Chapter 488: Chapter 265: The Evolution of a Young Man’s Play, Ogiwara Family’s Retainer_2
[As the fog dissipated, the originally young child had turned into a teenager. Measuring by human age, it seemed to be around fifteen or sixteen years old.]
[Your shikigami ’Origin of Sly Ghost’s Youth’ has grown into ’Origin of Sly Ghost’!]
Lin Xun quickly opened the panel to check.
[Shikigami - ’Origin of Sly Ghost’]
[Shikigami level: 50 (+)]
[Shikigami quality: Epic+ Level]
[Shikigami equipment: hemp cloth (Ruined Level): ...]
[Shikigami abilities: Yō-jutsu·Ghostly Mirage (Epic+ Level): Using this ability can create a Ghostly Mirage using divine soul power (mental power), trapping enemies inside. Inside the Ghostly Mirage, damage taken by enemies will greatly increase.]
[Shikigami abilities: Yō-jutsu· Death Substitute (Epic+ Level): This ability will automatically trigger when the Sly Ghost suffers fatal damage. The Sly Ghost will use a powerful divine soul power (mental power) to create a substitute soul clone in its place, while it teleports into a safe area. This skill consumes a lot of the Sly Ghost’s ’Dragon Seed of Fallen.’]
[Shikigami abilities: Yō-jutsu· True Devil Body (Epic+ Level): By using this ability, the Sly Ghost will unleash all its devil power, manifesting a terrifyingly destructive form of a giant sea monster from the deep sea.]
[Since a young monster cannot perfectly control this power, after the devil power is released, the Sly Ghost will die of exhaustion and needs to expend Soul Strength to reconstruct the shikigami.]
[Looking at the slightly grown monster in front of him, you understand that this is not the Sly Ghost’s ultimate power.]
[When it fully grows into a sea monster, perhaps it will have a formidable power not inferior to its grandfather’s... But the years needed for this are probably counted in decades or centuries.]
"This panel attribute is acceptable!"
The leveling up of the Sly Ghost from level 30 to 50 is a minor matter, the most important thing is that it has comprehended three Epic+ Level Yō-jutsu abilities.
A supportive damage enhancement skill, a life-saving skill, and finally a transformation damage output skill.
Although the skills aren’t many, they are very comprehensive.
The Sly Ghost can usually serve as a supportive shikigami that enhances damage, and when there is a lack of output, it can transform into a Devil Body of the Sea Monster and become a BOSS.
It’s just that the shikigami level of 50 is a bit low ...
Lin Xun hardened his heart and spent a huge sum of money to max out the level of the Sly Ghost, raising it straight to level 65.
After the operation was completed, he withdrew the Sly Ghost shikigami and prepared to leave the golden hall, but he saw that the game text continued to display.
[As you stride forward, about to step out of the golden hall, behind you comes the reluctant call of a group of little monsters ...]
[You look back at the bruised little monsters and can’t help but feel pity ...]
[Do you want to save them immediately?]
"The time is not right yet."
Lin Xun turned around and left, returning to the top of the Five-storey Pagoda.
He clicked on the Rest Page, teleported back to the library.
In the ’Book of Trade’ he did some spending and bought a weapon for both the Sly Ghost and Snow Woman.
[Snow Ice Crystal Cane (Epic Level Weapon): A long staff condensed from deep blue ice crystals, with a fist-sized ice elemental magic gem embedded at the top. Using this weapon will greatly enhance the effect of frost spells.]
[Telekinesis Amplifier Spoon (Epic Level Weapon): A giant spoon as tall as a humanoid creature, it still contains the strong telekinesis left by some strange creature. Using this weapon will greatly enhance the effect of telekinetic / mental powers spells.]
Maybe because of its narrow application range, both weapons are not expensive.
Lin Xun spent 250,000 Spirituality to get both weapons.
Luckily he salvaged a lot of loot from ’Wuzhi Shrine’ by selling tons of clerical magical artifacts, which slightly increased his funds, leaving him with more than 700,000 Spirituality in his pocket.
As for armor, Lin Xun was not willing to spend money.
Both shikigamis have their own life-saving abilities and are not the kind of summoned creatures who need armor for tanking.
The only tank-type summon, the three-headed lion, also could not wear any armor. It wasn’t that Lin Xun was stingy, but the three-headed lion simply couldn’t wear it.
