Chapter 200
Desecrating the Goddess, Demon Sephinya (6200)_2 “One day, if you no longer wish to be a Lord, we could become pirates. With your command skills, our name would soon echo across the entire ocean!”
Cao Xing looked speechlessly at this fellow.
Why would I give up being a perfectly good Lord to become a pirate?
“Alright, let’s start cleaning up the battlefield.”
With Cao Xing’s order, everyone began to move.
Then, he himself headed straight into the temple to rescue the undead.
Once all the undead had left, a system prompt appeared.
[Mission progress updated.]
[The task of visiting the four sacred temples, Shield Temple, Holy Sword Temple, Torch Temple, and Giant Hammer Temple, has been completed. Current progress: 4/4]
[You have rescued all the Ascalon undead from the temples. Now, please head to Kasha Cathedral to rescue Duke Baladin’s undead and complete the final mission.]
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Cao Xing mused to himself, “Have we finally reached the final stage of the mission?”
“Next, we have to face that legendary Soul-Devouring Demon.”
“According to the undead Carlhan, this Soul-Devouring Demon has at least third-tier strength and cannot be killed.”
“As a result, they were forced to leave this underground palace.”
“As for its rank, it’s unclear.”
“As long as it’s not at the Leader Level or above, with my current strength, I should be able to handle it.”
At this moment, Cao Xing glanced at the [Devouring Demon Box] in his backpack.
“The mission requirement doesn’t specify that I need to kill this demon, just to rescue Duke Baladin’s undead.”
“If I could kill this demon and destroy its soul, returning this underground palace to the Ascalon undead…”
“I wonder what kind of reward they would give me?”
Thinking of this, a slight curve appeared on Cao Xing’s lips.
Of course, the condition was that they could defeat the demon’s true form.
If the demon turned out to be too strong, Cao Xing would not hesitate to escape with his team.
He shook his head, dispelling these thoughts, and headed straight to the center of the temple, beneath the huge hammer statue.
As usual, he opened the Silver Treasure Chest inside.
[Silver Treasure Chest opened successfully.]
[Acquired Skill Book: Tornado Slash]
[Acquired: Snow Eagle Helmet (Blue)]
[Acquired: Medium Resource Pack *2]
[Acquired: Intermediate Elemental Crystal *3]
[Acquired: Medical Kit *2]
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Cao Xing’s eyes instantly brightened.
“Huh? A Skill Book and a piece of blue equipment?”
“Wow, this chest opening luck is not bad!”
He glanced at the attributes.
[Tornado Slash: Polar Warrior Skill Book]
[Skill Effect: Wield your weapon, rapidly attacking all nearby enemy targets, inflicting physical damage equal to 188% of your attack power, with a 30% chance to knock enemies into the air, cooldown: 60 seconds]
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[Snow Eagle Helmet lv10 (Blue)]
[Armor: 7~11]
[Attached Effect ①: Spirit +5, Constitution +5]
[Attached Effect ②: Snow Eagle Protection (When the head is attacked, reduce the damage taken by 10% and decrease the attack’s critical strike rate by 20%)]
[Attached Effect ③: Snow Feather (The eagle’s feathers have decorative effects, Charm +3)]
(Equipment Description: Listen, your helmet looks pretty, but I still prefer my Cow Horn Helmet—Private: Andrea Cabo.)
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Cao Xing tossed the [Tornado Slash] to Ji Xinyue.
As for the [Snow Eagle Helmet], after a moment of thought, Cao Xing decided to wear it himself.
Although both he and Liu Muxue could use this helmet, he, being a fragile mage, had weaker survival abilities than Liu Muxue.
So it was better to prioritize his own life.
Ji Xinyue accepted the [Tornado Slash] Skill Book with a puzzled expression.
Before she could say much, Cao Xing had already started searching through the coffins.
The other subordinates had also finished cleaning the battlefield.
They gathered a large amount of materials, as well as the souls of two Elite Level Soul-Devouring Monsters.
Unfortunately, this time, he did not get a Boss Level soul, dashing Cao Xing’s hopes of promoting Blom to Boss Level.
The last temple was almost entirely searched by them.
Cao Xing ordered, “Let’s go, to the final place—Kasha Cathedral!”
Hearing this command, everyone immediately perked up.
They knew this marked the final stage of the entire underground palace mission.
So far, Cao Xing’s gains had been quite impressive.
Although he hadn’t obtained any Epic Level items, in other aspects, his rewards even exceeded those from the Goblin Treasury.
Everyone’s strength surged!
Then, they navigated the twists and turns of the Eternal Hope Corridor, according to the map.
Along the way, they encountered four or five more waves of Soul-Devouring Monsters, but they defeated them all.
As they were about to cross into a new passage, Ji Xinyue spoke from behind, “Wait a moment.”
Cao Xing asked in confusion, “What’s up?”
Ji Xinyue replied, “Once we enter this passageway door, we’ll reach the Eternal Hope Temple, and it seems the temple has already been overrun…”
Cao Xing nodded.
He did remember Carlhan mentioning that the Eternal Hope Temple was the first area to be overtaken by the Soul-Devouring Monsters.
However, to reach Kasha Cathedral, they had to pass through this area.
After pondering for a moment, Cao Xing decided to first check out the situation inside.
When he cautiously approached the entrance of the passage and looked inside the temple, his pupils instantly contracted!
Keeping his composure, he withdrew quietly, his face looking somewhat grim.
“Axing… what’s the matter?” Liu Muxue asked in a low voice.
“Damn! Inside the temple, there were at least several hundred Soul-Devouring Monsters. It seems this path is not passable.”
Upon hearing this, everyone furrowed their brows as well.