Chapter 760: Devil's Whisper (Thanks to Zuri Yiran for the Silver Alliance reward again)

It really leans toward the concept of harvest... If I can get seeds of magical plants, or be in an environment dominated by magical plants and special insects, the "Harvest Priest's" ability to fight with mystical means won't be too bad. Maybe it can even have miraculous effects...

The supernatural means of directly catalyzing plants to make them burst out all their life force has a lot of room for imagination. It's a pity, the "Harvest Priest's" frontal combat ability is limited. If Lugano were a sealed artifact and used by me, it would be completely different...

As Lu Mian's thoughts were fluttering, he looked at Lugano and said:

"What about the body in all aspects? Is there any improvement?"

"There is some, but not too much." Lugano answered truthfully.

Lu Mian nodded, took out the letter Lady "Magician" sent with the "Siso" sealed artifact from his pocket, and read it with the help of the scorching white light ball floating above his head:

"Temporarily named: Devil's Whisper.

"Positive effects:

"One, 'Devil's Arm':

"In order to minimize negative effects to the greatest extent and allow you to use it without too much trouble, the supernatural ability possessed by this bone ring has also been discounted. The original 'Devil Transformation' was aimed at the whole body, but now it is limited to the arm wearing 'Devil's Whisper.'

"It will make the arm swell and grow larger, stained with a deep black color, and grow evil patterns, just like covering it with a thick layer of armor. The flesh and blood will also be extremely elastic and resistant to resist attacks and reduce damage.

"The arm can be immune to most toxins, not afraid of curses and flames within a certain degree, and its strength is greatly improved.

"Two, 'Malice Perception':

"For the same reason as before, the 'Malice Perception' brought by wearing this bone ring can only help you detect whether people around you have malice toward you, and cannot help you discover the danger brewing in advance. Just make do with it.

"Three, 'Avatar of Desire':

"This is a capability I specifically requested the 'Craftsman' to highlight. For this, I sacrificed the opportunity to obtain other powerful effects. Moreover, in order to present it completely, I agreed to appropriately increase the negative effects of the ring.

"It can transform your body into illusory black liquid condensed from various emotions and desires, helping you avoid damage, hide your tracks, and influence enemies.

"Does this sound okay, but not worth me making special requests to the 'Craftsman'? You'll know why when you use it."

Seeing this, Lu Mian muttered silently:

"In other words, the negative effects of the first two positive effects being weakened are returned in the 'Avatar of Desire' ability?

"What does it have that is worth Lady 'Magician' treating it so specially?"

Lu Mian didn't rush to experiment and continued reading:

"Four, 'Wraith Scream':

"By rubbing the devil statue on the ring surface and making a very loud sound, you can create an effect similar to 'Wraith Scream,' which can pierce the eardrums of creatures and damage their spirits. The closer they are to you, the better the effect.

"Negative effects:

"After wearing it, your malice will gradually become flamboyant. If you fail to control yourself and indulge your malice, you will slide toward the abyss bit by bit and eventually be controlled by the malice and this ring. In other words, the consequence of indulging malice while wearing it is that you will become its puppet; it is the driver, and you are the thing being used.

"Although it's not that you will be controlled by indulging malice once, it is difficult for humans who have tasted the sweet taste of indulging malice not to continue.

"According to my estimation, the flamboyant malice plus the existing negative effects of the contract ability will offset all your endurance ability derived from 'Ascetic' and your own will, making you unable to withstand more stimulation of emotions and desires.

"In addition, whether you wear it or not, as long as you carry it, your body will suffer from the scorching of sulfur flames, both inside and outside. Putting it in the 'Traveler's Bag' can effectively avoid it, and you, as a 'Pyro' who has reached Sequence 5, can withstand this scorching for longer, just pay attention to the poisoning effect brought by sulfur and treat it in time.

"And people within a hundred meters around you, including you, will be quietly affected by 'Devil's Whisper,' making them more prone to evil thoughts and impulses. This can also be reduced by putting it in the 'Traveler's Bag'."

Everything else is fine, it's just that after putting on "Devil's Whisper," my emotions and desires will become the biggest weakness... Lu Mian evaluated this sealed artifact from "Siso."

Its sealing is relatively simple, only requiring spatial isolation, plus Lu Mian himself possesses strong endurance, so he can completely use it as a magical artifact.

Lu Mian took out the pitch-black bone ring wrapped in a gloomy transparent barrier from the pocket on the other side and pressed his hand onto the sphere, probing into it bit by bit.

His right hand felt like it was traveling through a thick swamp, and it was very difficult to touch the ring.

At the same time, the gloomy sphere collapsed silently, unfolded by itself, and merged with the surrounding void.

Lu Mian then wore "Devil's Whisper" on his left index finger.

His body suddenly liquefied and became illusory.

