85: Chapter 85 Forbidden Relics, Avici Hell
Clearly, this stone tablet had an extraordinary origin.
"Student Zhou Bai, this item is a taboo relic that carries the power of a cult. You must be careful!"
Beside him, Guo Rui looked at the black stone tablet in Zhou Bai's hand and continued.
"Is this a taboo relic?"
Zhou Bai raised an eyebrow.
Since Zhou Bai's sister was in the Evil Suppression Department, he knew quite a bit about cults.
taboo relics were considered precious treasures even within cults, usually held only by those at the Deacon or Bishop level.
With the power of a taboo relic, one could receive the blessing of an evil god's power.
Ordinary people who were exposed to a taboo relic for a long time would become cult followers.
"However, Student Zhou Bai, you possess the extremely yang and rigid lightning element, so it's impossible for this taboo relic to corrupt you!"
Guo Rui continued,
"You can hand this taboo relic over to the Evil Suppression Department; they will handle it properly!"
"I understand!"
Zhou Bai nodded, then took out his phone, snapped a photo, and sent it directly to his sister.
After sending the message and confirming there were no other evil entities in the Black Cloud Cave, the group left.
"Student Zhou Bai, I have reported the events of the Black Cloud Cave truthfully. Since it involves a large-scale ritual, the Evil Suppression Department will issue you a commendation and rewards!"
Outside the Black Cloud Cave, after Guo Rui finished sending his report, he said to Zhou Bai,
"You have also performed a great service for our entire Jianglin City this time. Once everything is settled, we will also issue some rewards to you!"
Zhou Bai nodded, and after exchanging a few more pleasantries with Guo Rui, he bid them farewell and prepared to leave.
Knowing that Zhou Bai wanted to practice martial arts, Guo Rui didn't try to make him stay. He simply added Zhou Bai's contact information and told him to reach out if he ever needed anything.
"Wait!"
As Zhou Bai turned to leave, a soft voice rang out.
Zhou Bai turned around and found that the speaker was Tang Rou, the daughter of the Crimson Flame Martial Arts Hall's master.
"Amazing!"
Zhou Bai: ?
"Exchange!"
Zhou Bai: ??
"Friend!"
Zhou Bai: ???
"Student Zhou Bai, my Senior Sister says she saw your performance. She thinks you're very impressive and wants to exchange pointers with you. Could you add her as a friend?"
Ou Guang hurried over to Zhou Bai to convey his Senior Sister's meaning.
Hearing Ou Guang's translation, Zhou Bai looked at the aloof young girl not far away. Was she trying to hit on him?
However, her calm expression, devoid of much emotion, didn't look like it at all.
"You're not just making things up, are you?"
Zhou Bai looked at Ou Guang with some suspicion.
"How could I? No one understands Senior Sister better than I do. This is definitely her will!"
Ou Guang said with absolute certainty.
Seeing Ou Guang's confidence, Zhou Bai thought for a moment and agreed.
After all, she was someone with a beauty score of over 9, making her a potential candidate to be a learning partner.
"Alright, let's add each other then!"
Zhou Bai then took out his phone and added Tang Rou as a friend.
"Thank you!"
After adding him, Tang Rou spoke again.
"My Senior Sister says thank you!"
Ou Guang translated once more.
Zhou Bai's face darkened. I fucking understood that...
Next, Zhou Bai headed to the Jianglin City branch of the Thunder Martial Arts Hall, intending to use their cultivation room to add points to his Indestructible Thunder Body.
In the car, Zhou Bai picked up the black stone tablet again and looked at the strange runes upon it.
Although these runes appeared incredibly complex, they seemed to contain a powerful force that appeared to be distorting something.
Two minutes later, Zhou Bai put away the black stone tablet and entered the Thunder Martial Arts Hall branch.
The Thunder Martial Arts Hall was also one of the top martial arts halls in the Xia Kingdom, and its hall master was a top-tier lightning-element Grandmaster with extraordinary strength.
Many martial artists at the Thunder Martial Arts Hall branch recognized Zhou Bai. They looked at him with feverish eyes and excitedly greeted him.
After a brief response, Zhou Bai rented a cultivation room and went inside to train.
Entering the cultivation room, Zhou Bai calmed his mind and adjusted his state.
"System, add points..."
Zhou Bai brought up his panel and looked at his Indestructible Thunder Body, preparing to add points to it.
However, at that moment, Zhou Bai saw an unfamiliar divine ability appear on his panel.
Evil Shadow Demonic Domain: SS-rank Martial Skill. Can summon evil shadows to form a demon domain, exerting powerful suppression on enemies within...
"Is this... a cult's martial skill? When did I..."
Seeing the martial skill on the panel, Zhou Bai was slightly stunned.
"It's that black stone tablet!"
Suddenly, as if realizing something, Zhou Bai quickly took out the black stone tablet.
He found it was indeed so. Although the black runes remained, the original powerful, mysterious, and distorting force seemed to have dissipated slightly.
"A cult's martial skill!"
Looking at the martial skill on the panel, Zhou Bai fell into thought.
"This is the first SS-rank martial skill I've obtained. If I use a skill upgrade card, it will become SSS-rank..."
Thinking of this, Zhou Bai's heart heated up slightly. An SSS-rank martial skill was a true peak martial skill.
"Should I try it?"
Zhou Bai felt some hesitation in his heart.
At the same time, Zhou Bai thought of the attack he had encountered in the Demon Capital.
Even though they were all part of the human race, there were still people who would harm others because of their own agendas.
They wouldn't refrain from harming you just because you were human; they would only destroy you because you weren't strong enough!
A cult's martial skill? So what? If pushed into a corner, any skill that could solve the problem was a good one...
"System, upgrade Evil Shadow Demonic Domain!"
Thinking of this, Zhou Bai no longer hesitated and immediately used a skill upgrade card.
[Ding! Consumed one skill upgrade card. SS-rank Evil Shadow Demonic Domain has been upgraded to SSS-rank Endless Hell. Current remaining skill upgrade cards: 1!]
[Endless Hell]: SSS-rank martial skill. Summons a phantom of hell from the Abyss Layers to forge an Endless Hell, inflicting endless pain upon enemies...
Before long, the system's notification sound rang in Zhou Bai's mind; the martial skill upgrade was successful.
"As expected of an SSS-rank martial skill, it's truly mysterious and obscure. Moreover, just the first level requires ten thousand learning points!"
Feeling the massive amount of information contained within Endless Hell, Zhou Bai murmured to himself.
Endless Hell is divided into eighteen levels, each being a powerful transformation. Upon reaching the completion of the eighteenth level, one could even shroud an entire city in Endless Hell, instantly obliterating everyone within...
"System, add points to Endless Hell!"
Zhou Bai didn't hesitate at all and immediately used learning points to add points to Endless Hell.
[Ding! Consumed 1,000 learning points. Endless Hell has been raised to the first level. Current remaining learning points: 10,100.]
As the learning points were consumed, a memory of diligently studying Endless Hell appeared in Zhou Bai's mind.
"At the first level, I can only summon a small portion of hell's phantoms, and I can also summon some members of the Shura Race from hell..."
Before long, Zhou Bai had completely mastered the first level of Endless Hell, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
The Shura Race is a warrior race within hell that finds pleasure in slaughter; their combat power is extremely formidable.
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