novelraw Chapter 390-2: War of Top Demigods, Soul Secret Beginning of the Holy Spirit (2)
Chapter 390-2: War of Top Demigods, Soul Secret Beginning of the Holy Spirit (2)
The innate talent of this First Disciple Solomon was simply monstrous to the extreme. Combined with his Shell skills that let him master any weapon, the battle prowess he displayed was enough to make anyone fall into despair.
Fortunately, Vishnu was better at defending than attacking, which was the only reason he had managed to hold out under Solomon’s hands until now.
He had promised Cain that he would deal with the two attendants as quickly as possible, but it was not that he was unwilling to exert himself. He was simply being suppressed far too badly.
Not to mention freeing up a hand to attack, even focusing solely on defense made it hard for him to endure.
For this Disciple war, Vishnu had forged a total of three mythic+ grade shields, yet he still could not withstand Solomon’s overpowering attacks. Now he had only one last shield left in perfect condition.
But if he continued to maintain his defensive posture, then when Cain arrived at the battlefield and saw that the two attendants were still alive, there would be no medicine to cure his regret.
Vishnu gritted his teeth. He did not equip a new shield. Instead, he switched to dual-wielding two Lava Leviathan Axes.
He tapped that move which could be called his ultimate burst skill: Wrath of the Bedrock.
[Wrath of the Bedrock (mythic+ grade skill): After you enter combat, every attack you suffer will be heavily reduced and the damage value you take will be accumulated and stacked. When you release Wrath of the Bedrock, the higher the accumulated damage value, the stronger the power you unleash. This skill can boost your attack damage up to threefold.]
[When you activate this skill, you can vent all accumulated damage at once. At the same time, your defense value will be massively increased, and you will be immune to all control skills at or below this skill’s grade.][This skill can only be used once and its cooldown is reset upon death or refresh.]
[…]
[You used Wrath of the Bedrock (mythic+ grade skill).]
[Violent, explosive might floods your whole body. Your already burly frame swells by another size. Muscles coil and bulge, dark purple veins stand out and crawl across your entire body.]
[The Lava Leviathan Axes in your hands seem to sense your endless fury. Scarlet-red flames roar up from the hafts, and in an instant they explode into a raging inferno of warfire.]
[You unleash an earth-shaking roar that makes even the ground tremble faintly.]
[You stomp hard on the ground. Brutal strength tears it open, blasting up a spray of shattered rock ten-odd meters high.]
[Such a savage, explosive force actually makes First Disciple Solomon retreat two steps…]
[The holy golden light descends once more, but this time no angel appears with a weapon in both hands. Instead, the golden radiance falls directly over Solomon, then fades away in an instant.]
[The twin swords in Solomon’s hands have been replaced by a giant golden shield that completely covers his body.]
[He braces his feet against the ground and grips the shield tight to withstand your full-power blow.]
[However, your ferocious figure brushes right past him…]
[Your true target is not First Disciple Solomon at all, but the two attendants behind him.]
[In the blazing glow of the Lava Leviathan Axes, two faces full of terrified shock are reflected…]
[The true might of a top demigod pours out in a torrent. Dazzling, blazing light devours everything.]
[Like divine punishment descending on the world, a massive mushroom cloud erupts in an instant as a surging shockwave sweeps across all things…]
[…]
[When the flames finally fade, not even a scrap of flesh or bone remains of the two attendants.]
[You have defeated First Disciple’s Attendant Number One.]
[You have defeated First Disciple’s Attendant Number Two.]
[The savage, violent power does not recede. Endless fury still rages through your entire body.]
[You turn back. The Lava Leviathan Axes in your hands blaze again…]
[With another sky-shaking roar, you hurl yourself at First Disciple Solomon.]
The emotions that Vishnu had been suppressing for so long finally found release. He had been beaten down by Solomon from start to finish and could only passively defend himself, bitterly accumulating rage.
Now offense and defense had reversed. Under the tremendous empowerment of Wrath of the Bedrock, it became Solomon’s turn to struggle bitterly under his attacks.
But Vishnu knew that Solomon definitely still had a trump card he had not yet revealed. Once the duration of Wrath of the Bedrock ended, he would only be able to curl back up and be a turtle in its shell again…
In the distance, Lin Xun suddenly stopped moving. The battle at the center of the island was more terrifying and intense than an earthquake.
There was no need to deliberately search for it. As long as he followed that thunderous commotion, he would be able to reach the place where Vishnu and Solomon were fighting.
“Hiss… this is a little too brutal, isn’t it?”
