The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 312: Tafu tries her best

On the planet Kao, a bonfire is burning slowly.

Inside the dim tent, the air was filled with an enticing and fragrant smell.

Sarah came in with a bowl of hot noodle soup, gently placed it in front of Luo Yan who was reading a book and taking a break, and spoke softly.

"Master Demon, please try the noodles I made."

"Well, thank you."

After Luo Yan took it, he put the half-read advanced magic book aside and casually took out chopsticks from the space ring.

A few slices of fried tofu float in the golden soup, and the most eye-catching thing in the bowl is a few small and exquisite boiled dragon eggs.

Sarah has a high level of comprehension, and has made rapid progress in both martial arts and cooking. This may be related to her focus and seriousness in her work.

Luo Yan took a bite and praised the taste highly. He finished a big bowl in a short while.

Squatting in the corner of the tent, the young dragon Tafu, who was also concentrating on eating noodles, stared at the bowl in Luo Yan's hand with her round eyes as if nothing had happened, and a sinister smile was almost written on her face.

No doubt——

Those quail egg sized hard boiled eggs are her masterpiece!
Her level has improved a lot over the past week.

Although with her current strength she could control herself and do less, even reduce the number to once a month, she did not do so. Instead, she pretended that she could not control herself and did a lot of it with all her strength in the past week.

This is certainly not because laying eggs is fun.

But because she is playing a big game!
Based on her understanding of meat lizards, all the hormones taken in will eventually enter the eggs she lays through the internal circulation system and protein exchange.

This is what is called drug residue!

Didn't that damn hairless monkey mix a ripening potion into her food?
Let you give me medicine——

Take it back and eat it yourself!

'As the saying goes, if you get involved in a game, you should give people a taste of their own medicine. If you lift a rock and drop it on your own feet, you will definitely fall if you try to cross the river by feeling the stones! Hahahahaha...'

Tafu was secretly happy and couldn't help imagining a funny scene in which Luo Yan's body suddenly mutated and smoke came out of his head after he ate the eggs she laid.

Just when Tafu was feeling so proud that she was about to hum a little tune, Luo Yan, who was eating noodles, suddenly stopped what he was doing and frowned slightly.

Tafu, who had been secretly observing him, suddenly had her eyes brightened up and she wanted to scream with surprise.

'I'm coming! ’

However, in order not to reveal her true colors, she still pretended to be calm, raised her head, and asked with an expression of great concern.

"What's wrong, Lord Luo Yan? Are you feeling unwell?"

Sarah, who was having a meal, was slightly stunned, then quickly raised her head to look at Luo Yan, with deep concern in her eyes.

Luo Yan did not respond immediately. He just put down his chopsticks silently, slowly closed his eyes, sat on the cushion and began to meditate.

Seeing that this guy was really in trouble, Tafu was overjoyed.

However, just when she was about to give up and curl up the corners of her mouth, Luo Yan suddenly opened his eyes, thought for a moment, and said with a strange expression.

"I seem to have... made a breakthrough."

His experience was just a little short of that point, but somehow he managed to get past that finishing touch.

Is it because of the dragon eggs?
Luo Yan's expression became strange.

Tafu was stunned when she heard that, and her originally tense face froze instantly.

"Ah?! How is this possible?! Are you...feeling wrong?"

Her round eyes widened as she stared at Luo Yan in disbelief. Suddenly, she realized something and her face gradually turned pale.

Sure enough, things developed just as she expected.

Luo Yan raised his hand slightly, and a faint green light condensed at his fingertips.

Feeling the surging power in his body, he looked at Tafu with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"I didn't expect your eggs to have such miraculous effects... I guess I'll have to trouble you to lay more in the future."

Taff: “???”

……

The power of dragon eggs is indeed extraordinary.

Luo Yan could clearly feel that his upgrade speed had increased over the past week, which might have been due to this.

Just don't know why.

His desires had become a little strong lately, to the point where they were affecting his sleep.

Is it too much?

But this is not a big deal.

For a magician, meditation can solve most problems, and can even replace sleep.

Just like that, without Luo Yan knowing anything, a conspiracy against the Demon King collapsed automatically, and a sinister and cunning guy once again shot himself in the foot...

After lunch, Luo Yan walked out of the tent and came to the empty wasteland next to the camp.

The wasteland was ravaged by wind and sand, and there was nothing but some withered bushes and scattered stones.

He took a deep breath, then slowly raised his right hand. The network of mental power gathered towards his palm, and countless inspirations for casting spells emerged in his sea of ​​consciousness in an instant.

