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Chapter 435: Evil Spirit Shoulder Guard

The black liquid snake attached to the long sword was actually a part of the previously mentioned black spike, and was entirely brought into existence by a malicious curse.

Once contaminated, one would suffer from endless torment of the curse, eventually leading to a tragic death with no spiritual release.

If Song Jian had not acquired the Golden Demonslaying Sword, trying to dispel the curse using solely the Crimson Fire Heart Ape Sword would have been impossible. The consequence could have been substantial damage to the Ape Sword, requiring a long time for restoration.

The Golden Demonslaying Sword possesses properties to destroy evil which counteracts such attacks. Coupled with Song Jian’s execution of the technique of the Sacred Parry, the majority of the curse was deflected. This made the curse easily dispelled.

At that very moment, Song Jian heard a piercing scream of fear coming from the boss’s location. He turned to see that the Master of Evil Spirits seemed to have fallen into a large vat of black ink. The inky substance covered its entire body like a huge net. Black streaks like tentacles climbed towards its head.

“No, no, why is this happening, why is the curse rebounding!” The Master of Evil Spirits, terrified, tried to swipe off the black liquid from his body but to no avail, only making the black area larger. Very soon, its whole body was covered in black.

The original 30% of the Master of Evil Spirits’ Vitality points reduced to 5% after being affected by the rebound of “Soul-breaking Sting.” Following the spread of the curse over its entire body, damages in hundreds floated over its head. It was on its last legs and lost all energy to resist.

“I wonder if I can enchant him to be my slave now!” Looking at the Master of Evil Spirits hanging by a thread, a glint appeared in Song Jian’s eyes. He struggled to stand, summoned the Book of the Abyss, and turned to the chapter of the Abyss Temptation to begin casting the spell.

Strange syllables came out from Song Jian’s mouth, creating an unsettling feeling in the Master of Evil Spirits – as if a thousand insects were crawling into his brain through its ears. Song Jian’s voice grew louder and louder, eventually sounding divine. Every syllable made the Master of Evil Spirits tremble. Its mind went blank, and he felt torn apart. This, coupled with the eruptive curse of Soul-breaking Sting, made the Master of Evil Spirits long to die at once.

Song Jian repeatedly chanted the words of Abyss Temptation. The more he read, the more pressure he felt. Every syllable drained a massive amount of Spirit Points. The rapid consumption of his Spirit Points rendered him powerless to continue. Chanting the enchantment was abruptly interrupted.

Song Jian collapsed with weakened knees, dropped the Book of the Abyss, and was covered in sweat, looking as if he had just been dragged out of a pool. His face was pale, and his head felt like it was being stirred by a red-hot iron needle.

The next moment after Song Jian stopped casting the spell, the Master of Evil Spirits’ head exploded with a “pop”, and its entire body’s curse fluid transformed into a fiery flame that burned intensely. Within moments, it was reduced to a pile of ashes.

A golden light burst out from Song Jian, forming a dragon shape and disappeared into the sky after a sharp dragon chant.

Song Jian finally broke through to level 21. If it wasn’t for comprehending the Abyss Temptation skill, Song Jian would have reached level 21 a while ago.

Using his newly gained skill point on the Spiritual Sword Control Technique and since it was already at a 100% proficiency level, it instantly upgraded to level 2. The skill’s damage increased from 150 points to 180 points, with no other changes.

Song Jian did not want to waste skill points, thus he took the opportunity to upgrade skills already at maximum proficiency.

The Master of Evil Spirits dropped a silver quality shoulder guard of level 25. Song Jian had yet to fill the shoulder armor slot in his equipment slot and now he finally got one. The loot was quite satisfactory.

“Evil Spirit Shoulder Guard (Silver), Equipment Level: 30, Equipment Effects: Strength +3, Agility +2, Constitution +2, Defense +35, Spell resistance +23, Full property resistance +10%, Vitality recovery speed +15%, Special effect 1: Ghost Step (passive), 15% increase in movement speed; Special effect 2: Evil Spirit Protection (passive), when under attack, there is a certain chance to trigger this effect, reducing the damage of that attack by 40%. This effect can occur once every 10 minutes; Equipment requirement: level 25. Can it be taken out of the game: No”.

The equipment attribute was good, and it was a level 30 silver shoulder guard. Unfortunately, it required a level 25 to equip, and Song Jian had only just reached level 21. He was still quite far from being able to wear it, so he could only drool over it.

Placing the shoulder guard into the bag slot and collected the remaining boss drop materials, Song Jian glanced at the graveyard and began to head towards Manor Castle.

Upon returning to Manor Castle, Song Jian began to inspect today’s loot- the design of the intelligent rocket self-propelled car and Evil Spirit Shoulder Guard. They were not immediately usable and were stored in Manor Castle for now. In addition, he had a bunch of supplies and weapons obtained from supply boxes in his package slot, Song Jian directly threw them into the grocery store in his territory.

The most significant gain this time was acquiring the Golden Demonslaying Sword. Song Jian’s attack power almost doubled, every move was equivalent to being attacked by two swords at once, which was simply too overpowered. Furthermore, this belonged to a set, and there were obviously three other long swords waiting for Song Jian to fuse. Who knew how the properties of the long sword would turn out after collecting all five swords for fusion. But just thinking about it made Song Jian extremely excited.

At this moment, Song Jian received a delightful system message.

System: your friend, Wang Qi, has sent you a new message.

Startled, Song Jian then remembered the equipment that was previously dropped during their team mission.

“Looks like all the equipment has been sold, I wonder how much money I’ll get!” Song Jian was quite looking forward to it.

Good quality equipment that could be used were internalized by their team, the items sold were mostly equipment that conflicted with their job classes. Upon opening the email, Song Jian did not expect nearly ninety thousand Doomsday Coins in the attachments. Considering the loot was split among five people, Song Jian was satisfied with the amount he received.

“I’ll take a short break, and then set up leveling in the cemetery.” Song Jian thought to himself.

That was a leveling treasure trove. For Song Jian right now, who had jumped nine levels, he could gain a significant amount of overleveled experience. Most importantly, the damage of the Mutant Ghost, as far as Song Jian was concerned, was entirely bearable. Furthermore, he stored the Advanced Healing Potion as a trump card. He can definitely farm in there all night long.