118 Soul Walker (1/2)
Along with Jalax's deafening roar, gray flames appeared all around. The smell of sulfur spread through the entire tomb. This was Decay Fire. Jalax resided in the Wasteland, a place burning with Decay Fire, which would burn the souls of all living beings.
Lin Yun felt the temperature drop when the flames were ignited. The originally sinister tomb became like an icy cave. The raging Decay Fire almost touched Lin Yun's feet, like flaming tongues lashing about, able to completely extinguish his soul.
But Lin Yun stood there, not flinching away at all. Instead, he looked at the Desolate Overlord as if he was looking at a performance.
”Okay, one hundred years…” After a short confrontation, Jalax's voice unexpectedly eased up. ”One hundred years is this Lord Jalax's final concession. This is also your last opportunity, Human.”
”Haha, Respected Desolate Overlord, your generosity is moving me to tears.” Lin Yun showed a smile for the first time. He was looking at the Desolate Overlord without the fear he had previously felt. ”But I'll still refuse!”
”Bold!” Jalax immediately flew into a rage. After roaring once again, the Decay Fires in the surroundings rose up, and the entire area turned grey as it was covered in the flames.
Lin Yun couldn't help shivering when hit by that bone-piercing chill. But his eyes were staring at the contract, at the Desolate Overlord's name written in Nesser. After a short time, Lin Yun's face once again revealed a smile. His finger softly moved along the name of the Desolate Overlord. In a flash, the few Nesser Runes quickly dissipated and the Desolate Overlord's name was wiped away!
”You… You… You have the cheek to erase Lord Jalax's true name! Shameful Thief, you offended the mighty Lord Jalax! Your soul will sink into the abyssal flames forever! I'll make your body turn to ashes and spread you on the Wasteland's soil! I'll imprison your soul for all eternity, I'll make you…”
As the deafening roar echoed through the tombs, pieces of rock fell down from the ceiling. The whole tomb seemed to shake from the anger of the Desolate Overlord.
But despite all this, Lin Yun cast a spell at this moment.
”Time to show me what you really are!”
The spell Lin Yun cast was the 3rd Tier Spell, True Eyes. It was said to be able to see through all illusions and falsehoods. Lin Yun's eyes shone with a radiance the instant the spell was cast.
”You damn human!” Following the activation of the spell, the projection of the Desolate Overlord let out a blood-curdling scream. The projection that had been obscuring no less than half of the ceiling shrank under the light of the True Eyes spell before finally turning into a ring. With a clank, it fell on the ground.
”Human, I curse you!” The moment the ring fell, a shadow flew out.
”Magic Tool Incarnation!” Everything happened too quickly. Lin Yun only had the time to let out a surprised shout before the shadow arrived in front of him. Lin Yun didn't have time to think as he pointed with his Spiritual Magic Staff and cast Flame Shackles while hurriedly retreating.
Lin Yun didn't think these Flame Shackles would have much of an effect because this was a True Spirit Magic Tool's Magic Tool Incarnation. An existence of this level would be able to contend with an Archmage. If the Flame Shackles he sent could trap it for a second, it could be considered a huge victory.
”Fuck, fuck, you damn human!” After casting the Flame Shackles, Lin Yun heard a miserable shriek...
'What happened…'
Lin Yun looked over, stunned, and discovered that the great True Spirit Magic Tool's Magic Tool Incarnation was unexpectedly trapped by a mere 2nd Tier Spell!
”You… You… Wait for me to come out, I'll bite you to death!” That's right, in the middle of the Flame Shackles' flames, a young wolf the size of a palm was loudly barking curses. The only strange part was that the wolf's body was translucent, making it look as if it would dissolve into the air at any moment.
'Hold on, this is a Ghost Wolf!'
Although there was the word ”ghost” in its name, the Ghost Wolf wasn't really an undead lifeform. They were genuine Soul Lifeforms. They had no bodies and lived in Noscent only as souls. They were naturally proficient in all kinds of soul techniques. The illusions they created even had a trace of the Shadow Law.
Such a skill was not to be trifled with. An illusion with a trace of the Shadow Law was comparable to the Death Garden. Just one more step and it wouldn't be impossible for it to turn into reality.
In fact, the supreme existence among the Soul Lifeforms was the rumored Dream King. It was said that each of the Dream King's illusions was indeed a true world.
The Dream King was continuously sleeping and reincarnating among those countless true worlds. If the Dream King truly woke up some day, these countless true worlds would be instantly destroyed, and the burst of power would destroy the world.
Moreover, Soul Lifeforms were immune to almost all physical damage. They also had an extremely high resistance to magic, and only attacks aiming at their souls would truly harm them.
However, Soul Lifeforms were very rare in Noscent. Even in the notes in the decaying library, Lin Yun didn't find more than two dozen mentions of Soul Lifeforms.
He hadn't expected to find one in the tomb of a prince from the 3rd Dynasty.
Moreover, this was a Magic Tool Incarnation's Soul Lifeform.