Chapter 224: Another Confrontation

“It’s you again?”

Karl’s hands twitched as he stared at the fallen angel who had flashed into view. A hint of anger surfaced in his eyes.

It seemed the opponent had targeted him, appearing every time Karl ventured out.

And yet,

no one else had encountered it when leaving Unreal City.

“Perfect!”

“Let me show you how much I’ve improved lately!”

Comprehending the God-Given Object and refining the Divine Marrow had greatly increased his martial arts realm and mental power, which also boosted his strength.

Thousand Buddha Hands!

Great Light Seal!

Boundless light burst from his palm, illuminating all directions, causing the fallen angel to instinctively pause.

Dragon Tiger Seal!

The roar of a dragon and the howl of a tiger echoed.

A massive Buddha, imbued with the might of a dragon and tiger, hurtled towards the three-winged fiend.

The previous two times, Karl had known he was no match and had fled without a fight. Now, with his greatly increased strength, the outcome was uncertain.

“Bang!”

“Crack…”

Two figures flashed past each other.

Karl looked down at his chest, where a fist-sized hole had appeared.

The hole was right over his heart.

If his constitution hadn’t been special, this attack would have been fatal, even for a Holy Knight.

“Although limited by the rules, unable to possess strength beyond the first order, this thing has the characteristics of the third order.”

“Immortal body, authority over death, manipulation of space…”

“Even the fourth level of the Holy Demon Transformation is as fragile and vulnerable as paper in front of it.”

“Fortunately!”

“It’s not like there’s no chance.”

He looked up at his opponent.

Fine, hair-like streams of water had appeared on the fallen angel, tightly binding its limbs and wings.

Several palm prints were also visible on its body. Although they were rapidly healing, it had clearly been injured in the previous exchange.

“Again!”

His muscles rippled, and the hole in his heart rapidly healed. Karl, enveloped in lightning, charged forward once more.

Thousand Buddha Hands!

Hundred Hand Realm ━ Wisdom Seal!

First-Circle Spell ━ Tidal Force!

His mental power, at a little over seventeen points, seemed only slightly better than his previous fifteen points, but in reality, it was much stronger.

The power of his spells had increased several times, and he could cast them instantly, even two or three first-circle spells at once.

Not only that.

His enhanced mental power also made Karl’s Thousand Buddha Hands more agile, each move flowing seamlessly into the next.

If his mental power exceeded twenty, he felt his Thousand Buddha Hands would definitely reach another level.

Reaching the Thousand Hand Realm!

The fallen angel flapped its wings, its body vanishing instantly, as if it had merged with the void.

When it reappeared, it was completely unharmed, and the spells binding it had disappeared.

“Bang!”

It simply raised a leg and struck a palm, and the terrifying palm force hurtling towards it vanished into thin air.

Dissipation!

Devour!

Massive counterattack!

These were inherent traits of a despair-level evil creature, something even the world’s rules could hardly suppress.

Karl’s face tightened, his attack speed increasing.

He felt like he was fighting a powerhouse who had fallen from the third order to the first. Although they were at the same cultivation level, the opponent was taking the upper hand with the experience they had gained as a third-order powerhouse.

No matter how fierce his attacks, he couldn’t break through the opponent’s defenses and truly injure its core.

“Hmph!”

With a muffled groan, Karl’s eyes suddenly glowed with a ghostly light. Three ghostly souls shot out from his pupils, lunging at the fallen angel.

Curse Killing Technique!

The Six Star Soul Curse Killing Technique was not yet fully mastered, but three ghostly souls were enough to fight against it.

Moreover, the ghostly souls were of a high enough grade to possess considerable destructive power.

“Shriek!”

The overlapping shrieks of the three ghostly souls transformed into an invisible spike that pierced into the fallen angel’s sea of consciousness.

If it had one…

Karl didn’t stop there.

Runes, spells, and holy techniques erupted in unison, even his body transforming into the Abyssal Giant Squid form to launch a fierce attack.

But,

it was of little use!

The fallen angel’s body seemed to be bound by some kind of rule. It was difficult to truly injure it without reaching a certain level.

And that level wasn’t far for Karl, but he was just a little short, just out of reach.

If only he was a little stronger, just a little!

Alas…

Even a little wasn’t enough!

“Swish!”

Tearing off two late-stage, first-order Chain Fireball Runes, Karl temporarily blocked his opponent before flashing towards Unreal City.

Mid-flight, he reached out with both hands, grabbing a ghostly soul and dragging it into the depths of the clouds.

“You go first!”

Taking a deep breath, Karl’s face showed reluctance, but he bit down hard, pulling out ten Chain Fireball Runes from his body.

All of them were of late-stage, first-order quality.

These were the majority of his hard-earned collection from the past few years. Now, he threw them all out at once.

Instantly.

Dozens of massive fireballs appeared nearby, the extreme heat instantly evaporating the moisture and melting everything around them.

Even the evil creatures were instantly reduced to ashes, and even the despair-level evil creature let out a miserable shriek.

After a series of explosions, the evil creatures surrounding Unreal City were completely obliterated.

Only the fallen angel chasing Karl flew into the distance, and the stunned Yun San and Yun Si brothers remained.

The next day.

A disheveled Karl returned to Unreal City, receiving a warm welcome from the people of Cloud Tower Unreal City.

“I’m fine.”

Waving his hand, Karl rubbed his temples:

“I’ll rest for a while first, we’ll talk about other things later.”

Compared to the previous two times, he looked even more battered, but his spirit was fine.

The first time he encountered the fallen angel, he had sensed the opponent’s aura and fled in a hurry.

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The second time,

he had tried to fight back, then fled.

This time.

He had fought the fallen angel head-on several times, and only after exhausting all his methods had he been forced to flee.

