Can't I develop my own character?

Xia Li ignored him, the blood-colored power on her body growing stronger and stronger, like a materialized stream of water surrounding her. The summoning ritual's strengthening time was limited, so she had to attack now.

"You guy!"

"Grand Duke!"

Ryan quickly approached the battlefield.

Ok?

Magna turned around and saw Ryan, her head tilting slightly.

Their eyes met in the rainy night, and Magna quickly retreated back to Ryan.

"What are you doing here? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

You're just a mere third-level transcendent, the Bloody Hand Butcher can kill you with just one fart!

"Let Charlie fight the Bloody Butcher." Ryan said.

"Huh? Letting that guy go? Isn't that just asking for death?"

"Who cares? The Empress requested it, saying it's Charlie's fate." Ryan spread his hands. "If she fails, then death is good enough, and we don't have to seek revenge. If she succeeds, at least we've solved the projection of Patton's power, and also attracted the hatred of the Blood God Demon Legion. Either way, we'll win big."

Maganna thought so too. It was a win-win situation. Although she felt a little unhappy about giving such a rare opponent to 'Xia Li', she did not believe that 'Xia Li' could really win.

"Besides," Ryan said, changing his tone, "after 'Charlie' is beaten and flees in panic, Grand Duke, you can take action to eliminate Barton. Then, no one will question your bravery."

Magna's eyes lit up.

"Very good, Ryan, I'll do as you say!"

The Grand Duke was easy to coax. Ryan smoothed his ahoge, then cast his gaze towards Hainuo in mid-air, who also looked suspicious.

The Shadow of Patton is powerful, and there is hope only if the three of them join forces, so she doesn't understand why Ryan called Maganna away.

Ryan did not explain to her, but "Weine" who came over called Hainuo back. After all, this was the Empress's intention, and it would be more appropriate for her to come forward.

Otherwise, others would think that Ryan was deliberately making things difficult for Charlie and that his power was greater than that of the Empress.

At this time, with Maganna and Heino evacuating at the same time, only 'Charlie' and Patton were left on the main battlefield.

The Shadow of Patton clearly possessed a clear consciousness. It seemed to know that 'Charlie' was its enemy and did not care about the departure of the other two.

"The power of Doclodes is manifested in you, but you help humans to prevent the coming of the Blood God." The rotten eyeballs of the Shadow of Patton turned, and the voice seemed not to come out of his mouth, but sounded directly in the space.

"Then you should ask why Doclodes bestowed his power upon me." 'Charlie' raised her greatsword with one hand and pointed it at Patton's shadow. Her expression was arrogant and confident, and a faint crimson crimson flashed within her deep black eyes. "But before that, I will kill you once to complete my trial!"

"Ignorant humans."

wow~

The chain with barbs was thrown out by the Shadow of Patton. The barbs enlarged in the air and turned into a huge chain sickle, sweeping across the position where 'Xali' was.

The latter jumped high to avoid it, spun in mid-air and fell, using the force of inertia to chop hard. The sword hit Patton's kitchen knife, and the air wave caused by the collision of power shattered the earth, causing the ground level to sink a lot.

Then there was the sound of weapons clashing so fast that it was almost impossible to count. The collision between the greatsword and the kitchen knife did not produce any sparks of fire, only the collision of two forces belonging to the Blood God's path continued to erupt.

Ryan was slightly surprised and protected Magna in front of him.

"Strange." The Grand Duke didn't pay attention to Ryan's actions, but frowned: "That girl Xia Li, her power is a bit weird."

Ryan stood behind her and asked, "What do you mean?"

"You should know that magic power is divided into 'quality'. Even Transcendents of the same path and rank can have different magic power qualities. This depends on the strength of their magical talents and their advancement. As Transcendents advance, their magic power increases not only in 'quantity' but also in 'quality'. The higher the level of the Transcendent, the stronger the magic quality."

"To put it simply, when a high-level transcendent fights against a low-level transcendent, even if they use the same level of magic power, they will definitely suppress the other. And the Chosen Ones are the pinnacle of magical talent. Conventional talent tests have a maximum rating of S, but the Chosen Ones are an exception. They might be SS or SSS. At this level, it doesn't matter anymore. Because they are chosen by the gods, some gods may be generous, while others may not care. Therefore, the difference in magic power strength is even greater than that between ordinary transcendents."

