**Chapter 187: Legend Degree**
2015-01-11
Author: Floating Tower of All Beings
“False God!!!…”
A roar from the Holy Spirit Priest echoed from afar, followed by a loud explosion. The opponent didn’t even care about the City of Wealth and intended to directly eliminate the Vampire Son in front of them. The investiture of gods is actually an act that can easily provoke rejection, especially if the renown of the investitor has not yet spread throughout the multiverse. The legend degree that Soren obtained is one of the core elements of the investiture; the higher the legend degree, the smaller the backlash received after the investiture, because your reputation has already spread far and wide.
Therefore, the sudden investiture will be much less objectionable in the hearts of others!
If your name is known even to the deities, leaving a deep impression even in the depths of the Abyss, then when you decide to become a god, others will find it natural.
Indeed.
I have heard this name more than once. It already possesses such prestige, has spread throughout the world, has defeated so many enemies, and has traveled so many places. For the mortal realm, it is almost at the pinnacle!
So, what else can such a person do if not become a god?
The legend degree can directly help the investitor become a true god, because your existence is already known by too many people. At the moment you decide to become a god, those who worship you will provide strength, and those who love you will also provide strength. When they remember your name and existence, the first wave of divine power of faith emerges. Perhaps this might not be pure enough, but the power of belief is present; those who fear you will tremble at your divine name when you become a god, while those who adore you will cheer at your divine name when you become a god!
This is a source of power.
And it is a power that can rival that of zealots. Although it only takes effect at the moment of investiture.
Unfortunately, the legend degree is not so easy to obtain. Soren currently only has 10 points of legend degree, whereas a normal process would require at least 200 points. To have your name resonate through the Abyss, spread throughout the shadowy realms, and even be remembered by the gods, that is the true standard for becoming a deity.
Whether it be infamy or fame!
You must at least let the world know; only then do you qualify for deification.
The Vampire Son undoubtedly belongs to the cunning type. He relies on spreading fear to gather power, and then maintains his faith with the divinity and divine power of the Demon God of Fear. Therefore, he can only be considered a false god, likely reaching at most the level of a saint. Soren cannot yet determine if the opponent has any backup plans, but given the current situation, his days ahead will likely be challenging. Because the enemies he faces will rise dramatically after his investiture; any god who becomes divine without a golden leg and strong backing will face a brutal period of slaughter.
Even the Agricultural Goddess, upon her investiture, has the Mother Earth and the Lord of Radiance standing behind her. Even with the strong divine power of these two gods, which are the thickest golden legs in the multiverse, she still faces trouble from other deities seeking to contest her divine profession concerning agriculture, plants, and nature. One can imagine the difficulty of becoming a deity, as well as the challenges one must face afterward. New gods are indeed very vulnerable. However, killing a new god could very likely lead to inheriting that new god’s divine profession.
If the Vampire Son is killed, the core divine profession of the [Vampire God] may be inherited by another, but certain conditions need to be met.
Simultaneously, the domain of [Fear] can almost be enhanced by any deity into their own domain.
If that deity does not have the domain of fear, they can acquire the divine nature of fear, serving as a stepping stone to further master the divine profession of fear. If they already possess the domain of fear, they can use it to enhance their power, even expanding into other realms of fear. Even benevolent deities can rely on the domain of fear and its divine nature to transform it into part of courage, for instance, [Fearlessness] and [Overcoming Fear]. However, the process to transform domains is relatively long.
Divine power needs a stepping stone, and there are many extended domains that can be utilized, so the competition for divine professions is fierce!
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Soren headed away from the City of Wealth; he had to avoid such saint-level battles.
The Holy Spirit Priest is a weakened version of the saint form. The Vampire Son’s investiture is also a standard saint form, while the Silver Hand belongs to the high-level legend category. He is just a minor character and should avoid getting involved in battles at this level. Right now, the most important thing is Vivian. Although Vivian’s breathing is steady, she has not awakened, which is definitely not a good sign. If she is indeed unable to control such powerful divine power, then Soren must help her strengthen her divinity or fuse with a fragment of divine essence.
The divine nature of fear is absolutely not to be absorbed!
Because the intervention of the Demon God of Fear into the Son’s affair is too powerful. Although the Vampire Son seemingly overcame the will of the Demon God of Fear, it is likely that he is still deeply influenced within.
