CHAPTER 975: CHAPTER 560: DEMON SOUL TOTEM

The lifelong collection of treasures by a Demon God is indeed astonishingly vast.

Even when divided among seven civilizations, it is enough to significantly enhance the collective strength of each civilization’s tribe.

The Bansel Clan received the least amount of advanced resources, but their rate of improvement was the greatest.

Because the Bansel Clan had a relatively low starting point, they had no demand for Divine Attribute Materials.

In the final distribution plan, the Divine Attribute and Demigod Materials from the Winged Demon Ancestral Court were obtained by the civilizations of higher levels.

To compensate the Bansel Clan, they were allocated a large quantity of Third Transition, Fourth Transition, and Fifth Transition Class Source Materials.

This allowed the Bansel Clan to cultivate a group of warriors mastering advanced classes, significantly boosting their tribal strength.

From an overall strength perspective, the Bansel Clan had caught up to the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom before acquiring the Demigod Forging Furnace.

The Black Iron Dwarfs were constructing the Holy Hall of Melting, which is their totemic symbol and a necessary structure for initiating the Demigod Ceremony.

The Sea Demon Clan obtained plentiful resources from the Winged Demon Ancestral Court due to their different resource needs compared to other civilizations.

Almost all advanced resources related to the ocean and water attributes were allocated to the Sea Demon Clan.

The Sea Demon Clan returned to the Bodi Sea Area, rebuilt the Bodi Temple, and the previously splintered tribes returned to the ancestral land, uniting into one tribe.

This ushered in a new era of prosperity for the Sea Demon Clan.

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In comparison, the speed of human advancement was faster.

With the help of the Elf Clan, using the Demigod Materials from the Winged Demon Ancestral Court, Su Muyu ascended to a demigod with the blessing of the Knowledge Ancient Tree.

He became the second demigod of human civilization.

Lin Zeyu and Xie Shi’en also received resources, continually improving their strength.

Since the Winged Demon Ancestral Court had indeed hoarded many resources, holding onto them without use was tantamount to having no value.

Therefore, these resources were spread out to enhance the strength of the Dragon Power Special Team.

The remaining resources were stored in the war zone’s warehouse and distributed according to the needs of the most requiring warriors.

As time progressed into the fifth year of the Abyss Descent, human technology overall advanced to 1.2 levels, aiming toward a 1.3 level civilization.

Nuclear fusion power plants were comprehensively established worldwide, providing an inexhaustible energy source for humanity at this stage.

With Xavier Technology’s assistance, the computer technology tree illuminated the quantum computer clusters.

Da Xia was the first to begin laying out the quantum computer cluster system, providing limitless computing power at this stage.

Years ago, due to the advent of the AI era, there was a computational power revolution, wherein the quantum computer cluster network obsoleted all lagging computing chips, relegating them to the historical museums.

However, the so-called limitless computing power is only temporary.

With the full implementation of nanorobot technology, the required computational power would increase geometrically, and the quantum computer cluster network would eventually reach full capacity.

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As technology rapidly advanced, human scientists did not abandon research on the Abyss.

To study abyssal contamination, humans constructed a Moon Base to conduct abyssal contamination experiments.

The purpose of conducting experiments on the Moon is to study the logic of abyssal contamination spread.

According to currently available information, abyssal contamination tends to invade worlds with intelligent civilizations.

The likelihood of abyssal invasion in worlds devoid of intelligent life is significantly small.

The Abyss Descent had occurred on Blue Star, but would it invade the Moon?

Clarifying this issue would greatly aid abyssal research.

Besides the abyss, another significant research subject also demands attention.

It concerns the essence of summoning.

Lu Heng has always pondered this issue.

Does the Summoning Will truly exist?

Is it controlled by some entity or objectively existing rules?

There is also a very subtle problem within this.

That is, the summoning appeared simultaneously with the abyssal invasion. What kind of connection exists between them?

Without the abyssal invasion, there would be no summoning.

Moreover, it’s still indeterminate whether the abyssal invasion or the summoning will appeared first.

Or if they appeared simultaneously.

If they appeared simultaneously, could they be considered as one entity?

Although the Abyss and Summoning Will oppose each other openly during mission releases, that cannot prove they are independent entities.

Take the Three-headed Snake Demon God "Dark Scale" for example.

It clearly is a Demon God, yet it possesses three independent consciousnesses and even grew a fourth head.

Not only are the three heads’ consciousnesses independent, but they also belong to two different camps.

Thus, even though the Abyss and Summoning Will belong to different camps, one cannot rule out their potential origin from the same source.

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After the conclusion of the Dark Scale incident, Lu Heng returned to Blue Star, dedicating most of his focus on studying an item: [Demon Soul Totem].

This is a Demon God Treasure obtained from the Winged Demon Ancestral Court.

In appearance, it is a cylindrical pillar, 23 meters long with a diameter of 3.6 meters.

It is a giant obsidian totem pole, jet-black throughout, carved with numerous demon and ghost patterns.

Some of the patterns are recognizable, such as Winged Demons and Shadow Demons.

