Watching Cheng Xiao sit cross-legged on the ground and fall into deep thought, Dugu Bo let out a faint sigh and turned around to leave.
He didn't know what other solution Cheng Xiao could come up with, but at least for now, there was still hope. Furthermore, Dugu Yan had once told him that Cheng Xiao had immunity to any kind of poison.
Dugu Bo really couldn't understand what kind of person in this world could be immune to poison, but when he saw Cheng Xiao walk out of the poison formation around the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes without a single injury, he believed it.
If one did not use the antidote that he refined, ordinary soul masters couldn't possibly pass through that poison formation, let alone walk in unharmed.
It was precisely because of this that Dugu Bo still placed some hope in Cheng Xiao. If when he returned tomorrow, Cheng Xiao still hadn't found a solution, then the consequences… no one would know.
At this moment, Cheng Xiao's consciousness had entered a pitch-black space. There was nothing here, nothing but darkness.
Looking at the scene before him, Cheng Xiao knew he had entered the resting place of the Shadow Monarch Asbon, just like when Cheng Xiaoyu was killed by the Fang King and arrived at the resting place.
Here, besides silence, there was nothing at all.
"Unexpected. Besides him, you have come here as well."
At this moment, behind Cheng Xiao, a majestic black warhorse emerged soundlessly from the depths of the darkness, like a dark undead from the abyss.
On the horse sat an armored knight shrouded in darkness. His figure seemed even more imposing within the darkness, his armor gleaming coldly like forged starlight, indestructible.
His eyes were as deep as endless darkness, shining with faint purple light. Just one glance gave one the sensation of facing death itself.
At this moment, even the silent dark space seemed frozen for him, only the black warhorse stepping quietly, producing deep and powerful echoes.
With the appearance of the Shadow Monarch Asbon, the black space trembled. In the blink of an eye, a tranquil pavilion appeared in Cheng Xiao's sight, and the warhorse under Asbon dissolved into black mist and vanished.
Then, Asbon's appearance started to change — he turned into another man, dressed in a suit — Cheng Xiaoyu!
"Surprised?" Asbon smiled, as if seeing through Cheng Xiao's thoughts. "In a sense, he and I are the same. Or rather, after he inherited my power from the system, he became me, and I became him."
"However, the real me has already returned to eternal rest. The me standing before you is merely the power left behind. In other words, the Asbon in his world has returned to nothingness, but the Asbon of this world still remains here."
"You came to find me because you want the blessing of the Great Shaman, right?"
"Yes." Cheng Xiao nodded.
"Great Shaman Kandiaru." Asbon's deep voice echoed. Then, outside the pavilion, a massive armored orc holding a staff appeared in Cheng Xiao's vision.
Looking at the nearly five-meter-tall orc shaman, Cheng Xiao murmured to himself, "So this is the one who gives the hymn of courage to the weak, immunity to all negative effects — Great Orc Shaman Kandiaru…"
"Monarch." Upon seeing Asbon, Kandiaru bowed respectfully, then glanced at Cheng Xiao and also bowed slightly.
As a shadow soldier, he sensed his magical blessing on Cheng Xiao, as well as the Monarch's power. As a subordinate, he felt a little dissatisfied with the Monarch's successor — from Cheng Xiao's shadow, he sensed only a group of ordinary-level soldiers. Aside from one barely reaching elite rank, they were weak beyond belief.
As for Cheng Xiao's current strength — barely acceptable, but nowhere near the level of the former Monarch.
"Cheng Xiao, tell Kandiaru what you plan to do." Asbon looked at Cheng Xiao with a smile.
"Okay." Cheng Xiao nodded and said to Kandiaru, "Great Shaman, can you teach me your magic?"
"Magic?" Kandiaru was stunned. "You intend to personally use magic?"
"Yes. If possible, I want to learn some magic from you." Cheng Xiao said seriously.
"Monarch…" Kandiaru looked to Asbon again. He truly couldn't understand — why should Cheng Xiao learn magic? Normally, these things should be left for subordinates to use.
"Teach him, Kandiaru." Asbon smiled. "He is different from me. He was not given overwhelming power by a creator. He can only grow stronger step by step on his own. Someone like that will become stronger than me."
Hearing this, Kandiaru's eyes flickered. After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "I understand, Monarch."
After speaking, Kandiaru waved his staff and began chanting incantations. At the same time, Asbon upgraded Cheng Xiao's skills.
"Chaotic Blades — rapidly attack enemies with weapons, dealing massive damage."
"Dominator's Hand — can be used with Dominator's Authority, causing destructive impact without physical contact."
Advanced Weapon Mastery: "Increases damage when using any weapon."
Shadow Swap: "Allows the user to swap positions with a designated shadow soldier. Cooldown decreases with skill level."
In an instant, countless information flooded into Cheng Xiao's mind. The shadow energy in his body boiled violently, and another surge of information came.
[Blessing of Great Shaman Kandiaru: "You have mastered all magic incantations, including Song of the Fire Dragon, Song of the Giant, Song of Curse, Song of Healing…"]
Various spells etched themselves into Cheng Xiao's mind. After finishing, Kandiaru turned into black mist and vanished.
Asbon watched Cheng Xiao struggle to absorb the information and shook his head. Then he waved his hand — the dark space shattered into starlight and returned to silence.
Time passed. Suddenly, Cheng Xiao's mind trembled. He quickly regained clarity. Heaven and earth energy surged into him, instantly devoured by shadow energy. Enormous power circulated along his meridians.
His soul power rapidly broke through level forty. A black soul ring floated around him, and his first three soul rings also turned into deep condensed black.
All four soul rings reached forty-thousand-year level!
Slowly opening his eyes, Cheng Xiao scanned the surroundings, then formed a profound hand seal. In an instant, a massive magic array appeared. A huge fire dragon emerged, breathing a scorching pillar of flame into the sky!
Staring blankly at the blazing pillar soaring into the heavens, Cheng Xiao murmured,
"Cheating feels good for a moment… cheating forever feels forever good…"
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