Chapter 914 - 446: Spiritual Forger (Part 2)
"Inanna! You cannot escape me!"
The demonized giant dragon beast was wildly pressing against the equally massive Earth Dragon, and the two similar giant beasts fought amid the sound of heaven and earth collapsing. However, the demonized side seemed suddenly enhanced, its murderous intent overflowing, its aura fierce.
Inanna’s attack could not yield better results. She had been fighting in coordination with her companion, but the demonized counterpart suddenly managed to perform actions defying weight and gravity, leaping past defenses to entangle her.
The Demonic Earth Dragon was like a phantom, a persistent, unshakeable shadow, its fangs and blades relentlessly chiseling away at Inanna’s armor, finally breaking through her defenses and leaving scars.
Li Ang heard the Earth Dragon’s mournful wail.
"Inanna, the earth’s collapse is certain, do you actually wish to reshape the world? Let me shatter your delusion!"
The Demonic Earth Dragon shouted out in the same voice, even drowning out Inanna’s painful howls. The mixed sounds were like chaotic annotations, hinting at an ultimate end of destruction.
Enough.
Li Ang reached for Arunak’s Wand.
In an instant, his thoughts connected, and Spiritual Perception rapidly extended, as if enveloping the entire world.
Oh, so that’s how it is.
Spell Stealing, why is it not a caster’s spell, because it’s not about imitation.
It is merely through Spirit Casting, altering the material outcome, directly allowing oneself to learn the same spell.
Spirit Casting is such a thing.
The palm unleashed Decomposition Light Wave, temporarily subduing the resistant staff, and Li Ang point the wand’s tip at what was in the sky unfolding multiple arms, like a Demon God... no, it was the Demon God itself, Zosia.
[Note: Acquired skill [Spirit Casting Art: Apocalypse Device], profession path opened: Spiritual Forger]
[Note: Detected Spiritual Forger’s lower-tier profession [Witch], starting template transformation]
[Note: Template transformation complete, acquired introductory spirit casting knowledge, please continue advancing to complete the Spiritual Forger professional inheritance]
With the system’s voice, some information matching the Spirit Casting Art flowed into his mind.
Apocalypse Device is the highest tier of Spirit Casting Art, without this information, Li Ang would have difficulty mastering it.
"Come on!"
Li Ang raised his hand to cast, extracting the Dark Element rapidly from the tip of Orichalcum Staff, shaping the Apocalypse Device.
As it appeared in its nascent form, his vigor, especially the energy from double Spiritual Activation, was quickly drained, the creation’s own "apocalypse" seemed to symbolize a law far beyond what he could freely control at the moment.
Diao pursed her lips, aiming her palm at Li Ang, exerting all her strength to replenish his vitality.
Li Ang stabilized the power extraction speed, using the newly acquired Spiritual Control Technique to slightly reduce the demands of the Apocalypse Device, allowing it to smoothly form in his palm.
Unlike Zosia, he manifested a book, a magic guidebook with a dark-colored cover.
The Dark Book of the End, combined with the Magic Power Magic Scripture he mastered, could unleash the dark power of this caliber in various magical forms.
For example—
Li Ang lifted the pages; the paper quickly flipped as he cast, shadows rolled up from beneath his feet, turning into substance, combined with the floating dark particles in the air, forming a vortex in front.
If Decomposition Light Wave is the ultimate brightness, then this spell is the ultimate darkness, yet it also launches in the form of a beam.
Abyssal Force carved an unlit trajectory between the vortex and the Demon King, hitting Zosia’s Apocalypse Axe and Halberd with an overwhelming feeling as if swallowing everything.
The Light Axe was blown far away by the impact of dark power, its blade’s light dimmed; Zosia’s defensive circle also opened up a gap.
Thanatos’ skeletal visage seemed to emit a silent shriek, twisted bone wings vibrated together, everything sharp around it sliced towards the Demon King, leaving extinction scars in the gloomy sky.
Zosia grunted and retreated.
Li Ang released a net of shadows from the Dark Book of the End, ensnaring the Light Axe, then the Six Dragons adjusted position to counter the Apocalypse Device.
