Chapter 508
Chapter 508 - 488: Akesuun’s Grace
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Lu Ping’an was not in a hurry, at least not on the surface.
He knew that some people had made up their minds, at least for several years or even decades, and needed time for thinking and deliberation.
But he also knew that the bargaining chips he could offer were persuasive enough.
At the moment, his main focus was on the spoils of war he held - the first-ever Rule-level item beyond expectations.
[Fallen Beast God Akesuun’s Broken Hand (Upper Gold Taboo Item)]
Just the evaluation of Upper Gold alone implied its connection to a deity and might involve the deity’s secrets.
His opportunistic Life Bank even directly offered 2,000 Life-points for purchase...the Pillar of Time built from the divine body previously only had 1670 points, which means that its value is even higher.
And the Pillar of Time has become the most popular Rule-level building in the courtyard... Who could resist the effect of doubling the time? The mercenary group was initially lured by it and didn’t want to go out at all.
With just the Pillar of Time, Lu Ping’an was confident that most people would not refuse his recruitment... Like Baman Zhen and Su Zhizhu, who knew they were fooled, but didn’t blame Lu Ping’an.
The bearhand had all its seals ripped off and looked ordinary.
[Features: A withered bearhand47 cm long and weighing 67 kg. If you get close, you can faintly smell the stench.]
Just by looking at the feature description, other than the obviously abnormal size and weight, nobody would believe it came from a deity.
Unlike the strong distinctive fluctuation before, it is now very obedient.
[Favored by the era, the great Beast God Akesuun, the beloved child of the Eternal Scorching Sun, the nemesis of the Abyss, the son of glorious light, the perfect existence in the eyes of the world...This is all it has now.]
[Function 1: Akesuun’s gift (Lower Gold Abnormal Ability): Grants seven random Beastmen Transformations to Mortal species (Gold and below). Note: The transformation is similar to that of the Beastification Talent-holders.]
The seemingly simple description actually contains a lot.
He had seen this function before when turning the unfortunate ones in the maze into Beastmen.
But after actually touching it, the Life Bank provided a more detailed usage description of the ability.
It’s a "divine" gift, but not stable.
It will have a continuous effect on the subject, making them more inclined towards Beastmen... To put it bluntly, the inclination towards Beastification will become more pronounced, more like Meow’s uncontrollable Beastman scene.
This is not entirely a good thing, but in the early stages, it is as controllable as ordinary Beastification Men.
Lu Ping’an was instantly attracted to this ability... A trait that can mass-produce combat power at a high speed, who wouldn’t like it?
Beastification Talent is common on Earth, it can even be considered the most common Abnormal Ability in terms of total quantity, but it doesn’t mean it’s not useful. The physical enhancement and the improvement brought by differentiation are real, and it doesn’t seem to conflict with the original Abnormal Ability.
Tian Xi, a child like this, directly got a transformation for free... If coupled with the "Beastification Soldier" training method that can be obtained from Marian, Lu Ping’an can mass-produce the elite beastification battalions that originally belonged to Akesuun.
Let’s not mention the distant ones, just Hua’s fellow villagers wouldn’t refuse this gift... Becoming a Beastman would be better than having a chaotic physical mutation.
Low-level Beastmen’s physical fitness can easily reach the standard of Ordinary 1-order Battle-profession, this ability, as long as it is taken out, can mass-produce a large number of combat forces.
And after obtaining this Taboo item, Lu Ping’an also mastered the method of "taking back" the gift.
He even tried it on Baman Zhen, who immediately got rid of her little lion form... This ability is too weak for her, and it even seems like a negative increase.
It seems to be because her original mixed Exotic Species is much stronger than the Beastification Lion Man, so the second transformation actually weakens her.
Brother Xue En? Uh, Lu Ping’an tried it, but it failed immediately.
"Eh? No way, even the top Beastification Soldier can’t refuse the deity’s deprivation, unless..." The Great Priest did a bunch of tests before concluding that he probably wasn’t an ordinary Transform anymore.
"Inside you, there is already my Lord... the divine blood of the Beast God, the Divine Power circulates in your black and white bear body, you are a Divine Chosen Warrior. Only the true deity, the original Beast God, can take away your transformed body." Marian had a complicated expression.
A Divine Chosen Warrior, or a Divine Chosen Champion imbued with "divine blood", has only appeared in history books (after the death of the deity, all survivors who received the divine blood died).
Only the strongest Beastification Soldier can receive this "gift" with extremely high potential and upper limits. A low-level Beastification Man has never appeared in history books.
But the result is that other people can try to transform, and if the effect is not good, they can wash it away, but Xue En, who opened his eyes wide, probably cannot really go back.
He felt a little troubled, shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and acted as if nothing had happened.
"It’s fine, I’m still alive."
His simple words and strong heart were touching.
"... It’s really not a big deal. There are so many of us in my family that are different from humans. One more of me won’t make a difference, heh, at least I still look like a human now..."
Uh, it seems that no extra consolation is needed.
He doesn’t have any other options, so perhaps there are no ways to solve this world issue; but on Earth, there are many items and professions to resist the deepening of Beastification.
The best option at hand is the part-time jobs in the Awakener series, and he can find other ways to solve the problem back home.
Since it’s a gift, it can be given away and taken back, but the "energy" itself seems to have a limit.
Just this "gift" ability alone, the value of this thing is immeasurable, making it a High-level Rule-level item.
Add its deity background, and it may even contain secrets at a higher level.
But this thing seems to have no cost, but actually, the ability itself is the cost... It was fine before in the sealed state, but if it’s powerful enough, it will continuously release "gifts" to the surroundings.
And this gift effect will stack up, its effect is similar to the deepening of Beastification for Talent-holders, and they will become more and more like wild beasts.
Even if you take back its "Beast God’s Power", it’s just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. The "pollution" will only get worse as the Energy bursts the next time it’s used.
Now, it’s obviously in a state of exhaustion and stable, but later on, he will have to find a way to re-seal it, making it very troublesome to use.
Lu Ping’an tried it on himself and felt nothing.
"Did my Life Bank resist the transformation or is it because my body, which has turned into a tree, rejects the mutation? It feels like the former..."
Lu Ping’an noticed that this "gift" in the Life Bank’s appraisal was only Lower Gold, which is about seventh-tier level, while the artifact itself was Upper Gold, and naturally has other uses.</p
— End of Chapter 508 —