Chapter 20: 9 Points of Divinity!
Opportunities are right in front of you!
The brief exchange allowed Soren to gain a clear understanding of Eugene’s strength. The Shaman possesses various abilities akin to a Priest, but they specialize more in elemental or soul-related divine techniques. Eugene’s advancement to War Shaman clearly indicates a mastery of soul-related abilities, as evidenced by the summoning of three Legendary Heroic Spirits, meaning the term ‘war’ refers to the spirits of Half-Orcs that died in battle. In terms of hand-to-hand combat, Eugene’s strength is roughly comparable to that of a Legendary Warrior, but his innate attributes seem exceptionally high, and his long lifespan has allowed him to master many powerful specialty abilities.
This guy, due to his Half-Orc bloodline, undoubtedly has an initial strength of over 18 points, and he probably holds many more legendary specialties than Soren does!
Only someone like Soren, a humanoid BOSS, could attempt a direct confrontation with him; if it were any other legendary professionist, they would likely be surrounded and killed by those three Legendary Heroic Spirits in an instant, without even needing Eugene to act personally.
This guy is also at the level of a major BOSS!
Just from looking at his titles like “Ascendant,” “Dragon Slayer,” “Frost Giant King Terminator,” one can sense the terrifying combat power Eugene possesses!
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Opportunities slip away quickly!
Faced with Eugene’s immense combat power, Soren unhesitatingly chose to continue weakening his living forces, aiming to eliminate all summoned Heroic Spirits.
Gloria is not here, Vivian is not here, and the Fallen Witch is not here.
Legends are indeed a formidable obstacle for mortals; although Soren brought the Mind Sorcerer with him, she is still under the curse of the Spider Queen. The only subordinate closest to legendary strength is the not-so-bright Giant. If he can deal with these Heroic Spirits, Soren can buy himself time to outlast Eugene. Moreover, the experience gained from killing these Heroic Spirits is surprisingly higher than that from taking down the Demon Son of Fear!
The foundation of the Half-Orcs is still considerable.
——“High Acceleration Technique!”
Soren unhesitatingly revealed his final trump card, instantly activating the spell from the Lich Ring +5. Soren’s speed skyrocketed to an untraceable level, turning into a series of afterimages as he continued to rush towards the Heroic Spirits behind.
“Great Whirlwind!?”
Eugene’s aged body shook in surprise, a hint of doubt appearing on his face, as he realized he could no longer keep up with Soren’s speed. He could only watch helplessly as Soren appeared beside the Heroic Spirits in an instant, the Legendary Curved Blade Icebane transforming into countless blade lights that the n*ked eye could not perceive, resembling a unique, cold, flowing celestial curtain.
Eugene thrust his war spear towards the giant wind elemental, horrified, “How is this possible? How can a Wanderer wield the ability of ‘Great Whirlwind?!’”
It seems that Soren is not the first to think he could unleash ‘Great Whirlwind.’
The effect of High Acceleration Technique is indeed powerful, but to reach the level of Great Whirlwind is still a long way off; Soren looks so much like he’s using Great Whirlwind because his attack speed itself is already incredibly fast!
——“Mind Shock!”
d*e finally waited for her opportunity to attack. In an instant, she raised her middle finger and pointed, unleashing a surge of intense psychic energy.
“Spiritual Sorcerer?”
“No, wait! It’s an advanced Mind Sorcerer!”
Eugene’s expression instantly turned grim as he realized that within his enemies, there was still a powerful legendary figure, and a very dangerous Mind Sorcerer at that. Their bizarre abilities are only understood by those from the Astral Realm; such beings are rarely found in the Material Plane.
The figure of the Heroic Spirit froze for a moment.
But that blink was enough for Soren. He activated the Slayer transformation and triggered High Acceleration Technique; at that moment, he was less a Wanderer and more a fully unleashed Berserker!
——“Sword Intent [Spiral Dance]!”
——“Shadow Leap!”
——“Sword Intent [Decapitation]!”
——“Shadow Assassination!”
A storm of attacks erupted instantly, propelled by the ‘High Acceleration Technique,’ an overwhelming sea of blade lights engulfing the Heroic Spirit wielding the Bone War Spear. Following that, its body exploded like fireworks, dissipating into thin air.
A message popped up before Soren’s eyes:
“Killed Heroic Spirit!…”
“Extracting target’s soul energy!… You have gained 36,000 points of Killing Experience!…”
“Target is a Divine Being!…”
“Extracting target’s divine power!… Extraction failed!… Target’s essence is not on the current plane!… Divine Power activated!… Forcefully extracting target’s soul energy!…”
“Extraction successful!… You have gained 4 points of Divinity!…”
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In the gray wasteland.
The second peculiar surge of energy erupted like thunder, striking at the very center of the temple’s altar.
