thefictionvixens Chapter 288
Chapter 288
“That’s right, this is indeed a magic circle from the necromancy category.” After recovering from his exhaustion, Long You took advantage of breakfast time to ask Huo Yuhao some questions he needed to ask Grandpa Electrolux.
Because when Electrolux used the Life Gold to leave Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness to help Di Tian explore the Emperor's Auspicious Beast's sea of consciousness last time, he couldn't and didn't want to hide it from Huo Yuhao. Therefore, Huo Yuhao already knew that Long You had always known that several powerful figures resided within his sea of consciousness. Given this reality, and considering that what he was about to do didn't really need to be hidden from Huo Yuhao, Long You simply began to treat Huo Yuhao like a doorman.
Elder Yi took the possibility that a necromancy magic array of the same origin as his own might have appeared on this continent quite seriously, and immediately appeared to check the video footage that Long You had taken.
"This kind of magic circle is also a rather cruel magic in necromancy. Relying on the power of the magic circle, as long as enough fresh flesh and blood and the souls of living people are put in, a powerful undead will be born in the area covered by the magic circle."
These undead are essentially devoid of intelligence and thought, but possess an incredibly powerful instinct to devour. In my world, no living being can escape their senses. Only the controllers of magic arrays can control these undead to a limited extent. However, because these undead can grow rapidly by devouring flesh and blood, once they reach the limit that the magic arrays can control, most of the controllers will suffer a backlash.
Based on your current investigation, there is only one Soul Saint and several Soul Emperors guarding the supply warehouse, which means they should be the controllers of this magic array.
Considering they are still alive, the strength of the undead kept in the warehouse should not reach the limit of Douluo combat power in the Douluo world, and may even only be at the level of a level 96 or 97 Super Douluo.
"only?
Elder Yi, do you have some misunderstanding about the combat power of a Super Douluo? Regardless of whether the combat power of that undead in the warehouse is level 96 or 97, it is enough to stop us when we take action.
If we cannot devise a targeted strategy, I believe the Holy Spirit Cult will definitely send enough reinforcements to crush us in a short period of time.
"Haha, didn't you just reveal a way to deal with these undead who have no intelligence? A targeted approach."
These undead are difficult to deal with not only because of their immense power, but also because of their suddenness. When controlled by an entity, these undead typically exist in the undead realm, and flesh-and-blood beings moving within the area covered by the magic array cannot escape their detection. Flesh-and-blood beings, however, rarely sense the undead's presence before it appears, thus making it impossible to prepare for battle.
Once we know of its existence, we have many ways to deal with an undead that cannot move widely and has no intelligence.
A cruder approach would be to eliminate its controller while simultaneously bombarding the area covered by the magic circle. Once the magic circle is destroyed, the undead will be unable to appear in the material world. However, this method would be too noisy and likely doesn't align with your strategic objectives.
Then I can offer you a more convenient method called the Magic Array Counteraction Method. Its working principle is that when magic arrays of different effects, composed of opposing force attributes, meet in the same space, they will cancel each other out.
I can provide you with a Light-attribute dispel spell. As for how to place this spell within the area of effect of the necromancy spell, I'm sure you have a good grasp of that.
"A completely new magic circle? What do I need to give in return?"
"You have already paid the reward; the piece of living gold provided by Di Tian is quite valuable."
A slightly dim golden light entered Long You's sea of consciousness. Electrolux's semi-transparent figure vanished from Long You's sight in the blink of an eye.
In a daze, a vast and complex model of a light magic circle appeared in Long You's mind as he stood frozen in place. It took Long You a full five minutes to barely complete the overall scan of the magic circle before he snapped out of his daze.
The light-attribute dispelling magic circle given by Electrolux has been recorded by Xiao Yan in the Book of Visas. Long You's doubts about the warehouse guards' strength last night have also been resolved. However, there is no relief on Long You's face.
The reason is simple: this magic array is far too complex. Even if Long You were capable of learning it, it would inevitably consume a great deal of his energy. However, Long You currently needs to concentrate on comprehending the fundamental laws of space in order to create a spatial invisibility soul tool that can ensure he can leave the Mingdu area unharmed.
The workload was too great, and time was too limited. Long You could only silently cry out, "I can't do it!"
"We need to find help, we really need to find help. Di Tian is very strong, and we're currently in the honeymoon period of our cooperation, but entrusting my life to this Soul Beast King is a bit too risky. The safest way to leave Mingdu safely is to follow the original plan and create a true spatial invisibility soul tool."
The creation of this soul tool involves comprehending the fundamental laws of space, and cannot be entrusted to others. However, the drawing of the magic circle provided by Elder Yi can be done by someone else. Beibei and his gang will definitely not pass the next round of the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition, so the drawing of the edge of the magic circle will be left to them. Anyway, I'm just killing time tonight.
As for the core part of the magic array, it's decided that you two, Senior Brother and Yuhao, will be in it.
In the empty suite restaurant, Long You muttered to himself as he assigned a lot of tasks to his friends, and then temporarily put aside these worries. Although there was no competition during the day, there was a Soul Master competition in the evening. Time was tight, and Long You needed to return to his room as soon as possible to continue to trace the spatial law inscriptions.
It wasn't that Long You didn't want to directly describe the task of dispelling the magic array with the light attribute to Bei Bei and the others, but rather that Bei Bei and the others had already left the hotel. The Tang Clan members had been in Mingdu for quite some time now, and aside from the competition, each of them had basically developed their own side quests. Taking advantage of this rare free time, everyone was very busy.
This also shows that if Long You wanted his friends to help him, it would be impossible without paying a price.
