Cataclysm King Chapter 180

Chapter 180 Catastrophic Clown Mask

The closer Ji Xun got to the statue with a spider body and a human face, the more the divine power of the silvery moonlight in the sky surged into the clown mask on his face.

The mask, which was originally as thin as a cicada's wings, also began to take on color.

The remaining divine power of faith on this statue would definitely be fatal pollution to ordinary people, but now it has become the nourishment of the mask.

Ji Xun clearly felt that the extraordinary properties of the mask were becoming more and more abundant.

Like a dry tree being filled with nutrients, an indescribable change is taking place.

Before, I was inhaling wisps of it, but after I got closer, the clown mask was sucking in the moonlight divine power on the statue like a whale.

 The clown mask is [JOKER]'s exclusive relic, and its quality is definitely not low.

Ji Xun was not afraid of having too much magical power, so he walked all the way.

 The mask absorbs divine power without his control or thought.

 He walked all the way to the steaming black coffin.

Ji Xun looked intently into the open coffin lid, and his expression immediately brightened: "Sure enough."

 When he took the risk to stay in this underground palace, he was not only thinking about the Silver Moon Statue.

And this coffin.

Even after the remains of the angel came out, Ji Xun also discovered that the coffin still contained rich supernatural properties.

At first glance, the entire inside of the coffin is filled with black crystals.

“So many high-quality [dark matter crystals].”

Ji Xun couldn't help but let out a long breath when he saw the crystals in the coffin.

 When I hunted those undead monsters before, I only dug out a crystal the size of a fingernail.

 And in front of him, a piece of crystal was densely condensed on the wall of the coffin.

Ji Xun had been thinking about how the crystals in the undead monsters in this ruins were formed before.

 Now it is confirmed that it was caused by the leakage and contamination of the extraordinary characteristics of the angel's corpse.

And unlike the crystals condensed in the bodies of undead monsters outside which only have a meager dark element, these crystals in front of you are very special.

The coffin sealed the extraordinary properties in the angel's corpse, but over the thousands of years, these overflowing properties also leaked out a lot and condensed into the dark matter crystal.

Ji Xun used [Feast] to try to devour it.

Enlightenment appears immediately.

“Unknown dark element affinity +1”

“You used Feast, mental power +0.03”

“You used Feast, the upper limit of mana power is +0.06”

“You used Feast, Constitution +0.02”

  「You used it. Strength +0.01」

“You used .Toughness +0.09”

“You used the unknown extraordinary characteristic +0.3”

 A large row of attribute increase prompts.

“Angels are angels! Their extraordinary characteristics are so different from those of humans!”

Ji Xun looked shocked when he saw the enlightenment in front of him.

 Previously, devouring corpses basically only improved physical attributes.

 But swallowing these dark matter crystals is different.

 Not only the regular attribute increase, but also spiritual power, spell power, and the incomprehensible "unknown extraordinary characteristics".

Ji Xun speculated that it might have something to do with the blood of angels, or some kind of extraordinary energy that his current level could not understand.

Although I don't know what it is specifically, I feel pretty good after swallowing it.

But here's the problem.

 It's like eating a food you've never seen before.

Ji Xun is not sure that these unknown extraordinary characteristics will have a positive effect on his current body.

 But this is the purest extraordinary substance he has encountered after the few pieces of [Secret Cause Medium] he once had.

Moreover, after advancing to the second level, the requirements for the quality of extraordinary characteristics are getting higher and higher. This is a huge opportunity!

 When the opportunity is in front of him, even if there is danger, Ji Xun will never hesitate.

 After he tried swallowing for a while and found no negative effects, he began to gradually increase the efficiency of feast devouring.

While swallowing, he also observed his own attribute panel.

After trying it again and still having no negative effects, he simply sat cross-legged by the coffin and closed his eyes to meditate.

The extraordinary properties and dark elements in those crystals are visible to the naked eye, and a magical scene appears before your eyes.

 The clown mask absorbs the white divine power of moonlight, while the body absorbs the rolling tide of black elements.

