Chapter 800
Chapter 800 - 756: Abyss Beheading Sword
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[Adam’s Abyss Beheading Sword (Lower Gold Rank Cursed Object)]
[Features: Weighing 217 kilograms, with a total length of 2.9 meters, the slashing blade is pitch-black with faint blood-colored lightning flashing within. It is adorned with eyeball-like blood tear gems, but most of them are shattered. If you listen closely to those cracks, you can faintly hear wailing and howling.]
[The original soulbound wielder (Sword Master) of this weapon has died, and the weapon itself has suffered severe damage, losing most of its power and all additional characteristics.]
The "great sword" before him, just by its size and mass, would be unusable for any but the largest of races.
Not only in length, the thickness of its blade was even greater than that of Lu Ping’an’s own body.
Its original owner used it as a one-handed sword, and Lu Ping’an, in his Knight form wielding the 1.9 meter Storm Lance, would also be able to use it one-handedly, but now, even fully armed, he would probably have to use both hands.
"...uh, it’s a bit smaller than the data suggested,"
Lu Ping’an wasn’t being sarcastic; given that "Abyss Lords" normally start at tens of meters in height, this sword did indeed seem "miniature."
"This is its initial form. Soulbound Weapons can change their size and shape to a certain extent, adapting to the needs of their master..."
"Soulbound Weapons?"
"You can think of it as soul-binding, but weapons of the Abyss system are a bit special, uh, maybe it’s better to call them soul-splitting weapons. This thing can grow alongside its master, and if it’s lost, the master would also be seriously hurt. Given its poor condition, the original owner is definitely dead."
After contemplating for a while, Big Cat provided a simpler and more straightforward explanation for Soulbound Weapons.
"A living weapon, but with higher vitality."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’an felt a surge of joy. Doesn’t this mean that he could adjust its size later on...
"But you can’t do that. This is its smallest prototype state; it can’t get any smaller because even the weakest Abyss Lord is a super-giant."
It seemed his plan had fallen through, but Lu Ping’an wasn’t disappointed. On the contrary, he was quite satisfied with the weapon’s strength.
[Strongman’s Privilege (Beheading Sword Rule, Lower Gold): Once it lands a hit, there’s a certain chance to forcefully behead beings of a lower tier, causing a beheading effect that ignores all defenses.]
This "beheading" core rule is another notorious reason for the infamy of the Abyss Lords and Abyss Beheading Swords.
"Instant death abilities are always the most popular on the battlefield. The Abyss Lords’ Beheading Swords are known as ordinary soldier killers, and combined with the Lords’ own powers, even Decree-level heavy tanks are just one cut away from oblivion before them."
Simple, practical, and particularly suitable for Lu Ping’an himself.
"Taboo items from the Life system are rare, but those from the Death system, especially those following the Soldier/Warlord path, are quite common in the market, because they really are very useful. This thing, in particular, matches well with your ’Black Holy Grail.’"
Big Cat’s opinion was quite persuasive, especially since the Storm Lance that Lu Ping’an obtained previously was also a Death system item, and it was extremely handy....
"...of course it’s comfortable for you to use, but that’s not the case for others. Whether it’s withering or instant death abilities, they both involve the use of negative life energy and generally come at a heavy cost, which is also a great burden and harm to the user. If you weren’t special, would you dare to play with withering at close range? Could you casually wield ’Life Energy’ without worrying about leaking life force? If you had to be cautious using it, then the killer power of your Storm Lance would be halved."
And this "sword" before him was headed in the same direction, or to put it another way, the Taboo item from the Soldier (War) Death system followed the path of "the more you kill, the stronger you become."
[Abyss Soul-sucking (Lower Gold): The remnant souls of those killed by this sword would be absorbed by the blade as ’nourishment,’ enhancing its sharpness, hardness, and instant death properties.]
Lu Ping’an’s "strangler (Heavy Armor Warrior)" followed the same type, emphasizing growth through killing, using the ’remains’ of the deceased to enhance oneself... the most outstanding example being that Lu Ping’an’s Black Knight path had now reached the third tier.
Of course, on the flip side of this power, the trade-offs were just as direct. Just as the Storm Lance could corrupt its wielder, even leading to loss or absorption of life force, this object was a double-edged sword in every aspect.
[The Sword’s Thirst for Souls (Lower Gold): Every month, the sword needs to be ’fed’ with the sacrifice of at least a hundred intelligent creatures. If this demand is not met, it will attempt to behead its own ’master’ to satisfy itself with the master’s soul and life force.]
