nagpurpolice Chapter 55 Consciousness Pollution
Chapter 55 Consciousness Pollution
In the underground space, under the watchful gaze of the Black Flame Dragon, more than thirty short, stocky cave monsters trembled with fear and unease.
After a long silence, the Black Flame Dragon slowly growled, "Which of you is the leader?"
The group of dark-skinned cave monsters looked at each other, and finally, the last monster, with a beard dragging on the ground and bulging muscles all over its body, silently stepped forward and respectfully spoke in the abyssal demon language.
"Great Lord of the Abyss, I am their leader."
Hearing the short, stocky monster's standard Abyssal demonic language, the Blackflame Dragon raised an eyebrow: "The weapons those kobold elites wield, did you forge them?"
As it spoke, the Black Flame Dragon extended its sharp claws, pointing at a black battle axe stuck in front of it, with an invisible force faintly surrounding it.
The short, stocky monster replied respectfully, "Yes, great Abyss King, this is our deal with Vasador. They provide food, and we forge weapons for them."
After saying that, he added, "However, at present, only I am capable of forging extraordinary weapons; the forging skills of my other clansmen are not yet sufficient."
Oh.
The Black Flame Dragon thought for a moment, then pointed its claw at the short, stocky monster: "From now on, you will be called Brod, and you will rule over all the cave monsters."
boom!
Under the shroud of billowing demonic energy, the short, stocky monster let out a deep roar, its body expanding at a visible speed, growing from 1.5 meters to 1.9 meters.
Its originally black, oily skin grew rough black dragon scales, its flat facial features gradually became more defined, and two fangs grew from its lower lip, making it look ferocious.
After a long while, the transformed caveman knelt on one knee and said respectfully, "Thank you for bestowing upon me your true name, Your Majesty. Brod will forever be loyal to the great King of the Abyss."
"Hmm!" The Black Flame Dragon nodded slightly, then brought up its personal page and opened the information on its familiars.
Name: Broad
Race: Crypt Monster
Rank: Tier 2, Lower Ghost Level
Traits: Defense 3 stars, Strength 4 stars, Agility 2 stars
Awakened Talent: Earth Fire Resonance [Can resonate with the magma and flames flowing in the earth, drawing in earth fire to gather and smelt minerals]
Ability: Berserk Forging [Greatly consumes stamina to enter a berserk forging state, accelerating the forging process of weapons and equipment and increasing the success rate]
This new familiar's base stats are only slightly worse than the Minotaur Serus, but its abilities and awakened talents are similar to what the Black Flame Dragon had predicted, all related to forging.
The reason it expended energy and blood essence to bestow its name was because it valued the forging ability of this demon.
"Brod, your next task is to forge a unique extraordinary weapon for Vala and the others. Put aside all other dungeon monster quests and prioritize mining."
"I need extraordinary lava stones, the more the better."
"Yes."
There were many things to do that night, and Chen Zheng didn't regain some consciousness until almost 4 a.m.
It was pitch black outside. Chen Zheng, who wasn't sleepy, got up and went to the middle of the dormitory to take out the molten stone crystal ore from his soul space.
But when he consciously perceived the soul space, he couldn't help but pause.
这次深渊之身进阶带动下，灵魂空间直接扩展了数十倍，大小从4X4X4变成了16X16X16。
Chen Zheng took out all the molten stone crystals from his soul space, a total of ninety-five.
"Uh, that's a bit too much, I can't absorb it all." After thinking for a moment, Chen Zheng took back most of the ore, leaving only fifteen pieces outside.
The active elements in extraordinary ores are stable, and they are taken several times slower to be extracted than those from elixirs. It takes two minutes to extract all the active elements from a single ore.
Currently, Chen Zheng's Plunder Talent is activated for about two hours each day, and he has already used up most of it by plundering more than seventy Fire Orchids.
Chen Zheng sat cross-legged on the floor, holding a piece of molten stone ore in each hand. "All Spirits Plunder, Activate!"
"Plunder fire-attribute extraordinary elements, Constitution limit +3, Blood purity +1".
"Plundering fire-attribute extraordinary elements, Constitution limit +4, Blood purity +1..."
After all the active elements from the fifteen pieces of molten stone ore were plundered, Chen Zheng could clearly feel that his physical limit had been expanded by 42 points.
The initial awkwardness of the original Viper Tendon Fist technique after pushing it to the ninth turn disappeared again.
Chen Zheng smiled and said, "It seems my prediction was correct. As long as the upper limit of physique is raised to three hundred, the Iron Armor Technique can be pushed to the ninth level limit."
