102: Parasite

Xu Le's gaze sharpened; he felt a faint sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

But since it dared to sneak attack him, it had to endure the “Mental Shock.”

Although the effect of “Destiny Link” had faded, he was never a Contractor who relied solely on contracted beasts for a living.

Moreover, after advancing to SSS-rank “Holy Contract Master,” his attributes were even more terrifying.

The attributes gained from each level-up were 20% higher than the combined Four-Dimensional Attributes of Contractors of the same rank.

The savage spirit blast slammed into the black dot. A sesame-sized Dark Red Demonic Creature was stunned for 0.1 seconds, then immediately continued flying toward Xu Le.

traceless ring!

All cooldowns were refreshed.

Xu Le launched another “Mental Shock.” The strange demonic creature was stunned for another 0.1 seconds before rapidly approaching Xu Le again.

Cannot be killed!

Cannot be controlled!

Little Silly Crow also cast a “Spiritual Interrogation” skill, but the target was completely unaffected, as if the skill hadn't landed at all.

What the hell is this demonic creature?

Xu Le rapidly retreated while summoning the divine statue and having it cast the “Divine Guidance” skill.

Invisible gravitational force acted upon the black dot creature, but the target remained unaffected and continued flying toward Xu Le.

[Ding, your life is under lethal threat. Do you wish to withdraw from the competition?]

"No!"

Xu Le's eyes were bloodshot. Forced into such a corner, how could he easily withdraw?

Having just used the traceless ring, all his skills were off cooldown, putting him in arguably his strongest state.

Little Demon Monkey had fought the Demon Corpses in a bloody battle for an hour, elevating its Attack, Attack Speed, and Cooldown Reduction to terrifying levels.

If he retreated now, wouldn't he only be able to surrender when he met a God later?

Kill!

When rivals meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins!

There is no retreat!

Destiny Link!

Boom!

Little Demon Monkey's double attributes were transferred.

Following that was its 28,800% Attack bonus and 14,400% Attack Speed bonus.

The most terrifying part was the 100% Cooldown Reduction.

Savage Aura burst forth!

Xu Le felt terrifyingly powerful right now!

At the same time.

The Transparent Figure hiding in the dark suddenly floated over, chanting an incantation. Pointing at the ground, a White Phantom stood up, dazed and confused.

The black dot creature flying towards Xu Le paused, then floated back onto the White Phantom at an even faster speed.

The Transparent Figure cackled eerily, randomly pointing and tapping the White Phantom.

Xu Le looked over and saw that it was the Spirit of the Shaman from before.

The Spirit of the Shaman chuckled, "Little Friend Xu, you saved my life before, and now I'm returning the favor. It balances the debt."

Xu Le frowned, looking at the White Phantom beside him. It had been a Level 75 Assassin Class in life, and now that it was converted into a phantom, it had an extra “Sealing in Progress” buff.

The Spirit of the Shaman smiled and explained:

"This thing is called a 'Dwelling Demon Spirit.' It can parasitize other organisms."

"Previously, it was parasitizing the Demon Lizard. The Demon Lizard died, but it remained at full health, which caught Old Qin off guard."

"This thing is also tainted with Abyssal Aura, making it immune to all control skills."

"Therefore, the best method is to Seal it along with its Host Body while it is parasitizing."

"If the shell isn't destroyed, it can't transfer. Hahaha, I happen to specialize in manipulating Spiritual Bodies, so as long as I'm here, it will never get out."

Xu Le gave a thumbs up, "Amazing! But rather than sealing it forever, I prefer to kill it directly. Otherwise, it might run up to me later saying things like 'Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River.'"

Seeing Xu Le about to act, the Spirit of the Shaman quickly stopped him: "The Parasitic Demon Spirit has Abyssal Protection. It cannot be killed or controlled. At most, you can destroy its body and let it escape, or even be subjected to its Possession."

"Is that so? I don't believe it!"

Xu Le immediately pulled out his heavenly halberd and chopped toward the White Phantom.

He unleashed a full-power halberd strike. Under the terrifying Attack Speed boost, it hit the phantom in less than a second, followed by the second strike, the third strike... dozens of halberd strikes were unleashed with full force. In just one second, the Assassin Phantom was smashed into dust.

The Parasitic Demon Spirit instantly became like a kite with a broken string. Its first instinct was not to pounce on Xu Le, but to flee into the distance.

"Can you escape? Come when you want, leave when you want? Do you think this is a public restroom!" Xu Le roared sharply.

In that previous second, he had struck the Demon Spirit dozens of times, yet it wanted to run away without taking any damage.

Can it run?

Since it's Physically Immune, let's try Spell damage!

Mental Shock!

The Parasitic Demon Spirit's figure finally halted.

"It worked!"

Xu Le laughed loudly and continued releasing “Mental Shock” from his hand.

The Parasitic Demon Spirit immediately paused, but after 0.1 seconds, it continued flying forward.

“Mental Shock” was almost an instant cast Spell, but it still required 0.5 seconds to finish chanting.

As one Mental Shock after another was thrown out, a black dot in the air was clearly visible trying to escape.

The result was like a skipping tape: it flew a bit, paused, flew a bit, then paused again.

Xu Le chased while throwing “Mental Shock,” and the others also noticed the anomaly and rushed over to help.

Divine Summoning Thunder!

Light of Punishment!

Blazing Shockwave!

Flying Sand and Rolling Stones!

...As a dense barrage of skills slammed down, the Parasitic Demon Spirit finally became enraged and let out an angry roar.

The Demon Corpses and Demon Bats also rushed over to intercept.

They charged recklessly toward the Parasitic Demon Spirit.

Large swaths of demonic creatures fell.

Finally, a Demon Bat flew in front of the Parasitic Demon Spirit, and it spoke harshly.

"Very well, I will remember this day."

"I will definitely return!"

The Parasitic Demon Spirit spoke arrogantly. Before it could fly away, Xu Le had already charged in front of it.

With a raised hand, dozens of halberd strikes were launched. The Demon Bat that the Parasitic Demon Spirit had parasitized was instantly smashed, followed by the charging Demon Bats and Demon Corpses.

Under the augmentation of Little Demon Monkey's attributes, countless demonic creature corpses could be seen falling everywhere.

"I want you dead!"

The Parasitic Demon Spirit roared in fury and charged directly toward Xu Le, who was right beside it.

The distance between the two was too small.

After Xu Le managed to throw just one “Mental Shock,” the opponent forced its way into his Sea of Consciousness.

"Hahahaha..."

"Such a powerful Physical Body, it's mine now..."

"Ah—"

The Parasitic Demon Spirit hadn't gloated for long before it saw endless golden light in the Sea of Consciousness, and a weaker version of Xu Le suddenly opened his eyes.

Crackle, crackle... The Parasitic Demon Spirit, which had been impossible to kill, finally fell.

[Congratulations to “Gū Nāo Dāng Tiān” for slaying the Abyssal Divine Emissary. Reward points +10,000,000.]

Xu Le opened his eyes and saw everyone nervously backing away.

The Spirit of the Shaman asked cautiously, "Are you the Parasitic Demon Spirit, or Little Friend Xu?"

Xu Le suppressed a laugh: "No matter who I am, isn't the answer the same?"

The Spirit of the Shaman held back his embarrassment: "No, your current answer is different."

Xu Le: "Then who do you think I am?"

The Spirit of the Shaman: "..."

Xu Le didn't continue the banter, hoisting his heavenly halberd and charging into the Demon Corpse Crowd.