Angle's Arrogance? My Pact with the Succubus Queen! - Chapter 393: Training, Demigod-stage Battle Style!

Chapter 393: Chapter 393: Training, Demigod-stage Battle Style!

The old man said nothing. He raised his hand and fired a golden Prophecy Rune straight at Logan’s forehead. It moved so fast it left only a blur, clearly testing Logan’s reaction speed.

Logan’s pupils narrowed. He activated the predictive ability of his Time Anchor, seeing the moment the Rune would hit his forehead 0.3 seconds in advance.

He sidestepped quickly. The Rune skimmed past his ear and struck the crystal rock wall behind him, exploding into a crater the size of a fist.

The old man nodded. He tapped his staff of prophecy against the ground, his voice raspy. “Your reaction is fast enough to have the basic qualifications to learn high-level Battle Styles.”

“However, the Time Chaos deep within the Time Rift is dangerous. If a non-Rule Controller enters, their Soul Sea will be torn apart directly. You need to be ready.”

Logan stopped to check his internal status. The cracks in his pentad DNA were now as thick as his index finger. The risk level was 8.5. They ached slightly under the high pressure of the Rules, but fortunately, they hadn’t reached the point of disintegration.

He nodded slightly to the old man and continued walking with the Blind Prophet.

Half an hour later, the two of them arrived at the main hall of the core outpost.

The hall spanned 500 square meters. The rock walls were carved with the marks of retired observers. Inside, three people were already standing.

The woman in the green-striped robe was a master of Life Rules, her palms wreathed in emerald green light.

The tall, thin man had grayish-white death energy coiled around his cuffs. He was the Master of Death Rules.

Together with the old man who just tested Logan—the Master of Prophecy Rules—they made up the three core members.

The Blind Prophet leaned against a stone seat and began to explain the group’s history.

“We were founded three hundred years ago. Our members are all retired Observers expelled by the Ancient Tribunal. There are twelve of us now, scattered throughout the No. 46 Restricted Zone.”

“Our goal is to oppose the Tribunal’s absolute control over the rules of the Lost World. We believe rules should develop freely.”

At that moment, the Master of Life Rules stepped up to Logan. She placed her right hand on his chest again, and emerald light flowed into his body.

After a moment, she pulled her hand back. Her expression was serious. “Your DNA cracks are as thick as your index finger. If untreated, they will shatter completely very soon.”

“You must learn the Rule Stripping Technique to remove these cracks within 10 days. Otherwise, your cultivation will be lost, or you might even explode from the pressure. I will teach you the basics of this technique tomorrow.”

The Master of Death Rules stood in the corner, his voice cold as ice. “The Truth Mark of Observer No. 1 has already seeped into No. 46 Restricted Zone. Recently, three members have been acting strangely; it’s highly likely they’ve been controlled.”

“Your circle of trust here is limited to only the four of us in this hall. Do not trust anyone else.”

The faint golden Prophecy Mark on Logan’s forehead suddenly grew hot. It resonated with the rule nodes beneath the outpost.

He could clearly sense any abnormal rule fluctuations within a ten-mile radius.

Especially the silver-gray scent of Space Chains from Observer No. 3. As long as they approached, he would be warned immediately.

The Blind Prophet coughed, spilling some golden blood from the corner of his mouth.

He handed a list of three cleanup tasks to Logan.

“The first task is to eliminate the spies planted by the Ancient Tribunal.”

“The second is to recover out-of-control rule singularities.”

“The third is to suppress rebel retired Observers.”

“Complete these three tasks first to prove your sincerity. Only then will we teach you the core of high-level Battle Styles and the Rule Stripping Technique.”

Logan took the list, nodded, and agreed. Then, the Blind Prophet led him into the underground training ground.

The training ground was 300 square meters. Its walls were made of Rule-Immune materials, so they wouldn’t be damaged by battle shockwaves.

The Blind Prophet sat cross-legged in the center and began to break down the Five Elements Reincarnation Battle Style Logan had used before.

“Your original Battle Style has obvious flaws. Every rotation consumes the base energy of your pentad DNA. Use it twenty times in a row, and your stage will drop. Plus, every step is separate; they don’t form a closed loop.”

“I will upgrade it to the World Reincarnation Battle Style. I’ll fuse the five rules with the primordial energy of the eighteen realms from your familiar world to create a six-step closed loop.”

As he spoke, the Blind Prophet demonstrated the first step: advanced Time Anchoring.

He tapped his staff of prophecy lightly. A black rock in front of him froze for three seconds. At the same time, he adjusted his own time flow to be five times faster than the outside world.

In those three seconds of outside time, he completed five slashing motions.

“Step one: Time Anchoring. You must not only freeze the target but also adjust your own time flow to create an opening for attack. The following five steps are Space Severing, Creation Completion, Destruction Annihilation, Soul Imprisonment, and World Suppression. The final step allows you to draw on the primordial energy of your familiar world to form a domain suppression. Your killing power will be several times stronger than your original Battle Style.” Logan tried it based on the demo. He injected 108-star energy into the Blade of Time. Silver chains wrapped around the test rock in front of him, successfully freezing it for three seconds.

