Chapter 111: Million-Fold Special Effects: Eternal Ice Seal · Law Imprisonment and Heavenly Tribulation Divine Shield· Infinite Counter-Damage
After Gale Technique reached a million-fold amplification bonus, Jiang Yuan focused his attention on several other Skills.
[Ding, used Ice Seal Technique once, Skill power increased by one-fold; current amplification: 1,000,000 times]
[Ding, Ice Seal Technique amplification has reached 1,000,000 times, obtained special effect: Eternal Ice Seal · Law Imprisonment]
Following Fireball Spell and Gale Technique, the third million-fold special effect arrived for Ice Seal Technique.
Although Ice Seal Technique was Jiang Yuan's sixth Skilland one he had only recently acquired,
Because its cooldown was only 0.4 seconds, the same as Gale Technique,
It stacked to a million-fold faster than Thunder Shield Technique and Water Healing Spell.
Eternal Ice Seal · Law Imprisonment!
Within the Ice Seal Ten Thousand Miles domain, Jiang Yuan would completely control the origin of Ice Sealing Law and Ice Sealing Law Power. All targets within range (including energy bodies and soul bodies) would be instantly frozen, and an Arctic Storm would be detonated within the domain, performing a 'Silent Annihilation Execution' on all hostile targets, freezing and annihilating both soul and flesh together!
Within the Ice Seal Domain, it could even impose the same seal and imprisonment on other Heavenly Law powers!
This was essentially an invincible, enhanced upgrade of Ice Seal Ten Thousand Miles.
From the previous preliminary control of Ice Sealing Law Power to current complete mastery, it could target not just the enemy's flesh and soul, but also high-level, high-tier powers, and even seal away certain Law powers!
"If I use Law Sealing, can I permanently seal the curse of an Abyssal Demon God?"
"That way, I wouldn't need to freeze their bodies. Even if they fight in the future, the curse power wouldn't trigger!"
"They would essentially be no different from normal people!"
Jiang Yuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
It was indeed possible.
After all, while the power level of an Abyssal Demon God's curse was very high, it was most likely a special type of Law power.
Since it was a Law power, Law Imprisonment could be applied.
However, after thinking it over, Jiang Yuan felt this method wasn't secure enough. If the problem wasn't solved once and for all, hidden dangers would remain.
Specifically, The three people, including Jiang Heng, were all from Dongque City, and Dongque City was adjacent to Rift Abyss Valley.
This meant they would frequently deal with the Abyssal Demon Race.
If, during a battle, someone like the Dark Bone Demon Emperor used the Gaze of the Abyssal Demon God's Giant Eye again, it was highly likely to detonate the curses within their bodies once more.
So, it was best to achieve a complete removal of the curse.
Besides, if Ice Sealing Law Power wasn't controlled perfectly, it might imprison more than just the Demon God's curse—their bodies, strength, and souls might all be frozen and imprisoned as well.
Anyway, it wasn't much longer until Water Healing Spellreached a million-fold.
There was no need to take this risk.
These three powerhouses, including Jiang Heng, were not only extremely strong themselves but also held very high status and had powerful backgrounds.
As long as Jiang Yuan 'brought them back to life,' they would be his greatest backers, and that included Dongque City!
Unless Jiang Yuan committed some heinous crime that outraged heaven and man, or even turned against the Federation or humanity, they could shield him from anything else.
Therefore, nothing could go wrong during this treatment process.
Otherwise, instead of being their benefactor, Jiang Yuanmight become a sinner or an enemy.
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[Ding, used Thunder Shield Technique once, Skill power increased by one-fold; current amplification: 1,000,000 times]
[Ding, Thunder Shield Technique amplification has reached 1,000,000 times, obtained special effect: Heavenly Tribulation Divine Shield · Infinite Counter-Damage]
Effect one: Obtain the Heavenly Tribulation Divine Shield, fusing the ultimate power of ten thousand tribulations. The divine shield has extremely strong defensive effects and shield value. It can perform immediate self-repair after taking damage, recovering 5% of its shield value per second. While the divine shield is active, it can immune one instance of True Damage, Execution, or Heavenly Dao-level (Law) damage.
Effect two: Enter the 'Heavenly Tribulation Avatar' state, allowing the mobilization of Nine-Fold Heavenly Tribulation Power to release any lightning-type Skills. Skillpower is increased by 1000%, and the user is immune to all lightning-based attacks.
Effect three: After being hit, the 'Infinite Counter-Damage' effect can be triggered. When an enemy's attack hits the user, it will trigger a lightning tribulation to automatically strike the enemy, dealing damage equal to 50% of the enemy's attack intensity. Furthermore, each counter-damage effect can stack, adding an extra 1% damage per counter-hit, with no upper limit.