Inanna was being entangled by her demonized self, leaving Leviathan to step into the Water Sword’s role; the Sea Serpent Ancestor held similar attributes, showing good resistance to the attack.
Bright as the Radiance of Creation star blossomed in the sky, the ultimate scenery of divine battle lasted for an instant, Zosia already continuously retreating, calling the Demon Inanna back for help.
Li Ang tightly gripped the Arunak’s Divine Staff with a hand filled with Spiritual Force Field, aiming it once more at Zosia.
[Note: Acquired skill [Spirit Casting Art: Body Manifestation]]
This is a skill to obtain temporary body through Spirit Casting, while acquiring the skill, the system also infused complete mastery information into Li Ang’s mind, he instantly grasped the roots of this move.
With slight thought, he could even momentarily connect the concept to the Six armed Demon, deducing that it probably achieved the six arms through the basis of this move.
However, Zosia was merely a phantom; the true cause of the demon he still did not know.
The victory had already been decided; the awe-inspiring dragons surrounding the Demon King and Demon Inanna.
The remaining crimson in the world gradually receded; this retreat was not only the Demonic Earth Dragon’s domain fading, but the very Illusion Realm itself.
"The Illusion Realm is ending; we made it through." said Diao joyfully.
Li Ang smiled at her, also breathing a bit easier, the enhancement effects on him fading as Life Force was replenished by the Healing Spell, he himself added the Healing Technique, starting to mend the wounds.
The silhouettes of the Six Dragons gradually blurred, Li Ang roused his spirits, preparing to face the situation after the illusion’s retreat; he was uncertain whether this was returning to the original Sanctuary of All Spirits, or entering the next script that the Ten Thousand Spirits wanted them to see.
"Inanna." Li Ang called out to the distant Earth Dragon.
She wasn’t a phantom; she had genuinely entered the Land of Ten Thousand Spirits, only that she was far more deeply affected by the illusion than Li Ang and Diao, perhaps when grasped by Bahamut’s phantom, she was already deeply influenced by the Ten Thousand Spirits.
Earth Dragon turned her massive body towards Li Ang, her eyes stirred, as if just realizing what was happening, she ran towards him.
Behind her, Demon Inanna suddenly spoke.
"Indeed, the illusion could not replicate the true demon’s power, how useless."
"What?"
Both Li Ang and Diao were startled, they didn’t expect that the illusion was about to vanish, with even the Dragon Gods already fading into background disperse, yet this enemy could still speak.
Moist air rushed into nasal cavities, the expanse ahead transformed into a stretch of grassland that seemed freshly drenched by heavy rain.
"We’re back!"
Diao looked around left and right, casting briefly to confirm the situation.
With her call, a Spiritual Deer ran up from beside her, licking her palm.
The Young Girl’s face showed a smile; this scenario confirmed they were not in a new illusion, but genuinely facing this real Sanctuary of All Spirits.
"Why, why? Just now those were..."
Inanna stood beside Li Ang in the form of a Little Earth Dragon, her tone changing compared to when she first entered the actual Land of Ten Thousand Spirits, no longer like her childhood, instead more like during the Fertile Stage.
"Are we back? Master Dragon God?" Li Ang tried asking her.
Inanna looked at Li Ang; she seemed to recall something and began shifting her form.
Amidst a burst of golden light, fine sand gathered then fell, and the beautiful young girl with large horns and broad beast ears revealed herself.
A Young Girl? Yes, at this moment Inanna’s Human Form Avatar seemed "younger" than before, no longer like a ripe honey fruit body, but a life-breathing, impeccably built young girl.
As if asserting she still was herself, those intimidating fertile peaks hadn’t shrunk due to her youthful transformation; contrasting with the reduced flesh, they appeared even more striking.
"Sorry, I turned into that earlier and caused trouble."
Inanna instantly lunged forward to embrace Li Ang.
"But, why could we see past events? We hadn’t yet won when it ended."
"Maybe the purpose of the illusion was for the Ten Thousand Spirits to want us to achieve something, and when we reached that step, it naturally disappeared." Li Ang surmised, feeling the squeeze.
"Illusion, Ten Thousand Spirits, Father God..."
Inanna mused, seemingly forgetting she was tightly holding onto her sole Deputy.