He then tried to adjust his time flow to a 1:5 ratio, completing five slashes within those three seconds of outside time.

The first three slashes went smoothly.

On the fourth attempt, the cracks in his pentad DNA suddenly stung. The time rule output became unstable, and the slash was delayed by 0.2 seconds.

The fifth attempt failed completely.

The Blind Prophet stood nearby, recording data, and shook his head slightly. “Your success rate is only 70%. Once you heal your DNA cracks, the success rate will jump to over 95%.”

“Today, you need to complete three full closed-loop exercises to get a feel for the rhythm of each step.”

Logan nodded, gripping the Blade of Time tightly. He looked back at the black test rock, ready for his next attempt.

The 72-hour countdown had already passed 12 hours. There were 60 hours left, and time was running out.

Early the next morning, the Blind Prophet led Logan into a time-restricted chamber deep underground.

The chamber walls were carved with dense Time Rules rune. Inside, time flowed 100 times faster than the outside world.

While 100 hours passed inside the chamber, only one hour passed outside. This made it perfect for training abilities that required extreme time precision.

The Blind Prophet stood in the center of the chamber and spoke seriously first: “Listen closely. Both the 30-day trial and the 72-hour arbitration countdown are calculated based on outside natural time. Time compression inside the chamber does not count as a buffer period. Do not try to exploit this.”

He paused, then began explaining how to train with multiple timeline anchors. “Your original Time Anchor only allowed single backward rewinding. Now, I will teach you how to set multiple independent Save Point locations and store them in the core of your familiar world.”

“Even if you are completely annihilated, you can fully resurrect from any Save Point, including your body, soul, and memories in their complete state. However, setting Save Points consumes a lot of world primordial energy, so be prepared.”

Logan sat down and sank his consciousness into his familiar world, drawing on the faith power of the main star core.

His current faith power reserve was 100,000 units, growing steadily by 10,000 units per hour. This was enough to support the cost of setting up three Save Points.

Following the Blind Prophet’s instructions, he set the first Save Point to his current full state, recording the data: 108-star pentad DNA, the complete eighteen realms of the familiar world, and the remaining 5 uses of the Time Anchor.

He set the second Save Point to his state from 5 minutes ago, just after entering the chamber, when his energy was full and he had taken no damage.

He set the third Save Point to the safe state from when he first arrived at the No. 46 Restricted Zone outpost yesterday, just in case something went wrong later, allowing him to retreat to the safest node.

After setting them up, Logan felt his familiar world’s faith power drop to 85,000 units. It would take about 17 hours to recover back to 100,000.

The cracks in his pentad DNA, aggravated by the heavy consumption, had worsened from the thickness of his index finger to his thumb. The risk level had risen to Level 9, just one step away from Level 10 disintegration.

The Blind Prophet, standing nearby, watched Logan open his eyes and issued a grim warning: “Every time you resurrect from a Save Point, your Soul Sea will randomly lose 5% of your memories and emotions. After three resurrections, the cumulative loss will be 15%, which could likely lead to personality alienation.”

“Also, you cannot set new Save Points in real-time during combat. You must prepare them beforehand. You now have 3 Save Points. Combined with your original 2 rewind permissions, you have the equivalent of 5 lives. Do not waste them.”

Logan nodded, confirming that the multi-timeline anchor settings were complete. The remaining count showed 3 Save Points plus the original 2 rewind uses, forming a double insurance layer.

The two left the time chamber and returned to the training ground.

The Blind Prophet guided him through the remaining five steps of the World Reincarnation Battle Style closed loop.

“Step two: Space Severing. You must not only cut through physical space but also sever the energy link between the target and the surrounding environment so they cannot absorb energy from outside to recover.”

“Step three: Creation Completion. Use Creation Rules to fill the energy void left by the cut, forming a sealing layer that blocks their path through space cracks to recover.”

“Step four: Destruction Annihilation. Use a destruction arrow to destroy their core.”

“Step five: Soul Imprisonment. Lock down any escaping soul fragments. Step six: World Suppression. Project your familiar world to form a domain suppression, reducing the target’s combat power by thirty percent.”

Logan followed the steps to attempt his first full closed loop.

First, he activated Time Anchoring, freezing the opposing 48-star quasi-Demigod-stage puppets for 3 seconds.

Then, he unfurled his Spatial Shield’s left hand, releasing a golden cutting blade to sever the puppets’ energy link with the surrounding earth veins.

In step three, the Staff of Creation emitted emerald light to fill the space cracks left by the cut, sealing off their recovery path.

However, at step four, Destruction Annihilation, the Level 9 cracks in his pentad DNA suddenly stung violently. The energy output became unstable, and the black destruction arrow veered off, missing the target by 15 centimeters and striking the nearby rock wall, blasting a large pit.

He didn’t even have time to start the Soul Imprisonment or World Suppression steps. The first attempt failed.

The Blind Prophet pointed out the issue from the side: “Slow down Step four by 0.5 seconds. Be steady. Don’t chase such a fast rhythm.”

Logan took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and started his second attempt.

Time Anchoring activated, opening the 3-second window.

Space Severing cut the earth vein links. Creation and Completion sealed the recovery path. The destruction arrow accurately hit the core in the puppets’ chest.

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