Chapter 259: Positive Rules Negative Rules (5K

When the taboo guard squad stationed here opened the door.

"Ta Ke!"

Bishop Martha Clarke's gentle tone came over.

Your Excellency Bishop, what are your orders?

Ta Ke looked over and asked.

"This time you go in, do not touch any taboo seals."

"Death-level taboo seals will easily bring us a deadly disaster."

"After you go over, check the information on those taboo markers and choose your taboo seal."

"Later, professional staff will reload the seal, and I will personally deliver it to you then."

"Go yourself, don't lightly try to open the seal."

"That will only make you pay a heavy price."

"Understood!" Ta Ke nodded solemnly.

This time Ta Ke said he came to pick.

But Ta Ke himself cannot touch those Death-level seals.

If Ta Ke hadn't borne the curse of the Death-level taboo seal, he would need to resolve this big trouble himself.

The Three-Eye God Church here also wouldn't easily allow Ta Ke to obtain such a powerful Death-level taboo seal.

Just as Ta Ke and Bishop Martha Clarke were discussing these many details.

"Clang!"

The mechanical magic seal alchemy door had already been unsealed.

"Your Excellency Divine Favored One, when you want to come out, just heavily knock on the seal iron door."

"This alchemy door with seal properties still transmits the knocking sound clearly."

The middle-aged wizard captain of the taboo seal guard squad looked at Ta Ke and said.

"Understood!"

Ta Ke nodded.

As the mechanical magic seal alchemy door was slowly opened.

Whether it was whispers, low murmurs, or strange howls, waves of sound surged forth.

Ta Ke's mind shuddered slightly; upon careful inspection, he found nothing.

Taking a deep breath, Ta Ke walked into the interior of the taboo seal area.

As soon as Ta Ke entered,

The squad outside seemed afraid that something would rush out.

They slammed the gate shut with a clang at top speed, then came the rapid sound of meshing gears and chains being pulled.

This sight made Ta Ke's eye twitch.

Entering the taboo seal grounds is naturally dangerous.

Moreover, Ta Ke still needs to stay here for a while.

Naturally, only Ta Ke could come in.

And this is exactly what Ta Ke most wanted to see.

Ta Ke didn't want anyone to aggressively watch him while he rapidly developed in the taboo eco-zone.

Ta Ke did not rashly unleash his visual perception of precision, phase, world, etc.

Just now Bevis Twain's instructions to Ta Ke included: do not lightly use various extraordinary visions for investigation.

Seeing what one shouldn't see might bring heavy consequences.

The taboo seal grounds that met his eyes resembled a huge courtyard hall.

Looking up, layered winding staircases extended all the way to a great height.

Micro-spirit-level taboo seals rarely have activity; even if they do, their destructive power is not great.

For example, Ta Ke's Fate Revolver, when held, at most just causes a slight loss of life.

There is no such instant death effect.

Danger-level taboo seals are relatively numerous here.

According to the information Ta Ke got from Bevis Twain, at least over a hundred Danger-level taboo seals are sealed here.

Most of them are taboo seals with high harm but low effect.

After all.

Taboo seals with low harm but high effect have long been taken out and used.

Death-level taboo seals are few even in a big place like Saint Rand.

There are probably around ten to fewer than twenty.

Moreover, Ta Ke heard from Bevis

There are also two Horror-level powerful seals here.

It is said they are sealed deep within the seal grounds.

Moreover, they use death seals, which weld shut once locked and can never be opened again.

Horror-level taboo seals are all walking death seeders.

Even master-level powerhouses dare not claim they can handle them.

Naturally, it's best to lock them down tightly so they don't escape.

Ta Ke did not rashly go upstairs to look for Death-level seals.

When chatting with Bevis Twain about this matter earlier, Ta Ke had already roughly decided on the forbidden seal item he wanted to select.

This time coming in, the main goal is still the forbidden ecology here.

Ta Ke closed his eyes.

He used the basic ability of his most essential extraordinary state—hearing!

To capture the situation inside the forbidden ecology.

Whooo……

A faint wind vortex sounded in the distant corner.

Ta Ke opened his eyes and looked left and right.