The surging magic energy seemed to have become a part of his body, and he controlled it as easily as breathing.

Luo Yan's mind moved slightly, and the elements gathered in the space seemed to sense the call and quickly condensed in his hands.

The next second, a huge dark flame quickly rose up from the palm of his hand, and a faint purple light could be seen at the edge of the flame!
The cold and scorching flame emitted strange energy fluctuations, and it seemed that even the surrounding space was distorted by it!

His power is approaching the edge of the warp -

This has never been done before!
"Sure enough, it's completely different from before..."

Luo Yan nodded slightly, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face, and then he squeezed it hard, and the dark-colored flame instantly shattered into flying sparks.

Perhaps the biggest difference between platinum-level power and gold-level power is that one does not need to be overly bound by the "rules of predecessors" when using supernatural powers.

This seems to be a common trait among all the upper-level transcendents, including the four demon generals under him.

Although they do not possess the power of a domain, they can already define the rules within themselves!
Thinking of this, Luo Yan couldn't help but look forward to the "diamond power" that he would master in the future.

Although he still has a long way to go before he can truly reach the diamond level, now that his soul level has been reached, it is only a matter of time before his realm is elevated!
After confirming his new power, Luo Yan immediately called out his attribute panel and looked at the latest data.

Just as he expected.

As a superior transcendent, the platinum-level attribute panel has made a qualitative leap compared to the gold-level!
He is terribly strong now!
【

ID: Luo Yan

Race: human

Soul Level: Diamond (Level Cap LV130)

Level: LV.91 (+1, upgraded)
Constitution: 89 (+40)

Strength: 36 (+10)

Agility: 44 (+17)

Intelligence: 279 (+70)

Spirit: 232 (+63)

】

"Upgrading to Platinum level actually gained 200 attribute points!"

If he remembered correctly, the gold level upgrade reward was only 75 attribute points!

"Is this the power of a superior transcendent?" Looking at his intelligence and spiritual attributes, Luo Yan couldn't help but smile.

In addition-

He's not the only one who's been promoted recently.

Just yesterday, Sarah broke through the bottleneck of the fine steel level and officially reached the silver level!
Looking at Sarah walking out of the tent, Luo Yan opened her attribute panel.

【

ID: Sarah

Race: Demon

Soul level: Silver (level cap LV70)

Level: LV.51 (+1, upgraded)
Constitution: 39 (+5)

Strength: 59 (+10)

Agility: 85 (+15)

Intelligence: 17 (+2)

Spirit: 18 (+3)

】

Seeing the devil staring at her, Sarah's cheeks felt slightly hot, her heartbeat accelerated unconsciously, and she felt inexplicably embarrassed.

I don’t know if it’s her imagination.

She always felt that his gaze was strange these days, like a burning fire, and he exuded a pleasant smell.

Is it a sign of a breakthrough?
still is……

"My Lord...Demon King? Do you have any instructions?" Sarah unconsciously pinched the corner of her clothes, nodded respectfully, and spoke softly.

Luo Yan closed the attribute panel, looked at her seriously, and spoke.

"Sarah, your strength has reached the silver level. Now I will upgrade your soul to gold, so that you can challenge higher levels. Are you ready?"

Sarah was slightly stunned, then immediately suppressed the charming thoughts in her mind and responded seriously.

"Yes, Lord Demon... I am always ready for you."

Luo Yan nodded approvingly.

"very good."

Among all his subordinates, Sarah is probably the most motivated one, even not inferior to the top players.

He is very optimistic about her.

Who knows, the fifth platinum-level demon general may be born in the cemetery soon!

Sarah knelt on one knee in front of Luo Yan, with her right hand on her chest, her face looking completely pious and holy.

Tafu hid behind the curtain of the tent, looking over here curiously, as if she wanted to see how the upgrade was accomplished.

In her memories of her previous life, although she had enormous power of faith, she did not know how to use it correctly, so it was all wasted on things like "the left hand fighting with the right hand".

However, everything that happened before her eyes was so simple that it disappointed her.

In her opinion, Luo Yan just stretched out his right hand and placed it on Sarah's head, and then the pair of lively cat ears stood up, and then an intoxicated light appeared on the latter's face.

That's it? Just touching the head gets you promoted?!

She can too!!!

However, what Taf didn't know was that what she saw was just the appearance, and she couldn't see it only because this ascension ceremony had nothing to do with her.

From Luo Yan's perspective, a ball of milky white light was floating out from the palm of his right hand and slowly sank into Sarah's brows.