After the first Heroic Spirit statue shattered, soon the central location of the altar was affected as well. One of the five statues of Heroic Spirits standing in the core area collapsed with a loud bang, its divine power gradually dissipating, and the soul fluctuations slowly fading. This particular Heroic Spirit statue seemed to possess a distinct identity and held special powers within the temple. As it shattered into rubble, fine cracks appeared on the entire altar!
On the other side of the wasteland.
The being holding a skull silently observed all of this, murmuring, “It seems that the divine war is indeed about to begin!”
“So soon to commence the divine war.”
“It appears that the real era of chaos is about to arrive, I should prepare for it as well.”
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Two Heroic Spirits, 7 points of Divinity.
At this moment, even Soren felt a surge of excitement; such rewards were simply unimaginable!
Perhaps…
Even if he massacred tens of thousands in an Indigenous People’s Tribe, he could not acquire this much Divinity. But now, he only needs to race against Eugene to eliminate these Heroic Spirits; in this moment, Soren even hoped Eugene would summon a few more, as he could still hold on; the duration of the High Acceleration Technique was enough for him to deal with several more!
The strength of summoned Heroic Spirits in the Material Plane is weakened, likely retaining around 80% of their combat power.
If he truly went to the gray wasteland to take them down, these Heroic Spirits would all have at least 24 profession levels! It is similar to how Otherworldly Divine Servants summoned are only at Legendary strength, but in the realm of the gods, many of them are above high-level legends!
“Cover me!”
Soren dashed towards the last Heroic Spirit without hesitation, simultaneously commanding the Mind Sorcerer to cover his assault.
At this moment!
Eugene finally began to panic.
Even facing dragons, the Frost Giant King, and countless enemies, he had never panicked like this. But seeing Soren rushing towards the Heroic Spirit at an astonishing speed, Eugene’s heart was filled with confusion. Because just in that moment when Soren eliminated the Heroic Spirit he summoned, Eugene lost a portion of his connection to the ancestral souls; no matter how he sensed it, he could not call upon the Heroic Spirit he had summoned; it seemed to have completely vanished.
Something is wrong!
At this moment, even an idiot could sense something was off.
In the past, Heroic Spirits had been killed, but that would only weaken them for a time; Eugene could still sense their existence, and it would never be like now, with no news at all, as if they had completely perished.
Unfortunately.
Soren would not give him the chance.
He has no habit of giving his enemies opportunities!
With the second wave of psychic energy eruption from the Mind Sorcerer, Soren’s figure once again transformed into several afterimages charging forward, unleashing countless blade lights in an instant, each one targeting the enemy’s vital points.
Since Eugene wanted to forcefully k*ll his only Holy Spirit Priest, Soren naturally would retaliate in kind, forcefully slaughtering all the Heroic Spirits he summoned!
Half-ethereal forms exploded like fireworks.
As countless faint lights dissipated, a series of data messages appeared before Soren:
“Killed Heroic Spirit!…”
“Extracting target’s soul energy!… You have gained 21,000 points of Killing Experience!…”
“Target is a Divine Being!…”
“Extracting target’s divine power!… Extraction failed!… Target’s essence is not on the current plane!… Divine Power activated!… Forcefully extracting target’s soul energy!…”
“Extraction successful!… You have gained 2 points of Divinity!…”
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Three Heroic Spirits, 9 points of Divinity.
In this moment, Soren felt an unprecedented exhilaration; such immense rewards completely exceeded his expectations!
Although he still didn’t quite understand why.
But Soren knew that at this moment, the long-maintained Heroic Spirits by the ancestral sacrifices of the Half-Orcs had likely suffered severe losses; most of those who became Heroic Spirits were legendary figures during their lifetime, and such individuals are not numerous by any means.
This battle!
The Half-Orcs have at least lost centuries of inheritance.
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At this moment.
Eugene began to feel fear.
What he feared was not the battle, nor d*ath, but Soren’s bizarre ability; any Heroic Spirit that died by his blade lost all contact, as if they had completely perished.
A shadow hung over Eugene’s heart!
He was deeply afraid that his guesses were true; if that were the case, then the cost of this battle would be far too severe.
Heroic Spirits.
The Half-Orcs can only produce a legendary figure once every hundred years, while ancestral sacrifices require a long time to gather divinity and transform into Heroic Spirits. If three Heroic Spirits were to fall at once, he would become a sinner of the clan!
Eugene dared not summon again.
Regardless of whether the Heroic Spirits truly perished, he could no longer dare to summon them before Soren.
However.
If he doesn’t summon the Heroic Spirits, his strength would be halved; relying solely on his own combat power, he could never defeat Soren, who wielded the ‘Great Whirlwind.’
The balance of battle seemed to tilt!
…………… (To Be Continued ~^~)
