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Chapter 461 Subduing the Twin-Tailed Serpent - Hell's Bell

Phoenix made a few tentative claw strikes without using any of his abilities, and even the force he used was controlled to a certain extent.

The power of the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell is still increasing, but it will reach its limit after reaching a certain threshold and cannot continue to increase indefinitely.

"What a pity! Without its power, it's not much different from an ordinary snake."

The Twin-Tailed Serpent, Hellbell, one of the five great calamities feared by mankind, was just like an ordinary creature in front of Lucci.

Without this ability, one is less powerful than some large creatures in the Dark Continent.

Perhaps this is why the physical body and the path of strength can occupy the top spot among all the heavens, because they have a role to play at any time and in any world.

The Twin-Tailed Serpent, Hellbell, coiled its body, trying its best to protect itself, and even had thoughts of escaping.

After all, they are living beings and naturally possess a certain degree of intelligence. Choosing to run away when faced with danger is not unusual.

The onlookers were quite surprised.

Even though both Lucci's Nen Beast and Lucci himself were within the range of Twin-Tailed Serpent Hell Bell, why did it have no effect on him?

After Biyande's test, many people were also tested, and without exception, they were all infected.

Even those who perform exorcisms will be affected.

Their ability is only to eliminate thoughts, but it cannot protect them. The only slightly better thing is that their abilities are not affected.

According to test analysis, the Hell Bell can also change the air; under normal circumstances, it only taints the air with "killing intent."

Only spirit beasts can mutate, but this rule does not apply to spirit beasts of exorcists.

There seems to be a special set of rules protecting or countering it.

Since the birth of Nen abilities, no one can claim to have explored all Nen users.

Previously, Lucci was known as the world's strongest Nen user.

Nen ability users and the strongest users are two different concepts.

The former refers to his masterful use of Nen abilities, but it doesn't mean he is the strongest. Of course, his strength is definitely not weak. Netero, on the other hand, was once the strongest, which he earned by defeating everyone in the world.

When two titles can be combined into one, it's hard to imagine that Lucci's strength has reached a certain level.

If we're talking about people who know a lot about Lucci, the only one here is Bi Yangde.

The towering giants, the wondrous spirit beasts, the Basen Challenge, the Adventurers' Guild, the Holy Grail War, the secret dungeons, and the special spirit beasts with self-awareness and the ability to grow...

These are all things that Bi Yangde is able to know.

There's absolutely no bottom in sight.

The Dark Continent might not even be considered dangerous to him.

Indeed, once you become powerful enough, nothing in the world can stop you.

Do you think that the ever-changing old man has become more ambitious because he has a new goal to strive for?

Will the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell be killed? This is a question on everyone's mind.

of course not.

Phoenix slowly dissipated. Now that it had been determined that the two-tailed snake posed no threat, there were other ideas to test.

Humanity's current technology is capable of killing the Twin-Tailed Serpent, Hellbell.

However, in an environment like the Dark Continent, a large team would be needed to make arrangements and prepare scientific research weapons.

These are things that Lucci doesn't need to consider right now.

I took out a flute. Now let's test whether this Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell is related to the Dark Symphony.

Everyone saw Phoenix disappear and then saw Lucci take out his flute.

I don't understand what Lucci is planning to do.

Lucci had already experienced the power of the Dark Sonata; it allowed him to travel directly from Lake Möbius to a certain location on the Dark Continent.

Unfortunately, that effect was achieved using the power of the Holy Grail, and it was limited in time.

It's difficult to achieve that effect by relying solely on one's own strength.

That would be at least a grand movement, requiring a team, a performance team unafraid of the corrupting power of the Dark Sonata.

I have no idea how this musical score came into the human world.

When Phoenix disappeared, Hellbell the Twin-Tailed Serpent immediately sprang into action, and his choice was to flee.

As they fled, they also spurred the hellish bells to ring.

The effective range reached at least seventy kilometers.

But he was quickly brought under control.

Music rose from the flute, and as Lucci played the Dark Sonata, the vibrations of the music also contained power—the power of the "Demon King."

