Chapter 100: Second-level promotion ritual! ifier Seeing Xia En not far away, Carles's body suddenly made a "hissing" sound. He also saw some faint starlight in those eyes, but fortunately, that kind of power had quickly faded away from the other party. Carles glanced at the deformed Winston next to him and quickly came to a conclusion. “There is still a part of the power of the secret sea that remains in his eyes.” “This old guy probably saw those eyes, so he temporarily fell into madness.” That’s right, for the time being. For ordinary people, the distortion caused by madness may be irreversible. But at the level of the third-level Mystic Pathfinder, as long as you spend some time, you can still return to the original state.
While thinking about it, the wailing sound of the human face on Winston gradually weakened, and he was about to recreate the original human form from flesh and blood. But at this moment, many roots suddenly moved. They rushed to stab Winston's body, turning him into a hedgehog in the blink of an eye. Carles knew the importance of last-hitting and directly extended his right hand to him. 【Steam magic! 】 Boom! Roaring sacred steam poured out from his right arm, impacting Winston's whole body. “Whoa, ah, ah, ah, ah…” Winston’s screams came from flesh and blood. But he is worthy of being a third-level Mystic. Even at this moment, he is still struggling hard. The scarlet blood mist disperses in an attempt to penetrate into Carles' armor... … … not far away. Shane glanced at the battle between them and quickly concluded that the victory of this steam knight was only a matter of time. At the same time, he was also observing this person silently. “The Third-Level Mysteries, the Church of Steam…could they be the strong ones of the Federation? Yes, considering the time, it’s time for the Federation to take action.” “Looking at him, he seems to have been exiled here with this vampire.” "Just like they can't kill me, the vampires can't kill this federal strongman, which shows that... his strength is terrifying." Xia En's mind was filled with thoughts: "In other words, as long as he is brought back to the surface of [Blood Moon Secret Realm], the situation of the battle will be reversed in an instant."
“This is easy to handle!” At this time, the [Exile Mark] on his body had faded to the point where it was almost invisible. This is also thanks to the roots of the [Crimson Ancient Tree] around me. On that day, he used the power of blood to obtain the memory of the ancient crimson tree, and then tried to communicate with it. At the beginning, naturally, I failed several times in succession, and died miserably a few times. But by chance, Shane successfully established contact with them and expressed his goodwill. After that, these roots gradually showed a friendly attitude, and even vaguely regarded Xia En as one of their own kind, and built a small shelter for him to practice. This was the scene that Carles and I saw. As for why it’s in mid-air? Because the closer to the sky, the stronger the power of the secret sea flowing in the roots becomes. Similarly, Xia En didn’t dare to go to higher places. This height is already the limit he can bear. If it goes any higher, the power of the ship's soul will be consumed at an incredibly fast rate. It is precisely because of the power of the [Crimson Ancient Tree] that the [Exile Brand] will fade day by day. —In terms of how ancient the bloodline is, [Crimson Ancient Tree] can even be said to be the ancestor of the Vampires, so breaking up an [Exile Brand] is nothing. While Xia En was thinking. The battle situation in the field suddenly changed. In the sacred steam, Winston's extremely spiteful voice came out: "If you want to kill me, you can't even think about it easy!" "In the name of scarlet, at the cost of all my bones and blood, I curse you to be filthy for life!" In an instant. The skin, bones, organs...all the flesh and blood tissue all over his body suddenly turned into a viscous scarlet liquid, turning into cold poisonous snakes that clung to Carles' armor. Seeing this, Carles's steam core beat violently, giving rise to an ominous omen. His movements were not unpleasant. High-temperature and high-pressure steam immediately sprayed from the pipes in an attempt to melt the viscous blood. However, the curse imposed by a third-level mystic at the cost of his life is obviously not that easy to deal with. The blood snake neighed, with Winston's strong resentment, and in turn swallowed the steam into its belly, and accelerated its climb again. The power of steam seemed extremely feeble for the first time. Just a moment later, several dark red blood snakes had penetrated deeply into the white-gold armor, leaving strange and ominous blood lines on the chest, back, and arms... The entire platinum armor looked like it had been desecrated, losing its original sacrosanct temperament. “Damn it!”
