Chapter 296: Are You a Witchheart Demon Too?
In Heaven's Chosen Space, certain BUG phenomena caused by easter eggs might have a higher priority in final judgment than other existences.
So, even the Demon Lord Dam, the final hidden BOSS of Ys Origin, who might have already broken through biological limits by merging with the replica Divine Black Pearl and the incomplete Root of Demon, was still affected by a small paper pinwheel that interfered with the DEBUFF hanging over his head.
As the pinwheel spun, the magic-sealing effect, which was supposed to end in 2.5 seconds, became permanently affixed to the Demon Lord's head. For a unit whose main body was a spellcaster, this was nothing short of a bolt from the blue.
This magic-sealing effect even extended to Demon Lord Dam's magical control over the Black Pearl!
The magic, which originally moved with his thoughts like an instinct, instantly turned into quick-drying concrete. This made Demon Lord Dam so uncomfortable he almost wanted to vomit.
Of course, this seemingly permanent magic-sealing effect was not truly invincible; it merely became infinite in duration under the influence of Miyoichi's pinwheel, not invincible in effect.
If there was enough or strong enough purification ability, removing the magic-sealing effect would not be too difficult. Demon Lord Dam himself even had means to clear BUFFs… but the essence of these means was still spellcasting ability.
The target cannot cast a spell to remove his own magic-sealed state while already magic-sealed.
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In other words… "You! How dare you!? How can you!? This violates the rules of magic!"
Rather than being fuming with anger, Demon Lord Dam was clearly more shocked and unable to comprehend the fact that he would suffer from a permanent magic seal.
Because this clearly challenged the fundamental logic of the spellcasting domain, something even he, who simultaneously held a replica artifact and the Root of Demon, was utterly incapable of achieving.
Of course, being magic-sealed did not mean Dam lost all combat effectiveness.
His agility was almost at its limit, his strength exceeded its limit, all parts of his body could adapt to melee strikes, and he even had the existence of an Asura Berserker as a foundation within him.
The roaring Demon Lord Dam controlled the tentacles, which had been shaken off by the orb, to once again surround Cheng Tian. He even instinctively tried to control the equally shaken-off Head Familiar, using his habit of controlling the Eye of Fakt.
But the magic, blocked by the thick magic-sealing barrier, made Demon Lord Dam's expression sink even further.
Since the Head Familiars were Champion template units derived after devouring Saba, and gained the characteristics of the Eye of Fakt through Cain Fakt's magic, they were not magic-sealed after being hit by the Shock Orb. They only had a quarter of their mana bar deducted and suffered equivalent spell burn damage, but they also lost the multi-casting bonus of the Eye of Fakt, and could only use their innate attribute skills almost instinctively.
Without the Demon Lord's control, the Head Familiars, now left with only instinct, suddenly became much less of a threat to Cheng Tian.
Facing the incoming tentacles, Cheng Tian, who clearly no longer had organs, still took a deep breath. One could see the holy fire pouring into the inside of his ribs as he inhaled. Afterward, the appearance of the Gauntlet of Oni reappeared on Cheng Tian's right hand.
This time, the Trinity Vengeful Angel form was achieved by means of the extra skill Ghost Rider Transformation, and did not affect Cheng Tian's original Onimusha template. Therefore, the previous use of Swiftwind Blade and Blazing Dragon Sword was not affected at all.
And strictly speaking, Cheng Tian at this moment should be considered to be in a dual-template superposition state.
"Captain! Lend me your strength!"
As Cheng Tian's words fell, Captain Saur from the ground transformed into a Guardian Spirit enveloped in purple light with a determined expression, disappearing instantly and reappearing within the Oni Eye on the wrist of the Gauntlet of Oni. Then, like high-energy fuel thrown into a fire, it caused even more vigorous flames to erupt from Cheng Tian's body.
But the Demon Lord's tentacles didn't care about any of this. They unhesitatingly grabbed at the flame-spewing Cheng Tian, and then—
A ray of light flashed from the flames. Cheng Tian, whose appearance had changed significantly, bypassed one of the Demon Lord's tentacles as if teleporting. This tentacle had already been severed, with a scorching slash mark left on the 斷口.
At this moment, the originally somewhat slender body of the Vengeful Angel was suddenly covered in a set of heavy knight armor, identical to Saur's, and the crimson Blazing Dragon Sword was firmly held in his hand.
But Cheng Tian's slashes did not end there; instead, he turned back again and slashed towards the mass of tentacles.
In a few seconds, Cheng Tian's figure simultaneously swept past dozens of tentacles, and each tentacle was severed—
Onimusha Transformation! Issen Derived Skill: Chain Issen!
In the Onimusha worldview, there is a technique called 'Issen', which is a more refined and powerful defensive counter-attack technique.
Its principle is to use a faster, 'later-strike-first-hit' approach at the moment an enemy attacks, interrupting their attack while delivering a fatal counter-attack. It is an advanced technique of 'precise defense' and 'parry counter-attack'.
For minor enemies, Issen can achieve an instant kill, and for BOSSes, Issen can also deal significant damage.
The timing and conditions for releasing Chain Issen are even more stringent, but once the release conditions are met and one enemy attacks, then all enemies within the field of vision, regardless of whether they attacked before, will suffer a blow.
The tentacle units, which had independent health bars, were derivatives of Demon Lord Dam. In terms of template specifications, they were Elite templates, one level lower than Champions, yet they still couldn't withstand Cheng Tian's Chain Issen with its heavily stacked BUFFs.
These severed tentacles exploded into a sky full of soul fragments, and the Oni Eye of the Gauntlet of Oni opened wide. Its powerful suction, which had reached Lv3, mercilessly absorbed these soul fragments that tried to escape back to the main body.
"Look into my eyes!"
At the same time, Cheng Tian, who had clearly been purified into an angel, still emitted a soul-shaking echo as if from hell.
No sooner had he spoken than the Oni Eye on Cheng Tian's Gauntlet of Oni erupted with holy flames that were friendly to the living, impartial to the undead, and utterly merciless to evil undead!
Like pouring clear water onto a red-hot iron plate, these soul fragments, separated from Demon Lord Dam, let out deep, soul-piercing wails of pain as they entered the Oni Eye—
Eye of Judgment!
The Oni Eye is also an eye; since it has seen them, they must endure judgment!
At this moment, Demon Lord Dam, who had already assumed an attacking stance and was preparing to swing his axe again, showed an expression of immense pain. But this soul-based pain was nothing compared to what was happening to his body—
Because he discovered that the total amount of the Root of Demon was actually decreasing along with the burning of the holy fire!