Chapter 457 - 213: Mechanism: The Power of Life and Death
Chapter 457: Chapter 213: Mechanism: The Power of Life and Death
Seven or eight invisible chains made of pure Spiritual Power materialized out of thin air, slowly drifting toward the Black Nightmare Race members.
These must be the so-called master-servant contracts.
Lin Ye figured that this type of contract could only be completed if the target didn’t resist and was completely willing.
Naturally, these members of the Black Nightmare Race didn’t dare to resist Lin Ye.
In fact, they were scrambling over each other to let the invisible spiritual chains pierce through their cores.
[Ding! You have successfully subjugated 8 members of the Black Nightmare Race!]
[You have received a total of 55,600 experience points!]
[Taotie mechanic triggered!]
[You have received a total of 110.1 Strength, 93.6 Agility, 15.3 Stamina, and 386.1 Spirit!!]
[You have obtained the Black Nightmare Race template. It can be viewed in the summon minion interface.]
Lin Ye froze.
’I can get experience points and even trigger the Taotie mechanic just by subjugating them?’
Then, Lin Ye figured it out.
He normally would have just killed these members of the Black Nightmare Race.
But directly converting them into his minions meant he would miss out on a lot of experience points and stat bonuses.
The system had clearly anticipated this and compensated him for it.
Lin Ye led his newly subjugated Black Nightmare Race underlings and continued onward through the mist.
Along the way, a sinister wind blew as the eight masses of black mist flocked around Lin Ye, making him look more like a demon lord crawling out from the depths of hell than any member of the Celestial Abyss Race.
On his journey, Lin Ye even ran into two members of the Kunlun Martial Hall who were cautiously exploring.
When the two saw this scene from a distance, they were scared out of their wits.
They shrieked and scrambled away, fleeing headlong into another patch of thick fog without a second glance.
Lin Ye found it a little funny. ’Under this much pressure in an environment like this, suddenly seeing something that not only flies but is also surrounded by a sinister wind would indeed be terrifying.’
Ignoring them, Lin Ye continued his descent.
But he didn’t get far before the thick fog ahead began to churn.
Dozens of white figures exuding a chilling aura emerged from the stone bridges on all sides, completely surrounding Lin Ye.
It was the Curse Bone Race!
Furthermore, it was a massive party of over thirty, led by two elite LV. 50 members of the Curse Bone Race!
[So many members of the Black Nightmare Race... and... a human?]
[Kill them all! I’ll make his bones into my new parts!]
Violent, bloodthirsty thoughts came from all directions.
Lin Ye’s gaze turned cold, and he prepared to unleash a massacre.
At that very moment, however, the eight Black Nightmare Race underlings behind him turned to look at him in unison.
Lin Ye could feel their immense anticipation directed at him!
A thought struck Lin Ye.
’Wait, why are they all looking at me like that?’
’It’s actually kind of embarrassing.’
But soon enough, Lin Ye perceived the thoughts and intentions of his minions.
They were actually planning to combine their powers to weave a dreamscape, which he would then use his strongest skill, [Soul-Catching and Dream-Planting], to ensnare all of the Curse Bone Race members!
Hiss...
’It can be used like that?’
’Wait, no!’
Lin Ye instantly realized he had fallen into a mental trap of his own making.
The core of the [Soul-Catching and Dream-Planting] skill was never "mind-reading" or "perception."
It was "dream-planting"!
It was about sowing dreams, manipulating emotions, and twisting thoughts to ultimately remold the target and play them like a puppet!
In the few short seconds that Lin Ye was lost in thought, the eight members of the Black Nightmare Race by his side had already sprung into action.
Their bodies swelled in unison, releasing a black smoke so dense it seemed solid.
Not to be outdone, Lin Ye took hold of this spiritual black mist and unleashed it with his own [Soul-Catching and Dream-Planting]!
The black mist formed a massive, bizarre domain that instantly enveloped all thirty-plus members of the Curse Bone Race!
A black light flashed in Lin Ye’s eyes. Through the black mist, he could clearly see that the Curse Bone Race members, who had been menacingly preparing to attack, had all frozen stiff.
Then, as if all their strength had been drained, they slumped to the ground one by one. The ghostly flames in their eye sockets flickered a few times before they fell into a deep slumber.
They had all fallen asleep!
「A few short minutes later.」
The black mist that had shrouded everything slowly dissipated.
When the members of the Curse Bone Race awoke and shakily got to their feet,
the ghastly green flames burning in their eye sockets were filled with fanaticism and worship!
In the dream, his Black Nightmare Race underlings had actually completed the master-servant contract process on his behalf.
Lin Ye saw that the cores of the thirty-plus Curse Bone Race members before him were all bound by his spiritual chains.
They turned in unison, knelt, and prostrated themselves before him!
Their silent submission was more impactful than any words could ever be.
As Lin Ye watched this spectacular scene unfold, his brain almost short-circuited.
Hiss...
’I think I’ve stumbled upon something incredible!’