Chapter 521
Chapter 521 - 501: Heavenly Destiny
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"Do not underestimate any being that can be called a deity. They are all far beyond your current limits. What they offer does not intrinsically have variations in value. It is the user who determines their worth..."
As far as Lu Ping’an knew, the source of supernatural anomalies always comes from the "contamination" of the source.
It was like a champagne tower, with one layer continually passing down to the next.
The top layer, of course, was an unknown "source" entity, such as Ten Thousand Spirits.
Below the source were numerous gods, like the myriad stars in the infinite universe. Some shone brightly, others dimmed, some large and some small, some known across the multiverse, while others remained nameless like fleeting meteors... But they had no essential difference.
Many deities believed that the so-called source was just another higher-level deity.
Similarly, many mortal strongmen merely regarded gods as slightly stronger "lifeforms" that they could replace in the future.
These deities often transmitted their power, growth path, and divine positions. On Earth, this would be like the Extraordinary Path "profession," and in this world, there were naturally similar things.
Did they leave their growth trajectory out of goodwill? Certainly not. However, from the results, many "juniors" did indeed find their paths.
"Since they can become deities, the limit should be no worse than the profession system of the Earth. As you can see, the upper limits of Sealed Knights, Holy Fire Knights, and Transforming Warriors are all quite high..."
Lu Ping’an also knew what the big cat meant. The strongest individuals on their side were probably Marian, the Great Priest of the Beast God, and the two Captains of the Knight Corps, but they were only at the Silver-tier level.
This was merely because they were in a remote and impoverished area. In terms of prosperity, the ancient city where Lu Ping’an lived before was far superior, having several Silver-tier strongmen guarding it, which was already quite impressive.
The most important thing was that their inheritance and ability system could still be improved.
"You should have also noticed that many profession paths are quite basic, despite their elaborate narratives. Eventually, they all point to a single, narrow path that is best not taken..."
The rare paths provided by the gods contained their unique powers. If one followed a path to its end, they might even become the second deity... However, in a sense, they would also be controlled by higher beings. This was the fundamental reason why the big cat insisted that Lu Ping’an practice multiple paths from the very beginning.
In the end, tiers were merely stairways to higher levels.
Curses, Decrees, Laws, Rules, and the principles of the world are the continuous deepening and perfection of "concepts." The intermediate tiers facilitate the understanding of an individual’s progress and offer opportunities to take breaks.
The gods of the Silent Mountain Range didn’t toy with such intricacies, dividing only into five general categories. However, they still had major stages like Decrees and Curses... because they genuinely existed, and they could torment you to death.
Within the "Holy Fire occupation" obtained by Lu Ping’an, there were only two paths: "Holy Fire Knights" and "Holy Fire Prayor." The former needed no further explanation, as it was powerful and had great potential. At its highest level, it could even transform into an Archangel composed of Holy Fire.
The Holy Fire Prayor, or the Holy Flame Priest, was actually quite subtle... I prayed to the deity and the world for fire, and under normal circumstances, the world would respond because the Sun God had built a complete defense system, and the mass-produced Holy Fire Prayor was one of them.
But as a consequence, their flames came from external sources... At the moment when the Sun God left, the combat power of the highest-level "Pope-level" Holy Fire Prayor was greatly discounted. Lu Ping’an even suspected that they might become completely useless after leaving this world.
However, this did not mean that the "Holy Fire Prayor" profession was garbage. On the contrary, it had been the mainstay of the Eternal Scorching Sun Church throughout the long years.
The focus of the Holy Fire Knights was to "cultivate the production of Holy Fire," even transforming themselves into Holy Fire at later stages. As for the Holy Fire Prayor, since they could borrow Holy Fire, their focus was on how to control and use it.
Among their special abilities, there were a large number of advanced applications of Holy Fire, such as summoning the large-scale cleansing "Yang Flame Explosion" from Holy Fire, or the "Geothermal Skill" where they buried Holy Fire like unexploded bombs in the ground... The long years had given them countless accumulations of knowledge, and their outstanding skills and Abnormal Abilities alone made them the top Fire Controller Path.
