"These …" Although Garl did not dare to lie to Lin Li, he answered hesitantly. Although the Abyssal Demons in front of him were all at the Legendary-level and should be rather strong, Garl, who had once been the Lord Devourer, did not think much of the Abyssal Demons. He still remembered that when they signed the contract, Lin Li had once said that he would find a sufficiently powerful demon to be his host. Naturally, he was even more unwilling to make do with it.
"I need you to use a certain amount of your abilities. Let's find one now, and I'll find a better one for you in the future." Lin Li and Garl were connected by soul, and naturally knew what Garl was worried about.
"Okay, okay. As long as it's a demon with a body of flesh and blood, I can parasitize it." Among the Abyssal Demons, there were Golems that were as hard as granite and Balrogs that were shrouded in flames. Therefore, Garl's condition was that they had to have bodies of flesh and blood.
That condition was actually not unexpected. Hence, when he asked Garl about it, Lin Li had already chosen a target among the Abyssal Demons. Upon hearing the answer, Lin Li waved his hand outwards, and an incomparably large Magic Hand broke through the void and reached into the group of Abyssal Demons. Soon, it caught the target.
This was a level-22 Abyssal Gryphon, which was considered to be the strongest among the demons. It was closely related to the gryphons domesticated by the Gryphon Knights of the Felan Kingdom. However, due to the different living environment, there was a significant difference in the shape of its body and the power it could manipulate. For example, in terms of body size, the Abyssal Gryphons were much stronger, and their fur was black, which was popular in the Abyss. The power they controlled was more inclined towards darkness and evil.
A level-22 Abyssal Gryphon was considered a rather powerful type of Abyssal Demon. It could even rely on its own strength to kill two or three humans of the same level. However, even with such strength, the Abyssal Gryphon could not resist at all. Apart from roaring continuously, it could not struggle at all.
Lin Li restrained the Abyssal Gryphon's power, threw it in front of Garl, and said firmly, "You can parasitize it first."
In fact, Garl's current strength was probably much stronger than ordinary human mages of the same level in terms of spellcasting. However, to a Sanctuary powerhouse like Lin Li, one or two more peak Legendary-level powerhouses in the expedition would not be of much use.
Lin Li had spent a lot of effort to subdue Garl because of his ability to devour everything. If it weren't for that ability, he would have killed Garl long ago. In order for Garl to better unleash his devouring ability, a powerful demon host body was essential.
It didn't mean that Garl couldn't use its devouring ability without a host, but having a suitable host body would undoubtedly allow its abilities to be unleashed to a greater extent.
In fact, if one were to think about it from the simplest perspective, one could imagine how much a fist-sized thing could devour, no matter how powerful its devouring ability was. For example, the massive body of the Lord Devourer from before could even swallow a few Alchemy Colossuses at once. Swallowing the Abyssal Demons was like drinking water to it. With Garl's small body, would he be able to do that? He would probably only be able to devour ants.
Of course, even if he were to change into the body of the Abyssal Gryphon, Garl wouldn't be able to devour everything like before. However, at least his devouring ability wouldn't be that useless.
In fact, to Garl, the host's body was like a domain that was full of Laws that could disintegrate everything. Unless Garl could step into the Sanctuary-realm, he would have to have such a domain in order to better unleash his devouring ability.
Besides, unlike the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua, Garl could not continuously accumulate mana into his magical crystal. Most of the power that he devoured actually didn't belong to him completely. Hence, he needed to use the host's body to store the mana that he devoured, and then slowly absorb and transform it.
The Abyssal Gryphon, whose power had been restrained, lay obediently in the middle of the expedition, its eyes filled with anger and horror. Garl could be considered to be fully mature now, and there was basically no difficulty in parasitizing an Abyssal Gryphon that was only level-22. Although he didn't think much of the Abyssal Gryphon, he didn't dare to disobey Lin Li's orders at all. He muttered something and flew towards the Abyssal Gryphon.
Seeing that an ugly little thing like Garl was flying towards it, the Abyssal Gryphon immediately roared unceremoniously, revealing a threatening expression. Clearly, it didn't know how terrifying a monster like the Devouring Demon was. Garl naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. When the Abyssal Gryphon roared, he flew into its mouth like a bolt of lightning.
Seeing this scene, Archbishop Martin and the others who didn't know the truth were immediately taken aback. Isn't he courting death? The Abyssal Gryphon's sharp teeth can even bite through steel, let alone Garl's small body.
However, soon, the Abyssal Gryphon that Garl had entered its mouth began to undergo astonishing changes. First, the body of the Abyssal Gryphon expanded rapidly like a balloon that was being inflated. Its strong body that was originally full of explosive power became extremely bloated after a while.
The body of the Abyssal Gryphon expanded until it was the size of three Alchemy Colossuses. It even made people wonder if it would explode if they were to stab it with a needle. However, that was not the end. Next, they saw the Abyssal Gryphon's huge mouth suddenly split open on both sides, and it only stopped when it reached its already thick neck. It looked as if its head had been split into two halves from the mouth.
Snakes could swallow prey that was many times larger than their heads because they could detach the bones in their lower jaws. The Abyssal Gryphon was probably doing the same now, so it could open its mouth very wide. The Abyssal Gryphon's huge mouth was now almost as big as its body after the transformation. It was just like a huge bucket that was turned upside down. Although it couldn't swallow an Alchemy Colossus in one bite, it would have no problem swallowing more than 10 people at once.
Next, the black fur on the Abyssal Gryphon's body fell off one by one, and was replaced by a layer of translucent crystals that were neatly arranged in the form of scales. They gradually covered its entire body. The layer of crystal scales looked as fragile as glass, but its actual defensive power was probably not inferior to the scales of wyrms.
