Chapter 3121: What Did the Demon Brain Clan Do on the Battlefield? Eat Brains! Soul...

The war techniques of the Nightmare Race were quickly absorbed, and Wang Teng felt he hadn’t even exerted much effort.

Too easy!

Even the final technique’s fusion completed itself automatically.

Unlike some earlier techniques that required him to personally grasp and refine them.

“Nightmare Race!”

Wang Teng murmured under his breath, a faint, meaningful smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

This dark race—he would definitely have a good talk with them someday.

Last time in the Dark World, he’d encountered a Nightmare being named Nikola, but he hadn’t taken her seriously.

Now, it seemed he could no longer ignore them.

At least two Nightmare Warlords had appeared on the battlefield this time—dangerous indeed.

He must study these special war techniques of theirs carefully.

After all, from what he could see, their abilities seemed entirely focused on the mind—extremely tricky, not to be underestimated.

“Next is… the Brain Demon Race!!”

Wang Teng glanced at the next dark race’s war techniques, and suddenly his heart gave a slight jolt.

Brain Demon Race!

He abruptly remembered—he hadn’t seen any Brain Demons on the battlefield before.

That… wasn’t right!

Extremely wrong!

The Brain Demons were one of the most significant forces among the dark races—how could they have never shown up?

And now, he had obtained the war technique insights of the Brain Demons.

That only proved they had been present.

But this very fact made Wang Teng feel even more uneasy.

The Brain Demons had hidden too deeply, stirring unease in his heart.

“What did the Brain Demons do on the battlefield?”

A massive doubt instantly formed in Wang Teng’s mind, preventing him from relaxing.

The Brain Demons were extremely strange—they could seize other races’ bodies and hide within them.

If a powerful Brain Demon took control of a strong figure from the Light Universe during chaos, the consequences… simply couldn’t be imagined.

This wasn’t alarmist speculation—it was something that could realistically happen.

Why had the Mechanical God kept everyone aboard this Mechanical God-class spaceship?

Wasn’t it precisely because of fears like this?

Even compared to the danger of light beings being corrupted by darkness, being controlled by a Brain Demon might be worse.

After all, the Brain Demons hid so deeply that they were nearly impossible to detect under normal circumstances.

History of the Light Universe had seen such cases before.

Some Brain Demons had lurked for years, infiltrating high ranks before finally being discovered.

Thus, the upper echelons of the Light Universe were actually deeply fearful of the Brain Demons—Wang Teng wasn’t the only one thinking this way.

Unfortunately, Wang Teng couldn’t yet fathom the exact situation of the Brain Demons, so he could only continue absorbing the war technique insights.

Perhaps he could learn something from them.

Inferring their actions through the methods they used—this was entirely feasible.

As he thought of this, excitement stirred in his chest, and he immediately began absorbing the insights.

……

【Dark Wicked Head】 (Upper Demon Emperor Level): 5600/15000 (Mature);

【Brain Devourer】 (Growth Type): 1800/5000 (Masterful);

【Soul Concealment】 (Growth Type): 1200/5000 (Masterful);

【Soul Attachment】 (Growth Type): 2100/5000 (Masterful);

【Dark Brain Infusion】 (Growth Type): 12500/50000 (Fifth Rank);

……

“Five war techniques!”

Wang Teng’s heart trembled—never expecting the Brain Demons to drop five war technique insights.

More than the Nightmare Race had.

He immediately began absorbing these insights, and corresponding images of understanding flooded his mind.

A hazy, indistinct silhouette slowly emerged—completely unrecognizable.

Wang Teng furrowed his brow—the Brain Demons truly were strange; even in the insight image, they hadn’t revealed their form.

Still, that shadow probably wasn’t their true body.

The Brain Demons’ true body was merely a brain.

Suddenly, something bizarre appeared within the insight image.

Inside the hazy silhouette, a brain gradually materialized—glowing with black light, vividly lifelike.

“So they directly manifested the Brain Demon’s true body!”

Wang Teng realized with sudden clarity.

Yet he also felt a pang of regret.

If he could’ve seen the hazy silhouette clearly, he might have used it to identify which Light Universe warriors were being controlled by those Brain Demons.

Too considerate isn’t always good!

Yes, in Wang Teng’s view, this system brother was just too considerate—directly manifesting the true body, thus preventing him from seeing what he wanted.

System Daddy: Blame me?

Wang Teng sighed regretfully, focusing fully on absorbing this war technique insight of the Brain Demons.

The phantom image of the Brain Demon gradually emerged, followed by dark primordial energy pathways spreading out.

Then, in the void, dark power gathered, eventually coalescing into a grotesque head.

