CIATB Chapter 932 'Promotion'
Chapter 932 'Promotion'
Chapter 932 'Promotion'
"here it is……"
After climbing out of the space prison in a slightly embarrassed manner, the demon Lazan immediately became alert to his surroundings. All he could see was the azure blue sky, but he could feel that there was an invisible wall blocking it, and the slightly rough and blurry appearance reminded him of the 'single-sided transparent glass' mentioned by the summoner.
Being able to think of this naturally means that he saw Taguchi Shogo and the other two.
The three of them looked a little haggard. After seeing him for a few seconds, Tachibana Kyoya reluctantly said hello: "Mr. Lazen, you are here too."
“Is it a unique skill of space confinement?” Lazan straightened his clothes and said with a serious expression: “No wonder I couldn’t contact you these days. I thought something happened to you. No wonder the Royal Knights suffered heavy losses when attacking the Monster Federation. It turned out that the defectors summoned a year ago were helping them!
"You can hear me, Summoner. You made the biggest mistake by attacking me and bringing me here. Do you think I can be imprisoned in a place like this? I think you are outstanding... huh?"
Before he could finish his words, everything went dark in front of his eyes. He felt that the place where he was was divided into an even narrower space, which was almost close to his body and made him unable to see the situation outside.
When a person is locked in a dark and enclosed place, they will naturally develop an instinctive fear, but Lazan adjusted himself quickly and said in a cold voice: "You are still stubborn!"
Powerful magical power surged, and Lazan placed his palms on the barrier. Lightning surged between his palms, and he shouted, "Laser Cannon!"
Buzz—plasma spreads!
As an elite among the A-level, Lazan, who has lived for hundreds of years, possesses extraordinary magical abilities. This kind of magic is one of the ones he often uses, and it can melt through special-grade metal in an instant!
But just two seconds later, the sneer on his face was replaced by stiffness. The 'wall' that bore his attack was not even damaged at all? !
“… Humph, unique skills are something that goes beyond common sense. It seems like I can’t show mercy.” After a few seconds, he snorted coldly, and even more magic power began to flow.
Next, he will launch the elemental secret of 'Nuclear Strike Magic', which is the most powerful magic against a single target! Launching it while being confined in a secret room might cause some damage to his body, but as long as he breaks the space cage created by this unique skill, both Shogo and the weird summoner who can ignore spells will be qualified new bodies!
"Hot-wire gun!"
Rays carrying deadly heat were fired from his palms and instantly hit the barrier in front of him. Tiny cracks and faint light shone through it. The reverberating impact made Lazan vomit blood, but his face was grim and expectant.
Humph, it's impossible to block it. Even high-level demons and elves would not feel good if they took this blow head-on, let alone a dead object like a cage. Break it into pieces!
So, the hot-wire gun broke.
The reverberating heat caused multiple burns on Lazen's exposed skin. He screamed and knelt down, but was stuck in the middle because there was not enough space.
His eyes were just looking at the crack where the light appeared, so he watched the light dissipate into nothingness and return to its original state.
The dark world enveloped him again, and unspeakable fear emerged in his pain.
"This is impossible……"
Lazan knows the truth of the world, tirelessly explores the true meaning of magic, and can objectively examine his own strength, but perhaps because he knows too much, he subconsciously does not want to believe.
After Ji Xing appeared without warning and imprisoned him in a confined space, he judged that he might not be his opponent.
But... I can't even do anything with this one skill? He was just a summoner summoned a year ago!
"enough?"
As Ji Xing spoke, the confined space that bound him disappeared, Lazan sat down on the ground in embarrassment, and Shengwu and the other two appeared in front of him again.
Without bothering to adjust his posture, he gritted his teeth and asked, "What do you want?"
These words were very toneless, but he no longer cared about his own face, and Shogo and the other two surprisingly did not laugh at him. They just felt a little relieved and a little powerless - it turned out that Lazan, who we had always wanted to kill but was unable to do anything about, was also so powerless in the face of that guy?
