Chapter 735 - The Highlord’s Weapon (1/2)
“I already told you what I know, what else do you need to know!” the Fire Demon King yelled in agony.
“Okay, let me remind you. I heard that you once had a powerful weapon. Is that true?” Lin Li said calmly, but didn’t mean to stop the mageweath from running.
“Horrendous, it must be the d.a.m.ned Goblin who told you about it. I don’t know what weapon you’re talking about. My weapon is my power!” the Fire Demon King roared and continued to scream, but he refused to say anything.
“Let’s wait slowly, then. Maybe you’ll get used to the feeling of your soul burning.” Lin Li yawned and sat beside the corpse of the Fire Demon King, closing his eyes to meditate.
Under such circ.u.mstances, Lin Li was probably the only person who could enter meditation with peace of mind. Even Andoine and Rosen couldn’t remain calm under the spiritual fluctuations emanating from the Fire Demon King. The painful roar that came out from it was extremely unbearable for everyone. He was a powerhouse that was near the Sanctuary-realm, yet he got tortured to such an extent. He had completely changed their notion of a powerhouse.
Time pa.s.sed minute after minute, but the pain suffered by the Fire Demon King did not dissipate over time. How could one get used to such pain? In the memory of the Fire Demon King, Osric had once used this method against his enemies’ souls. However, after being tormented for almost 100 years, the souls of the enemies had become laden with agony.
“Yes, there is a weapon. I remember it now. Hurry and stop this d.a.m.ned mageweath!” the Fire Demon King yelled, unable to tolerate it anymore. Death was nothing compared to this horrendous torment that would make anyone collapse.
“I hope this is the last time. If you try patronizing me again, I will no longer be bothered to ask you anything. I will not be reluctant to sacrifice a magical crystal for the mageweath to continue running,” said Lin Li who stopped the mageweath which grew dimmer and revealed the corpse within.
“That d.a.m.ned Goblin. I really should have melted and forged him together with that pile of metal.” The burning pain began to fade a little and the Fire Demon King barked angrily, but when he heard Lin Li’s warning, he quivered again, and frantically said, “There is a weapon, a spear that contains a ma.s.sive destructive power. However, that weapon does not belong to me, and Osric would only let me use it during a battle.”
“Spear? Are you sure it’s a spear?” Lin Li asked as his expression changed a little. As the former owner of the debris of the stars, Lin Li obviously knew what the debris of the stars, Nothingness, looked like. Could it be that the weapon used by the Fire Demon King is not the debris of the stars Nothingness, but another weapon created by him or the Immortal King? Or maybe, the Fire Demon King has yet to be tormented enough, and still doesn’t wish to tell the truth?
“It’s a spear, it definitely is a spear. However, the power of the spear is very special, and it’s not just powerful.” Afraid that Lin Li wouldn’t believe him, the Fire Demon King added, “The spear has the ability to transform all power into nothingness, and regardless of how strong the defense may be, it will all be useless under the attack of the spear. It’s not as simple as destroying the defense of others. It has a strong penetrating power too. The spear can pierce through s.p.a.ce, and a small strike will create a crack in s.p.a.ce. Even time will be changed under the power of the spear!”
Lin Li was disappointed when he heard that the weapon was a spear, but when he heard about its power, he began to find that it was like the debris of the stars Nothingness. Hence, Lin Li stopped the mageweath, and continued to listen to the Fire Demon King’s words.
Although his body had already died and his soul was the only thing left intact, the Fire Demon King suddenly heaved a sigh of relief. He said, “Back when Osric first released me from the prison and I was leaving the mountain, I encountered two dragons that attacked me. They were not too strong, but due to the fact that they were twin dragons, I had a hard time handling them. At the time, Osric did not intervene, and simply gave that spear to me. It was the first time I used that spear, and I managed to stab the twin dragons with one strike. Their defense was as fragile as paper.”
Hearing this, Lin Li could not help but freeze for a moment, because the mention of twin dragons sounded rather familiar. The Fire Demon King was originally locked in the Sky Castle. Since they pa.s.sed the Haiga Mountain Range, could it be that the twin dragons they encountered were the Double Death Dragons that I risked my life to destroy and defeat in the dragon graveyard back then?
Lin Li still remembered clearly that the Double Death Dragons already had level-22’s strength at that time. Hence, before they died[1], they should have had at least level-23’s strength. The characteristics of the Double Death Dragons allowed them to exert power that was more than level-23’s. It was not impossible for it to reach level-24, either.
Meanwhile, the Fire Demon King had been imprisoned in the Sky Castle for several years, and after he was released, he had a battle with Osric, and even signed the Soul Contract. Hence, his strength had definitely been reduced. In that case, even if his strength had reached level-24, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to exert level-24’s power. It could be said that the blow that killed the twin dragons was mostly because of the power of the spear.
Although the characteristics of the so-called spear were indeed very similar to those of the debris of the stars, Nothingness, it was actually much stronger in terms of power. Back when he was facing the Double Death Dragons, Lin Li already had three pieces of the debris of the stars, Gloomy Dark, Holy Light, and Rebirth. Yet, he was forced to the brink of death.
“Although Osric often allowed me to use the spear, it was much more powerful when he used it. Although I don’t know how he manipulated the spear, I know that he managed to pierce through tens of floors of the abyss when he used that spear at the time. The three Sanctuary-level Demon Lords on the 72th floor of the abyss were also killed by that blow,” said the Fire Demon King who was trying to recall the past events, his soul trembling as he felt fearful of the power exhibited by Osric.
Hearing this, even Lin Li could not help but feel amazed deep down. When a piece of the debris of the stars was used by a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm, it could indeed exert enough power to kill those of the Sanctuary-realm. However, it would be rather exaggerated and absurd to say that the spear could pierce through tens of floors of the abyss and kill three Sanctuary-realm powerhouses in one go!