410: Darkness and Funeral Curse

Wu Xian teased, "Your Highness, the Divine Maiden, offers a friendship price; you can't compare to that."

"Alright," Ma Tengyun pouted, "Speaking of which, Brother Wu, how did you come to know Her Highness, the Divine Maiden?"

"By chance, and we share similar interests."

Ma Tengyun was completely confused.

"Now, my Twenty-Eight Mansions have officially settled in the Holy Spirit Divine Domain. Do you understand what I mean now?" Wu Xian calmly explained, "Brother Ma, if you're interested later, you can try the fallen god effect of the Twenty-Eight Mansions."

Hearing this, Ma Tengyun was stunned, "What? Brother Wu has already joined the Holy Spirit Dojo?"

"Sort of, but not entirely a member of the Holy Spirit Dojo."

"An outsourced special personnel?" Ma Tengyun's eyes were strange, "Outsourced personnel can still join the Holy Spirit Divine Domain?"

"Perhaps my Twenty-Eight Mansions are more exceptional," Wu Xian pouted.

"That's true, Brother Wu's Twenty-Eight Mansions series is indeed beyond words," Ma Tengyun pondered, nodding, "I just didn't expect the Twenty-Eight Mansions to be Sacred Spirit scrolls, but upon closer thought, it does resemble them."

Now that he held three Star Mansion gold scrolls, it was the perfect Opportunity to experience it.

The divine cabinet behind him clicked open, and three Star Mansion gold scrolls emerged.

Since Ma Tengyun had only seen the Vermilion Bird's seven mansions Sacred Spirits, he was more interested in them and asked Wu Xian to prioritize creating three of them: Ghost Gold Goat, Pivot Water Earthworm, and Jing Mu'an (Well Wood Wolf/Wild Dog).

The strength of the three Star Mansion gold scrolls was undeniable, and now that they had joined the Holy Spirit Divine Domain, their performance in all aspects had made a qualitative leap.

Especially the Vermilion Bird's Blessing effect, which had more than doubled.

At this moment, with the Spirit Feeding Pill's enhancement, the three Star Lords had all reached Five-Star Rank.

"Can your spiritual power handle controlling three gold scrolls simultaneously?" Tang Beng couldn't help but be surprised.

"It's alright," Ma Tengyun grinned, "My divine cabinet can adjust and optimize spiritual power consumption to a certain extent, saving a lot more energy than directly controlling them myself."

"That powerful?" The three of them were surprised.

Ma Tengyun secretly gloated, "After spending so much money, it has to be worth the price."

Currently, Ma Tengyun's divine cabinet definitely belonged to the Peak of modern technology and mechanical engineering.

It was similar to a super-intelligent auxiliary storage central controller, custom-made for collecting scrolls.

Or it could be understood as a "divine scroll" of technology crafted by artificial intelligence.

Aside from lacking the Law-enhancing ability of a divine scroll, the divine cabinet had all the practical functions it should, and in some aspects, it was even more useful than a divine scroll.

For example, the "AI" intelligent power consumption optimization; normal divine scrolls didn't have this function.

"Speaking of which, Brother Ma, why do you collect so many scrolls? Can you even use them all?" Xue Lingling asked, puzzled.

"Don't you think collecting so many scrolls gives a great sense of accomplishment?" Ma Tengyun's eyes were fervent, "Whether I use them or not is secondary; the main thing is having everything."

Wu Xian and the others exchanged smiles, not understanding but respecting his choice.

In other words, if all consumers in the world were such collectors, then Scroll Masters would definitely be making a fortune.

What defines a high-quality consumer? This is what defines a high-quality consumer.

In one sentence: worth encouraging!

"They're coming, they're coming, the beast tide is here!" Ma Tengyun's bodyguard on the ship exclaimed, alerting everyone.

Wu Xian looked over, his eyes also becoming excited.

"It's just a small beast tide, and their Rank is average, so there's not much pressure," Xue Lingling said with a laugh, silently preparing for battle and controlling the luo feng vessel to dive at ultra-low altitude.

Soon, dense swarms of flying Strange Beast attacked from the sky.

Wu Xian, the other two, and Ma Tengyun fought independently, each displaying their Divine Ability.

"Hahaha, perfect for this young master to experience the power of the Star Mansion scrolls," Ma Tengyun laughed excitedly, "Star Lord Jing Mu, turn off the lights first—!"

