Cataclysm King

Chapter 475: The Correct Way to Use the Demon Sword [Tyrfeng]
"Old Xie actually knew that I was in Giant Spirit City?"

Ji Xun looked at the deciphered message and frowned slightly.

He was just wondering why the other party wanted to see him, and was struggling over whether to meet him. Now that he saw that the agreed location was the Parkway Opera House in the central city, he realized that the old friend not only knew that he was in the city, but also knew where he was.

"The perception ability of the vampires? It seems that Old Xie has been seriously polluted."

Ji Xun immediately understood why.

Few people knew about his plan of secret training at the Royal Academy. There was only one possibility for Xie Guozhong's inexplicable secret training, and that was the perception ability of the vampires.

The vampire clan has a very strict class division: first generation, second generation, and third generation. This is based on the order of contamination.

High-level vampires not only have the ability to control low-level vampires, but also have the ability to sense their bloodlines.

The jar that sealed the "Scarlet Corruption·Saiatis" was inside Xie Guozhong's body, so he should be considered the source of the pollution.

Ji Xun also had blood stains on his body.

Although this genetic enhancement has no negative impact on him, its source is the Scarlet Corruption after all.

It's not too surprising to be perceived.

"hehe."

Ji Xun chuckled when he thought of this, and had no other thoughts at all.

I was worried before that Lao Xie was contaminated because of the [jar] on his body.

After all, this is most likely the thing that the other person might be interested in about you.

But don't worry now.

With Xie Guozhong's current strength, he could obviously rob the person openly, but he chose to contact them in the same way as before.

This is also the way the old friend wants to tell himself that he is seriously polluted, but he still has self-awareness.

Ji Xun also had a lot of questions.

For example, why did he want to assassinate the Pope?

Ji Xun rode on the jumping dragon beast car and soon arrived at the "Parkway Opera House" in the central city area.

Opera is a traditional form of entertainment for the upper class, an old tradition that has been passed down from the days of the Talen Empire.

Ji Xun had seen this in the Eastern Wilderness.

It was almost midnight, and midnight shows often had some adult content.

Ji Xun spent a few silver coins to buy a VIP ticket.

I looked at the playlist and found that the play that would be performed at midnight was a musical called "The Glamorous Countess".

The performance was held in the small hall of the opera house, with only about a hundred seats in the auditorium.

Probably due to the auction tonight, the attendance was not high.

Since Xie Guozhong has made an appointment with me, there is no need to worry about the other party not being able to find him.

Ji Xun sat in the seat according to the number and watched the opera with peace of mind.

The lights dimmed, music started, and the stage scenery took on the appearance of an old manor.

Then the actors came on stage, a beautiful actress played the countess, and some manor servants, a sexy manor maid.
Ji Xun originally thought that "The Beautiful Countess" was some kind of pornographic theater.

The actors on the stage were indeed dressed sexy, and the beginning was a thrilling scene of the maids changing clothes, but as the performance went on, something just didn't feel right.

The story introduced in the narration about the Countess staying forever young by sucking the blood of pure girls, isn't that a vampire story?

And no matter how you look at it, this seems like what happened to Countess Mist when she was young in the other dimension of "Black Crow Castle"?

"Can vampire stories be performed openly now?"

Ji Xun also found it quite interesting.

There is a holy church in the city, how dare they perform this under the nose?
Not only do the actors have superb acting skills, but the casting is also very similar.

He had seen Mrs. Mist in "Black Crow Castle", so when he saw the young lady who had just married Count Fog Mountain appear on the stage, he felt very familiar.

Not to say they are completely similar, but at least they are 80% similar.

Do not!
One could even say that this is Mrs. Mist when she was young!
A coincidence can still be called a coincidence, but if it is restored everywhere, it is no longer a coincidence.

When Ji Xun saw this, he immediately realized that there was something wrong with this stage play.

It seems that the screenwriter of this drama seems to be very familiar with that period of history, and perfectly fills the gap in that period of history before the main storyline of "Black Crow Castle".

It is almost exactly the same as the historical plot that Ji Xun had deduced before.

And the actors don't look like they're acting.

Because Ji Xun discovered that the countess on the stage seemed to be a real vampire?
What's even more strange is that in the later plot, the girl she sucked was not performing, but was really performing the First Embrace of Blood.

