Soul Trigger

Chapter 300 Role Playing
Rules of spiritual hell?

After taking a quick look at the information above, Ji Li looked up and scanned the surrounding environment.

It was a dim hall that looked like the interior of some kind of castle. There were several huge flags hanging on the walls, but they were all decayed beyond recognition.

And below the flag, there stood a crooked human figure in armor, with only a few pieces of armor left on his body.

The floor was covered with a once gorgeous carpet, but now it was covered with dust and some messy footprints. Some candlesticks were placed on the walls, but they were all burned out.

And right in the center of all this, right under Ji Li's feet at the moment, is a magnificent platform made of a large piece of bricks and stones.

A stone chair with a backrest several meters high is now on his body. In addition to the complex relief with a skull as the core, there are also a large number of neatly shaped artificial pits.

It seems that there used to be quite a few gems on it, but now they have all been dug away.

Whether it is the information on the watch or the dimensional throbbing of Ji Li's soul trigger at this moment, they all represent the surrounding environment, and he is currently in the Spirit Prison.

It was at this time that Ji Li's gaze gradually met the figure standing at the door in the dim space.

Obviously, it was a normal human spirit, wearing a set of cobbled-together leather armor and a watch on his hand that was different in style from Ji Li's.

Even though the visibility was poor, Ji Li could clearly see that he was wearing a modern T-shirt and jeans under the leather armor.

"…The Demon Lord has awakened?!"

He made a horrified sound, and at the same time, the watches in the other party's and Ji Li's hands began to beep, as fast as some kind of alarm -

[Announcement for all servers: The remnant of the Dark Ages, the embodiment of terror, the terrible haze that has shrouded the human soul for a thousand years, the evil demon lord has awakened! ]

[Dear adventurers, welcome to play the new expansion pack: Dark Invasion. Join the new server-wide event now, defeat the master of darkness and win big prizes! ]

[The evil demon lord who just woke up is in an extremely weak state! The first kill event is officially launched! A lot of welfare equipment and skill books are waiting for you! 】

The impassioned male voice was so abrupt in the empty castle that Ji Li and the man opposite him were stunned for a moment.

WTF?

Then there was a sound of a sharp blade scraping against the scabbard, and the man shouted and rushed towards Ji Li.

Ji Li waved his hand casually and was about to activate the spiritual essence, but the expected mycelium did not appear. After a slight pause, he dodged the whistling blow by moving sideways.

Seeing the blade so close at hand leaving a huge gap in the throne behind him, Ji Li frowned suddenly——

Regular blockade?
He raised his foot and knocked the attack away. The "Adventurer" who couldn't draw his sword was kicked off the throne, and he pulled out the opponent's sword with his backhand:
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【Fine Iron Sword】

【Quality: Medium】

[Introduction: An ordinary long sword made of fine iron. Although it is ordinary, it is a reliable companion for adventurers on the road. ]
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"Damn, isn't he extremely weak?!"

The man with the wallet who had rolled on the ground got up and pulled out a dagger from his waist. Then spiritual essence emerged and wrapped around it, shooting towards Ji Li.

He can use ectoplasm...

Ji Li jumped off the throne to avoid the attack. The opponent tapped his feet and stuck to him with great skill, not giving Ji Li any chance to think.

First, Ji Li dodged a heavy blow from the sky, and then there was a series of passionate stabs.

Ji Li swung the long sword in his hand, and the two fought hand-to-hand. After a few rounds, sparks flew everywhere, but there was no winner.

The body's spiritual enhancement was retained, but not much...

Ji Li's mind was racing, the data of the Ascension Protocol appeared on his retina. He constantly predicted the trajectory of his opponent's movements while calculating the situation in front of him at high speed.

The evil spirit cannot be used, the spiritual essence still exists, but it seems to be locked by some rules here... a game?

Ouch!
As a burst of sparks exploded between the two, Ji Li retreated rapidly, his feet crushing the thick dust on the ground, and when he raised his foot, a gray mist erupted.

The man who was still rushing forward had a mouthful of dust in his mouth. He immediately wiped the dust out of his eyes with one hand, and at the same time, he slashed at the surroundings in an attempt to force Ji Li back.

Ji Li tapped his feet, avoiding the man's chaotic sword easily, and swung his sword upwards, but it got stuck in the bone of the man's arm.

The power has been reduced so much?
This unexpected result made the opponent scream in pain, and he started slashing at Ji Li with the dagger again.

Ji Li frowned, obviously not satisfied with his current physical level, but there was a solution.

As a flash of sword light passed by, blood burst out from the man's limbs and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.

With a stumble, Ji Li's sword had cut his knee, and he finally fell to the ground with his whole body limp.

The fine iron sword immediately rested on his neck, cutting through the dense blood:

"What is this Lingbo Prison like?"

