Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 449: Evil Spirit Control
In the skill upgrade warehouse, as more than 60,000 Paradise Coins were deducted one after another, a large number of emerald green light spots began to emerge out of thin air and continuously poured into the broken body below.

Soon, the teeth-grinding sound of bones moving could be heard throughout the warehouse. First, pieces of bone fragments were squeezed out of their flesh and blood, and fell to the bottom of the metal warehouse with a clanging sound.

Immediately afterwards, brand new bones and flesh began to wriggle and form at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, wisps of unknown black aura were slowly expelled from the inside of the new flesh and blood. The whole scene looked particularly creepy.

It was not until more than an hour later that the hanging green light spots disappeared, and Xu Yue, whose injuries were all healed, stood up.

[Evil Spirit Control (Passive) has been upgraded to LV.10]

[Hint: Due to the erosion of a large amount of evil spirit, your willpower +3]

[Tip: Since 'Evil Spirit Control (Passive)' has been upgraded to LV.10, hunters can choose branch rewards at level LV.10. ]

Mimicry: You can condense your own evil spirit into any image to enhance the external deterrent effect. (No substantial power increase)
Evil Spirit: Slightly increases the special bonus of the Evil Spirit's body against the corrosiveness of evil spirits.

Condensing Breath: When the evil spirit is in the state of being restrained, the corrosive effect of the evil spirit on one's own aura (charm attribute) will be slightly weakened.

As soon as he regained consciousness, large park prompts popped up one after another. Although the increase in evil spirit this time caused him serious injuries, the gains he made were also considerable, one of which was the double-level increase in skill level.

His eyes swept over the three options lined up in front of him, and option A, "mimicry", was ruled out first. If it was just to improve the style of painting, it would not waste his bonus points.

As for the remaining two options, Xu Yue's gaze first paused slightly on the effect description of "Suppressing Breath", but then he decisively locked onto option B, "Evil Spirit".

Compared to saving the charm attribute which is currently dispensable to him, option B which can effectively match his bloodline constitution is obviously more worthy of improvement.

As soon as he made his choice, a loud roar suddenly exploded in the upgrade warehouse. The evil spirit that had just subsided in his body suddenly surged outward. In an instant, all he could see was the murderous aura that was so thick that it was almost liquid. Even the surface of the surrounding warehouse walls began to appear with layers of thin black ice.

After a moment, the boiling evil spirit was taken back into the body. The improvement of Paradise has always been immediate. In just a few minutes of release and retraction, Xu Yue clearly felt that the breath in his body became more corrosive.

Although the initial properties of the evil spirits are basically the same, after being absorbed and transformed, they often show different characteristics that vary from person to person. For example, the evil spirit in his body is mostly vicious and corrosive, while the evil spirit on the Qin banner appears more majestic and solemn.

Recalling the black dragon claw on the battlefield that almost turned him into meat paste with just one finger, Xu Yue's eyes were deep. Compared with that level of evil energy use, his current evil energy control, which was only level 10, might not even reach the initial level.

Only after truly experiencing the extreme oppression at that moment, as if his entire body and soul were about to be completely crushed into slag, did he truly understand how exaggerated the gap between the two was.

In fact, a second before the dragon claw pressed down, Xu Yue could have directly left the battlefield through the teleportation mechanism provided by the paradise, but between fleeing and fighting to the death, he decisively chose the latter.

Although the outcome of the fight was extremely tragic, at least he learned that the growth limit of the ability of 'Control of Evil Spirit' was definitely far beyond his expectations. For this reason alone, the more than 60,000 Paradise Coins consumed in treating his injuries were well worth it.

"Paradise, who was the one who used the dragon claw in the battlefield just now?"

[Checking hunter's authority...]

[Detection completed... Hunter permission passed, target query in progress: Time segment - Battle of Changping - Daqin - Bai Qi]

"Mr. Wu'an, that's not surprising."

Touching his chin, Xu Yue looked at the words "Bai Qi" on the panel in front of him, and a hint of realization flashed in his eyes.

Bai Qi, a man known as the "God of War" and "Man-Slayer" during the Warring States Period, fought in more than 70 battles in his life but never lost a single one.