The bite is real, and the blood sucked is real blood, not prop plasma.

"So, has the Scarlet Cult spread so far?"

Ji Xun discovered the "easter egg" hidden in the stage play, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

When he was looking at the intelligence before, he didn't see any information related to vampires, so he speculated that the Holy See was most likely unable to control the expansion of the Scarlet Sect.

Now that vampires have appeared openly in the theater, his guess has been confirmed.

As I was watching, the stage play had ended without me noticing, and warm applause broke out from the audience.

"Pah, pah, pah, pah"

There are always some interesting shows in the midnight theater.

Those real bloody and pornographic scenes just now have greatly satisfied the desires of the distorted side of human nature.

The audience in the audience didn't know it yet, but they had just witnessed a real vampire transformation ritual.

However, although the girl whose blood was being sucked on the stage struggled violently, Ji Xun could see that she was willing to be converted from beginning to end.

He didn't mean to meddle in other people's business.

After all, the mere fact that one can gain beauty and eternal youth after being transformed into a vampire is an extraordinary ability that countless girls dream of.

As for other consequences, they are completely behind beauty.

The play is a good one.

From a professional perspective as an actor, Ji Xun couldn't find any fault with it.

He also applauded to show his appreciation for a wonderful performance.

The other guests had left.

He was still sitting there, thinking about a lot of things in his mind.

In a blink of an eye, the guests had left. Just as he was thinking about it, Ji Xun saw a sexy woman in a low-cut black dress walking towards him.

It was the leading actress of the stage play just now, the vampire Countess.

As he got closer, Ji Xun touched the [God Stealer Ring] on his finger, and the spirit of the ring confirmed that this was a vampire.

Seeing this sexy lady coming, Ji Xun also showed his proper demeanor. He stood up, smiled and took the initiative to greet her: "Madam, where have we met before?"

Hearing this, the beautiful woman covered her mouth and chuckled: "Excuse me, sir, your way of chatting up girls is not very popular among girls in this era~"

She paused, looked at Ji Xun seductively, and added, "But I think it's not bad."

"hehe."

Ji Xun looked at her and smiled gently.

He seemed to have heard the underlying meaning of "I am not from this era", and then said: "Oh~ I am not kidding. What I mean is that you look like an old friend of mine. She is also as beautiful and charming as you."

"Oh?"

The beautiful woman raised her eyebrows, thinking it was a tease, and said with a teasing look: "I'll take it as a compliment?"

Ji Xun was not very interested in flirting, but suddenly changed his tone and said, "Of course, Mrs. Mist."

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Hearing this, the expression of the beautiful woman in front of him suddenly changed.

As if she was extremely surprised that the person in front of her actually called out her real name, she instinctively asked, "How do you know my name?"

It really is? !

Ji Xun just wanted to confirm this!
The moment he saw the woman's reaction, he confirmed that she was really the Mrs. Mist in "Black Crow Castle".

but,

how could it be possible!
Not to mention how she survived the siege by the Church of Light. Even if she survived, how could she have lived so long?
You know, the main storyline of the alternate dimension in "Black Crow Castle" is about the Alterac civilization tens of thousands of years ago.

Now?

Even though Ji Xun had thought that the actors were similar and had considered this possibility, he didn't dare to think about it further.

After all, even if vampires can hibernate, according to legend, a few thousand years is already the limit for them to live.

Now seeing the characters from the other-dimensional space appear alive in front of him with his own eyes, this sense of absurdity made Ji Xun feel a little unreal.

Ji Xun showed a self-deprecating smile at the corner of his brow, thinking that it is true that one should not pre-set any stance for the deduction, so that the deduction result can be closest to the truth.

No matter how absurd it is.

Seeing the beautiful face looking at him curiously, he said in a half-seriously and half-falsely teasing tone: "Well, because I said, we have met before."

The facts are right in front of us.

Now that he had confirmed that this was the Mrs. Mist who lived more than 100,000 years ago, he began to deduce based on this fact.

The Mrs. Mist in front of him looked more beautiful and younger than in the other dimension, probably because her vampire bloodline had been enhanced.

And her appearance here must be because of Xie Guozhong.

"Ah? Have we really met?"