Money should be spent where it’s most useful, after all, landlords nowadays also have no extra food ...
After strengthening the two shikigamis, Lin Xun returned to the Chapter.
’Rainbow Scale of the Mirage Dragon’ still has two opportunities for training, each lasting six hours, so he could keep training till tomorrow morning by hanging up twice.
[...]
[The colorful scales are steaming with mirage-like air, and within the mirage seems to be countless scenes of monsters practicing diligently.]
[You have an epiphany, sit down cross-legged, and begin to meditate...]
[Training in progress...]
...
When Lin Xun woke up the next day, his Dragon Seed training had already ended.
The attribute of ’Fallen Dragon Seed’ increased from twenty levels to twenty-four levels.
However, before he could examine the enhancements brought by the increased attributes, he saw that the underworld game was up to its old tricks again.
[...]
[While standing atop the tower, you suddenly hear the footsteps of many people coming from below.]
[Though it is already morning, the opening hours of the ’Dharma Temple’ have yet to arrive, making the noise seem somewhat abnormal.]
[Do you want to go down and investigate?]
Lin Xun furrows his brows and presses ’Yes’.
[You’ve entered the body of the ’Fire Worshiping Heartless People’s Ninja Master’!]
[You opened your dim eyes, turned around gracefully, and concealed your figure...]
[You climbed over the fence from the top of the tower to the fourth floor, only to see more than a dozen fully-armed warriors ascending the tower hurriedly as if searching for something.]
[One of the warriors is walking towards you...]
[Do you want to kill all these warriors?]
Lin Xun was taken aback. An idea flashed through his mind, and he quickly pressed ’No’.
[While remaining invisible, you step aside to avoid the warrior.]
[But you see him stepping forward, slicing open the separating fence with a single stroke of his sword and beckoning several warriors to search the top of the tower.]
[You quietly avoid the searching warriors, go straight down and step out of the tower’s gate. You see that the golden temple not far from you is besieged by a large number of soldiers.]
[All of those guarding it are tall warriors armed with armor and swords!]
[A sound of sharp shrieks come from the direction of the golden temple...]
[You continue to stay invisible and slowly approach the circle of warriors.]
[A group of warriors is blocking the golden temple without leaving a gap.]
[Being short, you can’t see what’s happening inside the golden temple, but you can hear the piercing shrieks from the little monsters.]
[You lightly tap the ground with your toes and leap into the circle...]
[You see that the doors of the golden temple are wide open. Inside, dozens of warriors are standing in front of iron cages, whipping the monsters inside...]
[The monsters clenched their teeth, and even if they were whipped into screaming and their bodies covered in bloody wounds, they didn’t utter a single word.]
[A luxurious official-looking figure with a gloomy face shouted at them. Won’t talk? Keep whipping! Whip them to death!]
[Even if we whip all these lowly ’Demons’ to death, it is not as significant as the Sly Ghost escaping.]
[You discovered the ’Fire Worshiping Ogiwara Family’s Retainer’!]
[’Ogiwara Family’s Retainer’ orders his men to drag over a bloodied warrior while giving orders.]
[You know this warrior very well. He is the warrior standing guard outside Dharma Temple, whom you have bribed several times to enter the Dharma Temple at night.]
[The warrior has been tortured to a state where he is expiring but not inhaling.]
[The ’Fire Worshiping Ogiwara Family’s Retainer’ solemnly declared that the duty-swinging warrior who let the Sly Ghost escape should be beheaded!]
[As soon as he finished speaking, he drew out his sword and beheaded the warrior with one stroke.]
[At this time, many warriors have finished their search and returned to the golden temple to report to the ’Ogiwara Family’s Retainer’.]
[They reported that they have searched every nook and cranny of Dharma Temple, but they have found no trace of the Sly Ghost.]
[The Sly Ghost must have escaped...]
[The ’Ogiwara Family’s Retainer’ is furious and declares to close the city. The Sly Ghost is the master’s monster, how could it just escape and disappear!]
[Shut down the city immediately! If these ’Demons’ are unwilling to reveal the truth, execute them all!]
[Having said that, the ’Ogiwara Family’s Retainer’, surrounded by many warriors, leaves the Dharma Temple...]
[Apostle, what will you do next?]
