When Chen Rui woke up, a day and a night had passed.
The aura protection of the Super System was still automatically continuing, and the results of [Deep Analysis] had come out.
The [True Flame Shackles] was called an artifact by Isyorul. It was indeed not an ordinary item. According to the Super System's prompt, this artifact had turned into a "law energy" that entangled Chen Rui's body stubbornly. If there was no aura protection, the [True Flame Shackles] would continuously devour his soul power and life power until he died completely.
It was still feasible to activate the aura protection in the short term, but the cost of this protection was quite expensive. It consumed 1,000 auras and 1 unit of faith crystal every minute. It required 1.44 million auras and 1,440 units of faith crystal a day, which greatly exceeded the current output of the Super System. He could still use some savings now, but it would probably be difficult to continue later.
After the Super System's analysis, it gave 2 solutions. Once these 2 solutions were in operation, they could not be stopped, so he must choose carefully.
The first solution was to consume 5 million faith crystals at one time to completely destroy the [True Flame Shackles]. The time was 3 months. During this period, active skills of aura could not be used.
The second solution was to consume 500 million auras at one time to gradually absorb the power of the [True Flame Shackles] into the Super System. However, the time span was a bit long. Under normal circumstances, it was expected to take about 2 years. During this period, he could not use the [Faith Battle Transformation].
If other factors were not considered, these 2 solutions had their advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage of the first one was that the time was short, and it could be done once and for all. However, the restriction of "not being able to use aura skills" had a greater impact on daily life.
The second one could absorb the law for his own use. It seemed to have a better effect, but the time was longer. He couldn't use the [Faith Battle Transformation], which was the [Polar Star Transformation]. This would affect his high-end strength, and he couldn't compete with the super powerhouse above the Demon Overlord.
Chen Rui chose the second solution without hesitation. The reason was very simple. He didn't know how long it would take to collect the 5 million faith crystals required for the first solution. Besides, he couldn't use the active skills of aura, so he couldn't activate the [Star Gate]. Isabella couldn't afford to wait at all. As for the second item, although it required a large amount of Spiritual Qi, it could still be gathered for now.
After collecting 500 million aura value, Chen Rui activated the plan to absorb the rule. "Polar Transformation" could indeed fight against national-level powerhouses, but it was not just a transformation that enhanced combat. If he relied on this transformation completely, his own cultivation would only stagnate, and it would be harmful.
During the battle with Isyorul, Chen Rui had faintly touched the edge of the universal laws through the Polar Transformation. Although he would not be able to use the Polar Transformation again for two years, from the perspective of cultivation, that precious understanding was clearly more important. If he could separate himself from the Polar Transformation and understand it alone, his own strength should be able to truly step into the doorway of the Nation-level, and then it was very likely that he would directly reach the next rank, the Polar Emperor.
Due to the battle in the Emerald Forest Sea, the Polar Transformation had consumed another 10,000 faith crystals, causing the time to collect the 1 million faith crystals to be delayed again. However, the accumulated faith that Shura had stolen had not been completely "digested". In addition to the previous day and night of slumber, he only needed about two days to activate the [Star Gate] and return to the long-awaited Demon Realm.
Chen Rui habitually looked at the side of his pillow. The small warm body that was originally nestled on his face was no longer there. In fact, not even a feather was left. His heart twitched. He clenched his fist and slowly sat up.
After leaving the hotel, Chen Rui came to the streets of Venus City. It should be because of the news of Isyorul's death that the Church and the nearby kingdoms stopped the joint blockade. The people on the streets had become more and more.
For a demigod enemy who could kill Isyorul, this kind of time-consuming and laborious blockade was meaningless. It would only expose the Church's incompetence to more people.
Chen Rui walked aimlessly on the street. Without the chattering little shadow on his shoulder, he felt empty in his heart. So much so that when he passed by Golden Star City's Palace of Light, his heart involuntarily surged with a strong murderous intention.
This killing intent was quickly suppressed by Chen Rui. Every injustice had its perpetrator, and every debt had its debtor. Isyorul was already dead. If he implicated these innocent people, then what difference was there between him and the Aquarius Saint, Kelaina, who had killed a young child?
Chen Rui entered the Palace of Light. Seeing the many believers praying devoutly in front of the statue and donating their hard-earned money, he could not help but sigh. People needed faith and spiritual support. The believers were not wrong. What was truly hateful were those bastards who wore a holy coat on the surface but were secretly doing dirty things.
From the likes of Archbishop Phil, who had killed young children, to the "angels" like Isyorul, they were all using the name of the God of Light to fool the world. In reality, they were using their power and power to satisfy their own selfish desires.
Countless believers prayed with their lives in darkness and suffering, just for the last glimmer of hope in their hearts. However, it was these messengers of God who had personally buried their hope and plunged them into deeper darkness. This was intolerable.