He turned into a pool of viscous black liquid. Lugano, who was beside him, just took one look and felt cold all over, trembling uncontrollably, as if he had seen the most sinister and unspeakable desires and emotions in the depths of the human heart.

This newly advanced "Harvest Priest" unconsciously became impulsive and asked Lu Mian, who had turned back into a human from the flowing black liquid, with a bit of violent emotion:

"When can we return to the surface?"

Lu Mian swept a glance at him, his gaze cold, and in the depths of his blue eyes seemed to hide a pitch-black darkness that light could not illuminate.

Lugano shuddered violently, regained his familiar sense of fear, and stammered:

"I, I was just asking."

Lu Mian revealed a slightly crazy smile, slowly took off "Devil's Whisper," and put it back into the "Traveler's Bag."

He had already understood why Lady "Magician" specifically named this ability:

This is because his desires and emotions do not completely belong to himself!

A smaller part of his emotions and desires comes from Termiboros's fate connection, from the contamination of the "Red Emperor's" residual aura, and from Omebella's bloodline. Normally, they only affect himself, but using "Avatar of Desire" to materialize these emotions and desires allows them to have a certain impact on the outside world and enemies.

"If I wrap a Sequence 4 saint completely in the form of 'Avatar of Desire,' that demigod should also suffer from corresponding emotional and desire contamination... but this attack method means I give up dodging and will face the counterattack directly..." Lu Mian evaluated it simply and was quite satisfied with this sealed artifact.

If you really face a demigod, dodging sometimes has no effect, so you might as well fight!

And "Courage Sword" and "Devil's Whisper" gave him the opportunity to fight.

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When night truly fell, Lu Mian arrived at the headquarters of "Psychic" magazine at No. 19 Shell Street in the Boulevard District and met Mr. K in the basement.

Mr. K, wearing a wide hood, said warmly:

"Let us pray to the Lord first."

Lu Mian nodded slightly and closed his eyes.

His thoughts were tightly wrapped and did not scatter outward.

After a while, he and Mr. K opened their eyes at the same time.

Mr. K said in a hoarse but fanatical voice:

"Congratulations, you are already a reserve divine messenger.

"This is the greatest reward. Being closer to the Lord is the greatest reward for us!

"Afterward, wherever you go, you can contact local divine messengers or members of the 'Aurora Order' and believers of the Lord through me to request their help.

"If there are no saints or divine messengers locally, you have the power to mobilize all resources there, including personnel, money, information, and materials."

This is the reward of the "Aurora Order," raising my authority and status? Lu Mian drew a cross on his chest and said in a low, hoarse voice:

"Praise you, praise you for creating everything, praise you for bearing the sins of the world!"

Mr. K nodded with satisfaction:

"There are no other rewards for the time being. Next, we will continue to track the matter of the vortex."

"Okay." Lu Mian breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

If Mr. K gave a material reward, he would hesitate whether to accept it.

He wasn't worried that the item itself would have problems or have that person's mark. Anyway, he was already being watched, so it didn't make much difference. He just had a psychological barrier.

Lu Mian thought for a while and informed Mr. K:

"Recently, I might go to the South Continent again to handle the finishing work of those things before. I'm not sure how long it will take."

"Okay." Mr. K nodded gently, "In which specific area?"

"Not clear yet." Lu Mian answered truthfully.

He really didn't know yet.

Mr. K didn't ask much either:

"We have saints and divine messengers in the South Continent, and there are many believers of the Lord operating in secret there. After you determine the specific location, I can help you contact the person in charge of the corresponding area."

"Thank you, Mr. K." Lu Mian said thank you.

Mr. K corrected:

"Use 'you.' We are both divine messengers now. Using 'you' (polite form) is disrespectful to the Lord."

Lu Mian was speechless for a moment.

He asked casually:

"Mr. K, what important significance does the church you took me to last time have in our 'Aurora Order'?"

Mr. K said in a fanatical tone:

"That is the first church established by our 'Aurora Order'."

That has a certain relationship with Bayonfer? Lu Mian asked a few more questions from a side and indirect angle, then said goodbye and left.

Returning to the Memorial Hall District, after informing Franca and Jenna about the "Knight of Swords" matter, Lu Mian activated the black mark on his right shoulder and began "Teleportation."

He traveled between layers of pure color blocks and various indescribable strange creatures. He didn't know how long it took, but he finally arrived at the location marked on the "Knight of Swords'" letter.

The first thing that came into Lu Mian's view were men and women with pale faces. They were like bodyguards, scattered around the "Knight of Swords," who had slightly messy brown hair, a rather depressed look, and was wearing a white shirt and a black vest.

PS: Thanks to Zuri Yiran for the Silver Alliance reward again~

PS2: Last day of double monthly votes, don't waste them if you don't vote~

(End of chapter)