However, the man uttered angrily:
"Fuck, this is called weakness!? What kind of shit is weakness!?"

Ji Li frowned:
"I'm asking you a question..."

"I don't have no ears! This one doesn't count!"

Under his somewhat astonished gaze, the man leaned his head hard against Ji Li's sword.

With a burst of blood spurting out, he died on the spot!
Then his body turned into a beam of white light and shot up into the sky, completely disappearing from Ji Li's sight, leaving behind a small illusory tombstone in its place.

Ji Li blinked, still a little dazed:

"…Is this really a game?"

[Successfully killed the adventurer! You have obtained the achievement: Struggle. ]

[You gained a small amount of experience points, and you recalled the forgotten skills from the dusty memories. ]

【You regain awareness of your own spiritual essence.】

[You have acquired the skill: Enchanting]

[Your identity is: Lord]

[You have acquired the first lord skill: Summon the Demon King's Army]

【Your attire has changed. 】

Black gas rose up, and Ji Li's Special Management Bureau uniform turned into a set of pitch-black leather armor, which was made of human bones, and his head was covered by a skull helmet.

He touched the visor. This familiar psychic reaction was undoubtedly the purpose of the cognitive camouflage technique.

Under the rules of the Lingliu, a certain cognitive disguise was applied to him, forcing him to change his clothes.

In other words, the rules of this spiritual prison are this role-playing game.

So whether it is the lost Southern Branch Director's team, or the Dusk Squad and the Tracker's bounty hunters, are they all currently sucked into this spiritual prison, and are here to fight monsters and level up?
The "Third Prince" is in the gaming industry, which is unexpectedly reasonable, but...

Ji Li clenched his palms. This kind of rule was really troublesome.

Just then, footsteps were heard approaching quickly from outside.

Ji Li turned around and saw a duo walking in quickly.

The two men looked at the tombstone of the adventurer who had been killed, and their faces turned serious:
"…Why did this idiot go first?!"

“Why worry about that! We can get out of here if we kill the Demon King! Go!!”

Each of them held a staff and yelled loudly, then began to release spiritual magic at Ji Li. When they raised their hands, several green light bullets came towards him.

The other one rushed forward with a long knife.

Ji Li retreated fiercely, and at the same time triggered his own spiritual essence to resume flowing.

If the spiritual essence at this moment is a river, then the river can flow in only two directions:

Those two skills generated under the rules of Lingboyu.

He quickly let the spiritual essence flow to the end of one direction, but it was as if it was blocked and nothing happened.

Is the usage wrong?
While thinking, Ji Li saw the light bullets and long swords coming at him. He raised his hand to block the opponent's slash, picked out the flaw in the opponent's three combo trajectories predicted by the Ascension Protocol, and cut the opponent to half kneel on the ground with one sword.

Then he dodged the light bullet that was attacking again.

At this time, the man whose joints were cut off by Ji Li suddenly gritted his teeth:

"Super-speed recovery!" His joints began to regenerate at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ji Li, who saw this scene, suddenly realized something:
It’s this mechanism.

So he also raised his hand suddenly and said:
"The Demon King's Army!"

The blocked spiritual essence instantly opened a vent, and it flowed out majestically. In the astonished eyes of the two "adventurers", it rose and rolled, revealing a figure with evil energy spreading out.

A rotten skull suddenly staggered, and its head fell off in front of the two men, and then it began to fumble around on the ground for something.

Ji Li: “…”

Adventurer: "..."

Although the "Demon King's Army" was shockingly weak, when the head rolled to Ji Li's feet, he reacted extremely quickly and kicked it away. It hit the "magician" in the face like a cannonball and knocked him to the ground.

The man holding the knife also reacted, roared and rushed towards Ji Li——

"Evil spirit!!!"

The powerful spiritual essence enveloped him, and in the blink of an eye, the man turned into a thin human figure two meters tall.

His face was pale and had no facial features. His hands were connected to a bunch of rusty blades. He rushed towards Ji Li in a gust of wind.

With two loud bangs, Ji Li felt a powerful force on his arm that pushed him back. Just as he stood firm, the skinny monster transformed by the "adventurer" turned its body and slashed towards him like a tilted windmill.

"Is it because of the skill 'Evil Spirit Transformation'?"

Ji Li twisted the sword in his hand and said softly:

“Enchantment.”

The dark frost wrapped the entire sword. Ji Li gripped the hilt tightly and swung it diagonally.

A bottomless black ice blade burst out, turning into a crescent several meters wide that swept over the two adventurers, exploding into a dark ice mist!
As the icy mist gradually dissipated, all that was left was a thin, spinning ice sculpture with double blades in its hands.

There was also a human figure dressed as a magician who was crawling up from the ground.

At this time, a shattering sound came from Ji Li's hand. He looked down and saw that the fine iron sword in his hand turned into pieces on the ground.