It was impossible to overturn all the people in one go, but the existence of black sheep was undeniable, and there were quite a few of them. Absolute status and power were often accompanied by corruption and darkness. The growth of these tumors would only harm more and more innocent people.
Could he just watch on helplessly?
Chen Rui did not make any movements. He quietly left the Palace of Light, but he had decided one thing in his heart.
Walking into a secluded alley, the shadow under the sunlight suddenly split into two.
Shura.
Chen Rui was in a hurry to return to the Demon Realm, but Shura was not in a hurry.
The future evolution trend of the Super System would require more and more faith crystals. The faith power that Shura obtained could be directly converted into the Super System to become faith crystals no matter how far away it was. What was easier to obtain faith power than the human world?
As long as the clone of Shura was not destroyed, he could always stay in the human world.
As for removing some tumors and saving some innocent people while obtaining faith crystals … just take it as a "convenience".
The power of an individual was actually small, but "seeing" and "doing" were two completely different concepts.
Chen Rui suddenly remembered a sentence he saw in the anime in his previous life: Although there is only one sword, if you can use this pair of eyes to stop it … then you can protect something!
Looking at the familiar face, Chen Rui nodded slightly. Shura also nodded. A faint red light flashed in his eyes. He showed a strange smile and turned to leave.
Watching Shura leave, Chen Rui felt relieved. He walked out of the alley and went to the largest magic store in Venus City.
When the store owner heard what Chen Rui wanted to buy, he couldn't help but be stunned, "Customer, the number of scrolls you want is too large. We don't have so many in stock. Why don't you wait a few days? We will urgently transfer the goods. The opening time of the teleportation portal is coming soon. I estimate that the goods will arrive in two days."
"Two days?" Chen Rui calculated, "Okay, I will wait for two days. The price is not a problem, but the quantity and quality of the goods must be guaranteed."
"No problem! Please rest assured that the goods will arrive in two days. As for the price … we will never let the customer suffer a loss! " The store owner immediately patted his chest and agreed. He cleverly didn't ask the reason why the customer purchased a large number of magic scrolls and blank scrolls. Based on his experience, this customer should have an extraordinary background. He was probably a purchasing staff of a certain kingdom's magician branch or academy. Once a good relationship was established with such a buyer, the business would definitely last for a long time. Therefore, he must give the customer enough benefits for the first transaction.
Chen Rui didn't have the time to figure out the store owner's mind. The important purpose of his order was for the study and application of scrolls.
Magic scrolls were very common in the human world. Even ordinary people could cast the magic recorded on the scrolls. However, in the Demon Realm, due to various historical reasons, scrolls had been declining for many years. Even in the magic stores of the 3 imperial capitals, magic scrolls were rarely sold. Moreover, they were extremely expensive. Naturally, they were rarely used in battle.
During Chen Rui's visit to Grandmaster Finoa in the Emerald Forest this time, in addition to the understanding of mechanics, another huge gain was scrolls. In the human world, as a part of alchemy, scrolls' status was slightly second to mechanics and pharmaceutics, but it was also a recognized and important subject. Both big and small academies offered this course.
Due to time constraints, Chen Rui had just come into contact with scrolls, but he was inevitably attracted by the mystery. The elf grandmaster gave him two books, "Basics of Scrolls" and "Scroll Proficiency" respectively. They were reference books for the 2 major stages of scrolls' entry and advancement. The information recorded in these 2 books was quite complete. What was even rarer was Finoa's own experience and annotations. It was 100 times more precious than the textbooks of ordinary academies.
If he mastered scrolls, then the Fallen Angel Empire and the 2 empires would have one more bargaining chip. Perhaps he could even revive scrolls in the Demon Realm.
More than 100 years later, there would be a large-scale war between humans and Demons.
The cause of the war was that they were defeated by the human coalition forces in the ancient war and were expelled to the harsh environment of the Demon Realm. Demons had always given up the attempt to return to the ground. Therefore, every 500 years, when the barrier entrance weakened, a terrible war would be launched.
The Demon Realm was Chen Rui's home while the human world was the home of "Arthur". Although as a traveler, he wasn't a human of this world. His heart was more inclined to the Demon Realm where his lover and friends were. However, in the eyes of the people of this world, he was a human. No matter which side won, his situation would be very awkward.
Chen Rui always had an idea. If the Demon Realm was as prosperous as the human world, was it necessary to continue the war for this reason? Of course, there were many unsolved mysteries in this world. Perhaps there were other reasons for this war. However, there were still more than 100 years. As the owner of the Super System, it meant that Chen Rui had unlimited possibilities. There was still time to change some things.
At the very least, he had to become stronger and better protect everyone he cherished around him.
Two days later, Chen Rui got the scroll as he wished. His faith crystals finally reached 1 million. With a thought, a blue light door slowly appeared in front of him.
Behind this door was home.
Chen Rui was a little excited. He took a deep breath and walked toward the light door.
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