Jackie Chan Adventures: I, the Mirror God, Master of Fear

Chapter 136 Shadow Authority

At this moment, Lin Luo thought of something, such as the Tara Mark on the spellbook.

For example, in the original story, when Jade was transformed into a shadow, the first thing she tried to steal from the antique shop was the complete book of spells.
The Shadow Queen, who coexists with hope, gives rise to the Saint Seiya reincarnation mechanism and the Saint Seiya revival mechanism.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Luo's eyes. If viewed from this perspective, the Encyclopedia of Spells might indeed be the power of the Shadow Queen.

After all, in the original story, Jade couldn't understand demonic script, and the spellbook had been in the antique shop for so long, so it was impossible for Jade not to know about it, but she still instinctively took the spellbook.
Therefore, Lin Luo could deduce that the contents of the Spell Encyclopedia were most likely the Holy Lord's magical knowledge, but the power of the shadows might be the carrier of this knowledge!
Lope used the power of shadow to limit the Holy Lord's magical knowledge.

This method is similar to the Twelve Talismans.
This explains Xiaoyu's obsession with the Complete Book of Spells, and why there is Tara's mark on Shendu's Complete Book of Spells.

Because the Queen was in seclusion and all the other commanders were dead, during Lope's time, the sealed Tara became the supreme ruler of the shadows!
That's why this mark is Tara's mark!
Thinking of this, Lin Luo was somewhat impressed by Lope's terrifying power; his balancing act was quite sophisticated.

If this is the case.
The evil god looked at the queen, hands clasped in his pockets, and smiled: "Alright, but what does the queen wish to exchange for?"

He casually tossed out the talismans, and he also used magic to replicate the complete encyclopedia of spells.

As long as the Queen is willing to pay a sufficient price, Lin Luo certainly wouldn't mind giving the item to Shadow Jade.

As for whether the Shadow Jade can draw upon its power...
That's impossible.

In Lin Luo's perception, the positive energy fluctuations targeting the Shadow Jade were gathering. If nothing unexpected happened, his father was already casting a spell to suppress the shadow.

Moreover, there's the fear of buying things with perfect after-sales service.

For example, the promise to the Orc King sometimes needs a little bit of artistic embellishment stemming from fear, in order to keep everything running smoothly.

Therefore, as long as the Shadow Jade has something that appeals to them enough, they can give away the original copy of the Spellbook.

Although the replica lacks some of the magical runes, there isn't much difference.

The inescapable net slowly tightened.

Pairs of scarlet eyes peered at the evil god, and a chilling aura permeated the air.

Shadow Jade sat on the throne, her legs crossed. She propped her head up with one hand and gently tapped the armrest with the other, making a "tap tap tap" sound.

She was thinking.

Of course, it wasn't about figuring out how to snatch the complete spellbook from the evil god.

The current fear is not something that can be bullied by just anyone. Even with nine legions, the Queen still doesn't really want to confront fear head-on.

She was thinking about what fear wanted, or rather, what she could offer to fear.

About a minute later, the murderous aura of the Heavenly Net almost solidified into a tangible form.

Shadow Jade still couldn't think of anything that matched the value of the Encyclopedia of Spells.

After all, the Shadow Jade's current state was exceptionally peculiar.

She is primarily composed of Jade's consciousness, combined with the Queen's personality and some of the Queen's subconscious, forming the Shadow Jade.

Therefore, given Xiaoyu's limited knowledge, she naturally couldn't find anything to exchange for it.

Her most precious possession is Lopez's runic heritage, but how can that compare to the Encyclopedia of Spells?

The evil god was not in a hurry.

He surveyed the Shadow Legion, a hint of emotion in his eyes.

Lin Luo could sense a strong sense of self-awareness in the eyes of these soldiers, and the magical power emanating from them was quite formidable.

In a one-on-one fight, virtually no ordinary person could defeat him.