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"Brother, are you up yet?"
At seven o'clock in the morning, just as dawn was breaking, Chen Zheng was woken up by a phone call from Chen Ye.
Chen Zheng, who had only slept for a little over two hours, mumbled sleepily, "What's wrong, Chen Ye?"
Chen Ye's voice came from the other end: "Brother, we have a day off today, want to go back and see Mom together?"
"Is today a holiday?" Chen Zheng was a little confused.
Chen Ye asked in surprise, "Yeah, the teacher announced in the class group last night that we'd have a day off after the trial to relax. Didn't you see it, bro?"
"Uh... I was cultivating at the time and didn't pay attention."
"Then let's meet at the south gate at eight o'clock. I'll tell Mom later."
"it is good."
Chen Zheng nodded and hung up the phone. At that moment, he noticed two unread messages on his personal terminal, which were announcements from the school.
Chen Zheng clicked on the first item.
[Thanks to the dedicated research and development efforts of the Imperial Capital Research Department, the virtual world and the real-world network are about to be officially connected. Currently, the virtual world is undergoing upgrades and is unavailable. The estimated completion time is 19:00 tonight.]
The second piece of information is about the changes to the reward rules for the Newcomer Power Ranking.
[Jiangzhou University Announcement: Due to the outstanding performance of liberal arts students in this trial, and after discussion among university leaders, the rewards for the Freshman Battle Power Ranking have been adjusted as follows.]
[Those who enter the top 5,000 for the first time will receive 100 points. For every 100 places gained between 5,000 and 3,000, an additional 50 points will be awarded.]
[For every 100 places advanced from 3,000 to 2,000, the reward has been adjusted to 100 points...]
With this adjustment, the rewards for the Newcomer Power Ranking have all been increased.
The biggest adjustment is for those ranked 5,000 to 3,000. The original 50-point reward has been increased to 100 points, and there is an additional 50-point reward for every 100 places gained.
In other words, as long as Chen Zheng breaks into the top 3,000, he will receive another 1,100 points as a reward.
Thinking of this, Chen Zheng couldn't help but smile, but when he went to the bathroom to wash up, his gaze paused.
He looked as handsome as ever in the mirror, but his once brown eyes had turned pitch black, like an abyss, exuding an invisible sense of oppression.
Furthermore, he exuded an invisible pressure that emanated from his body like ripples, causing people to tremble with fear.
This oppressive aura was distinctly different from the malevolent energy generated by slaughtering numerous mutated creatures in the past few days; it emanated from the terrifying authority that the Black Flame Demon Dragon had just condensed.
However, compared to the terrifying aura emanating from the Black Flame Demon Dragon, the aura of fear emanating from him was more than ten times weaker.
"Abyss corruption?"
Chen Zheng frowned: "No, it's not the pollution of abyssal energy. Abyssal energy can corrupt creatures, but I don't feel any corruption at all."
"My changes are likely due to the influence on my consciousness after the Black Flame Demon Dragon fused with the power of fear."
The human body and the abyss body are two separate entities, so they do not affect each other when breaking through evolutionary levels. However, changes in mental consciousness will affect the human body.
After all, the mind and consciousness are one.
Fortunately, it was discovered early.
Chen Zheng closed his eyes, and the aura of fear and authority that permeated his body slowly subsided and disappeared. When he opened his eyes again, everything had returned to normal.
The only change was in his eyes; his dark eyes were bright and beautiful, exuding a sense of mystery like stars in the night sky.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Chen Zheng arrived at the south gate of the school, where Chen Ye was already waiting for him by the roadside.
"Brother, over here."
Today, Chen Ye was wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt, gray trousers, and sneakers. The T-shirt was close-fitting and revealed his muscle lines, making him look masculine and handsome.
Behind Chen Ye was a luxury sedan, its red and blue body both elegant and understated.
At that moment, the car window rolled down, revealing Chu Ya sitting in the driver's seat.
Today was a day off, and Chen Ye's classmate wasn't wearing her training clothes either. Instead, she wore a black belted long dress and had her long hair down, looking quite stunning.
There was also a girl with long black and blue hair sitting in the passenger seat.
The girl was even prettier than Chu Ya. Her delicate face was lightly made up, and the simple purple eyeshadow made her look more charming.
Her half-up high ponytail was tied with a red ribbon, and paired with a bright red fitted shirt, she looked like a stunningly beautiful rose in full bloom.
She was a beauty no less stunning than Bai Su, and even Chen Zheng couldn't help but take another look.
Of course, this is not lust; it is a normal person's appreciation of beautiful things.