"Finally, a counter-damage special effect!"
Jiang Yuan was overjoyed.
Having counter-damage meant that the higher the enemy's damage, the stronger the counter-effect.
Moreover, the reflected damage took the form of a lightning tribulation, making it impossible to guard against and leaving nowhere to run.
One had to know that a lightning tribulation could not only cause massive physical damage but could also harm the spirit and soul!
And with the counter-damage ratio having no upper limit and being able to stack indefinitely, even exceeding the enemy's own attack power, it was simply too invincible!
Of course, the other two effects of the Heavenly Tribulation cycle were also very powerful.
The Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Shield raised Jiang Yuan's defensive capabilities by a significant margin.
Especially the immunity to one instance of Heavenly Dao-level or Rule-level damage.
After all, no matter how strong a shield was, if there were True Damage that ignored shields, Executions that ignored health points, or Law damage like the World-Extinguishing Ember Flames, Jiang Yuan could still be instantly killed.
In those moments, the role of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Shield would be most effective!
This was equivalent to having an extra life!
As for the second effect, the Heavenly Tribulation Avatar, it allowed Jiang Yuan to obtain the powerful Nine-Fold Heavenly Tribulation Power, gain strong lightning-type attacks, and become immune to lightning damage, which was like having an additional powerful means of attack.
However, just like summoning the Extinction Flame Dragon or performing Void Instant Shift, maintaining the Heavenly Tribulation Avatar would greatly consume his Mana!
So, unless absolutely necessary, it was best to just use the Lightning Shield and Counter-Damage; there was no need to enter the Heavenly Tribulation Avatar state.
"Only Undead Summoning and Water Healing Spell are left to reach a million-fold!"
Jiang Yuan looked at his Skill panel.
When he saw Undead Summoning specifically, Jiang Yuancouldn't help but feel a bit helpless.
Using Undead Summoning didn't require any cooldown time.
However, it required corpses as summoning materials.
During his time in the dungeon, there were many corpses from the Demon army for him to use, allowing him to stack the amplification to a hundred thousand-fold at an extremely fast speed!
It was also the fastest Skill to reach a hundred thousand-fold.
But in the days since leaving the dungeon, Jiang Yuan had mostly stayed within Dong Que Academy and hadn't gone out to kill monsters, so he had no way to perform Undead Summoning!
Therefore, Undead Summoning had actually been overtaken by other Skills!
As for Water Healing Spell, even after layers of reduction, its cooldown was still one second.
Among all his current Skills, it had the longest cooldown.
The current amplification stack had reached over nine hundred thousand!
In at most one day, it would reach a million-fold!
"Once this is finished, I can return to Shanhai City!"
Jiang Yuan yawned, planning to rest for a while.
He was, after all, made of flesh and blood, not a robot. These past few days had been quite exhausting.
However, the improvement in his strength was very obvious.
Beep beep!
Just then, Jiang Yuan's smart bracelet rang.
He opened it, thinking it would be from Lin Muxue, but found it wasn't.
Chapter 112: News of the Mutated Version of the Holy Spirit Mage
During these days, Jiang Yuan didn't forget to exchange messages with his little girlfriend to maintain their relationship.
Through their chats, he also learned that Lin Muxue had successfully completed her Class Advancement.
Her post-advancement class was the Epic Class 'Mind-Pivot Occultist'!
It sounded very high-end, mainly focusing on controlling the power of the mind and soul.
Lin Muxue's first class was Azure Phoenix Contract Envoy, which inherently possessed multiple abilities, primarily wind and mental attributes, along with the power of contracts and summoning.
After the Class Advancement, her mental-level power was undoubtedly strengthened.
Furthermore, with stronger mental power, she could feed back into her Azure Phoenix Contract Envoy class, allowing her to contract and summon even more powerful battle pets in the future.
Of course, the primary focus of her series of career developments was aimed at the Divine Beast Azure Luan.
However, Lin Muxue's Class Advancement belonged to a horizontal advancement.
Meaning, an Epic Class advanced into another Epic Class.
The benefits, well, were obtaining class bonuses and innate talent abilities!
This was much stronger than advancing directly without a Class Advancement.
As for Jiang Yuan, he went from a Common Mage to an Elite-grade Profession Mage.
An Instant Cast Mage is a superior class to a regular Mage.
Therefore, this type of advancement is also known as an upward advancement.
Class Advancement methods basically consist of these two types;
one cannot perform a downward advancement—for instance, if one is already an Elite-grade Profession, wanting to advance to a Common class is impossible.