 The vision of light and darkness, one black and one white, surged over Ji Xun's body.

Ji Xun didn't care about what was going on outside, so he just took the time to devour it.

Although the time-travel field of Xiamu City ruins has been broken now, there must be a large influx of outsiders.

 But the countless high-level or unknown-level disasters in the town are no joke.

 Hunters want to find this place, it is impossible for a while.

 But the previous waves of cloaked men were not good at dealing with him, and coming back at any time might interrupt his devouring process, or even pose a fatal threat.

Ji Xun just raced against time to devour it.

 Looking tense, time flies by unconsciously.

 But strangely, no one came in for nearly two hours.

Ji Xun always feels like his luck is too good, right?

Logically speaking, with the blessing of my "bad luck gambler" aura, I wouldn't think of anything like good luck.

 But it is what it is.

As if someone was helping me out of nowhere, two hours passed by peacefully.

 Now Ji Xun's [Devil's Feast] has reached Lv3, and the efficiency of devouring extraordinary characteristics is very high.

With such a strong crystallization of extraordinary characteristics, Ji Xun watched his strength attribute skyrocket from around 40 points to 47 in just these two hours.

 The dimensions of all attributes are also increasing.

 The most exaggerated thing is mental strength, which has doubled from 14.9 to 31.

  Normally, this kind of surge in mental power will almost always lead to distortion.

But because of the Silver Moon Sect's secret method "Sky Moon Divine Vision", Ji Xun had enough restraint on the soaring mental power, and he felt that his mental state was very good.

 The upper limit of mana power has also skyrocketed from about 1W to 15581.

This has even exceeded the normal upper limit that the twelve-level formula of "Gluttony" breathing method can bring.

In other words, in a short period of time, it will be difficult for him to increase the upper limit of mana power through breathing.

 There are also some burdens on the body caused by lifting too fast.

 The most uncertain thing is that there is an "unknown attribute" on the panel.

 But no matter what, it is a good thing if the attributes are skyrocketing.

Ji Xun almost swallowed up all the dark matter crystals in the coffin in two hours.

 Eating and drinking a lot in Ji Xun also means a bit of indigestion.

At the other corner of the triangle formation, the statue with a spider body and a human face that was as bright as the bright moon before was now dim.

The remaining divine power on the statue has been completely absorbed by the clown mask, turning it into an ordinary statue.

Ji Xun looked at the mask that fell off his hand with a complicated expression.

 The mask that was previously flesh-colored now has color.

Scarlet grinning lips, black eye shadow, and playful green triangular eyebrows

Pieced together a face that is funny but makes people look dark and deep.

 As it absorbed divinity, its attributes also changed drastically.

  【Joker's Vientiane Mask】

Quality: Epic

 Exclusive entries:

 1. Vientiane: Comprehension +5, based on the understanding of its own laws, it can simulate and change all life characteristics such as appearance, breath, fate, etc. at will;

  2. Mystery in all systems is +80%; you are the shadow of the world wandering outside of destiny, and gain mysterious immunity based on your own spiritual power and the blessing of the relic's own laws;

 3. Anchor: the anchor of human nature;

Detailed explanation: An exclusive relic that has powerful pollution properties and needs to be 'magically solved' before use;

Ji Xun tried, but even the best containment card in his hand could not contain the mask.

 From this aspect, it is already a catastrophic thing.

Probably because it was an exclusive relic, he saw the properties of this mask.

 Three entries seem to be tailor-made for the card master of the [JOKER] sequence.

The Vientiane Transformation can not only simulate appearance, but also all life characteristics, and more importantly, the 5 points of understanding.

He has understood understanding before.

 As long as the accessories and equipment with "Intelligence +1" are top-notch rare treasures, they are looted by nobles.

The best piece of insight equipment I found from an intelligence dealer is the "Intelligence + 3" relic-level glasses, which are still in the hands of the president of the Royal Academy of the Federation.

 Mask +5, coupled with [JOKER]'s own +10, Ji Xun's various learning efficiency will explode.

