Chapter Eighty-One: Soren [Demigod]
A translucent, peculiar diamond crystal.
Soren’s hand holding it trembled slightly, and with a faint spiritual glow, the peculiar crystal gradually disappeared into his palm, melting away like ice and snow. An indescribable force surged into his body, causing Soren’s skin to emit a faint luminescence. This phenomenon lasted only for a moment, and then he appeared unchanged from before. If there was any difference, it was that his gaze seemed imbued with an indescribable magic, making anyone who looked at him feel a hint of reverence.
Divine Fragment.
Records of it in the material plane were extremely scarce, as not many deities had fallen to the mortal realm throughout the long history. Unless faced with a calamity like the Saint’s Cataclysm, even if a deity were killed, their power would be claimed by the victor. The only record of divine fragments in the mortal realm was the “Tears of Baal,” a special divine fragment condensed by the Son of Slaughter that not only contained the power of the God of Slaughter but also his divinity.
The “Tears of Baal” only briefly appeared in history.
Since then, there had been no other records related to divine fragments!
A line of data floated before him:
“Absorb the divine fragment!…
“Transform divine power!… Integrate divine power!… Discover unknown residual consciousness!… Trigger mandatory will judgment!… Will judgment passed!… Unknown residual consciousness completely erased!…
“Successfully absorbed divine fragment.
“You have gained 3 points of divinity!… Insufficient divine quantity!… No divine profession!… Unable to perform divine power transformation!… Minimum requirement for divine power transformation is [Weakened Divinity]!…
“Divine power activated!…
“Divine fragment power activated!…
“Trigger divine domain mutation!… Yourself beginning to transform into a demigod form!… Building personal laws!… Building personal domain!…
“Gained new characteristic [Demigod]!… You will be immune to legendary spell [Time Stop]!…
…
A flood of data filled his vision.
A vast flow of data appeared before Soren, reminiscent of the awakening at the beginning; he even felt a slight dizziness. In the vague depths of his consciousness, he seemed to perceive a transformation that was not only related to his body but also connected to this flow of data. The power of divinity seemed to permeate within, undergoing a change that he could not comprehend but was occurring slowly. This change was beyond verbal description, but Soren could feel it and realize how remarkable this transformation was!
This inevitably made him think of the first adventurer who achieved divinity.
Deities.
Their existence was not so simple; as high-standing deities, they possessed immense power, yet they also had many responsibilities.
One significant aspect that occupied most of their time was responding to the prayers of all their believers and granting divine techniques to priests!
There was a theory.
It suggested that the domain of a deity’s intellect far surpasses the imagination of mortals. Sometimes they function like a super bio-intelligence, continuously receiving and responding to believers’ prayers while transforming the power of faith into divine power to grant to priests. This is an exceedingly complex process, which is why some deities abandon their divine professions. Even the Four Elemental Lords hardly develop any believers at all. Normally, unless a deity has fallen, they must respond daily to all the prayers of the priests who believe in them, and transform the power of faith to grant them divine techniques.
An adventurer who achieved divinity back then.
He gained powerful abilities but also encountered a dilemma.
This adventurer’s ascended deity had to adapt to the prayers of the believers, gradually responding to them by granting divine techniques, a process that took him a long time to adjust.
Thus, beyond the initial hero birth template (with innate total attributes above 90), there existed a deity template obtained after achieving divinity.
The existence of a deity template is to handle the prayers of believers.
Soren had a unique feeling. It seemed the data flow around him was also transitioning in this direction under the power of divinity and divine fragments. The jumping data before him felt filled with some kind of power, giving him a tingling sensation in his brain. He still couldn’t articulate it, but he knew some changes were happening.
At this moment.
Soren’s data had already changed significantly!
“Name: Soren [Demigod].
Race: Half-Elf [Son of Slaughter].
Attributes: Strength 19 (+7, Frost Giant Power +6), Agility 27 (+2), Constitution 22 (+1), Intelligence 22(+2), Wisdom 16 (+1), Charisma 19 (+3, Mourning of the Desert River +2).