Jiang Yuan was naturally happy for Lin Muxue's successful Class Advancement.
At the same time, Jiang Yuan did not keep the news of his advancement to an Instant Cast Mage from Lin Muxue.
As for the events regarding the Flame God and Dongque City, he hadn't had the chance to tell Lin Muxue yet.
It was mainly because both were very busy, and there wasn't much time for idle chatter.
Jiang Yuan had been constantly stacking Skill multipliers, while Lin Muxue was busy with Class Advancement and leveling up.
Lin Muxue only told Jiang Yuan the news after her successful Class Advancement.
She didn't say much regarding the details, only mentioning that it was related to the teacher she had taken on at the Nanjiang Academy.
"Mr. Jiang, as per your request, we have found suitable crowd-Control-removal skills, and there are two of them!"
"Although the other party has expressed a willingness to sell, the prerequisite is to meet with you in person!"
"When do you think you'll have time? Shall we set a time to meet?"
Jiang Yuan looked at the message; the sender was Cheng Jue, a supervisor at the Dongque City Heavenly Book Pavilion branch.
"I'll head over now. Where shall we meet?"
Jiang Yuan couldn't help but feel delighted.
After a Class Holder awakens, they have an initial Skillslot.
After that, for every ten levels gained, another Skill slot can be unlocked.
Jiang Yuan was currently level sixty, so he could learn a total of seven Skills.
His learned Skills included the high-damage Fireball Spell, the incredibly fast Gale Technique, the invincibly defensive Thunder Shield Technique, the sacred healing Water Healing Spell, the crowd-controlling Ice Seal Technique, and a rather special Undead Summoning.
He still had one empty Skill slot.
For this, Jiang Yuan naturally wanted a Skill that could remove control effects.
Although he wanted all sorts of Skill abilities, Skill slots were ultimately limited, so he had to take it one by one.
Jiang Yuan believed that a Control-removal skill was the most urgent!
"Let's meet in the Heavenly Rank private room of the Yunqi Elegant Pavilion!"
"I'll head over first. Once you arrive, just give your name, and someone will lead you there!"
The Heavenly Book Pavilion supervisor, Cheng Jue, immediately replied.
"Alright!"
Jiang Yuan sent a reply.
However, he did not get up and remained sitting there.
For this kind of matter, he naturally didn't need his original body to personally step out.
The crimson-gold figure in the villa's first-floor living room immediately stood up.
This was the thunder spirit clone that had been playing the role of the 'Flame God'.
After the clone stood up, the crimson-gold light on its body gradually dissipated, revealing Jiang Yuan's appearance.
"The Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce's auction should be over by now!"
"I might as well go and collect the proceeds!"
Jiang Yuan (the clone) walked out of the villa.
A few days ago, after leaving the dungeon, people from the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce had come to his door, requesting him to provide some items for auction.
Jiang Yuan didn't refuse and brought out about a hundred types of equipment, treasures, and materials.
As for items that Jiang Yuan considered more valuable or that he might need in the future, he did not bring them out.
Anyway, when money reaches a certain amount, it's just a string of numbers; a little more or less doesn't make much difference.
Moreover, Jiang Yuan had discovered that many top-tier or rare treasures in this world couldn't be bought with money alone!
The value of a treasure itself cannot be measured purely by money.
So, he kept many higher-value treasures in his hands, perhaps to be used for exchanging for treasures he needed.
"Jiang Yuan? Where are you going!"
A voice full of vigor came over.
"Senior Xiang!"
"I have an appointment to meet a friend."
Jiang Yuan looked and saw it was indeed the Mad Blood War Emperor Xiang Nan. "Are you here to see my master?"
Xiang Nan would come to the villa every few days, so Jiang Yuan had already gotten used to it.
"No, this time I'm here for you!"
Xiang Nan said to Jiang Yuan with a smile. "The information you asked me to look into, I've found it!"
"Really?"
Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up.
"Don't get too happy just yet!"
Xiang Nan continued.
"After that battle years ago, several disciples from Sheng Huai Xu's lineage did indeed survive, and they all went to the Nanjiang Academy!"
"At first, their inheritance was flourishing, and the number of people once exceeded a hundred!"
"But later, due to an accident, countless people of that lineage died. Now, only one inheritor remains alive at the Nanjiang Academy!"
"Furthermore, that person hasn't taken on any disciples or students for over fifty years and no longer performs class inheritances!"
Xiang Nan sighed softly.
"What accident?"
Jiang Yuan's mood felt like it was on a roller coaster.
But at least one inheritor of that lineage remained.
It wasn't entirely without hope.
"The Nanjiang Academy refuses to disclose that!"