A line of data appeared:
“Investiture Ceremony (Vampire God) [Legendary Battle]: In late October of the Year 1675 of the Crescent Era, in the City of Wealth, Vampire Son Reinhardt conspired to become a god, spreading fear and slaughter within the city. The Silver Hand attempted to stop him but failed, and the priest of the Goddess of Wealth joined the battle. In this severely impactful legendary event, you transformed into the Slayer and killed another Fear Son. News about the emergence of the Son of Slaughter will gradually spread, and many beings will tremble at this name. A group of special individuals has also extended your existence further. [Legend Degree +6]”
This is the most legend degree Soren has obtained at once.
This number surprised even him because, even if he killed a pureblood white dragon, he might not obtain 6 points of legend degree. He only earned 1 point of legend degree in the battle of White Horse City. During the Hunter Ritual, although he destroyed the Slayer’s sacrificial ritual and also killed a Fear Son, he only received 3 points of legend degree. However, he now received a legend degree equivalent to a full double of that from the Hunter Ritual, a level of renown that even some noble kingdoms might not possess.
Soren carried Vivian further away.
Although his strength decreased greatly, he didn’t worry too much because at worst, he could transform into the Slayer again.
His greatest concern now is still Vivian. Finding Gloria is clearly impossible since they have already been drawn into a legendary battle. The Vampire Son has transformed into a false god, significantly increasing his power, which is likely to attract a large number of vampire worshippers, at which point his forces will become unprecedentedly large, and the other Fear Sons will become extremely dangerous. Even if many churches pressure him, there will still be issues of distance, time, and position, as well as the matter of the other gods being asleep, making it impossible to eliminate a false god in a short period. If he can endure until the turbulent times arrive, then there will be even fewer opportunities to deal with a Vampire God.
Soren is seeking the path ahead.
In fact, he has long had a plan; it wasn’t until he could transform into the Slayer that the possibility of implementing it arose.
He intends to take Vivian overseas!
Originally, Soren planned to gradually rise to legend and await the chance of the saint’s arrival, but now the continent has become increasingly unsafe.
Their enemies are also multiplying.
He prepares to take Vivian overseas, where he can slightly avoid the Vampire Son’s power, and furthermore, there are many important opportunities overseas. Because the population overseas is relatively low, and the geographical environment is unique, with fierce beasts and poisonous insects rampant, the entire civilization is relatively savage, allowing many weaker deities and false gods to thrive, and some can’t even be considered deities, merely approaching demigod-like spirits.
Of course, spirits are Soren’s personal viewpoint; they are primarily referred to as [Essences].
Products of totem faith.
Many primitive tribes are scattered overseas, many of which are supported by totem faith. Numerous demigod essences reside within these tribes; they are still quite far from being gods, but are at a legendary level of strength. This area was gradually explored only after the Cataclysm of Saints, yet now Soren undoubtedly has the ability to challenge it.
Many of these [Essences] are below demigods; they possess divinity but lack divine personality and divine power.
Among them, the powerful ones are some false gods that may have only several thousand worshippers yet have propagated for over a thousand years. Many beings that were originally essences gradually developed a trace of divinity after long worshiping totems. That area is located behind tropical rainforests, near the Amazon Female Warriors, as the Lord of Storms does not care about these weak false gods, meaning that no churches come to attack them.
The Lord of Storms is too powerful!
These false gods may develop for a millennium and still not qualify to prance before him.
Those places are very primitive; occasionally, legendary wizards might pass through, but other professionists rarely do. Divine nature is a very powerful force, it can be likened to ‘nuclear fuel’; using it as gasoline in a car engine is completely useless. Soren and Vivian can transform divine nature, but other legendary professionists find it very difficult. Even a demigod might not succeed; if they do, it requires a considerable amount of time. Without certain levels of strength, one cannot even comprehend what divine nature is, and legendary wizards also need extensive research. Moreover, it must be a relatively powerful research objective; otherwise, if the divine nature is too weak, it cannot be extracted!
In the records.
There were legendary wizards who once stripped and decomposed divine nature from the body of the God of Slaughter, and at one point even took away the power of the God of Slaughter.
As for another reason why Soren intends to go overseas.
It is estimated that there are very few top priests on the continent willing to lift the legendary spell [Energy Absorption] for him; there is even a possibility that they might attack him. However, overseas belongs to the domain of many evil faction deities, and those legendary priests serving them only care about money, such as in the faction of the Lord of Storms, who represents standard chaotic evil.
These places have unique rules; they are very tolerant towards those from evil factions!
As long as you can pay, it doesn’t matter if you are good or evil.
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(PS: The overall alignment of the continent leans towards Lawful Neutral, while the overall alignment overseas leans towards Chaotic Neutral.) (To be continued ~^~)
