Chapter 66: The Devil Lord

As he approached the sacrificial island, Gunei sniffed the thick scent of blood.

At the same time, Gunei felt his own blood stirring.

"Could the sacrifice target of this devil lord be some powerful evil god of blood?"

"Otherwise, it would be hard to explain the agitation of my blood."

"I might as well enter later and observe this altar closely."

"But before that, I need to deal with the two devils on this sacrificial island."

As he pondered, Gunei sensed that the sacrificial island was right before him.

At the same time, Gunei vaguely felt a terrifying and evil devil aura.

"The devils have found us; they are coming," Carona suddenly lowered her voice and said.

"Yes, I feel it too. The evil aura is approaching rapidly."

With a thought, Gunei activated the spirit helmet.

A crimson luster blazed in his eyes, unleashing both night vision and source vision.

The mist was not too thick; Gunei could see about a thousand meters into its depths.

This visual advantage would give Gunei an edge.

At the same time, Gunei held the Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse in his hand.

"Here they come!" Carona suddenly shouted in a low voice.

As her words fell,

At the thousand-meter limit of Gunei's vision, two devils, each five to six meters in size, with massive bodies like "specters," radiating cold and dark evil aura from head to toe, came howling toward Gunei at high speed.

These two devils had their faces, bodies, and claws shrouded in "shroud cloth" woven from darkness.

And many palm-sized pieces of scattered shroud cloth floated around them, following their flight.

This "shroud cloth" was one of the devils' means of defense and attack.

Though they lacked hideous faces and bloody fangs or gaping mouths,

These silently gliding devil lords exerted immense mental and spiritual pressure, with the surrounding dark power naturally closing in.

Fortunately, Gunei's soul was no longer as weak as before.

As an elite+3 soul and a domain caster's soul, Gunei could completely ignore the mental pressure from these devil lords.

As he advanced, Gunei quickly assessed the devils' basic attributes.

"Flight speed is not slow—after all, they are fourth-tier lords—and agility is decent, but compared to me, both speed and agility are inferior."

"I'll be careful not to let them get close easily."

"Also, I need to watch out for their soul attack methods. Since they are lord-level beings, I must be prepared for any innate talents they might have."

As lord-level existences, they might possess innate talents or similar abilities.

Gunei still vividly remembered the Death Beast's innate talent, "Black Annihilation Arrow."

And that energy was still being developed further in Gunei's hands.

When the distance between them was about two hundred and fifty meters, Gunei instantly threw the Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse.

Normally, a regular curse master's "standard curse" has an effective casting range of about 100 meters and a maximum range of about 200 meters.

Elementalists, being attuned to elemental forces, might have slightly longer ranges, but not by much.

If they had learned casting talents that increase range, that would be another matter.

Gunei's current maximum casting range was about 240 meters.

The reason was simple: Gunei was a "domain caster."

After his soul broke through the limits of his physical body,

The curse forms also broke through along with his soul.

Gunei's curse flight speed, effective casting range, and maximum range had all improved.

A broader casting domain was one of the advantages of being a domain caster.

And as Gunei's mental magnitude continued to increase, his casting domain would expand further, and the advantages of a domain caster would become more prominent.

When he became strong enough, he could blast enemies from eight hundred miles away.

The moment he threw the Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse,

The right fourth-tier devil was instantly fixed by Gunei's curse.

As a fourth-tier devil lord and a soul-crown creature,

The fourth-tier devil "Pius" immediately felt a lock from the depths of his soul.

"Trying to lock me?" The fourth-tier devil lord "Pius" sneered inwardly.

With a thought,

Pius's "Mind Dispel Light" quickly bloomed from the depths of his soul.

Black light spread through his soul.

This dispelling ability had always been effective against various locking curses.

"What?"

When the "Mind Dispel Light" finished blooming from the depths of his soul, the fourth-tier devil Pius was startled.

"My Mind Dispel Light is a high-level soul curse, and it's at level three. How can this locking curse not be dispelled?"

Just as Pius was shocked,

A purple arc of lightning instantly spread and struck.

"Zzzt!"

Annihilating electric current instantly conducted into his body, even causing considerable damage to Pius's soul.

The power was so great that it significantly reduced Pius's speed.

"How can this curse be so powerful?"

The immense destructive power immediately made the fourth-tier devil "Pius" realize that this human curse master traveling with an angel was very strong.

If he wasn't careful, he might be in for a rough time today.

"Mind Barrier."

With a thought, a thick barrier, a fist's width in thickness, bloomed in front of Pius.

As a soul-body creature, the devil naturally had many ways to deal with such penetrating attacks.

The Mind Barrier could effectively counter such penetrating curse bombardments and other similar attacks.

The moment the Mind Barrier was activated,

Pius suddenly opened his mouth wide.

"Roar—"

An invisible soul attack, "Soul Lash," instantly swept toward the human.

Soul Lash was an attack that could inflict extreme pain on the soul.

It could effectively interrupt a curse master's casting and leave their soul in agony, preventing them from casting for a period.

Gunei clearly felt layers of energy fluctuations blooming from the spirit helmet.

Part of the soul attack was blocked by the spirit helmet, while the rest fell on Gunei's soul.

Gunei's own soul easily withstood the remaining soul attack.

"The attack power isn't strong," Gunei thought to himself.

At the same time, Gunei began to retreat while alternating between casting Puppet Silk Thread and Small Thunder Flame Curse.

If Gunei unleashed a burst of extreme power, following the guidance of the Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse, he might be able to kill this fourth-tier devil lord in one go.

But doing so would be pointless.

Gunei needed to learn from this devil lord about the devils' attack methods and the level of their attack power.

That way, he would have a baseline when dealing with the devil lord later.

This fourth-tier devil was just a whetstone for Gunei.

Relying on his speed, while fighting and kiting, Gunei quickly assessed the opponent's various abilities.

"Soul dispelling, shields, soul attacks..."

"And rapid maneuvering to close in."

"The attack power of this shroud cloth flying over quickly is quite good; it hurts."

"More importantly, this guy seems pretty tough."

"After all, the soul traits of devil creatures are peculiar; even when heavily injured, they can still maintain considerable combat effectiveness."

"Even if they lose half their soul, devils can still retain over ninety percent of their combat power."

"Even if they lose ninety percent of their soul, as long as they can escape, they can still recover using the remaining ten percent."

"For humans, even a slight mental injury makes it difficult to cast spells."

"The difference between the two souls is enormous."

"I really like this tough and durable nature of the devil's soul."

While Gunei was observing the fourth-tier devil lord Pius,

Pius was being beaten and couldn't complain.

"Isn't this guy a curse master? Why is he so fast?"

"Damn, and so agile."

"He's completely immune to my soul attacks, and he's even casting curses while running. Is this guy even human?"

While Gunei was having a "back-and-forth" fight with this devil named Pius,

Not far away, the battle between the angel Carona and the other devil was heavily in Carona's favor.

Wielding twin swords, using various mid-to-long-range sword curse techniques and curses, combined with close-range energy sword strikes, radiant holy light bloomed continuously, and Carona beat the devil back step by step, causing it to wail incessantly.