"In short, it wasn't anything good; it should be some kind of scandalous event that's hard to speak of!"
Xiang Nan shook his head.
"Well then, thank you for this, Senior Xiang!"
Jiang Yuan expressed his gratitude.
At the same time, he received a recommendation letter personally written by Xiang Nan in the name of Dong Que Academy.
With this, he could enter the Nanjiang Academy and have them arrange for him to meet the inheritor named 'Chu Tianguo'.
As for whether the other party would be willing to perform a class inheritance for him, that was an unknown.
However, Jiang Yuan might not necessarily use this recommendation letter.
Because this recommendation letter represented Xiang Nan and Dong Que Academy.
So, the Nanjiang Academy would certainly give him relative importance.
But there was also a problem: he would be there as an 'outsider'.
In that case, wanting to obtain the other party's class inheritance might actually become an obstacle. After all, the person hadn't performed a class inheritance in decades; why would they pass it on to an outsider!
If Jiang Yuan joined the Nanjiang Academy first and then went, he would be one of their own.
The concepts of these two are completely different!
Chapter 113: Multi-Billionaire
After leaving Dong Que Academy, Jiang Yuan first made a trip to the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce.
"Mr. Jiang, did your master send you? Are you in full charge of the transaction matters?"
The general manager of the Dongque branch of the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce looked at the somewhat youthful boy before him, his tone extremely polite.
"Of course!"
Jiang Yuan leaned back against the leather sofa.
His gaze swept over the incredibly luxurious and opulent room, and he couldn't help but marvel. As expected of the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce, just how much money did it cost to furnish this place?
"The items your master entrusted to the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce for sale and auction total 136 pieces!"
"Here is the manifest, which records in detail the appraisal report for every item, the final sale price, and the buyer... Of course, some purchasing customers are unwilling to reveal their origins, so we haven't listed them to protect customer privacy!"
"As for the total amount, it is exactly 10,336,510,000 gold coins!"
"Please take a look first to see if you have any questions."
The manager of the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commercehanded a thick manifest to Jiang Yuan.
"There aren't any major issues!"
When Jiang Yuan heard the figure of over 10.3 billion gold coins, his heart rate couldn't help but quicken slightly.
He never expected that one day he would actually become a multi-billionaire!
Of course, this was only after selling a portion of his items.
If he sold all the treasures that dropped in the dungeon, that number would be several times higher.
"If there are no issues, please sign the contract at the very end."
"We will immediately transfer the money to your personal account!"
The manager of the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commercelooked at Jiang Yuan with eyes full of envy and awe.
He had to admit, some people just have great luck!
To have such a generous master!
Becoming a multi-billionaire at such a young age.
Forget the scions of those great families in Dongque City; even some family heads or leaders of major powers might not be able to produce over ten billion in cash at a moment's notice.
"Mm!"
Jiang Yuan quickly confirmed everything and finished signing.
Soon, over ten billion gold coins were transferred into his account.
After all, the Flame God was a fictional identity with no record in the Federation and no legal bank account.
But Jiang Yuan was different.
The money could be deposited into his personal account, and it was legal.
Even if someone investigated the source of this money, there would be no problem at all.
This was the benefit of Jiang Yuan proactively revealing that he was the 'Disciple of the Flame God'.
In fact, as long as he used the identity of the Flame God's disciple, he could make many people treat him with the utmost respect.
Just like the manager of the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce before him.
Although he was so reverent and polite to Jiang Yuan, his status within Dongque City was not low at all.
"By the way, this is a purple flame heavenly law set!"
"The quality is Tier 2 Legendary-grade!"
"It's produced from the Purple Flame Secret Realm, and it's not easy to gather a complete set."
The manager of the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commercethen presented a set of top-tier equipment shimmering with purple light. "This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."
"Alright, then thank you, Boss Wu!"
Jiang Yuan did not refuse.
The last time he refused the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce's kindness was because the transaction between him and Qi Qingyang did not involve the Chamber of Commerce; at most, it was just an appraisal fee.
But this time, Jiang Yuan had brought so many items to the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce to sell, and the other party earned quite a bit from the middle.
As for a Tier 2 Legendary-grade top-tier equipment set, even if purchased at a premium, it was only a million or two gold coins.
Regarding this, Jiang Yuan felt no psychological pressure at all in accepting it, nor was there any issue of taking a favor and owing a debt of gratitude.
The purple flame heavenly law set!
It included the Purple Flame Staff, Purple Flame Helmet, Purple Flame Cloak, and so on, totaling ten pieces of equipment.