"I captured you for the spell you used to control the three of them." Ji Xing's voice came in again: "Second, I wanted you to be a commentator. You summoned them here, but deliberately cultivated them into arrogant and conceited people. You should be responsible for this. Let them see the truth of the world."
The reality of the world?
Lazan looked around. The azure sky and slightly undulating perspective made him realize that the space that bound him was being carried by Ji Xing at high speed.
"What is real? Where is this going?"
"Beast Kingdom."
"...What?!" Lazan suddenly became excited: "Go to the Beast Kingdom YuLSnia?! What are you going there for? That is the territory of the Demon King, the kingdom ruled by the Lion King Carion, one of the ten great demon kings, and one of the forbidden places for humans!"
“Yes, that’s the explanation.” Ji Xing smiled and said, “The tyrant Milim Nava who caused destruction a few days ago declared war on the Beast Kingdom. I was entrusted by Rimuru to mediate this war.”
"..."
Lazen was silent for a long while, then uttered a painful groan, "Kill me now. I think you are ten thousand times more arrogant than Shogo and the others. Mediating the war between the demon kings? One of them is the Dragon Princess?! She is the only daughter of Lord Veldonava, the Dragon King of the Creation Star, one of the three oldest demon kings. She is a symbol of invincibility!
There was once a country that offended the Dragon Queen and disappeared in one day. The battlefield between her and the original demon was still a barren land thousands of years after it was restored!
No, let alone her, even Carion is not simple. As a demon, I have to be on high alert for the three beast warriors under him, and the Demon King himself has the power to easily destroy a country..."
"Well, the explanation was good." Ji Xing praised and said, "You heard it, you three, Lazan knows a lot. Now you have the opportunity to ask him questions, just ask whatever you want."
“…” Lazan was silent.
The three of them looked at each other.
We are in the same situation as that old bastard Lazan... No, since we are both summoners, maybe we are in a better situation? What's there to be afraid of? They have too many doubts these days!
"Hey, Lazan, what exactly is a saint?" Shogo asked in an impolite tone.
Lazan glanced at him coldly, but he did not see any avoidance in Shengwu's eyes. He knew that the majesty he had accumulated had disappeared, and he was not prepared to put on his previous kind appearance.
"Hmph, saint? Are you talking about the Ten Great Saints of the Holy French Empire? Or Saint Hyuga?" He snorted coldly and said, "If it's the former, it's just a title. The 'Three Martial Saints' except Hyuga are just on par with me.
But if it's Saint Hyuga...you seem to have been comparing yourselves to her? That really makes me laugh, you are overestimating your own abilities!"
"...Tsk, we already know that kind of thing without you telling us." Xi Xing curled her lips.
Lazan was startled and turned around suddenly.
"Wait! Could it be that... you have become a saint?!"
He didn't get a response, but he got the answer from the expressions of Shogo and the other two, and murmured, "How could there be such a monster? No wonder... If it was a saint, maybe he really had the power to fight against the Demon King, but that's just the Lion King Karion! Listen to my advice, Dragon Princess Milim is definitely an existence that you can't touch!"
He still received no response, and Shyvana kept flying towards the Beast Kingdom at high speed.
……
Meanwhile, the Beast Kingdom has made emergency preparations for Milim's attack.
Alvis, one of the three beast warriors, has led tens of thousands of refugees to the direction of the Demon Federation for refuge. Only the Demon King Carion and the Beast King Warriors led by the other two of the three beast warriors, a total of twenty top combat forces, are left in the country.
Carrion had also given instructions long ago.
If Milim comes alone, the others will evacuate as soon as possible and leave her alone to fight. If Milim comes with her subordinates, then they will prepare for a war.
But they never expected that someone else would come before Milim arrived.