However, some patterns have never been seen before.

This Demon Soul Totem contains an evil aura, which is why the Elf Clan doesn’t want this treasure.

The Sea Demon Clan itself has the Sea God’s Scepter, so they don’t have a strong demand for Demon God-level treasures.

Therefore, this [Demon Soul Totem] ultimately ended up in Lu Heng’s hands.

This kind of True Divine Level treasure contains extremely strong Divine Power, and there might even be residual will of a Demon God.

Lu Heng has conducted experiments and found that only beings who have reached Demigod Level can see the attribute data of Demon God-level treasures.

As long as one hasn’t become a demigod, even if their Source Energy Level reaches Level 70, it’s useless.

Lin Zeyu, who has a Source Energy Level of 71, cannot see the specific data when he touches this massive Demon Soul Totem Stone Pillar, and prolonged contact even causes dizziness.

When Lu Heng places his palm on it, he can see the specific attribute data.

[Demon Soul Totem]

[Description: A Demon God Totem born in the Soul-devouring Abyss, forged with the souls of billions of demons, used as the ultimate weapon to suppress demons.]

[Item Level: Divine]

[Specifications: Diameter 3.6 meters, height 23.7 meters, weight 720 tons]

[Attribute: Spirit +150 (requires Spiritual Connection)]

[Special Effect: Soul Devouring, Will Dominance, Energy Absorption, Demon God’s Suppression, Law Solidification]

[Divine Attribute Skill 1: Soul-devouring Abyss]

[Divine Attribute Skill 2: Eye of Demon God]

Just by looking at the attribute data, one can tell how terrifying this Demon Soul Totem is.

Moreover, its powers lean towards an evil nature.

Therefore, at first, Lu Heng did not dare to touch it too much, fearing that his soul and will would be taken by the Demon Soul Totem.

After a few tests, it was basically confirmed that contact with the Demon Soul Totem under demigod level indeed causes mental instability.

They even tested it with prisoners of different levels; the lower the level, the lower the spiritual power, the worse the outcome of touching the Demon Soul Totem.

Demigods, however, basically feel no side effects.

Even so, Lu Heng still brought Su Muyu to stand guard.

"I want to try extending my spiritual power into the Demon Soul Totem, you keep an eye on me."

Su Muyu nodded in agreement, "Okay, if I notice anything unusual with you, I’ll pull you back immediately."

After getting ready, Lu Heng reached out and placed his hand on the Demon Soul Totem, closed his eyes, and extended his spiritual power into the stone pillar.

As the spiritual power extended into the Demon Soul Totem, under the perception of a demigod, a strong spiritual wave unfolded before him and floated in his mind.

It was as if he could hear countless demons wailing in his ears, and the low moans of a Demon God in the sky, one after another, as if suppressing countless demons.

"Who are you?"

It seemed as if Lu Heng heard a voice asking, but it also felt like an illusion.

Focusing his spirit to perceive, after a moment, he heard the voice again.

"Who are you?"

Lu Heng did not answer but instead asked, "Who are you?"

There was no response, he waited for a long time without a reply.

Lu Heng continued to explore forward with his spiritual power, watching as one demon after another crashed into him, shattering into fragments and turning into ashes.

As the constant exploration and perception continued, countless demons crashed in, all turning into ashes, and the energy released flowed into his body.

After observing for a long time, Lu Heng finally understood what was happening.

This should be the reappearance of some residual will; the demons crashing in are not real, or they once existed but are no longer present.

And why are these demons crashing into him?

It was only after Lu Heng saw his own spiritual body that he understood what was happening.

His current spiritual body was clearly a stone pillar, the Demon Soul Totem itself.

In other words, these demons weren’t crashing into him; they were actually crashing into the Demon Soul Totem, then turning into ashes.

The energy released by the demons bursting apart was also absorbed by the Demon Soul Totem.

In other words, Lu Heng was now acting in the role of the Demon Soul Totem, replaying past events.

As more and more demons crashed in, and as they got stronger and stronger until finally, even a Demon God died before his eyes, and its divinity merged into the totem.

Feeling these vague images, Lu Heng finally asked, "Who am I?"

This time, there was finally a response, "You are the totem of the Soul-devouring Clan, a prison for demons."

Lu Heng asked again, "And who are you?"

The voice fell into confusion, "Right, who am I? Who should I be?"

At this moment, the images before Lu Heng became increasingly blurred.

And there was a force of repulsion pushing Lu Heng’s spiritual power outward.

Lu Heng knew that this spiritual exploration was coming to an end, and during the last moments, he asked, "How can I obtain a Spiritual Connection?"

This question yielded no answer.

The next instant, a sharp pain emanated from the spiritual realm.

Lu Heng felt someone pulling him hard from behind, and his spirit retreated from the Demon Soul Totem.

When he opened his eyes and turned around, it was Su Muyu who had dragged him away using the Life Tree Vine.

"I saw your body trembling, so I quickly pulled you back."

Lu Heng nodded, "Yes, being cautious is indeed good. Let’s rest for a bit, and then I’ll try again later."