Coincidentally, with this purple flame heavenly law set, Jiang Yuan wouldn't have to worry about equipment at all when he broke through to his Third-Rank.
And the attributes of the equipment were also quite ridiculous.
The purple flame heavenly law set could provide Jiang Yuan with attribute bonuses of up to 200 Strength, 1200 Spirit, 200 Agility, and 200 Constitution.
Across all four dimensions, it added a total of 1800 points!
Spirit alone was increased by over 1200 points, which was much higher than the 540 points added by the previous Arbiter Set!
Additionally, it provided an extra 35% spell damage, 25% spell critical hit rate, 40% maximum mana, 40% mana regeneration speed, 30 points of fire affinity, 30% fire damage, and most importantly, a 10% extra cooldown reduction!
One must know that the talent of an Instant Cast Magealready allowed Skill cooldown reduction to reach 80%. With this additional 10%, it could reach 90% cooldown reduction.
This was also the highest limit an Instant Cast Mage could reach.
As for ordinary Class Holders, their cooldown reduction limit was only 40%.
"In that case, the cooldown for the Fireball Spell only needs 0.1 seconds!"
Jiang Yuan was full of joy.
Since the Fireball Spell had stacked to one million times, the next stage was ten million times!
Even at one shot per second, it would take exactly 10,000,000 seconds, which was equivalent to 115 days.
But now, if it only took 0.1 seconds, it would take less than twelve days.
Including other Skills, after the cooldown reduction reached 90%, the cooldown times were further reduced.
Even the Water Healing Spell, which had the longest cooldown, currently only had a cooldown of 0.8 seconds.
The cooldown times for all Skills had dropped below one second.
It was simply terrifying!
This was a true Instant Cast Mage, practically a human Gatling gun!
Not to mention, Jiang Yuan not only cast Skills extremely fast, but the power of the Skills was also very high.
...
Yunqi Elegant Pavilion.
The door to the elegantly decorated private room was gently pushed open, and the scent of sandalwood mixed with the refined fragrance of tea wafted out.
Jiang Yuan nodded and followed the leading maid into this 'Heaven No. 1' room of the most prestigious pavilion in Dongque City.
The interior furnishings were extremely elegant; the red sandalwood tables and chairs glowed with a warm luster, and a landscape ink painting with vigorous brushstrokes hung on the wall.
On the Eight Immortals table in the center, a dazzling array of delicacies was already laid out.
Amber-colored drunken shrimp lay on an ice platter, shimmering with a moist glow; golden-roasted squab was glossy and bright, its aroma piercing the nostrils; and there was the steamed Donglan River sea bass, its eyes wide and its body sliced open to reveal strips of emerald green scallion, drizzled with amber sauce. Just looking at it was enough to whet one's appetite.
Three people were already seated at the dining table, and the head seat was empty, clearly reserved specifically for him.
To the left of the head seat sat a middle-aged man dressed in a brocade robe.
He had a square face and a neatly trimmed goatee under his chin. His eyes revealed the shrewdness and competence characteristic of a businessman, and his fingertips unconsciously rubbed the jade pendant hanging at his waist. This was Cheng Jue, the senior supervisor of the Dongque branch of the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
Dongque City was several times more prosperous than Shanhai City, so the scale of the branch was naturally much higher. For Cheng Jue to hold a high position, he was likely no ordinary person.
But the woman to the right of the head seat made Jiang Yuan's gaze pause slightly.
She was a woman born with natural charm.
Chapter 114: Top-tier Crowd Control Removal Skills: Light-Breaking Technique and Soul Suppression Technique!
A royal blue high-slit qipao tightly wrapped around her curvaceous figure. The collar was embroidered with lotus patterns and edged with fine silver thread, which shimmered as she moved, swaying with her waist.
The hem of the qipao was slit extremely high, revealing a portion of her fair and slender legs. She wore matching satin high heels with a round pearl at the toe; every slight sway exuded an indescribable charm.
Her features were as exquisite as a painting, with willow-leaf brows curved like a crescent moon, a small and upturned nose, and lips painted a vibrant begonia red. When she slightly pursed them, two shallow Pear Dimplesappeared at the corners of her mouth.
Most captivating were those Peach Blossom Eyes, with the corners slightly upturned as if containing spring water. Her long eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, and a natural allure flowed within her gaze, as if she could steal away one's very soul.
She leaned lazily against the back of the chair, her elbow propped on the table, her slender fingers holding a translucent grape, the red polish on her fingertips strikingly bright.
Seeing Jiang Yuan enter, a glimmer flashed in the woman's eyes. Her half-closed Peach Blossom Eyes suddenly opened, and within the shifting gaze, it seemed as though countless emotions were about to overflow.