It was unlike any dark race Wang Teng had ever encountered—none of the known dark races looked like this.

It had an abstract quality—vague, indistinct!

He felt suspicious, staring intently at the insight image in his mind.

What in the world was this thing?

From the vision, this head appeared colossal and unspeakably hideous, its eye sockets and mouth nothing but hollow, pitch-black voids.

Yet within those sockets, two clusters of ghostly fire flickered, lending it an even more eerie aspect.

"This method seems somewhat similar to the Bone Spirit Race's!"

"One is a skull, the other a head!"

Something suddenly struck Wang Teng, and his gaze turned rather peculiar.

If the battle techniques of these two Dark Races were combined, wouldn't they form a complete head?

Hmm, that actually seems quite viable!

Wang Teng stroked his chin, all sorts of whimsical ideas popping up in his mind.

Regrettably, he hadn't picked up any genuine head-related battle techniques from the Bone Spirit Race's side; almost all of them merely condensed a phantom head.

A battle technique and a phantom were not the same.

A phantom was merely a manifestation of the Bone Spirit Race's power.

Wang Teng shook his head, pushing the thoughts aside.

Soon, the comprehension of this Devil Brain Race battle technique was fully absorbed by him, and various insights instantly surged within his heart.

"To think it actually attacks in the form of a head!"

Wang Teng's expression grew subtle, the corners of his eyes twitching slightly.

To put it bluntly, it was just using a mouth to bite people.

No matter how one looked at it, this was bizarre!

It possessed absolutely no style whatsoever.

When he first saw that eerie, dark head, he had thought the technique looked quite intimidating, but this was it?

Relying on a head to go around biting people?

How embarrassing!

Wang Teng felt he couldn't afford to lose such face; the existence of the Devil Brain Race was truly lacking, to have actually devised such a battle technique.

Even though this technique was at the Upper Devil Emperor tier.

Even though his mastery of it had reached the grandmaster level.

He still held a degree of disdain for it.

As the comprehension of the second Devil Brain Race battle technique flooded in, Wang Teng's heart went cold.

"This technique... is a bit sinister!"

His eyes instantly narrowed, and he took a deep breath before he could calm himself down.

Within the vision of comprehension, a luminous silhouette of a Devil Brain Race member emerged, and it was devouring... the brains of other living beings!!!

Not swallowing them whole in an instant, but consuming them bit by bit, gnawing away!

The victims might not even realize they were being devoured.

How could this not strike terror into someone?

Even though Wang Teng was merely witnessing such a scene within a vision of comprehension, he was still considerably shaken.

He felt as if his own brain were itching slightly.

This comprehension was something he could not immerse himself in!

Truly, he couldn't immerse himself in it at all!

Although the comprehensions gained from absorbing attribute bubbles felt as though he had cultivated them personally, this time he really could not empathize.

It was too disgusting!

He was a normal person, not some cannibal... or more accurately, a brain-eater!

Therefore, how could he possibly empathize with this kind of battle technique comprehension.

Presumably, only a perverted individual could calmly absorb such an insight.

He could not do it.

Though he was often called a freak by others, he truly wasn't this kind of pervert.

At this moment, Wang Teng detached his own mind, observing it all from the perspective of a mere bystander.

There were actually two ways to absorb comprehension.

One was immersion.

The other was God's perspective.

Right now, he was using the second method to absorb the insight, so he didn't have to experience that perverted sensation.

Even so, his complexion remained highly unseemly, wishing only to finish absorbing this technique's comprehension as quickly as possible.

He felt that he would likely never employ this battle technique in the future.

As a normal human being, he did not see himself ever devouring the brains of other creatures; it was too bizarre, and far too repulsive.

If one used this kind of technique too often, wouldn't their inner mind undergo a transformation as well?

Some things were better left unexperienced.

Because once there was a first time, there would be a second, even a third, a fourth... and finally, countless times!

Wang Teng had once heard that some martial warriors initially believed they would never use those questionable battle techniques, but once they did, as time passed, they could no longer control themselves.

To a certain extent, those unorthodox yet exceptionally powerful techniques were actually very easy to become addicted to.

The [Brain Devouring] technique before him belonged precisely to that category.

Once Wang Teng finished absorbing the comprehension, it became completely clear to him that this technique would absolutely cause addiction.

Its devouring of other creatures' brains was not solely to defeat the enemy, but more importantly, to acquire the opponent's insights.

Indeed!

It was to obtain the opponent's insights!

When Wang Teng had first obtained the Devil Brain Race's technique, [Soul Possession], he already knew the race possessed such an ability.

Now, he had once again encountered a technique that shared this very same capability!

