Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 305 Demon Hunters and Demon Followers

Chapter 304

Rosen looked at Gavin sitting opposite him and did not immediately grant Gavin's request.

According to Gavin's research, although the Mother Tree of Life was cut down, its divine essence was transferred to its core, and a sealed space was constructed based on the core. This sealed space should have been perfect.

If any true god were to force their way in, the divine essence of the dormant Mother Tree of Life would be stimulated, leading to mutual destruction.

However, in order to break the curse, the Mother Tree of Life had to expel the stripped curse from the seal.

This is how the Desert of Death came to be, and the Oasis City, where life and curses intertwined.

At the same time, it also created a slight gap in the flawless seal. This gap is too small for those above Sequence 3 to enter, but for ordinary Sequence 3s, entering it would only lead to certain death. Gavin broke into the sealed space back then and weakened the curse many times over.

To break the curse, one must re-enter the sealed space.

If there were no benefit to it, he wouldn't even bother with Gavin and would just turn around and leave.

The reason for not refusing now is simply to consider whether the benefits outweigh the risks.

The heartwood of the Mother Tree of Life is an absolute boon to the World Tree.

The divine nature and divine essence of the Mother Tree of Life are of exceptionally high value.

He was also interested in the curse that could leave the Mother Tree of Life half-dead.

Therefore, as long as it can be confirmed that Gavin did not lie or conceal anything, he would be happy for both parties to have a pleasant collaboration.

Entering the sealed space is not something that can be done anytime, anywhere.

Oasis City must be sealed off for one day every year. No one in the city can leave before or after that day. The demigods in the city must join forces to activate their domains and coordinate with the city's magic arrays in order to withstand the deadly black sandstorm that lasts for a week every year.

That was the most terrifying sandstorm, blowing not only sand and dust but also countless dead souls and curses.

Even if you're in Sequence 1, getting involved will only lead to certain death.

This deadly black sandstorm was actually the moment when the dormant Mother Tree of Life unleashed its curses upon the sealed space.

Simply follow the wind against the current from the source of the deadly black sandstorm, and you will find the crack in the sealed space.

Then they must come out within a week, or they will be trapped in the sealed space for a year.

Gavin finally managed to get in last time, but ended up being trapped for a year under a curse that caused his lifespan to drop rapidly. This was even while he was hiding on the edge of the sealed space, unable to even get close to the heart of the Mother Tree of Life. After he came out, Gavin tried everything he could but couldn't break the curse.

He could only struggle to survive for hundreds of years, dreaming of encountering a Sequence 3 demigod with the combat power of a Sequence 1.

However, there is now a problem: Rosen is no longer the Sequence 3 that Gavin knows.

He had already become Sequence 2 and was unable to enter that sealed space at all.

Therefore, some special methods are needed, such as causing one's own extraordinary sequence to fall from sequence 2 back to sequence 3.

For anyone else, falling back and trying to get back to Sequence 2 difficulty would be an impossible task.

Even a fall from the extraordinary sequence can cause irreparable and terrifying damage to the extraordinary source material.

However, none of these were problems for Rosen. The Ancient God's True Eye's pupil technique, which allowed him to glimpse the secrets of divinity without causing any harm, and the Ancient God's sacrificial artifact's 9-point increase in divinity would protect his extraordinary essence from being damaged due to the drop in sequence level.

Finally, he still had the Primal Oil Lamp and the Flesh and Blood Secret Fruit, which could restore his lost divine strength in a short time.

However, there are still several months before the deadly black sandstorm arrives, and Rosen is not going to waste those months.

After all, the Mother Tree of Life was an unexpected surprise; the Demon Hunter was the main objective.

After saying goodbye to Gavin, who tried his best to persuade him to stay, Rosen checked into the Oasis Hotel in Oasis City.

Then, after several days, they tried to gather information through various channels, offering rewards.

He could have asked Gavin directly, but he wasn't entirely comfortable with the information Gavin provided.

Since the information being gathered was not particularly secret, they quickly learned that an old demigod named Duke Morrison, who had settled in Oasis City, had once unearthed an extraordinary artifact made from the head of a demon hunter in an elven ruin in the Death Desert.

Demon Hunters can transform into demons by seizing the power of Abyssal demons, but they themselves may also be corrupted by the power of the Abyss.

