Chapter Sixty-Five: Transfer of the Divine Profession!
2016-04-07
Author: Floating Tower
Eugene has experienced countless battles throughout his life.
As one of the most powerful Half-Orcs in history, Ascendant Eugene has faced numerous formidable foes; he has narrowly escaped death more than once, and has been brought to the brink of death by enemies on multiple occasions. This extensive combat experience, far exceeding that of other professionals, has endowed Ascendant Eugene with an abundance of specialty abilities, among which “Legendary Resilience” is undoubtedly the most important. Although Eugene is very old and nearing the end of his life, the legendary specialty forged in countless battles still grants him the ability to be immune to instant death damage checks.
Being struck directly in the heart by the Lord of Shadows did not kill him, but caused Eugene immense damage.
This is the terrifying capability of melee fighters at later stages.
Some top-tier purebred legendary warriors, equipped with abilities like “Epic Strength,” “Legendary Resilience,” and “Perfect Physique,” can endure even having their hearts pierced or even removed; they can still stand tall. At this point, they are no longer considered ordinary mortals; their vital points no longer constitute lethal spots. Just like Eugene now, although he is suffering from continuous bleeding damage, he can still continue fighting until his vitality is completely depleted.
Rage!
The fatal damage thrust Eugene into a state of rage; his eyes turned red, and bulging veins resembling earthworms appeared all over his muscular body. Even with a pierced heart, the wound does not continuously bleed.
This level of physical control is something even Soren cannot compare to!
Eugene has developed his physical potential to an astonishing level, and as a top War Shaman in the material plane of war, there is only one way to kill him directly.
That is to sever his head!
Eugene, of course, would not allow the Lord of Shadows to take his head, and both Soren and the Princess would never give the Lord such an opportunity.
In this moment, Eugene stood like an unyielding rock.
He gripped the Godslayer Sword tightly with both hands, while behind him, the Half-Orc ancestral spirits transformed from ethereal to corporeal. Holding an unusual war spear, he thrust it toward the Lord of Shadows.
He was prepared to fight to the death!
Having his heart hit means that even a divine being in Saint form cannot sustain for too long. Eugene may stand firm, but with the loss of vitality, he will quickly enter a near-death state.
“I can’t wait any longer!”
Soren did not expect that just moments into the battle, it would reach a critical point between life and death. If Eugene were killed by the Lord of Shadows, their situation would become extremely disadvantageous.
Without hesitation.
Soren drew a long sword surrounded by sacred light.
A sharp pain struck.
This pain was even greater than when Soren originally used the Holy Avenger. Because what he wielded now was the artifact, Pale Justice.
Justice.
This artifact resisted Soren more strongly; even with the Universal Skillful Hand, he could not offset the soul-deep pain it inflicted.
A silvery glow appeared.
Soren wielded the Gisz Silver Blade in one hand, and in the other, held Pale Justice. In an instant, he entered Slayer Form and charged directly at the Lord of Shadows before him.
——“Advanced Acceleration!”
——“Perfect Dual Wielding!”
——“Great Whirlwind!”
A storm of attacks descended; Soren turned into a blur, only leaving behind a visible aura of KI raging forth. The sacred light and silvery glow formed a heavenly canopy, enveloping the Lord of Shadows.
Not the Holy Avenger.
In this intensity of battle, Soren did not choose the Holy Avenger, because it is a two-handed great sword, which cannot unleash his true combat power if used forcibly.
But Pale Justice is different. This is a one-handed long sword, perfectly fitting Soren’s dual-wielding ability.
Only with Pale Justice could Soren tap into the legendary specialty of “Perfect Dual Wielding,” instantly ramping up his attack speed to the maximum.
Clang! Clang!
Sparks flew as the clash occurred. The Lord of Shadows seemed taken aback, as he felt intense pain when hit by Soren.
“This is!…”
The Lord of Shadows’ voice carried a hint of panic. He exclaimed, “Pale Justice!!!… How is this possible!… As an evil god, how can you wield Pale Justice!…”
Soren did not answer.
Because he was also tormented by a soul-deep pain; as one of the most powerful artifacts in the material plane, Pale Justice has a strong repulsion for him. He could still force himself to use it, but if it were anyone else, they would likely have already suffered severe divine damage. In even worse cases, it could directly alter a person’s allegiance.
——“Frozen Kingdom!”
The long-prepared spell of the Princess was finally unleashed, and the surrounding space was completely locked down.
A breath of the Divine Kingdom emerged.
