Chapter 285 - Chapter 285: Chapter 275: 5th Rank - Demon-Hunting Master! (1/2)

Chapter 285: Chapter 275: 5th Rank – Demon-Hunting Master!

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That was an especially powerful Spiritual Power.

Even Karl couldn’t help but treat it with special distinction, if the spirituality contained in the forbidden rare artifacts with triple-digit numbers was akin to a delicious and luxurious seafood feast.

Then, the experience brought by the forbidden rare artifacts with double-digit numbers was simply an unimaginable satisfaction of appetite for mortals!

No food in the real world could compare to that marvelous fulfillment and satiety!

He absorbed the Spiritual Power contained within the “soul dice” almost obsessively, as if even his soul was fully immersed in it, unwilling to let go for a long time, always savoring the aftertaste.

After absorbing a large amount of Spiritual Power, Karl was even pleasantly surprised to notice that the 5th Seal showed signs of loosening!

Unfortunately, is it still not enough?

He couldn’t help but ponder.

“If I could get another double-digit forbidden rare artifact, or maybe two or three more triple-digit ones, the 5th Seal could be completely undone!”

However, as everyone knows, the smaller the numeric code of a forbidden rare artifact, the rarer and harder it is to come by.

He knew that even the current Fischer family would need to rely on some luck to obtain a new powerful forbidden rare artifact.

“Double-digit forbidden rare artifacts are probably in the hands of some real big shots in this world, right?”

After losing its Spiritual Power, the soul dice instantly transformed into a rune shaped like a dice.

Karl also fully understood the specific effects of this forbidden rare artifact.

First was its overly vicious cost!

Every time the dice were used, the Extraordinary Exponent would seem to pay no price on the surface, but in reality, a small portion of their soul was mortgaged to the dice.

The six sides of the dice represent six “games,” namely “1·Combat,” “2·Trivia,” “3·No Touching,” “4·Hiding,” “5·Racing,” “6·Luck Gambling,” and the thrower could force themselves and a target within sight to randomly start one of these games!

The ultimate winner of the game would have powerful influence over the loser and their relatives and friends, such as petrifying an enemy within sight through mere thought.

Without a doubt, the effects of the soul dice were very strong, and those who knew the rules beforehand were more likely to win, making it possible to defeat opponents stronger than oneself!

However, the soul dice had a hidden, terrifying cost—the moment the user’s dice rolls totaled over 21, they would completely lose their soul and become its slave!

Once made into its slave, they would be cast into hell, forever tormented by horrific black Blazing Fire, only by continuously initiating games of slaughter within the dice could they quench the flames for a while!

“Both the cost and effects have become weird; double-digit forbidden rare artifacts are not to be underestimated…”

“Now, I’m starting to get curious about what the effects of the single-digit codes are and what their corresponding costs will be?”

Karl was genuinely intrigued, and at the same time, very curious about their… taste.

After much consideration, he removed Darren’s “Shatter” and then transferred the rune power of the “soul dice” to him.

The power of the “soul dice” suited people like Byrne and Darren, who frequently used their brains, but since the two forbidden rare artifacts that Byrne currently possessed also matched him well, Karl ultimately decided to bestow it upon Darren.

Inside the underground sacrificial chamber, everyone saw Darren erupting with continuously changing colors of light!

“Ah!” people exclaimed!

Christine, still without rune power, watched Darren with envy.

There, he was feeling the changes.

In Darren’s right eye, a dice flickered, and in an instant, he understood the function of that rune power, and couldn’t help smiling.

“So that’s how it is… Thank you, Lord of the Lost!”

Good.

Karl was indifferent to Darren’s reaction.

“The main event is coming next… Now, let’s shape Chris into a truly powerful being.”

Next, Karl did not hesitate to consume a large amount of Spiritual Power to directly upgrade Chris’s “Countdown Timer”!

In Chris’s eyes, the pocket watch spun rapidly, then it completely shattered, transforming into countless golden hour and minute hands flying about in his eyes.

Spirit runes!

“Rift Moment”!

At this moment, Chris acquired a newly upgraded power. Right now, he could bring time to a standstill at will.

The longer the stasis of time, the longer the subsequent cooldown; once the cooldown ended, he could use time stasis again!

The maximum stasis time was ten seconds, followed by a ten-minute cooldown period.

“Countdown Timer” required preheating before stasis, whereas “Rift Moment” was stasis first, then cooldown!