All My Professions Have Divine-Level Talents

Chapter 504: Chapter 268: Demon Lover

’Is it really necessary to make such a big deal over grasping a single Root Magic?’

’Everyone here should be at least at the Root Mage Level, right?’

"Is there anyone else?"

’Fighting these people is actually quite interesting.’

Lu Cang emerged from his state of enlightenment.

’It was all thanks to the Spirituality feedback from the Level 5 Death Priest. I feel that if my Spirituality were a bit higher, I might be able to directly grasp other people’s Skills.’

’Just like how Iz can directly comprehend the Magic released by others.’

’To directly learn another person’s Magic and Combat Skills.’

’The insight I just had was because the Technique the opponent used shared a point of resonance with my own Root Magic.’

’When you see someone else express something you’ve pondered for a long time in a different way, it naturally brings endless inspiration.’

"Let me try."

A deep, bewitching voice suddenly spoke from the sky.

BOOM!

Soon, a figure floated lightly to the ground.

In front of everyone, he shed his skin, revealing bloody flesh, then put on a new suit of skin.

"I act on the will of Aertemi, of Skin Stripping and Shapeshifting."

’Oh?’

’No wonder I couldn’t tell anything about this person from their appearance.’

’So it’s a Skin Taker.’

Even now, Lu Cang still found it difficult to identify the presence of this Profession unless they revealed themselves willingly.

Their stealth was simply too strong.

"Lord Aigemisa, I wish to challenge this child named Lu Cang," he said.

Inside, he was male, but he was currently wearing the well-proportioned skin of a female with black, waist-length hair.

"If I win, may I take his skin?"

The mass of fog that was Aigemisa spoke faintly, "An interesting fellow. If you can win, then you may."

Aigemisa seemed to have found some amusement.

’As an embodiment of chaos, what could it enjoy more than watching a good show?’

"The challenge is established."

’So you can make conditions?’

’But it’s best to interact with it as little as possible. Aigemisa is unstable. Who knows if talking to it will result in some negative feedback?’

"She" stood before Lu Cang.

Lu Cang looked up and saw her Date of Death.

’She can actually live for another fifty years?’

’A Cultist like this can live that long?’

Generally speaking, the vast majority of Cultists have short lifespans because they’re easily taken care of by others.

In fact, after obtaining this Talent that allowed him to see others’ Date of Death, Lu Cang had discovered some rather unique patterns.

It was often the ordinary people, the civilians who didn’t switch to Battle Professions and lived mundane lives, who lived the longest.

Most of them could live out their natural lifespans, for over a hundred years.

Because most people could reach Level 3.

Although not everyone had a 150-year lifespan, it wasn’t far off.

If they died of natural causes, living to be a hundred wasn’t a problem.

On the contrary, it was the experts with Battle Professions who often had shorter lives.

Basically, when he looked at their lifespans, they only had a few years or a few decades left.

Perhaps they were fated to die sooner or later in some battle or accident.

On the path to upgrading, one must always take action, which naturally requires some degree of risk.

One adventure isn’t scary.

But adventuring time and time again, the danger of Death naturally becomes much higher.

’So it’s quite counter-intuitive...’

Ordinary people with no combat ability often live longer than the strong.

For this person before him to be able to live for another 50-plus years really felt a bit long.

"A nice suit of skin."

"But, you’re a Mage, aren’t you?"

"If you’re a Mage..."

SWISH!

In an instant, the Skin Taker appeared before Lu Cang. With a thought from Lu Cang, the air instantly grew heavy!

[Thick Rock Grinder (Tier Five) (Lv: 401)]

BOOM!

In a flash, the very atmosphere turned an earthy yellow!

The air, impossibly heavy, condensed into a flow of thick rock!

A wind that possessed immense mass!

In the first moment of the attack, the person’s body twisted, spinning uncontrollably as if stuffed into a cement mixer, mangling them with countless wounds!

"You think this actually works on me?!"

Yet, as his body twisted, Magic Power began to flow into him!

It instantly repaired the injuries on his body!

He charged straight at Lu Cang!

Yelieya exclaimed from the sky, "A Demon Lover?"

"What’s that?" Rhine asked.

"It’s an ancient Profession, a twisted one. They hunger for Magic as if for life itself."

"They can directly devour Magic and convert it into their own power."

"However, Demon Lovers themselves cannot control Magic Power, so they can’t cast Magic on their own."

"So, they hunt Mages, consume their Magic, and directly devour the Mage’s Magic Power."

"A High Level Demon Lover is the natural enemy of a Mage."

"But I heard that because this Profession is too perverse, and because the Mages’ factions are vast and hunted them down vigorously, there aren’t many left."

"I never thought he’d have the skin of a Demon Lover."

Rhine asked, confused, "Are Demon Lovers that strong?"

"Mm... For a Mage, they can be considered a perfect natural enemy. Even a Level 4 Demon Lover can kill a Level 6 Mage single-handedly."

"Magic is their food. The more powerful the Magic, the more exquisite the meal. And after devouring Magic, they can erupt with even more terrifying combat power."

Rhine: "But Lu Cang isn’t a pure Mage, is he?"

"I saw his Combat Skills when he fought that Fire Horse. They were pretty strong too."

Unwittingly, Rhine and Yelieya had become good friends.

Rhine didn’t like to fight or compete, and Yelieya was earnest and righteous.

They both found each other’s personalities quite pleasant to be around.

At least, much better than a certain mysterious person who always liked to hide things.