Her cherry lips parted slightly, and she smiled before speaking. That smile was like a spring breeze blowing through a peach blossom forest, making even the sandalwood scent in the air feel a bit more seductive.
An affectionate gaze drifted over lightly, falling on Jiang Yuan with a hint of testing and a touch of seduction, lingering so much that it could almost melt a person's bones.
The last person sat beside the woman, a young man who looked to be in his early twenties.
He wore a plain long robe and had a clean-looking face, yet he carried a silent and honest air about him.
When Jiang Yuan entered, he only raised his eyes and swept a faint glance over him. There was no ripple, no scrutiny, and not even a hint of curiosity in that look before he quickly lowered his eyelids again, his fingertips picking at the rice in his bowl as if the delicacies on the table and the charm in the room had nothing to do with him.
"Young Friend Jiang, I've finally been looking forward to your arrival!"
Cheng Jue saw Jiang Yuan enter and quickly stepped forward to meet him, turning slightly to lead Jiang Yuantoward the main seat. The smile on his face became even warmer: "Young Friend Jiang, it's been a long journey. Let me introduce two people to you."
Jiang Yuan sat directly in the seat of honor without the slightest bit of ceremony.
Since the Flame God's fame had spread, countless people in Dongque City wanted to curry favor with him.
In the beginning, Jiang Yuan would still accept invitations from some experts and high-level figures.
Later, there were simply too many visitors. Except for the truly important figures of Dongque City—at least experts of the eighth or ninth rank—he basically rejected everyone else.
"This is Miss Qin Nishang, the Vice President of Dongque City's 'Crimson Moon Guild'."
Cheng Jue first pointed to the seductive woman beside him.
"Young Master Jiang, I have long heard of your great name. As the brilliant disciple of the Flame God, you truly possess an extraordinary bearing."
Qin Nishang stood up slowly upon hearing this. The slit of her royal blue qipao swayed slightly with her movements, and the glimpse of her jade-like legs was dizzying.
She bent her knees slightly in a very seductive curtsy, her voice as soft as cotton candy.
While speaking, those Peach Blossom Eyes were locked straight onto Jiang Yuan, and within the shifting gaze, the allure almost seemed to solidify.
"Hello, Vice President Qin!"
Jiang Yuan nodded slightly without much response, turning his gaze toward the silent young man.
There were quite a few guild organizations in Dongque City.
He had previously encountered the Heavenly Decree Guildclearing an area to hog monsters.
But it had to be said that guilds were indispensable forces in any part of Dongque City.
Many guild forces were even more powerful than some Base City officials.
"This is a member of the Crimson Moon Guild, Lin Mo."
Cheng Jue pointed to the young man in the plain long robe again.
Lin Mo just raised his head and gave Jiang Yuan a slight nod before quickly lowering it again. His fingers continued to unconsciously rub the edge of the table, as silent as a stone.
"Young Friend Jiang, the two Skill Scrolls you asked me to acquire—Vice President Qin and her group happen to have them in stock. They came here specifically today for you to take a look."
Once Jiang Yuan was seated in the main seat, Cheng Juegot down to business, rubbing his hands together.
Hearing this, Qin Nishang raised her slender hand. Lin Mobeside her immediately understood and took out two scrolls from a cloth bag he carried, placing them gently on the table and pushing them toward Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan reached out and picked up a scroll. When his fingertips touched the scroll on the left, he felt a warm and pure power spread from his fingertips. With a slight sweep of his divine sense, he confirmed the Skill inside the scroll.
Light-Breaking Technique!
This was a rare light-element Skill, and the light-element power within the scroll was so abundant it almost overflowed.
After all, it was introduced through the Heavenly Book Pavilion. Before this, the Heavenly Book Pavilion would have certainly appraised and inspected the Skill Scrolls to ensure they met Jiang Yuan's requirements.
Light-Breaking Technique could release a beam of light to remove negative control effects on oneself or allies, such as loss of control, imprisonment, immobilization, and so on.
The cooldown time was only eleven seconds, and the cost was 150 mana points.
Jiang Yuan couldn't help but be delighted; this was not only a crowd control removal Skill but also of the light attribute.
It was simply an extremely rare top-tier item!
The current Light-Breaking Technique was only a Tier 1 Skill. The crowd control removal described was limited to some lower-level control-type Skills.
However, this was indeed what Jiang Yuan needed.
The current effect of the Skill didn't matter.
Jiang Yuan could infinitely stack amplification multipliers. No matter how weak a Skill was, it would become terrifying in the future, comparable to or even more powerful than a Forbidden Curse.
