Chapter 161: State of Divinity (5) ————-«

Chapter 161: State of Divinity (5) ————-«

Will you select the divinity < Transcendence >?

the moment a never seen before divinity appeared as a choice.

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I prevented my mind going blank and concentrated as best as I could.

Seeing the golden light glow in waves, I muttered out.

What on earth is this?

I didnt know.

This was not something that the tower gave me.

< Death >, < Immortality >, < Harmony >.

At least I knew the reason why those three options appeared before me.

After all.

They were all divinity related to me.

Ive encountered all of those options while climbing through the tower.

But the fourth option of Transcendence was not like that.

It was never an option when I was at the state of discipleship, and Ive never encountered it while climbing the tower.

Its existence was out of logic.

But for some reason, my instincts told me that it existed.

While I stood there, glaring at the golden light, I thought long and hard for an answer.

Why was this option made available to me?

Is there a requirement that needs to be met?

Up until now, I thought that the divinity was something that the tower handed out.Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

But in other words, divinity is a type of potential manifested through faith.

One ascending beyond humanity, harvesting faith from the mass, and imbuing divinity within ones heart.

That was the typical method of accumulating divinity as far as I knew.

However, I acquired divinity through necromancy instead of the typical method.

And I believed that the divinity affinity was something that the tower bestowed upon me.

Thus, since I walked the path of the wrong, the affinity of the divinity was also decided.

But.

A new divinity appeared outside of those laws.

With the never seen before divinity called Transcendence emerging, I couldnt help but be shaken by it.

To think of stability in the long terms, < Death > and < Immortality > would be the best options.

But my heart was leaning towards this < Transcendence >.

However, without the proper knowledge of what < Transcendence > did, choosing it would be a gamble.

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I organized my thoughts while staring at the option.

In the end, since I had no knowledge of how good the divinity was, it was difficult to make a choice.

But it wasnt like I had no hints at all.

The names of divinity.

Each divinity had an ability befitting its name.

< Death > could get rid of life, < Immortality > made it so death would be difficult to reach.

Then < Transcendence > would have an ability similar to its name as well.

Being able to surpass predetermined limits.. Is it?

At the very least, it was divinity perfect for growth.

I assumed that < Transcendence > was a divinity that was greatly influenced by me.

Ive been relying on the divinity given by the tower so it wasnt like I wasnt accumulating divinity through the normal means.

So at this point, Im sure that I had developed some special potentials as well.

And that was what < Transcendence > was.

Then my decision is set.

On the path of choices, I chose the path closest to the answer.

Youve selected the divinity < Transcendence >.

A path created by me instead of what the tower prepared.

And

That meant that it would give me the appropriate power for me for the appropriate goal.

So there was no room for regrets.

Its just that.

Divinity selection complete.

An appropriate state of divinity is created for your divinity.

I was curious about which divine power Id be given.

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The ceiling of the cave was what I saw once I opened my eyes.

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Considering how Ive gotten multiple notifications of divinity this divinity that, nothing felt different.

I thought that something would change as soon as I opened my eyes, but nothing occurred.

But that sentiment lasted briefly.

Divinity < Transcendence > is affecting the divine powers within your heart.

With the emerged message, a change occurred immediately.

Whoosh!

A vibration from my heart rang out as if my soul was being agitated.

And then the divine powers accumulated in my heart changed to be a golden hue.

While I was marveling at the sight, I did feel slight disappointment.

I guess I cant use death related divine powers now.

With the < Transcendence > taking root in my heart, I dont believe that I could envelop my eyes with divinity anymore to see a different sight.

It was one of the better abilities that I was losing.

And it was the very ability that brought forth victory from the battle with the Heavenly Demon.

But having such an ability disappear was disheartening to say the least.

But.

Divinity < Transcendence > is reacting with the potential of grim reaper to convert < Death > and < Immortality > into a potential.

Choosing the < Transcendence > divinity was the best choice I couldve made.

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I had a hunch that the tower did not help the challengers without a cost.

But to think that it was attempting to foster divine entities bound to the tower

It was surprising on multiple levels.

But there were still a few areas that were questionable.

Then why did Dam Cheonwoo say that the tower would not harm me?

From his words, Dam Cheonwoo did not desire to be bound to the tower and threw away his divinity himself to be free.

