"Spirit... Soul... Seal... Cough cough! Cough cough…"
A severe bout of coughing interrupted Felix's spellcasting, and he finally could no longer hold himself up, collapsing onto the demon's corpse. He lowered his head to look at the gradually fading soul fire in the demon's pupils, finally shaking his head with a hint of regret.
The magical power consumption of [Inverse Cross－Purifying Light] was more than Felix had anticipated. After constructing the magic web with Mammon's Redemption, the magical energy in his body was nearly depleted! After all, as a high-level judgment magic of level 75 and above, it does demand a lot from the caster!
Felix, relying on the demigod staff and overdrawing his magical power, completed this judgment magic, but it also caused certain damage to his body!
Felix grasped Mammon's Redemption with both hands to support himself, then staggered to his feet. He raised his pale hand to gently wipe away the blood flowing from his nostrils. Overdrawing magical power and experiencing a backlash is inevitable for a spellcaster! Magic backlash, simply put, manifests in one phenomenon - bleeding from all seven orifices!
A mild magical backlash causes bleeding from the nostrils, but if it goes deeper, the ears and eyes may also bleed due to the shock. Suffering such a degree of backlash damage is troublesome because it can lead to blindness and deafness in the caster.
"May the Grim Reaper forgive our sins, may the Shadow Queen protect our lost souls!"
Felix pressed his hand on the demon's head, muttered a few arcane syllables, and then said in a low voice, "Magic Steal!"
Every dark magic caster has two special methods of enhancement, which are highly dangerous, but if successful, the rewards are incredibly bountiful.
As a dark red glow appeared in Felix's palm, wisps of black aura seeped out from the demon's corpse. They gathered bit by bit, assimilated by the dark red glow in Felix's palm, and finally absorbed into his body.
It took Felix two minutes to extract the energy. His power was insufficient, making the speed of stealing elemental energy slow. Even though the demon had dissipated a lot of elemental energy before death, the small portion that remained still yielded some gains.
The demon's cultivation mainly involved integrating similar magical elements into its body, turning them into its own power. Felix's "Magic Steal" stripped the elemental power fused into the demon's flesh and transformed it into pure dark elements for his absorption!
Normally, he wouldn't do this, as it severely diminishes the cost-effectiveness of the demon's corpse.
Unfortunately, due to his previous lack of magical power, he couldn't seal the demon's soul in its body upon death in time. Once the soul dissipated, the demon's corpse lost its spirit and could only be refined as a mindless flesh puppet.
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Though its lethality wouldn't decrease much, its attack methods would become extremely monotonous, like a sluggish machine.
After absorbing the pure dark elements from the demon's body, Felix's complexion improved significantly. The elemental power absorbed from the demon was pure dark energy from hell. Felix didn't rush to assimilate this power; he stored it in the location of the Death’s Touch on his left arm.
To perfectly absorb this power, Felix knew that relying solely on his own strength wouldn't suffice. He needed to offer sacrifices to the Shadow Queen Christie, pleading for Her Majesty's assistance.
The growth methods of demons are bloody, many hell demons possess the ability to grow by devouring their kind. However, this ability is relatively low-level, mostly similar to hellhounds consuming the corpses of other demons.
Energy devouring comes with many taboos; even the Shadow Queen cannot fully control it, as the chaotic magic elements often lead to massive explosions!
Felix drew his dagger, then with all his strength, stabbed it into the demon's chest!
"Clang!"
The immense recoil left Felix's palms numb. He lifted the dagger, somewhat astonished to find that the finely honed iron dagger had actually become blunted!
Picking up the rune sword again, Felix imbued the blade with the power of ice, then slowly and meticulously sliced open the demon's chest. Since the demon's soul had dissipated, its body could only be turned into the most basic flesh puppet. If it's for making a flesh puppet, many materials from this demon's body could be cut out and used separately!
Felix took out a large enamel crystal bottle from the Blue Crystal, then placed a demon's heart, still flowing with hot blood, inside it!
Although this high-ranking demon was dead, its heart still beat lightly and regularly, as if sustained by a strange magical force!
Flesh puppets don't require a heart to drive the body. When collecting magical power, Felix discovered a unique fire elemental force within this heart, somewhat similar to the Blazing Flame active in magma.
This was definitely an excellent experimental material. Felix had hundreds of live experiment ideas in mind, like, what if he transplanted a demon's heart into a strong half-orc slave?
"In the name of the law, time stops!"
Felix took out a goose feather pen, dipped it in diluted dragon's blood, and drew several arcane runes on the enamel crystal bottle. Don't be surprised; this isn't some incredibly complex magic, just a small skill to slow down the passage of time and maintain the item's activity. The magic spell just sounds a bit flashy.
After collecting the demon's heart, Felix turned his attention to the demon's pair of horns!
Demon horns are one of the toughest forging materials in this world, and their excellent capacity for negative elements is always praised by alchemists. If it's just for making flesh puppets, removing the demon horns is possible, but at this moment, Felix hesitated.
Without the demon horns, after turning this high-ranking demon's body into a flesh puppet, who knows what it is? At first glance, it doesn't look intimidating at all.
Felix ultimately had to admit that he wasn't entirely practical, at least he had acquired a bit of a female's preference for grand appearances.
He finally retracted his rune sword, deciding to leave the demon horns on its body. His main reason for doing so was the concern that in future one-on-one battles, throwing out the flesh puppet made from this demon's body might just make his opponent die... of laughter.
After completing all this, Felix stored the demon's corpse in the Blue Crystal. Making a the Puppetry is definitely not a simple task; it requires a lengthy process and the help of that stunningly beautiful succubus. She is the servant of the mysterious Gamma Master and also his assistant.
After additionally collecting three large bottles of demon blood, Felix finally completed the last task of clearing the battlefield.
He ate something simple and then quickly headed out of the valley!
The Maya Mountains are teeming with wild beasts, and he didn't have much energy left for another high-intensity battle.