It could be said without any exaggeration that the innate talent of the Devil Brain Race lay precisely in this.

"Motherfucker, this is too sinister!"

Wang Teng couldn't help but want to swear.

Using the method of devouring brains to acquire an opponent's insights—even among the numerous battle techniques of the Dark Races, this would be considered one of the most bizarre categories.

"It's actually a growth-type battle technique!"

A grave look appeared in Wang Teng's eyes; this indicated that the potential of [Brain Devouring] was quite extraordinary, comparable even to [Soul Possession].

[Soul Possession] involved the Devil Brain Race attaching its own essence inside the brain of another creature, thereby replacing it.

"Brain Devouring" involved direct consumption, likewise offering a chance of gaining enlightenment.

Should the two be combined, the effect would be even greater.

Wang Teng's mastery of this "Brain Devouring" combat technique had now directly reached the proficient level, which could be considered extremely high-ranking.

It should have been a matter of joy, yet at the thought that the Dark Apparitions of the Demon Brain Race held such a high level of comprehension toward this technique, a trace of discomfort rose within him.

Could the other martial warriors of the Light Universe withstand this combat technique?

It was highly unlikely!

Wang Teng sighed in his heart, intending to thoroughly study this combat technique given the opportunity in the future to see if a method to counter it could be found.

As for now, he would drop it.

Without sufficient enlightenment, attempting to find a counter-method was simply too difficult.

Just then, the enlightenment for a third Demon Brain Race combat technique appeared, giving Wang Teng yet another pleasant shock.

"Soul Stealth!"

He murmured to himself, hurriedly looking into the depths of the enlightenment.

Within the scenes of comprehension, the shadowy silhouette of the Demon Brain Race was gradually fading away, as though turning invisible.

Bizarre runes seemed to surface upon that eerie demonic brain, merging as one with it like natural patterns on its surface, yet they quickly vanished along with the brain itself.

It happened almost in a flash.

Fortunately, Wang Teng was currently absorbing the enlightenment; otherwise, he might not have been able to see it clearly at all.

At this moment, the comprehension of those runes merged into Wang Teng's memory, granting him complete realization.

"This actually turns out to be an enlightenment of the Ancient Dark Runes!"

Wang Teng was somewhat surprised.

He had not expected that the comprehension of this "Soul Stealth" combat technique would contain the enlightenment of the Ancient Dark Runes.

Moreover, this particular portion of the Ancient Dark Runes was clearly a realization he had never obtained before.

Concealment!

These were runes pertaining to concealment!

Wang Teng had previously obtained Ancient Dark Runes related to concealment, which he could use to hide himself.

Yet compared to the Ancient Dark Runes obtained this time, the previous concealment runes seemed rather superficial.

Of course, this did not mean that the concealment capability of the Ancient Dark Runes he obtained before was not strong enough.

If placed within the Light Universe, most martial warriors would probably fail to discover it.

However, the dark force might still be detected.

It sounded somewhat contradictory!

In reality, they were two completely different matters.

Being able to detect the dark force did not necessarily mean one could discover the person concealed within that dark force.

Otherwise, why would it be said that the concealment capability of the dark force was exceptionally potent.

Now, with this new comprehension of the concealment runes, Wang Teng felt that his grasp over the concealment capability of the Ancient Dark Runes had grown increasingly profound.

"This Soul Stealth combat technique can not only conceal one's own power, but what makes it even more formidable is that it conceals the soul!"

As the contents of the enlightenment flashed through Wang Teng's mind, a sudden sense of pleasant surprise washed over him.

Just moments ago, his attention had been entirely drawn by the concealment capability of the Ancient Dark Runes, causing him to overlook that this Soul Stealth combat technique itself was actually the most incredible existence.

Even a soul body could be concealed—just how formidable was that?

This combat technique was precisely what the Demon Brain Race used to hide themselves.

"Wait a minute!"

Wang Teng's expression instantly grew solemn.

In the past, the Demon Brain Race used "Soul Possession" to control other living beings and hid themselves within the bodies of those creatures, which was already incredibly difficult to detect.

Now, with the addition of this Soul Stealth skill, wouldn't it be even more impossible to perceive?

One must know that this was a growth-type combat technique, and its effects were exceptionally excellent.

As expected, he knew these Dark Apparitions of the Demon Brain Race were up to no good.

They had finally exposed their tails!

A cold gleam flashed through Wang Teng's eyes; since he had now obtained this "Soul Stealth" combat technique, it presumably would not be very difficult to ferret out those hidden Dark Apparitions of the Demon Brain Race.

"A bunch of rats in the gutter, I will drag every single one of you out sooner or later." Wang Teng snorted coldly in his heart.