In the dilapidated hall, the light of the six-pointed star alchemy array gradually disappeared.
In the center of the formation, Su Lun slowly opened his eyes and let out a long sigh of relief, looking a little tired: "Finally, the fusion was successful."
Although it was the first time to integrate "legendary" quality breeding equipment, the process was quite smooth, and no unforeseen or abnormal situations were encountered.
This [Endless Stomach of the Whale in the Sky] is as identified, and can be successfully integrated as long as one is introduced to the laws of space.
Su Lun felt it and immediately noticed the changes in his body. He said to himself: "It is indeed a legendary breeding suit. The spatial affinity and understanding of the law have been greatly improved."
This is to be expected. After the fusion of the reproductive equipment, certain related attributes will be passively added. This stomach pouch is the biological material of the Void Divine Beast, so it is naturally not bad.
Su Lun felt that the harvest was good, even if this breeding equipment was really "tasteless", at least the spatial ability was enhanced and the life-saving ability was also stronger.
Thinking of this, he pinched the surgeon's seal with both hands, and the alchemy formation suddenly lit up under his feet: "Reproduction and Dismantling!"
Looking again, he raised his palm forward, and a black spot suddenly appeared in his palm. Then as the dark spiritual power poured in, the small black spot gradually grew larger. After about half a minute, a black spot formed in his palm.
A black hole the size of a fist, as endless and deep as the starry sky...
After half a minute, the spell was successfully cast, and the enemy could kill him countless times.
Although he had been mentally prepared, Su Lun looked at it with a hint of helplessness in the corners of his eyes, and thought to himself: "Spell casting is slow and consumes a lot of mana, as expected."
Perceiving it again, the "black hole" is an independent space.
Even the "initial little bit" of space described by the Eye of Omniscient is as large as nearly dozens of indoor basketball courts.
It is enough to stuff several complete battleships into it.
Su Lun was also very satisfied. At least he had plans to build a super large combat mecha in the future, so he wouldn't have to worry about it being inconvenient to carry around.
Moreover, there is still huge room for growth in the future.
Just like blowing up a balloon, how big it can blow up depends entirely on his own ability.
Su Lun thought about it, the Warlock Seal in his hand changed again, and a suction force began to appear in the black hole in his palm. This was naturally the use of [Void Swallowing].
As the dark spiritual power continued to be poured into it, the suction force became stronger and stronger, forming a larger and larger black vortex in the palm of his hand. The wind gradually blew in the ruined hall, and the wooden Buddha statues began to tremble faintly.
As the suction power increases, you can gradually fly sand and rocks.
The movement and appearance are not bad.
But the bigger the vortex becomes, the more dark spiritual power is invested into it.
Su Lun's face turned slightly pale.
Just this one minute of absorption consumed about 30% of his dark spiritual power, which was a terrifying amount of consumption.
But the effect is not proportional.
Preliminary evaluation shows that this [Whale Swallowing] can probably absorb objects within a radius of about ten meters, but both the suction power and the casting speed are very impressive.
It might be okay to use it to collect some dead objects.
If he was alive, he would have run away long ago.
This has almost no offensive effect on the battle at his current level.
Yeah, it's really tasteless.
It's probably like a tractor engine used to tow an aircraft carrier.
It's a good thing, but I don't have much use for it at the moment.
But fortunately, after the understanding of space laws increases, the absorption effect will be greatly improved.
Su Lun comforted himself: There is hope for the future
After successfully advancing, Su Lun didn't plan to stay in Sensoji Temple any longer.
He had not forgotten that in the past two days, Senjo and Miko were still being chased by ghosts outside.
There has been communication in the past two days. It is most likely that they are not in danger. They are trying their best to persist and have no intention of disturbing his advancement.
I dialed the communicator, and sure enough, there were thousands of slightly resentful shouts: "Oh, you finally succeeded in advancing! If it doesn't work, we will be driven out with no way out. Come on, there is
Ghost King!"
When Su Lun heard Qian Tiao's tone, he breathed a sigh of relief. At least he was safe.
More than half an hour later.
Su Lun laid an ambush in a dense forest. In the sky, the black crow totem was hovering in the air with its wings.
Not long after, I saw two familiar figures being chased by dozens of snarling ghosts and monsters.
The group of ghosts brought a violent storm with terrifying momentum, and the leading ghost king was the [red monster]. It was the "mountain king" who had besieged Miko at the ruined shrine before.
Su Lun watched the two men running over, and with the eight-armed spider spear behind him, runic puppets appeared in the forest.
This number of monsters poses no threat at all.
Rushing into the woods, Qian Jiao saw Su Lun and shouted: "Go on!"
