Chapter 110: The Proper Use of Universal Skillful Hand
The gentle sea breeze blew towards him.
Soren stood on a rocky outcrop, staring out at the distant sea, his entire being seemingly like a statue lost in thought.
A rare hint of fatigue appeared on his face, as if he had expended too much energy, his expression revealing a sense of languor.
Light footsteps approached.
The figure of the Mind Sorcerer appeared behind Soren, tilting her head and observing him, playfully saying, “Master. It seems I’ve never seen you so lazy and fatigued since I met you.”
“Hehe!”
“Is it because you used too much energy last night?”
The Mind Sorcerer’s tone became a little frivolous, as if teasing Soren amused her greatly.
Soren turned and glanced at her but did not answer her question, only slowly saying, “Find a way to recover your strength. It’s better to focus on how to regain yourself than to worry about these issues.”
The corners of the Mind Sorcerer’s mouth lifted into a smile as she effortlessly sat down beside Soren, stretching her body and saying, “Relax! Relax!”
“Actually, it’s quite nice like this now.”
“At least I don’t have to hear the random thoughts of others every day. This is truly a rare time of leisure!”
Mind reading, huh?!
Soren was slightly taken aback by her words, then looked at her seriously and said, “Is that so? Then let’s take a good rest. We have plenty of time to prepare.”
He wasn’t clear on the extent of the Mind Sorcerer’s abilities, but if her mental energy was strong enough, she could indeed know what others were thinking.
Then control the thoughts of other beings!
This was something Soren’s mind perception could do partially; his demigod sensitivity also helped, but it was only effective against ordinary people—the stronger the target, the weaker the effect.
“Master.”
The Mind Sorcerer gazed at the distant sea. After a moment of silence, she slowly said, “The Golden Priest from the Temple of Wealth is very interesting. I’m planning to learn some priestly skills from her, and if possible, I’d like to take on the role of a level one priest as a side job.”
Soren contemplated her words for a moment before nodding and saying, “Are you confident?”
The Mind Sorcerer smiled and said, “Actually, it’s a very simple matter. But if I want to rise to a higher level, I probably still need your help, Master.”
Divine power granted.
Soren nodded thoughtfully. Given the Mind Sorcerer’s current abilities, taking on any role as a side job would have limitations because her spiritual energy was too powerful, occupying more of her soul. She might easily take on the role of a priest, but to elevate it to legendary status would require a considerable amount of time, or Soren’s divine power.
Divinity was merely a passive strength.
The greatest change still lay in the granting of divine power. Vivian’s formidable strength arose from the accumulation of divine power. It was challenging for divinity to be converted into substantive power, but divine power could replace the effects of spells. Nearly all the elect from the Church of Deity possessed divine power bestowed by deities and could, if necessary, directly call upon a part of a deity’s power, using their own bodies as avatars of the deity. If the Mind Sorcerer wanted to elevate her priest level, she would likely have to rely on Soren to grant her divine power.
“Someone is coming.”
The butterfly landed lightly. She turned to look at Soren, her gaze seemingly playful. She slowly said, “It seems someone from last night is not satisfied and is coming to find the Master again?”
As someone whose profession level once exceeded 30, the Mind Sorcerer might indeed lack the appropriate reverence for deities.
………………
The Fallen Witch’s figure appeared.
Soren sat cross-legged on the rocky outcrop, polishing his curved blade, and when the other approached, he slowly said, “It should be done by now, right?”
The Fallen Witch gazed at his back and gently nodded, saying, “Yes.”
“Thank you.”
Soren paused in polishing his curved blade, then said, “No need to thank me. After all, you are Gloria’s mother; I cannot stand by and watch you sink into a deeper abyss. You should also think about your future. The Succubus Queen is not one of those lesser beings in the Abyss; after signing the contract with her, your soul has already been branded by her. Unless you enter a realm comparable to that of deities, you will remain her plaything and slave for life.”
“This time it may pass like this, but have you thought about what to do next time?”
“I’ve never seen the fallen ritual to please the Succubus Queen, but I have witnessed the sacrilegious ritual meant to please the Spider Queen. A group of naïve fellows thought that blood, slaughter, offerings, lust, chaos, and depravity could satisfy the Spider Queen, but they never thought that such an existence as the Spider Queen had encountered far too much across the long years. How difficult it is to please her!”
“Do you know what happened to that group in the end?”
At this, Soren turned to look at the Fallen Witch behind him and clearly saw her body shudder slightly.
The Fallen Witch gently shook her head and said, “I don’t know.”
Soren smiled, as if lost in a memory, and softly said, “The priestess responsible for the ritual was turned into a wax figure, and the Spider Queen sent spider-like elves to devour the offerings completely. Those who barely survived were transformed into creatures that were half-human and half-spider.”
“You might possess more knowledge than I do.”
“But you certainly do not understand the Bottomless Abyss better than I do! Those Abyss Demon Gods are not as easy to deal with as you think. Their chaotic natures can lead them to do anything, and they won’t be easily satisfied.”
“Did you really think that if I didn’t take action yesterday, I could just casually find some ordinary people?”
“Hehe.”
“If you really did that, then the Radiant Nun would have descended yesterday. They would have used barbed golden whips to kill everyone present at the ritual, then used your torment to satisfy the Succubus Queen’s desires, because such a level of pleasing ritual would simply mock the Succubus Queen!…”
What kind of person is the Succubus Queen?
She governs the darkest and most depraved realms of passion and desire, and it’s naive to think mere mortal offerings could satisfy her.
If she were really that easy to satisfy, some sorcerer families could easily make her happy.
Soren fell into silence.
He recalled a sacrificial ritual he participated in before, using a dragon egg to offer to a lower-ranked Demon God, and nearly everyone involved had died inside. A mere dragon egg couldn’t satisfy its appetite, and its chaotic nature led it to attack the other sacrificers.
“Ah!”
Soren let out a weary sigh and slowly said, “In the short term, there should be no problems. Even the Succubus Queen should have been satisfied last night.”
“Perhaps when the world changes, the contract on you will have a breakthrough!”
A blush appeared on the Fallen Witch’s beautiful face, and her delicate body involuntarily shuddered, as if she thought of something. Her gaze fell on Soren’s fair and slender fingers.
Then, to hide her emotions, she hurriedly left.
Soren said nothing.
He only gazed at the distant sea, as if contemplating other more important matters.
Pleasing the Succubus Queen.
Ordinary means were almost useless because the legendary ‘Book of Pink’ was created by the Succubus Queen or her daughter; it is the most depraved and indulgent spellbook in the multiverse.
However, Soren was not entirely without means, after all, he was among the top Wanderers in this world.
A pale golden shadow flowed through his fingertips, as Soren placed the Curved Blade “Ice Death” on his knee, boredly playing with the golden dagger in his palm. His fingers had already transformed into a blur, making the dagger almost invisible to the naked eye.
Click!
Soren flipped his hand and stabbed the dagger into the rock, murmuring, “Should I just melt it down? If I mix in some golden alloy? Perhaps I could forge a second legendary curved blade?”
“Maybe I should ask Gloria.”
“She mentioned that night that the Gisz Silver Blade seemed to have a new breakthrough!”
Weapons.
Without the Holy Avenger in hand, Soren could only think of other ways.
After all, he possessed the specialty of [Dual-Wield Expert]; to perfectly unleash his combat power, two legendary-level curved blades were essential.
High-level equipment was still too scarce!
He didn’t know whether he should take time to visit the Wizard City, as the funds he currently had might be enough to buy some legendary equipment.
Soren stood up.
He glanced at the distant sea and turned to walk towards the harbor.
……………… (To be continued ~^~)