According to incomplete statistics, more than two million people died in battles during the Warring States Period, and half of them died at the hands of Wu Anjun. In other words, he led his army to slaughter a full million lives, nearly one-tenth of the population during the entire Warring States Period. He proved with practical actions what it means to "one general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of lives!"

And it is not surprising that such a person can possess such a powerful murderous aura when the world he lives in becomes extraordinary.

For the first time, he truly felt how terrifying pure evil spirit could be in the person of Wu Anjun. The value of this guidance alone far exceeded the number of Paradise Coins he consumed.

"Paradise, if I continue to improve my control over evil spirits, will I still be teleported to the Changping battlefield?"

[The evil battlefield is usually randomly selected. If it is detected that the hunter's authority meets the requirements, a certain amount of paradise coins can be consumed to enter the designated battlefield]

[To upgrade 'Evil Spirit Control LV.10 (Passive), you need to pay 50000 Paradise Coins. You can specify the Changping battlefield by paying an additional 50000 Paradise Coins. Yes/No to pay]

"10 million?!"

He withdrew his eyes from the theme park prompt in front of him, and silently glanced at his remaining balance of just over 20 theme park coins. Xu Yue decisively gave up the idea of ​​continuing to spend.

On the one hand, it was impossible for him to spend all his resources on controlling the evil spirit, and on the other hand, what he gained on the Changping battlefield was more than that.

As he thought about it, he first casually summoned the Fang Tian Huaji surrounded by black air, followed by a hoarse dragon roar. The relief of a coiled dragon hovering on the halberd suddenly opened a pair of scarlet eyes, and then slowly swam out from the halberd.

The Panlong at this moment was far smaller than the one it had been on the Changping battlefield, but the amount of evil energy surrounding it was definitely more than that.

In terms of the efficiency of swallowing evil spirits and its capacity to contain them, Xu Yue can't even compare to Panlong, which feeds on evil spirits.

Although the latter appeared for a very short time, the evil spirit he absorbed in that brief moment was several times more than Xu Yue's, and it has not been completely refined until now.

This could be said to be the most satisfying meal it had ever had since its birth. Even though it was crushed on the spot by Wu An Jun when it was halfway through eating, as long as Xu Yue, the master of weapons, did not die, they, rooted in the combined blade weapons, would still be able to continue to be reborn.

And now, it's time to divide the spoils.

"Give it half each. I'll let you eat your fill next time." Black fog was rolling on the top of the upgrade warehouse. Upon hearing this, a pair of scarlet dragon eyes inside looked down. After a brief hesitation, as the dragon's sharp teeth opened wide, an endless stream of murderous energy poured towards Xu Yue below.

Soon, the spreading fog enveloped the entire warehouse space. Only two pairs of scarlet eyes, one large and one small, stood out in the black fog. At the same time, prompt sounds indicating skill upgrades rang out one after another.

[Evil Spirit Control (Passive) has been upgraded to LV.11]

[Evil Spirit Control (Passive) has been upgraded to LV.12]

[Evil Spirit Control (Passive) has been upgraded to LV.13]

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After a long time, the black fog in the upgrade warehouse had completely dissipated, and in its place was Xu Yue's evil spirit control skill after he had been upgraded to level 3.

And this is just the result of splitting the profits in half. One payment, five upgrades. With Panlong as a 'cheat', improving his control over evil spirits is a huge profit for him.

Moreover, according to Paradise, entry into the evil battlefield is purely random. As long as there are no beings of Wu'an Jun's level appearing next time, the benefits that Panlong can obtain may be even more exaggerated.

As for being able to reasonably take advantage of the park, he said the more the better.

He forced himself to suppress the urge to continue improving. Even if his financial resources allowed, his newly repaired body would need a long time to adapt and recuperate. Moreover, his control over evil spirits, which had reached level 13, was now fully capable of dealing with enemies at the current stage.

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[Evil Spirit Control LV.13 (Passive/Active)]

Skill Effect 1: Shock (active), can release all the evil spirits in the body radially outwards. The spreading evil spirit wave will launch an indiscriminate mental shock to all beings within 40 meters around, causing them to fall into a state of illusion for 0.1 to 3 seconds and reducing their movement and reaction speed by 10%.

Tip: There is no cooldown time for 'Shock', but when releasing it again, the evil spirit that expands outward must be retracted into the body. Frequent use will cause serious damage to one's internal organs.