As she said that, she threw Miko in her arms over. Then she pulled out the demon sword with excitement on her face, took off her six-armed armor, and rushed into the group of monsters. Look at that posture.
, as if he wanted to vent out all his bad energy from being chased around the world in the past two days.
Before Su Lun could say anything, he saw someone flying over. His eyes twitched, but he also caught Yuzi and held him in his arms.
Yuzi also knew that he was a drag, so he steadied himself and said with a slight embarrassment: "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
Su Lun smiled and put her aside, "We'll talk about it later."
With that said, he controlled the puppet and started fighting those monsters.
There was no suspense in the battle. After Qian Jiao restrained the [Red Monster], those brats were no longer a threat.
In this wilderness, there was no constant stream of ghosts and monsters. Su Lun's puppet army quickly killed all the little monsters. A few minions with strong life-saving abilities, the ability to escape from the ground, and virtualization escaped.
He didn't want to chase her either.
Less than half an hour later, the battle came to an end.
Only Chijou and the [Red Monster] were left fighting in the dense forest, but the outcome was clearly tilted.
Obviously there was no need for help, Su Lun and Yuzi were watching from the side.
He watched Qian Jiao's sword energy flowing freely in the red mist and killing indiscriminately. The sword energy wrapped in the demon sword caused tons of damage to the ghost king. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he murmured: "Sister Qian Jiao, these two
How can Tian’s condensed sword intention be so refined?”
In the past, Qianjo's slashing attacks had very limited damage to such spiritual monsters, and all monster killing relied on the demon sword.
Now it is obvious that ordinary sword slashes will directly make the red mist fade, and the monsters killed will wail again and again.
Hearing this, Miko nodded and said: "[Bodhi Son] is a precious treasure of Buddhism and has a great influence on swordsmen who practice the hell path. In the past two days, Sister Senjo has completely unsealed the demon sword, and her knowledge of the way of swordsmanship has indeed improved by leaps and bounds."
"oh?"
Su Lun also had a hint of joy in his eyes as he listened.
Now it seems that the value of [Bodhi Son] to Qiantiao is really immeasurable.
It didn't take long for the battle to end.
The ghost mist of [Red Monster] is getting lighter and lighter, and even with Miko's talisman, he can't escape, and is eventually killed with a single sword.
When Senjo and the two ran away before, it wasn't that they couldn't fight back, but it was inconvenient to carry an immobile Miko, for fear of accidental injury. They also had to give those monsters some illusions, so that they would keep coming to kill them.
More importantly, the Ghost King must be left to Su Lun to devour.
Qianjo put away the knife, took a deep breath, and greeted Su Lun: "Su Lun, I'll leave the rest to you."
"good!"
When Su Lun saw the "gray mist" left by the Ghost King, he swallowed it directly without any delay.
"You stripped away the soul of Cangshan Ghost King 'Red Youkai'"
"You have learned some techniques for casting spells related to 'Conjuring Wind and Rain'"
"You have obtained a piece of information: 'There are some ancient secrets hidden under the ruined shrine'"
"You know 'some secrets of Huangquan Kingdom'"
"Psychic Power+"
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In addition to the soul fragments, just like last time, the disintegrated ghost king's demonic energy in the forest was also absorbed by the shadow of the god of death.
Su Lun instantly felt refreshed and his perception became clearer.
Although it was not as exaggerated as the previous [Shuten Doji]'s demonic aura, he immediately felt that his understanding of the law of death had directly increased.
The phantom of Death behind him also had clearer facial features.
This feeling of skyrocketing "experience points" made Su Lun feel very happy.
But there wasn’t much delay.
The noise of the battle has attracted monsters from other places, and some ghostly mist appeared outside the forest.
Su Lun called to Senjo and Miko, "Let's go, let's get out of here first."
Qianjo asked: "Where to go?"
Su Lun rolled his eyes and said: "Go to Cangshan Shrine. I just peeled off a little information from the monster's soul. There seems to be something special there."
Qianjo: "Okay."
The three of Su Lun headed all the way to the east of the city. The barren mountain with the shrine is called "Cangshan".
The local snake in Cangshan is the [Red Monster]. Now that the ghost king has been killed, there are no troublesome monsters on the mountain. The three of them went up smoothly.
As they walked along, Su Lun also said curiously: "Sister Qianjo, I saw that when you killed the ghost king just now, the sword intention of 'drawing the sword from hell' was already 70-80% similar to Mr. Akutagawa. You are about to enter the realm of the Sword Master."
?”
He naturally saw that even without the blessing of the demon sword, Qian Tiao's sword intention was quite impressive.
"I do not know."