He flipped his hand, took out an ordinary horse lamp, placed a solidified nightmare fireball inside, and an invisible rune hand lifted the lamp, its light quickly pushing back the surrounding darkness.

Ta Ke followed the many regulations of the forbidden seal site and began moving toward the location where the ecology wind vortex existed.

Ecology wind vortexes are often where the forbidden ecology's characteristics are strongest.

And Ta Ke himself had never obtained development within the forbidden ecology.

So!

Even if it's a tiny ecology wind vortex, Ta Ke will receive a boost of 【Rapid Development】.

Ten or so minutes later.

At the end of a dead-end corridor.

Ta Ke not only heard the faint whirring of the wind vortex, he also saw a mass of intertwined forbidden wind lines forming a vortex.

Even the light was somewhat twisted by those wind vortices possessing forbidden characteristics.

And among the prohibitions Ta Ke had obtained.

There was a stipulation to avoid the forbidden ecology wind vortex.

Ta Ke came precisely for this, so naturally he could not avoid it.

After looking left and right, he confirmed that this place was relatively far from the forbidden seal item.

Ta Ke took a deep breath, moved his steps, and directly stepped into this small wind vortex where forbidden power gathered.

As soon as Ta Ke entered this forbidden wind vortex, an abrupt change occurred.

From outside, observing it, it seemed very calm, a small-scale forbidden wind vortex.

But once Ta Ke entered, he discovered that inside was a surging torrent of fierce winds.

Ta Ke felt that his flesh was about to be torn apart and crushed by this forbidden power.

That, following his body, soul, and extraordinary state, blew into the forbidden ecology power of the Steam·Wizard Sequence Ecology.

Within Ta Ke's ecology, it gathered into an increasingly fierce hurricane, about to unleash devastation.

Ta Ke is not unable to resist this power.

Rather, Ta Ke needs to accept these powers.

【Rapid Development】 means comparing Ta Ke's own basic traits with the concentration of external traits.

As expected.

After Ta Ke endured for several seconds.

The system's celestial sound suddenly rang out.

"Ding! Detected abundant forbidden rule characteristics in the current environment, about to enter the 【Rapid Development】 state!"

With the system's voice sounding.

Within Ta Ke's ecology, the forbidden surge power that had originally gathered was instantly pressed down and then completely dissipated.

And the surrounding forbidden wind vortex that wanted to twist and tear Ta Ke also calmed down.

It began to be rapidly absorbed by the system.

【Rapid Development】 began.

"Hah……"

Feeling that the forbidden wind vortex no longer threatened him, Ta Ke let out a light breath.

He opened the development log, and lines of development effects began to appear.

"Ding! Obtained forbidden rule fragment 0.08."

"Ding! Obtained forbidden rule fragment 0.08."

"Ding! Obtained forbidden rule fragment 0.08."

"Ding……"

…………

Feeling the development effects, Ta Ke quickly summarized the effects of forbidden development.

"First, as a higher-end resource, the acquisition of forbidden rule fragments is very little."

"Of course, it might also……"

Ta Ke looked around at this small forbidden wind vortex surrounding him.

"It's related to this small wind vortex ecology around me."

"Second, the acquisition efficiency is also relatively slow."

"It takes about 10 seconds to obtain one fragment."

"In the case where only 0.08 can be obtained each time, one minute yields 0.48, and one hour yields 28.8."

"According to the size of this wind vortex, let alone lasting an hour, even ten minutes might not be sustainable!"

"Fortunately……"

Ta Ke looked toward the outside of the passage.

Just now, while I was listening, the sound of the wind vortices was not just one.

Even if I accumulate several wind vortices, I can still obtain some.

After all, this is a rare high-level resource 【Forbidden Rule Fragments】; having a small amount is completely understandable.

While Ta Ke quietly waits for the system's 【Rapid Development】.

Wuuu...

The relatively intense wind vortex sound outside surged suddenly.

Huh? What's the situation?

Ta Ke's precise vision, with his eyes slightly narrowed, lightly opened toward the outside of the passage.

However, he saw a large amount of forbidden wind vortex waves, like a tide, howling toward him.

The wind vortex that had been quickly absorbed by the system and had begun to shrink, after receiving replenishment, instantly became huge.