 The second entry was as expected, it was a mysterious saving throw. He had relied on this ability to avoid crises many times before.

 Having absorbed so much divine power, it is not surprising that it has improved to this level.

 But Ji Xun couldn't understand the third entry: "The anchor of human nature?"

 He thought for a moment, but could not understand the meaning of this expression.

 But the essence of enlightenment is that he can only understand that part of his current understanding.

Since he can't understand it, it means that the content of this entry is not at a level that he can currently access.

 Originally, equipment upgrades were good news.

 But the problem is, he can't wear it anymore.

“You need a 'magic solution' to wear it. Tsk. It's too high-end all of a sudden.”

Ji Xun looked helpless.

He would like to understand the "magic solution", but that cannot be achieved just by thinking about it.

 That can be understood as the secondary development of the devil's mark, which will be recognized by the devil and gain some additional devil abilities.

 After asking Xie Guozhong before and reading enough information, I realized how difficult it is.

  It can be said that if a card master wants to understand the magic solution before the fourth level, talent, cooperation, opportunity and great insights are all indispensable.

Ji Xun seemed to have touched a threshold the last time he fought with the famous detective Robin.

 Perhaps it will take a few more times to understand?

 But the idea that such an opponent is hard to come by is simply impossible.

Furthermore, he did not feel that he would be able to live long enough to understand the solution next time, as he relied on the path of enlightenment that relied on the horror of life and death.

Ji Xun looked at the mask and then didn't take it to heart.

 Having gained enough, dwelling on what is not yet available is unnecessary greed.

 “It's strange that it's really so smooth?”

Ji Xun put away the mask and felt more and more strange.

Until now, no one has entered this underground palace. It was so smooth that it made him feel a little unreal.

It was as if someone had given him this great opportunity for free and created a stable environment for him.

The cloaked man who opened the coffin?

Ji Xun frowned and thought deeply, only thinking of this possibility.

The mysterious man didn't show up after pushing the coffin away. Theoretically speaking, he definitely had an agenda.

  But not.

Ji Xun couldn't figure out the man's motive, and guessed: "Or maybe he wanted to use my ability to deal with the statue? Is that why you deliberately created such a good absorption environment for me?"

The remaining divine power of this statue is fatal pollution to the card master. Except for people from the Silver Moon Sect, no one would think it is a good thing.

 Even the containment by Bureau X will be a headache.

 Now that it has been absorbed by myself, it seems to have solved a big problem.

 This is also the only reasonable explanation that Ji Xun can think of.

Thinking of this, his peripheral vision glanced at the few people still beside the stone tablet.

"Huh?"

Ji Xun just looked over and realized that the mirage-like illusion in front of the stone tablet had disappeared.

Moreover, the words have completely disappeared, and it is just like an ordinary tablet without words.

Seeing this change, Ji Xun immediately thought: "Is it because I absorbed the statue's divine power?"

The coffin, statue, and stele are a whole.

  The remains of the angel in the coffin were used to suppress the statue. Does the statue seem to charge the stone tablet?

Although Ji Xun didn't understand it, he felt this way when he saw it for the first time.

 And when he looked again, the cloaked man of the Thirteen Knights had disappeared.

 Old man Xu was sitting on the ground bored and picking his ears.

Ji Xun's eyelids twitched inexplicably: Has this senior's large experience card expired?

The noble demeanor that he had when he entered the underground palace was gone now, but the familiar and wretched demeanor returned.

Beside Old Man Xu, Catalina and Che Er seemed to have fallen into some state of enlightenment and stood there upright.

Ji Xun saw this and walked over.

When Old Man Xu saw him coming, he took the initiative to say hello: "Hey, are you done?"

Ji Xun asked with expectation: "Senior, has your memory recovered?"

Old man Xu asked back: "What memory has been restored?"

Hearing this tone, Ji Xun suddenly had a bad premonition and said, "That's just before."

 Old man Xu responded with a blank expression: "Huh?"

