Chapter 109: The Power of the Demonized Rune

"This supreme and great existence, we call it the great 'Kulagru'."

The old wizard spoke softly.

"It is a very benevolent great life form."

"Its seal is also a self-seal, because if it did not seal itself, the entire underground world would collapse and crumble due to its power."

"At the same time, the oceanic framework would be disturbed, leading to large-scale collapses, massive movements of oceanic plates, and even widespread volcanic eruptions."

"It can be said that the slightest movement of this great life would bring catastrophe to the entire continent of Oya."

"Fortunately, this great life form did not wish to see so many lives perish because of it, so it chose self-sealing and slumber."

"Perhaps our entire world, from birth to prosperity, to peak brilliance, then to decline, and finally turning to ashes in endless time, or eventually becoming a cold, ordinary dead realm among the transcendent stars."

"And the entire process, in the eyes of such a great life form, is merely the time it takes for them to take a nap."

"Eternal and great life forms have different perspectives; naturally, they view things differently."

"Perhaps so," Gune said softly in his heart.

"At the same time, it is precisely because of this great life's self-slumber and seal that we are qualified to come into contact with it."

"Entering the underground world, you will see an ancient, vast palace."

"At the end of the palace lies the sealed slumber of 'Kulagru'."

"When you touch the seal's surface, you can feel its gentle call within its sleep."

"At the same time, you can use the contact medium channel to absorb a small portion of its power from the manifested self-seal to construct a 'Demonized Rune'."

"The reason so few people come here each year for the Demonized Rune inheritance is that the dissipated energy is very scarce, enough for only three or four people to condense and inherit."

"I see," Gune nodded slightly.

"But the entire process must be extremely careful, extremely cautious. Never probe deeper into it."

"Once you touch the body of that great life, you will surely die, with no possibility of salvation."

"Just touching and sensing its existence leads to death?"

Gune pondered silently.

"Indeed... this is truly ineffable!"

"As for the peculiar rune you are to inherit this time—the Demonized Rune!"

"It is terrifying and powerful."

The old wizard spoke softly.

"First, after you condense the Demonized Rune, Kulagru's call will eternally exist in your mind."

"You can never dispel it; you must find a way to suppress and isolate it."

"If you have no method of suppression and isolation, over time, you will be guided by this power and eventually become a loyal, devout believer of its infinite might. Even if it needs no followers, you will fanatically and unconditionally worship it."

"The influence of great power is beyond your imagination."

"Mm," Gune nodded slightly.

Gune was not at all worried about such influence.

No negative state could not be resolved by one death; if so, then two.

"And if you have a way to suppress the negative effects of the Demonized Rune, then you will enjoy the powerful advantages brought by this supreme rune."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on the old wizard's wrinkled face.

"The Demonized Rune is eerie and powerful."

"You need to use your soul, body, source energy, and other abilities to comprehensively bear the Demonized Rune."

"When you have fully condensed a Demonized Rune within your body,"

"First... your source energy will be 'demonized.' More precisely, your ordinary source energy will transform into 'demonic source energy' with peculiar properties."

"This is a very strange and bizarre change."

"'Demonic source energy' will grant you many extraordinary traits, one of which is the inability to be restrained."

"Unable to be restrained?" Gune's brow twitched slightly.

"Meaning it cannot be locked in the source pool?"

"Yes," the old wizard nodded slightly.

"With the Demonized Rune,"

"even forbidden-level sealing power will be unable to prevent you from casting spells."

Gune drew a soft breath.

A key method against spellcasters was to seal their source pool.

In his past battles, Gune had encountered this attack method many times.

It was foreseeable that such attacks would be frequent in the future.

Previously, Gune had been considering finding a special means to break anti-magic.

He had not expected that the 'demonic source energy' transformed by the Demonized Rune could ignore anti-magic and similar measures.

"Just the ability to ignore anti-magic alone makes the demonic source energy terrifying and fearsome, rendering many lethal methods ineffective," Gune marveled inwardly.

"Inability to be restrained is one peculiar property of demonic source energy. The second is that the 'demonic source pool' bearing it will also have its own plane."

"Having its own plane? This..." Gune began to ponder.

The old wizard beside him was in no hurry to explain; he wanted to see if Gune could recognize the significance on his own.

After a long while, Gune, with some understanding, looked at the old wizard.

"If the source pool truly has its own plane, then the demonic source pool can be completely isolated from the outside world, unaffected by external source energy fluctuations and resonance, and even source energy backlash will not rebound onto oneself?"

"Very correct," the old wizard nodded slightly.

"Many times, due to special resonances, an elementalist's source pool can be disturbed by the outside world, causing great harm to themselves."

"Relatively speaking, spellweavers fare better."

"But, as you know, when external energy surges violently, even a spellweaver's source pool can be affected."

"You are still weak now; when you grow strong, you will realize that the greater the power, the greater the fluctuations you experience."

"In some special places, our energy can even be drawn out, disturbed, or polluted by the outside world."

"But once transformed into a demonic source pool, it will no longer be subject to external disturbance, extraction, or pollution."

With the old wizard's explanation,

Gune gained a clearer understanding of the demonic source pool.

"The demonic source pool having its own independent plane means the demonic source energy 'creates its own world,' completely unaffected by the outside, with absolute control over the internal environment and energy. This is a very powerful ability."

After a moment of thought, the old wizard continued.

"Of course, besides the inability to be anti-magicked and the unique plane of the demonic source pool, the demonic source energy itself is far more potent than ordinary source energy, greatly enhancing the power of spells. The degree of enhancement depends on the purity of each person's source energy."

"At the least, it can increase power by thirty percent; at the most, by fifty or even sixty percent."

"Directly enhancing the base power of source energy is also a very good thing," Gune nodded slightly.

"My source energy purity is already terrifyingly high; at fourth rank, it rivals that of ordinary sixth-rank. I wonder what effect it will have after I condense the Demonized Rune."

"The enhancement of demonic source energy power, the demonic source pool creating its own world, and the peculiar property of being immune to anti-magic—all combined, the Demonized Rune is indeed quite formidable."

After some deliberation, Gune was already full of anticipation for this Demonized Rune inheritance.

At this moment, the old wizard spoke softly again.

"Of course, if it were only this, the Demonized Rune would not be so highly valued."

These words startled Gune.

These three aspects combined already made the Demonized Rune powerful enough.

Could it be that the Demonized Rune had even more powerful aspects?

Immediately, Gune listened attentively.

"The most peculiar aspect of the Demonized Rune is that it slightly modifies the soul, body, and energy that bear its condensation, allowing the three to interconvert."

These words greatly moved Gune.

"A change in life form?" Gune asked in a deep voice.

"Yes! This great and peculiar rune will indeed alter one's life form," the old wizard nodded slightly.

This time, Gune was truly shaken.