Immediately, the entire passage, and even outside it, were filled with the ecological tide of forbidden wind vortices.

This is... forbidden ecology, which has gained a certain ecological consciousness!

Ta Ke couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The forbidden ecology sensed that I am opposing its ecological power.

Even in 'destroying' its ecological power.

So this powerful forbidden ecology wants to gather its own power to suppress or even destroy me?

Forbidden things themselves have vital life; their ecology having self-ecological consciousness is not strange.

That's...

Ta Ke's eyes slightly narrowed, and he lightly laughed.

This resistance will only speed up my development; it poses no threat to me at all.

It coming to me on its own actually lets me avoid danger and not have to search everywhere.

After examining for a moment, he confirmed that sitting here waiting for development was fine.

Ta Ke, sitting in the corner, began researching the 【Forbidden Rule Fragments】.

According to the system's exposition on the characteristics of the 【Forbidden Rule Fragments】.

Below 30 fragments, it belongs to the safe and harmless level of forbidden sealed objects.

Between 30 and 100 fragments, it belongs to the 【Minor Spirit】 level of forbidden sealed objects.

【Dangerous】: 100-300 fragments.

【Deadly】: 300-1000 fragments.

【Terrifying】: 1000-3000 fragments.

【Destruction】: 3000-10000 fragments.

【Catastrophic】: 10000 fragments and above.

According to the principle of equivalence.

Forbidden sealed objects have 【Positive Rule】 and 【Negative Rule】, two sides of the same entity.

For a sealed object, the positive and negative rules are not much different.

【Positive Rule】 is directed outward; the user uses it to deal with others.

【Negative Rule】 is directed inward; according to how long the user employs the positive rule, frequency, depth of power used, etc., it gives all-around feedback to the user themselves.

And the 【Forbidden Rule Fragments】 are a resource from the system's development.

They can both strengthen the 【Positive Rule】 and weaken its 【Negative Rule】.

Ta Ke currently holds the 【Fate Fang】.

Positive Rule: 56

Negative Rule: 39

Overall, the effect is still quite good.

But there are the system-produced 【Forbidden Rule Fragments】.

Ta Ke can completely raise its Positive Rule to above 100 points, reaching the 【Dangerous】 level, or even above 300 points, reaching the 【Deadly】 level.

And its negative characteristics, Ta Ke can weaken them below 30 points, keeping its negative characteristics harmless.

【Negative Rule】 is an indispensable balancing force of forbidden sealed objects, part of them; completely reducing it to 0 points will cause the forbidden sealed object to lose control, run amok, and even destroy its forbidden rule framework.

Maintaining a certain 'Negative Rule' helps the forbidden sealed object's rule characteristics to be better exerted.

Basically, after reducing it below 30 points, ordinary people can bear the negative impact, let alone extraordinary beings.

After feeling it carefully.

Ta Ke glanced at his gains from Rapid Development.

【Forbidden Rule Fragments】: 2.6 units.

This Forbidden Rule Fragment, as a high-level resource, its power is naturally not needing much talk.

But the difficulty of obtaining it is also relatively high, which also matches the characteristics of high-level resources.

After all, not every place can possess forbidden ecology.

At least...

Ta Ke surveyed this huge forbidden seal constructed by Sheng Lande.

After waiting for the next wave when the anchor point can be changed, I will definitely sweep this forbidden seal area; it is much stronger than the ecology of the Forbidden Curtain Stage.

Such was his thought.

Ta Ke, while focusing his mind, looked at the 【Forbidden Curtain Stage】 that had already been used on him but was delayed by the divine spirit.

Positive Rule: 616

Negative rule: 181.

As a Death‑grade forbidden seal, its "positive rule" against Ta Ke reached 616, absurdly strong.

But its effect on the user, namely the Dark Sun Crown Rank Grand Archbishop's negative trait, is considerably less.

With this 181 negative hazard, the Dangerous‑grade range of 100 to 300 is not high.

"That Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui thing, it's something! It actually managed to cultivate such a good thing."

Ta Ke thought to himself.

As Ta Ke opened the details page of the Forbidden Rule Fragment.

Various uses of the Forbidden Rule Fragment surfaced one by one.

