Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 45 The Invitation of the Mysterious Sound Demon Lord

While Raphael in Backlund was fast asleep in his apartment, in a secret chamber of the "Dark Lodge" branch on the western continent, Raphael was diligently cultivating the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source".

He, or rather they, discovered that if one of them grasped the essence of the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source," then the other would also grasp it.

Moreover, since one of them cultivated the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source," the other could also feel the increase in his power, which was equivalent to having "double" the cultivation speed.

The most amazing thing is that Raphael, who was in Backlund, practiced the "Wolf Fang Technique," while Raphael, who was in the secret chamber of the "Dark Lodge" branch, did not practice it. However, their mastery of the "Wolf Fang Technique" was still the same.

In other words, experiential knowledge can also "double in value".

Raphael was immersed in meditation in the secret chamber. He didn't know how much time had passed before he opened his eyes with some joy.

He could clearly feel that his spirit had become even stronger.

The more Raphael cultivated the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source," the more he admired the wisdom of the cultivators in this world. After gaining the approval of the "True Lord's Jade Body" and having his body infused with magic power, he became an extraordinary being, or rather, a benefactor.

Regardless of the circumstances, one can sense the presence of spirituality, but the realm where "Dark Abode" exists is called spiritual energy.

Cultivating the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source" is a process in which the practitioner uses their spirituality to continuously temper their physical body. The "True Scripture" refers to this as "breathing in and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

This differs from the powerful physique gained through extraordinary traits; it enhances one's vitality and physical resilience. Most importantly, it strengthens control over one's extraordinary abilities and spirituality.

The move Raphael deliberately poked holes in the "living corpses" was a manifestation of his cultivation of the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source." Relatively speaking, this was more like "internal strength," while "Wolf Fang Technique" was a technique.

It was precisely because Raphael could instantly concentrate a portion of his spirituality, thereby amplifying the effects of his extraordinary abilities in a localized and temporary manner, that he was able to break through the "living corpse's" defenses.

Otherwise, ordinary werewolves can only inflict substantial damage on "zombies" by attacking their eyes and a few soft, vulnerable spots.

Another effect of the "Magic Source Scripture" is to continuously refine one's "spiritual energy" using spiritual energy. In other words, using the mystical knowledge Raphael obtained, it means constantly refining one's spiritual body with spirituality.

The spiritual body is like an iron pestle, and the manipulation of spirituality is like a millstone. However, the spiritual body does not become smaller with grinding, but rather becomes larger.

The stronger the spiritual body, the stronger the spirit, and the more composed one becomes when confronting the distortions, chaos, and madness brought about by the extraordinary.

Through cultivating the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source," Raphael could clearly feel that his spiritual body had become much stronger.

After walking around the secret room a few times, feeling refreshed, Chen Qingzhi came to visit again.

Although "Otherworldly Demon Lord" Raphael no longer has to live in a cage, he is essentially under house arrest in a secret room.

Chen Qingzhi tried his best to be polite so as not to offend this demon lord.

So he would visit every day, and he would answer all of the "Otherworldly Demon Lord's" questions without reservation.

Because Raphael had been asking routine questions lately, Chen Qingzhi hadn't even made any information deals with the Demon Lord.

Today, after bowing to Raphael, Chen Qingzhi smiled and said, "Demon Lord, the Ancestor invites you to the main headquarters for a chat. I have already sent people to make preparations, and we can depart the day after tomorrow."

Chen Qingzhi's ancestor was the "Mysterious Sound Demon Lord" of "Dark Lodge," who was actually an extraordinary being who could retain most of his rationality even after absorbing the characteristics of Sequence 2.

"Mysterious Sound Demon Lord" has been in a bad state recently, but after trying the method mentioned by "Otherworld Demon Lord" Raphael, his condition has not worsened. If this method is continued, his condition may even improve.

Raphael's so-called method was actually the "playing method".

The cultivators of this realm are mainly of the "Qi Sect". The "Blood Sect", which uses extraordinary characteristics to advance, is considered a heretical path by the righteous sects.

Moreover, their strength is distinguished by a few simple realms, so there are no names for magic potions, let alone any methods of transformation.

In addition, Raphael had previously exchanged the name and recipe of a "criminal" Sequence 9 potion for a large amount of information about this realm.

Through experimentation, Chen Qingzhi confirmed that the formula possessed by the "Otherworldly Demon Lord" was the way to allow the disciples of the "Blood Sect" to advance relatively safely.

The combination of these two factors naturally attracted the attention of the "Mysterious Sound Demon Lord," and made the "Otherworld Demon Lord" uneasy at the branch headquarters. Taking advantage of the fact that not many people knew of the Demon Lord's existence, the "Mysterious Sound Demon Lord" quickly ordered Chen Qingzhi to send someone back to the main headquarters.

Moreover, the "Mysterious Sound Demon Lord" will also send people to meet him.

Raphael didn't say anything about Chen Qingzhi's arrangement, and simply replied, "Okay."

In fact, both of them knew perfectly well that the "Otherworldly Demon Lord" was too weak, otherwise he would never have obeyed the arrangements of a branch leader.

However, this is something that, of course, cannot be said aloud.

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The Northern Continent, Rune, Backlund.

Raphael slept until the next morning. After getting up, he yawned and looked at himself in the mirror, finally feeling refreshed.

He bought some breakfast and ate it as he arrived at the Mafia headquarters. As soon as he entered, he instructed one of his men to inform the furniture dealer Wagner that there would be an operation that evening.

After that, he met with people seeking help as usual, and only listened to Carter's investigation into the Stinger gang when he had time.

Raphael decided to launch an operation against the Stingers tonight.

At a previous gang gathering, Raphael met the leader of the "Stinger Gang," who was a Sequence 8 and had two Sequence 9 subordinates.

For Raphael, taking them down would be a piece of cake.

Tonight, he plans to deploy the Mafia's elite forces to wipe out the core members of the "Stinger Gang."

As for whether the Fussac Embassy, ​​which supports the Stingers, will retaliate, Raphael is not too worried, because war is about to begin and the Fussac Embassy will be under tight control.

Raphael didn't know why he knew these things, but he clearly remembered them from his memory.

At first, he thought it was the white jade-colored beads that gave him an advantage, but later he felt that it didn't quite seem like it.

His mind was filled with too many random thoughts, and he couldn't be bothered to delve into such matters.

As evening fell, furniture merchant Wagner arrived as promised. The key members of the Mafia had already assembled in batches and set off in groups.

Only a few core members knew about tonight's operation, and the details of the operation would only be revealed after they arrived at the headquarters of the "Stinger Gang" and the residences of several important members, in order to avoid leaks.

Raphael, accompanied by Wagner and several of his men, arrived at the home of Kent, the leader of the Stinger Gang, in a carriage, ready to personally deal with this Sequence 8.

As night fell, the raid began. Several mafia members easily shot and killed Kent's bodyguards and broke down the door of Kent's house.

In the Kent family's living room, besides the leader of the "Stinger Gang," there was a man with his hat brim pulled low. Raphael used the ability granted to him by the white jade bead to take a quick look and immediately gasped. This was actually a Sequence 6!