The domain power of shadows was covered, Soren’s divine power was also suppressed, and the figure of the Princess floated in mid-air, surrounded by shimmering snowflakes. A golden divine light shone in her eyes, making her appear like a snow goddess in the cold winter. She raised a hand and pointed toward the Lord of Shadows, then a torrent of ice and snow divine power surged forth.
Frost emerged.
Unlike the frost already present on the ground, this time the Lord of Shadows’ body was also covered in frost.
He is an energy body in shadow form.
According to normal theory, bodies in this form should be immune to ice power, but everything happening now defies that, as the Lord of Shadows’ twisted body began to freeze little by little.
In the blink of an eye!
He was covered in a layer of frost; what was once nearly immune to physical attacks had forcibly become a corporeal ice sculpture.
——“Divine Power Shockwave!”
Soren would not let such a good opportunity slip by; all his divine power was instantly expended, transforming into pure shockwaves that engulfed the Lord of Shadows.
The Lord of Shadows has no corporeal form.
So, the Princess created a corporeal form using divine power to control the ice and snow. And as long as he has a corporeal form, under Soren’s torrential onslaught, there is no chance of him remaining unbroken.
Crack!
Cracks appeared on the Lord of Shadows’ body, and he shattered like an ice sculpture. The originally twisted shadow body broke into pieces, followed by clusters of twisted shadows appearing, still gathering after Soren thoroughly tore them apart. It seemed as if they were attempting to reassemble their bodies.
——“Divine Power Shockwave!”
——“Ice Fortress!”
——“Ancestral Spirits Descend!”
The shattered body of the Lord of Shadows was gradually regenerating, but Soren and the others would never give the enemy a chance to revive.
Without any hesitation.
The three of them activated their divine power simultaneously. The Princess produced a phantom of a fortress with a wave of her hand; it was a grand castle made of ice, standing atop a snow-capped mountain, not an existence of the material plane, but more like her palace in a certain kingdom.
The soul of the Lord of Shadows was instantly suppressed!
The shadow energy that had nearly started to gather was suddenly frozen from its scattered state.
Ascendant Eugene fused with all the ancestral spirits, and at this moment radiated a divine brilliance; the power of the Half-Orc ancestral spirits forced him into a temporary divine form, from which he conjured a war spear of divine power out of thin air, launching it directly at the Lord of Shadows.
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed.
Soren’s divine power shockwave and Eugene’s ancestral spirit war spear erupted simultaneously. The massive divine force utterly shredded the Lord of Shadows’ soul, and turned his gradually reassembling body into nothingness.
A faint golden light appeared!
As the Lord of Shadows’ soul was torn apart, the Godslayer Sword fell with a clatter, followed by an explosive burst of divine power. The most dazzling and eye-catching divine brilliance surged toward Soren’s body. Another part representing the domain of “Luck” flowed toward the location of the Princess. Although the Lord of Shadows governed the “Shadows” divine profession, he also possessed the “Luck” domain, which neither Soren nor Eugene could absorb. Ultimately, it all merged into the Princess’s body.
Eugene was also surrounded by a golden divine power.
The three present possessed near-divine abilities and could naturally absorb divine power.
A row of data appeared before them:
“Killed the [Lord of Shadows] (Medium Divine Power)!…”
“Extracted target soul energy!… You gained 4,525,000 points of Killing Experience!…”
“The target possesses Divinity Value!”
“Extracted target divinity!… You gained 80 points of Divinity Value!…”
“The target possesses Divine Power Value!…”
“Extracted target divine power!… You gained 60 points of Divine Power Value!…”
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“Divine Profession Fusion!…”
“Shadow domain enhanced!… You mastered the [Shadow] divine profession!…”
“Divine Profession Fusion!…”
“Wanderer divine profession activated!… You mastered the [Theft] divine profession!…”
“Domain Fusion!…”
“You gained [Trickery] domain information!…”
“You gained [Trickery] domain information!…”
“You gained [Trickery] domain information!…”
“You mastered a new domain ability—[Trickery]!…”
“Domain Fusion!…”
“You gained [Darkness] domain information!”
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A series of frenzied data displays appeared.
With a surge of immense divine power gathering, Soren’s figure instantly became hazy. He already possessed the Wanderer divine profession, and now, after successfully killing the Lord of Shadows, the Shadow divine profession began to merge with him.
This divine profession’s power is so immense!
Even as Soren began the merger, it completely overpowered his original main divine profession, [Half-Elf], and the power of divine authority has tilted, with Soren’s main divine profession transitioning from [Half-Elf] to [Shadow] and [Wanderer] divine professions.
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