God Devouring Mask

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God Devouring Mask (噬神面具), acquired from Glorfindel Beelzebub in the underground world. A missing fragment of it was also in Shea's secret room.

## Appearance

When Chen first sees the mask on Earth Elemental King, the mask looked ordinary and there seemed to be a missing part in the middle of the forehead

When Glorfin was in the battle with Lord of Midnight Sun, he was badly defeated. Eventually, he used a secret method to escape even when his artifact was damaged. That was why the mask had a broken piece on its forehead.

Chen restores the missing fragment, making the mask a complete artifact.

## Cultivation

### Initial

It has 3 abilities:

* Puppet Control
* Earth Element
* Devour

### 100% deciphered

Chen Rui stood up slowly. He felt that it was no longer a mask on the face, but a part of his body that could be retracted freely. A new "fruit" was born on the skill tree.

God Eating (extra skill):

1. Immune to soul control (passive)
2. Devours all spirit, magic and soul attacks (active; limited to once every seven days; current usage is 1/1)
3. Demonic Flies Transformation: turning and scattering body into countless demonic flies, and becomes immune to all physical attacks (active; limited to once a day; current usage is 0/1)

The first was being immune to soul control that made him not fear any spirit control skills, such as the demonic fly skill that turned people into puppets and the corpse puppetry. The power of the second skill had already been seen. This devouring power was very powerful. It could completely swallow up the spirit that was able to manipulate Great Demon King level powerhouses just now. Furthermore, this skill could also devour magic and soul attacks. The only regret was that it took seven days to recover each time. The final one <Demonic Flies Transformation> was most practical. It made him immune to all physical attacks. It was equivalent to having an extra life at a critical moment.

### Complete control

Complete Control in Chapter 244 after advancing to Law Realm.

## Glorfin

Glorfin's voice of clenching teeth came from the "God-Eating Mask". "Just like the troublesome earth elementals, the tauren's and medusa's physiques aren't suitable to be host, even if I live in them, their strength can't be further enhanced! Besides, those who are below Demon King level can't bear the power of the artifact! Initially, that human was the best host since he was close to breaking through. Unfortunately, it is this stupid woman who broke through. Her talent of traveling through space is not bad, but she is still a woman. Also, she's a Great Demon, so it's even harder to break through..." It turned out that Glorfin occupying the Earth Elemental King's body was also the last resort. Even if the consciousness of Earth Elemental King was completely defeated, his consciousness couldn't truly manifest the strength in the body of earth elementals; the tauren and medusa were the same as well. Besides, their upper limit was Great Demon King. Unless he found a new host, his power would stop at the Great Demon King for a lifetime. Thus, it was even more unworthy than the Demon Overlord-level Earth Elemental King.

## Super space

Chen opened the Super System.

The first thing that he saw was the "Sun as the center of the galaxy" boot screen, which was beautiful and peaceful. After fighting Glorfin, Chen Rui had understood that this space was not just good-looking. It was just as Glorfin said, it must be a spiritual realm, or more accurately, a small universe in his consciousness.

In this space, there was one thing hovering quietly, it did not seem to be affected by the gravity of the planet.

*This is a mask, "God-Eating Mask"!*

But it was just the "God-Eating Mask". Glorfin's consciousness had completely dissipated, only leaving behind one of the seven Demon Realm artifacts that was as famous as the Sword of Fallen Angel and Dark Shadow Cape.

Chen Rui tried, but he couldn't store it into the storage space. He couldn't use "Star Devouring". Perhaps this was why the "God-Eating Mask" couldn't be removed from his face.

But it was just the "God-Eating Mask". Glorfin's consciousness had completely dissipated, only leaving behind one of the seven Demon Realm artifacts that was as famous as the Sword of Fallen Angel and Dark Shadow Cape.

Chen Rui tried, but he couldn't store it into the storage space. He couldn't use "Star Devouring". Perhaps this was why the "God-Eating Mask" couldn't be removed from his face.

Glorfin's Demon Overlord willpower was so powerful. Although it was devoured by Star Devouring, it couldn't be "digested" for a while. It could only be stored in this space to be slowly absorbed for his own use after today.

## Side effects

"I was initially afraid that the grand master's thoughts cannot control the power of a Demon Overlord-level soul and the power of the artifact. After listening to you, I think I was just overthinking." Paglio groaned. "However, now I am worried about something else. A Demon Overlord's mental power is very powerful. Even if you erase its sentient soul, it is not what your current soul power can bear, not to mention the power of artifact. Although you have the grand master's thoughts to break it down and digest it, your power will become stronger, but those instinctual desires will also become stronger. Once it exceeds the range your will can take, then it is likely that your original mind will be obliterated. You either die or become unconscious and become a monster completely controlled by instinct."

Chen Rui was shocked. He didn't expect such serious consequences!

The recent anomalies were actually influenced by the power he devoured. After activating the Star Conversion mode, although his powers were enhanced, these strange desires would also increase! This was like what some novels mentioned. The practitioner's strength and the realm of mind must be coherent. If the power far exceeded the realm of mind, it couldn't be applied freely. However, the situation Chen Rui was facing now was hundreds of times more dangerous.

