrier on the city-protecting grand formation grew increasingly dim, as if it would completely shatter in the next second.
The soldiers who had just escaped a brush with death, even with the blessing of the sacred shields, were bent over by this pressure, and their breathing became increasingly difficult.
"I'd like to see who is grinding whom to pieces!?"
Jiang Yuan's eyes narrowed, and his entire body bloomed with dazzling crimson-gold brilliance.
Before the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord could approach, the clouds in the high sky were once again torn apart by the crimson-gold flames. Countless meteors wrapped in Burning Heaven Flames fell like a torrential downpour, each carrying the momentum to destroy heaven and earth, smashing straight toward the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord in mid-air.
Under the million-fold amplification, the power of the Burning Heaven Flames was now even stronger than before!
This was a fatal move that Jiang Yuan had tried and tested successfully many times before.
Even when facing those who were also rank 7 Lord of Darkness, he could smash them to death alive.
Yet falling upon the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord at this moment, a completely different scene appeared.
Rumble!
The deafening collision sound echoed through the clouds, and the Heaven Burning Meteors smashed onto the dark golden scales of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord one after another, bursting with dazzling energy radiance.
But what was startling was that those flaming meteors, which were sufficient to smash a rank 6 demonic sovereign into minced meat, failed to even pierce through the scales of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord!
The abyssal demonic patterns on the scales circulated with dark purple Magical Energy, completely neutralizing the Burning Heaven Flames energy of the meteors, leaving only shallow white marks on the surface that were restored to their original state by the scales' own resilience in the blink of an eye.
Even the dark green bone-corroding demonic liquid adhering to the scales was not shaken, still slowly dripping and corroding the surrounding space.
Hiss!
Jiang Yuan's pupils suddenly constricted, and he couldn't help but gasp a breath of cold air.
They were both rank 7, but the strength of the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord before him was strong by more than just a little bit.
It seemed that even the Heaven Burning Meteors fundamentally could not injure this Bone-Corroding Demon Lord!
With a Peak rank 7 combat power combined with the formidable physical body of a pure-blooded abyssal demon lord, plus the rank advantage of breaking through the dungeon's limits, no matter how many Heaven Burning Meteors Jiang Yuan summoned, it could not change any outcome.
And at this time, the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord had already killed his way right in front of Jiang Yuan.
A pair of bone claws capable of tearing apart heaven and earth suddenly lashed out.
If this strike hit, even if Jiang Yuan didn't die, he would inevitably be heavily injured.
Furthermore, his bone claws were covered with barbs, every single barb flowing with bone-corroding demonic liquid, faintly entwined with dark purple Magical Energy.
If any other Class Holder touched even a bit of it, they would undoubtedly die.
Even with the Water Healing Spell on his body, Jiang Yuancouldn't possibly stand there foolishly and let the opponent attack him.
A gust of cyan gale swept up, and Jiang Yuan's figure concealed itself into the flowing wind.
"If you have the guts, keep hiding!"
The Bone-Corroding Demon Lord's claw struck empty air, a flash of surprise passing through his dark green dual pupils.
However, he did not pursue Jiang Yuan's figure.
Instead, he raised both of his claws straight, aiming them at Dongque City below!
As the Demon Race vanguard entering the real world, he understood human beings, these lower life forms, far too well!
Many Human Race experts, clearly having a chance to survive, would always choose to sacrifice themselves in order to protect some weak ones!
Although Jiang Yuan could dodge his attacks,
the soldiers and commoners within Dongque City could not escape a single one!
Jiang Yuan possessed the Gale Technique amplified by hundreds of thousands of times; if he was wholeheartedly set on dodging, the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord would truly find it difficult to hurt him.
Yet he never expected that the Bone-Corroding Demon Lord did not pursue him, but instead turned his attack target.