**Chapter 18: The Slayer’s Ascendance!**
2015-07-21
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
——“Shadow Leap!”
Soren’s figure disappeared in an instant from its original position, crossing nearly one hundred meters and directly appearing behind the Holy Spirit Priest Milan, immediately colliding with the little girl in front of him. At the same time, he vanished again, shifting five meters. Fortunately, after his ascendance, the distance of Shadow Leap was increased to 200 meters; otherwise, with Soren’s previous maximum range of 100 meters, he might not have had time to save the little girl before him.
Boom!
The ground trembled slightly.
The war spear thrown by War Shaman Eugene was like an anti-aircraft gun, shattering more than ten meters of the ground in an instant. If it had truly hit, Soren might have been pierced straight through. Soren wasn’t very clear about what a War Shaman was, but relying on his rich combat experience and knowledge, he could roughly judge that the War Shaman was a special profession similar to the Lord of Storms. The Lord of Storms is a special legendary profession evolved from the priests of the God of Storms, while the War Shaman is a legendary profession evolved from the totemic faith of Shaman priests.
Such special advanced professions may not have very strong spellcasting abilities, but their melee combat is quite terrifying!
There aren’t many priest professions that are squishy.
“Strong explosive power!”
After confirming that the little girl was unhurt, Soren turned his gaze back to the War Shaman Eugene, who had 27 profession levels. The throw of the spear earlier had made Soren’s heart skip a beat, and he thought to himself, “It seems to be a specialization in spear and javelin-type weapons. That attack was very similar to the previous Lord of Storms!”
“Perhaps the War Shaman is also a violent advanced profession like the Lord of Storms!”
Soren had seen the Lord of Storms in battle.
The Bone War Spear that Eugene used had many similarities to the Lord of Storms in its attack style. The Lord of Storms is an exceptionally violent legendary advanced profession, so Soren could roughly judge Eugene’s combat style in an instant. He possessed powerful melee combat capabilities while retaining spellcasting abilities akin to divine techniques, although not as potent as those of a pure Shaman priest. However, in actual combat, his combat power would display an overwhelming crushing effect.
One strike missed!
Eugene panted slightly, but his expression showed no change. He simply knelt down on one knee on the ground, pressing his rough, heavy palm against it, and said solemnly, “Spirit of the Ancestors! Even the earth trembles!”
“Eternal heroic spirit!”
“Our tribe is immortal!”
The deep, ancient orc language echoed around.
As Eugene suddenly pressed down on the ground, an abnormality occurred behind Soren!
Buzz.
The Bone War Spear, which had been fully embedded in the ground from Eugene’s powerful blow, suddenly trembled. It was swiftly pulled from the ground, and a half-ethereal figure appeared next to the Bone War Spear. It roared and grasped the Bone War Spear with both hands, stabbing it toward the vital point at Soren’s back.
A howling gust of wind approached!
The Bone War Spear was like a white lightning bolt piercing through the air; even with Soren’s speed, it was challenging to evade.
——“Shadow Leap!”
Soren’s figure instantly shifted ten meters, and the half-ethereal spirit missed Soren with its attack, roaring as it swung the Bone War Spear to sweep across. In that moment, a terrifying force erupted, sending the figures of seven or eight nearby priests flying, causing them to spew blood.
“All retreat!”
Soren’s expression was grave as he growled, “Block those werewolves! Don’t come near here!”
Otherworldly Messenger?
Apostle of the Holy Spirit?
Or should it be called a heroic spirit battle soul?
The Ascendant – Eugene had indeed touched the divine realm, and the half-ethereal being standing before Soren clearly came from another dimension. Even if it wasn’t an Apostle of the Holy Spirit, it was the heroic spirit of a fallen half-orc! In the absence of anyone in the half-orc tribe achieving divinity, Eugene could still summon the heroic spirit of the ancestor priest. This meant he had touched the divine realm, with a high degree of compatibility with the ancestral spirits of the half-orc priests in the gray wasteland!
“Roar!”
Accompanied by an angry roar, the heroic spirit battle soul surged toward Soren once more.
The ancestral priest’s heroic spirit was inherently legendary in power, many being renowned legendary heroes in life. The one summoned by Eugene possessed at least 24 profession levels!
The situation was dire.
As the ancestral heroic spirit was summoned, Eugene immediately continued to advance. The target remained the Holy Spirit Priest Milan ahead.
Soren didn’t understand why he so vehemently wanted to kill this little girl!
………………
He must not die!
The Holy Spirit Priest – Milan must not die!
Soren’s pupils turned blood-red in an instant. Regarding Eugene’s outright attempt to assassinate the first Holy Spirit Priest in front of him, immense rage surged within Soren. He instantly activated Slayer Form, his figure bursting forth into the void and charging toward Eugene ahead.
