I Gain a God-Tier Talent Every Level

Chapter 371

Lottie’s condition... if you looked at it from a long-term development perspective, it was actually quite valuable.

Rei Kanzaki himself had never held any rigid belief that he must not join any faction.

If anything, he genuinely hoped to have a force backing him.

When others fought, they could summon this, call upon that... but when he fought, there was no one standing behind him.

As long as the power could be used by him—

He was willing to accept it.

What Lottie could offer him were her insights, a range of psychic-type magic, and abilities related to the mind.

"Technique: Mind Reading & Writing"By sensing emotional fluctuations and subtle expressions, one could infer the opponent’s approximate thoughts.

"Technique: Sea of Consciousness / Absolute Cognitive Defense Construction"Lottie explained that this was the highest-level principle of mental defense.

Constructing protection over one’s sea of consciousness using this method would maximize resistance against external interference. Compared to before, his mental resistance could increase by hundreds of times.

Moreover, this kind of defense could even block the invasion of the Filth Worms—

Preventing contamination of one’s spirituality.

"Forbidden Psychic Art: Thought Invasion""Forbidden Psychic Art: Ideation Implantation""Forbidden Psychic Art: Emotional Field""Forbidden Illusion Art: Daydream Realm""Forbidden Illusion Art: Phantasm"

These were all forbidden arts taught to him by Lottie.

These divine forbidden arts were fundamentally different from ordinary tiered spells. They had no strict level classifications—instead, as the user’s level increased, their power would scale accordingly.

However, learning most of these forbidden arts required meeting the class condition of a Mage.

Most forbidden arts existed in the form of magic.

But some were forbidden combat techniques.

For example, "Karmic Sin Incineration Style"—a forbidden combat art of the Holy Light Church—was something ordinary people could never learn.

After coming to this world for so long...

He had finally learned forbidden arts directly from a true god.

What a pity... there was still no divine artifact.

This was his first round of cooperation with Lottie. If he could help her secure the position of Moon Sovereign, things would become much more convenient for him in the future.

As for what he needed to do—

He had to assist Lottie in setting up a ritual she required.

Using the "Interstice Ritual," he would construct a stable passage in the real world that led into the Deep Earth.

That was his task.

After that, the struggle for the Moon Sovereign position would no longer require his involvement.

Though if possible, Lottie still hoped he could interfere with a few other gods’ rituals—such as the ritual of Eltima.

Of course, if it wasn’t feasible, she wouldn’t force the issue.

...

When he opened his eyes again, the surroundings had returned to pitch-black murk.

This was still Luluwi’s sea of consciousness.

At last... he had returned from the Deep Earth.

And what he had brought back—

Rei Kanzaki glanced beside him and saw Luluwi standing there, her expression blank and confused as she stared at the murky expanse.

Then she turned to him.

"...Rei Kanzaki."

"What... is this?"

"I... what happened to me? It feels like I just had a really long dream."

Inside her sea of consciousness, Luluwi held her head.

Suddenly, she jerked her head upward.

Above her floated another version of herself—her neck riddled with black, burrowing worms.

That corrupted Luluwi looked just as stunned.

She, too, clutched her head, staring down at the intact Luluwi below, murmuring:

"Why..."

"Why are you here?"

Lottie was the god of the mental domain.

She could not leave the Deep Earth, nor could she directly interfere with the world. However, regarding the way Filth Worms contaminated spirituality and altered a person’s mind, she could offer a theoretical explanation.

It was a perfectly closed-loop affliction.

An unsolvable terminal condition.

A form of supreme contamination whose principles were understood—but utterly without solution.

The only conventional method was to remove it in the early stages of infection.

If the contamination had fully taken hold, then either one abandoned their spirituality entirely to escape it—

Or underwent complete reincarnation, beginning a new life cycle.

During his conversation with Lottie, Rei Kanzaki had mentioned Mace.

Mace had claimed to find a solution—separating his soul from the contamination.

Lottie acknowledged that this was indeed a solution, essentially a variation of reincarnation—half a step into it.

Under conventional laws, spiritual contamination was unsolvable.

To remove it, one had to seek unconventional solutions beyond the rules.

If Lottie herself intervened, she could forcibly rewrite the infected person’s personality, restoring it to its pre-contamination state.

But that wasn’t a true cure—only a superficial fix.

The true unconventional solutions were like the Deep Earth itself—

Absurd, illogical... where imagination became reality, ignoring all conventional rules of the world.

"What... is going on?"

The normal Luluwi was confused. She recognized this as her sea of consciousness, but didn’t understand why it had become like this.

