Phantom Demon Secret Art

Netherworld.

"Damn bastard, you thief!"

The entire world trembled with Chthon's roar.

It was no wonder he was furious.

He had taken the Darkhold to reason with the other party, only to have even a portion of his divine consciousness destroyed this time.

This had also inflicted some damage on his true body.

Moreover, his connection to the Darkhold had been completely severed.

It was not until half an hour later that the entire Netherworld gradually calmed down.

It was not that Chthon had calmed down, but that just now, the suction force within his body had doubled.

The speed at which he absorbed energy now was utterly unable to match the speed at which the other party was draining it.

If this continued, he would soon be drained dry.

Judging from their recent clash, the Darkhold under his control had possessed almost no ability to resist in the other party's hands. Although only a portion of his consciousness had been attached to it, even if he put himself in the other party's position, he could not have resolved it so cleanly and decisively.

This meant that the other party's strength was unquestionably above his own.

Going directly to fight the other party to the death was definitely not an option.

Only those of equal strength could call it fighting to the death. If someone like him rushed in, it would just be delivering himself on a platter.

For now,

he could only go all out and frantically plunder the energy within the Netherworld.

This way, although the energy within him would still be in a state of deficit, he could probably hold on for several months. He could only pray that the other party would stop before he was drained dry.

When Xu Mo woke up, he found that he had already been moved into a car outside.

"You're awake!"

The rescued girl beside him looked at him with delight.

Xu Mo looked around and found that they were the only two people in the car.

"Where's Hill?"

"Over there!"

The girl pointed in a direction.

Following her gaze, Xu Mo realized that the bar had been surrounded by police cars.

Hill was explaining something to the lead officer.

The girl seemed very interested in Xu Mo.

After all, in a sense, this counted as a hero saving a beauty.

Through her introduction, Xu Mo learned her name as well: Jemma Simmons!

She had grown up in New York and was currently pursuing a doctorate in chemistry at the State University of New York.

She had come to Sara Town as a tourist this time, only to unexpectedly run into something like this.

"Can I contact you in the future?"

Simmons asked expectantly.

Seeing the hopeful look in her eyes, Xu Mo found it hard to refuse and nodded.

The two then exchanged phone numbers.

"Of course!"

Just then, Hill opened the car door and climbed in.

"Looks like two rooms will be enough tonight!"

Xu Mo ignored her teasing and asked instead.

"What about the remaining stragglers?"

Hill shook her head at his question.

"For now, there's no particularly good solution. It's impossible to completely eliminate these vampires, but after what happened this time, they should keep themselves in check in the future!"

Xu Mo nodded in agreement.

There were an enormous number of vampires in this world, and completely wiping them out was simply impossible.

As long as a few slipped through the net, they would spread again before long, like zombies.

However, he seemed to remember that the Darkhold contained a spell capable of wiping out every vampire at once.

After all, if he remembered correctly, the origin of vampires seemed to be connected to the Darkhold.

That was also why Agatha had been able to control those vampires.

Unfortunately, the Darkhold had been taken into the Astral Tower.

Otherwise, if he learned it and wiped out all the vampires at once, he would probably earn a huge amount of points.

He opened the store and checked the price of the Darkhold.

Fifty million points!

All right!

There was no way he could gather that many points anytime soon.

Hill parked the car outside the hotel, then pulled a confidentiality agreement from who knew where and handed it to Simmons.

"Sign this. You can't mention anything that happened this time to anyone in the future!"

Simmons took the confidentiality agreement but did not rush to open it.

Instead, she asked,

"What organization do you belong to? What are the requirements for joining? Can I join?"

"You want to join us?"

Hill clearly had not expected her to ask that.

"That's right. In two more months, I'll receive my doctorate in chemical physics!"

Simmons quickly explained.

A thought flickered in Hill's eyes after hearing that.

Besides agents like them who belonged to combat units, S.H.I.E.L.D. also needed all kinds of research and logistical personnel.

A doctorate in chemistry indeed made her a scarce talent for S.H.I.E.L.D.

After thinking for a moment,

"Think it over carefully. If you really intend to join, come back to headquarters with me tomorrow!"

"Really?"

After hearing that, Simmons secretly glanced at Xu Mo before jumping up in excitement.

However, she seemed to have forgotten that she was sitting inside a car.

With a thud, Simmons clutched her head and ducked down.

After resting for the night,

the three set off from the town early the next morning.

New York, Brooklyn.

The White Queen lounged lazily on a recliner before the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor.

"Looks like you've been doing pretty well lately!"

Xu Mo entered through the door and teased her.

Hearing his voice, the White Queen turned around.

"Indeed. Other than being a little bored, there hasn't been anything bad about it!"

"Trust me, you'll miss this kind of life terribly in the days ahead!"

"Looks like it's time for me to be useful!"

"Of course!"

Xu Mo nodded and walked forward.

"Before that, though, your abilities need to be strengthened a little!"

With a wave of his hand, several sheets of paper appeared in his hand, and he passed them to the White Queen.

They recorded a cultivation method he had selected from the techniques in his mind, one specifically used to cultivate spiritual power: [Phantom Demon].

It was a secret cultivation art belonging to the illusionist branch of Spirit Readers.

It included the [Spirit Tempering Art] for tempering and enhancing spiritual power, [Dream Entry] for creating illusions, and methods for cultivating Soul Seals.

Soul Seals were the foundation of the illusionist branch.

They were also the source of the illusionist branch's power: enslaving all things.

Any creature with intelligence could be enslaved by a Soul Seal.

In Xu Mo's view, since they both belonged to the spiritual power path,

the White Queen's Telepathy was somewhat similar to an illusionist's abilities, and she could be considered exceptionally gifted in this regard.

There was no reason she could not cultivate these secret arts.

Of course, only half of the content was recorded on those pages.

But that was already enough for the White Queen, Emma, to cultivate for a long time.

Emma took the papers from Xu Mo with confusion.

She did not believe that the contents of a few sheets of paper alone could greatly increase her strength.

After casually glancing through them a few times, her eyes lit up.

Her expression gradually became serious.

As she read more and more, her breathing grew rapid, and a flush of excitement appeared on her face.

"Oh my God, this is absolutely astonishing. Is everything recorded here real?"

After finishing the contents on the pages, the White Queen looked at Xu Mo with glowing eyes.

"Of course. I have no interest in deceiving you with something whose authenticity can be verified after a few attempts!"

"Oh my God!"

The excited White Queen was practically incoherent.

Then, she wrapped both arms around Xu Mo's neck.

She looked at him with a smile in her eyes.

"Darling, there are some parts here that I don't quite understand. Could we discuss them in the room?"

Xu Mo glanced at the floor-to-ceiling window beside them.

"I think this spot is quite good!"