Chapter 35 【Saint Form】 Request for Monthly Ticket!
2015-07-29
Author: Zhu Sheng Fu Tu
Rumbling!
The massive body of the bl**d Giant finally shrank until it reached the size of an ordinary person. When Soren finally saw a group of souls invisible to the n*ked eye within it, he recognized that it was a divine perception. If an ordinary person had defeated it, they would have found it difficult to k*ll. However, in a battle between deities, Soren could directly destroy the original source of the opponent’s soul. What he saw was a twisted essence, a chaotic will completely in control, having lost its original appearance.
How tragic.
Although this evil god was also a demigod, it had already become thoroughly distorted.
A deity without a physical body is completely different from one with a body. The growth of this evil god relied entirely on bl**d sacrifices and offerings. Whatever aspect the indigenous people prayed to it for, it would transform in that direction. In the end, after being tainted by too many evil sacrifices, it couldn’t even maintain its original essence. Compared to the essences Soren had seen in the past, this evil god had lost itself even more.
The path of the divine is challenging.
A moment of carelessness could lead to interference. Had Soren not eradicated the will of the Demon God of Fear, he might have ended up in madness himself.
Will and belief.
If a deity lacks sufficient willpower, it may even interfere with their divine profession. Because deities are bombarded with too many prayers daily—from thousands of years to tens of thousands of years—each day bearing hundreds of thousands or even millions of prayers, any ordinary person would likely go mad instantly. Only a deity’s powerful strength and will can endure such chaotic information. Therefore, some ancient deities have chosen to abandon their divine professions, retaining only their divine powers to live in seclusion.
The God of d*ath—Yege is one, and so is the Mother Earth.
Deities also have their own responsibilities; they are not as free as demons and devils. Even the most fallen evil god understands that their followers are the sheep they shepherd, and they have the responsibility to protect them.
With a corresponding divine profession comes the corresponding responsibility.
Perhaps some divine professions are easy, but there’s no doubt they will be weak. The God of d*ath needs to maintain the operation of the River of Underworld and will guide and distribute souls. Deciding whether souls belong to the deity’s realm or somewhere else. The Lord of Radiance must protect justice; no matter how much evil exists in the world, they must ensure that there is light of justice and goodness among humans. A divine profession itself is a responsibility bestowed on deities by the world. Even the weak Dance Goddess must fulfill the obligations that come with her divine profession.
Soren’s demigod profession is naturally the same; if he doesn’t fulfill his deity responsibilities, he must pay the price!
This price could be falling.
Retiring after becoming a deity is an unrealistic thought because, whether it’s the God of d*ath—Yege or the Mother Earth, they are both incredibly powerful ancient gods. Even if other strong divine powers gave up their professions, they may not be able to defeat them, allowing them to easily live the life they want. But without sufficiently powerful divine power, giving up one’s divine profession means that enemies will retaliate violently.
—“Shadow Assassination!”
Soren observed the gradually dissipating essence before him, his expression remarkably calm.
As a being who sealed himself with a physical body, he was inherently superior to these souls because having a body provides a foundation. Souls are too easily distorted, too easily reshaped; just look at the various mutations from the Hell of Bartok and the Bottomless Abyss to understand. The essence itself has a high compatibility with energy, but this integration can also easily be disturbed by power.
Sealing oneself as a spirit makes one easy to be hijacked by faith; what lay before Soren was an example.
Indigenous people prayed to it for power, hoping to defeat their enemies. Through evil sacrifices, it seems like a demon-like evil god was cultivated.
If followers had prayed for favorable weather, perhaps it would have had a different future!
A line of data appeared before him:
“Killed demigod soul!…”
“Extracted target’s soul energy!… You gained 125,000 Killing Experience!…”
“Target possesses divinity!…”
“Extracted target’s divinity power!… You gained 3 points of Divinity Value!…”
“Target possesses divine rank!…”
“Extracted target’s divine rank power!… You gained 2 points of Divine Power Value!…”
“Target possesses divine power!…”
“Discovered unknown mutation energy!… Target’s divine power compatibility is 23%!… Absorbing target’s divine power will have severe impacts!…”
“Would you like to absorb?”
The body of the essence transformed into primal energy and dissipated. Soren glanced at the altar before him and shook his head: “Give up absorption.”
Chaotic divine power.
Divine power constituted entirely by bloody sacrifices is not pure at all; it’s a mélange of forces. Soren doesn’t need this power; the divine power he needs should be formed from the strength of his followers’ faith, not the chaotic scene before him. This power is chaotic and evil, and once absorbed, it would mean incorporating it into his body. He doesn’t have confidence in converting such powers with his still not yet divinized self.
