This hybrid cried out in despair as he felt someone worse than him doing what he had done to many others!
He had struggled for many years to hide from his many enemies and had gone to great lengths to absorb the powers that had brought him to level 20.
But now he saw everything he had built being stolen by this being even worse than him, who had not only a higher level but also more soul bones and a more deadly ability!
Seeing all his work go down the drain, he shouted so loudly that the demons in the area realized there was a problem with their target and rushed even more.
Meanwhile, Lothur felt that this creature's cultivation comprehension was enriching his characteristics.
[Platinum-grade poison resistance.]
[Progress: 20% -> 30%]
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[Platinum-grade flame resistance.]
[Progress: 19% -> 29%]
[Platinum-grade frost resistance.]
[Progress: 13% -> 24%]
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[Platinum-grade wood resistance.]
[Progress: 5% -> 17%]
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[Platinum-grade darkness resistance.]
[Progress: 1% -> 14%]
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[Gold-grade lightning resistance.]
[Progress: 45% -> 78%]
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[General Demon Skull Soul Bone] [Rank: Platinum]
[Progress: 5% -> 16%]
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[Monarch Demon Fibula Soul Bone] [Rank: Gold]
[Progress: 65% -> 99%]
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[General Demon Rib Soul Bone] [Rank: Gold -> Platinum]
[Progress: 71% -> 1%]
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[Monarch Demon Femur Soul Bone] [Rank: Gold -> Platinum]
[Progress: 67% -> 0%]
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[General Demon Humerus Soul Bone] [Rank: Gold -> Platinum]
[Progress: 70% -> 2%]
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[Monarch Demon Tibia Soul Bone] [Rank: Platinum]
[Progress: 12% -> 22%]
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[Emperor Demon Patella Soul Bone] [Rank: Platinum]
[Progress: 15% -> 25%]
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[PER: 4,520 -> 5,355]
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[EVF: 0 -> 1,292]
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In the blink of an eye, Lothur saw several of his bones change in quality, and his Perception changed as his physical and mental quality evolved.
Even though it was only a level 20 hybrid, this creature had an excellent Constitution for Lothur and could provide an exciting value in EVF points.
Seeing that, Lothur just smiled as he watched the creature disappear, not bothering to use those points right away since they wouldn't increase his power by any significant amount.
But with that action, Lothur had almost a complete set of Platinum-grade skills, with only Gold-grade Black Flames left!
All of his skills improved significantly, becoming more efficient in their use of energy, but also gaining new characteristics.
While Lothur felt the wonderful feeling of these improvements, he had already noticed the demons quickly approaching him.
He couldn't just run away while the creature's Soul Bone was still forming, so he stayed in his position.
He knew he was in trouble, so he immediately made the seals of one of his most important techniques, Cruel Underworld!
When he activated it, the ground shook for tens of kilometers as beings of different levels and body shapes appeared.
There were not many 5th-stage cultivators in the world. Still, throughout the history of Concordia, many people have been at that level.
Even in this area, a corpse of a level 22 cultivator rose from the ground, along with several level 21 beings.
Meanwhile, Lothur was holding the Darkness Scythe.
Now, he had no reason to hide it. In this problematic situation, he would have to use everything at his disposal to keep the bone!
As the creatures of darkness appeared in this area, the four 5th-stage demons appeared around Lothur and attacked him with what they had.
Gravity!
Lothur activated his newly-acquired skill, and two of the creatures immediately pressed against the ground while the other two felt the restriction of this skill.
But while the weaker ones screamed in pain as they felt their bones crack, the two level 23 demons saw the evolution of Lothur's skill.
Suddenly, several stone fragments broke off the ground and flew at them at high speed, entirely under Lothur's control!
"Damn!" One of the creatures screamed as it looked at Lothur in horror. "Has he reached that level already?"
The strongest of them had nearly 9,000 Soul attribute points, but he was impressed with this opponent!
At that moment, when the demons realized that it would not be easy to destroy the bone near Lothur, the first Diamond-grade Soul Bone to appear in this world in a long time completed its formation!
As the bone formed, a colorful glow of every color of the visible spectrum emanated from the object, forming a beautifully colored bone in a shape Lothur had not yet used.
A left humerus bone, approximately 26 centimeters long, appeared a few meters before Lothur, shining as brightly as a small star in the sky.
At that moment, demons under the influence of Lothur's ability, as well as various humans and spectres in the vicinity, looked in the direction of where this young hybrid was standing in front of a Diamond-grade bone.
Everyone swallowed their saliva as they realized the direction they should go, feeling nervous as the most precious thing in the world appeared in that place.
This was an ownerless bone, so everyone immediately looked at it with greed, wanting it for themselves instead of trading it with others.
Immediately, the humans distorted space to that area while the beasts flew at high speed, and the spectres there approached Lothur because of the Darkness Scythe.
Amidst this, all the creatures rising from the ground completed their formation and moved to the outskirts of Lothur.
A high-level battle was about to occur on this border between Rablus and Cesha!
The outcome could determine the fate of Concordia!
'Levels 22 and 23 enemies... They must be the strongest on the continent.' Lothur thought to himself as he saw the many enemies trying to get close to his bone, noticing at least three dozen Soul Bones on those bodies, some of them from Emperor demons.
Not a single one of them had a Diamond-grade bone!
But even so, with some humans having up to 15,000 attribute points of Soul power, Lothur knew this situation would be complicated for him.
Not only would he have to fight for possession of the Diamond-grade bone, but he would also have to fight for his life.
These people would definitely try to kill him!
Under normal circumstances, they could not tell that he was a hybrid because of his ability to hide. But he had killed the previous hybrid while several of these people were looking in his direction.
There was no way he could fool these people!
Knowing this, Lothur immediately activated his Golden Armor before activating Storm, creating powerful winds to stir up the surroundings.
And so began the devastating battle that would ruin the entire border between these two states and draw the attention of the entire continent in a matter of days!
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