Chapter 50 Divine Prayer and Thirst for Light
Li Wen was contemplating what she was still lacking. In terms of survivability, she had the Exquisite Grade equipment, the Shattered Eye of the Transcendent and the Eternal Verdant Star. The Shattered Eye of the Transcendent was self-explanatory, with instant displacement being a universally applicable ability.
As for the Eternal Verdant Star, it was equivalent to a hundred percent of her life as a damage absorption shield, which was no small feat. In “World Tree: Origin,” damage absorption shields were a type that received damage first before absorbing it, meaning they only blocked post-tax damage.
The so-called post-tax damage referred to the final damage dealt after attacks or magic hit the body and passed through armor, magic resistance, and various other shield reductions. In other words, the shield provided by the Emerald Star Cloak could be considered Li Wen’s second health bar, the kind that would make people from other worlds exclaim it was a Divine Artifact, which was precisely its power.
In terms of output, the combination of Spell-less Arc Light and the Bone-Corroding Short Sword provided extremely high output, enough to instantly kill any Transcendent within level 10 who was not of the Flesh path. The Dark Word Curse’s DOT output plus its blinding effect could catch enemies off guard, serving as assurance for winning against stronger opponents in critical moments.
In this regard, Li Wen’s main deficiency was in sustain. While Prayer had the effect of restoring life, it was passable at lower levels. As Li Wen’s level increased and she advanced any path to Stage Two, her life essence would undergo significant changes, making that small amount of life recovery seem like a mere drop in the bucket.
Besides, the improvement of abilities could be upgraded through the number of times they were cast, so improving Ability Level was not an urgent matter. Therefore, Li Wen prepared to spend 300 and 400 experience points respectively to learn the third and fourth abilities of the Supplicant – Divine Prayer and Thirst for Light.
[Divine Prayer lv1]
[Glor – Divine Ability]
[Requirement: 2 Mana, One Basic Prayer]
[Targeted – Quantity 1]
[One of the widely spread Divine Abilities of the many Canaan faiths. It is the first Divine Ability that priests of the ancient Sun God Cult must learn. Only with truly fervent faith can one attract the gaze of light.]
[When cast on allies, it restores [Ability Level X Caster’s Life 20%] of life, and for the next ten seconds, it slowly restores 10% of the caster’s life, and within a certain range, it grants immunity to status effects such as bleeding, poisoning, and vulnerability; when cast on enemies, it can be considered a Divine Strike of the same level, dealing [Ability Level X Caster’s Life 15%] damage to the target, and causing them to become dazed for five seconds.]
[Thirst for Light lv1]
[Glor – Divine Ability]
[Requirement: 5 Mana, One Long Prayer]
[Targeted – Not Self – Quantity 1-3]
[One of the ancient Sun God Cult Divine Abilities lost to time, rediscovered by an unnamed Saint of the Canaan faiths. The reason for its loss was not that it was abandoned by the era, but that it was too powerful and even dangerous. “It is not wrong to thirst for glory, but it is wrong to be too close to glory.” – “Aries Admonitions”]
[Provides a “Thirst for Light” status to a maximum of [Ability Level] targets. While this status is active, targets will unconsciously yearn for light, and Glorious Spectrum Series spells cast on them will have an additional 20% effect; after the status persists for one minute, targets will wish to remain in brightly lit places, or they will become emotionally restless; after the status persists for five minutes, targets can only act under the direct light of the sun or fire, otherwise they will fall into madness and self-harm; after the status persists for ten minutes, targets will be ignited by light until death. “Thirst for Light” is considered a curse or blessing of the same level. Releasing this Divine Ability on a target repeatedly can remove this status.]
As the seven hundred experience points flowed away like water, Li Wen’s Path of Light Chasing reached lv4, and her total Mana reached 40.
The reason these two new abilities were delayed was mainly that they were difficult to apply in most situations.
Divine Prayer restored and damaged based on a percentage of the caster’s life, and it was not versatile. At the current low level, it was not as effective as the fixed numerical values of Prayer and Spell-less Arc Light, but in the future, it would definitely be one of her main methods.
As for Thirst for Light, it was even more so. Its 5 Mana consumption was comparable to some Tier Two spells, and the casting time for a Long Prayer was a full ten seconds. In intense combat, such a long time would be enough for Li Wen to die several times, and it couldn’t be cast on herself. If used on allies, there was still danger if it exceeded the time limit. Therefore, although it seemed powerful, it actually had little effect.
Although the description stated that the reason for the loss of this Divine Ability was its excessive power and danger, Li Wen expressed serious doubt about this.
The reason Li Wen learned it at this time was simply to complete all the Supplicant’s abilities and then find time to grind for skill proficiency to max out all ability levels.
“Is there anything else?”
Priest Mog saw Li Wen standing there for a while and not leaving, and despite his intense reluctance, he asked.
“The mission my mentor bestowed upon me is about to begin. As a member of the Dark Dawn, you must contribute to this. Tilroghzakh, you understand what I mean?”
Seeing Li Wen utter his real name, Priest Mog’s expression contorted.
“Siswell, my beloved mentor, the wise one, my master, did not instruct me in anything. I still have my own tasks to complete. Until then, unless it is a direct order from the mentor himself, nothing else! Otherwise, forget about it!”
Li Wen sneered, “Heh, what kind of existence is our great mentor, that he would contact a mere bug like you alone? Do as I say! Or do you intend to defy the orders of our great mentor! If you delay the great mentor’s plan, can you bear the consequences?”
A chilling wind blew in from the windows and doors of the church. The candlelight in the church flickered a few times but never went out. Only their shadows, indistinct in the candlelight, were particularly eerie.
Priest Mog’s deathly cold and stiff face showed hesitation. Siswell himself would not contact him. He received his mission and came to the Black Dragon Territory three years ago and had not received any instructions from Siswell since. Otherwise, he would have begged his mentor to drive away this troublesome scum, Li Wen, from the very beginning.
It was a pity that Siswell had ordered him not to act rashly, otherwise, Mog would have surely slaughtered Li Wen, used her ashes to craft a soul artifact, and sacrificed her soul to the demons of Purgatory.
“Speak, what can I do.”
After weighing his own honor and Siswell’s wrath, Priest Mog ultimately, and as expected, relented.
“Don’t worry, it won’t take up too much of your time…” Beneath his cloak, Li Wen narrowed his eyes. “First, we need twelve sacrificial offerings, to be sacrificed to the twelve Pillar Gods respectively.”