Soon, Garl completed the transformation of the host's body. Of course, the appearance of the Abyssal Gryphon was once again changed beyond recognition after the transformation. The bloated body, exaggerated huge mouth, and crystal scales made the originally majestic Abyssal Gryphon become an extremely ugly unknown creature.
At this moment, Archbishop Martin and the others finally knew why Lin Li had put in so much effort to subdue Garl.
Initially, when Lin Li cut open Lord Devourer's body and forced Garl out, Archbishop Martin and the others thought that Garl was just a parasite in Lord Devourer's body, just like how there would inevitably be parasites in the stomachs of humans or beasts. However, now that they saw Garl transforming an Abyssal Gryphon into such a form, they realized that it actually looked somewhat similar to Lord Devourer. It was only then that they realized that the real Lord Devourer was not the demon that looked so huge.
Thinking about the terrifying power displayed by Lord Devourer previously, Archbishop Martin and the others couldn't help but feel their scalps go numb. That was a power that could contend with Sanctuary powerhouses. If the Tower of Dusk really had that kind of combat power, there would undoubtedly be a huge improvement in their strength.
Of course, even though Garl had a new host now, his strength was still incomparable to Lord Devourer's. After all, back then, he had accumulated power here for thousands of years, and devoured countless Abyssal Demons, as well as the treasures originally collected here to reach that level.
"Disgusting, you actually look so disgusting again. It's so disgusting that it makes me want to puke. Is there only excrement in your head?" As an opponent, Angelano naturally couldn't help but mock and ridicule Garl's current appearance.
"Shut up, shorty!"
Garl was not broad-minded at all. If it were any other place or any other time, he would have quarreled with Angelano for three days and three nights, and even gotten into a fight with him. However, he now knew very well that if he were to quarrel with Angelano, he would only make his master unhappy. Since Lin Li was not bound by the contract, there was naturally nothing to worry about. However, he was bound by the Soul Contract, and he would definitely be the unlucky one in the end.
However, Garl did not argue with Angelano, not because he was showing weakness, but because he wanted to use this cunning method to make Lin Li feel disgusted with Angelano's behavior. In other words, he wanted to spoil him, or rather, make him crazy before destroying him.
"What, shorty? If you have what it takes, come out of that disgusting thing. Let's compete and see who's the shorty! " Actually, Angelano did not care much about his height, because it was a fact in the first place. Besides, his height was undoubtedly perfect to the Goblins' aesthetic standards. However, when those words came out of Garl's mouth, he could not accept it no matter what. What right did a fist-sized thing have to say that he was a shorty!?
Looking at the exasperated Angelano, Garl was a little smug, but he did not show it at all. Instead, he solemnly said, "Look at the situation now. Do you think everyone is as free as you!?"
"Garl, are you that free? Get out of here once you're done with the transformation." How could Garl's little tricks be hidden from Lin Li? Besides, they were connected by the Soul Contract. However, it was not a big deal, and Lin Li could not be bothered to argue with the smart-alec.
"Yes, I'm at your service, my master." Upon hearing Lin Li's rebuke, Garl immediately changed his tone, and his tone was filled with flattery. He twisted his bloated body and walked towards the exit of the team. He had completely accepted his fate now. Since he had already signed the Soul Contract, what else could he do but accept his fate? Naturally, he also completely accepted his identity as a servant.
Although Garl now had a host and had undergone some transformation, his strength was still worlds apart from that of the Lord Devourer. There was only one way to improve his strength, and that was to accumulate power through continuous devouring. Hence, the Abyssal Demons that were now besieging the expedition were naturally the best source of power.
Garl twisted his bloated body through the passage that the expedition had made way for him, and arrived at the periphery of the expedition. The Abyssal Demons did not show him any respect at all. As soon as he appeared, he was attacked by the Abyssal Demons in a frenzy.
The Abyssal Demons there were all above the Legendary-level, and the innate magic spells that they used contained the nomological power of the Legendary-realm. At this moment, they were connected and blasted at him with terrifying momentum. Even a powerhouse who was at the peak of the Legendary-realm would not dare to face them head-on.
However, Garl happened to be the nemesis of the dense magic attacks. He opened his mouth directly at the overwhelming magic spells, and the magic spells that filled the sky suddenly accelerated and fell into his mouth. It was really like a whale swallowing. All sorts of magic spells such as Abyssal Black Flames, Hell Ice, Thunderbolts, Flaming Meteors, and so on converged into a large funnel shape, with Garl's mouth as the bottom of the funnel.
That was the benefit of Garl's modification of the host's body. His huge mouth was almost as wide as his body, causing his entire body to seem like a huge pocket that devoured a massive amount of magic spells like a bottomless pit. Without the host's body, Garl's fist-sized body would never have been able to achieve such efficiency before he stepped into the Sanctuary-realm.
The overwhelming magic spells that were attacking Garl were devoured by him in the blink of an eye. However, that was not the end. Following closely behind the magic storm were more than 10 Abyssal Demons that were good at melee combat. All of them were burly and almost not inferior to the Alchemy Colossuses of the Rotterdam Kingdom. However, before the Abyssal Demons could rush to Garl, they were sucked away from the ground by a massive suction force. They could not help but fly towards Garl's bloody mouth like moths flying into a flame.
Previously, when they saw the scene of Garl devouring everything, Archbishop Martin and the others only felt chills and even fear. That was because Garl was their enemy, and the ones being devoured were their own people. However, now that they saw Garl's devouring power again, Archbishop Martin and the others naturally had a different feeling because Garl was in a different position.
Even though the host's body that Garl modified was extremely ugly in everyone's eyes, the host's body was extremely ugly. However, no matter what kind of attack came at him, he would swallow it all in one gulp. It was still quite shocking.
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