Twisted Dreams-Chapter 114 - 86: Creating a Magical Artifact—10 Deadly Sins
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Fireworks bloom in the sky.
New Year’s Eve, the atmosphere of celebration permeates the air.
Red lanterns are hung all around the villa.
Suzu excitedly holds the paste and brush, pasting couplets and the character for fortune all around the villa.
The Three-headed Hellhound Xiaohai excitedly runs around following Suzu, who brushes paste on the wall, while Xiaohai supports the couplets with its two front paws.
It doesn’t know why it’s so happy; anyway, it feels fun.
This is the first Spring Festival since Suzu and Xiaohai awakened their intellect, strictly speaking, their first New Year.
As the head of this family, making dumplings is a task that falls to Li Yang.
He mixes the filling in the kitchen, with the TV volume turned up high.
"Yesterday, a woman’s home was robbed, and South Sea law enforcement is actively investigating.
There were no signs of forced entry; it’s suspected to be an inside job.
With the festival upon us and a large transient population, citizens are reminded to stay vigilant."
"Yesterday, Bai Mountain City experienced a chain car crash.
The cause was actually a dog that took advantage of its owner’s absence to drive the car onto the road, luckily there were no casualties."
"Yesterday, the North District Nanfu Gold Store was robbed; the suspect was discovered fencing stolen goods by law enforcement.
The suspect has quick reflexes, injuring five sheriffs.
The suspect has now been apprehended."
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In the news, strange events are clearly increasing.
Li Yang knows these are the drawbacks of the Spiritual Energy Revival.
Those suddenly obtaining Extraordinary Power often see themselves as destined heroes, acting recklessly.
They possess bizarre powers, and sheriffs cannot solve cases by normal means.
The establishment of Security Administration branches in every city is inevitable.
Perhaps in a year or two, the authorities will officially unveil the Spiritual Energy Revival.
Suddenly, a mysterious piece of information floods into Li Yang’s mind.
[Spiritual Power Upgrade!]
[Spiritual Power Tier Four!]
[Awakened New Talent: Hell Spell!]
[Hell Rune: Consumes Spiritual Power to inscribe hellish text.]
[Hell Rune possesses Extraordinary Power, useful for creating Hell Spells and Hell Arrays.]
Li Yang pauses in his mixing, a hint of joy in his eyes.
The number of Awakened grows, and Li Yang’s acquired Spiritual Power increases, finally breaking through to Tier Four.
"Hell Rune, create spells, create arrays."
Li Yang mulls over these words, putting down his chopsticks, and yells outside:
"Suzu, Xiaohai! Come in!"
Suzu, with rosy cheeks, trots in with the paste bucket.
Xiaohai, tugging a bunch of fortune characters, follows Suzu wagging its tail in front of Li Yang.
Li Yang removes his apron and commands:
"You two make dumplings."
Suzu freezes, did the sky fall this fast?
Li Yang ignores Suzu and Xiaohai, leaving the kitchen to test his new talent.
Xiaohai excitedly grips chopsticks with its front paws to mix the filling.
Suzu rolls dough skins, displeased while watching the overly joyful Xiaohai:
"You may not be human, but your owner is truly a dog."
Xiaohai retracts its dog neck, daring not to speak recklessly.
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Li Yang, draped in a hooded black trench coat, appears in the villa’s rear hill.
"Death God Rune, create spells and arrays."
Li Yang mumbles, unsure where to begin.
One cannot imagine things they’ve never seen, but luckily Li Yang has seen and used them.
"Array..."
Li Yang snaps his fingers.
The ground reveals ten giant arrays.
Ten Undead crawl out, reverently kneeling.
Li Yang’s eyes display black runes, carefully observing those ten massive Magic Circles.
He thinks for a moment, picking up a dry tree root, about one meter long.
Li Yang’s finger emits a wisp of black flame.
He recalls the image of the Magic Circle and begins to engrave it on the tree root.
The black flame leaves scorched marks on the tree root.
Ten entirely new small Magic Circles are created.
Li Yang raises the tree root; his Spiritual Power activates, the ten Magic Circles on the tree root emit a faint black glow, like flickering black flames.
Ten Undead transform into mist, surging into the Magic Circles within the tree root.
Li Yang uses his Spiritual Power again, and the ten Magic Circles on the tree root glow faintly black; the ten Undead are summoned out.
"Not difficult, quite crude, but successful."
Li Yang comprehends the method of creating Magic Circles and seals the ten Undead within the tree root.
"If you can summon those ten Undead by merely chanting a spell without using Spiritual Power, that would be interesting."
Li Yang starts pondering a spell.
In the past, creating Undead required chanting a spell.
After a while, he devises a plan, chanting an obscure spell.
Ten Undead return to the tree root, then are summoned from the tree root again.
Apart from creating this spell consuming considerable Spiritual Power, the process of summoning or releasing the Undead from the tree root didn’t use much Spiritual Power.
Summoning the Undead from the tree root, such a level of Spiritual Power consumption, a normal person could use it.
At most, they would feel dizzy afterward.
Li Yang becomes increasingly intrigued, growing more enthusiastic as he plays.
He sits cross-legged on the ground, resting his chin, continuing to contemplate the spell.
"This counts as the first combat-type Magical Artifact, though merely summoning ten Undead sets a low limit."
This Magical Artifact has a high lower limit.
The ten Undead are all above Tier One but below Tier Two in combat power.
The appearance of these ten Undead together currently offers no rival among the Awakened except Zhang Xiaoyi and Heartless Little Monkey.
"This Magical Artifact needs to grow; for instance, these ten Undead could undergo modification and enhancement.
Previously, the standard of Undead was set, but now with the Death God Rune, they can be enhanced."
Li Yang mutters to himself, his finger reveals black flames, engraving runes on the ten Undead.
Soon, after spending a substantial amount of Spiritual Power, the ten Undead covered in black runes are manufactured.
"This thing shall be called Ten Sins."
Li Yang takes up the Magic Staff; the ten Undead are absorbed back into the Magic Staff.
As long as the Magic Staff remains, the ten Undead can return to the Array to heal, regardless of how severe their injuries are.
Additionally, these ten Undead possess growth properties, but the Magic Staff’s owner must be an Extraordinary to assist the growth of the Undead.
In other words, this Magic Staff can be used by ordinary people, but an Extraordinary using it would be far stronger.
"Wouldn’t the user of the Magic Staff be considered an Undead Mage?"
Li Yang already planned to whom this Magic Staff will be given.
Currently, Xia Country has Shu Mountain, Talisman Sect, and Security Administration as the three Extraordinary Influences.
The Seven Commandments Association remains full of mundane wage slaves yet.
"The organization of Death God’s believers, and Undead Mage, seems fitting.
Over time, a Complete Guide to Undead Magic could be crafted for the members of the Seven Commandments Association.
Enhancing the combat power of the Seven Commandments Association would also promote the belief in Death God; the Power of Faith is indeed of paramount importance."
Li Yang snaps his fingers.
The Tree of Human Essence appears before him.
Li Yang hands over the Magic Staff Ten Sins, instructing:
"Give this to the Fallen Angel."
Chen Yuqi and Zhang Shi’ai, as the founders of the Seven Commandments Association, it’s most fitting for one of them to decide the Magic Staff’s ownership.
Professional tasks should be entrusted to professionals.
The Tree of Human Essence respectfully replies:
"Yes, it will be delivered shortly."
Li Yang smiles:
"Happy New Year."
The Tree of Human Essence is startled with joy:
"Master, Happy New Year."
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