These words made Mrs. Mist lose confidence.

But after all, she was old enough to have lived many lives, so she didn't act strange at all. Instead, she was full of curiosity about Ji Xun in front of her, and said ambiguously, "I don't mind talking to you in detail about the story of our 'previous meeting', but now, the prince wants to see you."

"Prince?"

Ji Xun had heard of this before. This was the hierarchy within the vampire clan.

It is similar to a noble title, representing the generation of vampires.

The Blood Prince is probably the first generation of vampires.

Ji Xun listened without any surprise and followed Mrs. Mist behind the stage.

Once you enter the stage, there is a utility room.

Ji Xun felt that this scene was also very familiar.

When I opened the door, I saw a man in a black suit concentrating on writing something.

Mrs. Mist reported respectfully: "Your Excellency, your guest has arrived."

The man looked up, his eyes fell on Ji Xun, and he showed that familiar hearty smile: "Brother Ji Xun, long time no see."

"Yeah. Long time no see."

Ji Xun looked at Xie Guozhong in front of him with a slightly different expression, and added: "I almost didn't recognize him."

In my memory, Xie Guozhong always wore a worn-out leather jacket and had a scruffy beard.

But now, he has no beard, his hair is combed meticulously, and he is wearing a well-fitting black suit, looking like an old-fashioned gentleman.

Although it is the same person, his temperament is different. He gives people a sense of dominance and oppression in his coldness.

Xie Guozhong certainly knew what Ji Xun was talking about. He touched his chin and laughed, "Hahaha, I'm not used to myself without a beard either."

The words sounded unfamiliar, but the tone didn't sound unfamiliar at all.

Ji Xun observed everything silently.

Of course he doesn't mind.

As for distortion, others cannot understand it, but Ji Xun is now polluted by the witch and can fully understand this change.

Being able to talk like this, at least he is still my old friend.

He didn't consider himself an outsider, so he just pulled a stool and sat next to him. Mrs. Mist came in and closed the door tactfully.

Xie Guozhong put away the manuscript in front of him and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Ji Xun, I'm wanted by the Holy See now, so it's not convenient for me to show up in public. That's why I asked you to come here. Once I show up, the high-ranking priests in the Holy See will come immediately. I don't care, but I'm afraid of causing trouble for you."

Ji Xun guessed this was the reason, so he did not ask any questions but was curious about the manuscript on his desk.

If he was not mistaken, this was a script for a stage play, so he asked, "Old Xie, have you changed your career to become a screenwriter recently?"

"I came with the troupe. If I have nothing to do, I'll help with some work."

Xie Guozhong smiled, and as if he had said something meaningful, he said, "Well, I also found that 'screenwriter' is a very good career sequence. It allows people to see the context of the story clearly. It is also the context of the world in the plot."

"Really?"

Ji Xun certainly knew that this was probably learned from Jia Yu.

The former master and disciple had a great influence on each other.

He didn't say more on this topic, but instead asked the question he was curious about before: "By the way. What's going on with Mrs. Mist?"

Since we are talking to old friends, of course I will ask if I can.

Xie Guozhong did not hide it. He also knew what Ji Xun was curious about, and said bluntly: "I went to the rift in the south of the Monster Forest to look for some relics of the sect, and I happened to find her. She has the blood of Sayatis in her body, so it is not so easy for her to die. She was thrown into the abyss and nurtured by the dark energy. She has been dormant until now. It's a special case."

After listening to this, Ji Xun finally understood.

It turned out to be the case.

As he spoke, Xie Guozhong glanced at Ji Xun again and said, "I just heard that something happened in the Imperial Academy. So I wrote a play for her to perform. How is it? Not bad, right?"

Ji Xun nodded, "Yeah. It's really good."

At this point, he also knew that Xie Guozhong had guessed his secret training in the Royal Academy.

Others don't know, but this old friend knows it. Because this extraordinary ability of writing characters as a screenwriter is Jia Yu's unique skill.

They are all in Giant Spirit City, most likely coming for the academy.

But Xie Guozhong’s focus is definitely not on himself, but on the "Holy See of Light".

The two of them became friends because they had similar personalities.

Although both of them have changed a lot, some feelings are still the same.

