"Give me your soul, and I will give you everything you want!" A cold voice sounded deep in Joseph's heart. He couldn't remember how many times he had heard this sound since the moment he saw the Heart of Fire. Many years ago, when he was still a mediocre fire mage, a mission outside caused him to fall into the cave of this volcano. Just like in many stories, an ordinary person falls into the ruins, obtains a treasure, and then becomes a legend. With this in mind, Joseph went deeper into the cave. Then he saw the heart wrapped in a huge black snake. The heart was beating rapidly, and with every beat the surrounding magma would follow suit, carrying with it the manic magic of fire. Joseph was attracted, but the big snake made him feel the breath of death. It was a snake-shaped shadow made entirely of black mist. It seemed to be a shadow without substance, but it seemed to have life.
The big snake bites on the heart, and the magic power of the flame will weaken with each rhythm. When the heart is weakened to a certain extent, the big snake will loosen its mouth. Joseph watched this scene. He was just a mid-level wizard at that time. He could feel the fluctuations of magic power from the big snake, although it made him feel scared. But the magic fluctuations were not much stronger than his. After a long silence, he made the decision that changed his destiny. He wants to snatch the heart from the snake's mouth! He walked up to the big snake and came to the small island in the lava. The black snake stood tall, a pair of bright red eyes in the mist full of evil, but after Joseph took out the staff, the snake did not attack him, but said to him. 【Do you crave power? 】 The big snake said so. 【Give your soul and you will get everything you want! 】 The big snake loosened its body that was wrapped around the flaming heart, crawled in front of Joseph, and wrapped his body around Joseph. Joseph's body was shaking, his body was eroded by the dark mist, and he heard the voice of the giant snake. Exchange the soul for power, the heart of fire, everything can be given to him. Joseph then gained the ability to create the Flaming Hand emblem. Black mist merged into the emblem, and anyone who held the emblem for a long time would lose control of their magic. The serpent devours the soul of the holder, and the magic power is stored in the emblem. Using the Flame Heart's understanding of fire magic and the magic power stored in the emblem, Joseph gradually emerged and eventually became an extraordinary wizard. The moment he became a member of parliament was the most glorious moment in his life, and it was Orochi who brought him all this. 【Offer your soul...】 That voice sounded in Joseph's heart again. This was a contract with the giant snake. By offering his soul, he could gain the power of the giant snake. There was also a rule at the end of the contract. By sacrificing your most important relatives, you can gain more powerful power and enough power to rule everything!
Joseph looked at his son, his wife had died earlier and Freddy was his only relative. "Father..." Freddy's face was full of horror as he watched his father take out a dagger from his arms. It is called a dagger, but it looks more like a twisted little snake. It is completely black, and you can see snake scale-like patterns on the blade. "Your sacrifice will not be in vain. When I gain power and rule the entire Arcane Council, I will let everyone remember you! Don't you like that woman Meia? I will bury her with you!" Joseph said this with a smile, and the dagger in his hand emitted a dark mist, as if it had turned into a real poisonous snake. Looking at his father walking towards him, Freddy struggled desperately, but the chains that bound him made him unable to move at all. Not far away, Mei Ya and others who were watching this scene had different expressions. Maya raised her eyebrows when she heard Joseph say that he wanted to bury her and Freddy together. "Go ahead, sister, this kind of evil ritual shouldn't exist!" Maya said indignantly. Mena raised her eyebrows. Although she didn't say anything, she agreed with Meiya. They both took out their staffs at the same time. Arcane magic gathered on the staff, but Joseph was more decisive than them! The venomous snake dagger pierced Freddy's heart without hesitation. With a heart-wrenching scream, the black mist instantly corroded Freddy's body. Blood gushed out of his seven orifices, carrying with it the dark mist. Gradually, the blood turned black, and the body of the giant snake surrounding the island in the magma became more solid. Under Joseph's excited gaze, Fred's body gradually turned into a mummy and then turned into a ball of dark mist and merged into the body of the giant snake. The giant snake stood tall, and its pair of bright red eyes became even more evil. "How delicious, that soul full of despair and hatred." The big snake opened its big mouth and spoke cold words. There was a hint of teasing and cruelty in that voice. "I have offered my son's soul according to the contract. You should also abide by the contract and give me strength!" Joseph said with anticipation. "Power." The big snake raised its ferocious head, "What kind of power do you want?" "Didn't you say that as long as I sacrificed my important relatives, I would be able to gain the power to rule everything?" Joseph asked stupidly, before he could react. Seeing Joseph's matter-of-fact expression, the snake suddenly laughed, "Haha, you little mortal, your stupidity is really laughable!" The big snake sneered wantonly, "The power to rule everything? Where in this world is there any power to rule everything? Even the most powerful gods can only be destroyed and liquidated!" "Do you think that your son, a humble soul, can be exchanged for power?" The serpent moved closer to Joseph, staring at the mortal before him with his scarlet eyes. His voice echoed in the cave, and the expression on Joseph's face gradually solidified, and then became more distorted. "You lied to me?" he said, trembling all over. "How does it feel to kill your own son with your own hands and get nothing in return?" The snake did not answer Joseph's question, but asked instead. Hearing this was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Joseph went completely crazy, and the restless arcane magic power burst out of his body. "You damn heretic!"