It was obscure, gloomy, and even carried a peculiar murderous intent.

Even ordinary people, including Nen users, will be affected when they play the Dark Symphony, undergoing mutations that lead to killing others or suicide.

If it is only a bystander who is affected and hears from a distance, they may be saved by a spirit medium, but as a direct source of infection, they cannot be exorcised.

Of course, it's also because the exorcist's power was too weak. If they all had Nanika's power, they probably could have saved them.

Fortunately, the people watching from a distance only saw the images, not the sounds, otherwise they would have been affected as well.

Others are still unaware of what's going on.

Only Bi Yangde reacted quickly. Having been keeping an eye on Lucci's intelligence, he knew very well that Lucci had searched for Dark Symphony.

Therefore, the other party not only succeeded, but also gained complete control.

"Look, the two-tailed snake has stopped, and..."

And it slowly crawled and swam towards Lucci's direction.

The frequency of the hellish bells also changed, as if becoming more rhythmic with the power of the dark symphony.

"Beep beep beep!" A warning sound rang out.

"Retreat quickly, the range of the Hell Bell is expanding."

This is a warning device they set up at a distance to estimate the range of the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell's abilities as much as possible.

There are ten devices in total, one every two kilometers.

The crowd quickly retreated.

This sudden turn of events made us hesitant to take too many risks, and we retreated to a much greater distance.

Fortunately, the "all-seeing eye" is still able to observe it.

Similar to Poom's ability, as long as the rules are followed, distance is not a problem.

Lucci hadn't played the Dark Sonata much, but when he did, the Hell Bells became clearer in his ears.

The Hellish Bells accompanied the Dark Sonata, and his playing of the Dark Sonata became more and more skillful in the process, as if he were learning and advancing.

Soon, the Hellish Bells began to play a duet with the Dark Sonata.

Then, the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell appeared in front of Lucci.

Compared to humans, the two-tailed snake is much larger, and it could easily eat one in one bite.

Instead of attacking Lucci, the two-tailed snake swayed its body in front of him, as if it were dancing to the sound of a flute.

At this moment, Lucci resembled a snake charmer.

It seems that the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell is indeed related to the Dark Symphony.

So, could the so-called "Demon King" be an ancient human being, or perhaps some kind of subhuman?

Through the Hell Bell, Lucci could sense the Twin-Tailed Serpent's submission to him.

He was able to control the Twin-Tailed Serpent, and his Dark Symphony was definitely not weak either, but thinking of the city he had once seen...

Even with such power, did it still perish on the Dark Continent?

However, upon closer examination, compared to the world of extraordinary powers, their current strength does indeed seem somewhat weak.

After the performance ended, the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell bowed its head before Lucci.

The Hellish Bell still rings, but it doesn't affect Lucci anymore.

This is also one of the reasons why the Twin-Tailed Serpent submitted, because only those people from the past were unaffected by his abilities.

Judging from the sound of the hell bell, this two-tailed serpent is not a solitary individual, but rather belongs to a group.

It can also serve as the "performer" in a dark sonata.

All that's needed is a leader.

Everyone in the distance was stunned, even Bi Yangde: "Has this two-tailed serpent submitted?"

"The so-called Five Calamities have actually submitted to Lord Lucci!"

They did not consider the two-tailed snake weak because of its submission, as they had all experienced it firsthand.

At least they don't have that ability.

Even Jin's innate affinity was useless; the Hell Bell was a passive effect, affecting anyone who got close.

Even if he wants to "make friends," he must first find a way to ward off the hellish bells.

Lucci put away his flute.

Very good, very good. Now let's have a long-ago dream, let me take a look at the past.

(Second set of verbal instructions)

Lucci's ability can affect other creatures, but compared to humans, the memories of other creatures are more confused.

Relying on the power of "dreams" to access memories.

A hand gently stroked the head of the two-tailed snake, and it quickly drifted into a dream.

In order to better access the relevant memories, Lucci summoned Phoenix again, asking him to act as a protector so that he could quickly remind Phoenix to "wake up" if anything happened.