[Fine Iron Sword: Damaged]

He let out a long sigh:

"My spiritual essence is still there, but it is constrained by the rules and can only be released through so-called 'skills'."

"Moreover, it is seriously inconsistent with my original strength level. It basically only has the characteristics of black ice. The physical fitness stimulated by the phenomenon of soul and flesh integration is not as good as this evil awakened one."

"The rules of the Lingbo Prison were set by the Nest Master himself, and even he cannot overturn them at will... In other words, if you want to kill me here, you can only act according to the rules."

[Successfully killed 2 adventurers]

[You gained a small amount of experience points. ]

[Congratulations, you have upgraded to LV.0-LV.1]

[You have regained a little of your lost power...]

Ji Li walked forward and kicked the thin ice sculpture into pieces. The other party's body was shattered to the ground, leaving only some leather armor, packages, and the long sword.

He casually took off the opponent's scabbard and long sword and hung them behind him. He searched the opponent's body and took out a glass bottle filled with red liquid:
[Life Potion: A magical potion that can heal injuries after drinking it. ]

Ji Li didn't drink this stuff. It's best not to touch anything produced by Lingboyu.

I searched the "magician"'s body and found out that he was a poor guy.

"According to the watch's instructions, I should be the big boss in this 'script' of the spirit prison..."

Ji Li glanced at the skull he had summoned nearby, which had already found its head and replaced it on its neck.

"If we continue to be trapped in the rules of the Limbo, we will be too passive."

His eyes gradually became dull as he tried to communicate with the soul space.

Soon, his arm felt a slight burning sensation.

Successful.

Then, a ball of scarlet energy enveloped Ji Li's hand, causing him to smile under his visor:
"The red substance can still be used..."

Now that there are black boxes and agents from the Special Management Bureau watching over the place, the spiritual derivatives that Ji Li created at Aries College, such as black ice rats and spiders, no longer need to patrol around.

So these guys can help him to fully mine the fragments in the ruins that are contaminated with the breath of the other world, and use them to transform them into red matter.

Although it is a drop in the bucket compared to the red matter I got in the other world, I can still use it a little bit.

He tentatively injected the scarlet energy directly into the ground, to see if it could have an impact on the spiritual prison space here.

But unexpectedly, after the red substance left his control, it quickly dissipated in the air, as if it had been sucked away by the entire space.

Ji Li was a little surprised by this situation, but he quickly reacted -

Evil and strange lord.

Considering the strong attraction of the red substance and itself to those evil masters in the other world.

Directly using red matter in the Lingwei Prison under the influence of the evil Lord's power would probably become a tonic for him...

So what if, instead of using the red matter as an attack or means, we directly use it on ourselves as before?
Ji Li casually waved his hand and slapped a ball of scarlet energy into his body——

In an instant, the watch on my hand began to tick, as if it was out of control, and a series of piercing beeps came out:

[Congratulations! You have obtained a new achievement——"%￥*#@"]

[Congratulations! You have acquired a new skill——"%*#@"]

[Congratulations! You have acquired a new lord skill——"&……&%"]

【Congratulations! You...】

It was not until the long chaotic sound gave no new hints that Ji Li stopped infusing the red substance into his body.

"Did it fail?"

Ji Li did not sense any changes in his body, his spiritual essence remained the same as under the influence of the rules.

The next moment, the frenzied red matter quickly rushed to the arm where he was wearing the watch and transformed into a blood-red crystal on it.

Ji Li raised his hand and looked at the crystal, turning his palm up and down. He didn't feel any discomfort, but he felt a slight throbbing sensation from his soul trigger.

The red matter did not destroy the rules imposed on itself, but it achieved some other results.

Following the feeling in his heart, he pointed at the dull-looking skull.

A burst of gray-white spiritual essence burst out from the crystal and madly drilled into the body of the skull.

Under a surge of spiritual energy, the originally dull-witted skeleton twitched, and its body cracked into pieces, revealing new bones as white as jade underneath.

In an instant, as the spiritual essence dissipated at full speed, the originally withered skeleton turned into an appearance that Ji Li was extremely familiar with -

No facial bones.

The red essence did not allow him to break the rules of the Spirit Prison, but it circumvented certain restrictions, allowing him to use his spiritual abilities on the "Demon King's Army" summoned by the rules, giving it his own power.

"Let's go out and take a look."

At Ji Li's wave, the "Faceless Bone" followed Ji Li and left the throne.

What came into view was a magnificent yet dilapidated Demon King's Castle.

There are ferocious and sharp corners everywhere, as well as large sculptures of various monsters. The entire building is intricate and covers a large area. You can faintly hear the sounds of sharp blades clashing and shouts of killing coming from the corners.

After leaving the throne room, Ji Li came to a tower, and happened to meet the eyes of an "adventurer" who raised his head.

"The devil has appeared!!!"

(End of this chapter)