Chapter 531: Become Me

"I'll scold you when we get home."

Now was not the time to reason with a cat. Xia De said this to the aggrieved cat, reached out to snatch the ring from its mouth, and lifted the cat out of the box, letting Difa hold it.

He placed the 【Gift Box of the Gods】 at his feet. The box seemed to respond to the light of the scales in Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's hand, ensuring that the pus which had already covered the entire clearing and was spreading toward the crystal forest could never infect the three of them.

"Meow~"

Mia curled up in Difa's soft embrace, her large eyes watching Xia De. There was a very faint golden shimmer on the cat, like the sun, but also like the lingering divine radiance currently on Xia De.

"I think your ring is here."

Xia De displayed the 【Fish-Training Ring】 and then slipped it onto his own finger. This way, he had two rings on each hand, appearing quite symmetrical. When Dac Nisi's right hand had fallen earlier, the black shadow that had rushed out of the 【Gift Box of the Gods】 was clearly Mia. It was Mia who had snatched the ring from the severed hand; since the cat liked the 【Transformation Ring】, it was possible she liked the 【Fish-Training Ring】 as well.

"You damned thief!"

A curse-like voice issued from Dac Nisi's mouth, but it was not Dac Nisi's own voice; it was clearly a demon speaking in the demonic tongue. Amidst the gurgling sound of flowing liquid, Xia De opened his mouth slightly in surprise:

"Without the ring, you are actually able to borrow his mouth to speak? You really do want to occupy Dac Nisi's body!"

In this completely dark area, the three illuminated by the golden light huddled together. The light from the scales in Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's hand barely allowed them to see Dac Nisi.

"Ivan Dac Nisi, answer me, who is speaking to me right now?"

Xia De asked.

"You want to seize my body?"

The voice that came from Dac Nisi's mouth this time was indeed his own.

"Yes."

The demonic language was spoken again from Dac Nisi's mouth, but the man who had already become the second Chosen One was not afraid at all. Maintaining his form covered in human pus, he laughed:

"Hit head-on by that terrifying potion earlier, taking so many attacks from a 13th-level Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi for me, and even handing over all the power absorbed from the darkness for me to complete the ritual—how much power do you have left now? I have already become a Chosen One; I have mastered that vast knowledge and power you cannot even imagine. Did you think I had no defenses against you?"

In the right eye covered by human pus, scarlet light points flickered. Dac Nisi continued to talk to himself; perhaps this was what it looked like when Ring Mages communicated with themselves.

The demon spoke using Dac Nisi's mouth:

"At the moment the Chosen One ritual was completed, influenced by the power of 【Balance】, are you really alright? If I weren't putting in the effort, you wouldn't even have mid-level power right now. Only a Chosen One can kill a Chosen One. There is another Chosen One standing right in front of you, but I am not affected by her terrifying balance.

Do you believe in the gravity of fate? My dear Ivan, you must be careful. That human beside her seems to hide even more terrifying power. You still need my help."

Using Dac Nisi's mouth to emit a voice that seduced himself—this looked very strange.

Dac Nisi's back seemed to be embedded into that giant crystal pillar. His height and physique were constantly increasing, and at the same time, more and more black pus surged from the right half of his body.

But Xia De was still waiting. While Dac Nisi grew stronger, he in the darkness was also gradually grasping that touch. Enough Spirit was sufficient for him to cast a miracle beyond his level; it seemed there would be no need to waste a single drop of divinity on this matter.

"What do you want?"

Dac Nisi asked softly. Both his normal eye and the covered right eye looked at Xia De, but these words were clearly not directed at him.

The demon finally stated its purpose:

"Help you devour the power of the 【Darkness Domain】, allowing you to leapfrog from the 6th level directly to a high level. In return, share your power with me. From now on, for 6 hours out of every 24, I will have complete control of your body."

"And then, you will keep extending this time in request after request, until you completely occupy my body?"

Dac Nisi laughed.

"You have no choice. Without my help, can you escape now? Opposite you is a Chosen One who awakened earlier than you, a woman who possesses the power of a Witch, and a fellow who doesn't even know if he's human..."

Xia De felt insulted.

The demonic tongue said softly:

"You need me, don't you?"

Xia De translated the demon's words for his companions. Difa shook her head, indicating her lack of understanding for Dac Nisi, while Yin Yi Yi Lu Na looked with hatred at Ivan Dac Nisi, who was gradually disappearing into the edge of the light:

"We all inherited the power of the Ancient Gods and shoulder that responsibility. Are you really going to share your power with a demon, defiling the pure darkness, defiling your own identity?"

"Look, they are trying to stop me from helping you. They are all afraid of me."

The demonic tongue in Dac Nisi's mouth continued to murmur, and Xia De translated it very considerately.

In reality, the Spirit converted after devouring the darkness was enough for Xia De to open the 【The Little Match Girl】 mystery lock incompletely. Even if he couldn't defeat the current Dac Nisi, it was enough for him to take his companions and escape, because Dac Nisi absolutely could not afford to waste time with him here.

But Miss Galina was still here, and Xia De could not leave her behind. Moreover, if he left now, he had a premonition that the Church would absolutely not be able to leave Dac Nisi behind.