One of the three beast warriors, the white-haired, cat-eyed beauty Sophia the White Tiger Claw, stood at the castle window, looking solemnly at the sky. “Is that the Dragon Princess Milim? She is different from when she declared war a week ago. Has she returned to her dragon form?”
“No.” Karion stood up from his seat and looked into the distance in surprise. “That’s not Milim, although her power should not be underestimated. A rare flame dragon? Huh? There’s someone on its back?!”
"A human riding a giant dragon...wait, can it be the one in the rumors..."
A soldier from the Beast King Warrior Group said in surprise, "Hey! They're coming towards us!"
call--
The strong wind brought by the landing of the giant dragon forced everyone to retreat without any balance. Only Carrion stood solemnly where he was, and saw clearly that the giant dragon turned into a dragon girl with long bright red hair when it landed.
"The Dragon Girl who got a name..."
He shifted his gaze to look at Ji Xing who appeared in the castle side by side with the Dragon Girl: "Human?"
“Hey! Who are you?!” Sophia, who had steadied herself at this moment, shouted in dismay, “Are you the subordinates of Demon Lord Milim? It is so rude to break into Lord Karion’s castle without permission!”
Shivana turned her head and glanced at her. Her golden pupils exuded a superior level of pressure, which made Sofia's face tighten, and then she gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction.
"Sophia!" Carrion's obstruction made her take back what she was about to say.
Ji Xing also patted Shivana's shoulder and smiled, "Excuse me, Lion King. I am Ji Xing, Rimuru's friend. She asked me to mediate the war between you and Demon King Milim."
If Rimuru were here, he would definitely shout that he never said such a thing.
It's a pity she's not here.
The warriors of the various beast kingdoms in the castle were startled and their guards were slightly lowered. Carion was even more surprised and asked, "Rimuru? She has a human friend as powerful as you?"
"I am the summoner, and I come from the same world as her." Ji Xing smiled, "If the Demonic Federation had not been in trouble and attacked by the Human Kingdom, she would have come here in person."
“I see…” Carion nodded in realization, then shook his head and smiled, “I see, Rimuru is truly a qualified ally, worrying about me even though he is in trouble himself.
But unfortunately, I don't intend to refuse Milim's challenge. This is a battle of dignity for the ten great demon lords! Milim is indeed very strong, but I am not a weakling either. Only after the fight can we know the outcome. I would like to thank you for making this trip here, and thank you to Rimuru when you go back!"
"I guess so."
Ji Xing said, "Then I will have to use some rough tactics. Don't blame me. Rimuru will come to apologize to the Lion King afterwards."
"……Um?!"
Carion's face darkened, and the warriors of the Beast King Warriors became alert again.
Then an invisible aura rose from Ji Xing's body, the edges of his blue robe fluttered, and otherworldly smoke and dust dissipated around him. That sacred breath was so great that people even dared not offend!
Unique skill, Ascendant!
This is a unique skill from the world under One Person. At this moment, Ji Xing became an immortal different from the "immortals" in this world.
His all-around attributes have been enhanced, and his skills have also been upgraded by a small level.
Then comes the Shaper of the World!
Different from the cage that held Lazan, Shogo and the other two, with the blessing of the Ascendants, the exile realm this time was much larger, and the castle covering Carion was more than ten times stronger!
“Faced with Milim, I probably don’t have the extra energy to repair this cage.” Ji Xing’s aura surrendered, and he threw the cage that held Shogo and the other three into the crack of this new realm.
"Shyvana, stay here and play with them. Don't let them focus on the cage."
"Yes, Master Jixing, please be careful."
"You should be careful too. Carrion is the Demon King after all." Ji Xing threw his sword to Shivana and turned to walk towards the window.
This series of actions almost stunned everyone in the Beast Kingdom. White Tiger Claw Sofia came to her senses and rushed towards Ji Xing angrily: "Hey! What have you been saying and doing since just now?!"