——“Elemental Legion!”
As Soren’s figure leapt out to intercept Eugene, a portal connecting to the elemental plane opened.
A scorching aura spread.
The massive body of the fire element elder appeared, rapidly raising the temperature in the vicinity, scorching the ground, while illuminating everything within a radius of one to two hundred meters.
The howling of the wind resonated.
A giant wind element followed closely behind the fire element elder, sweeping up a deep abyss werewolf that was charging toward Milan and throwing it into the sky.
Then came the heavy footsteps.
A gigantic earth element slowly made its way out, raising its fist, the size of a millstone, and smashing toward the heroic spirit battle soul ahead.
The portal gradually closed.
A legendary-level fire element elder and two gigantic elemental lives with around 18 biological levels.
………………
Soren’s figure was enveloped by an evil aura!
This was the first time he transformed into Slayer Form after killing the Aberrant Demon, and upon activating this ability, some unknown mutations occurred.
Demonification!
A very evident demonic aura emerged around Soren, belonging to the divine power of a high-level demon!
A row of data floated before him:
“Transforming into Slayer Form!…”
“Transform into Slayer resulting in unknown mutation!…Transformation ability enhancement!…Divine power merging with Slayer transformation effects!…”
“Under the Slayer transformation form!…”
“Your attributes are comprehensively enhanced; strength +7, agility +3, constitution +3, perception +3. Combat power equivalent to a warrior of the same level, with a 15-point increase in resistance to any abnormal state.”
“Under Slayer transformation state, additionally mastering the specialty [Will to Kill], and also mastering the specialty [Killing Instinct]!…”
“Divine power merging!…”
“Under Slayer transformation state!…Automatically activate [Fear Aura] effect!…”
“Any enemy within 100 meters of you must forcibly make a fear saving throw!…The saving throw difficulty is determined by your own divinity!…Failure will result in effects equivalent to the fear spell!…”
“[Killing Desire] experiences unknown mutation!…”
“Ordinary mortals will be unable to satisfy the killing desire!…The number of enemies fulfilling killing desire recalculated!…”
“Currently, at least one legendary enemy must be killed; otherwise, you will fall into a state of madness.”
………………
An evil, fearful aura spread out.
All abyss werewolves within one hundred meters of Soren were visibly shaken, with some even letting out fearful howls as they turned and fled into the night.
Fear Divinity!
After killing the Aberrant Demon, Soren’s transformation into Slayer seemed to have undergone an unknown mutation, and the power of Fear Divinity merged within, directly granting him the ‘Fear Aura’ that only high-level demons might possess.
No, no, no!
The [Fear Aura] should only be a special power that certain beings close to the Abyss Lord level could grasp.
Comprehensive enhancement of attributes.
Every increased attribute under the Slayer transformation state was +1, and he additionally mastered the [Killing Instinct] specialty, originally only held by Aberrant Demons.
This is a special specialty.
Its effects are similar to [Combat Instinct], but far more powerful!
“Roar!”
Eugene’s overt attempt to assassinate the Holy Spirit Priest Milan was essentially a slap in the face of Soren. Even with Soren’s temperament, he was enraged by the enemy’s provocation. He let out an angry roar, and his figure broke out into the void, transforming into a black shadow that charged toward the enemy before him. The Curved Blade “Ice Death” appeared as a meteor streaking across the sky, autonomously shimmering with strange cold light, seemingly ready to tear space apart, striking toward Eugene’s head!
Clang.
The dull sound of impact reverberated.
Eugene’s palm produced another spear. It was a gray-black weapon that resembled bone yet felt metallic in combat.
A surge of tremendous power erupted!
At the point of contact between the two, a wave of invisible air rippled outward.
“Eternal heroic spirit!”
“I am immortal!”
Eugene’s aged face showed seriousness. He gripped the war spear and thrust it into the ground, and in an instant, two half-ethereal spirits materialized around his body.
Heroic Spirit Battle Soul!
He could still summon heroic spirits.
The realm of ancestral priest heroic spirits is like a small divine kingdom established on a gray wasteland, and the Ascendant – Eugene is the only one in the entire half-orc tribe capable of freely connecting to this realm.
He is not a deity.
Yet to some extent, he is also a deity!
Because he is nearing death.
The powerful abilities of the War Shaman cannot greatly extend his lifespan. Now, the aged Eugene has reached the brink of death, with only a few years remaining. He has felt the calling of the ancestral spirit.
A heroic spirit realm established on a gray wasteland.
This place calls to his soul, for he is qualified to enter and become the most powerful being!
Summoning is reciprocal.
As death nears and he feels the call of the ancestral spirit, Eugene similarly connects to the ancestral spirit realm of the half-orc clan, which has been worshiped for millennia.
Because his life is about to end!
………………(To be continued)