"In other words..." Maganna's eyes flashed with doubt, "Xia Li seems to be particularly valued by the Blood God."

Ryan thought that this was the only chosen one, so he shouldn't be taken seriously... He asked, "What's so strange about this? After all, he is the chosen one."

"No, even for the Chosen One, the quality of their magic is too high. Can you see that? Xia Li's magic power has surpassed Barton's. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long."

"so?"

"Stupid! Who is Barton? He's a great demon from the Chaos Dimension. His true strength is above level seven. Logically, he's one of the beings closest to the power of the Blood God. How could Xia Li possibly surpass him?"

Ryan exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean Charlie is a pervert? Grand Duke, you can't compare to her?"

Magna said nothing, but Ryan saw her delicate face puff up slightly.

It is obvious that she cannot be compared with him. 'Xia Li' is in a special situation now. However, after listening to Maganna talking about this issue, Ryan was also thinking about it. Logically speaking, even if the Blood God values ​​the Chosen One more, it should not be better than the four great demons under his command, right?

Because there is a very realistic problem, that is, 'Xia Li' is not like those crazy people of the Blood Archbishop who shout 'blood sacrifice to the Blood God' every day, hoping that the power of the Blood God will descend on the Rhea continent.

Even more so, 'Xia Li' would tear those Chaos Demons apart with her own hands.

By doing this, wasn't Doclodes adding fuel to the fire of obstacles to his own arrival?

Ryan might have thought that either Doclodes' will was too pure, so pure that he valued 'Xali' as a warrior, and was still willing to give her power even though he knew that the latter would hinder the demon army.

Or, by doing this, Doclodes was indeed helping himself, but that would be strange, because no matter what, the demon army would definitely be on his side.

Or maybe Doclodes doesn't care about anything at all and just wants to be happy.

Ryan thought of what Creed said before he died, 'The Blood God is in Hell'. The word hell is very abstract because it does not exist on the continent of Rhea.

"We're going to lose."

Magna said suddenly.

Ryan looked up and saw that 'Xia Li' was being knocked away by Patton, with the sword stuck in the ground and flying backwards dozens of meters. When he looked again, only one tenth of her health was left.

"It's strange, how come she isn't hurt?"

Magna stared at 'Xali', trying to find any signs of injury on her body, but failed.

Just as Ryan was about to explain, he heard Maganna mutter to herself, "Is this the nature of the Blood God's Chosen One? A madman who only cares about fighting."

Ryan agreed: "Indeed, the Blood God is a madman."

As he spoke, Ryan took off the Ring of Death and gave it to 'Xia Li'. It seemed that he couldn't win now, but he absolutely couldn't die. The mission would be impossible to complete.

I saw 'Xia Li' drink a bottle of recovery potion, but did not activate invincibility, instead rushed out again.

The effect of Bloodlust combined with Blood Return instantly brought the HP back to more than half. However, the cooldown time of Blood Return was not short, which was not enough to support the confrontation between Charlie and Patton.

Seeing that his health was running low again, Ryan raised his brows slightly, hesitating whether to let Maganna and Heino intervene.

But Xia Li showed no sign of stopping, not even caring about her health. She simply kept attacking! Attack! Attack! The greatsword swung open and closed, slashing out streaks of blood. The interweaving of sword light and magic filled the entire battlefield, and soon blood gushed out, staining everything red.

The blood mist filled the air without anyone noticing, and the earth, the sky, and even the air turned a deep, dark red hue. At this moment, 'Xia Li' perfectly demonstrated the ability and madness of a Blood God-like transcendent.

"She might die." Magna frowned delicately, "No, she will definitely die."

The blood-colored sword energy stirred up a terrible storm in the blood mist. In the storm, Charlie's sword-swinging movements were too fast to be seen clearly, but Patton's counterattacks were equally fast. Ryan couldn't even imagine that such a bloated body could be so agile.

It was a pure clash of power between the two sides. Barton hoped that 'Xia Li' would fight him head-on. If she flew around like Hai Nuo, he would be in trouble.