That was the divine consciousness that separated from Youyou - this divine consciousness silently merged into Sarah's soul and engraved his mark in it.

Feeling the all-embracing warmth, Sarah's face gradually revealed an intoxicated expression, as if she had returned to the cradle of her childhood.

For a moment, she even saw a group of milky white bubbles waving at her in a friendly manner, or even smiling mischievously.

But that seemed to be just her illusion——

As the illusion disappeared, she felt that her five senses seemed to become clearer, like a dense spider web spreading from a distance of more than ten meters to dozens of meters away.

Through the thin cloth and silk, she could even hear the Demon King's heartbeat!
Ok?
Seems a bit fast?
After finishing the job, Luo Yan withdrew his right hand and opened Sarah's attribute panel again.

Although there is no change in any of the numerical values, the soul level has been raised from silver to gold, and the level cap has also been raised to level 90.

He also paid special attention to his own divine panel - the column regarding "overdraft limit" was still 0%, and the control efficiency was still 100%.

It seems that before Sarah officially breaks through the gold level, she will not occupy her share of influence in advance.

Of course, it may be that the share of the gold level is too small and can be ignored as long as it does not reach a certain number.

"Thank you for your gift, Lord Demon King." Sarah raised her head slightly and looked at him with eyes full of dependence.

Luo Yan nodded slightly.

"This is the reward you deserve for your loyalty... Please stand up."

Sarah stood up from the ground and said eagerly.

"Where do we go next? Continue deeper?"

Luo Yan shook his head and cast his gaze towards the abandoned castle occupied by the cemetery outside the nameless wasteland.

The corner of his mouth curled up into a smile and he spoke lightly.

"My followers are calling me."

"It's time to go back."

……

In the dark and eerie castle, in the Resurrection Square under the gaze of the devil’s statue, naked skeletons are coming and going.

"Level 24 Acolyte looking for a team! Can summon baby skeletons!"

"You're already level 24 and you can only recruit skeletons?! Delete your account, bro!"

"Anyone want the blue bottle? 1000 ghost coins a bottle! Last ones in stock!"

"We are missing a tank! Level 30 required! The higher the physical fitness, the better!"

"..."

There have been an unusual number of "servants of the Devil" appearing here recently, so much so that the orcs of the "Crown of Malice" mercenary group are very nervous, thinking that a big war is about to happen.

The leader of the mercenary group, Sano Blackhand, was wondering whether he should ask the Demon King the next time he passed by here. Then his eyes blurred and he saw a dark shadow landing at the door of the castle.

Under that pitch-black cloak—

It’s the devil!

Sano's expression was slightly shocked, and he quickly collected his thoughts and nodded respectfully.

"His Majesty."

"Ah."

Luo Yan nodded casually, glanced over him, and then crossed the Resurrection Square behind him.

Their eyes met for less than half a second.

However, just such a simple action made Sano's heart skip a beat.

You can’t go wrong!
That kind of aura and pressure is definitely not something a gold-level strongman can possess!

Realizing what was happening to him, Sano's face gradually showed an expression of disbelief, and he looked at the Demon King as if he was a monster.

He still remembered that a month ago, when the Demon King first came here, he was still at the early stage of gold level. How come he became platinum after being away for a month? !
Not just strength.

His temperament also underwent a drastic change, becoming more cold and solemn than before.

The murderous aura seemed to come from behind him——

It was as if thousands of dead souls were following him!
Sano was shocked.

How many monsters has he killed during this period? !
What shocked Sano even more was not just these. His eyes quickly fell on Her Highness Sarah behind Luo Yan.

The demon lady in the cloak still looks like an icy beauty, taciturn, like the shadow behind the Demon King.

However, even though she was low-key enough, Sano could still keenly sense that her aura had changed dramatically - it became sharper and more unfathomable than before!

"Could it be that Princess Sarah has also made a breakthrough?!" Sano was shocked and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel envious.

Thinking back, in order to upgrade from the steel level to the silver level, he not only paid a huge price in training, but also spent several years!
And the reason why he was finally able to be upgraded to the gold level was all due to the enlightenment of His Majesty the Demon King!

He had no doubt that Her Highness Sarah had also paid a huge price, but wasn't her promotion too fast? !

Looking at Sano with a look of surprise on his face, Luo Yan's heart moved slightly, and he casually clicked on his attribute panel.

As long as he has raised the soul level of a person, he can see the other person's attributes... and this is also one of the powers that the gods have over their believers.

really!