He still didn't know what the situation was like outside, or if the Blood Duke Hermons had other arrangements. But Xia De didn't want to always worry about a powerful enemy in the distance that needed to be dealt with, and worry that his enemy would appear again whenever he encountered any danger. Only after worrying for more than a decade could he truly resolve him.

Therefore, he chose not to open the mystery lock 【The Little Match Girl】 to escape, but instead wanted to try another possibility.

"How about we try another method."

The golden luster of the scales in Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's hands was being compressed, and Dac Nisi was completely hidden in the darkness domain. But the scarlet light flickering in the right eye covered by human pus remained.

Before he entered the darkness, Xia De clearly saw a strange, sludge-like thing crawling on his back, whispering softly in his ear.

Xia De seemed to understand what would happen next; only this was the most reasonable:

"So that's it. This is what the demon wanted."

Dense whispers lingered in everyone's ears. The thick darkness and the human pus flowing on the ground seemed to want to turn this place into an abyss. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na was already standing unsteadily, and Difa hurriedly supported her. The cat that had been held by Difa took this opportunity to jump onto the shoulder of the girl with brown long hair, looking down curiously at the golden scales she held.

The light of the Ancient God's power reflected in the cat's curious and innocent eyes.

"It's going to end."

Xia De, with the lingering divine radiance shining on him, said softly, preparing to roll the dice.

A voice came from the darkness—the human pus demon. The voice used another, more ancient language. The power of this language seemed capable of directly corrupting any strong soul in this world:

"How about, my Ivan, let me become your 'other me'."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na and Difa looked in surprise at the scarlet light representing Dac Nisi's right eye, and amidst the sound of gurgling black pus, they all heard Dac Nisi's answer:

"Why should I agree to you?"

"You want to walk alone in the darkness, so why not let me become your shadow, forever, my dear Ivan, forever with you. This is all for even greater power."

There was only the sound of gurgling pus around them. After a few seconds of silence, the three of them heard the answer given by the Chosen One:

"You are me..."

This was a sentence spoken in the Delarion common language. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na sighed, knowing the most terrifying thing was about to happen.

"... I am you."

The ancient demonic tongue spoke this sentence. The scarlet light points extinguished, and everything fell into silence.

After that terrifying second where the whole world seemed silent, following the wind that tore at their eardrums, wild laughter came again from the front. Not from the front, but from all directions. Scarlet light points representing the demon came from all directions. Demonic whispers, terrifying roars, and fear that could not be described in human language surrounded them.

"Silver Moon!"

Raising his right hand, Xia De shouted. Because they were currently under the protection of Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's power of balance, this light finally pierced through the darkness.

All three saw that only the hemispherical area where they stood under the tree still had light. Dark crystals towered around them. From the pus on the ground, from the pitch-black air, from the darkness above their heads, countless terrifying things were taking shape.

The combination of modern man and ancient demon produced an even more terrifying phenomenon.

Thousands of demons, through the power of the 【Darkness】 Chosen One fused with the human pus demon, using the power of the 【Darkness Domain】 as a hotbed, were coming to the present from the cracks of history and the past.

The silver moon at Xia De's fingertips and the light of the scales in Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's hand contracted sharply inward, while Dac Nisi seemed to be everywhere.

He had now transformed into these thousands of demons.

"Abusing the talent of a Chosen One without restriction or awe actually leads to such terrifying consequences. He actually communicated with history and used human pus to awaken those demons of the past. It seems we still underestimated the power on Yin Yi Yi Lu Na. If a Chosen One has no bottom line and doesn't intend to be human, they can be so terrifying... That's why the Diviner tries their best to find them."

Xia De said softly.

He stood in front of the two girls:

"Don't worry, leave everything to me."

The demons beside them, in the sky, and even under the ground simultaneously reached out their hands, or organs similar to hands. Darkness extended, and the light had been compressed to a very small circular area around their feet. Even the moonlight at his fingertips was about to go out.

But the scars on Xia De's body were completely unaffected. The demons feared this light and dared not reach out to touch it.

He looked up at everything around him:

"Dac Nisi, you were finally swallowed by the darkness."

While the 【Fate's Twenty-Sided Die】 is thrown, it will immediately cause good or bad luck to happen, and it will definitely make the person who threw the die know afterwards. Although the good luck determined by the die cannot be specified, in the face of a life-threatening situation, the result of the die is more likely to affect the situation around them, to ensure that the person who threw the die knows what the die affected before dying.

That's why Xia De chose to save the opportunity for a guaranteed 20 points until now.

Before throwing the die, Xia De looked sideways at the cat on Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's shoulder. At this time, Yin Yi Yi Lu Na and Difa had almost turned black, but this cat, which had been trembling with fear, was still completely normal. Not only that, in the situation where the surrounding light was extinguished, the faint shimmer on the cat was very conspicuous:

"I knew it, after the second Night of Divine Descent ended, it definitely wasn't me who restored you from a doll."

Xia De thought in his heart, and the 【Fate's Twenty-Sided Die】 in his hand was thrown into the air:

"It's over." ===== CHAPTER 532 =====