As for 'Charlie', Ryan was ready to take over the operation manually at any time. If the moment came, he would activate the invincibility effect without hesitation and let Maganna go for support. The eternal chosen one, the transformation, nothing was more important than the life of his second wife.

But Maganna's words were like setting a flag. 'Charlie' was like a candle in the wind, swaying in the magic storm, but she never fell. Instead, she showed a tendency to gradually light up and break the darkness.

As time went by, the blood-red light on her body became brighter and brighter, and even Ryan could see that she was indeed becoming stronger.

A message quickly flashed across the character interface, indicating that 'Charlie' had activated the Holy Seal. Before Ryan could take a closer look, he heard Magna's soft cry of "Ah!" He looked up and saw the battle in the distance frozen in time on a single image—the kitchen knife in Barton's hand was deflected, and 'Charlie''s' slanted strike extended from Barton's left shoulder to his right abdomen, tearing a hideous wound.

Patton's bloated body stepped back a few steps, and the flesh and blood on the wound began to wriggle, seemingly healing automatically.

'Xia Li' didn't give him a chance to breathe and continued to attack with the greatsword.

The storm grew stronger and stronger, gradually forming a tornado connected to the sea of ​​blood in the sky. The tornado was red, and the blood-red flames were as dazzling as a burning fire. Then the blood-red began to burn the sky, and the huge waves of the sea of ​​blood rolled. Ryan looked up and saw the real Patton, who screamed.

"Great Doclodes, why are you helping a tiny human!!!"

An unwilling and angry voice came from the sky. Patton's ferocious face in the sea of ​​blood raised its head and roared angrily, as if it wanted to break free from the shackles of the other world, but it was impossible to do so no matter what.

Finally, a giant dragon rose into the air from the blood-colored tornado, circled upwards, and slammed heavily into the sea of ​​blood!

Boom! ! !

With a deafening roar, the dragon smashed into the sea of ​​blood, shattering the mirror image. Then, a terrifying force erupted from above! Maganna hurriedly released her magic to protect Ryan. Vene was also protected by Hainuo. The transcendents of Zhuhuo and Janus had already departed. Only the followers of the Blood Cult and the remaining demonic legions remained in this space, completely annihilated by the shockwave!

When the huge waves came, only a mess was left!

The blood-colored tornado dissipated, and the huge body of Patton's Shadow collapsed and shattered into pieces. At the same time, the huge space crack also disappeared with the disappearance of the sea of ​​blood in the sky.

The entire crevice space returned to calm, with only 'Xia Li' left standing in the distance holding the Sword of Ares. She raised her head, her body bathed in blood red, like a god of war.

Ryan could see through the game interface that a number '8' appeared on the back of 'Xialie's' left hand.

[Seal '8': Rumor has it that it embodies the will of the Blood God Doclodes. When his followers chant the Holy Number, the power of the entire faith path surges. However, from ancient times to the present day, the power of the Seal has been almost dormant, as if foreshadowing something.]

"Was that the effect of this thing just now?"

Ryan opened the task list and found that 'Xia Li's' transformation task had been completed and her level had reached 58. However, this should not be a task reward but a reward for killing Horton and Patton's Shadow.

?0ー⑵二洰捌⒊0⑼捌

Has anything changed... Ryan looked through it and found a switch option in the portrait list. He clicked it and saw a blood-red impact coming towards him. Of course, it was only in the virtual interface. Then the blood-red power turned into a huge 'egg' with blood spinning rapidly on it. After a few seconds, it exploded and a new portrait of 'Charlie' appeared in the blood light.

There is no change in her appearance and dress, but she has two devil horns on her head, blood-red wings stretching behind her, her expression is cold and her eyes are arrogant, like a noble queen, and there is swirling red blood around her feet.

Ryan was stunned, attracted by the new portrait of 'Charlie'. How to say it, it gave a feeling of a blood angel. The horror and madness of blood were perfectly integrated with the holiness and nobility of angels, presenting a brand new posture.

Demon form.

Demon Ascension!!!!