Even without a general to oversee it, the power that this formation, which is now taking shape, can unleash is not to be underestimated.

"what do you want?"

The Queen tried her best to think, but she still couldn't come up with an answer.

Lin Luo thought about it. He wanted a lot of things, but Xiao Yu didn't seem to be able to give him much.

He thought for a moment and came up with an idea: "The power of darkness, I only need a small part of it."

The Shadow is not just a simple shadow; the ultimate darkness released when all nine masks are gathered is the effect of the Dark Authority.

This authority is considered the supreme authority of the Shadow Kingdom.

Furthermore, the shadows and darkness are all under the Queen's control; otherwise, the Shadow Queen would not have been able to become the head demon of thousands of demon wizards.

The moment Shadow Jade heard this condition, a vast killing intent emanated from her.

That was the killing intent emanating from the true Shadow Queen.

"no!"

This murderous intent made Shadow Jade instinctively refuse.

Even though she didn't understand what authority was or how to grant authority to an evil god.

A black-bound book appeared in the evil god's hand, with a crimson demon pattern in the center of the cover.

The moment the book appeared, it immediately caught Shadow Jade's attention.

That instinct filled with murderous intent has now turned into desire; she wants it!
Lin Luo opened the encyclopedia of magic, gazing at the incredibly intricate demonic script within, a hint of fascination appearing in his eyes.

The evil god's whisper slowly resounded: "Based on your reaction, this book is probably composed of a portion of the Shadow Authority, which contains 95% of the demon's magical knowledge."

“What I’ve exchanged is merely the same amount of Dark Authority; I don’t need the Shadow’s Treasury of Knowledge.” The evil god’s tone was somewhat certain: “In terms of value, you’ve made a profit.”

A peculiar fluctuation spread out, causing Shadow Jade to frown.

She said somewhat irritably, "Shut up, if I feel that fluctuation again, I'll kill you."

The evil god shrugged: "I can't control that either. I've found that as long as I speak the correct information, it's easy to attract that power. I call it the honesty of the gods."

Shadow Jade glanced at him, too lazy to bother with him.

Honestly, it's clearly a cluster of wills formed by an evil god absorbing too much fear.

Creatures with weak willpower can be unknowingly influenced by the group and thus believe the words of the evil god.
Thinking about it, Shadow Jade was slightly stunned. How did she know this knowledge?
After a moment of contemplation, Shadow Jade gave up thinking. Ever since she became queen, she would occasionally think of the relevant knowledge points.

But none of that matters. What matters is that she wants to obtain the complete encyclopedia of magic, but she doesn't want to give up that dark authority. What should she do?
Forcibly taking it might not work; Shadow Jade could sense her weakness, and in her current state, she was likely no match for the Evil God. Of course, things would be different if she entered the Shadow Realm, or if more of the Shadow Realm awakened.
"Have you decided yet?"

The evil god closed the spellbook, smiled at the queen, and didn't give her much time to think.

"My time is quite precious. If the Queen doesn't want it, I'll take my leave now."

"and many more!"

The intense killing intent made the aura of the surrounding Shadow Legion even more overwhelming.

The net of heaven and earth has been set in motion against the evil god.

Shadow Jade stood up, but did not fall.

She stood barefoot in mid-air, pacing back and forth, revealing her inner turmoil.

Even the power of darkness, even if it was only an equivalent power of darkness, she was still resisting this decision.

However, after the appearance of the complete encyclopedia of magic, as rejection and desire intertwined, desire gradually overcame rejection.

Although she was still unwilling overall, from this, Shadow Jade could tell that obtaining the Complete Book of Spells would be more beneficial to her than that part of the Dark Authority.

Something occurred to her, and her eyes brightened slightly: "Is any kind of darkness acceptable?"

Lin Luo thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes, as long as it's the power of darkness, it's fine."

He wanted these powers, but more so, he wanted to conduct research on the conceptualization of fear.