The most important thing was that the Star Conversion mode was irreversible. *If I don't solve this problem, I will either die or become an unconscious monster after 100 days!*

### Refined mind

"Soul power can affect the will. In turn, the soul is also controlled by the will. Even if it's a Demon Overlord-level soul, as long as you possess an extraordinary will, it overrides the instinctual desires and completely controls the soul. Then, these digested powers will truly be yours and really improve by leaps. It is not impossible to achieve this, but the test you face is too risky. The chance of success is almost zero."

"Quickly tell me what to do..." Chen Rui asked quickly when he heard that there was hope.

"There is only one way, that is, the training of the mind. You have good qualifications. If you have enough time, you may be able to create miracles, but you have only a hundred days..." The poison dragon sighed and did not continue.

*Training of the mind?* Chen Rui suddenly thought of the essence of Alioth state, which was <Refined Mind>... His eyes brightened, but how could he train his mind?

Paglio told him that there were generally only two methods, one was to train the mind from "quiet"; the other was to use pressure to cultivate the mind. Each person's mind was different, so the difficulties encountered in training were also different. It couldn't be described specifically in words.

The Star Eater mode initially prompted an overflow warning, so using Star Conversion mode was a last resort. Although the consequences of using Star Conversion mode in this situation were serious, regretting now was useless. The key was to see if he could pass this challenge. This test was more risky than in the past. According to Paglio's analysis, the only method was only two steps. First, using Deep Analysis to decode the "God-Eating Mask" as much as possible. If he could truly control the artifact, Paglio believed that it would help him overcome this difficulty. Second, start the training of the mind. One hundred days was a very short period of time. The training ground could extend this period many times.

On the progress bar on the light screen, the progress of Star Conversion was 1% and <Deep Analysis> was still at 0%. If it was before he came to Blue Lake, he would be proud to see this 1%. Now, this progress bar seemed to be signaling the number of days he could live. According to the Star Conversion's prompt, the later it was, the more it absorbed, and the "side effects" would become stronger. If he didn't train his will enough, his soul would be destroyed sooner or later.

### Inner demon

*See also: Shura*
As a result of using the item, Chen Rui encounters Shura, an inner demon.

## Comparison

Currently, Chen Rui's God-Eating Mask could still control another person, so he could use it on Celine or Dior. However, the God-Eating Mask also had a tiny shortcoming. The puppet created by God-Eating Mask could live as usual, obeying the master absolutely. Yet, the puppets' mentality would be affected. It could only apply to a fixed mode of life. Unless under master's control, the puppet couldn't use its brain flexibly to work. Snowden at the Red Spirit Estate was an example.

Besides, the puppet was irreversible. After becoming a puppet, unless it died, it would never get rid of it.

The Leviathan Royal Family's Soul Shackles didn't have defects like the mask. The intelligence of the afflicted person would be intact, but their strength and soul would be imprisoned, increasing the difficulty of breaking through. For example, Delia, whose initial strength was even higher than Roman, had been stuck at the peak of Demon King. She was now caught up by Roman. Only under the effect of poison dragon's special training and Aurora Frost, could she have the chance of advancing to Great Demon King. However, each time the person afflicted by [Soul Shackles] broke through, the shackles' restraining power would be weakened a lot. Once her strength exceeded the [Soul Shackles]'s caster, the shackles would be ineffective.

Both [Soul Shackles] and God-Eating Mask could only be used on people with lower strength as compared to the users. In contrast, the most appropriate method of control was the master-slave contract. Both the mind and strength wouldn't be affected, and there was no limit on the difference in strength. The master could end the servant's life at any time by paying a certain price (directly killing could be done without paying a price). Besides, when the master was dead, the servant would die too.

The master-servant contract generally required the consent of both parties (could also be forced to surrender). Besides, everyone could only carry one contract in their body so many people had recruited servants earlier to prevent certain accidents.

## Fatilu

Sabrina's eyes flicked, "Fatilu is absent-minded recently, it seems that her heart is really stolen by the master."

Chen Rui was secretly vigilant. The puppet controlled by the God-Eating Mask basically had no special sign in the early stage, but occasionally, extremely subtle signs might appear. Judging by Sabrina's tone, she most likely hadn't found out the truth. She was just mistaking that Fatilu was interested in him.

Although the puppet technique wasn't the blood talent of the Beelzebub Royal Family, due to the use of artifacts for many years, a secret puppet technique had also been derived. Surely, it was far from comparable to the effect of God-Eating Mask. Sabrina was still okay. If it was Azgalor, who was proficient in the secret arts of the Beelzebub Royal Family, he would most likely see through the flaws on Fatilu. Thus, either Fatilu would have to leave the Crystal Valley or the action had to be launched before Azgalor returns. From the current situation, the latter had a higher probability.

## Quotes

Shea's eyes were sharp like a knife, "Why don't you keep wearing it?"

This made Chen Rui sigh indifferently, "If you wear a mask for a long time, you will easily forget that that is not who you really are. Maybe one day, when you decide to take off the mask, you will realize that your face is already the same as the mask. Do you understand?"

It was an answer with a hidden meaning again.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 165 (Steambun)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 391 (Steambun)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 173 (Steambun)
4. ↑ Chapter 162 (Steambun)
5. ↑ Chapter 172 (Steambun)
6. ↑ Chapter 217
7. ↑ Chapter 218
8. ↑ Chapter 164
9. ↑ Chapter 166
10. ↑ Chapter 179
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Chapter 180
12. ↑ Tim took control of Xilang mountain
13. ↑ Chapter 260 (Steambun)
14. ↑ Chapter 279 (Steambun)