Lin Xun rubbed his chin. He felt that if he did not turn on his cheats, he really might not even qualify to take part in this battle.
He narrowed his eyes and activated that bug-like ‘permanent’ skill: Flesh Boil.
[You used Flesh Boil (mythic-grade skill)]
[The blood in your body rapidly heats up. The bright red liquid rushing through your veins bubbles and boils.]
[That searing red power fills your entire body, making you feel as if you could tear every enemy in your path to pieces and crush them into bloody pulp.]
[You suppress the roar in your throat as your flesh swells and bulges. Your skin flushes a deep red. The scorching temperature makes the air around you twist and shimmer.]
[Your eyes turn blood-red. Everything in your vision is covered in a thick layer of crimson. With every lungful of icy air you inhale, what you exhale is scorching, merciless killing intent.]
[You can feel that maintaining the boiling of your blood and flesh requires tremendous stamina, yet deep in your body, at the core of your meat and blood, the Flesh Power Fountain is continuously generating endless power so you feel no fatigue at all.]
[You even feel that you can maintain the Flesh Boil state permanently.]
[You have successfully activated Flesh Boil. While this skill is in effect, your maximum HP is increased by 100 percent, and every active attack you make will inflict a critical hit.]
[This skill state will end when your stamina is exhausted. You can also deactivate this skill at will to conserve stamina.]
Lin Xun directly ignored the final game prompt.
If the Flesh Boil state were not so conspicuous, he would definitely keep it active all the time.
“Flesh Boil alone is not enough.”
Lin Xun looked at the ultimate Relic in his Inventory.
The boost an ultimate Relic gave to a Shell was five times that of a Relic fragment. Although the overall increase in Shell strength did not reach 50 percent, it was still an excellent tool for reinforcing a Shell.
Right now, the Luck Value in the fate-changing artifact was still 9 points short of being full, but he urgently needed to strengthen himself and did not want to wait any longer.
He decisively clicked on the fate-changing artifact to use it.
[You take out an ancient hook-shaped magatama that gathers immense Luck and pray devoutly…]
[You consume 77 points of Luck Value from Sakura Falls Yasaka Curved Jewel, massively increasing your own Luck attribute.]
[Note: This boost has a very short duration. Please make use of the item as quickly as possible.]
“…Seventy-seven points, that seems pretty good.”
Without the effect of the Lucky Gold Coin, a Luck Value of 77 was already very high, the equivalent of his luck exploding.
Lin Xun did not hesitate any longer. He swiftly clicked on the Relic and equipped it.
[You have equipped Type-VI Ultimate Relic (Desire Wet Nurse).]
[This Shell has received Soul Enhancement. Shell strength increased by 50 percent.]
[Total Soul Enhancement: 220 percent.]
[Your soul has grown stronger.]
[Your soul strength has increased. Current soul strength is 6/6.]
[Your Soul Enhancement has exceeded the critical threshold of 200 percent. Your powerful soul resonates with The Book of Salvation…]
[Your soul is about to comprehend a Soul Secret again.]
[This time you will comprehend a random Soul Secret. If you already possess a soul authority, you will preferentially comprehend a Soul Secret based on that soul authority.]
[Comprehending…]
“Soul authority?”
Lin Xun could not help recalling that when he had obtained Flesh Authority, the game had displayed Supreme Authority – Flesh Authority.
“Could it be that Supreme Authority is the so-called soul authority, and that the word ‘Supreme’ is its grade classification?”
He stared fixedly at the text, waiting for the Soul Secret to be generated.
[Comprehension complete.]
[You have obtained the Soul Secret – Beginning of the Holy Spirit.]
[Soul Secret – Beginning of the Holy Spirit: The most unique souls all possess the potential to become holy spirits, and your soul is one in ten thousand… you will ultimately become a holy spirit.]
[By comprehending this Soul Secret, you will be able, for a short time, to control your existing soul authority to the greatest extent you can currently withstand and develop it to the extreme.]
[Your current soul authority is Supreme Authority – Flesh Authority.]
[Please note: Using this Soul Secret will temporarily consume your maximum soul strength. The more maximum soul strength you consume, the stronger your control over your soul authority will be.]
[This skill requires a minimum consumption of 4 points of maximum soul strength. It will take a long time to restore your maximum soul strength, so please use it with caution.]
Lin Xun stared at the skill description, dumbstruck.
Only when Vishnu’s voice continued to come through the speakerphone at his side did he snap back to himself.
“Cain! Cain!”
“Why are you still not here? I am about to lose my grip!”