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Chapter 188 The Purple Hermit

Old Man had already seen through Shendu's plan; without control of the Shadow Legion, Shendu was just an immovable statue. The only way out was for the Sheep Talisman's soul to leave his body.

If the statue of Shendu were destroyed directly, Shendu's soul would be sent back to Hell. Shendu absolutely did not want to see this happen, so he could only use the power of the Sheep Talisman to allow his soul to occupy a body.

The most suitable body present was Valmont, but he couldn't possess a dragon, since Shendu didn't have the magical power of the other seven demons to help him at this moment.

The soul can leave the body by borrowing the power of the Sheep Talisman, but once the Sheep Talisman falls into the hands of others, their power can be used to put the soul back into the original sculpted body.

To prevent this possibility from occurring, Shendu, who possessed Valon, simply went all out and destroyed his own sculpted body.

Without a physical body, only a soul remains. Even if the Sheep Talisman falls into the hands of the old man and his companions, it won't be able to summon Shendu's soul from Valmont's body. In any case, every time he resurrects, Shendu's physical body, now just a soul, will reappear. He doesn't care at all about giving up his current sculpted body to gain mobility.

"You damned old man, you don't actually think we're doomed to fail, do you?" Daolong wasn't despairing because his staff was destroyed; he was just extremely annoyed by the Holy Lord's methods. But no matter how annoyed he was, they hadn't completely fallen out yet and could still join forces against his father, so Daolong redirected his anger towards his father.

Daolong was naturally very confident in himself. In terms of magical ability, he was a stronger black magic wizard than his father. If his father hadn't embarked on the path of cultivation recently, he might not have been able to gain the upper hand in a simple magical contest.

Daolong's knowledge of magic far surpasses that of his father. He recognizes the Monkey King and knows how to counter the seal; he knows Tara herself and naturally has a way to send her away; he knows how Lope sealed the Holy Lord, etc. He can be considered a living encyclopedia of magic.

My father still has a lot of magical knowledge he doesn't understand. He doesn't recognize Tara, let alone know how to deal with her, and he has to consult magic books from time to time.

My father is skilled in both martial arts and magic; his martial arts character is at max level, but he switched to a mage character halfway through, so it's not yet maxed out. In the future timeline where Xiaoyu lives, that father is a max-level mage. My current father's mage character isn't fully leveled up, while Daolong is different; he's a max-level black energy mage.

Furthermore, while Uncle needs to prepare and prepare formulas to cast spells, Daolong carries magical artifacts at all times and can cast spells anytime. Daolong can subdue melee enemies with a single spell, such as the Burial spell (Jackie Chan often falls victim to this, and Uncle has also been hit by it), the Immobilization spell (immobilizing Ah Fu and turning him into a dark assassin), the Shrinking spell (turning Valmont into a child), and so on.

He possesses a wide variety of spells, covering all types and demonstrating exceptional skill in them. He can conjure objects out of thin air, create magical shields, use fire magic, and resurrect inanimate objects, among others. In short, he can do everything his father can, and many things his father can't.

Why was Daolong so calm even after his staff was destroyed? It's because even without a magical artifact, he still possesses magical power and can cast spells. In contrast, his father previously lacked magical power and was essentially a mortal, requiring magical artifacts and other magical materials to perform spells.

The episode featuring the Monkey King was Daolong's highlight. Facing the Monkey King, the old man's family was completely overwhelmed from every angle, without even a chance to cast a spell, and was instantly killed and subdued by the Monkey King.

When Daolong faced the Monkey King, he decisively used a spell wave that had no wind-up before being launched into the air, and when he recognized that it was a demon monkey, he immediately used a counter-reversal spell to turn it back into a puppet without having to pull its legs.

However, Daolong himself was not a wise man. With such great magical talent, it didn't matter whether he reformed or not. But as a Qi mage, instead of improving his own spells and cultivating his magic power, he deliberately sought external power to become stronger and coveted the divine power of the zodiac. In the end, he got nothing.

Daolong originally had the potential to become the leader of the Dark Qi faction, but the power of the plot favored the demon race. The core of the Dark Qi in chapters such as the Talisman Chapter, the Demonic Qi Chapter, the Demon Chapter, and the Mask Chapter are all demonic creatures.