The divine power on the altar is dissipating!
Through divine perception, Soren saw the crimson spiritual radiance converging on this land gradually dimming. With the fall of the evil god, the divine power it held would also dissipate; it wouldn’t be long before this altar became abandoned.
The battle was nearing its end.
When Soren dealt with the evil god worshiped by the indigenous people, their fighting spirit had vanished.
A light appeared!
Everything before Soren suddenly felt like daylight, quickly followed by a second light, and finally a third burst of light!
Divinity, divine rank, divine profession.
Three massive powers erupted instantaneously in Soren’s mind, converting into a powerful mental force that remade his soul. Eventually, these energies began to surge through his entire body.
A line of data appeared before him:
“Deity form achieved!”
“Divinity requirement is [Weakened Divinity], current divinity is [Inferior Divinity]!… Meets the requirement to transform into [Saint Form]!…”
“Divine rank requirement is [Weakened Divine Rank], current divine rank is [Weakened Divine Rank]!… Meets the requirement to transform into [Saint Form]!…”
“Possessing divine profession [Half-Elf]!… Meets the requirement to transform into [Saint Form]!…”
“Transformation to [Saint Form] requires extracting divine power for physical enhancement!… After enhancement, one will possess transcendent characteristics!…”
“Would you like to transform?!”
Without a doubt, Soren immediately nodded: “Proceed with the transformation!”
“Extracting the divine power value you possess!…”
“Insufficient divine power value!… Transformation to Saint Form failed!… Can extract soul energy for transformation!… Transformation to Saint Form requires consuming 300,000 Killing Experience!… Would you like to transform?!…”
Soren firmly said: “Continue the transformation!”
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A massive power surged through his entire body.
Due to insufficient divine power and lacking the inheritance of fear god power like the Vampire Son, Soren could only consume Killing Experience.
“Transformation to Saint Form completed!”
“You gained the foundational specialty of Saint Form—[Transcendence]!…”
“You gained the foundational specialty of Saint Form—[Spell Immunity 1-3 Circles]!…”
“Foundation transformation of Saint Form completed!…”
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Finally, he reached this step.
At this moment!
The world before Soren seemed to have changed. There are two ways to attain [Saint Form]. One is to seal oneself like the Vampire Son and automatically gain Saint Form upon sanctification; the second way is to meet the standards of a deity, automatically obtaining the ability to transform into Saint Form.
There is only one saint.
The powers of Saint Form are utterly different; the saint embodied by powerful divine power is entirely different from the one embodied by weak divine power.
However, as long as one enters [Saint Form]!
They can possess an extraordinarily perverse specialty, which is the legendary monk’s—[Transcendence]!
“Transcendence [Saint Form]: The saint form embodied by a deity has long transcended the realm of mortals. Their bodies will not be harmed by ordinary weapons. Any weapon below the extraordinary level cannot injure them because their bodies have integrated with the power of laws. With the ability of [Transcendence], they are immune to any damage from weapons below +1.”
“Spell Immunity 1-3 Circles [Saint Form]: The deity integrates itself into the power of laws, greatly enhancing its spell resistance. From now on, regardless of any spell that is 3rd circle or below, the deity will be completely immune to such spells. Neither the effects of the spell nor the damage caused by the spell can impact the saint embodied by the deity.”
Physical immunity—ordinary weapon attacks.
Magical immunity—spells of 3rd circle and below.
This is the power of Saint Form!
It is also the reason why so many people risked their lives in the past but couldn’t k*ll many deities!
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【Inferior Divinity】—All attributes +2!
【Weakened Divine Rank】—All attributes +1!
After killing the evil god before him, Soren had finally truly met the standards of a deity.
At this moment!
He could finally be considered to possess divine-like powers!
At this time.
His attributes had transformed into:
“Name: Soren – [Saint Form] [Demigod].
Race: Half-Elf [Son of Slaughter].
Attributes: Strength 21 (+9, Frost Giant Power +6), Agility 29 (+4), Constitution 24 (+4), Intelligence 24 (+4), Perception 18 (+3), Charisma 19 (+3).
Faction: Lawful Evil.
Profession: Level 10 Civilian/Level 7 Thief (0/326500)/Level 8 Shadow (0/425000)/Level 10 Wizard (0/217500)/Level 1 Archmage (0/255000) [Fifth Rank].
Health Points: 272/355 [Strong].
Experience Points: 115075 (Killing Experience), 7545 points (Professional Experience) [Unassigned].
Skill Points: None.
Attribute Points: None.
Legend Degree: 100.
Divinity Value: 30 [Inferior Divinity]. (To elevate to [Moderate Divinity] requires 100 points.)