Immediately after, Jiang Yuan looked at the other Skill Scroll.
A special mental fluctuation became increasingly clear, as if carrying a power that combined soothing and intimidation.
Soul Suppression Technique!
Compared to the Light-Breaking Technique, most crowd control removals leaned towards physical or bodily negative effects.
This Soul Suppression Technique targeted mental and soul-related removals.
It could break and purify mental charms, mind control, soul marks, demon curses, fear illusions, soul erosion, and so on!
Jiang Yuan couldn't help but think of the Abyssal Demon God Curse that Jiang Heng suffered from. If he used the Soul Suppression Technique, it would surely be easily resolved.
He estimated that an amplification multiplier of a thousand or ten thousand times would be enough!
Although the Water Healing Spell unlocked Holy Purification attributes during its upgrade process, its main capability still leaned toward healing injuries and life recovery!
The cooldown for the Soul Suppression Technique was a bit longer, requiring a full twenty seconds, and the mana consumption was five hundred points!
However, compared to other Tier 1 Skills, a twenty-second cooldown was already considered very low.
Moreover, mental and soul-related Skills naturally belonged to medium-to-high tiers, and Skills that removed mental and soul control were also medium-to-high tier, with very long cooldown times.
A Tier 1 Soul Suppression Technique could be called a world-rare top-tier item, even scarcer than the Light-Breaking Technique!
"Is Young Master Jiang satisfied?"
Qin Nishang looked at Jiang Yuan and inquired.
"Not bad, it's exactly what I wanted."
His heart stirred slightly, but his face remained impassive as he looked up at Qin Nishang and spoke in a flat tone.
These two Skill Scrolls were top-tier for anyone.
And their Skill effects far surpassed even some Tier 2 or Tier 3 Skills.
Chapter 115 Demon God Hall
"I'm glad you're satisfied, Young Master Jiang. It is an honor for our Crimson Moon Guild to serve a disciple of the Flame God."
A hint of a smile flashed in Qin Nishang's eyes. She picked up the teacup on the table and took a light sip, leaving a faint red mark from her lips on the rim of the white porcelain cup.
"Since there's no issue with the items, shall we discuss the terms of the trade?"
Seeing that both parties had no objections, Cheng Juespoke with a smile, aiming to facilitate the deal, "Young Friend Jiang, perhaps Vice President Qin and her team should start by..."
"Don't be so hasty, Supervisor Cheng. Regarding the terms of the deal, we have a few words we'd like to discuss with Young Master Jiang privately."
Before he could finish, Qin Nishang raised her hand to interrupt him.
She set down the teacup, her fingertips gently tracing circles along the rim, her gaze shifting with a hint of hidden meaning.
Cheng Jue was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening. His smile remained unchanged, but he understood perfectly.
The two Skill Scrolls were indeed top-tier and could be considered extremely rare.
But at most, they were only Tier 1.
Even in a big place like Dongque City, with a premium, they would at most fetch a few hundred thousand gold coins.
Given Jiang Yuan's status as a disciple of the Flame God, this amount of money naturally meant nothing to him.
And the fact that Qin Nishang and her group specifically arranged to meet at a place like the Yunqi Elegant Pavilionclearly meant it wasn't just about the gold coins.
Jiang Yuan had already anticipated this; upon hearing her, he merely nodded indifferently without asking further questions.
He leaned back against the chair, looking calmly at Qin Nishang, waiting for what she had to say next.
"Supervisor Cheng, as you know, some details of the transaction involve our guild's secrets and are not convenient for outsiders to know. Would you mind stepping out for a moment?"
Qin Nishang met Jiang Yuan's gaze, her eyes alluring, her voice lowered even further.
"Easily done, easily done. Since that's the case, I will wait outside. Just call me when you've reached an agreement."
Cheng Jue, being perceptive, immediately stood up and cupped his hands in a salute to both of them.
He glanced at Jiang Yuan, gave a slight nod, then turned and walked quickly out of the private room. The door was gently closed, shutting out the sounds from outside.
The room fell silent instantly, leaving only the sound of the three people's breathing.
The scent of sandalwood grew stronger, mingling with the faint fragrance of cosmetics on Qin Nishang, creating an atmosphere that was slightly ambiguous yet tinged with tension.
Lin Mo kept his head lowered, as if none of this concerned him.
Qin Nishang turned her gaze back to Jiang Yuan, the allure in her peach-blossom eyes intensifying, carrying a mix of inquiry and certainty.
Jiang Yuan, however, remained seated as steady as a mountain, his expression calm, quietly waiting for Qin Nishang to reveal the real terms.