Having visited the Yafi Auction House for the fourth time, Long You familiarly headed towards the entrance to the underground space. However, just as Long You was about to press the button for the soul-guided elevator as he had done before, a waiter suddenly rushed over from the side of the hall and stopped him.
"Sir Soul Master, our steward has some matters he would like to discuss with you. There is still some time before the fourth round of the competition officially begins. I wonder if you could spare some time to meet with us?"
"Manager Zhuang?"
Long You certainly hadn't forgotten the steward who had signed the contract with him, allowing him to openly overuse the rare metal reserves from the competition. However, Long You was still very curious as to why this steward was contacting him at this time.
There was no other reason than that after signing the contract, Long You never saw the manager again. Even the information exchange for the third round of the competition stipulated in the contract was handled by an auction house attendant.
Considering that there was still some time before the competition started, Long You did not suppress his curiosity and directly said to the waiter who came to stop him, "Lead the way."
In the same small room where the contract was signed, Manager Zhuang, whose expression held a hint of bitterness, politely invited Long You to sit down.
Noticing the expression on Manager Zhuang's face as he tried to hide his true feelings but failed, and recalling the several Soul Master experts who suddenly appeared in the branch venue during the third round of the competition, Long You narrowed his eyes slightly and roughly understood why Manager Zhuang would personally contact him again after missing one round of the competition.
[Tsk, it seems that even if someone is in charge, they're just a pawn in the eyes of the forces behind the Ordinary Alliance. They've been sidelined by someone parachuted in from above, and they desperately need me, the Soul Master they recruited and discovered, to perform better in the competition and gain more influence.]
These thoughts silently raced through Long You's mind. Although he wasn't certain his ideas were correct, they were probably pretty close. Considering his main purpose in participating in the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition was to get freebies.
Get the Soul Tool making techniques from the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Masters for free, and also get some rare metals that aren't particularly rare but would require some effort to find on your own.
Having achieved all his goals of getting something for nothing, Long You no longer needed to care about the steward's attitude. So, Long You simply and casually said:
"If there's anything you need, please speak freely. If there's nothing else, I need to prepare for the competition. This is already the fourth round, and there are many top competitors. If I don't prepare properly, there's a good chance I'll be upset."
Long You's blunt words made Manager Zhuang's face stiffen even more. However, considering that Long You was the only card he was relatively confident in, Manager Zhuang still managed to force a smile.
"I'm so sorry for neglecting you, sir. Are you blaming me for not taking good care of you in the last round of the competition? I apologize for that."
The main reason for inviting Mr. [Name] over this time is to give him a briefing on the current round of matches.
Just as the master said, the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition has reached its fourth stage. In this stage, there are no more low-level Soul Masters trying to take advantage of the situation; all 48 contestants in each region are top-tier. If you don't get some information beforehand, you might suffer a hidden disadvantage during the competition.
Seeing that the steward in front of him was about to continue his long-winded speech, Long You couldn't help but frown. Fortunately, those who could become stewards were quite good at reading people's expressions. The moment Long You frowned, Steward Zhuang stopped talking and waved to the messenger beside him, handing over a document that had been prepared in advance to Long You.
The materials provided were as expected, exactly as the rules of this round of the competition stated. In this round, there will be no limit to the amount of rare metals that can be used, and the variety of rare and common metals offered in the competition will be further expanded.
However, these are just small perks; the real challenge lies ahead. The 48 contestants who emerged victorious from the previous round will be divided into 14 groups for head-to-head battles. The competition will involve the participating Soul Masters creating Soul Tools within a two-hour time limit.
Real combat is always full of uncertainties. Considering that the competition rules clearly state that life and death are not an option, the danger of this round of the competition has undoubtedly reached its limit.
However, Long You didn't care about any of this. He already knew the rules of the competition, and he already had a plan in mind for what kind of soul tool he needed to make. If nothing unexpected happened, Long You would undoubtedly win this round of the competition, and he could also use the various rare metals provided by the competition to improve the weapons and equipment of his soul-guided power mecha.
Pretending to be stumped by the competition rules, Long You quickly shook off Manager Zhuang's entanglement and returned to his familiar competition stage workroom.
After two days of tireless study and comprehension of the laws of space, Long You has made some progress in his understanding of the fundamental laws of space. If Long You's previous understanding of the fundamental laws of space was merely a step beyond the threshold, then now he has made a slight advancement. Although he is still generally in the threshold area, he has at least made progress.
To put it simply, if we compare space to a large vat of water, the original Long You could slightly shake the vat, causing ripples in the water, but these ripples were chaotic. The current Glory can still only slightly shake the vat, but the way the water ripples within it is now under the animal's control.
This change, when applied to the creation of soul tools, means that Longyou could no longer simply use the power of spatial laws as loose black powder, throwing it out indiscriminately like fireworks, but could instead create more refined and reliable explosives, such as granular black smoke.
We've digressed, let's get back to the point. The soul tool that Long You is preparing to create in this round of the competition is a pseudo-dimensional space blade.
Chaotic and disordered spatial fluctuations can only conceal Long You's figure. Ordered spatial fluctuations, on the other hand, can naturally become a sharp weapon in Long You's hands.
Although Long You's current ability to manipulate spatial power is extremely limited, the resulting blade formed by spatial fluctuations is only the size of a dagger. However, there is no doubt that attacks originating from the spatial level are not to be underestimated in terms of power, speed, and angle.
Compared to painstakingly creating a soul tool that combines offense and defense in this round of competition, Long You prefers to be able to defeat his opponents with a simple gesture.