The two-tailed snake's memories are vast and chaotic.

This snake had lived for who knows how many years, which was what shocked Lucci the first thing.

I've lost track of my age.

My most hazy memory is of being born from an egg, and having an "owner," but unfortunately my vision is extremely blurry, I can't see clearly, and I can't even hear the voice.

It was a foreign language to Lucci.

However, what is known is that they are in a group and are migrating.

So it really is related to ancient humans?

The dream progressed very quickly, making it impossible to be 100% certain that it was about ancient humans.

But then he saw a two-tailed snake resting in the swamp, because its master had died in the swamp.

This swamp wasn't originally a swamp. It appeared after a great war and the passage of time. It used to be home to all sorts of terrifying plants, insects, and enormous creatures, but now it's a truly dangerous place.

The two-tailed snake wasn't the only one.

However, he was born along the way, and was the weakest of them all, still growing.

Perhaps it was because he had lost his master, and no one could control him, while his power posed too great a threat.

The two-tailed snake was left here.

Nitromi itself is also a product of this region, and it used to be a very large area.

Now there is only a small patch, and the fact that this two-tailed snake has been able to live for so long is indeed due to Nitromé.

The real longevity rice.

Lucci also uncovered a major secret in the Hunter world.

The ancient humans were by no means weak. The scenes I saw in my dream, though only fragmented, showed that in addition to mastering Nen, they also possessed advanced technology.

So why did the human world around Lake Möbius develop into what it is today?

Unfortunately, unless Lucci can trace back through history, he will not know the stories hidden within it.

The power of time is something even the Holy Grail cannot easily achieve, and the power of the Dragon Veins is too random to be fully controlled.

In a parallel world, whether time travels to the future or the past, the energy consumed increases significantly with each additional unit of time.

Lucci's dragon veins do not possess unrestrained power; otherwise, he could have already traveled to other worlds in his true form.

In any case, it was a great gain.

Even after subduing the Twin-Tailed Serpent, Lucci had no intention of taking him to Lake Möbius; his power was still too terrifying.

Perhaps it was a rare dream, but the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell did not wake up and continued to roam in the dream.

As long as something is a living being, capable of thought and possessing intelligence, it will have habits and emotions.

As for Lucci, he headed towards Nitromo.

The plants were over two meters tall, and the rice grains in the ears were quite large.

This plant is truly extraordinary, capable of withstanding the bells of hell and the symphony of darkness. Unfortunately, it is just a plant, and his "dream" ability cannot be applied to it.

Some worlds may not seem large in scale, but they contain things that are beyond the norm.

After all, immortality is extremely difficult in some worlds, like the world of "Covering the Sky".

Here, longevity rice can grant immortality, though it's unclear at this stage whether it has any limits.

But based on what we know, it can already be described as "immortality".

He pressed his hand on the ground, letting his spiritual energy penetrate downwards. Was there anything special about this place?

Unfortunately, nothing was found except for some enormous skeletons.

Since Lucci has already subdued the Twin-Tailed Serpent, then naturally this Longevity Rice is also his creation.

After the two-tailed snake slowly awoke, Lucci planted a mark on it.

Perhaps the "divine tree" will need to be changed in the future.

The Dark Continent is the place most suitable for him to develop.

They turned around and left.

Everyone looked at Lucci with reverence, even Bi Yangde's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

Perhaps the legendary Don Freecss was the same.

"That longevity rice is now mine." Lucci said this only once before disappearing from their sight.

"How dare he? This is..." There was dissatisfaction in the group, but they only dared to say it in a low voice. Of course, this person was a Nen user from one of the five great nations.

"Haha, as long as you have the strength, you can conquer everything. This Dark Continent is just a relatively large secret realm for Lord Lucci." The members of the Gale Guild were filled with fanatical worship.

Even the landlords were the same; they could probably acquire such extraordinary strength simply by following Lord Lucci.

They were once swayed by what Bi Yangde offered, but now, Lord Lucci is their lifelong pursuit.