That meant that I would be on a similar track. Why did he tell me to not doubt the tower?

While devastating it is to be bound to the tower, it wont harm the challenger.

When I asked that question, Dam Cheonwoo replied.

Even after becoming a divine entity and becoming bound to the tower, for a certain time, you can still continue to challenge the trials, and they wont ask too much of the challengers who become a divine entity.

Although a limit is placed on growth, no terrible things will happen.

Its just that, after the 40th floor, you lose your rights to continue climbing the tower, and you descend into a similar form like the administrators.

So there is no need to doubt the tower that much, is what he said.

Furthermore.

This great one knows that youre more carefully selected compared to other candidates.

Dam Cheonwoo mentioned that the tower was paying closer attention to me for a different reason.

And thats why I told you that you wont lose anything from trusting the tower.

He wasnt wrong.

As he said, Ive never lost anything and even got to establish my own divinity.

But I still couldnt understand what it meant by a special being different from a candidate.

But.

I understand the situation briefly.

Like before, poring myself to find the answer wont result in an actual answer.

I have lots of things I want to ask and learn, but I cant know them yet, correct?

Why was the tower fostering divine entities? What did it mean by the tower paying attention to me other than being a candidate? Why were the divine entities outside of the tower so wary of it? And more..

There were countless unanswered questions.

But there was someone else that I should be asking these questions to.

Ill return to the waiting room first. And Ill have to talk with the administrators. Its been a while.

I calmed myself down and used Truth-seeker of Blood to have the Blood Demon Sword to absorb blood

Activating True Blood Demon Sword(A-)s exclusive skill Blood Eat.

Items rank raises to A+(6,801/9,200) from absorbing the Heavenly Demon Cheon Yoosuls blood.

And after completing blood eat on the heavenly demon, I took her items.

Once Ive used the fire dragons eyes to analyze the items, there were about two that could be useful.

Black Dragon Blade

Rank : B+

Attack speed +10%

Destruction Resistance +40%

A long sword that the Iron Blooded Dragon Artisan offered to the 11th Heavenly Demon Cheon Sinhyuk.

It has been forged with a chunk of millennium metal to resist breaking.

However, other than its destruction resistance, the rest of its abilities are not up to par.

Well, weapons are supposed to be superior as a basis, so it was naturally of a higher rank.

Blood Morals Bracelet

Rank : A+

Divinity Manipulation +10%

Mana Manipulation +10%

The bracelet that the 17th heavenly demon ascended into a higher state after killing her father.

A faint presence of nameless divine myth is imbued within it, but its not enough to be considered a relic.

However, when the Heavenly Demon Cheon Yoosul uses it, abilities related to specific myths will be reinforced and all stats increase by 1.

However, those who have a different divinity than the Heavenly Demon Cheon Yoosul will receive the opposite of Divinity Manipulation +10%, and instead receive -10% on Divinity Manipulation.

The red bracelet on her wrist was basically her personal equipment.

So basically I got nothing great.

But to be honest, it was expected.

Not just the Heavenly Demon, but most that come from Murim possessed no good equipment nor items.

So this was expected..

At least the other dimensions relied on items.

Putting aside the feeling of disappointment, I threw the obsidian longsword into the air.

activating skill Sky Break.

Then swung my Sky Breaking Sword on my left hand.

Crack!

The Sky Breaking Sword managed to break whats difficult to break to rank up to S-(1,714/25,000).

With that, the obsidian longsword broke in half and the sky breaking sword ranked up.

I thought about breaking the other bracelet, but decided not to.

The sky breaking sword only ranks up when breaking things that are difficult to break, so thered be no point in destroying this bracelet.

Instead, I chose to throw the bracelet into my mouth to chew and swallow.

Youve the item Blood Morals Bracelet.

< 00:00:59 > Until complete consumption.

But something occurred.

Requirements met.

Activating the special power Lineage of the Heavenly Demon.

Lineage of the Heavenly Demon.

One of the powers that Ive acquired after the battle with the Heavenly Demon suddenly got activated.

Once consuming the Blood Morals Bracelet, the hidden ability of special power Lineage of the Heavenly Demon is opened.

And I was flabbergasted by the message that followed.

When the hidden ability of special power Lineage of the Heavenly Demon is made available, the divinity < transgression > is converted into a potential.

A reward beyond my expectations appeared.

[To be continued.]