However, the demon form of 'Charlie' needs to activate the power of the Holy Number before it can be used. It is not yet certain how much the attribute improvement will be, but judging from the description of the Holy Seal, the growth limit of this character is definitely not lower than that of the four great demons.

On the attribute column above the portrait, a line of text was displayed: "Blood God's Eternal Chosen One - Shirley"

So handsome!

Ok?

Ryan discovered a buff in the character information of 'Charlie'.

[Power of Faith (Unlocked): All who worship and believe in the Bloody Hand Butcher will gain power. Unlocking condition: Kill the real Bloody Hand Butcher.]

"Depend on!"

Ryan couldn't help but curse.

"Ryan? What are you doing? You're just clicking." Magna kicked him unhappily. "Charlie won. Not only did she win, but she also seems to have gained extra power."

She had been looking forward to seeing the scene of 'Charlie' being beaten half to death, and then the heroic Iron-blooded Grand Duke taking action to destroy the demon and save the Augustus Empire. At that time, the empire's news agency would report her glorious deeds to the southern continent.

But, they're all gone.

The heroic Grand Duke, the glorious deeds, all gone, only that seemingly invincible 'Xia Li'. Damn it, how on earth did a mere fifth-order transcendent achieve this? Wasn't that Blood God crazy?!

"It's alright, Grand Duke. Let her be arrogant for a while." Ryan closed the game without leaving a trace and said with a smile, "At least the Demon Legion issue has been resolved, right? The Empire's crisis has been resolved, Creed is dead, and other forces shouldn't dare to easily target the Empire for a while. As for Xia Li, haha, she only borrowed the power of the summoning ritual. This doesn't change the fact that she's only a fifth-level transcendent. No one will think she's better than you, Grand Duke. When we accomplish our great cause, everyone in Xia Liwei will kneel down and sing "Conquer."

Maganna was still dissatisfied, but the Shadow of Barton had been killed. Unless she could break into the chaotic space and destroy the real Barton, that was obviously impossible.

"Leave Ryan, it's boring."

After glancing at 'Vine' and the others heading towards 'Charlie', Maganna's wings retracted, her sickle transformed into a battle axe again, and she turned and left.

"Yes, your Excellency."

Ryan glanced into the distance, then turned around with a smile.

There are still many things to do next, but 'Weinei' will naturally handle them, so he doesn't have to do it himself.

......

Because of the rift space, this battle did not have much impact on the city of Barron, except for the scene of the chaotic space tearing in the sky at the beginning. But the next day it was officially explained as a vision caused by the Empire's actions against the pagans. Don't worry, everything is under the control of Her Majesty the Empress.

In addition, a list of names of a large number of Blood Bishops and Eye of Dawn and Dusk believers who were killed was announced in order to stabilize the people's hearts. Then the news agencies in Barron City immediately understood it and sang praises to Her Majesty the Queen's great achievements. The entire city of Barron was thriving.

Secretly, 'Vene' held an emergency meeting to intensify the crackdown on paganism within the empire, and announced the construction of a Temple of the Sun in the city of Baron, as well as the construction of churches dedicated to the Sun God throughout the empire.

Although it was previously officially announced that the Sun God would be the god of faith, the preparatory work has not yet taken the next step until today. The convergence of faith in gods is more conducive to resisting pagan invasions.

After all, people always crave the protection of gods in times of difficulty. If Augustus does not have his own god of faith, they may choose to praise Janus or the moon god. In extreme cases, they may even praise the god of blood and the god of desire.

Most people would never think of saying something like 'May the Empress bless you' anyway.

The more important reason for rushing to take this step is that the Eye of Dawn and Dusk's infiltration into the empire is more serious than expected. Ryan found a lot of information about the imperial nobles in Creed's storage bag, many of whom have secretly joined the Eye of Dawn and Dusk.

None of these people showed any abnormality at all. If it weren't for the irrefutable evidence, Ryan would never have thought that those loyal empire men with thick eyebrows and big eyes who worked hard were actually traitors?

Creed's method of bewitching them was very simple, which was to investigate everyone's living habits, find their weaknesses and then take them down.

At the beginning, you try to please them by using money, beautiful women and other means to seduce them, and then you use the evidence to threaten them... Beautiful woman, are you using this to test the cadres?