Vol. 1 - Chapter 181: Spatial-Temporal Dragon & Evil God Cultivator
After Li Si's upgrade, Zhang Nu turned his attention to enhancing his own abilities.
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[You've sacrificed a Level 3 Hero's Soul. 218 talent points gained!]
[You've sacrificed a Level 3 Hero's Soul. 203 talent points gained!]
[You've sacrificed a Level 3 Hero's Soul. 221 talent points gained!]
[......]
In one go, he sacrificed a total of 463 Level 3 souls. Finally, he had amassed 100,000 talent points.
[You've activated the Level 4 Talent "Spatial-Temporal Dragon"!]
Each of the three Level 5 talents was extraordinarily potent, and after careful consideration, Zhang Nu settled on "Spatial-Temporal Dragon."
Though Zhang Nu already possessed "Spatial Manipulation" and "Time Control" as time and space attributed talents when he was Level 4, he believed that having just these two was not enough to be truly powerful. Now, with the activation of this new talent, Zhang Nu gained access to the "Spatial-Temporal Dragon" mode, a transformative and a bloodline skill. It significantly amplified his control over space and mastery over time.
As Zhang Nu felt the surge of the new power awakening within him, he immediately enveloped his body with the force of space and time.
Li Si and the other guards in the hall were taken aback when they realized that the presence of the Demon King, who had been standing right there, suddenly seemed to vanish.
"What in the world...?" Li Si observed slight distortions in the Demon King's body, as if there were occasional fluctuations, similar to a glitch in a projection signal.
As the archpriest and a master of spatial magic, Li Si quickly comprehended that the Demon King had not merely concealed his aura; he had genuinely shifted himself out of this dimension. Using his formidable spatial abilities, the Demon King had erased his presence from this spatial level.
At this very moment, the Demon King was practically invincible. No matter the means used, physical or magical attacks, regardless of their strength or power, all would pass harmlessly through the Demon King's body. If one could not even land a hit, what purpose would the attack serve, no matter how powerful it might be?
The Demon King now existed in a state of both presence and absence, presenting only a spatial projection before their eyes.
Li Si was utterly astounded! What an astonishing mastery over space! Even as a highly skilled expert in spatial magic, he could not help but feel a profound sense of admiration and awe at the Demon King's abilities.
In the next instant, Zhang Nu unleashed the power of time.
Everything froze in its tracks. The burning flames, the insects in the corners, and even the Demon King's guards, all were trapped in a suspended moment, as if time itself had come to a standstill.
Time... had stopped?
"Would you like to construct the Evil God Cultivator? The construction will cost "Blueprint: Evil God Cultivator" x1, gold x5 million, dark gems x2000, undeath gems x2000!]
"Yes!" Zhang Nu confirmed, paying the required materials.
As the earth trembled, a peculiar structure emerged from the magical formation. The building resembled a gothic castle covered in tentacles, some of which seemed to possess a life of their own, giving an unsettling feeling. After conducting further research, Zhang Nu finally understood the true purpose of the Evil God Cultivator.
The Evil God Cultivator, a Level 5 building, had a straightforward function: "Synthesis"! It could merge different creatures together, with the main subject retaining memories and personality, while the other creatures would be sacrificial offerings. However, this process of biological synthesis was notably uncontrollable, and nobody knew what kind of monstrous creatures might be created.
Curious about its capabilities, Zhang Nu brought a Warmonger Royal Guard and a Level 4 Greater Beholder Lord to the Evil God Cultivator and threw them in.
[Main subject: "Infernal Draconian Warmonger Royal Guard". Material: "Greater Beholder Lord". Proceed with the synthesis? This synthesis will cost 100,000 gold!]
After some hesitation, Zhang Nu eventually confirmed the synthesis.
[Synthesis in progress!]
[Estimated completion time: 45 minutes...]
Inside the Evil God Cultivator, numerous peculiar tentacles continuously emitted beams of light, as if undergoing a complex industrial manufacturing process.
"Quite intriguing!" Zhang Nu had never seen anything like it before. He waited in the cultivation ground for over forty minutes.
Suddenly, the door of the Evil God Cultivator swung open, releasing a strange aura, and he received a related notification.
[Cultivation successful!]
[You have obtained "Demon Eye Infernal Royal Guard"!]
The royal guard walked out, seemingly not changed much. Intrigued, Zhang Nu checked its attributes.
[Demon Eye Infernal Royal Guard] Level 5 lord unit. 1500 HP, 1000 MP, 170 Strength, 159 Constitution, 176 Agility, 148 Will. Loyalty 100%(Locked). Fatigue 10%. Hunger 10%
Skills: Instant Summoning (Talent), Eye Demon Unleash (Talent), Beholder's Beam (A rank), Raging Dragon Qi (B rank), Eye of Detection (B rank), Slow Ray (B rank), Inferno's Might (B rank), etc.
"A Level 5 lord?" Zhang Nu was greatly surprised. Two Level 4 lords could merge into a Level 5 lord? Even more astonishingly, this Level 5 lord retained almost all the abilities of both the beholder and the royal guard. It possessed the powerful melee and constitution of the royal guard, as well as the terrifying insight and long-range attack abilities of the beholder, complementing each other perfectly.
Quickly calculating the cost, Zhang Nu realized that an Infernal Warmonger Guard cost less than 200,000 gold, and summoning a Level 4 Greater Beholder Lord cost the same. The synthesis fee was only 100,000 gold.
In total, it cost less than 500,000 gold.
This was the true value of the Evil God Cultivator. It could merge two or more different creatures into one, showcasing the maximum hybrid advantages by taking the strengths of each and making up for their weaknesses.
Just by fusing with one beholder, its strength had improved significantly. Zhang Nu could not help but wonder what effect it would have if he simultaneously merged ten or more creatures.