Faction: Lawful Evil.
Class: 10th-level Commoner/7th-level Thief (0/306500)/8th-level Shadow (0/375000)/10th-level Wizard (0/148500) [Tier 5].
Health Points: 272/345 [Robust].
Experience Points: 135075 (Killing Experience), 1545 points (Class Experience) [Unallocated].
Skill Points: None.
Attribute Points: None.
Legendary Status: 42.
Divinity Value: 16 [Weakened Divinity]. (To upgrade [Inferior Divinity] requires 30 points.)
Divine Fragment Value: 3. (To upgrade [Weakened Divinity] requires 10 points.)
Status: Normal.
Basic Skills—Stealth 285, Knowledge 280, Theft 85, Lockpicking 9, Traps 85, Concentration 75, Negotiation 105, Appraisal 65, Deception 60, Intimidation 145, Taunt 30, Performance 35, Listening 55, Evasion 145, Parry 75, Block 60, Healing 85, Searching 55, Investigation 70, Scribe Scroll 50, Spell Identification 45, Wilderness Survival 80, Use Magical Device 55, Cooking 40, Alchemy 30.
Legendary Skills—Universal Skillful Hand, Legendary Evasion, Legendary Combat Skill, Epic Agility.
Special Traits—Blessing of the Goddess of Misfortune, Blessing of the Ocean Goddess, Dragonblood Baptism LV2, Heart of Slaughter, Butcher, Deathwalker, Ascetic, Scholar, Profane Tongue (once per day).
Personal Traits—Dexterous Left Hand, Photographic Memory, Tenacious Strength, Photographic Memory, Mastery of Spellcasting, Proficiency in Reflex Evasion, Proficiency in Instinctive Evasion, Rolling Evasion, Agile Movement, Avoidance of Sight, Dark Vision, Combat Spellcasting, Spell Control, Spell Amplification, Spell Maximize, Weakened Spell Resistance, Inferior Cold Resistance, Moderate Fire Resistance, Weakened Toxin Resistance, Weakened Electric Resistance, Advanced Dual Wielding, Robust, Regeneration Level 2, Telepathy 10 feet.
Class Traits—Shadow Control, Mental Flexibility, Military Weapon [Mastery], Curved Blade [Legendary].
Combat Skills—Summon Shadow, Shadow Leap [200 meters], Shadow Assassination, Shadow Travel [2 times], Gaze of Fear (Divine), Fear Spell (Divine), Vampire’s Touch (Divine), Spell Counter, Sword Intent [Heavy Split], Sword Intent [Horizontal Slash], Sword Intent [Decapitation], Sword Intent [Waist Split], Sword Intent [Spinning Dance].”
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In the dark passage.
A disheveled figure was fleeing for his life, completely shrouded in shadows, making it impossible to discern his appearance.
“Target has appeared!”
“The prey is being drawn to the designated area!… Everyone prepare for combat!…
“Spider Queen [Rose] detected!…
“The prey is already exposed!… Mind Sorcerer prepare to mark the target!… Ten kilometers to the designated location!…
…
“Other Saints detected approaching!…
“Target is the Vampire God!… It seems he was attracted by the bait!…
“Combat plan recalculated!…
“Should we intercept the target?… Vampire God is closing in rapidly!… Current distance is eight kilometers!…
…
A series of mental communications echoed.
Accompanied by the Tower Spirit’s cold voice, a male voice like metal grinding resonated in the minds of the Godslayers, slowly saying: “Cancel the interception plan!… Let them and the bait go!… Our target is the Spider Queen!…”
“Wait in the designated area for the prey to appear!”
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In an instant!
Soren’s body felt as if struck by an electric current. Just as he completed the fusion of the divine fragment, he sensed that certain entities nearby were gradually approaching.
This was an intuition belonging to the divine domain!
… (To be continued ~^~)
