After Mingjian Daoxue took out the Heart of Darkness, the demonic energy around him began dissipating. At the same time, the gazes of the surrounding monsters were drawn to him. Their eyes were filled with desire, as if spring had arrived and all things had come to life.
"Dammit!"
Seeing the gazes of the monsters, Mingjian Daoxue shuddered. "Damn, they're looking at me like that. It's not good, right?"
Wuji pursed his lips. "Don't flatter yourself. They're looking at the thing in your hand."
"It's fine. They're just data. Even if you have the Heart of Darkness, they won't do anything to you because they're of a different species," To Place One's Pride said from behind Mingjian Daoxue.
"I know, but I'm scared," Mingjian Daoxue said, trembling. As a Thief who traversed the dark, Mingjian Daoxue had never been stared at like this before, especially when it was a bunch of bastards. Mingjian Daoxue trembled with fear.
Suddenly, the Heart of Darkness in Mingjian Daoxue's hand floated up to hover above Mingjian Daoxue's head. The demonic energy swirling around the Heart of Darkness expanded and the monsters seemed to have been sucked in. Strands of demonic energy seeped out from their bodies and drifted towards the Heart of Darkness.
Seeing the evil aura emanating from the Heart of Darkness, everyone was dumbfounded. Wang Yu asked in confusion, "It's clearly absorbing the surrounding demonic energy. How did it become purification?"
"The system only said to purify the monsters' demonic energy. It doesn't care what method is used. As long as the demonic energy is cleansed, everything will be fine."
After being scammed by this dungeon for so long, Dugu Jiuqiang and the others had clearly come to understand how the system worked. Hearing Wang Yu's question, they all learned to answer first.
"Is that so? Why do I feel like this thing is so sinister? "Wang Yu glanced at the Heart of Darkness again, feeling uneasy.
This dungeon was opened by Wang Yu himself. Wang Yu was the one who understood the Heart of Darkness the most. The owner of the Heart of Darkness was the Sixth Apostle. For it to be absorbing demonic energy, Wang Yu felt uncomfortable no matter how he thought about it.
"Look, the monsters are dispersing!"
While Wang Yu was still struggling, the others suddenly shouted.
After the monster's Demonic Qi was absorbed, it returned to its original nature. It seemed to be very afraid of Demonic Qi. It didn't even look at the crowd and hurriedly scattered.
System Notification: [Demon Qi has been purified. Purification Progress: 3%]
Seeing the system prompt, Wang Yu was also at a loss. This could really have the effect of purification. Maybe he was thinking too much.
After finding the method to purify the demonic energy, the team continued advancing while maintaining the formation. The Heart of Darkness hung above Mingjian Dao Xue's head. Like a vacuum cleaner, it sucked in strands of demonic energy from the monsters around them.
Perhaps it was due to the special deterrent effect of the Heart of Darkness, but all the monsters along the way fled after their Demonic Qi was absorbed. The group did not encounter any obstacles, and they arrived at the top of Sunset Peak unimpeded.
Quest prompt: Your guild has completed the instance dungeon quest 'Purification'. Instance dungeon completion rate + 20%.
Seeing this prompt from the system, Wang Yu finally felt relieved. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with purifying the demonic energy in this way. Sure enough, he had thought too much.
"Not good! I can't control the Heart of Darkness!"
However, as Wang Yu was breathing a sigh of relief, something unexpected happened. Although the Heart of Darkness had been hovering in the air, it was still under Mingjian Dao Xue's control. However, after absorbing the demonic energy, the Heart of Darkness suddenly broke free from Mingjian Dao Xue's control and flew forward at an extremely fast speed.
"Hurry, catch it!"
Wang Yu's body shuddered. He abruptly recalled the background story of the Heart of Darkness that Hermit had once told him. Bellowing, he took the lead and leaped forward.
Collapsing Fist followed by Flash. In the next instant, Wang Yu appeared ten meters away. At practically the same time, Wang Yu's right hand slapped forward, activating Cloud Grasping Fist. A stream of white energy swirled towards the Heart of Darkness.
Unfortunately, in the end, Wang Yu had only started chasing after Mingjian Dao Xue. He had lost the initiative and was half a beat too slow. The white light from Cloud Grasping Fist practically brushed past the Heart of Darkness. Wang Yu could only watch helplessly as the Heart of Darkness escaped from his hand and flew into the depths of the dense forest.
At this time, the others had also caught up to Wang Yu. Mingjian Dao Xue looked at Wang Yu anxiously and asked, "Old Cow, did you catch it?"
"No …" Wang Yu shook his head, feeling extremely regretful that he had nearly succeeded.
"How did this thing suddenly fly away?" To Place One's Pride asked in confusion. The others also wore expressions of curiosity.
Wang Yu said, "Because the Heart of Darkness is the Sixth Apostle's heart. After absorbing the demonic energy, it naturally flew away. It's all my fault. I didn't explain it clearly to everyone from the start."
"The Sixth Apostle's heart? Isn't the Sixth Apostle still alive? "Hearing Wang Yu's explanation, everyone found it somewhat unbelievable.
Although these people were all players from the Light Faction, knowing oneself and knowing the enemy was the key to victory. While they were familiarizing themselves with the Light Faction's background, they were also very interested in the Dark Faction's background.
Aside from the mysterious Martial God, who had disappeared without a trace, the seven heroes and seven Apostles in the game's background story actually existed in the various main cities of the game.
This was especially so in the Dark Faction's background story. The Seven Apostles all believed in darkness, unlike the seven heroes, who mostly belonged to the Neutral Faction and lived leisurely lives. The Seven Apostles guarded the seven main cities of the Dark Faction. If one of the Apostles died an unnatural death in a foreign land, the game's history would definitely be rewritten.
In the Faction Dungeon's background story, it was also clearly stated that the sealed Sixth Apostle was nothing more than a projection, possessing a portion of the Apostle's strength. After the teachers sealed the Sixth Apostle's clone, the Sixth Apostle's strength was suppressed, and only then did he stop attacking Yu Huicheng.
Hence, when everyone first saw the Heart of Darkness and heard about the quest, they all thought it was just an item. No one could have imagined that it was the Sixth Apostle's heart. After all, it was just a clone. How could it possess the Sixth Apostle's heart?
"I'm not sure about that. When I first activated the Faction Dungeon, the background story was like this," Wang Yu said, spreading his hands.
Mingdu chuckled. "Who knows, this Sixth Apostle might have multiple hearts."
"Uh …"
If this was before they entered the dungeon, Mingdu would definitely be mocked again. However, after completing Decaria's quest, everyone no longer had any illusions about the system's moral integrity. There was nothing wrong with allowing Decaria to have two stomachs and the Sixth Apostle to have multiple hearts.
Wuji said with a worried expression, "If that's really the case, then wouldn't the next Boss be ridiculously strong?"
The Heart of Darkness's Demonic Qi was already surging. On the way here, it had also absorbed the Demonic Qi of all the monsters, causing its Demonic Qi to increase by quite a bit … If it merged with the Sixth Apostle … Thinking of this, everyone felt a chill down their spines. (To be continued.)
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