Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 870: Chapter 668: Failed to Steal the Chicken, Lost the Rice

”Haha.”

Watching as the Demon-Sealing Soul Artifact in Wind Celestial King’s hand drew an arc and steadily landed in Celestial King Hai’s hand, only to be casually thrown towards Lin Feng’s direction by him, someone instantly let out a teasing laugh.

The Abyssal Evil Ghost from the Earth Chart, ranked so high, is a rare treasure for anyone, even for a Celestial King.

This level of Demon Spirit, no one has many.

In their eyes, the Wind Celestial King, who appeared calm and composed, was probably feeling distressed at this moment too, but to maintain a high stature, he did not show it.

Compared to others who teased and mocked the Wind Celestial King, Celestial King Hai said nothing, though he wore a slight smile on his face.

The Apostle’s debut, the rewards obtained during the Apostle’s breakthrough all belong to the Apostle.

This is the benefit Pure Land provides for an Apostle’s inclusion.

Since the compensation is paid by the Celestial King, this is also the Celestial King’s greeting gift.

Of course, if the Apostle fails too many times in the breakthrough, the Celestial King will also not hesitate to refuse to ”call the bet.”

They will not continually cover an Apostle’s failures.

If a Celestial King is willing to ”call the bet,” and the Apostle has many breakthroughs with more losses than wins and the losses are too great, after the debut, the Celestial King might also reclaim the rewards obtained by the Apostle to compensate for the loss.

Although the Apostle’s debut is a greeting gift to the Apostle, it does not benefit the Celestial King and is more harmful, having a strong Apostle does bring prestige to the Celestial King.

Moreover, winning is definitely better than losing; if lost, he has to compensate with items of equivalent reward, so it’s still quite a good mood overall.

Celestial King Hai does not reject Lin Feng, but he doesn’t have any favorable impression either.

Even if Lin Feng becomes his Apostle candidate, he doesn’t care about Lin Feng’s life or death.

Even because Lin Feng’s reputation is too big, under a boring low-level mischievousness, he even considers Lin Feng’s life as a test question for the Apostle.

If Lin Feng has bad luck and gets killed by other candidates, he wouldn’t care, only a little pity at most. After all, he’s just a stranger, and the fact of being a fellow person from Hua Country holds little meaning to him.

Becoming one of the Pure Land Twelve Celestial Kings indicates he doesn’t have a sense of dedication, nor the thought of serving the country and the people.

All he wants is to find or create that last piece of Pure Land.

”Defeated without even forcing out the second Demon Spirit, truly worthless!”

Beast Celestial King said with undisguised disappointment in his words.

Within the disappointment, there was also anticipation and longing, a very contradictory emotion.

”Stand and Life Soul Transformation, two Divine Level Soul Skills, are truly a perfect combination, a combat series without weaknesses, truly enviable!”

Dream Celestial King remarked with a bit of admiration, seemingly envious.

As a Demon Spirit Master, Dream Celestial King naturally knows the importance of Soul Skills.

As an Extraordinary Powerhouse, most of their Soul Skills are already maxed out.

Not only the Lifebound Demon Spirit, but even the second Demon Spirit’s Soul Skills are also often maxed out.

Of course, only a few Celestial Kings would refine a second Demon Spirit.

As for a third Demon Spirit?

Except for the Witch Celestial King, who was born with a Sea of Dual Souls, no Celestial King would refine a third Demon Spirit.

Demon Spirits need to grow, and growth requires a lot of time and resources. Low-level Demon Spirits offer nearly no power increase for powerhouses.

Regarding the level of Soul Skills, the Celestial Kings do not care much; their strength has reached the level of an Emperor, so even absorbing Diamond or even Divine Level Soul Skills has limited effect on enhancing strength.

Even so, in the face of Lin Feng’s battle setup and Soul Skill combination, one can’t help but be amazed.

A single Diamond Soul Skill might not be much, but what if they are all Diamond Soul Skills, with two Divine Level Soul Skills hidden among them?