"...that doesn’t affect me, right?"
Though it was phrased as a question, Lu Ping’an spoke in a tone of certainty.
He had already resisted withering not just once or twice, and it was almost not a resistance at all, but rather a direct immunity.
"Having been fully analyzed by the Life Bank for the ’Instant Death’ ability, one should be completely immune...."
At this time, Lu Ping’an also realized why his superiors hesitated when they saw his request for this sword.
It was one thing when it had no Sword Master, but once it claimed one, it would naturally continue to devour lives.
The "Beheading Sword" is a standard-issue weapon for the lineage of Abyss Lords, all the basic properties and abilities are the same. But it’s the combination of these few simple but practical properties that can truly be called the King of War.
[Bloody Beheader (Lower Gold): When a target is successfully beheaded on the battlefield, the wielder can roar to activate the ’Area Beheading Trait,’ which allows for a beheading judgment on targets within a certain range during the next wide-swing beheading attack. If the judgment fails, it releases the ’Calamity Descends’ curse. This trait can stack repeatedly, inflicting fear and psychological attacks on the targets, while greatly increasing the success rate of the next beheading.]
The massive war machines known as Lords of the Abyss, when equipped with this terrifyingly effective combat feature on their blade, become unstoppable on the battlefield, felling enemies with each swing and growing faster with each cut.
Even when faced with powerful opponents that can’t be beheaded, the chaotic battlefield allows for the ’Calamity Descends’ DEBUFF to accumulate, potentially ending the fight with just one stroke.
[Adamast, a young and ambitious Abyss Lord, has plotted numerous conspiracies and waged wars time and again, spreading the will of the Abyss across one world after another. His outstanding combat power combined with cunning wisdom made him invincible, until he ventured into a world on the brink of destruction (Silent Mountain Range World) and encountered three God Corpses engaged in a fierce battle that completely defied reason....]
Clearly, the downfall of this Abyss Lord was mainly due to exceptionally poor luck.
But the strength of this damaged weapon remains extremely terrifying.
It has no fancy traits; all its effects can be summed up as "slash, slash, slash."
This is the power of a real Gold (Rule-level) weapon. Just one such weapon is enough for a professional to center their profession system around it.
And with the benefit of "choosing for oneself," Lu Ping’an is precisely someone who can wield this weapon.
[Note: This weapon once rose to glory, but with the downfall of its Sword Master, it has been forced back to the beginning. It longs for more nourishment and evolution....]
The initial or original version of the Abyss Beheading Sword is Lower Gold, but given enough resources, it can continually evolve to better suit the needs and traits of its Sword Master.
The weakest Abyss Lord is a Rule-level creature, but the strongest... can even chase after True Gods.
"Many types of Abyss Lords exist, but the few I know of are generally practitioners of both Elements and melee combat. There are those who manipulate fire, poison, lightning... This weapon can be enhanced accordingly and can function as an Elemental Weapon..."
Just this weapon alone is enough to satisfy Lu Ping’an, but he holds one more treasure that could improve it even further and make it more suitable for him.
He took out a worn red cloth.
[Hannah’s Corpse Wrap (Silver Mid-position Taboo Item)]
[This is a special Heroic Spirit Holy Relic that longs to become more complete....]
Lu Ping’an had received it a long time ago, and both Big Cat and Fang Wen had informed him that it could be used as "material" to "transform" Taboo weapons.
"Such Holy Relics with the remnants of ’Heroic Spirits’ can supplement the lacking ’soul’ and ’consciousness’ of other Taboo items when combined, resulting in stronger Forbidden objects. They usually inherit some of the Heroic Spirit’s traits..."
Obviously, this was a rather valuable gift.
Lu Ping’an once tried to use it on the Storm Lance... but was directly rejected by the "red cloth."
"It might be an issue of compatibility, as one is a slashing blade and the other is a thrusting lance. Or perhaps it looks down on the Storm Lance for being too weak..."
The remaining Holy Relics are all Silver Mid-position, while the main body, the Storm Lance, is only Silver Lower. Naturally, it would be disdainful.
Having never had a good weapon, Lu Ping’an could only preserve it until now, occasionally taking it out as an oddity.
Now, the moment Lu Ping’an brought out the red cloth, he felt an eager impulse emanating from within it.
"You like it? That’s good."
— End of Chapter 800 —