Nor did she understand what that grotesque version of herself in the sky actually was.

"...Luluwi."

"There’s been a small problem with your sea of consciousness."

"But I’ve already resolved it..."

Rei Kanzaki gently placed a hand on her.

A soft light enveloped her body.

He lifted his gaze toward the sky.

And the moment their eyes met—

The corrupted Luluwi’s pupils shrank!

Swish!

In an instant, a longbow formed in her hands as she prepared to fire at him!

But in the next moment—

Bang!

The bow exploded in her grip.

Thunder and storms erupted throughout the entire sea of consciousness.

"You know the gap between us. You cannot win."

"Forbidden Psychic Art: Ideation Implantation"

Buzz—

An overwhelming sense of inevitable defeat surged through her mind.

The sky of the sea of consciousness began to collapse into a gray ruin.

Rei Kanzaki’s figure expanded in an instant—his childlike body now towering like a divine giant forged from pure power.

"This is your end."

"Forbidden Psychic Art: Emotional Field — Total Despair"

Rumble—

The sea of consciousness began to collapse.

In the sky, the corrupted Luluwi’s eyes turned utterly lifeless.

Amid the storm and thunder—

Rei Kanzaki reached out and seized her with one hand.

"I now understand your existence."

"And you should awaken as well—to what you truly are."

He tightened his grip slightly.

From the holes in Luluwi’s neck, countless Filth Worms burst forth!

They surged like an endless black serpent, rushing toward his arm—

But across his body, countless white lines interconnected, forming a three-dimensional barrier.

Clang—

The worms were completely blocked.

"Absolute Cognitive Defense Construction"

Bang!

With a squeeze—

The corrupted Luluwi exploded in his grasp, scattering into countless writhing black insects.

The Filth Worms had replaced her sea of consciousness.

They had become her consciousness.

And they themselves didn’t even realize they weren’t Luluwi—believing only that they had been "corrupted."

The shattered mass of worms scattered wildly throughout the sea of consciousness.

Rei Kanzaki remained by Luluwi’s side.

After waiting for about half an hour, the worms gradually weakened—

And died.

"...It’s over."

"Luluwi, your consciousness fell into the Deep Earth and was contaminated by Filth Worms. I brought you back."

"Next, the contamination in your sea of consciousness will gradually recover over time..."

He seemed to let out a breath of relief.

But Luluwi still looked confused.

"The Deep Earth... contamination..."

It all sounded incomprehensible.

But this was indeed her sea of consciousness.

He saved me?

And yet... it didn’t feel real.

Nor did she feel any particular gratitude.

When Luluwi opened her eyes again—

She was already back in the real world.

Kiyomi stood guard nearby.

And in front of her, Rei Kanzaki met her gaze with a faint smile.

This... should be fine now.

Tap—

Rei Kanzaki ended the future simulation completely and once again returned to Luluwi’s sea of consciousness.

But the moment the simulation ended—

He realized something.

He was now fully connected to the Deep Earth.

This was a sensation one only gained after completing the trial and returning from the Deep Earth.

Along with it came a unique ability—

"Deep Reality"

This... shouldn’t have happened yet, should it?

"Time belongs to the real world."

"The Deep Earth is entirely different. No matter how you truly arrive there, the fact that you’ve been there can never be erased."

He suddenly recalled Lottie mentioning this while teaching him about mental abilities.

"...Still, I need to bring Luluwi back."

The process had to be followed.

Swish—

Rei Kanzaki located the fissure again and entered the Deep Earth.

But this time, there were no illusions.

Instead, he immediately found himself in a blank expanse—

Where Shinka was waiting for him.

She glanced at him, saying nothing more.

"Please follow me."

Before long, he once again met Lottie.

But this time, her expression was no longer meek or cautious.

It was completely serious.

"You’ve finally arrived."

She no longer addressed him with formal honorifics.

"To walk through nonexistent time and space... what exactly is your relationship with Ahekator~?"

Judging by his expression, she tilted her head slightly.

"...You don’t know who that is, do you?"

"Forget it. I already explained everything last time. There’s nothing more to add."

"Take your person and leave. Remember our agreement."

Swish—

With that, Lottie vanished.

Rei Kanzaki took Luluwi with him.

Everything afterward unfolded exactly as it had in the simulation...

Luluwi regained control of her consciousness.

And returned to the real world.

Finally—

Rei Kanzaki opened his eyes in reality.

It really felt like a long time had passed.

And quite an unexpected gain...

So now—

His imagination could already influence reality?