Ji Xun knew it, so he asked in vain.

 The old man forgot again.

 He originally hoped that the old man would remember the tuba and help him solve his doubts.

 There seems to be no need to look forward to it now.

Ji Xun didn't ask any more questions. He looked helplessly at the stone tablet that had completely disappeared and sighed again.

 Sure enough, there was nothing.

He said with a little more expectation: "Senior, what exactly is this stone tablet? What is written on it?"

Hearing this, Old Man Xu glanced at the stone tablet with uncertain eyes, then glanced at Ji Xun, and asked in a strange tone: "Did you see the writing on it?"

  Ji Xun: “.”

Well, you shouldn't have expectations.

The old man simply forgot all about it.

Ji Xun walked to the stone tablet and studied it carefully. At the same time, he asked: "Senior, what's going on with Che Er and the others now?"

 At this moment, Old Man Xu seemed to have remembered something. His face looked slightly puzzled and he said, "It must be an epiphany. It's a rare and great opportunity."

Ji Xun: "When will you wake up?"

 Old man Xu said: "It's hard to say."

Ji Xun frowned slightly as he listened.

 Old man Xu is not on the tub, and he doesn't think the four of them have the strength to stay in this underground palace.

 Anyone who comes will be an enemy.

However, as soon as this idea came up, Old Man Xu seemed to have discovered something and muttered: "It seems like something strange has come in."

Ji Xun's expression suddenly became serious as he listened, and his eyes searched the underground palace.

However, he glanced at Old Man Xu from the corner of his eye and thought to himself: Is this old man's perception so strong?

 This is obviously different.

 In the past, it was completely passive hedging, but now Mr. Xu is actively discovering it.

 It seems that the previous launch of the large account also left some changes.

However, without thinking much, Old Man Xu muttered again: "Where is the statue?"

Ji Xun looked over, and after searching carefully, he saw a wisp of air under the statue that seemed to be slightly fluctuating.

 When the fluctuation was close to the statue, he realized that it was an almost transparent little snake?

"snake?"

Ji Xun also frowned.

The snake's movements are still very strange, like smoking, greedily absorbing something towards the statue.

Before he could figure out what this strange scene was about, Old Man Xu had already seen through it at a glance: "Snake worshiping the moon? This is trying to steal divine power. It turns out that it is the Miracle Path [10 of Spades-God Thief] sequence. No wonder .”

 “A member of the Bai family?”

Ji Xun's eyes twitched when he saw it.

Although I don't know that the snake that Old Man Xu Wutian mentioned is the card master, but he said it, there is a high probability that it is.

 And seeing this evil method, he immediately thought of the eldest lady of the Bai family who he almost killed before.

If Old Man Xu hadn't discovered it, this transparent little snake would have been almost ignored.

The little snake obviously didn't realize that it had been discovered.

Ji Xun thought of this and immediately wanted to eradicate the root cause.

However, at this moment, the little snake seemed to have discovered something, and it uttered human words, and was filled with surprise and doubt: "How is it possible! Why is there only this little divine power left?!"

Then the snake head suddenly turned its head and looked at Ji Xun and the four people in the underground palace.

Ji Xun felt a chill down his spine as he listened to the snake talking.

 Sneak attacks are no longer possible.

However, an even weirder scene happened immediately.

Ji Xun just watched the little snake swoosh towards them. While crawling, the snake's mouth opened, and a human arm protruded from the snake's mouth.

 In a blink of an eye, a woman covered in mucus crawled out of the snake's belly and appeared in front of her.

Who is it if it's not Bai Wei?

How can such a small snake accommodate a person?

 But he had seen this woman's method of parasitizing the human body before, and now looking at the way she appeared, Ji Xun didn't find it so strange.

 After confirming the identity of the enemy, suddenly a "pop" was heard in the underground palace, and his figure disappeared on the spot.

 Since we are enemies, strike first to gain the upper hand!

Ji Xun stepped forward and rushed away. As he ran, his body had already recovered and transformed into a werewolf.

