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Chapter 529 New Hope: Part 2
It gave him the ability to move inside the Blacktide?
At first, Lin Sheng thought it was just something regular, but hearing about that effect knocked his socks off . Even he did not dare to go into the Blacktide recklessly . Not just because of the corrosiveness—with his level of strength now, he did not have to worry about that—but many horrible monsters hidden inside the Blacktide .
The nine-fingered black hand he met last time was one of them . If more black hands like that emerged, he would be on his knees, especially when Blacktide was everywhere . It reminded him about the Nightmare Plain in the dream where even the demigod Dreamweaver inside the Divine Pillar had been corroded and fallen .
As powerful as Lin Sheng was, he still did not think he was anywhere near the demigod .
“Can you tell me where the Soul Relics are? What is it exactly?” he asked in his mind .
“It was the residue of two powerful beings, who came to this world by accident and died here . I’m afraid the Dark Pantheon has one of them . If you could inform the Sanctum and ask them to do something, maybe you could get your hand on the other one before the Astral Mere does,” Nisse explained .
“I got it . Thanks, Nisse . ” Lin Sheng patted her on the head .
She looked down, feeling embarrassed, her face red like a tomato .
The Blacktide outbreak had cut off communication between all defensive cities . Each city was now akin to an island on the open sea, cut off from resources and struggling to survive .
Some defensive cities that produced their own food could still hang on . But those cities that produced nothing could only survive by eating the Blacktide monsters . Soon, some meat of the monsters, which did not show any side effects in the short term, spread in different defensive cities .
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As the attack of the Blacktide intensified, ordinary folks in the defensive cities started to manifest changes as the lords of the city governed with different policies .
Some cities started to evolve to become a place where the powerful took all and the existence of the weak was just to serve the powerful .
Some cities, however, still maintained the same pre-Blacktide law .
Some cities had completely degenerated into a monarchy, where a few powerful beings had absolute control over the others, treating them as their own playthings and belongings .
Under this macro trend and because of poverty, many ordinary folks, having no choice but to consume the meat of the Blacktide monsters, started to experience changes in their bodies .
The contamination from eating the monster meat was slowly turning them into half-human, half-monster beings .
What surprised people more was, these half-human, half-monster beings could roam inside the Blacktide for a brief time without getting attacked by the other monsters .
These contaminated beings could synthesize something called Soulhunter Stone in their bodies .
By wearing this thing on the body, people could safely roam in the Blacktide without getting attacked by monsters .
Soon, a special profession, called Soul Hunter, began to emerge and become popular in many defensive cities .
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The soul hunters would go into the Blacktide, hunting the monsters, and use the monster’s blood to make Soulhunter Stone . By doing this, they could get more food, resources, and social benefits . Other powerful beings could buy these Soulhunter Stones from them so they could roam freely inside the Blacktide .
At this time, dark energy had nearly become useless .
Dark energy cultivators, who could not fight the Blacktide, still enjoyed more excess to the city’s resources .
Soon, however, a Darksider had a conflict with a soul hunter . A melee broke out, and the newly emerging soul hunters were quickly suppressed . But this suppression had also sown a seed of rebellion .
Lin Sheng sat in a prime seat in the Holy Spirit Palace, staring in surprise at the Night Lord .
“Pardon me . I didn’t get you . Can you repeat that?”
The Night Lord’s meticulous appearance was gone . He looked a sight .
When he was still in the world of Blackfeather, his family took care of everything for him . Someone constantly reminded him to be mindful of his etiquette and appearance .
After he came to this world, no one could remind him to keep himself in good shape .
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He was now wearing pajamas, and his hair was sticking out like a scarecrow . His teeth were so yellow as if he had not brushed them in a year, and his face had the worst five o’clock shadow in the entire universe .
No matter how handsome he used to be, he was a dead loss now . The Night Lord, who used to be elegant and meticulous-looking, had become an unmotivated Sloth King .
“I said, I have achieved a breakthrough . I think it’s because I ate an extra two packs of potato chips,” the Night Lord said matter-of-factly . “It felt like I was going to give up during the breakthrough process . If not for the support from the potato chips, you guys might not even see me here anymore!”
“You’ve achieved a breakthrough?” Lin Sheng pulled a face that told him “you’re not freaking kidding me” .
What level was the Night Lord at now? He was at the limit of a Palatinate .
He had achieved breakthrough once, from regular Palatinate to the apex of Palatinate, through holy power cultivation .
Now, he came here, telling everyone that he had another breakthrough? You must be freaking kidding me . Lin Sheng looked at him in disbelief . The last time he heard from Khadula, the Night Lord had been so lazy that he did not even want to get out of bed . Now this fellow came and told him he had achieved a breakthrough?
What kind of realm was it after the limit of Palatinate? It was the level where Faldt was, the Magister-class, just one step away from what Lin Sheng defined as the Legend realm .
“Yes, you have heard it right . I have made a breakthrough . ” The Sloth King was liberating himself, picking a huge chunk of booger out of his nose . With the flick of his fingers, the booger flew and landed on the floor of the hall, bouncing up a few times before rolling up in front of Sin Dragon Matriarch, who looked on in disgust .
Telling herself to calm down, Sin Dragon Matriarch held off her urge to give the Night Lord the good news . She willed out a gust of gray air to purify that goddamn booger .
“I didn’t get lazy! If you don’t believe me, I can show you my latest achievement . ” The Night Lord attempted to stand straight as his skin started to turn a pale gray . His eyes were pure white-gold, and even his stubble, which had pieces of food residue stuck on, grew into a beard . His tousled hair, dyed in holy power, turned him into what might look like Santa Claus .
“See! A dark-skinned Santa Claus!” The Night Lord patted his chest proudly .
Lin Sheng looked at him, not saying a word, but telling himself to calm down . Was this guy coming here to test his patience? Although he could sense from the intensity of power fluctuation that the Night Lord had become stronger, appearance-wise, he was too ridiculous .
“I have come at once after achieving the breakthrough . You can rest assured that I will do an excellent job if you let me be in charge of Shermanton . ” The Night Lord patted his chest again .
“I don’t know what you are thinking, but… if you can take care of your appearance, it would be more convincing,” Lin Sheng said with a shrug .
“Am I not doing what you want now?” At least the Night Lord knew he was part of Lin Sheng’s soul, never forgetting his duty .
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