When Ji Xing flashed out from the window, her claws just grabbed over, but the window was clearly wide open, and when she touched it, she felt like she hit an invisible wall, and she groaned and retreated.
"……what happened?"
She fumbled around for a while and hummed, "A barrier-like ability? This kind of thing..."
Boom! She gathered her strength and punched forward. The shock wave shattered the ground beneath her feet, but this blow that could shatter rocks did not cause any ripples on the barrier. All that followed was the severe pain in her fist!
"……What?!"
"Stop it, Sofia." The Lion King's deep voice sounded: "This is a very advanced barrier. No, it involves the power of space. I'm afraid it will take me some time to break it."
He looked at Shyvana who was left behind and said, “You are a very remarkable human, but if I understand correctly, he wants you to stop me and trap me here so that I will miss the war with Milim?
Hey, this is no joke. Even if he is Rimuru's friend, I will really be... angry!"
hum-
The demonic energy in his body was transformed into profound fighting spirit, and the powerful momentum expanded outward. His spirit turned into powerful morale to bless everyone in the Beast Kingdom, making them firmly believe that the Lion King is invincible!
But Shyvana did not retreat even a single step.
While still in human form, her dragon horns grew longer and thicker, a few dragon scales grew on her cheeks, an inverted red crystal-like substance appeared on her body, and blazing flames ignited.
The spirit is not inferior to that of Carrion at all!
"Hmm? Could it be that..."
Karion was filled with doubt, while Lazan, who was in a deeper layer, couldn't help but blurt out, "Dragon King?! Has this Fiery Dragon been promoted to the level of Dragon King?! How is this possible? How could a Dragon King submit to humans? They are catastrophic creatures like the Demon King!"
His explanation was very precise. Shogo and the other two roughly understood how powerful Shyvana was. They also realized exactly how powerful she was from the terrifying impact when Shyvana and Carrion collided for the first time!
To my surprise... to my surprise, even a mere mount servant... is so powerful? !
So how strong is Ji Xing himself?
What is he going to do now?
……
Standing on the top of Carrion's castle, Ji Xing sensed the battle between Shyvana and Carrion for two seconds, and when he was sure that there was no problem, he stopped paying attention to it.
He is planning a 'sales pitch'.
Yes, the main purpose of his coming this time was to sell Demon Lord Milim a skill. As for testing his strength and putting some pressure on himself to upgrade his skills, these were secondary and convenient things.
The king of the Ultimate Skill Hero will give Ji Xing back power and experience from those who have been given skills, increasing his magic and strength.
Naturally, the stronger the person who uses his skills and the more frequently he uses them, the more feedback he will get from Ji Xing. There are now 103 lucky people in the world, and those feedbacks have been flowing into Ji Xing's body like a trickle, bringing him improvement.
But even if all these people were added together, they would not be able to get as much reward as a demon king by using his skills, let alone the demon king Milim!
Previously, they only looked for ordinary adventurers and controlled the frequency and number. One reason was that they were afraid of being targeted by troublesome guys before their strength reached a certain level, and the other was that granting skills was not unlimited.
There are certain comprehensive restrictions on the quantity and strength of the grantees, which is roughly that the total amount of magic power granted to the grantees cannot exceed a hundred times that of Ji Xing.
Humans have a lower amount of magic than monsters. The upper limit of becoming a saint is to sell a few unawakened demon king skills like Karion. But now, Milim can also challenge!
And Milim is the best choice, one demon is stronger than ten demons.
As one of the three oldest demon lords, she possesses one of the strongest powers in the world, but sometimes she acts like a child who has not grown up, playful and naughty. Just like this time, she pretended to be controlled by the demon lord Clayman to fight Carrion, but in fact she was just satisfying her own playful personality and fighting desire.
I think she will like the skills that Ji Xing chose for her very much and use them frequently after she gets them.
That is - natural charm!
hum-
A strange wave rippled, and the next moment, Ji Xing, who was standing on the top of the castle, changed his appearance.
