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Chapter 767: Chapter 767: Abyss Intimidation

“Abyss Intimidation, Abyss Intimidation!”

Song Jian kept muttering in his heart. Would it be worth it to spend three to four days advancing such a powerful skill? Of course, it would be. If Song Jian had enough battle experience now, he would have chosen to advance without a second thought. But he had just leveled up, and his battle experience was far from reaching ten million, not even a hundred thousand. He wanted to advance this skill but just couldn’t.

“If the Abyss Temptation can be advanced, what about the other skills?” A brilliant idea flashed across Song Jian’s mind, he turned his attention to the other skills in the Book of the Abyss.

Unfortunately, no matter which skill icon he clicked on, he received a system prompt saying, “The conditions for advancing this skill have not been met. Cannot advance.”

“Never mind, triggering the conditions for an advancement is a surprise. However, this means I can no longer avoid those Flame Demons. I must bulldoze my way through!” Song Jian muttered internally.

His initial idea of finding the temple was replaced by the urge to gain battle experience through monster hunting. Owning eight Flame Demons amounting to the strength of Level 35 Elite monsters meant Song Jian had the power to sweep through the entire Demon Slayer Canyon.

The next moment, Song Jian transformed into the “Abyssal Warlock” again. Amidst a group of Flame Demons acting as meat shields, he stood in the back, continuously casting spells acquired from the Book of the Abyss.

A day passed like that, and the number of Flame Demons around Song Jian was consistently eight. Without any healing method, Song Jian waited until the Vitality Points of a controlled Flame Demon Slave were about to run out before choosing to remove the Abyssal Slave mark, attack this Flame Demon Slave as a group to gain battle experience, thoroughly squeezed out its value, and then went on to charm another Flame Demon.

The deeper into the Demon Slayer Canyon, the wider it became, and the more Flame Demons. At this point, Song Jian suddenly spotted a remarkably more significant monster than the regular Flame Demons in the distance. Upon closer inspection, it was a Level 35 Elite Boss – the Flame Demon Leader.

“If I can charm this Flame Demon Leader into becoming a slave, its effect is undoubtedly much better than ordinary Flame Demons!” Song Jian gazed at the huge figure, calculating internally.

However, it seemed impossible to control this Elite Boss with the Abyss Temptation skill. Eight Flame Demons could not stop the Elite Boss from charging at Song Jian. Also, this Level 1 Boss had a mightier attack power than ordinary monsters. The Bone Shield couldn’t stand it for long, making it impossible for Song Jian to successfully cast the Abyss Temptation.

“I have to advance to Abyss Intimidation at least, to charm this Elite Boss into a slave!” Song Jian thought to himself.

Looking at his battle experience that was still two-thirds away from ten million, Song Jian secretly marked the location of this Boss and began to clear those ordinary Flame Demons incessantly.

One day, two days, three days…

News about the ambush had already caused a sensation in the main city of the Desolate Highland, Flame Furnace. Many Abyss players were shocked. The ambush of over a hundred people had not succeeded. Just how formidable was this human named Song Jian?

The Flame Furnace city once again raised the bounty on Song Jian. Anyone who killed Song Jian could receive five million Doomsday Coins. Such high bounty had never appeared in the city.

At this point, not just Abyss players, even several Abyss NPCs, were tempted by the high bounty, joining the ranks of hunting Song Jian.

After three endless days of battling Flame Demons, Song Jian finally gathered ten million battle experience. Ten million experience points seemed like a lot, but for current Song Jian, leveling up would require nearly one hundred million experience points. If just grinding monsters of the same level, it would take thousands of kills to level up. At anyone’s best performance, taking at least half a month would be needed to level up.

Taking a deep breath, Song Jian directly tapped the advancement button for the Abyss Temptation skill. A ray of white light flashed by, and the small increment of experience he just gained was instantly wiped out. In place of the Abyss Temptation skill, a golden skill appeared – the Abyss Intimidation.

Abyss Intimidation (Active): MAX. Skill Effect: After locking on to a target, this skill is cast on the target, stunning them for three seconds. The target is forcibly transformed into the user’s slave. This process lasts ten seconds. During this skill’s release, the user’s hatred of the target gradually increases. The skill can be interrupted. Any damage to the user during the release process will interrupt the skill. After the casting period ends, a seed of fear will be planted in the target’s heart, making them the user’s slave. This skill has a small chance of failing to cast. The stronger the target’s willpower, the higher the failure rate. After a failed cast, it inflicts 1,000 points of real damage on the target, concurrently feared for 5 seconds. Skill Cost: 30% Spirit Points. Slave Quantity: 8/12. @@novelbin@@

After a successful advancement, Song Jian couldn’t wait to verify the effect of Abyss Intimidation.

He began casting Abyss Intimidation towards a distant Flame Demon. As soon as he uttered the spell, he caught the attention of the Flame Demon, which roared and charged at Song Jian.

Just as it took a step forward, its body suddenly shuddered, and a look of terror spread across its face, immobilizing it.

Three seconds later, the Flame Demon woke up from its stunned state. Its eyes looking towards Song Jian were filled with fear. After hesitating, it still continued to pounce on Song Jian, knowing that if it killed Song Jian, it could escape the miserable fate of becoming a slave.

Just as it decided to rush forth, a rock was hurled at it, followed by eight roaring Flame Demons charging towards it, making it impossible for it to reach Song Jian.

Before it could break free from the eight Flame Demons, an Abyss Slave mark glowing with a black light floated out from the Book of the Abyss, heading straight for its forehead.

“Abyss Intimidation, Enslave!” A deep voice echoed in the Flame Demon’s ears, leaving it in a daze. By the time it regained consciousness, the Abyss Slave mark had already been engraved on its forehead. Song Jian had gained another Flame Demon slave.

The effect of Abyss Intimidation was surprisingly good. Song Jian didn’t even have to activate the Bone Shield and had directly enslaved a Flame Demon. Overjoyed, Song Jian immediately commanded the nine Flame Demons to move to another location.

Soon, Song Jian had enslaved eleven Flame Demons. After casting Abyss Intimidation, not one of the eight original slaves betrayed him, and the control duration was more than double the previous one. It must have been a hidden attribute of Abyss Intimidation – it would intimidate already controlled slaves and reduce their betrayal rate.

Eleven Flame Demons surrounded Song Jian. At this moment, Song Jian’s eyes were set on the distant Flame Demon Leader.

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