I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 673 - 501

Chapter 673: 501

A being that seems to be a naturally special summoning creature, if the chance of a Heroic Spirit summoning ritual producing a special summon is one in ten thousand, then what stands before me is something almost impossible, yet here lies such an example...

Of course, the Demigod thought that even if he was mistaken, holding on to a unique summoning creature wouldn’t be bad, as it could digest Divinity, which indicates a strong foundation; moreover, together with the abilities it displayed earlier, it was a very rare thing...

"I’ve heard of you, the recently famed ’Dragon Slayer’. Offer me your loyalty," the Demigod’s gaze fell upon Zheng Yichen, who was holding the black spear in his hand; from that somewhat similar weapon, he sensed a pure Power of Death.

And the grey cloak he wore carried a kind of blessed aura that made the Demigod slightly uncomfortable. The corruption his underling had brought from earlier had not yet taken effect, possibly because of the protective magic from such blessings.

A rather disgusting thing.

"In that case, I can forgive your disrespect—"

"Do Demigods act like True Gods? Is this what True Gods are like?" Zheng Yichen whispered to the fire dragon by his side.

The fire dragon pondered briefly, then immediately shook its head: "I haven’t seen a True God, how would I know what grandeur a True God possesses?"

After finishing his words, he glanced at the Demigod. The Demigod who had appeared was humanoid, but his skin was a light brown, and on his body were traces like tattoos, inherent in nature, for the constitution of a Demigod differs from that of a True God and cannot quite contain the Divinity passed down through the bloodline of a True God, that some traces will surface on the body.

These marks, referred to as Divine Runes, were the envy of most common people; the larger and more numerous they were, the more they were envied. However, the fire dragon knew what others did not, as some powerful individuals of the Dragon Tribe had commented that such Divine Runes are a sign of generally mediocre Demigod power.

If a Demigod had sufficient talent, only a few traces would appear on their body. Even if their father or mother was a powerful True God, the bloodline passed down to them would become sufficiently strong, all of which are relative.

Large and dense Divine Runes, in the eyes of those who understand, simply seem laughable—lacking in natural talent, unable to accommodate the Divinity from the bloodline, resulting in a large, concentrated display of Divinity on the skin. Ordinary people think bigger means more beautiful, more means stronger.

But within the circles of Demigods, it’s an entirely different matter.

Therefore, Divine Runes are not something better when more are present, but of course, this also depends on other conditions, such as the strength of the Demigod’s bloodline; a Demigod with a strong bloodline and few Divine Runes is definitely not to be trifled with, yet concise Divine Runes with insufficient bloodline strength might not necessarily defeat those with larger and denser ones.

"Looking at the Divine Runes exposed on his body, though they are deliberately concealed, I can tell that his Divine Runes are quite complex."

Zheng Yichen saw the fire dragon wanting to flaunt his knowledge again and promptly said, "So that sounds pretty impressive."

"Impressive? To regular people, very, since it’s akin to being wealthy from generations... oh, maybe three or four generations, but you should know that wealth across generations varies; some have exceptional talent, enabling their family to grow stronger, while others just squander money. Demigods with more and more complex Divine Runes generally perform worse.

They basically write the secrets of their Divinity on their exterior; some mages like to spy on such Demigods, and then through overly complete Divine Runes they try to comprehend new insights to understand the power of the gods. In contrast, those who make it to Demigod status on their own merits don’t have such issues."

"Oh—" Zheng Yichen nodded in realization: "So to put it simply, Divine Runes are like a proof of identity, the more complex they are, the clearer the declaration, and those in the know will immediately think of his father being so-and-so, knowing that the intimidating one is his father, not him?"

"Not just that, it could be his grandfather or great-grandfather," the fire dragon corrected the inaccuracies in Zheng Yichen’s words.

"..."

"Receive divine punishment!!!"

The Demigod, who had been critiqued and pointed at by Zheng Yichen and the fire dragon, became enraged. A mere mortal and a fire dragon—who gave them the audacity to critique and point at a Demigod?

Although the fire dragon’s mumblings were quite soft, to any being present, it was as loud as shouting; their conversation smacked the face of the Demigod with ’bang bang bang’. Demigods themselves discussing such issues is one thing; for non-Demigod beings to do so... it was seeking death!

Boom—

Under the wide-eyed gaze of the fire dragon, an ashes silhouette emerged from Zheng Yichen’s shadow. Upon its appearance, it emanated a sound of near-death wheezy laughter, directly igniting the Demigod’s Flames of Rage, and with a thunderous sound, the Demigod burst into flames.

The corruption spread all around, a force that Zheng Yichen simply ignored. Klakauska jumped, instinctively activating her protection, only to find that the corrupting force hadn’t come near at all, as if the corruption, like water split by a stone, had been cut and diverted by the blood-colored power Zheng Yichen unleashed. The diverted corruption swept aside.

The unsettling laughter of the ashes silhouette continued, while the ice crystal Heroic Spirit fired a freezing ice ray. Faced with that ice ray, he didn’t want to dodge, there was no chance to dodge; the ashes silhouette had kindled his rage, and Zheng Yichen had already reached him with inconceivable speed at the moment the ice crystal Heroic Spirit attacked.