Following Ma Tengyun's command, the Star Mansion light array behind Jing Mu'an (Well Wood Wolf/Wild Dog) nearby circulated, and the light in a large surrounding area instantly dimmed.

This was Jing Mu'an (Well Wood Wolf/Wild Dog)'s innate characteristic, Heaven-Darkening Earth-Dimming, where boundless darkness enveloped the entire area, not only obscuring the enemy's visual perception but also greatly weakening their Divine Thought perception.

However, Wu Xian and his teammates were not affected by Heaven-Darkening Earth-Dimming; they only felt the surrounding light dim considerably.

The surging Strange Beast seemed to have rushed into a dark fog, completely unable to see their targets, like a flock of headless flies, flying around in confusion.

"Holy cow, this effect~ this range~!"

At this moment, Ma Tengyun had only one thought: what kind of trash had he been using before?

Except for those few top-tier jade scrolls, none of the others could compare to the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

"The effect and range have indeed improved a lot."

Wu Xian naturally also noticed the change in Heaven-Darkening Earth-Dimming, perhaps this was the advantage of joining the Divine Domain.

Subsequently, Jing Mu'an (Well Wood Wolf/Wild Dog) activated its true form, transforming into a gigantic, ferocious wild dog with monstrous black Qi, pouncing and biting at the "headless, scurrying" flying Strange Beast in mid-air.

"As expected, even the Star Mansion's true form has changed?" Wu Xian exclaimed with a sigh.

At this moment, Jing Mu'an (Well Wood Wolf/Wild Dog)'s true form was still the same as before, but its painting spirit body exhibited a peculiar luster like the Universe's starry sky; it was clearly solid, yet it seemed not to be.

Looking at Jing Mu'an (Well Wood Wolf/Wild Dog)'s displayed attack power and damage capabilities, they were even more astonishing.

Although he had anticipated a significant boost to the Twenty-Eight Mansions from the Holy Spirit Divine Domain, he hadn't expected it to be this substantial.

It was only a Five-Star Rank gold scroll, yet it already showed a suppressing force like mowing grass against numerous Rank twenty-plus Strange Beast.

The scene of killing monsters was incredibly brutal.

"Such a big improvement?"

Xue Lingling and Tang Beng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

It could only be said that with a good foundation, the stronger the Divine Domain's blessing effect would be.

Even a trash scroll, if it joined the Divine Domain, would be like an 'A' Dou that couldn't be helped.

But for high-quality scrolls, joining the Divine Domain was like a fish in water, like a tiger with wings.

The saying, "How can golden scales be things in a pond? Once they meet wind and clouds, they transform into Dragons," refers to this very meaning.

The Twenty-Eight Mansions were already very strong without the Divine Domain's bonus; now, with the Divine Domain's blessing, they were uncontrollably powerful.

"Hahaha, this is amazing—!"

As a user, Ma Tengyun's experience was off the charts.

"Star Lord Gui Jin, Star Lord Zhen Shui, first gather the monsters, pull them together, yes, yes, just like that!"

Under Ma Tengyun's control, many Strange Beast trapped in the dark fog were drawn together, and then a faint light shone around Ghost Gold Goat, imprinting a peculiar Talismanic Incantation pattern on each monster.

Then, Pivot Water Earthworm transformed into countless streams of water, flowing through the sky, and poisonous water corroded the fur and armor of the beast horde.

Bang!

Ghost Gold Goat's dual blades, like ram horns, pierced one of the Strange Beast with the force of a shooting star.

With the death of this Strange Beast, the Funeral Curse on its body was triggered.

Then came a series of chain explosions; the Funeral Curse on the nearby monsters that were blown up again triggered explosions.

Amidst rumbling sounds, dozens of gathered Strange Beast monsters were blown into piles of corpses, and Ghost Gold Goat instantly rose to Five-Star Rank and a half.

Ma Tengyun's face was flushed, and he was so thrilled that he couldn't speak.

As a super-rich second-generation, his happiness threshold was very high, and few things could make him happy.

But this scene made him feel the pleasure of transitioning from a boy to a man back then.

It was awesome!

However, just when he thought his side was already exhilarating enough, he didn't expect Wu Xian's side to be even more so.

He saw the one-legged firebird, sweeping with peculiar disaster flames, shuttling through the beast horde; there were no special operations, yet one after another, the Strange Beast seemed to spontaneously combust, with fire erupting all over their bodies, howling in pain.