Each time, he had improved, and that was worth celebrating.

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Half a year later, Karl held another trading gathering.

This time, in addition to Maxi and the others, there were nine more Divine Envoys from various places, one of whom even brought a Divine Fire.

“Swish!”

Two flying boats appeared in the arena.

Karl manipulated the flying boats, demonstrating their ability to control movement and transformation to everyone.

“Marvel ━ Flying Boat, can carry over a hundred people at a time, with moderate flight speed and moderate defense.”

“Starting price: eight Divine Marrow!”

Having learned from the previous experience, Maxi and the others had adapted to Karl’s style and quickly called out their prices.

Not high.

They had been desperately accumulating Divine Marrow during this period, but their own mineral veins were barren, and other methods of obtaining it were difficult.

So most of them were short of funds.

In the end,

the two flying boats were obtained by Divine Envoys from other Unreal Cities, selling for fourteen and fifteen Divine Marrow respectively.

“Improved Earth-Eating Silkworms.”

Karl introduced the worms in front of him:

“They can reproduce nine times, producing two to three offspring each time, with a maximum of over three hundred in the ninth generation.”

“Each Earth-Eating Silkworm can survive for ten days. From the fifth day, their bodies will secrete Meat Jelly, reaching a peak on the eighth day. On the tenth day, when they grow to the size of a washbasin, they will die, and their corpses can also be eaten.”

“Theoretically…”

“One Earth-Eating Silkworm mother can keep two hundred Unreal City residents from going hungry for half a year.”

“Price: five Divine Marrow!”

As soon as his voice fell, there was a buzz of whispers in the arena, and many people’s eyes lit up.

“Divine Envoy Karl!”

Someone spoke up:

“After it reproduces nine times, it will definitely die?”

“No.” Karl shook his head:

“It will mutate, most likely transforming into a second-order evil creature, the Thousand-Eyed Poison Spider, or a first-order evil creature, the Ten Thousand-Eyed Poison Spider.”

“So the three hundred corpses left after the ninth time cannot be kept, nor can they be eaten.”

“In other words, this is a one-time deal.” The person who asked frowned:

“If we want to rely on the Earth-Eating Silkworms to sustain the survival of the Unreal City residents, we need to come back to buy them again?”

“For now, that’s correct.” Karl nodded:

“We are continuously improving the Earth-Eating Silkworms’ resistance to mutation. Perhaps in the future, we will be able to produce those that ignore mutation.”

Actually.

John had already cultivated Earth-Eating Silkworms that were adapted to this world.

It was just that those Earth-Eating Silkworms didn’t produce Meat Jelly and couldn’t be eaten, so they had no economic value.

“Well then, I’ll take one.”

“I’ll take one too.”

Only two people chose to buy Earth-Eating Silkworms. The others’ eyes flickered, and they didn’t make a decision.

Poor!

This was Karl’s systematic summary of this batch of participants.

Actually, this was normal.

People like Maxi and the others, who could wander in the chaotic environment of the Collapsed Divine Domain, were naturally skilled and bold.

And they possessed a relatively solid foundation.

As for the other Unreal Cities…

Not to mention anything else, just take Divine Envoy Bowen. He wasn’t weak, but he only had two Divine Marrow after searching his entire Unreal City.

The situation of the other Unreal City Divine Envoys was similar. Some had more Divine Marrow, and some had less.

But not too much overall.

“I heard that Mr. Karl wants to comprehend the God-Given Objects of other Unreal Cities?” An old man with white hair spoke:

“Our Unreal City’s God-Given Object is very special. We can let you comprehend it once, but we need to exchange it for a flying boat.”

“Flying boat?” Karl didn’t refuse directly, but asked:

“What are the characteristics of your Unreal City?”

“Bai Zhi!” The old man’s voice was deep and slow:

“Wisdom is all-encompassing, all laws are understood. Our Unreal City’s ancestors were once among the strongest in this apocalyptic world.”

“Oh!” Karl’s interest was piqued:

“Okay!”

A few hours later.

After seeing everyone off, Karl waved his sleeve and collected the Divine Marrow in front of him.

Source Essence +0.1

+0.1

+0.1

……

With a thought, the Source Essence was all converted into mental power.

The mental power column flickered before climbing from 17.1 to 18.3, and his mental sea expanded again.

“Hmm…”

Karl let out a muffled groan, enduring the pain and satisfaction brought by the surge in mental power, his eyes narrowed:

“Now I should be able to construct the second-circle spell, Water of Life.”

“With this spell, my recovery ability will also be greatly increased. Next, I can join forces with the Divine Envoys to clear out the nearby evil creatures, attract more Unreal City Divine Envoys, and then collect more Divine Marrow.”

“But…”

“Before that, let’s take a look at the two God-Given Objects I acquired this time.”

The God-Given Object related to “wisdom” was a stone book, and the one related to “hunting” was a broken bow.

Looking at the two God-Given Objects in front of him, Karl pondered for a moment before reaching out and pressing his hand on the broken bow first.

“Mith!”

“Mith!”

A faint cry appeared in his sea of consciousness. Then, Karl’s eyes lit up, and he found himself in a wild forest.

He looked at his body. His thick limbs contained terrifying power, and he felt like he had everything under control in the face of the vast jungle.

Hunting!

Keen perception!

With a thought, a longbow appeared in Karl’s hand, and he nocked an arrow, aiming at a giant hound in the distance with three heads and black smoke billowing from its body.

Third-order creature ━ Hellhound!

“Thwack!”

The bowstring vibrated.

An arrow seemed to pierce through space, suddenly appearing on the three heads of the Hellhound.

It was like a candied hawthorn, with three heads on a single stick.