Watching Zheng Yichen emerge from the spatial distortion, the Demigod had no energy left to dodge the attack of the ice crystal Heroic Spirit. He had to endure one of the two assaults—either the deadly strike from Zheng Yichen that made him feel the touch of death, or get hit by the less powerful ice crystal Heroic Spirit.

Between these two attacks, one was bound to hit him. He chose to confront Zheng Yichen. The corrupting power wrapped around Zheng Yichen like mud. This power could not only corrupt an enemy’s soul, causing them to silently fall into depravity, but it also had great lethal force. As for Zheng Yichen right now, eliminating an entity that was neither a Demigod nor even had Divinity should be no issue—but what?!

When that mud-like power touched the fiery aura around Zheng Yichen, the Demigod’s eyes widened. Was the person before him also a ’Demigod’?! Under the direct clash of powers, he felt the immense Divinity within Zheng Yichen. If the Divinity of other Demigods and Divinity creatures was like various flavored drinks, then the Divinity within Zheng Yichen was like pure water, easily adaptable to any container without causing any mixed taste.

Greed appeared in the Demigod’s eyes. Such Divinity was simply too... tempting. He didn’t know how the ’Demigod’ in front of him managed to have such ’Pure Divinity’, but he knew that because it was so pure, it could be easily altered.

He could attempt to usurp the Pure Divinity from Zheng Yichen’s body simply by ’tainting’ it slightly.

And his own power was exceptionally advantageous in this regard!

In the next instant, the greed in the Demigod’s eyes turned into horror as the penetrating Light Blade breached his defenses, skewering him like a hedgehog lit up with LED lights. The Demigod’s Life Force allowed him to survive such injuries, but the attack had gravely wounded him nonetheless.

The Demigod was terrified because he couldn’t touch the Pure Divinity within Zheng Yichen. At first contact, that substance seemed like pure water, when in fact it was ice!

He tried to corrupt the Divinity within Zheng Yichen, but he couldn’t infiltrate it at all!

The freezing ice ray of the ice crystal Heroic Spirit also struck him. When the Flames of Rage he was burning with encountered the freezing effect of the ice crystal Heroic Spirit, a fierce conflict erupted. The Demigod’s rage soared, but the stronger his fury, the colder and stiffer his body became. The ice seemed to freeze his soul completely, paralyzing him on the spot.

The black spear went straight into the ice that had started to show cracks, drawing the Demigod’s blood dry. Zheng Yichen’s extraordinary abilities included bloodsucking, and while drawing blood, the blood acted as a special medium, also sapping the target’s Life Force.

That’s why weaker creatures turned into dust when drained.

Under the stunned gaze of the Demigod’s followers, Zheng Yichen shattered the block of ice in front of him with a single strike. Small ice chips fluttered in the air, accompanied by the flashing, bright light of the reversing White Light.

"My lord! Ah! My lord—!!!!"

A piercing scream came from the mouths of those Demigod followers. Their souls, corrupted with loyalty maxed out, watched helplessly as their master was killed and went insane. The laughter of the ashes silhouette on the ground grew more penetrating, even making Klakauska want to unleash a Dragon Breath in its direction.

Those followers ignited in the midst of the rampant laughter. Being Divinity creatures, they wouldn’t be burnt to death so easily, and the ashes silhouette was not the Great Evil God. It didn’t have the power to instantly kill them.

Once the Flames of Rage were ignited, those followers completely lost their sanity. Zheng Yichen snapped his fingers, and the ice ring of the ice crystal burst forth, freezing the followers into ice lumps.

The ashes silhouette and the ice crystal, due to their nature, repulsed and even loathed each other, but in terms of combat cooperation, they were very compatible. The ashes silhouette applied negative effects to the enemies, while the ice crystal had properties that could control and enhance damage against those under negative effects.

After stringing up those followers like candied haws, the battle was thoroughly over.

Packing up the ice crystal and the ashes silhouette, Zheng Yichen went over to Klakauska and patted him on the shoulder, "Wake up, we’ve got to go."

"Ah... Oh, right." Klakauska, coming back to his senses, wondered to himself. He had imagined a fierce conflict, but he hadn’t expected the fight to be over so quickly, it made him question whether he had underestimated Zheng Yichen. Why find such a weak Demigod for him? Even a stronger one shouldn’t be a problem? He might as well have brought his own nemesis. He glanced back at the scene of the Demigod’s death, noticing it was somewhat different from common Demigod death scenes.

Usually, a Demigod’s death would leave a significant residue, the result of the Demigod’s power and Divinity leaking out. The released Divinity acted as a catalyst for those forces, comparable to a nuclear power station and one that has exploded uncontrollably. But the scene was now too clean, so spotless that one could doubt if the Demigod was really dead...

Klakauska thought this was a good thing.

On the way out, Zheng Yichen asked Klakauska, "That city won’t have any problems, right?"

"What kind of problems could there be? Even if it’s a small country, losing a Demigod won’t lead to collapse. At most, there’ll be some political changes." Klakauska assured Zheng Yichen not to worry about such matters, "Some might even be happy about it, with one less no-good Demigod overhead, things will be much easier from now on."

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