Such a Soul Skill combination can’t be overlooked even by the Celestial Kings.

”What do they say in Chinese? Is it something like ’Try to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it,’ using an Earth Chart Demon Spirit as a reward for the first stage, how do we give rewards for the subsequent stages?”

Enveloped in a black robe, with an indistinct visage, Witch Celestial King spoke.

Though his voice was hoarse, the dissatisfaction in his words was very clear.

His visage was also hidden under a wide-brimmed hat, unclear, slightly humpbacked, and his figure appeared somewhat bloated.

”Yeah, how are we going to give the rewards afterward?”

Approximately thirty to forty years old, with blonde hair and brown eyes, wearing tight black clothing, Shadow Celestial King, owning long legs and smooth blonde hair, inquired.

Among the Pure Land Twelve Celestial Kings, Shadow Celestial King was the only female.

The Wind Celestial King was eager to be the first to set the breakthrough test to severely injure Lin Feng and stop him at the first stage, even specifically choosing an Apostle whose ability countered Lin Feng, but who would have thought Lin Feng would so easily defeat him.

According to the usual Apostle debut custom, the difficulty of breakthrough will continue to rise because the breakthrough topics are not fixed, the Celestial Kings will alter the breakthrough topics according to an Apostle’s debut performance, increasing the difficulty.

As the difficulty of breakthrough increases, the rewards will also continually increase.

Just like in a casino, where gamblers place bets, normally increasing with each step.

Setting the lower limit at Earth Chart Demon Spirit by Wind Celestial King indeed put them in a difficult situation.

Surely not give an Earth Chart Demon Spirit as a reward for the first stage and a Ninth Tier Demon Spirit for the second, right?

Wouldn’t that imply they’re less generous than the Wind Celestial King?

If the rewards don’t match up to Wind Celestial King’s, and the breakthrough topic’s difficulty increases, wouldn’t that be looked down upon?

The Celestial Kings all love their reputation, and in front of an Apostle, they maintain a lofty stance, it’s impossible to act otherwise.

Moreover, the debut is in front of the residents of the Suspended City.

Wind Celestial King glanced at Witch Celestial King with no reaction.

Among the Twelve Celestial Kings, few are truly daunting, with Witch Celestial King being one of them.

Born with a Sea of Dual Souls, having such a gift is daunting to anyone.

No one can be certain how many Demon Spirits Witch Celestial King has refined?

Wind Celestial King and Witch Celestial King had crossed paths once, neither put in full effort, it was merely a small conflict after a resource contest, not a non-negotiable conflict. Although it was just a touch-and-go, he had a gut feeling that during the battle process, Witch Celestial King had an easier time, and in a literal life-and-death fight, he wouldn’t be a match.

Of course, his speed is the fastest among the Celestial Kings, and if he wants to flee, Witch Celestial King wouldn’t be able to catch him.

It is precisely this trepidation, coupled with indeed being his own mistake, that he remained silent without any reaction to Witch Celestial King’s first complaint.

”Who’s up for the second stage?”

Celestial King Hai asked.

The Kings glanced at each other, waiting for others to step up first.

Lin Feng’s strength exceeded everyone’s expectations among the Celestial Kings, and the initially designed breakthrough question had naturally to be changed, plus the prize level heightened so significantly, it left everyone hesitant to respond.

This silence made the atmosphere increasingly restless, with the audience’s cheers growing more boiling.

”Truly worthy of Lin Feng, huh.”

”Stand Soul Skill is truly awesome, worthy of a Divine Level Soul Skill.”

”I didn’t even notice earlier, and the battle was over.”

”This is just the second stage, and already it’s giving the Celestial Kings a headache.”

Seeing the breakthrough delay, the audience began to discuss enthusiastically.

The first stage of Lin Feng’s debut was already stunning.

The Celestial King’s silence at this moment also heralded the extraordinary nature of this debut.