Capítulo 1518: Chapter 665: Devouring Complete! Heaven-Defying Breakthrough!
Where did the Ghost King go after escaping the pursuit from the Dragon Temple?
It has stated clearly that it went to the enemy’s inner circle, which was the Dragon Temple.
Moreover, it instructed Lanling to awaken it.
The reason for using “it” is because Lanling does not know whether the Ghost King is male or female; perhaps it has no gender at all.
Additionally, it claimed not to have betrayed the Demon Emperor, just unwilling to accept the status quo, hence seeking new attempts.
According to the usual mission, after the World-Ending Demon Emperor’s failure and death, the Hell Knights ought to continually reincarnate, extending through this world as mortals until the day the Demon Emperor summons them to once again become Hell Knights.
However, this fourth Hell Knight was unwilling to follow such a path, so it did not reincarnate but left the ranks of Hell Knights to embark on the destructive path alone.
Thus, it violated the contract, wandering the world alone in the form of a Hell Knight, perhaps encountering numerous adventures, undergoing countless cultivations and devours, becoming extremely powerful in the process.
In order to mislead others, it crafted a suit of armor and hid its ghostly body within the armor.
Indeed, it was exceedingly formidable, single-handedly establishing the mighty Ghost King Empire, almost unifying one-third of the Southern Barbaric Lands.
Yet later, it abandoned expansion and turned its focus to the cosmic space.
It seemed as if it possessed noble feelings, beginning its research into the universe.
However, that was not the case; it merely sought the ultimate power of the Dragon Temple. After decades to centuries of relentless searching, it finally uncovered the secret of the moon.
It not only found the secrets of the moon but also uncovered the mystery of the Misfortune Demon Capital’s destruction.
It sensed the incredible strength of the Dragon Temple’s ultimate power; realizing its Ghost King Empire, no matter how powerful, was meaningless. Even the mighty Ancient Misfortune Empire was annihilated in seconds by the Dragon Temple’s ultimate celestial power.
So, the Ghost King decisively abandoned its previous plans, directly forsaking the Ghost King Empire, choosing a new path.
After escaping from the Dragon Temple’s pursuit, it reincarnated and penetrated the Dragon Temple’s ranks.
Undoubtedly, this Ghost King, also the fourth Hell Knight, was exceptional, not following conventions, displaying tremendous intelligence, and unwavering loyalty to the World-Ending Demon Emperor’s cause.
Thus, it truly did not betray the Demon Emperor; it was the most loyal, like the other Hell Knights.
Just as the Headless Knight said, he could never imagine the fourth would betray, because Hell Knights are the essence of the Demon Emperor’s life, incapable of betrayal.
Now, at last, the truth is finally out!
The energy surge within Lanling continued unabated.
His cultivation was still advancing.
The remaining energy of the Ghost King frantically transformed his mental domain and, from afar, altered Lanling’s body down to his extremities.
With every passing second, Lanling grew stronger.
Breaking through from a peak-level Demon Martial Grandmaster to being a Demon Sect is extremely challenging; it requires at least several years.
For this is a complete qualitative leap, transforming from mere force attacks to energy provision, requiring full transformations and metamorphoses from the heart, brain, meridians, bones, and even muscles.
This demands astronomical amounts of energy and the martial artist’s extraordinarily strong talents.
Therefore, breaking through to being a Demon Sect generally requires energy that even surpasses the total energy needed for all prior breakthroughs.
Such is the difficulty of breaking through to being a Demon Sect.
Oftentimes, one must rely on the power of earth and heaven to complete this transformation.
Thus, being a Demon Sect becomes the hallmark of powerful beings in this world.
But Lanling’s heaven-defying bloodline and Golden Demon Body made it different; the extremities and mental domain required by being a Demon Sect are child’s play for him.
Thus, he effortlessly broke through to being a Demon Sect.
Moreover, his cultivation continued ascending.
A quarter-hour, half-hour, three-quarters of an hour…
One-Star Demon Sect, Two-Star Demon Sect, Three-Star Demon Sect, Four-Star Demon Sect…
Suddenly, the energy explosion ceased!
“My dear successor, you now have a choice.” Then, the voice of the Ghost King echoed beside his ears.
This was only the spiritual remnant it left behind three thousand years ago.
For, the Ghost King always assumed that whoever entered the Ghost King’s Tomb to obtain its armor and sword would be its successor; it never expected to be its master.
“What choice?” Lanling asked.
The Ghost King’s spiritual remnant stated: “You can choose to continue breakthroughs; the remaining energy can elevate your cultivation by two more levels. You can also opt to use the residual energy to master a demonic skill.”
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“What demonic skills?” Lanling inquired.
“In total, there are three: Nether Sword, Death Entanglement, Puppetry Technique!” The Ghost King’s remnant responded: “Nether Sword is a regular attack demonic skill, releasing hellish dark energy within the sword’s light, tremendously boosting attack power; those struck by the Nether Sword’s light will have their life force devoured, their energy continuously eroded, their cultivation continuously weakening!”
“Death Entanglement can instantly corrode large swaths of life, devouring their vitality and transforming into one’s own energy. Any martial artist, including us Hell Knights, possesses limited internal energy and cannot keep battling indefinitely. But Death Entanglement allows one’s energy to be inexhaustible, suitable for large-scale slaughters on the battlefield.” The Ghost King explained: “It’s an evil group attack technique.”