Chapter 57 Poem of Paradise
[You have completed the promotion (Stage One) “Witch Disciple”]
[Your Glorious Spectrum Series rank has been elevated]
[You have mastered the ability “Poem of Paradise Lv1”]
[You have obtained the “Trait – Witch Stance (Orange)”]
[As you are in the Twilight, you are affected and have gained the “Status – Breath of Becoming and Unbecoming (24h)”]
As Li Wen opened her eyes, these prompts floated before her, proving that she had completed the ritual and officially stepped into the first stage of the Path of Ending.
[Mephistopheles – Terra Human (Twilight-type) – Comprehensive Level 5]
[Glorious Spectrum Series – Path of Light Chasing (Stage One) – Supplicant Lv4 / Glorious Spectrum Series – Path of Ending (Stage One) – Witch Disciple Lv1]
[Life 0%]
[Mana 27/50]
[Twilight Erosion 1%]
[Abilities: Glor – Prayer Lv1 (18%), Glor – Spell-less Arc Light Lv1 (8%), Glor – Divine Prayer Lv1 (2%), Glor – Thirst for Light Lv1 (0%), Twilight – Poem of Paradise (0%)]
[Knowledge: Basic Ritual Lv2 (0%)…]
[Traits (6/6): Reverse in Shadow (Blue), Candlelight Blood (Blue), Nimble Hands (White), Professional Pickpocket (White), Necessary Sacrifice (Red), Witch Stance (Orange)]
[Status: One-eyed, Breath of Becoming and Unbecoming – 24h (While in this state, each of your spell casts will consume an additional 1 Mana, and your casting efficiency will be increased by 20%), Witch Form]
[Experience: 220]
[Poem of Paradise Lv1]
[Twilight – Curse]
[Requires: 5 Mana, Spellcasting Medium]
[Range – Diameter 10 meters]
[Legend says that when the world falls into ruin, the Witch and her followers will gather beneath a withered tree, chanting songs of ending, which are verses from Paradise.]
[Chanting the Witch’s Poem of Paradise, randomly inflicts one of the following effects on everyone within range (excluding yourself): ① Fool’s Praise – The target cannot move for [Ability Level X 30] seconds, otherwise for every meter moved, they will take true damage based on the caster’s level. If the target has not moved after the duration expires, their action speed will be increased by 25% for the next 30 minutes; ② Gift of Temperance – Clears all abnormal or normal statuses and effects on the target, and deducts 1% Life per second for the next [Ability Level X 10] seconds. The deducted Life at the end of the duration will be fully returned; ③ Tower’s Collapse – Deals damage to the target based on Ability Level, and the target will be affected by states such as fear, confusion, weakness, slowness, stun, daze, and rigidity for [Ability Level X 5] seconds.]
[Witch Stance]
[Trait – Myth (Orange) – Twilight]
[Shedding the mottled colors of life, letting the power of Twilight flow through the body, thus the Witch’s body is formed. Immortality without aging is both a boon and a curse.]
[While possessing this trait, you will not be affected by any form of aging. You can enter Witch Form through this trait.]
[Witch Form: Makes the Twilight power within the body infinitely active. The Twilight Erosion progress will replace Life and Mana. Each time damage is taken or Mana is consumed, Life or Mana will no longer decrease, but the Twilight Erosion progress will increase. While in Witch Form, any damage you deal will be accompanied by a faint power of Twilight. When the Twilight Erosion progress reaches 50% and 100% respectively, you will temporarily gain a random additional transcendent trait (regardless of Glorious Spectrum Series). When the Twilight Erosion progress exceeds 100%, you will exit Witch Form and die immediately, unaffected by resurrection spells or spells of revival. After exiting Witch Form, the Twilight Erosion progress will slowly decrease by 1% per hour, and you cannot enter Witch Form again until it reaches zero.]
Poem of Paradise and Witch Stance were the new abilities and traits Li Wen gained after promoting to Witch Disciple.
Just by reading the descriptions, without much thought, one could feel the immense power of these abilities and traits.
As for their performance in actual combat, the demon before her was undoubtedly the best whetstone.
“Well then, let’s begin the second round.”
Li Wen returned to the ground, spreading her hands, The Primordial Codex of Ending suspended overhead.
Poem of Paradise!
The Witch on the cover of the Codex looked outward, and at the same time, an elegant and ethereal song emanated from it. Hearing this beautiful and enchanting song, the demon was struck as if by lightning, and an image of a brightly dressed traveler immediately appeared above its head.
The spellcasting requirements for Poem of Paradise were only Mana and a medium, with no requirements for actions or incantations. This meant that it was an instant-cast spell, which even a demon like Tilroghzakh could not defend against.
Tilroghzakh, snapping back to his senses from the song, did not feel any damage or curse, only a blind impulse in his heart, forcing him to want to run away desperately.
What kind of spell is this?
With no room for further thought, the demon suppressed the impulse and used the short sword in its hand to cast a curse.
Muddled Mana, like threads, wound around the short sword, then extended from the blade, striking towards Li Wen.
This was a curse cast against enchanters, which could make enemies lose the desire and ability to use weapons, and it could not be dispelled by the cursed person themselves. For those Holy Church followers who loved to use holy oil for enchantment, this move was always effective.
But Li Wen let the curse hit her, without any evasion, because she was performing a long casting – Thirst for Light.
What if she couldn’t use a weapon? She never intended to rely on weapons to resolve the fight.
A fire-flying moth flew out from the flame and landed in the demon’s pupils.
Tilroghzakh’s expression stiffened. In this momentary daze, he felt that Glor was so sacred and mesmerizing that he even had a terrifying impulse to walk into the fire and dissolve into Glor.
Under this impulse, the demon took a small step forward uncontrollably. Then, as if stabbed, a wound deep into its bones appeared on its body.
The wound could not heal, and blood kept flowing from it.
The demon’s expression changed instantly. As a demon, he possessed powerful self-healing abilities. Even if his head was cut off, as long as it was reattached, he could recover normally. But in front of this wound, his self-healing ability was of no use.
But the most terrifying thing was the divine ability the other party finally released, the divine ability that could even make demons breed a desire to worship Glor… What kind of terrifying thing was this?
Tilroghzakh was speechless for a moment. The seed of Glor faith that had been forcibly implanted in his heart was waiting to grow, and the time limit was ten minutes.
Only when Li Wen entered Witch Form and her Mana was replaced by the erosion bar would she have the leisure to use abilities like Thirst for Light, which were high in consumption but impractical.
Ten minutes countdown.
Li Wen glanced at the Twilight Erosion progress, which had only risen to about 5%.
Now it remained to be seen whether the demon would kill her within ten minutes, or self-immolate in the fire after ten minutes.