Tip: The illusion state ignores any conventional defense, and its duration is determined by the will attributes and soul strength comparison between the enemy and us.

Skill Effect 2: Domain (Passive). When in the state of releasing breath, it can launch uninterrupted evil spirit erosion on any life form within a range of 40 meters. In the erosion state, the target's mental resistance will continue to decrease until it falls into negative states such as "fear" (reduced sanity), "frenzy" (illusion generation), and "neurasthenia" (fainting of will).

Tip: Within the domain of evil spirits, most energy release and mind manipulation skills have a 10% chance of being reversely invaded by the diffused evil spirit.

Tip: When the Evil Spirit Field and the Overlord Field (Panlong) are superimposed, the skill effect can be greatly enhanced, but the hunter's physical consumption and burden will also be multiplied.

Skill Effect 3: Restraint (Passive). When the evil spirit is contained in the body, the corrosive effect of the evil spirit on one's own spirit can be greatly reduced. The massive evil spirit can be used as a dam to provide a certain degree of protection for one's own spirit.

Tip: The current blessing effect is: Hunter's willpower +6, all negative effects resistance against mental will +10% (including forced charm, mental exploration, mental suppression...)
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Unlike Su Xiao's outward release of aura, Xu Yue's control of evil spirit had no direct physical damage effect from beginning to end, but focused more on erosion control and providing a certain degree of protection.

But this does not mean that the evil spirit is weak. With his willpower, even if there is a being that is one or two levels higher than him, it is basically impossible to completely ignore the erosion and deterrence of the evil spirit. In a desperate fight, even a moment of trance will directly determine life or death.

Therefore, compared to direct killing, he prefers this almost unavoidable strong control ability, similar to an extreme fear aura that does not require consumption, and this is undoubtedly more in line with his combat system.

All in all, judging from the simple skill description, he is quite satisfied with this ability. As for its actual effect, it can only be truly reflected through actual combat and killing enemies.

After carefully reading the introduction of evil spirit control, Xu Yue prepared to leave. Since he was not going to upgrade again, there was no need to stay here any longer. However, before leaving, he was extremely cautious and summoned flames to burn all the dark blood stains remaining at the bottom of the warehouse.

Although he knew that the upgrade chamber would most likely be automatically cleaned after he left, it was always better to be cautious. In this paradise city where lunatics and villains were constantly emerging, it was never too cautious.

Walking out of the skill upgrade hall, Paradise City is always bustling with people, with contractors and employees coming and going in an endless stream. After joining the crowd, Xu Yue's figure was quickly swallowed up.

Half an hour later, at Summer Season Restaurant.

Xu Yue's original plan was to go straight to the arena to test out the two new skills he had just mastered, but the aching bones all over his body and his hungry stomach made him wisely give up this option and instead fill his stomach first.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the restaurant, before I even entered, an enticing aroma of food hit me, mixed with a few faintly audible low dog barks.

With a slight exclamation, Xu Yue did not stop, for he had already guessed who he would see next.

Sure enough, as the closed door was slowly pushed open, an empty restaurant with poor business suddenly came into view, and the only two customers in it were the very familiar man and dog.

On the other side, the moment the restaurant door was pushed open, the man and the dog who were waiting for the food to be served at the table quickly turned their heads, their eyes filled with a hint of surprise. It was obvious that they were extremely curious about the fact that there would actually be other customers coming to this restaurant.

And when they saw the identity of the visitor, the surprise in their eyes disappeared, and turned into a look of understanding.

Inside the restaurant, Su Xiao, who was standing beside Xu Yue, did not stand up when he saw him walk in. Instead, he directly invited him, "It just so happens that I just got a batch of purple ingredients in the last world. Would you like to join us?"

"can!"

Hearing this, Xu Yue did not refuse after entering the room, but nodded in agreement decisively. After all, during the interval in the previous world, he had also provided a lord-level octopus tentacle and purple-quality royal jelly as ingredients, so there was no need to be polite now.

For them, ingredients of this level are precious, but far from being too rare. As long as they are willing to spend some effort, they can be hunted easily. Therefore, instead of eating alone and getting fat, it is better to share the resources generously.

The so-called human relationships are constantly deepened through this kind of going in and out.

(End of this chapter)