Chapter 409: 100 Soul Points - The Rise of Dementor Blood Essence!
Suddenly, a diagram of ten stars lit up on Cersei.
This diagram was exactly like the constellation of still glowing in the sky.
Nine stars were on Cersei's body below the neck and were arranged in a formation of fruits hanging at the end of branches, giving the entire diagram a tree-like appearance.
The tenth star glowed blindingly yellow on her forehead.
As the tiny points of light appeared on Cersei's forehead, a yellow line slithered up on her body, joining the ten stars — The Path of the Ascending Flames!
This Structure represented Kai's Shikai's ultimate power — Qlipoth Genesis!
This Structure also represented Kai's Reality Marble's Essence — The Seal of Parselscript!
However, this Seal differed from the one claiming the Shadow Lord.
The Seal on Cersei wasn't on her existence. Moreover, this was nowhere near the ultimate technique of the Zanpakuto, Ayin.
Not to mention, Kai's Reiatsu, which powered the technique, had long run out.
This Seal was for the shadows!
Bang!
The thick layer of shadows covering Cersei exploded, a mass of black liquefied air bursting out like water from a balloon.
It was then the yellow star on her forehead shone, and became a black hole, attracting and engulfing all the shadows.
The diagram created by the ten stars had already vanished, becoming transparent, leaving behind that yellow point on Cersei's forehead.
Now, the shadows surrounded the sealing mark like a cocoon.
A black diamond, with a marquise shape, manifested on Cersei's forehead, and within it was a yellow stroke, enchanting the hearts of all onlookers.
All this hadn't taken even a moment to happen.
But, at this moment, the fate of Cersei, a magical existence, had changed forever.
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From Kai using Telekinesis to catch Cersei, and then sealing the shadows inside her using the Parselscript, only a breath had passed by.
Cersei hadn't seen what Kai had done to her, but she had heard the words he had said to the Shadow Lord.
Gently, her eyes opened, and her green pupils shone black; the black of shadows and death.
By happenstance, as the blur in Cersei's eyes vanished, the first thing she saw was Kai's hooded, decaying face, and him sucking out Shadow Lord's happiest memories.
This scene etched itself in her heart; and if she had possessed a soul, this scene would have engraved itself on it as well.
If one were to see the skies of this holographic blood world now, one would find this scene utterly bewildering, mystifying, and shocking, to say the least.
There, in the sky, was a dark and foul being, its very aura deathly cold.
In his one arm was an old man, dying, trying to beg for forgiveness under the effects of raw despair and hopelessness.
In his other arm was a pale but stunningly beautiful young lady, eying this rotten being with a gaze burning with such a zeal that it surpassed a drowning man's desire for straw.
Alas! Instead of kissing her, this filthy being was leaning over the old man.
That was good as well, saving others from the repulsive sight of such a being kissing a young maiden.
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Kai had never experienced such a feeling.
The moment he took a sip of the mead coming out of Shadow Lord, heartfelt drunkenness possessed him, making his sight blurry.
Kai had sucked out the soul of a common wizard in the Harry Potter Random World.
Because of the commotion caused by that single disappearance, he never attempted it again, postponing it to later, after becoming stronger and stealthier.
Yet that encounter had let Kai make a wild guess about a certain scenario.
A scenario of him sucking out Dumbledore's soul.
Kai had guessed that if he could do such a thing, then he would surely get at least 50-60 Soul Points out of the most powerful wizard, effortlessly.
It was this guess that had jolted Kai's heart when he had begun planning for this moment.
Pirate Lord Henry Morgan was a nigh Immortal Being, his magical might almost boundless. '
Not to mention, his strength had already surpassed the 9th floor, infinitely nearing the 10th floor.
To top it all off, Shadow Lord was a storyline Character.
What Kai wanted was Shadow Lord's Soul, the horde of Soul Points, and Breath…
… Breath out of Set Quota!
Soul mead ran down Kai's throat as if he were drinking immortal wine, his entire existence swelling up.
Suddenly, this feeling of swelling became so vast that Kai felt like he would explode.
Boom!
This explosion had not occurred outside, but within Kai, his decayed hands shuddering and his tattered cloak billowing as if a tempest had come.