This is quite normal; the various demons of this world were born from the existence of the dark energy source. Human mages are different; they exist regardless of the dark energy. Demonic creatures are like the dark energy's biological children, while dark energy mages are at best students, not even adopted sons. Therefore, Dao Long has no chance of becoming a leader. Old Man Chen Long and others are opposed to Dao Long and the Holy Lord, and a distance has been created between Dao Long and the Holy Lord. Cooperation between villains always requires vigilance against each other. Although Dao Long and the Holy Lord's respective methods have been exposed, who knows if the other has another trick up their sleeve?

Zhou, Afen, and Lasu immediately focused their attention on Valon, who was possessed by Shendu. Afen immediately questioned, "What did you do to our boss?!"

"Oh, you mean Valmont? He's just asleep right now. You help me seize the demonic energy of my people, and I will naturally release Valmont back." Shendu's crimson eyes flashed for a moment. He had seen the inadequacy of this trio of Mafia members, but since he had no one else under his command, he would just borrow Valmont's men for a while.

The Holy Lord was quite calm. Even if he couldn't defeat Chen Long and his group, retreating was perfectly fine, since the Dragon Talisman was still in his possession. However, Valmont's tattered clothes greatly displeased him, and he resolved to have a set of clothing custom-made to suit his aesthetic tastes.

The trio of Ah Fen were deliberately left behind by him. Besides the demonic energy, the Holy Lord naturally also had Panku's Box in mind. If he couldn't deal with Chen Long and his group himself, he could find an opportunity to locate Panku's Box, release his brothers and sisters, and use them to fight Chen Long together.

The Holy Lord knew that the Panku Box contained righteous energy and magic, and that a demon like him could not touch it. That's when ordinary people like Ah Fen and his two companions had to step in.

The standoff between the two sides appeared tense, but in reality, both Daolong and the Holy Lord were already thinking about how to escape. However, several figures appeared on their retreat path, blocking their escape route.

It was Cheng Yiyi and the others who had just picked up Song Shuhang. They had basically gotten their hands on all the magical items whose approximate locations they knew, whether they were good or evil.

However, some magical items were still missing, such as the Three Wise Monkeys that could make people deaf, mute, and blind. The magical energy of this thing was released by the Blade Dragon, and at first, no one knew where it came from.

"Little Holy Lord, you're quite ruthless, actually destroying your own body." Cheng Yiyi shifted her attention back, glanced at the rubble left after the Holy Lord's body exploded, and said.

"Damn mortals, getting in my way again!" The Holy Lord said impatiently, raising the dragon talisman in his hand and pointing it at Cheng Yiyi and the others.

Cheng Yiyi and her companions remained calm. Not only did they possess considerable combat strength, but the magical items they had acquired in this world were more than enough to handle the situation. The items they obtained were not particularly large or conspicuous.

Of course, this doesn't include Song Shuhang. Arguably, the biggest change in appearance is to Song Shuhang, who now wears a blue, tight-fitting suit of armor and carries Lü Dongbin's Chunyang sword on his back. The armor is so form-fitting that if any part of his body is exposed, you can see the black dragon tattoo on Song Shuhang's body.

The group stormed into the hall, but after only a few steps, a brick came crashing down from above, aimed at Ai Haibara's head. Joseph Joestar reacted swiftly, his Stand, Purple Hermit, deflecting the brick.

"Your Stand... has evolved?" Cheng Yiyi glanced at it and was surprised to find that Joseph's purple cloak was completely different from the one in the story.

The original Purple Hermit wasn't a traditional humanoid Stand, but rather a vine-like form. Its main body consisted of many purple thorns, which would wrap around Joseph's hands and extend in the direction he swung when he used the Stand. When used to make contact with a physical object, it was like Spider-Man's webs, allowing Joseph to swing and move.

The Purple Hermit that now appeared in their sight had transformed into a humanoid stand-in, silently floating behind Joseph. The Purple Hermit's appearance was not a "humanoid" in the traditional sense, but rather a special form composed of lines, possessing both the outline of a humanoid figure and the suppleness and wildness of thorny vines.

(End of this chapter)