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Chapter 1264 - Chapter 1264 Chapter 1266 Task Options

Chapter 1264: Chapter 1266: Task Options Chapter 1264: Chapter 1266: Task Options This vengeful spirit alone provided Song Jian with a full 4.3% of battle experience, which was much higher than the Demon Bone Monks he had encountered before. If converted into a specific number, it would amount to at least several hundred thousand Experience Points.

Moreover, the other Demon Bone Monks also provided Song Jian with 1%-2% of battle experience. After the fight, Song Jian’s Experience Points had increased by more than 10%.

Among the spoils of battle, what surprised Song Jian the most was a Purple Crystal dropped by the vengeful spirit. The rest were high-level alchemical materials that fell into the category of alchemical biology.

Song Jian could only sell these materials, as he had some knowledge in alchemical pharmacology but was completely clueless about alchemical biology.

After sorting out the spoils, Song Jian walked toward Master Yiwen.

At this point, the mission status had changed to “Completed,” but the next step of the mission had not yet appeared. It seemed that further contact with Master Yiwen was needed for the next step to emerge.

“Master Yiwen, do you need me to rescue you?” Song Jian asked from below the iron cage.

Master Yiwen shook his head and said, “These iron cages have warning formations. If damaged, they will alert the monsters of the entire Zhenmo Temple!”

“Little benefactor, thank you for slaying those demons. You have avenged the monks who were harmed by them,” Master Yiwen sighed.

Song Jian took out a copper bell and said to Master Yiwen, “I saw the soul of a monk being captured by this copper bell earlier. How can we rescue it?”

This copper bell was a spoil of war dropped after the death of the vengeful spirit but had no attributes. It only displayed the words “Mission Item.” Song Jian took it out to see if he could continue to receive some mission from Master Yiwen.

“Thank you, benefactor!” Master Yiwen looked at the copper bell in Song Jian’s hand with a complex expression and after staring for a long while, said, “This is a Soul Summoning Bell made by the demons. Simply destroy it, and the souls of the monks trapped inside will be released…”

Song Jian nodded and, with a strong effort, crushed the copper bell into a lump of scrap.

“Crack, crackle~”

A shattering noise came from within the bell, a sign of the internal formation breaking. The once shimmering copper bell became covered in thick rust the instant Song Jian flattened it. At the same time, many copper flakes “rustled” down from Song Jian’s hand, clearly showing that the Soul Summoning Bell had been destroyed by him.

Seeing Song Jian destroy the Soul Summoning Bell, Master Yiwen’s cheeks twitched slightly. The bell was also an instrument that could not only collect souls but also nurture them to prevent dissolution, making it quite a treasure. And it had just been destroyed by Song Jian’s hands.

The instant the copper bell was destroyed, three white figures floated out from it, turning into three transparent monk-like apparitions, one of which was the soul of the monk previously collected from the iron cage.

All three monks were from the Zhenmo Temple. They first bowed to Song Jian, expressing their gratitude for his rescue, then bowed to Master Yiwen. Their figures began to turn into white light spots, dispersing entirely.

Master Yiwen and the other monks within the iron cages also brought their hands together and began chanting in unison, as if seeing off the three monks on their departure.

Among the monks locked in iron cages, envy was written on their faces.

After all, they were imprisoned here mainly because they all possessed decent spiritual cultivation, and the quality of their souls was significantly superior to that of ordinary people.

The malevolent spirits imprisoned them here to torment their bodies. Then, using formations to nourish their souls in reverse until a certain point was reached, they would use the Soul Summoning Bell to extract their souls from their bodies, using them as nourishment for the Demon Lord to consume.

Being able to reincarnate was something for which these imprisoned monks were extremely grateful.

“Benefactor, deep within Zhenmo Temple, was an Ancient Demon Lord suppressed for thousands of years, nearly depleted by time. However, over a hundred years ago, a group of evil spirits occupied Zhenmo Temple and disguised themselves as ordinary monks, continuing to deceive the surrounding populace. They used their flesh and souls as sustenance for the Demon Lord. Once the Demon Lord receives enough nourishment, it will awaken from its slumber. If it wakes up, the whole world will once again suffer the cataclysms of ancient times!” Master Yiwen whispered.

“Benefactor, seeing that you possess extraordinary strength, could you possibly prevent the Demon Lord’s awakening, or even eradicate it completely?” Master Yiwen looked at Song Jian with hopeful anticipation.

Just then, Song Jian’s taskbar, which had previously shown a completed task, changed again, displaying new task content.

Song Jian glanced at the task content, and immediately furrowed his brows, muttering to himself, “Choice, another task that ends with a decision to make?”

One of the simpler tasks in the task content was to destroy the Soul Heart Lamp within Zhenmo Temple. This lamp was enshrined in the Reincarnation Pool; destroying it would sever this world’s connection with the Demon Lord and thus prevent any further use of souls to nourish its awakening.

Upon completion of this task, Song Jian would receive Experience Points to advance one level and an additional five free attribute points as a reward, which was already quite generous for him.

The other option was to use the Soul Heart Lamp to Summon the Ancient Demon Lord and then battle it to the death.

The Demon Lord was an Evil God from ancient times with godlike power, but thousands of years of suppression had weakened it to King Level or even the peak of Dominator Level. With Song Jian’s current strength, victory was not out of reach.

But it must be noted that if he chose the second option, Song Jian wouldn’t only be battling the weakened Demon Lord; he’d also face hundreds of monsters within Zhenmo Temple.

If it were only the Demon Lord, Song Jian wouldn’t be worried, but coupled with an unknown number of Lord Level and Dominator Level Demon Bone Monks and malevolent spirits, opting for the second choice might mean a high probability of losing his life on the spot.

However, the rewards for the second task option were very enticing, nearly a dozen times greater than the first. In addition to gaining ten levels, he would also receive a random legendary item. The ten-level reward was sufficient to tempt Song Jian, not to mention the legendary item! But still…

“If I choose the second option, the consequence of failure could very well be death,” Song Jian couldn’t help but furrow his brows tightly, weighing his options silently.

At that moment, the task content that had already appeared in the taskbar underwent another change. Behind the two task options, a third, eerily emerged, and this third option was displayed in dark red font, looking as if it was written in blood.

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