Ji Xun asked directly: "By the way, Old Xie, why did you come to Juling City? You didn't come here just to see me, did you?"

Xie Guozhong smiled mysteriously: "Guess?"

Ji Xun said: "Are you here for the giant hand of the Royal Academy?"

Xie Guozhong was slightly surprised: "You can guess this? Have you learned all the abilities of Jia Yu?"

Ji Xun smiled noncommittally.

Apart from coming here for himself, the biggest excitement in Giant City right now is either the remnants of the Holy See of Light or that big hand.

It seemed that the other party was really coming for that hand, so Ji Xun asked curiously, "What's the origin of that hand?"

Xie Guozhong shook his head: "I don't know."

Ji Xun: “Don’t know?”

Xie Guozhong: "Yes. This arm is a top secret in the Vatican, and its history is longer than we thought. At least, it existed before the Age of Chaos."

"Oh."

After hearing this, Ji Xun stopped asking questions.

Since the origin cannot be directly found, Xie Guozhong can only come for the severed hand itself.

Vampires need blood.

Especially blood that contains extraordinary power.

It was not difficult for Ji Xun to guess why he was going for his arm.

The atmosphere of the chat was relaxed.

Ji Xun then asked: "By the way, I heard that the Pope was assassinated? Why do you want to assassinate him?"

No one asked if he did it.

Because the moment they met, he knew that it must have been done by this old friend.

Xie Guozhong also said bluntly: "For the [Royal Power Orb]. It is a sacred object exclusive to the Path of Order. As long as the Pope is not assassinated, the order of the Southern Continent will not be disturbed. Moreover, I also need that treasure to stabilize myself. Otherwise, the pollution will be out of control."

I have heard for a long time that Pope Polarante has the [Royal Orb], one of the four royal sacred artifacts, but Ji Xun only found out that it can actually stabilize the order of the empire.

Sure enough, every royal treasure has magical and special effects.

He didn't care about the treasure ball, but looked at Xie Guozhong instead. He caught a glimpse of the dark energy like ink deep in the eyeball and asked, "What's the current situation of your pollution?"

Hearing this, Xie Guozhong fell into a long silence, "Well, this question is quite complicated to explain."

He didn't seem to want to explain, "But for now, I'm still me."

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Ji Xun listened and glanced at him.

Suddenly I thought of my own witch distortion.

That is a kind of distortion that will change people's subjective consciousness.

In other words, even if he were to be contaminated, Xie Guozhong would not feel any repulsion.

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Xie Guozhong looked at Ji Xun's solemn expression and laughed heartily again.

But at this moment, his hearty smile in a suit sounded a little weird.

He explained in detail: "The Illuminati Hermitage is a very special organization. This organization has inherited some special methods against the Outer Gods. So for some reasons, Sayidis did not dare to completely descend into my body. The relationship between me and that Outer God is now more like a symbiotic cooperative relationship. If I die, the little power that He has accumulated with great difficulty will also collapse. But I can't stop some of His will. After all, how can I say it, things are not as simple as they seem."

"I am still me. I am also the source of the vampire contamination wanted by the Holy See."

"I used to think that the 'Seven Lords of Natural Disaster' were the source of the cholera disaster. But after learning some historical truths, I found that what people see is far from the truth. The truth that people can accept is only the truth that they are willing to accept in their own position."

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Spoken a long paragraph.

Ji Xun didn't understand it so clearly.

But what he understood was that this involved a game at the divine level, which was beyond his current realm.

And it's not like he didn't understand at all.

I once heard the last high priest of Taren, Nan Shenyu, talk about similar topics in another dimension.

In fact, Ji Xun doesn’t care what Xie Guozhong said now.

On the contrary, it is already the best case scenario if he can explain it to me patiently.

But since he had asked, Ji Xun also wanted to confirm the intelligence he had deduced, so he asked again: "So, what is the current situation of the Scarlet Cult?"

When Xie Guozhong heard this, he glanced at him and smiled.

Instead of answering, he seemed to ask a confusing question: "How do you define justice and evil?"

"."

Ji Xun knew what he was referring to.

Both sides understood each other's question.