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Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn
Your Dementor Blood Essence has upgraded
Upgrade Reward: +3 Breath (Not Applicable to the Set's Quota)
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Blood Essence: Dementor
Grade: C- (growth: 25.1/50)
Specification: Devour souls to upgrade itself. The devoured souls will be digitalized, and the Contestant must fill the growth bar to upgrade the Blood Essence
Skills:
1. Breath Snatcher (Grade: D+)
2. Dementor's Kiss (Grade: C-) [+5 Breath upon upgradation]
3. Dementors Progenitor (Grade: ? -locked)
]
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Breath Snatcher upgraded from D to D+ Grade and Dementor's Kiss arrived at C-.
The only one that didn't show any changes was the Dementors Progenitor, a question mark showing in place of its Grade.
Things, however, hadn't slowed down.
Rather, they had become even faster; tastier.
Pirate Lord Henry Morgan kept trembling like a fish out of water, his eyes horrified, and his face contorted with dread.
Kai sucked and sucked, uncaring of time and the vanishing Reality Marble.
Even the notification mentioning that his 3 days period will be over soon got ignored.
30…
35…
40…
49…
Boom!!
This explosion was mightier than before, its meaning vaster and viler.
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[
Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn
Your Dementor Blood Essence has upgraded
Upgrade Reward: +5 Breath (Not Applicable to the Set's Quota)
…
Blood Essence: Dementor
Grade: C (growth: 50.1/100)
Specification: Devour souls to upgrade itself. The devoured souls will be digitalized, and the Contestant must fill the growth bar to upgrade the Blood Essence
Skills:
1. Breath Snatcher (Grade: C-)
2. Dementor's Kiss (Grade: C) [+10 Breath upon upgradation]
3. Dementors Progenitor (Grade: ? -locked)
]
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Breath Snatcher upgraded to C- and Dementor's Kiss arrived at C Grade.
No change to the last Skill, still.
Things had just reached the peak, though.
Cersei gulped as she saw Kai sucking out Shadow Lord's soul, the very meaning of beauty taking a strange psychological turn in her mind.
Behind her, Limitless Murasame and Supreme Sounga kept swirling, thrumming, thriving within the evil aura of Dementor-Kai.
On the blood ocean, Red Sun had sat down, his eyes trembling at the stupefying sight he had been seeing for some time.
Why did the mighty existence, Shadow Origin, never mention the Five-Crowned Prince having Conqueror's Haki? Why didn't he mention that Red was a resurrected descendant of the Emperor's bloodline?
Red Sun's guess had deviated little from that of the Contestant Nexus.
Only this was the most plausible explanation. What else?
Yet, the resolute look in Robin's gaze never vanished. He had already let something slip out of his mouth; a King's Code Name, forcing him into that hellhole.
No. He would question nothing anymore.
He had decided.
This was his ladder to the top.
This promised King was his ticket to the 18th floor.
On the other side, Moraine's half-opened eyes looked at the foul mist pressed upon Shadow Lord's face.
Her thoughts were all over the place.
Kai cared for nothing.
60… 75… 80… 92…
96… 98… 99…
99.4… 99.8…
99.9…
Just when the well containing Shadow Lord's soul had all but gone dry, Kai sucked out the very last drop with a resounding slurp.
BOOM!
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[
Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn
Your Dementor Blood Essence has upgraded
Upgrade Reward: +10 Breath (Not Applicable to the Set's Quota)
…
Blood Essence: Dementor
Grade: C+ (growth: 100.2/200)
Specification: Devour souls to upgrade itself. The devoured souls will be digitalized, and the Contestant must fill the growth bar to upgrade the Blood Essence
Skills:
1. Breath Snatcher (Grade: C)
2. Dementor's Kiss (Grade: C+) [+20 Breath upon upgradation]
…
Breath Snatcher advanced to C and Dementor's Kiss arrived at C+.
Kai let go of the dead old man, raised his head toward the dark sky, and let out a rattling roar.
This was all he had hoped for.
These many Soul Points, these advancements, and these upgrades were all he had hoped to gain; his Greatest Inheritance.
Yet, something happened then that Kai had never imagined in his wildest dreams.
Not here, at least.
Not now.
His eyes landed on the notification and saw that it had yet to show in its entirety.
Then, like a bolt out of the blue, a new notification appeared in front of his pupils, and the entire world became silent along with him, his gaze trembling at the sight.
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Dementors Progenitor Condition matched…
Skill: Dementors Progenitor
Grade: B-
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