There was some regret in Senjou's eyes, and he shook his head and said: "There are only two differences between being over the threshold of 'Sword Master' and not being over it. There is no such thing as 'almost over it'. This is a difficult hurdle for any swordsman."
The process may take several years, or it may take a lifetime."
After saying this, she frowned and said: "Moreover, everyone's perception is different, and the way of swordsmanship is also different. Senior Akutagawa can guide me, but I can't completely follow his path. I always feel that I am still missing something."
The opportunity, the energy disperses but does not condense, but I don’t know what the difference is.”
Su Lun seemed to understand, but asked casually: "The Bodhi seed is useless?"
Qian Tiao said: "It is because it is useful that I understand this gap."
"oh"
Su Lun couldn't help with this issue and didn't say much.
I was in a hurry when I came here before and didn't have time to take a closer look at the scenery on the mountain. Now I see that although it is desolate, it is also a bit of a decadent scene. The stone torii has collapsed, and there are still some incomplete ones on the roadside.
The architectural style of the stone lantern is slightly different from that of today’s Shanyin God, showing ancient meanings everywhere.
Su Lun and the others were not slow and arrived at the shrine very quickly.
Like Sensoji Temple, there are no ghosts visiting the shrine in the land of underworld, so only a few shabby buildings remain.
To outsiders Su Lun and Senjo, all shrine buildings look the same.
But Mitsuo Miko is a shrine maiden. When she saw the architectural details of this shrine, she could tell that this shrine was different at a glance and said: "This is an ancient shrine. It looks like the architectural style of the shrine before the Great Collapse."
.”
Senjo asked: "Great collapse?"
"Um."
Yuzi nodded and explained: "Our Shinto religion has an inheritance. It is said that a long, long time ago, there was a 'great collapse' in this world, which caused the plane to collapse and the gods to fall. But the era was too long, and I don't know whether
Many. I just know that before that, when Shinto was prosperous, the gods would come from time to time to preach and teach. Therefore, the architectural style of the shrine has some special styles."
When Su Lun heard this statement, he immediately guessed that it was probably the war between the gods that destroyed the Dawn Era, the "lost history" in which the alchemical plane was shattered into pieces.
But I didn't get any more useful information.
Su Lun even felt that the real underworld should not exist in shrines and temples. It only existed because of Fujiwara Hayato's pen.
It seems to have some special symbolic meaning.
He looked at the shrine with thoughtful eyes, pointed to a house and said, "Come on, let's go in and take a look. There is a basement inside."
In [Red Monster]'s memory, it is because of this basement that it has always been entrenched here.
The three of them came to what was supposed to be a side hall. Looking at the stone floor, Su Lun pointed to a floor tile: "It's down here."
Miko looked at the layout of the hall and said: "This should be the 'Treasure Hall'. It is usually a place used to visit the shrine's magical artifacts and treasures."
Senjou also became interested when he heard this, "Is there really a treasure?"
Monsters are ghosts and can penetrate through walls and into the ground, but Su Lun and the others cannot.
Fortunately, Su Lun was proficient in all kinds of construction machinery. He dug out some mechanical parts and quickly assembled a steam earth drilling machine with a threaded drill bit. As soon as the steam boiler was started, the drill bit pointed at the ground and made a sudden burst of noise.
Drill, the soil rolled out, and it was drilled in quickly.
At a depth of about ten meters, the machine drilled through the rock roof of the underground palace.
Su Lun heard the special sound of gravel and said, "Let's go down."
The three of them jumped down
There was not much space in the underground palace, and it was completely dark. The magic lamp turned on, and a golden statue came into view first.
The statue has an angry look on its face, its whole body is as red as flames, and it is holding a sword and magic weapon. The most eye-catching thing is the eight magatama-patterned thunder drums on its back.
Yuzi recognized it at a glance and exclaimed: "This is the incarnation of the "Jianyu Thunder God"!"
Su Lun had already known that there was such a statue here, so he didn't find it strange.
After hearing Yuzi say this name, the introduction about this god in the classics immediately came to his mind.
This is a god worshiped as the "God of Thunder" and "God of Swords" by the residents of Yamagakure.
Although he is not as famous as Amaterasu, he is still a god of the same generation and has a high status. It is said that the death of Izanami is related to him.
In Su Lun's previously stripped memories, the red monster has always been entrenched here because this statue has a special "divine power".
But Su Lun looked intently for a moment, but couldn't see any clues. Instead, his omniscient eye identified the word "A statue containing the remnants of Shinto".
But after sensing it, he, an alchemist, didn't see anything special about the residual thoughts.
Su Lun thought that Yuzi knew, so he turned his head and asked: "Miss Yuzi, what is the golden body?"