Without waiting for his answer, Xie Guozhong continued, "The Southern Continent invaded the Eastern Wasteland. Does that mean the Southern Continent is the evil party? Then is it justice or evil that the Eastern Wasteland Orlan Royal Court enslaved and slaughtered the lower-class civilians? Is it justice or evil that the card masters hunted intelligent creatures as extraordinary materials? Is it justice or evil that the dragons enslaved humans? If I kill 10,000 people so that millions of people can live in the future, is it justice or evil? In fact, in this world, justice and evil are often not accurately divided, only positions. Death does not represent evil, and victory does not represent justice."

After a series of rhetorical questions, he looked at Ji Xun and said, "What's more, life has levels. High-level life forms and low-level creatures cannot be discussed in the same way. I think you should understand what I am saying now."

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Of course Ji Xun could understand.

He has now stepped half a foot into the realm of "divine power" and can be said to be experiencing the process of transcending from a human personality to a demigod.

He also knew that Xie Guozhong's current will was part of the will of "Scarlet Corruption·Sayadis".

In the eyes of God, all human beings are like ants.

Since we are not standing at the same height, the world we see is different.

Ji Xun had no intention of arguing with him on this issue.

He already had the answer.

The curious topics have been asked.

He finally asked, "So, why did you come to me?"

"Returning something. And borrowing something from you."

Xie Guozhong said as he took out a stick-like object wrapped in oil paper from the corner of the wall and said, "This thing is of no use to me now. I'd better return it to its original owner and give it to you in exchange."

Ji Xun actually saw it when he walked in and guessed what it was.

Inside is the [Sword of Olympus], one of the four sacred weapons of the kings.

The sword was given to Xie Guozhong before because he could resonate with the royal aura of the greatsword and suppress the scarlet pollution.

In the current situation, suppression is obviously meaningless.

This sword is not suitable to carry.

"Oh."

Ji Xun didn't say much, took the oil paper bag, and asked, "What do you want to borrow?"

Xie Guozhong said in a deep voice: "The magic sword [Tyrfront]. I can't use the [Holy Sword of Olympus] now. If I want to kill the Pope, this sword is more suitable."

"Oh?"

Ji Xun felt relieved after hearing this.

I thought he was here to borrow a jar.

He really didn't dare to borrow that thing, but he couldn't refuse.

Fortunately not.

The magic sword [Tyrfeng] is a useless greatsword.

Ji Xun also learned about the origin of this big sword in the space of "Thousands of Troops Besieging the City".

But after studying this greatsword for so long in his hands, it is still just a piece of scrap metal like a shield.

It doesn't have the same destructive power as in the hands of "Mad King" Alduin.

Since he had borrowed it, Ji Xun didn't hesitate and took out the sword directly, and asked casually, "How do I use this sword?"

Xie Guozhong looked at the sword, the dark energy in his eyes almost overflowing, and said: "This is a sword that can kill gods and needs to be nurtured by the blood of gods."

As he spoke, he held the hilt of the sword in one hand, and then with the other hand, the sword, which was clearly edgeless, cut a bloody wound in his palm.

A large amount of bright red blood spilled out and smeared on the sword.

A strange scene appeared.

The sword seemed to be able to suck blood and actually absorbed the blood.

Xie Guozhong looked at this scene and murmured, "This sword needs to absorb the blood of higher beings in order to condense divinity. The more it absorbs, the more cosmic rules the sword can cut."

Ji Xun understood now.

This is a "killing sword". The more people kill, the more powerful it becomes?
No wonder I didn’t figure it out. It turned out it was because I didn’t have high-quality blood.

Looking at the bright red sword in front of him, this is the magic sword that was in the hands of the Mad King.

In the utility room, a red light flickered.

The evil aura on the greatsword echoed with the dark aura of the first generation vampire on Xie Guozhong.

Ji Xun squinted his eyes and looked at everything in front of him, and the thoughts in his mind also deduced.

Xie Guozhong seemed to have guessed some of his thoughts, and shook his head and said, "Oh, let me tell you a piece of news that might interest you. The war was not caused by you, me, or anyone else. The guy named 'Lord of War Monliod' has also appeared recently. He is not even referring to an independent individual, but in a sense represents the rules of the universe. And those guys from the Church of Light. The evidence we have learned so far shows that the death of Emperor Lanlingster was directly related to them."

(End of this chapter)