novelraw Chapter 700 - 318: Violator and Pillar of the Divine Kingdom (Part 2)
Chapter 700 - 318: Violator and Pillar of the Divine Kingdom (Part 2)
After an indescribable change, the Calamity Talent mutated.
「Talent Name: Calamity」
「Talent Effect: Calamity」
「Talent Description: When the talent is activated, it inflicts Calamity on the targets within range. It determines the effect based on the sum of both parties’ Inspiration Will Attributes, actively choosing to inflict one or more of the following on the target: "Plague," "Inviting Calamity," and "Curse." Cooldown: 1 day.」
「Talent Effect: Cursed Space」
「Talent Description: If the target’s sum of Inspiration Will is lower than the user’s, the target is forcibly dragged into the Cursed Space and enters a unique status of Resonance of Mental Images; this effect cannot be immunized. Cooldown: 7 days.」
「Special Status: Resonance of Mental Images」
「Explores the mind’s vulnerabilities of the target and manifests a Psychic Monster based on these vulnerabilities. If the target is attacked by the Psychic Monster, they will suffer soul damage that strikes directly at their essence. While the Psychic Monster is alive, the target’s All Attributes are reduced by 20%, their Will is significantly lowered, and the failure rate of their Skills increases by 30%.」
The Calamity Talent was enlightened by the Cursed Dungeon and incorporated the talent effect of the Cursed Space on its original basis, with a full sense of déjà vu in its effects.
The Cursed Space is the special Inner World where Amber is drawn each time they are affected by vulnerabilities; the Psychic Monster, needless to say, is Amber’s Heart Demon incarnate; and the reduction in All Attributes corresponds to the attribute suppression from being Cursed.
It’s often said that the dragon-slayer becomes a dragon; Wu Chang, who helped Amber conquer multiple Heart Demons, is now morphing into others’ Heart Demons.
Moreover, he is sure that in being a Heart Demon, he is certainly more skilled than Amber’s Heart Demons.
But more than the various abilities of the Resonance of Mental Images, what satisfies him most is that the Cursed Space cannot be immunized.
Dragon Armor almost tore down his house relying on immunity to control, which always bothered him. Now it’s fine; if he encounters Dragon Armor again, he is determined to give it a harsh Elbow Strike in the Cursed Space.
「Player Dungeon Rating has reached Perfect Level; you can select a rare Item as a reward from the current Plane of the dungeon.」
「Blessed Cross」
「Silver Leaf Talisman」
「Gift of the Miracle Walker」
The first two Perfect Level rewards are exactly the Cross used by Grace in the old teaching building and the Protective Talisman given to Wu Chang by Mavira within the dungeon.
Mavira had once said that everything Wu Chang had done for Amber was enough to earn him vast Primordial Spirit Cores upon settlement, and it seems Mavira’s promise has been fulfilled at this stage.
Based on his previous experiences, antiques possessed by Primordial Spirit Cores focus on the cores themselves; the type of container doesn’t matter, which alleviates his choice pressure.
With this in mind, he chooses the third item, "Gift of the Miracle Walker."
The next moment, a color-printed photobook appears in his hand.
It is filled with post-adulthood photos of Grace, featuring short hair, wheat-colored skin, an athletic style, and skin with obvious sun marks, fitting Wu Chang’s requirements at the time.
Wu Chang raised his eyebrows; he had to admit, adult Grace suited this style well, and compared to the Cross and Protective Talisman, this reward is indeed more sincere.
The appearance of the photobook immediately stirs the All-Knowing Crystal within the portable space, with a strong signal of desire shooting straight to his mind.
The energy of the Primordial Spirit Core is too advanced; Wu Chang, for the time being, cannot access it. So he takes out the All-Knowing Crystal and feeds the photobook to it.
The All-Knowing Crystal floats above the photobook, spinning merrily as faint energy flows from the photobook into the crystal.
Mavira hadn’t lied; the Primordial Spirit Core contained in the photobook is at least three times that of the Sun Immortal Seal, truly substantial.
As the All-Knowing Crystal absorbs all the Primordial Spirit Core, a prompt appears before Wu Chang.
「The All-Knowing Crystal has absorbed your exclusive Primordial Spirit Core, establishing a one-sided Soul Contract with you, fully becoming your possession.」
Wu Chang: ...
All-Knowing Crystal: ...
Wu Chang and the All-Knowing Crystal "gaze" at each other, and the scene falls into an uncanny silence.
A fragment flashes in Wu Chang’s mind, with Mavira speaking in an odd tone:
"Our clan of Miracle Walkers possesses the ability to see through desires and fulfill wishes; no one understands the human heart better than us."
No, you really do understand the human heart!
It’s evident that Mavira and Grace somehow detected the presence of the All-Knowing Crystal and set up a scenario to bind it completely to him through the Primordial Spirit Core.
In his heart, Wu Chang apologizes to the entire clan of Miracle Walkers, for he should not have generalized their power based on Grace as an individual.
The presence of the All-Knowing Crystal has always been a hidden threat to him.
To leverage the Power of the All-Knowing Crystal, he must engage in Soul Binding with it, which is unacceptable to him.
Initially, he did not mind since the All-Knowing Crystal wasn’t essential to him; they just dragged it out, and the All-Knowing Crystal would cave in first.
But the emergence of the Primordial Spirit Core shattered his composure.
The Primordial Spirit Core’s Energy Level is too high for him to utilize; he can only sip by relying on the All-Knowing Crystal.
As the All-Knowing Crystal absorbs the Primordial Spirit Core, its Status steadily improves, and he can’t be sure of what will happen once the All-Knowing Crystal is well.
If an entity suspected to be from the Abyss Fourth Layer returns to a normal state, there’s uncertainty in commanding the All-Knowing Crystal or if he even has the capital to cooperate with it.
If he can’t find a solution, the next time the All-Knowing Crystal absorbs the Primordial Spirit Core, Wu Chang can only agree to its demands and sign the Soul Binding program.