Miko explained: "Legend has it that before the Great Collapse, Shinto was prosperous. If gods wanted to come down to the world to bless believers, they would descend on the golden bodies of statues made by certain believers. These golden bodies usually retain the divine power of the gods."
"oh."
Su Lun felt that this thing had nothing to do with him and might be of some use to Yuzi.
But suddenly, he felt a violent storm of sword intent erupting around him.
"Huh"
He turned his head and saw Qian Tiao's expression was extremely serious, staring at the figure with eyes as bright as lightning. She placed her hand on the demon sword, and the six-armed Rakshasa shadow had appeared behind her.
A closer look revealed that there was a layer of body-protecting aura condensed from the sword energy lingering on her body. And that layer of aura was like a beating thunder snake, gradually exploding with wisps of lightning.
Su Lun immediately realized something: "Sword Qi turns into Gang, will Sister Qiantiao's domineering power be achieved?"
Moreover, it's not just domineering, the sword intent of the hell realm is also like a volcanic eruption, so strong that it makes people feel sharp when standing next to her. The "Ghost King Hundred Eyes Munamasa" demon in her hand
The energy leaked out like a tide, and the shadow of a snow-white centipede with thousands of eyes wrapped around her left arm.
Looking again, the [Demon Bodhi Seed] hanging around her waist was shining brightly, seeming to be protecting her mind again.
Su Lun's eyes twitched, and he thought of something, and thought to himself: "Is this an epiphany?"
Buddhist enlightenment cannot be explained clearly, cannot be explained clearly, and is mysterious and mysterious.
This has come as a surprise.
"Kenyu Raijin" is the god of swords, and that "remnant of Shinto" may have been the chance for Chijou to become a "sword master".
On the side, Miko looked at the strange phenomenon on Qianjou, looked at each other with Su Lun, and also showed a happy smile.
I don’t know how long this process will last, so the two of them didn’t bother Qian Jiao and silently moved away from each other.
This underground palace is quite large, so the two of them walked to the other side of the statue.
Su Lun thought of something and whispered: "I remember there are some Shinto stone murals on the wall."
As he spoke, he took the magic light source and shined it at it.
Although the pale yellow light is not bright enough, it still illuminates a lifelike relief.
Su Lun didn't need to read it to know that the content above was similar to "Kagura Dance" movements and sacrificial scenes, and these things were of no use to him.
But when Miko stood aside and saw the content of the mural clearly, she seemed to have seen something incredible, and she couldn't hide the look of shock on her pretty face.
She quickly covered her mouth and exclaimed: "This is the untold secret of our Shinto witches before the great collapse, the 'Dance of the Divine Witch'!"
When Miko saw these stone carvings, she felt as if a responsibility had fallen upon her. She quickly checked all the murals, and was shocked: "Oh my god, we only have a few fragments of paintings left in Iga Shrine, but here are actually twenty
Four complete pictures!”
This was the first time Su Lun saw Yu Zi acting so gloomy and asked, "Is this secret technique very powerful?"
"Um."
Yu Zijing's eyes trembled with light, and she had nothing to hide from Su Lun. She said excitedly: "It can be said that the inheritance of our Shinto witches is almost all derived from the content on this stone tablet. This way can lead to the gods!"
"Miko" is a profession,
"Saiou" means status,
And "Witch" is a level of strength.
These pictures are more precious than the ones Su Lun saw in the royal family before.
Hearing this, Su Lun thought to himself: "This Huangquan Kingdom really has so many treasures."
He looked at Yuzi's happy expression and felt that the opportunity had come by such a coincidence.
But what he was even more impressed with was that Hayato Fujiwara, the great writer and adventurer, really collected a lot of good treasures!
Senjou fell into an epiphany in front of the statue of "Katemikan Raijin", and Miko discovered the secret method on the stone slab of the underground palace. Both of them fell into a state of extreme obsession, and it seemed that they would not be idle for a while.
Su Lun was left alone and suddenly had nothing to do.
He wandered around the underground palace and got out after finding nothing else useful.
Thinking that he would stay in this shrine for a few days, Su Lun arranged some barriers to isolate the atmosphere in the underground palace. He prayed that no big monsters would disturb him before Senjou completed his enlightenment.
After doing all this, Su Lun opened his notebook again, drew a mountain on the sketch of Huangquan Kingdom, and wrote the words "Ruined Shrine".
In the center is a ghost town, with Sensoji Temple to the south and Izanami Shrine to the north.
Su Lun wrote a few more words in his notes, analyzing all the possibilities of getting out.
Although I have gained a lot from this trip to the "Land of Underworld".
But he didn't forget that if he really couldn't get out, no matter how many treasures he had, he wouldn't be able to get out.
The three of them, and the treasures they carry, will add more collections to the world.