Sano, who has been stationed on the Chaos Planet for nearly a year, has reached the peak of the gold level - from the initial level 71 to level 90!
Luo Yan thought for two seconds about whether to upgrade him, but finally decided to help him.

Although their relationship was one of employment, he had been working under him for so long, after all, he had always served him loyally.

After all, he is more trustworthy than a traitor like Thanos.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan spoke.

"Sano Blackhand, I remember you once said that your sword will always be loyal to me until the end of time."

Sano was slightly stunned, and looked at Luo Yan with a slightly moved expression.

"Do you remember..."

Of course he remembered that he had said this, but he didn't expect that the Demon King also remembered it!

"I remember everything you said and did, and... I think you did a good job and fulfilled your promise," Luo Yan continued in a majestic tone as he looked at Sano, who looked moved. "Therefore, I decided to let your soul rise to another level... This is the reward you deserve."

Sano was stunned where he stood. Then a look of disbelief appeared in his eyes and his whole body trembled with excitement.

"Your Majesty...are you really going to give me a promotion?!"

He knew that His Majesty the Demon King had such ability. After all, he had felt it once before - the feeling of being bathed in divine light!

However, he also believed that such a good thing would definitely not be without a price, otherwise the Demon City would be full of high-level demons.

Sano didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to him again. He was flattered for a moment, and his rough face was at a loss.

Luo Yan looked at him at a loss, nodded slightly, and spoke calmly.

"of course it's true."

"I said, you deserve this."

As he finished speaking, a milky white light quietly seeped into Sano's chest and melted into the depths of his soul.

Sano closed his eyes, and clearly felt the violent vibration coming from the depths of his soul, and faintly heard the crisp sound of a chain breaking!

The bottleneck that had been trapping him was torn apart, and he was like a bird that had grown wings, breaking free from the constraints of gravity on the ground!

The next second, an unprecedented powerful force filled his whole body like a tidal wave, tempering every muscle in his body as hard as rock!
After a few seconds, Sano slowly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with joy.

Luo Yan could understand Sano's feelings very well at the moment. After all, he had experienced it not long ago - the feeling of a qualitative transformation of power!

"From now on, you are platinum level."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift!"

Sano knelt down with a thud, his eyes full of gratitude. He looked so earnest and pious, as if the person standing in front of him was not the Demon King - but His Majesty the Demon God!
There is actually no difference.

Maybe he had felt the grace of the Demon God in his previous life, but he had never felt it in this life. The gold and platinum level supernatural powers were all bestowed on him by Luo Yan.

To him, Luo Yan was like his reborn parent!
"...I will continue to work hard and will never let your majesty down!"

Looking at Luo Yan who was "playing tricks", Taf, squatting in Sarah's arms, was filled with admiration. No wonder she was no match for this guy.

Although she also knew how to win people's hearts, her posture and skills were far inferior to his.

Look at that orc...

I just want to lick his boots.

Too shameless!!!

Regardless of how Tafu made excuses for her failure in her heart, Luo Yan looked at Sano, nodded slightly, and retracted his outstretched right hand.

It looked so nonchalant, as if it was just a trivial thing, but to someone it was a favor that could never be repaid in a lifetime.

"I will remember your oath, and I hope you will keep it."

After a pause, Luo Yan continued.

"In addition, in addition to guarding this fortress, I will also give you a new task."

Sano said respectfully.

"Please give me your orders!"

Luo Yan looked at him and continued.

"I need you to select qualified strong men from among my servants for me. In other words, test them on my behalf."

"You can decide the content of the trial yourself. Whether you gather all challengers together for the trial on one day or test them one by one, it is up to you. But remember, you must treat everyone equally in the rules of the trial, and only souls who are brave and loyal enough can pass your trial!"

"As for the difficulty... I hope that no more than two people pass through your place every month. If there is none, don't force it."

"Besides, death during the trial is acceptable. My servants won't really die anyway...their souls will eventually return to my arms."

Players who pass the trial will have the opportunity to advance to the gold level!

In addition to Sano, he will also arrange other platinum-level strongmen to test the players, and adjust the difficulty of the trial based on the players' feedback on the forum.

Sano did not understand the meaning of the Demon King's actions, but to him, the Demon King's orders were the truth.

Without any hesitation, he nodded respectfully and accepted the order.

"As you command! I promise not to let a rat pass my test. Only loyal and brave souls can serve you!"

Luo Yan nodded approvingly.

"Just remember it."

(End of this chapter)