Divine Rank Value: 10 [Weakened Divine Rank]. (To elevate to [Inferior Divine Rank] requires 30 points.)
Divine Power Value: 0/200. (To elevate to [Weakened Divine Power] requires 100 points of divine power value, mastering the laws of divine transformation. Once, the storage limit for divine power of divine rank was 200 points.)
Divine Profession: Half-Elf, Wanderer.
Domain: Pirate.
Status: Normal.
Basic Skills—Stealth 305, Knowledge 290. Theft 105, Lockpicking 120, Traps 85. Concentration 125. Negotiation 155, Appraisal 65. Deceit 60, Intimidate 245, Taunt 30. Performance 75. Listening 75, Evasion 185, Parry 75, Block 60, Healing 85, Search 55. Investigation 70, Copying Scrolls 60, Spell Identification 50, Wilderness Survival 80, Using Magical Devices 55. Cooking 40, Alchemy 30.
Saint Form—Transcendence, Spell Immunity 1-3 Circles.
Demigod Abilities—Linguistic Proficiency, Literacy, Inter-planar Communication.
Legendary Skills—Universal Skillful Hand, Legendary Evasion, Legendary Combat Techniques, Epic Agility.
Specialized Traits—Godslayer, Blessing of the Goddess of Misfortune, Blessing of the Ocean Goddess, Dragon bl**d Baptism LV2, Heart of Slaughter, Butcher, Deathwalker, Ascetic, Scholar, Blasphemous Tongue (once per day).
Personal Specialties—Dexterous Left Hand, Photographic Memory, Resilience, Photographic Memory, Mastery of Spellcasting, Mastery of Reflex Evasion, Mastery of Instinctive Evasion, Rolling Evasion, Agile Movement, Evasion from Sight, Dark Vision, Combat Spellcasting, Spell Control, Spell Amplification, Spell Extreme Effect, Weak Spell Resistance, Inferior Cold Resistance, Moderate Fire Resistance, Weak Poison Resistance, Weak Electric Resistance, Advanced Dual Wielding, Strong, Regeneration Level 2, Mind Telepathy 10 feet.
Professional Specialties—Arcane Memory, Arcane Counter, Arcane Runes, Shadow Control, Mental Agility, Military Weapons [Mastery], Curved Blade [Legendary].
Combat Skills—Summon Shadowy Apparition, Shadow Leap [200 meters], Shadow Assassination, Shadow Travel [2 times], Gaze of Fear (Divine), Fear Spell (Divine), Vampire’s Touch (Divine), Sword Intent [Cleave], Sword Intent [Horizontal Slash], Sword Intent [Decapitation], Sword Intent [Waist Chop], Sword Intent [Spinning Dance], Spinning Slash.”
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Repeated battles.
So much bl**d has been shed, so many wounds endured.
Soren finally entered the realm of deities at this moment! All of his attributes, specialties, and abilities had basically reached the standards of other weak deities. The only shortcoming is that his basic skills were slightly low. But this was simply because his accumulated time was too short; other deities possessed several hundred points in basic skills due to their long existence.
Even an ordinary person.
Spending hundreds of years to accumulate can raise various basic skills to a remarkable level.
This is the gap of time.
Soren also can slowly accumulate after becoming a deity.
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A special power erupted!
Soren suddenly felt his body levitate, but this was just an illusion; he still remained at his original spot. However, his consciousness instantaneously crossed the space under some force, appearing in a magnificent galaxy.
Everything beneath his feet was shrinking rapidly.
Soren saw an island, a series of islands dispersed around the coast, a continent gradually shrinking, the enduring snowy world stretching thousands of miles to the north, and towering glaciers in Antarctica.
The vast and boundless ocean.
The largest block of land lay at the center, with two other continents in even more desolate places, one of which was a terrifying desert, occupying nearly half the land area—a calamity left behind from the Arcane Empire period.
Ultimately.
Soren saw a flat surface supporting the world, as if the mountains and lands were merely a scroll composed by some powerful god.
This is the Material Plane.
Soren’s figure stood under the endless starry sky. He saw the other planes swiftly passing in the Astral Realm, independent worlds. Perhaps they are demiplanes left over from some historical rivers or undiscovered material planes. Above his head was a brilliant starlight, but when he looked up, he didn’t see stars but countless realms of deities. Among them, a dim realm called to him, as if waiting for his return.
Soren stood in the void.
Behind him was a radiant galaxy, and everything before him was so breathtaking! This is a sight only deities are qualified to behold!
Consciousness began to descend.
When Soren opened his eyes again, he still stood in the same place, bloodstains scattered across the ground, and everything he had just seen felt like an illusion.
But he knew it was not an illusion!
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(To be continued ~^~)
