Chapter 97: Serious Conflict
2015-10-20
Author: Floating Tower
“Transform into the [Killing] Domain!”
Soren ultimately chose the [Killing] Domain, as the [Hunting] divine profession felt a bit underwhelming for him since his followers almost did not rely on hunting for their livelihoods. Even when it came to matters related to killing, Soren was most involved with [War]; Modo had engaged in numerous wars along the way, which basically could not be considered as [Hunting]. The God of the Hunt, Mara, could effectively wield the powers of the [Hunting] profession because he possessed the [Beastman] divine profession, which was an extension of the survival traits of his race. However, Soren found it nearly impossible to fully utilize the abilities of the divine profession.
A series of data appeared before him:
“Transformation successful!”
“Extracting core power of the [Hunting] profession! … You have mastered a new domain ability—[Killing]!” (Note: Followers and Priests can access the [Killing] Domain.)
“You have lost part of the power of the [Hunting] profession.”
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Killing Domain.
One of the most powerful domain powers of the Evil Faction. If it can be combined with the [Destruction] Domain, it could directly forge a deity with [Strong Divine Power].
Unfortunately, Soren was not very interested in [Destruction].
Next up was other domain information:
“The target possesses the [Tracking] divine profession! … Tracking divine profession extraction successful! … You have gained some information regarding the Tracking divine profession! …”
“Divine power transformation! …”
“You have mastered a new divine profession—[Tracking]!” (Passive effect: Listening +150, Searching +200, Reconnaissance +200, Wilderness Survival +200. Followers and Priests can access the [Tracking] Domain.)
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“The target possesses the [Beast] divine profession! … Divine profession domain extraction failed! … You cannot absorb any power from this divine profession! …”
“Divine profession power transfer! …”
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[Beast] divine profession.
It occupied only a small fragment of the power of the God of Hunt, Mara, and it was the golden brilliance that burst forth when he was killed. Soren could not absorb the power of this divine profession. The Princess could not absorb it either, and even Lady Silver Moon could not absorb it. The powers of the divine profession shattered into many fragments, including a small amount of divinity and divine essence, which scattered onto the battlefield.
Some even flew off to unknown places.
This situation had also occurred during the Saint’s Cataclysm; those with the best luck even found divine essence fragments in the wild.
However, these were all very fragmented powers.
The [Beast] divine profession was of no use to Soren and could even disrupt his original power system, as Mara himself was a highly intelligent beast. A random blend of this divine profession could lead to his own downfall. (Transforming into a half-human, half-beast state.)
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“The target possesses the [Animal] domain! … Animal domain extraction failed! … You cannot absorb any power from this domain! …”
“Divine power transfer! …”
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The second inability to absorb power.
Soren had little connection with animals, unless he were a Druid. The small amount of divinity scattered among ordinary people on the battlefield was likely from the [Animal] domain’s abilities, since the lucky individual was a wild Druid.
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“The target possesses the [Chaos] domain! … Chaos domain extraction failed! … You cannot absorb any power from this domain! …”
“Divine power transfer! …”
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The third inability to absorb power.
Soren’s faction firmly aligned with Lawful Evil, so the [Chaos] domain was highly repugnant to him.
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“The target possesses the [Evil] domain! … Evil domain extraction successful! … You have gained some information about the Evil domain! …”
“Divine power transformation! …”
“Ability enhancement! …”
“You have mastered a new domain—[Evil]! …” (Note: Followers and Priests can access the [Evil] Domain.)
“Ability fusion! … You have mastered a new ability—[Evil Aura]! …”
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Finally mastering an aura ability.
Although Soren possessed the divine essence of Fear, he had not yet reached the level of [Fear Aura]. It would likely require him to master related domains first. Currently, the [Evil Aura] was the first aura ability he had mastered.
A passive area domain that could be activated at any time.
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“The target possesses the [Moon] domain! … Moon domain extraction failed! … You cannot absorb any power from this domain! …”
“Divine power transfer! …”
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The fourth inability to absorb power.
This power was taken by Lady Silver Moon; the [Moon] was one of her core powers.
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“The target possesses the [Strength] domain! … Strength domain extraction successful! … You have gained some information regarding the Strength domain! …”
“Divine power transformation! …”
“Ability enhancement! …”
“Your base strength value has permanently increased by 2 points! …” (Note: Ability not sufficient to directly master the [Strength] domain.)
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He did not directly master the [Strength] domain.
Soren was not surprised by this because the God of Hunt, Mara, had only dabbled in the [Strength] domain and did not directly master its core power.
The core of [Strength] lay within the Orc deity system; Mara merely had some involvement in this domain.
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Divinity, divine professions, and domains were all fully fused.
Soren’s gains were substantial. However, due to his significant clash with the God of Hunt, the actual power he could absorb was not considerable.
One was Chaotic Evil.
The other was Lawful Evil.
Part of the core power of the God of Hunt, Mara, resided in chaos, while another part lay in the Beastman. These two powers were quite repugnant to Soren, and in the end, they could only benefit Lady Silver Moon.
She was Chaotic Good.
Conservatively estimating, Lady Silver Moon had integrated the powers of chaos, Beastmen, and the moon.
The absorption of divine power was complete.
However, true transformation would still take some time. Soren had to erase any residual consciousness of Mara from his divinity; any god leaves behind something after d*ath, and he had to ensure that the opponent was completely and utterly dead.
But.
There was still the most important thing left to do. After leaving the battlefield, Soren immediately began to mobilize his power of laws, temporarily entering a state slightly higher than the Saint form.
—”Divine essence extraction!”
Soren began to extract the divine essence he had just absorbed. Accompanied by the distortion of space around him, a crystal-clear shard of divine essence appeared in his palm.
Now was the time of the Saint’s Cataclysm.
Gods could not freely grant others power; if it were a normal time, Soren could directly expend his power to elevate a weak god (though at a great cost).
But now, he could only use this method to extract divine essence.
This shard of divine essence was prepared for Vivian. In terms of divine power, Vivian had absorbed so much from the Demon Son of Fear, and her power would likely not be much lower than Soren’s.
However, concerning divine essence power, she likely had very little at present.
Soren directly condensed 10 points of divine essence value.
This way, as long as Vivian absorbed its power, she would meet the standards for the Investiture of the Gods, and he would just happen to have 30 points of divine essence value himself.
He could prepare to elevate to [Weak Divine Power].
The elevation of a divine being’s power was not easy, especially during turbulent years. Soren had to supplement his divine power value in order to permanently increase his divine power limit.
Under normal circumstances.
The power of a god was directly linked to their divine kingdom; when they needed to elevate, they could directly draw power from their divine kingdom. However, now all gods had lost their connection to their divine kingdoms and could only rely on themselves to slowly accumulate.
The foundation of the God of Hunt, Mara, was still quite substantial.
After all, he was an established god that had existed for a long time. According to Soren’s estimates, the total amount of his divine essence value should be around 60 points, while the total amount of divine essence value was approximately 50 points.
He did not reach the standards to enter [Medium Divine Power], but he was far stronger than other gods of [Weak Divine Power].
There were too many conflicting faction domains involved.
Otherwise, the God of Hunt, Mara, could likely have provided Soren with even more divinity and divine essence.
………………(To be continued ~^~)
