Boiling Beast Bloodline-Chapter 2229 - 681: Final Battle Countdown [7]

"I’m not entirely sure of the specific reason. My understanding of shadow magic is still in a primitive stage, like crossing a river by feeling the stones. Perhaps it’s because my shadow clone reached a high enough level to take on the responsibility of replacing me when someone tries to control me mentally," Richard clicked his tongue. "Speaking of which, the Demon Clan’s ’Substitute Puppet’ only uses body and skin to cast spells to control others, while my shadow is also an innate component and can communicate with me telepathically. Expecting it to die for me is unrealistic, but for receiving someone else’s mental control, it may not be unreasonable..."

"That explanation is unscientific and irresponsible." Rommel shook his head. "From my understanding of shadow series spells, it seems there’s only one explanation for your experience—your Shadow Servant has inherited some combat knowledge from you, which means its independent consciousness has started to awaken slightly. This indicates it also possesses mental power and can be considered an independent life form! And when the Witch King’s Substitute Puppet Technique tries to remotely control you, it suddenly faces two mental power targets. The Shadow Servant’s mental power is certainly not as strong as yours, so it was the primary target, leading to betrayal."

After a pause, Rommel added: "There’s one point, Richard, that you did get right. The Shadow Servant originates from your body’s shadow and is an innate component, not a life form created by post-birth elemental power like Blood Servants or Force Servants. So the Substitute Puppet Technique would trouble you and the Shadow Servant but wouldn’t have anything to do with Blood Servants or Force Servants."

"Following your logical deduction, doesn’t that mean if I practice shadow magic to a certain height, I essentially have two bodies?" Richard laughed silently. "And that shadow clone is an immortal, eternally youthful, possesses all the capabilities of the original body, a super entity that can recover after getting defeated?"

"Your shadow magic reaching its pinnacle, it might indeed be like that," Rommel smiled. "Immortality isn’t very difficult for shadow series spells. Just look at me; if I were killed now, I could still exist through the shadow clone. If it weren’t for the existing light sources that can always disrupt my shadow clone, wouldn’t I already be immortal?"

"Impressive!" All the people of Tang Clan, obsessed with immortality, clicked their tongues. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Who would’ve thought... truly unexpected... that there’s a kind of magic not strong in combat capability but having special effects in other areas... This surpasses the role of Elemental Spirits... This is a divine capability..." The mages of Aegean were also dumbfounded. To be honest, only Richard’s Shadow Servant possessed powerful combat strength. If it were a Shadow Servant cultivated by other Saint-level mages, it wouldn’t be a big deal. However, the final advanced stage of this spell incites longing and imagination.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is just Rommel’s logical speculation, not necessarily correct!" Richard secretly chuckled to himself.

What immortality, what second body, it’s all nonsense. As an atheist proletariat who once ate a Domineering Dragon Egg, old Richard never thought about becoming immortal. The betrayal of the Shadow Servant only resulted in a loss of strength, which, however, is bearable.

Who knows if losing a horse is a blessing in disguise? Richard felt that this saying perfectly described his loss and gain! Though he was furious about the Shadow Servant’s betrayal, it inadvertently compensated for his longstanding weakness—essentially, he was a warrior packed with magical weapons but relying purely on brute force—a shameless Saint-level mage using magic as an excuse for barbaric power display.

Against extreme paths or beyond-class enemies, he could gain some reputation due to his body’s magical defense and astonishing strength, but in a massive warfare scenario, even if he exerts all his strength and swings axes with eight arms, how many Birdmen can he bring down?

A qualified mage casting a large spell can achieve what he struggles to do for half a day!

Things are different now. For some reason, when the Demon Clan performed the Substitute Puppet Technique, they used mental power to remotely guide the Shadow Servant in casting ’Doom Rend’—a legendary mental storm spell invented by the Six-winged Heavenly King Christian Bell during the first Great War of Gods and Demons, known as an exclusive secret of the Demon World Silver Eyed Kings. It’s neither magic nor supernatural but rather an ultimate skill of unclassifiable nature!

This unique attack mode is somewhat akin to cooking, merely watching won’t do. Only by mastering the unique tricks can one excel.

The Shadow Servant and old Richard still share a psychic connection; the Demons remotely guiding the Shadow Servant in casting ’Doom Rend’ essentially indirectly guides old Richard, doesn’t it?

With the miserable mental power of the Shadow Servant, its ’Doom Rend’ resembles static electricity on a woolen sweater, with damage close to zero. Old Richard is different; he’s known as a repository of mental power. For thousands of years, which generation of Silver Eyed Heavenly King in the Demon World had their silver threads in the eyes so dense as to form a cross star?

Heaven must have compassion!

The mental power of the former Richard, no matter how abundant, was functionally no different from somebody deaf. Fortunately, the Demon Clan provided timely assistance, and now having learned ’Doom Rend,’ he can proudly pound his chest, genuinely claiming to be a Saint-level mage capable of casting mass destruction spells, rather than just a fighter ruling by brute force—though he hasn’t yet mastered using a smaller-scale ’Doom Rend’ but can only make it a one-time clearance sale aspect; he’s quite satisfied being able to do this much.

The lamenting humans and Richard’s hidden delight were abruptly interrupted by the sudden arrival of envoys from the Sea Clan and Demon Clan.

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