The casual clothing highlights his wild appearance, his short blonde hair stands upright, and his sharp eyes make him look very heroic.
Yes, it was Carrion.
This is the passive skill of Neeko, the Flower Spirit in the League of Legends world. It can change into the appearance of other people at will. The original disadvantage is that it will return to its original appearance when it is hurt and releases attack skills, but with Ji Xing's transformation and improvement, it has a higher level of sustainability ability.
After adjusting to the new height and stretching his limbs, Ji Xing looked towards the sacred peak standing behind the castle with a smile on his face.
Over there, the sound like a supersonic fighter jet flying through the sky and breaking through space is approaching!
……
"Are you kidding..."
In the castle, White Tiger Claw Sofia and Black Panther Fang Fabio hid in the corner, looking at the messy center of the castle hall in disbelief.
Two equally powerful figures were colliding at high speed, and the strong wind brought by the collision of fists and feet told them that it would be difficult for them to withstand three or five consecutive blows.
The powerful Demon King Carion was fine, but where did that dragon girl come from? How could an unknown person be able to fight against the Demon King?
"Lord Carion hasn't shown his true strength." Sophia gritted her teeth and said, "He hasn't transformed into a beast yet, so he's at least hiding half of his strength!"
"That dragon girl didn't transform into her original form either." Phobio had experienced a setback some time ago and became much more frank. He did not comfort himself: "Besides, I really don't think that she would not have obtained several powerful skills by following that skill merchant."
"……hateful!"
The battle with Demon Lord Milim hasn’t even begun yet, but they’ve already been frustrated here?! This really made the warlike beastmen feel ashamed and angry.
At this moment, the sound like a supersonic fighter jet surpassed the sound of the fight between Shyvana and Carrion and reached their ears.
"That is……"
“Demon Lord Milim has arrived?!”
Karion and Shyvana also separated. Karion looked out the window of the 'Untouchable', his face darkened: "You have indeed evolved into a Dragon King, with power comparable to that of a Demon King. But Milim is already here, and I am not kidding you. If you stop me again, I will really start a fight with the goal of killing you!"
"You can't do it." Xivana pointed this out calmly, and said sideways: "And it's too late to let you go now. Watch the battle here for a while, and you will understand."
"Hmm?" Carrion was startled, walked to the window and looked at the sky, and his pupils trembled violently.
"How...how could there be another Lord Carion?!" Sophia's surprised voice sounded: "Twin brothers?!"
“You idiot tiger.” Carion cursed angrily, “Transformation skills? Damn it, is this guy going to fight for me and Milim? Is this what he called mediation?!”
It was indeed too late, because Karion and Milim, who were floating in the sky, had already met.
……
The pink twin ponytails were swaying with cute aho-hair on the top. She wore a pair of knee-high socks with different stripes, but her clothes were so revealing that she was only in a bikini. The cape didn't cover much skin either, but the appearance of that 11 or 2-year-old girl was really not attractive... This was Milim, the tyrant of destruction, one of the three oldest demon lords!
Milim had a lot of fun during this time.
Knowing that Demon Lord Clayman was secretly targeting her friend Rimuru and had his other friend Frey design a plan to control her, Milim took advantage of the situation and pretended to be controlled.
It's really interesting! Just like what's happening right now, the ten demon lords have signed a non-aggression pact, and because of Guy, even Milim can't break the rules at will, but now it's different - she is now controlled by Clayman, and the attack on Karion was based on Clayman's orders, and has nothing to do with her!
Thinking of this, her big blue eyes pretended to be controlled and lifeless. Her gaze swept across Carrion in front of her, and only when she looked at the castle in the distance did a faint gleam of light flash across her eyes.
Huh? That place...
It seems that the space is distorted, and even I can't see through it easily? Did Carrion do something, or is Clayman keeping someone watching?
Hehehe, interesting.