However, the Holy Fire paths in Lu Ping’an’s possession only consisted of the first two parts of these two professions... In a nutshell, there was no way to break through the Decree-level.
There was no way around it; the Beast God did not provide such professional paths originally, and the kindling of Holy Fire was thanks to his divine descent.
This knowledge system was too rudimentary, and the levels of the Holy Flame Priests who joined their ranks were not high. The information provided was not comprehensive, and even the Cursed-level (third-tier and below) professional abilities were not complete.
"So you’re saying, you want me to learn Holy Fire abilities?"
"Of course, the most potential power system in the world is sealing skills, and the pinnacle of sealing skills is the approach of the eight main gods, especially the Sun God. Why would you refuse such powerful rules and powers?"
"But didn’t you say that once we leave this world, Holy Fire prayors can’t borrow fire?"
Lu Ping’an knows that the "raising fire" series of Holy Fire Knights is not something he can touch. It’s incompatible with his constitution. No plants like creatures of fire.
But if it’s more about "borrowing fire" and "controlling fire", it seems he really can play with it.
"...They can’t, but can’t you? Don’t you have fire in your courtyard?"
This remark suddenly dawned on Lu Ping’an.
He sorted out Big Cat’s train of thought. Jiang was still old and spicy, and this guy’s vision was quite poisonous.
"You mean, I practice the Holy Fire prayor system to improve the intensity of the ’Holy Fire’ in my courtyard, and then improve my combat ability as a Holy Fire prayor through the improvement of the Holy Fire? Which is a kind of self-circulation, stepping on one’s own feet to ascend to the sky?"
Although it sounded a bit far-fetched, upon closer examination, it seemed to have a high chance of success.
Lu Ping’an looked at his career panel, where there were actually a few intricate newborn things.
[Universal Skills, Fire-control Skill lv10: Those who play with fire will be burned. But now, you can be called a master of fire control.]
[Universal Abnormal Ability, Fire Affinity (Silver Lower, Passive Permanence): Increases your compatibility with the power of fire, increases your affinity with contaminated fire life, increases your proficiency and skill in controlling fire, increases the effect of your flaming abnormal abilities...]
Like the previous life affinity, the "Elemental Affinity" is the most important core ability for element system users, and its enhancement is extremely terrifying, with a large number of abilities added.
Even though Lu Ping’an’s two skills are still "universal skills", their actual strength is already far beyond the standard of a third-tier Element Manipulator. Why?
"...I didn’t think that a casual investment back then would reap so much."
As soon as Lu Ping’an noticed Catherine’s fortune, he didn’t hesitate to throw an investment her way, planning to take some experience and dividends from her good fortune.
As a result, after several hours of bloody battle, Catherine made a strong performance, fighting valiantly against the Beast God puppet and reaching the level of Rule-level.
𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
In exchange for the short-term rapid increase in her combat power, she overdrew her fortune, life, and everything in the future. The experience of controlling black fire, Holy Fire, and fusing them into an even stronger fire... would only be possible for a rule-level fire controller without the support of good fortune.
In the end, her phoenix-like avatar, in a sense, had become a fire elemental creature... an archangel, and she had also mysteriously gained a bunch of related knowledge and abilities from the "Sun God system."
A third-tier individual was forcibly pulled up to the seventh tier, and the "experience" and "battle experience" gained, even if only one-tenth, was terrifying.
Lu Ping’an’s fire affinity was pushed to the Silver Lower level, and his fire-control skill was forcibly capped due to the lack of support from related career abilities.
Lu Ping’an’s mind was suddenly filled with advanced fire-control techniques and tips... He had thought it was something he would never use in his life.
If Lu Ping’an were given a corresponding fire controller occupation now, he would be starting from the endpoint of others.
"Lu Ping’an, you need to find a truly good fire controller and turn this opportunity into power. And..."
Big Cat only spoke half of his words, but Lu Ping’an instantly understood. The unsuitable words that followed were...
"...In this seemingly endless night world, those who master the Sun’s flames are more likely to gain fortune."
— End of Chapter 521 —