Carles' tone was rarely filled with anger: "I was actually tricked by this old thing!" In fact, if the steam core was still there, he would definitely not have been hit. but now… Carles clearly felt that the body's mobilization of the secret power was slightly uncoordinated and unsmooth. It's like a machine lacking lubricating oil. Such a seemingly small impact will cause fatal flaws in his battle. The more serious negative impact is that the sacred characteristics of the steam are reduced, making it difficult to cast the divine spells of the Steam Church. This set of combined skills directly reduced his combat power by 40 to 50%. “We can only find a way to lift this curse after returning to the Church of Steam.” Carles sighed, turned his head to look at Xia En behind him with caution, and asked. "Shadow without appearance, are you awake?" He was worried that this strange shadow had long been contaminated by the power of the [Secret Sea] and turned into some kind of indescribable monster. Shaan nodded and said: "Of course." Hearing this, Carles breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time he became even more curious. What is the origin of this [Shadowless Shadow]? In his impression, the only people who can directly tap into the power of the [Secret Sea] without going crazy are a few big shots in the Federation who even he needs to look up to. But this kind of question involving identity and origin has always been a secret among secrets, and Carles was too embarrassed to ask directly. … … Not long. The two had a brief conversation, mainly to confirm the identity of the friendly forces and exchange a little information. Shaan roughly learned about the current situation of the [Blood Moon Secret Realm] from Carles. “So, next, will Silvermoon Island’s Archon ‘Viper’ Quinn also attend?” “It’s not just him.” Carles shook his head: "A conservative estimate is that there are at least two third-level combatants on Silver Moon Island, as well as a considerable number of second-level mystics." “My original plan was to attack and capture the [Blood Moon Secret Realm] before the Secret Pathers on Silver Moon Island could react.” “Then use the mouths of pirates and salvage crews to spread the news and force the vampires in the upper echelons of the federation to abandon Silver Moon Island.” “If Silver Moon Island dares to take action, it would be easier, and it would be logical and logical to regard it as a rebellion.” “When the navy presses the border, dealing with a small Silver Moon Island is just a matter of digging around.”
"Unfortunately…" Carles sighed, the most important thing for this kind of lightning tactics is time. The unexpected circumstances of his exile led to the complete collapse of the plan. “At this time in the [Blood Moon Secret Realm], Viper Quinn and the others are probably surrounding my men and other survivors.” “I gave a steam core to the leader of the [Blood Hunting Society], Fei Ya, so that he could temporarily have the power of a third-level mystic, but it would only allow them to support it for a while longer.” Carles said extremely sincerely: "So, the top priority now is to let me return to the [Blood Moon Secret Realm]." “Only the third level can fight against the third level!” “Shameless Shadow, what can you do?” After thinking for a moment, Shane asked: "I have a question." “In your current state, are you strong enough to fight against two third-level mystics?” Karlais stiffened slightly and said frankly: "If we get the steam core back, there will definitely be no problem in dealing with one level three, but if there are two..." This blood curse had a great impact on his combat power. Especially the attenuation of the sacred characteristics, which prevents him from exerting much restraint effect on the vampires. Xia En was not surprised and nodded: "I understand." “I have a few more questions, I hope you can answer them truthfully.” … … After listening to these questions. Carles' tone was full of surprise: "Wait, do you really want to?" “But the premise of this plan is that you must be a second-level Mystic Pathfinder, otherwise you will suffer serious backlash.” As a third-level secret path user, Carles naturally has good eyesight. So it has been seen a long time ago that although Xia En's aura is strange and deep, his essence is still just a first-level secret path user. “Second level? I’ll be there soon.” Xia En said lightly, but his tone was full of strong confidence. “You wait here for a moment, I will let these roots wash away your [Exile Brand] as much as possible.” “I’ll be promoted to the second level and then come back.” Carles: "?" For a moment, he doubted whether he heard correctly.
Who said that going for a promotion is as casual as going for a meal? In Carles' dull gaze, this deep figure rose upwards surrounded by roots. Immediately, his body gradually shattered and disappeared in the messy starlight. … … at the same time. On the Black Swan, in the captain's cabin. Shane wakes up. Immediately afterwards, a distant, vague, and untraceable call echoed in his ears. Only this time, he heard more voices. That is the whisper of the tide, the murmur of the waves, and... the cry of the storm! This invitation letter of unknown origin seems to contain some new content. Like last time, Xia En chose to accept it happily. The familiar feeling of weightlessness came suddenly. Consciousness passes through the deep dark sea, through the flowing light and shadow, and the twinkling stars... 【Eye of the Secret Sea】A strange light flashed in the depths of my mind. When Xia En opened his eyes again, he came to the strange and familiar secret sea! Thanks to "Yuewuxinghen" for the 500-coin reward! Thank you so much! Originally I wanted to write about the feeling of a brave man finally coming to the devil after all the hard work and then being killed. I felt it was a bit too delayed and the writing was not very good. Damn it! Sorry guys! When it comes to cooking, just practice more!
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