Just as she was about to use her dragon eyes that could see through everything to explore the depths of space, 'Carion' in front of her had already spoken.
“Milim. I don’t know why you are so crazy to come and declare war on me, but this is a good way to prove to everyone that I am the strongest! I don’t hate you, but I will not show mercy this time, so be prepared!”
“Wahahaha——Is Karion impatient already?” Milim retracted her gaze and stared at Karion with her lifeless eyes. Suddenly, she exclaimed in her heart, “If you look closely, why does Karion seem to have a layer of mist on his body?”
As expected of Milim, she was able to vaguely detect the Shaper and the Natural Illusion just by instinct and passive ability even though she didn’t activate any skills.
But I'm here to sell you a skill. If you can easily see through it, the value of this skill will be discounted!
So he used his unique skill Ascendant Reinforcement, and the next moment, Ji Xing got close to Milim, and smashed Milim's face with his huge lion fist!
Milim immediately calmed down, but did not block, because her body was covered with multiple barriers that could bounce back physical attacks.
As expected, Ji Xing's punch only broke through several layers of barrier defense. Milim's figure did not even shake, and only a few circles of air ripples were created around her, which spread to the clouds.
"Wahahaha, this won't do."
Milim hid her smile and raised her leg to launch a powerful kick, but it was blocked by Ji Xing's horizontal left arm.
"Hmph, multiple barriers?" Ji Xing snorted harshly, and a hint of smile flashed in his eyes: "It's just a dead thing, I want to see how many of my attacks it can block!"
"The Secret of the Beast King Fist - Top of the Head!"
For a middle school boy, shouting out the name of a move might be embarrassing, but for Demon Lord Milim, it was just right.
"Oh——" She cheered in her heart, and almost couldn't control her eyes. Did Carion have a move with such a cool name? What was it?
So the next moment, she experienced it with her body.
Ji Xing, who blocked her leg with his left elbow, lowered his body slightly, and used his left hand to push her leg back with soft force, while using the force! The speed and function of his body instantly reached the peak, and all the fighting spirit and explosive power in his body were concentrated in his right elbow, which was pushed up diagonally at a terrifying speed several times the speed of sound!
thump—
If it was an opponent of similar height, this blow should have hit the chin and shattered it instantly! But facing Milim, this elbow hit the center of her forehead firmly!
Instantly, a surge of power exploded, and Milim's multiple barriers that she passively protected herself from were shattered by more than a dozen layers under this blow. The impact even caused her head to tilt back slightly!
"Huh?!" she screamed in her mind.
I heard that dull sound again.
"The Secret of the Beast King Fist - Double Elbow Slash!"
Bang bang!
Two consecutive elbow strikes were like knives, cutting Milim's chin and forehead respectively. The multiple barriers were broken again, and Milim's center of gravity was completely destroyed, losing her defense ability!
Then Ji Xing jumped up.
"The Secret of the Beast King Fist - Fly!"
Boom!
He held Milim’s face with one hand and hit her forehead with his elbow.
Infusing all of its strength and penetrating power, it completely shattered Milim's multiple defenses! The little girl's figure was seen piercing like a meteor, rumbling into the town of the Beast Kingdom. The terrifying impact force made the ground shake and collapse like a volcanic eruption!
In the barrier castle, everyone in the Beast Kingdom stared at all this in amazement. Sophia muttered, "Lord Carion, when did you secretly practice the Beast King Fist? So cool!"
Carrion's face turned dark and he said, "I know nothing!"
But those moves just now... were so coherent and powerful that if Milim were me, she would have been seriously injured!
This human being...
Outside, lying in the center of the pit, Milim rubbed her slightly sore forehead and blinked.
"Wahahahaha...this is so fun!"
So she soared into the sky, forgetting the incongruity she saw in 'Carion'.
Ji Xing's disguised display of "sales" can only last a little longer.
7k4 two-in-one.
(End of this chapter)