Chapter 619
Chapter 619 - 599: Soul-Stealing Cavalry (Third Update)
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The arrival of foreigners to the Desert Kingdom was both a coincidence and an inevitability.
"The times have changed..."
Without the Desert Kingdom, there would be the Ocean Kingdom. When you open your country’s gates, the presence of outsiders is inevitable.
In this new era of all-out competition, lagging behind may lead to losing everything. Powers and regions without powerful warriors may not even get a chance to come to the forefront.
For Lu Ping’an, this is both the best and the worst of times.
His current Decree-level combat power, unfathomable potential, and academic specialties all contribute to an image of a talent with limitless potential... What’s more important is that he is still quite "loyal," with his "weakness" being held by the local officials.
In this new era, the benefits of having someone like Lu Ping’an outweigh the costs.
"During the war era, as one who guards order, incompetence and weakness are the greatest original sins."
Under such circumstances, Lu Ping’an feels that he can take a gamble... Of course, this is also related to the fact that he’s tired of hiding.
"It’s a highly competitive era, and it’s impossible to keep hiding..."
Unless Lu Ping’an lets opportunities slip by one by one, it’s natural for some things to be exposed as long as he is willing to fight... He also tests the tolerance of his superiors for himself.
The Trading Land will be exposed sooner or later, but before that, he needs enough "power" to protect himself... This is not only a matter of strength, but also includes connections, trustworthiness, and so on.
"I’ll just show up as a scholar genius with Decree-level combat power for now."
This is like the "Holy Fire Church" in Lu Ping’an’s hands, which is greatly beneficial to the users of the Holy Fire occupation. However, if he brings it out now, it would probably be devoured by the Rule-level Holy Fire occupations.
This is not simply exchanging interests; it is about their life and death issues. Unless he can protect himself in front of top-level bosses, such high-risk transactions are difficult to carry out.
However, he plans to do business in this area... Well, it’s mainly because that rich guy is willing to give a lot.
Moreover, if he doesn’t do it now, he might not have such a good opportunity later.
"Once the Sun God takes the throne, the value of the Lamplight Grass will definitely increase, but the chance to make a fortune from selling it at a sky-high price will probably be gone."
As far as Lu Ping’an knows, at least two new gods with the(position) of the Sun God are competing for the divine position of the Sun... He estimates that the newly-born Sun God will not let go of the Purifying Holy Fire, and the Sun God with this "rule" has the highest probability of obtaining the Proper God position.
When the new Sun God takes office and the way to obtain the Purifying Holy Fire becomes a semi-public official channel, the market value of his Lamplight Grass will definitely be higher. However, the chance to sell it at sky-high prices will probably be gone.
Just like Earth has already swallowed the "Sealing Skill" and the "Sealing" rules, how can they give up on the Purifying Holy Fire?
The negotiation with the Sun God has reached a deadlock, only to establish a better cooperation position. The Eastern Country... or rather, Earth, only needs the Tool God, not a truly controlling "Sun."
For Lu Ping’an, this also means that the Sun Holy Fire and Lamplight Grass have unlimited potential.
Collaborating with the rich landlord now can bring benefits not only in terms of money. They will provide sincerity for his research, and many rare Magic Plants that money cannot buy will become his research materials...
"They will definitely think that the current level of the Lamplight Grass is not enough and they need to create Decree-level or even Rule-level seeds... Using other people’s massive investments to conduct my own research and increase my combat power and limit, how can I refuse such a good thing."
Lu Ping’an is looking forward to cooperating with the others. It’s just that they are currently dealing with too many things and have no time to consider such private-level collaborations.
During this time, Lu Ping’an is also busy with his own matters.
"...Let’s settle the grudges in the Knight’s Secret Realm next week. After that, I probably won’t have any more time."
With Lu Ping’an’s current state, as long as he goes all out, breaking through a highest fourth-tier Secret Realm should not be a problem. In fact, he could solve it right away.
On the other hand, this was also an opportunity to showcase himself... The emerging Lu Ping’an needed more fame.
"If possible, I still hope to win this duel in a battle-profession identity." Lu Ping’an hoped that he could end this period of cultivation and grievances with a battle axe.
Having determined the final time, it was more convenient for Lu Ping’an to arrange his cultivation plan... He planned to use the last moment
[Ding, congratulations to the host, the induction ceremony is completed, and you’ve obtained the profession ’Soul Hunter (Heavy Armor Warrior)’.]
[Soul Hunter profession modification: Moderate increase in physique, slight increase in reflex, slight increase in spirit.]
Lu Ping’an made another run to the local Secret Realm, made up for the last offering, and completed his induction ceremony.
After the successful induction, Lu Ping’an also laughed... the 2-tier battle profession was truly powerful, even the hardest to improve spirit and hopeless reflex showed a significant growth.
But as Big Cat said, this actually had something to do with the fact that the Soul Hunter was an Evil Gods pathway. To master its unique abilities required a certain level of spiritual power.
[A total of 1167 kills, including a rule-level dragon member, the ceremony was perfectly evaluated, and the multiple ’Soul-snatching Mark’ seeds got enough nutrition and sprouted... Congratulations to the host for obtaining five Slaughter Insignias.]
At this moment, an insignia appeared on Lu Ping’an’s head, heart, lower body, abdomen (internal organs), and thighs.
As long as they were filled with power and activated, they would make the nearby armor more hardened, and these ratings would increase continuously based on the number of kills (soul harvesting).
This is a simple and brutal growth profession, which is even weaker than ordinary heavy armor warriors now, but as the number of soul-snatchers increases, quantitative change will eventually lead to qualitative change.
On the other hand, the "offering" this time was powerful enough, and Lu Ping’an also got what he wanted.
[June Phantom appreciates your dedication and gives you an extra ’insignia’; please decide on the insignia’s position as soon as possible.]
[June Phantom appreciates the death of the unfortunate Dragon Clan, He grants you the Divine Grace ’Shadow Cavalry’ (Lower Brass); please check it.]
This was undoubtedly an unexpected joy. Lu Ping’an was a little regretful when he first joined. Because the "offerings" were not of high enough quality, the Demon God, who was very generous in Big Cat’s mouth, did not give Lu Ping’an any "gifts".
This time, because the prey was indeed of high quality, Lu Ping’an naturally got what he wanted.
"...Where should I put it?"
Lu Ping’an decided to consult with the audience outside.
"Throat. Many experienced hunters kill targeting that area because it’s often the weak spot in armor at such limb joints."
Lu Ping’an nodded, and in the next moment, another "insignia" appeared at his throat.
As for the other divine grace... not a single divine grace that Lu Ping’an had come across had disappointed him.
[Ghostly Cavalry (Upper Brass Divine Blessing): Summon an intangible ghostly warhorse to obey your commands during the duration.]
[This can only be used once a day, not exceeding ten minutes each time, and after summoning the ghostly warhorse, it requires fresh flesh and soul... If the offering is insufficient, it will backlash on the spot, and it will not affect your summons for a period of time.]
[Note: If you have a mount, the ghostly warhorse can merge with the physical mount to increase its combat power. But strong spiritual power may cause ordinary mounts to go mad.]
In an instant, Lu Ping’an laughed.
June Phantom was indeed generous. The original heavy infantry instantly became heavy cavalry...even if it was a once-a-day heavy cavalry, it could still become the key to changing the battlefield.
The last possession ability was extremely suitable for him.
Can Little Flame withstand it? The ghostly warhorse was only Upper Brass, and Little Flame was Silver-tier; the warhorse should be the one worrying!
— End of Chapter 619 —