MTLNOVEL Chapter 386: Spirit Summoning Ceremony, Demigod Phantom
As the spiritual pressure emerged from the Spirit Summoning Array, the superpower soldiers guarding around the array released source energy, deploying a composite shield to enclose the array.
This composite shield was a merger of various defenses like spiritual and energy, effectively isolating spiritual pressure.
However, after the shield appeared, it only weakened a part of the spiritual pressure and did not completely isolate it.
This indicates just how strong this spiritual pressure is.
Qi Jinhui felt the spiritual pressure crushing in, causing his head to buzz, and involuntarily took a half-step back.
Lu Heng slightly furrowed his brow, glanced at him, and said, "If you can't withstand it, you should head out first."
"It's okay." Qi Jinhui took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
After he regained his composure, he exclaimed, "What level is this spiritual pressure? It's terrifying."
"Demigod level."
When Lu Heng felt the spiritual pressure coming, he already knew what existence was on the other side of the Spirit Summoning Array.
Because this spiritual pressure was very familiar; he had encountered it before—it was Bone Sovereign Leoric.
"Demigod?" Qi Jinhui heard this answer, a trace of shock crossed his face.
Qi Jinhui had heard the description of demigod more than once.
All countries in the Human World, superpower organizations, would collect information about the Abyss World, and since Qi Jinhui was a staff officer in the Great Xia Southern War Zone, he had seen most of the intelligence and files that came from the Abyss World.
Since half a year ago, Abyss Battlefields with a Danger Level of 7 had started to appear one after another.
Abyss Battlefields with a Danger Level of 7 didn't necessarily have demigod-level entities participating, but they would gradually come into contact with demigod-related information.
Therefore, Qi Jinhui had seen many documents related to demigods.
One of them was about the "Bone Sovereign," and this piece of information regarding demigods was archived after the Sea Demon World campaign had concluded.
Besides the first-hand information reported by Lu Heng and Su Muyu, this archive also included information reported by Liu Haiyang, Jiang Shaoran, and others.
At that time, Lu Heng led a team close to the Wugu Blue Cave and encountered a powerful presence hidden in a skeleton coffin under the sea.
In this document, Lu Heng wrote a section suggesting that this was a demigod-level entity, temporarily named Bone Sovereign.
Therefore, Qi Jinhui was aware of the name "Bone Sovereign," but Lu Heng had not mentioned "Leoric" in the file.
Because during that encounter with the Bone Sovereign, the opponent did not reveal his name, so it couldn't be written down.
However, it could now be written.
Because Clyde Saville mentioned, what he heard through spirit summoning was an oracle from an Abyss Demon King named "Leoric."
The name "Leoric" had been documented in the "Abyss Archive" of the Southern War Zone Intelligence Department, but it was a separate file.
Until today, there hadn't been any information connecting "Bone Sovereign" and "Leoric."
Lu Heng had read the file titled "Leoric," which recorded the detailed process of Clyde Saville's spirit summoning.
"Staff Officer Qi, once you return, you can merge the Bone Sovereign and Leoric files; this spiritual pressure belongs to the Bone Sovereign."
Upon hearing this, Qi Jinhui's eyes widened again, and he demanded, "Did you recognize this spiritual pressure?"
Lu Heng lightly closed his eyelids and replied, "Yes, I recognized it."
Qi Jinhui had no doubts; for someone with peak combat power, distinguishing opponents' identities through spiritual pressure wasn't unusual.
At that moment, Qi Jinhui understood many things: "So, this spirit summoning is targeting you."
Lu Heng nodded, "Yes, it seems to be coming for me."
Qi Jinhui quickly thought and asked, "Should we stop the Spirit Summoning Ceremony?"
Knowing the purpose of this spirit summoning, he was worried about potential mishaps, and to play it safe, stopping the ceremony would indeed be the best course of action.
Lu Heng shook his head, responding, "It's too late now."
Indeed, it was too late; the Spirit Summoning Ceremony merely opened a spiritual channel linking to the Abyss World. By the time the Bone Sovereign's spiritual pressure appeared, the function of the Spirit Summoning Array had already been fulfilled.
Even if the Spirit Summoning Array was destroyed now, it would be of no use.
The Bone Sovereign on the other side would only need to expend more energy to continue maintaining the summoning.
"What do we do now?" Qi Jinhui frowned, feeling anxious.
Lu Heng reassured him, "Don't worry too much. It's just a spirit summoning; it can't stir much trouble."
Even if Clyde Saville maximized the power of the spirit summoning ceremony, he would only temporarily increase combat power by borrowing the strength of the Bone Sovereign.
Since Lu Heng dared to snatch the divine attribute of the Bone Sovereign, how strong could a Clyde Saville, who relied on spirit summoning to obtain the Bone Sovereign's power, possibly become?
Meanwhile,
the Spirit Summoning Ceremony continued, and a thick abyssal aura began to emanate from Clyde Saville, with a towering skeletal apparition starting to appear behind him.
This skeletal apparition was seven meters tall, deep and terrifying.
Lu Heng sensed the pervasive abyssal aura and slightly furrowed his brows.
As the Bone Sovereign's apparition became clearer, it seemed as if a demigod descended into the world, making many superpower soldiers present afraid to look up.
It felt as though a single glance would cause one's soul to be sucked away.
The Bone Sovereign's apparition surveyed the surroundings, its gaze finally landing on Lu Heng as it slowly spoke in a deep, timeless voice, "Finally caught you."