Therefore, some demon hunters may lose control and fall into becoming true demons.

These corrupted demon hunters are mostly killed by other demon hunters and then crafted into various extraordinary artifacts.

Rosen easily found out the exact location of the elven ruins by offering a reward.

In fact, the Death Desert has existed for tens of thousands of years. Both giants and humans have excavated the Death Desert time and time again. The easily found ruins and treasures are long gone. Now, the main targets are the newly generated resources and treasures.

For example, extraordinary materials with the attributes of death and curse, and the discovery of undiscovered elven ruins can be an unexpected bonus.

Half a month later, Rosen arrived at the location of the elven ruins amidst a sandstorm that blotted out the sky.

After it was discovered, all the treasures and resources were excavated in a short period of time.

Then, naturally, it was buried again by the desert of death.

Rosen released all the golden mummies and began directing them to clear the surrounding desert.

Sandstorm tornadoes continuously sucked away the surrounding sand and dust.

Finally, a sand pit spanning hundreds of miles was formed. Around the sand pit were sandstorm tornadoes that blocked the black sandstorm. Inside the sand pit, however, there was not a trace of wind or sand. The sandstorm and ash mist also blocked the sun, making the sand pit pitch black.

Rosen summoned the Brilliant Lighthouse, which then transformed into a Sun Jellyfish.

Countless tendrils droop down, casting sunlight that envelops the entire sandpit.

Some of the golden mummies began to carefully clear the remaining sand from the bottom of the sand pit, hoping to bring the elven ruins buried deep underground in the desert back to life. However, they found that only some foundations remained, and even the remains of the buildings were almost gone.

Because these architectural remains, which have been preserved for so many millennia, must have used some extraordinary materials.

Rosen's disdain didn't mean the other demigods disliked him. So most of the building remains were dismantled and sent to the divine realm to extract as many extraordinary materials as possible from the building materials, truly scraping the ground clean.

He came here just to see if there was anything left behind that hadn't been discovered.

As far as he knew, Demon Hunters were not very popular among the Elven race. However, in order to suppress the corruption of the Abyss power within their bodies, Demon Hunters had to rely on the Tree of Life and could not stray far from it. Therefore, Demon Hunters usually lived in the Tree of Life's attached space.

As far as he knew, no alternate dimension was discovered when the ruins were excavated here.

It is highly likely that the ancient tree of life died, and the associated space collapsed long ago after the passage of time.

However, it cannot be ruled out that the secondary spaces are simply undiscovered.

Rosen expanded his world domain, drawing upon a small amount of the world's laws from the World Tree.

He instantly locked onto a coordinate, and a spatial rift tore open in the world's domain, spreading inward.

Indeed, there are hidden, undiscovered spaces. Without the laws of space, it would be very difficult to find these hidden spaces.

With the global coverage, the entire space is clearly visible.

The space is not large, covering an area of ​​several tens of miles, and the edges of the space are already in a state of collapse.

Clearly, the space has been collapsing for many years, with only the core remaining relatively stable.

Logically speaking, a collapsed space should generate significant spatial fluctuations, which the demigods excavating the ruins should have been able to detect.

Rosen carefully sensed the surroundings and quickly located the abyss altar at the center of the space.

This is an altar that can summon abyssal demons and can be used to train low-ranking demon hunters.

Around the altar stands a withered ancient war tree, and around the war tree are the ruins of a decaying wooden house.

The largest wooden cabin ruins faintly emitted a hazy, translucent black light.

Under the influence of the world domain, Rosen teleported directly to the ruins of the wooden house.

Divine perception covered the ruins, enveloping the architectural remains as they floated up.

Rosen stepped forward and picked up a black skull.

The skull has a lustrous, jade-like texture and feels as smooth and moist as a child's skin.

A transparent gemstone is inlaid in the center of the skull's brow, and a pair of devil horns resembling ram horns are inlaid above the skull.

Then, inside the skull's mouth, there was a dagger covered in wounds.

Rosen examined it carefully and found that the skull belonged to a demon hunter at the peak of the demigod level. At that time, there was no potion sequence, and the peak of the demigod level was roughly equivalent to the peak of Sequence 1. The transparent gem inlaid between the eyebrows was a Soul Purifying Stone, which had become extinct.

This gemstone is of Sequence 0 grade and can suppress and purify spiritual pollution.