Regarding the Forbidden Curtain Stage that Ta Ke is about to enter.

Ta Ke can directly insert the fragment to weaken its Forbidden Rule characteristic against him, that is, the value "616".

Ta Ke estimates that reducing it below 300 points, crossing the 300 threshold between Dangerous‑grade and Death‑grade, should make it easier to handle.

This method is a one‑time fix, but it consumes more.

Over three hundred points of "Forbidden Rule Fragment".

All enough for Ta Ke to forge his destiny revolver into a powerful Death‑grade forbidden seal.

A Death‑grade destiny revolver pistol above 300 points is still very fierce.

The second method, then, is to insert fragments to directly weaken the forbidden enemy Ta Ke will face.

The first enemy Ta Ke will currently face is a Level‑48 Death Scythe Lord.

A skeletal undead lord wielding a massive bone‑spike scythe blade.

It seems Ta Ke can still cope.

But this is only the pull of the first wave of the Curtain Stage.

The second wave is probably some Level‑50s, even Level‑60s Legendary Lords.

The third wave, Level‑60s and Level‑70s Master Heroic Spirits.

The fourth wave, Level‑70s and Level‑80s Legendary Heroic Spirits.

Given the Dark Sun Grand Archbishop's hatred toward himself, Ta Ke has already guessed the opponent's ruthless move.

For this kind of single‑use rule attack.

The Forbidden Rule Fragment's effect is extremely powerful.

One Forbidden Rule Fragment can lower an enemy by 10 levels.

That is, for this Level‑48 Death Scythe Lord, Ta Ke inserts four fragments.

He can then, in the next battle, happily obtain an 8‑level Death Scythe Lord.

If he inserts five fragments, he can directly reduce the enemy's level to Level‑1.

Level‑1 is already the lowest; the enemy's level cannot be reduced below zero.

Feeling his gradually accumulating Forbidden Rule Fragments, turning into 3‑point, 4‑point, 5‑point pieces.

Ta Ke let out a light breath, a smile gradually spreading across his face.

"In the extraordinary world, forbidden seals themselves are among the most potent methods."

"I've obtained Forbidden Rule Fragments, so I now fully possess the means to counter all kinds of wondrous forbidden techniques."

"First stabilize development, then reap a wave of Forbidden Rule Fragments!"

Having a way to deal with the Dark Sun Church's Forbidden Curtain Stage.

Ta Ke's mind finally steadied.

During Ta Ke's Rapid Development.

The forbidden ecological forces of this Saint Land sealed area originally intended to annihilate Ta Ke.

But as those forbidden ecological forces surged, they made Ta Ke's Rapid Development effect exceptionally good.

Unnoticed, four or five hours passed directly.

……

When the forbidden wind vortex outside began to weaken, eventually unable to actively converge into a vortex to attack Ta Ke.

The development log on the system's Rapid Development page finally stopped flashing.

Ta Ke, who had been meditating, carefully sensed outward.

He discovered that the dangerous forbidden aura that should have pervaded the entire forbidden seal land had completely vanished.

As if…

The forbidden seals sealed here had dispersed into the external forbidden forces, as if they were completely eradicated.

Ta Ke, who has studied extraordinary ecology, naturally understood the reason.

"Even when the forbidden seals here are in a sealed state, they still emit seal‑characteristic power throughout this area, forming a forbidden ecology."

"When I absorb this area's forbidden ecological traits, it's like cleaning the place; they will lie dormant for a long time until… the next convergence of forbidden ecological power."

"This place has Terrifying‑grade forbidden seals; once restored, they will recover quickly!"

Immediately, Ta Ke looked at his own rapid harvest of four or five hours.

Forbidden Rule Fragments: 132.

132 forbidden fragments—not many, but already considerable.

Sufficient to counter this Forbidden Curtain Stage's impact on Ta Ke at the Forbidden Rule level…

Even… Ta Ke might use the Forbidden Curtain Stage built by the Dark Sun Grand Archbishop to strike the Dark Sun Church members.

"I've stayed here long enough; it's time to leave."

"Along the way, I'll also check the Death‑grade seals I previously selected to see which suits me best."

With that thought, Ta Ke walked toward the 【Death-level】 sealed items area on the upper floor.