He roared, took out his staff and attacked the snake directly. The flames gathered above the staff. In such a place full of magma, the power of the fire spell became even stronger. But the snake just smiled contemptuously, and the dark mist burst out of Joseph's body. "Where do you think your power comes from? The magic power that supports you to achieve extraordinary things was all devoured by my power!" The big snake sneered. Just as Joseph was about to use a fire spell to burn the snake to ashes, he suddenly discovered that the magic power in his body was rapidly decreasing and his rank was constantly declining. In just a short while, he had fallen from the extraordinary realm. "My power!" The extraordinary spell that was condensing on Joseph's staff went out of control because of his own class drop. The flames exploded on the staff, blowing Joseph away and onto the edge of the lava island. Feeling the burning pain on his body, Joseph just crawled up from the ground in panic, and the magic power in his body was still degrading madly. It was not the use of spells that caused the consumption of magic power, but the level of magic power was decreasing madly, and soon it had dropped to the level of a mid-level wizard. It was as if he was back to many years ago when he stood in front of the big snake. After his level was reduced to that of an intermediate wizard, the fluctuations of magic power in Joseph's body stopped. He raised his head and saw the big snake looking down at him. "Everything you have was given by me, and now it's time to return everything to me!" The giant snake growled in a low voice and opened its pitch-black bloody mouth. Just as the snake was about to devour Joseph, arcane light rushed over and pushed back the snake's body. Mena and Meia showed up directly. Although they didn't know what the giant snake was, Joseph was a member of parliament after all, so even if he had to be tried, it had to be left to parliament. Moreover, the aura of the giant snake in front of them had become very powerful because it had devoured Joseph's magic power. If it also devoured Joseph's soul, they would not be sure they could fight against the giant snake. "Who is it!" The big snake roared, turned around and saw Mena and Meia. "Is it you?" Joseph also saw Maya and the other girl and looked shocked. "Senator Joseph, shouldn't you explain what this monster is?" Mena glanced at Joseph and asked coldly. Joseph fell silent. The big snake roared, its bright red eyes filled with anger, "Are you in the same group?" Hearing the roar of the big snake, Mena and Meia ignored it and responded with magic. The matter of Joseph can be interrogated after the big snake is dealt with. What interests the two women more now is the big snake in front of them. Mena can feel the arcane book in the storage space trembling. The call in my heart also points to this big snake. Are the soul-taboo spells hidden in the arcane book related to this giant snake? Mena and Maya looked at each other, and thinking about how the big snake devoured Freddy's soul and was now trying to devour Joseph, both women felt that they had found the truth. The battle is about to break out. The big snake attacked the two women frantically. Not far away, Lareina and Lir were watching this scene. As the mother of Mena and Meia, Lareina would naturally not let her two daughters fall into danger, but the big snake in front of her was not enough to make her take action.
In her perception, this giant snake was just of extraordinary level. As for Lear, he fell into deep thought. Mena and Meia came here at the call from the arcane book, and the source of that call should be the giant snake in front of them. The Blasphemous Spirit is dead, and the big snake in front of him might be the backup plan left by the Blasphemous Spirit to revive him. But how is the law of blasphemy related to the spell of soul taboo? The power of blaspheming the law is to devour other laws. Lear has always believed that by devouring the power of other laws, he can improve himself. Whether it is blaspheming the true spirit or blaspheming the holy sword, there is a similar effect. Lear thought about it and suddenly thought of another profession under the law of blasphemy. Mesmer. This is another profession under the Law of Blasphemy besides the Spell Thief. One can only change his profession by implanting the crystal bestowed by the Blasphemy Spirit into the brain. Lear had kept those crystals in his storage ring and had never used them. A mesmer has the ability to control other people's minds, which in a sense is perhaps the ability to control their souls? While Lear was thinking, the fight between Orochi and Meia became more intense. All kinds of spells were thrown at each other, and for a moment neither side could do anything to the other. The black mist on the big snake was mixed with the magma from all around. The magma that popped out forced Mena and the other girl to dodge. The spells that the two girls cast were instantly weakened a lot when they came into contact with the black mist. That was the devouring ability of the Blasphemy Law. Lear had seen it before, but the devouring ability of the big snake was obviously much weaker than that of the Blasphemy Spirit. Mena had a serious expression. To be honest, this was the only opponent of the same level she had fought after she was promoted to the extraordinary level, excluding Lear and Milia. She raised her staff and prepared to cast her most powerful spell, but at this moment, the pendant on her chest emitted a dark mist. The arcane book appeared out of thin air, and dark mist exploded in front of Mena without warning! In just a moment, the black mist poured into Mena's body, and the arcane magic gathered in front of Mena suddenly got out of control! This scene was beyond everyone's expectations. Even the snake itself did not react until it saw the book in the air. Then it angrily said, "Damn it, are you the descendant of that bastard?" The voice of the big snake echoed in the cave, as if there was some irreconcilable feud. Mena's out-of-control magic power exploded in the air, blowing Mena away directly. Lareina finally couldn't sit still anymore, she lifted her hiding position and flew out directly, hugging Mena. "Mother?" Meiya exclaimed when she saw Lareina suddenly appear. Lareina did not speak, but looked at Mena. At this time, Mena's face was pale, and a dark mist lingered on her face, as if she was possessed by an evil spirit. Lareina's powerful mental power enveloped Mena. She could feel that the black mist was a special power of law, but why was there the power of heretical law in the spell book left by her father? According to Lalena's spiritual perception, the legal power of the black mist seemed to be aimed at the soul, and they were making some changes to Mena's soul. As she continued to perceive, Lalena's expression became uglier and uglier. She had no idea how to intervene in this power of heretical laws. Looking at her daughter with a painful expression, Lareina turned her head sharply and looked at the giant snake below. "What did you do to my daughter?" Lalena said angrily. Faced with the questioning of the woman in front of him, the snake showed an even angrier expression, "What did I do?"
"It was you despicable thieves who stole my power!" the snake roared. When these words came out, everyone was stunned, and Lear, who had been hiding not far away, also showed a strange expression. (End of this chapter)