He had already made up his mind; as long as the other party's request wasn't excessive and didn't touch his bottom line, he would agree to it for the sake of these two urgently needed Skill Scrolls.
"Speak. What are your terms?"
The silence did not last long. Jiang Yuan was the first to break the calm, looking directly at Qin Nishang, his tone still flat and waveless.
Qin Nishang seemed to have been waiting for this line. Upon hearing it, the corners of her red lips curled slightly, the allure on her face fading a bit, replaced by an imperceptible gravity.
"Actually, my condition is very simple: just join the Demon God Hall!"
She leaned forward slightly, her captivating peach-blossom eyes locking onto Jiang Yuan, and said word by word.
As the words fell, the air in the private room seemed to freeze instantly.
Lin Mo, who had been submissive, suddenly raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on Jiang Yuan. His previous silent and honest demeanor vanished, leaving only sharpness and determination in his eyes.
The calm smile on Jiang Yuan's face froze instantly, his heart jolted, and a chill quietly crept up his spine.
The three words "Demon God Hall" struck his heart like a heavy hammer.
How could he not know about the Demon God Hall?
It was the mortal enemy of the entire Federation, a dark organization formed by a group of traitors who abandoned humanity and defected to the Abyssal Demon Race!
These people exchanged their faith in the Abyssal Demon God for power. The classes they advanced into were all linked to the Abyssal Demon Race; they were sinister, ruthless, caused chaos everywhere, and specifically acted as enemies to the human faction, including the Federation.
He re-examined Qin Nishang. Previously, he had only felt that her allure was natural.
Looking at her now, her figure under the sapphire blue cheongsam appeared even more bewitching and eerie.
Especially those peach-blossom eyes; as her gaze shifted, besides the seductiveness, there was a hidden, inhuman, sinister quality.
Just by looking at them for this one moment, Jiang Yuan felt uncontrollably drawn in, unable to extricate himself.
Succubus class!
Jiang Yuan instantly concluded that this woman was actually a Succubus Class Holder from the Demon God Hall, the most skilled at seducing and manipulating people's hearts!
"Young Master, are you willing to join the Demon God Halland embrace the arms of the Demon God Hall? You will inevitably gain powerful strength, far exceeding what you can imagine right now."
Sure enough, Qin Nishang's voice sounded again, carrying wisps of soul-enticing intent.
That voice seemed to carry magic, drilling into Jiang Yuan's ears, making his heart tremble involuntarily. His consciousness was momentarily dazed, as if being led by a pair of soft hands, about to sink into an endless land of gentleness.
"Demon God Hall, what a bold move!"
Far away in a room on the second floor of a villa at Dong Que Academy, Jiang Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and immediately fell into deep thought.
It seems those two Skill Scrolls were merely a cover.
The other party was clearly targeting him, or perhaps the 'Flame God'.
Fortunately, he had sent out his thunder spirit clone this time, otherwise he would have really fallen into the trap set by the Demon God.
But they should be lucky that it was just a clone; otherwise, Jiang Yuan could have wiped them out with a wave of his hand.
Jiang Yuan's thoughts sank, and through the clone's perspective, he began to control the clone again.
"Hmph!"
Jiang Yuan (the clone) regained clarity in his eyes.
Qin Nishang's mental seduction was indeed very powerful; let alone a Second-Rank Class Holder, even a Third-Rankwouldn't be able to withstand it.
But they couldn't account for Jiang Yuan cheating!
The Jiang Yuan in the room was just a clone.
No matter how powerful Qin Nishang was, she couldn't control Jiang Yuan's true self through a clone.
"You are people from the Demon God Hall?"
"You actually dare to appear openly in Dongque City?"
"Are you really not afraid of death?"
His eyes suddenly turned cold and sharp, and he shouted in a low voice.
You must know, Dongque City is not an ordinary city!
The people here have guarded the Rift Abyss Valley for generations, which is the first line of defense against the invasion of the Abyssal Demon Race. Dongque City has an irreconcilable blood feud with the Abyssal Demon Race, and countless ancestors and elders have died on the battlefield fighting against the demons.
As for the Demon God Hall that defected to the demons, Dongque City hates them even more; once discovered, it is bound to be a fight to the death!
These people dared to appear here; it was simply audacious.
"And why wouldn't we dare?"
Qin Nishang didn't care at all about Jiang Yuan's cold attitude; instead, she smiled even more coquettishly, leaning forward again, making the view from the slit of her cheongsam even more eye-catching.
She was surprised that Jiang Yuan's resolve was so strong; her mental control actually hadn't had any effect on him?
Could it be that Jiang Yuan possessed some treasure that resisted mental control?
Perhaps it was some means left behind by the Flame God!