After that one magical strike, Lu Cang quickly retreated.

This was a spell he had just created himself, a new form of Magic that could only be created after mastering the Root Magic Wan Ge Transformation.

"It actually ate my Magic..."

An Su: "That’s a Demon Lover. It can devour Magic to become stronger."

"However, you’re not a pure Mage, so he can’t do much to you."

Lu Cang: "Oh... is that so."

Lu Cang retreated!

In an instant! Raging winds and Thunder surged!

The Thunder turned into liquid, a churning magma of lightning. But soon, the magma vanished completely, the Thunder having transformed into atmosphere! It was formless, yet it seeped into every corner of the body!

[Wind and Thunder Realm of Reversal (Tier Five) (LV: 401)]

"Useless!"

"Useless, useless, useless!"

But the Demon Lover before him was awash in countless streams of Magic Power. All this Magic merged into his body, and his combat power skyrocketed!

Lu Cang’s Magic didn’t harm him at all. On the contrary, it made him even stronger!

Yelieya’s pupils contracted. "What... is he doing?"

"Can it be that he doesn’t know it’s a Demon Lover?"

Who on earth would spam Magic when fighting a Demon Lover?

If you were just a Mage, fine, but the problem is, don’t you know Combat Skills?

Why aren’t you engaging it head-on at a time like this?

WHOOSH!

A gale erupted!

Lu Cang retreated at high speed, simultaneously firing volleys of Ice pillars behind him!

But his opponent pursued him relentlessly!

’It really can... devour Magic. I wonder if it can devour Root Magic?’

With a thought, five masses of formless, chaotic color condensed in Lu Cang’s hands.

[Tier Five Root Magic: Void Perilous Loss]

DONG!

Lu Cang unleashed the mass of energy that caused Space to collapse!

This was Xu Zhou’s Root Magic!

Space caved in, everything retracting toward this mass of energy that caused all to collapse!

Void Perilous Loss was a Magic that could tear everything apart, devouring it and plunging it into the shattered Void.

Its destructive power was anything but ordinary.

The only pity was that if it was just about destructive power, Lu Cang had plenty of killing moves.

So this seemingly powerful Root Magic actually seemed a bit useless for him.

At this moment, the all-devouring energy enveloped him.

It had already completely surrounded the Demon Lover!

"Did you think you were invincible just because you grasped a Root Magic!?"

"The creed of a Demon Lover is to devour the Root Source itself!"

He spread his arms wide!

This Root Magic actually began to shrink back toward his body, transforming into trickles of Magic Power to be devoured!

"Tsk tsk..."

’No wonder they call it the bane of Mages.’

’A Mage who runs into this thing would probably die with their eyes wide open.’

’But, this is indeed interesting.’

After the Root Magic: Void Perilous Loss was devoured by his opponent, Lu Cang immediately summoned even more instances of Void Perilous Loss!

Dozens of cyclones of energy enveloped him one after another.

SWOOSH—

The two moved at extreme speed!

One chased, one fled!

But even after being enhanced so much, this person still couldn’t match Lu Cang’s Speed!

’He really can eat a lot...’

Lu Cang flicked out a "Core."

Seeing a single "Core" fly toward it, the Demon Lover felt both anger and amusement.

’Looks like my guess was right.’

’When he encounters Fire, he uses a Fire Form. When he encounters wind and Thunder, he uses wind and Thunder Magic.’

’This person just loves to fight people in their own area of expertise.’

’So arrogant.’

’But unfortunately for you, a Demon Lover’s counter to Magic isn’t as simple as you think!’

The Demon Lover suddenly opened its mouth, its jaw splitting wide!

It actually took a bite out of Lu Cang’s Core!

Er...

’It’s eating it directly like that?’

Lu Cang had thought his opponent would try to absorb it, but he never expected him to swallow it whole.

’This is the totality of my being. Can you really absorb that?’

The tiny Core was swallowed!

But in the next instant!

A look of agony instantly appeared on its face!

"No! What is this thing!?"

’I can’t digest it!’

’How can this Magic also contain a Combat Skill? No... not just a Combat Skill, there’s too much other miscellaneous stuff in here!’

It felt everything inside its body running rampant!

Sigh...

’Isn’t this just asking for death?’

Lu Cang had originally just wanted to touch him with the Core to probe for information. As for the fight, he actually planned to see just how much Magic his opponent could devour and when he would reach his limit.

Lu Cang had already obtained the information he wanted about his opponent. As expected, this person pointed to Aertemi. In that case, he might as well test his limits.

Lu Cang dispelled the "Core" that his opponent couldn’t swallow.

Immediately after, Lu Cang unleashed a Magic Burst!

Magic Power surged like a vast ocean, erupting outward!

Between heaven and earth, layer upon layer of Magic instantly condensed into a hundred thousand Arrays.

’Come...’

From the heavens above to the earth below, there was nothing but Magic.

In a single moment, Lu Cang had simultaneously cast ten thousand different spells!

The Demon Lover, having just recovered from its pain, looked up at the sky and earth, only to see countless streams of majestic Magic Power bearing down on it...

"Come, let me see just what the limit is to the amount of Magic a Demon Lover can devour."

WHOOSH!

The Magic enveloped him!

He frantically absorbed the Magic, his body constantly growing larger, constantly expanding!

At the same time, he was also repelling and resisting!

’Why can he still release so much Magic?’

’After three consecutive battles, hasn’t his Magic Power been depleted yet?!’

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