As for the demon horns on its head, these should originate from the demon horns of the Abyss Lord. Moreover, it is the Abyss Lord who achieved enlightenment through the Bewitching Demon. Although its level is only Sequence 0, there are still some traces of the Abyss Lord's aura on the demon horns. It can not only intimidate the Abyss Demons, but also release a light that bewitches the mind.

So it's not that no one discovered this collapsed space; it's just that they were affected and overlooked it.

Finally, the dagger bitten in the skull's mouth is the ceremonial dagger used by Demon Hunters when they change classes.

The dagger even contains the complete legacy of the Demon Hunter.

This entire set of skulls must have been treasures used to train and advance a Demon Hunter.

If an elf wants to become a Demon Hunter, the first step is to etherealize this skull and merge it into their own skull. Then, they must gradually feel the influence of the Abyssal Mind Demon on their mind and use the Purifying Stone to repeatedly rid themselves of mental pollution and strengthen their will.

Once one's will is strong enough to withstand the backlash from the abyss demons, one can summon them through the abyss altar.

Then, he pierced his heart with a ritual dagger, devoured the bloodline of the Abyss Demon and integrated it into himself, used the corpse of the Abyss Demon to create a unique artifact exclusive to the Demon Hunter, successfully seizing the power of the Abyss Demon and gaining the ability to transform into the Abyss Demon.

With this set of treasures, the wood elves of his Ancient God Realm can become demon hunters.

The item is good, but unfortunately it's not the treasure he needs.

What he wanted was a treasure related to hell and demons, containing a powerful curse—a demonic pact.

However, after carefully studying the Demon Hunter's legacy within the ritual dagger, Rosen discovered a misunderstanding about Demon Hunters.

Demon Hunters can transform into demons, so everyone assumes that Demon Hunters only steal the power of Abyssal demons.

But that's not actually the case. Demon Hunters seize the power of Abyssal Demons at the bloodline level and then seize the power of Hell Demons at the soul level, using the power of Abyssal Demons and Hell Demons to counterbalance each other. This is the truth behind Demon Hunters hunting demons.

As for the spirits who worship nature, why would they actively seize the power of the abyss and the devil?

It's not because the two sides are hostile, but because the Demon Hunters are maintaining order.

The Abyss and Hell are like a malignant tumor to the main world, so killing demons and devils is equivalent to maintaining the order of heaven and earth.

Rosen seemed to be deep in thought. Why would a perfectly normal elf need to maintain the order of heaven and earth?

Furthermore, maintaining the order of heaven and earth should have contributed to the main world, so how could the elves have suffered such a crushing defeat at the hands of the giants?

Under normal circumstances, the giants would never be able to completely defeat the elves.

Although the Mother Tree of Life is at the level of a True God and is not adept at destruction and killing, its vitality and defensive capabilities are universally acknowledged to be the strongest among True Gods. Even if several True Gods were to arrive, they would not be able to threaten the Mother Tree of Life's survival.

If the true god of the giant race were truly to be killed, then the giants should have been buried with him.

To this day, the fall of the Mother Tree remains a mystery.

Rosen checked the altar but found no demonic contract. Regrettingly, he took the abyss altar and prepared to leave.

This space has been able to remain intact until now thanks to the stability and suppression provided by the Abyss Altar.

Now that the Abyss Altar is gone, the entire space is rapidly collapsing and reaching its end.

Everything in the collapsed space was shredded and then restored to various basic elements, reintegrating into the main world.

Rosen was moved by what he saw, and perhaps he understood why the Mother Tree of Life had fallen.

For the main world, every day the Mother Tree of Life exists is a disruption of order.

The purpose of Demon Hunters is to maintain order and then perform meritorious service to counteract the destruction of order by the Mother Tree of Life.

Although the main world is vast, its size and resources have limits.

In the entire Lord's World, the number of lives that can be shepherded is limited.

God shepherds believers, and the world shepherds all beings.

The gods reap faith, while the world reaps the extraordinary understanding and strengthening of rules and laws.

Because rules and laws, once established, will evolve and are not immutable.

For example, initially there were no rules for painting. Only after painting existed did rules for painting come into being. With the help of countless painters, the laws of painting were born. All living beings can help the main world strengthen its rules and laws.

