Chapter 693 - Unwilling to be a Slave (2/2)
Link looked at Lily. “I know a spell that can burn one’s soul,” he said. “It will bring about endless pain, and I want to try it today.”
While speaking, he also used the Telepathy spell. There’s no way I can defeat Saroviny with my own strength. I was forced to choose the dark path.
At the same time, Link sent an image that clearly showed his plan.
The plan was good, but it also had a cruel part. It was the critical step and also the darkest one—igniting Lily’s soul to turn into power for Link to use. This was the only way for Link to counter Saroviny and give the Divine Fragment to the Snow Mountain Archmage.
The image was straightforward; Lily quickly understood. She stared at Link, and Link met her eyes confidently. The black and silver flames danced, but his eyes were as resolute as ever.
Clang. Lily tossed her sword onto the ground and closed her eyes, not saying a word. She chose to believe Link and sacrificed her soul without hesitation.
Link walked over and hoisted up the Ode of a Full Moon. He pierced Lily’s chest and activated the spell. Lily’s soul was ignited instantly, burning with frosty white flames.
Even the strongest person would lose their calm when their soul was suffering. Lily was the same. She grasped Link’s sword and cried out chillingly. Her body writhed uncontrollably, instinctively trying to escape from Link’s control.
Unfortunately, the spell was activated. Everything was over.
While the frosty white soul fire burned, pure dark silver power flowed across the Ode of a Full Moon and surged into Link’s body. It quickly bolstered his strength.
A Level-16 figure like Lily had extremely powerful souls containing incredible power. As the white flames died down, Link felt unprecedented power.
He checked his stats.
Link Morani (Ferde Lord, Dark Dragon King, Avatar of the Realm)
Level-16 Pinnacle Master Magician, Level-16 Pinnacle Assassin
Energy Type: Dark Realm Essence
Energy Limit: 52380 Points
He’d been at mid-Level-16, but now he was at the pinnacle with only a step away from Level-17. His power had increased by 30%!
By now, Saroviny finally felt something wrong. Furrowing her brows, she looked at Link. “You…”
Link indeed possessed dark power and even did something as cruel as devouring a soul. Only a Dark Magician would do that. But something felt wrong… Yes, the Ice Queen never protested!
Now, only a bit of Lily’s soul remained. Link stopped the spell and using his thoughts, the soul’s remnant entered his sword.
A determined thought from the soul entered Link’s mind. Darkness has fallen. I hope you do not change your heart.
I won’t, Link replied.
Looking up at Saroviny, the flames in his eyes stopped dancing. Instead, they became steady light. “Even if I join the darkness, I will be the ruler!”
Slave? No, he wouldn’t even become the slave of the God of Light!
Link’s voice contained unchangeable determination; his tone was indescribably ambitious. The dark power in him condensed and settled like the darkest night.
Faced with such resolute will, Saroviny stepped back involuntarily. In a fight of will, she was defeated.
Afterward, she lost her cool. Realizing that she’d been played, anger seized her. “Link, you’re dead!”
Boom! The dark territory instantly expanded to its max. Black lightning cracked endlessly in the sky, and a heavy fog rolled out from the Abyss of Despair battle robe. Saroviny disappeared from her spot. She charged towards Link, sword pointed between his eyes.
Clang. With a huge sound, Link blocked Saroviny’s sword. Rather than clashing directly, he’d cut in from the side, shaving off Saroviny’s strength.
Scrape, scrape. Sparks flew under the grating noise. The two sides entered an intense fight.
Therodeau, having just joined the darkness, couldn’t participate in the chaos at all. He was Level-16, but he was only in the lower level. Both his skills and his will were far from the two fighting. He could only avoid the clash from afar.
In the chaos, no one noticed that the Divine Fragment hanging at Link’s waist suddenly rippled abnormally. A shred of light shone from the wooden box.