The same applies to the lunar authority; it was only part of the experiment.

Therefore, he doesn't actually demand much in terms of the amount of power or the overall quality of power.

Even authority that is too high in quality and size is not acceptable, because that would overshadow the main issue.

He only scratches the surface of the moon's power, and it can be detached from his body at any time.

A hint of relaxation appeared in Shadow Jade's eyes; the instinctive repulsion had vanished.

Since anyone's dark authority is acceptable, then of course we should use some unclaimed dark authority.

She could clearly sense that within her authority, she could invoke some slightly lower-level dark powers.

As for why she knew these things, she didn't know either. She just had a lot of thoughts and subconscious ideas that would come to mind whenever she thought of something.

It's as if you were supposed to know all along.

She raised her hand, and a mass of darkness gradually condensed.

The surrounding net expanded slightly, and when the soldiers looked at the darkness, there seemed to be some awe in their eyes, as if they were facing a former superior.

Within this darkness, some of the authority of shadows was stripped away.

"etc."

Lin Luo suddenly spoke up, stopping Shadow Jade from releasing the stripped shadow back into the Shadow Kingdom.

Shadow Jade looked at the Evil God with some doubt. This was something she had racked her brains to come up with. If the Evil God dared to go back on his word, she wouldn't even consider whether she could defeat him.

If anyone dares to mess with a king, then they must fight to the death; either the evil god dies or the evil god dies.

The evil god pointed to the shadowy authority, then opened the encyclopedia of spells and looked at the Shadow Jade: "I think Your Majesty the Queen needs a translator. What do you think?"

Shadow Jade tilted her head, then suddenly smiled. Fifty percent of the Dark Authority in her hand disappeared, and ninety percent of the Shadow Authority vanished.

It seemed to be in retaliation for the evil god's mistreatment of her, or perhaps to preserve more power for the Shadow Kingdom.

The Queen also began to fuss over details. She sensed the aura of authority within the encyclopedia of spells and gestured to the shadow authority, which appeared remarkably small in contrast to the darkness:

"Isn't that enough to instill fear in employees?"

Lin Luo:.
That damned vengefulness.
"of course."

However, the evil god didn't care about this vengeful feeling, since it was just a translation and not unique.

Moreover, for Lin Luo, who only used his power for research, there was not much difference between 10% and 50%.

Shadow Jade was satisfied. She tossed the two wielding powers to Lin Luo, then waved her hand, slowly withdrawing the nine legions.

They weren't worried at all that the fear might take the items and run away.

Lin Luo reached out and caught the two scepters, sensed their power, but did not take control of them directly; instead, he put them away.

Then, with a gentle toss, the complete encyclopedia of spells flew toward the Queen.

His figure gradually faded away.

A ninja soldier stepped forward, holding a complete book of spells in both hands, and knelt on one knee before the queen for her to peruse.

Shadow Jade simply stared coldly at the evil god.

Apart from the kneeling ninja soldiers, the killing intent in the eyes of the nine legions was in sync with that of the queen.

The intricate network of drilling rigs slowly reformed itself through the orderly arrangement of the rig bars.

But the next moment, the evil god that had completely disappeared reappeared, only this time it was a human with bloodshot eyes.

The evil god bowed slightly to the queen: "Your Majesty only hired a translator, didn't you?"

The Queen's brows relaxed, her murderous aura vanished, and she waved her hand: "Take him away, let's go back to the palace."

As the ninja soldiers approached, Lin Luo did not resist their corrosive power.

He seemed to remember something, his eyes gleaming strangely, and he asked curiously, "I'd like to know, where is Your Majesty's palace?"

Shadows swirled around them.

Shadow Jade beckoned, and Lin Luo was led to her side.

Upon hearing Lin Luo's question, the Queen did not give a direct answer, but instead said with a hint of pleasure, "Of course, it is a place worthy of the Queen's residence."

(End of this chapter)