That's why there are extraordinary beings, and that's why gods and true gods are born.

The main world welcomes gods and true gods; the more gods there are, the more the main world likes them.

While alive, we receive the nurturing of the Lord's world; after death, everything returns to the Lord's world and becomes nourishment for growth.

The catastrophe of civilization is actually the means by which the main world slaughters cattle and sheep.

As for the Great True God, it is possible that He has already broken away from the Main World and is already a potential threat to it.

The Abyss and Hell have already threatened the main world.

The main world cannot contain the great true god, and the great true god also covets the power of the ancient gods.

The inability of the two sides to coexist is the main reason why the great true God disappeared.

Although the Mother Tree of Life is not the great true God, it is very close to the great true God.

Plants rarely give birth to life, but once they do, they are inherently very strong. The Mother Tree of Life, at the level of a true god, was once hailed as the closest to a great true god, and it may even be attempting to ascend to the level of a great true god.

That's why the order of heaven and earth was disrupted, why demon hunters were needed to remedy the situation, and why the giants cut it down.

It was not the giants that truly destroyed the Mother Tree of Life, but the world will of the main world.

After returning to Oasis City, Rosen prepared to search for the items produced by that ancient ruin one by one.

The alternate dimension where the Demon Hunter resides contains only treasures related to abyssal demons, but no treasures related to devils have been found. This is clearly abnormal, so he suspects that treasures related to devils may have been lost due to a spatial collapse.

Before Rosen could investigate any leads after returning to the city, he discovered that someone had been waiting for him at the Oasis Hotel for many days.

Looking at his somewhat reserved middle-aged appearance, it's hard to believe he's actually only a teenager.

The reason I look so old is entirely due to the loss of life.

The boy learned of his existence, and then, with his meager strength at Sequence 9, he recklessly squandered his lifespan and walked the streets of Oasis City. By the time he arrived at the Oasis Hotel, he had transformed from a boy into a middle-aged man.

With his mind-reading ability, Rosen instantly knew the boy's purpose.

He's here to sell intelligence; he's offered a high bounty in Oasis City for information related to demon hunters and demons.

Because the reward was very high, the bounty information spread widely throughout Oasis City.

The boy's name was Xavier Morrison. He was born in Oasis City, and his ancestors were demigods who had retired there. That demigod was the discoverer of the elven ruins that he was exploring, and also the former owner of the extraordinary artifact made from the head of a demon hunter.

After acquiring that extraordinary artifact, the old Duke Morrison quickly sold it through the Spirit Web.

If it were still in their possession, Lawson would have already come knocking on their door to buy it.

Xavier came to visit him suddenly because he had discovered a secret within his family: his direct lineage was actually worshipping hellish demons. Humans are not even allowed to openly worship gods, let alone hellish demons.

If this is discovered, the entire family will be wiped out.

If Xavier had lived a good life within the family, he might have kept this secret hidden and pretended not to know.

However, he had a low status in the family, his parents died when he was young, and he had no feelings for the Morrison family. Xavier, who had always been timid, came to the Oasis Hotel on a whim, hoping to sell the news about the devil for a good price and then get away from Oasis City.

Xavier composed himself and prepared to reveal the family secrets he knew.

However, the moment he opened his mouth, hellfire suddenly burst into flames all over his body.

Rosen instantly expanded his World Domain to envelop Xavier, then summoned a Sequence 2 angel soldier. Under the power of the resurrection spell, Xavier, who had been burned to death, was resurrected, and even his lost lifespan was restored, making him a teenager again.

Having died once, Xavier was filled with fear and dared not utter a single word.

“You bear a curse rooted in your bloodline…”

Rosen put away the angel and said, "I have already purified this curse for you. I already know that you want to sell to me without you having to tell me. Next, I will send you away from Oasis City and give you a sum of spiritual crystals."

"Thank you, Demigod..."

Xavier was so surprised, scared, and moved that he almost cried.

After seeing Xavier off, Rosen prepared to infiltrate Duke Morrison's divine domain to investigate the situation.

A demigod born of humankind secretly worships the extinct demons of hell.

It seems that when Duke Morrison was in that ruin, he not only discovered extraordinary artifacts made from the head of a demon hunter, but also things related to the devil. It is possible that he was controlled by the power of the devil, or that he actively believed in the devil for some benefit.

(End of this chapter)