　　Last time, I had the upper hand in a sneak attack and didn't kill him.

The enemy was well prepared this time, and he did not dare to underestimate him at all.

The huge werewolf made a series of explosions in the air, and in the blink of an eye, Ji Xun appeared in front of Bai Wei, face to face.

Even without the time for the woman to perform a spell, the fist wrapped in the flame had already bombarded her chest.

Bai Wei looked at this speed with a very solemn expression: How could it feel faster than before?

However, before she could think about it, the huge force from her fist was already poured into her body.

With a "thud", Bai Wei's body flew backwards and she spit out a large mouthful of blood in mid-air.

impossible!

Bai Wei's pupils shrank, and she couldn't understand why this guy was so much stronger than before?

Ji Xun would not give him an explanation.

 After the attributes have skyrocketed, the increase in combat power will be at least 20% to 30%.

 But to a certain extent, these two or three achievements are fatal.

 What was unbreakable before can be broken now!

He hit the target with one punch, ignoring the poison that had turned his fist green. He dodged again and caught up with Bai Wei, who was flying backwards. Then he punched her hard at the weak point of her tailbone!

 “Boom!”

There was another muffled sound.

This time, Ji Xun clearly felt that he had hit an insulating layer that was like gravel, and the force of his punch was almost completely dampened.

“Bugs? It's really not that easy to deal with.”

Ji Xun looked stern. The hellfire burned all the scattered insects around him and rushed forward again.

Now Bai Wei carries various equipment and bugs, and her combat power has increased several times.

 The best killing plan that Ji Xun can think of is to attack with high frequency and kill quickly!

 Absolutely no powerful spells can be cast on her.

With a flash of thought, Ji Xun did the same thing.

 Just during these few breaths, the sound of explosions of air could be heard in the underground palace.

 And the figure that flew backwards almost never touched the ground in mid-air.

 “Boom!”

 “Boom!”

 “Boom!”

Ji Xun beat him hard, and Bai Wei also vomited blood.

 With her level 3, she was helpless in this type of face-mounted output.

If it were an ordinary third-level card master of the warlock system, I am afraid that he would not be able to withstand such a violent attack.

But it would be impossible for an ordinary third-level melee card master to survive under the attack of that kind of poison and bugs.

 But it happened that both of them were living well.

  Ji Xun's body and self-healing gave him the ability to kill by force.

Bai Wei also has countless means to save her life.

 The two of them were in a stalemate.

Ji Xun had no choice but to kill this man with his current methods.

 The same is true for Bai Wei.

 Neither side has the ability to kill the other in a short time.

 Perhaps the winner can be determined by spending more time.

 But both sides know very well that this underground palace is not a good place.

 It will not benefit anyone if we continue to waste it like this.

After Bai Wei discovered this, she bit her silver teeth and suddenly took out a card. While infusing the magic power, she whispered: "Mystery: Tongshen!"

Ji Xun caught the woman's little movements. The golden card was of high quality and was definitely a tricky spell.

But this card type of instant spell cannot stop it at all.

Ji Xun was still on guard against what weird means the other party would use, but he heard in the distance that Catalina had woken up at some point and yelled: "Be careful! That's the Bai family's secret 'Invitation to the Divine Technique'!"

Hearing this, Bai Wei's eyes were full of sneers.

The snake pupils in her eyes shone with amber luster. Looking at her again, her whole temperament was completely different.

Ji Xun narrowed his eyes when he saw this.

Although he didn't know the origin of this spell, looking at this posture, he remembered the "Spell of Inviting Gods" in the "Silver Moon Secret Book".

 “Did you invite an old guy to do it?”

Ji Xun guessed something, his eyes were bright.

Although he knew that the enemy seemed to be very strong, he became more and more interested and murmured in his heart: "Tsk, tsk. It's interesting. I thought that only believers of God knew this kind of secret skill, but it turns out that the Bai family can also do it."

The oppressive feeling of death, which I felt almost uninteresting just now, suddenly came over me.

 (End of this chapter)

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