Chapter 182: Dark Attribute, Third Class
Chapter 182. Dark Attribute, Third Class
Mushroom didn’t quite understand, her large, blinking eyes staring at Xia Feng in confusion.
“Wh-what do you mean?” she asked, puzzled.
“Simply put, I have a way to help you awaken your Spirit Artifact,” Xia Feng said with a smile. “Want to give it a try?”
“Huh?” Mushroom seemed to doubt if Xia Feng was playing with her again.
After all, awakening a Spirit Artifact was purely a matter of luck; she had never heard of anyone being able to do it proactively.
Seeing Mushroom’s bewildered look, Xia Feng didn’t explain further. With a thought, the following messages appeared:
【A-class Spirit Artifact – Spirit Artifact Space cooling has been released, entering copyable state.】
【A-class Spirit Artifact Space successfully covered D-class Delicious Ring.】
【Current Spirit Artifacts: B-class Vermilion Bird Demonic Armor, A-class Spirit Artifact Space, B-class Elven Sacred Bow, C-class Forest Scepter (sealed slot).】
【A-class Spirit Artifact Space】
【Awakening: Absorb the target’s soul into this space. Upon defeating the Spirit Artifact’s avatar, the target can awaken Spirit Energy power.】
【Note 1: The target’s soul can be forcibly absorbed into this space. The absorption effect will vary depending on the difference in Spirit Pressure between the user and the target.】
【Note 2: When the target gazes into your eyes, the absorption effect can be amplified.】
These were the original abilities of the Spirit Artifact Space, but Xia Feng had long since optimized it, giving it an even more formidable function.
【A-class Spirit Artifact Space (Optimized Version)】
【Mutated Awakening: Awaken Spirit Energy power within this space, with a chance to create upgradeable Spirit Artifacts.】
【Awakening Scene: You can observe the target’s awakening scene.】
“Come, look into my eyes, and don’t resist.”
Xia Feng didn’t explain further. He placed his palm on Mushroom’s forehead. As Mushroom looked at him with some confusion, faint golden specks lit up in his deep black eyes, drawing the slightly astonished Mushroom’s Spirit Body into them.
***
Black Moon Holy See, Great Hall.
News that the Black Moon and Elemental Holy Sees would select new prospective Saintesses in Junlin City had already spread throughout District 51.
The Great Hall was filled with young men and women who had traveled from various regions. Even people from other major regions spared no expense, traveling by high-class ships to reach District 51 upon hearing this news.
Since the Black Moon Goddess only accepted Saintesses, the majority of the applicants were female.
“Here are one hundred and fifty Obsidian Lumps, thirty each of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth elemental affinities.”
In the center of the hall, a middle-aged priest stood on a towering stone pillar, pointing to the five-colored stones embedded in the ceiling. “In three days, the Miracle Star River will open. Those who meet the qualifications will be able to enter the Miracle Star River through the Obsidian Lumps. Whoever can awaken the Black Moon Goddess in the Miracle Star River and receive the Black Moon’s call will become the fourth prospective Saintess.”
“Since there are only thirty Obsidian Lumps for each elemental affinity, there are only thirty spots for Spirit Masters of each affinity, totaling one hundred and fifty spots. The selection of these spots will be based on the highest elemental spiritual affinity value.”
As the middle-aged priest explained, the vast crowd below gasped in astonishment, all looking up at the five-colored Obsidian Lumps on the ceiling.
Obsidian Lumps were one of the three major materials for Holy Solutions and were extremely rare. The fact that the Black Moon and Elemental Holy Sees had presented one hundred and fifty of them at once was a significant display of wealth.
It was estimated that all the Obsidian Lumps of the two Holy Sees were gathered here; the consequences of any theft would be unimaginable.
Besides being materials for Holy Solutions, Obsidian Lumps could also be used to connect with the Miracle Star River. The Miracle Star River referred to is the collective term for the countless star rivers situated between the Real World and the Astral Realm.
It was like a gap between two parallel pieces of paper, one meter apart, with countless rivers made of starlight hanging in between. The end of each river connected to a Star God in the Astral Realm.
The one the Black Moon Holy See was opening was Miracle Star River No. 7, which could connect to the Black Moon Goddess’s location.
Mushroom stood towards the back of the crowd, also gazing up at the five-colored Obsidian Lumps on the ceiling, her light green eyes shimmering with hopeful anticipation.
When she saw the news about the Black Moon Holy See selecting their fourth Saintess a few days ago, she knew her chance had arrived!
It was said that the selection of Black Moon Saintesses did not consider cultivation talent, but only the elemental affinity value, especially for those with high dark attributes, who had a greater chance of becoming a Saintess.
Besides the five elements, spiritual affinity also included two special affinities: light and dark.
Her dark attribute was indeed higher than average, which was also the main reason she decided to leave her home and try at the Holy See.
Of course, the more significant reason was…
She felt herself drifting further and further away from Xia Feng.
As Xia Feng displayed his talent, he had been frequently disappearing lately. She couldn’t contact him when she wanted to hang out, though she could see various candid photos of him on the academy’s online forums.
Indeed, ever since Xia Feng became the youngest genius at Weiyang Academy, he had become a prominent figure.
Coupled with the label of Mu Shen’s fiancé, even though Xia Feng hadn’t appeared on campus much, there was already a fan club for him on the school forums. Well, mostly perverted and disgusting female fans, whom Mushroom disdained.
!
However, regardless of her motives, Mushroom felt she couldn’t be a shut-in anymore. In the game world, she was a dominant force, a master of any game she played, worshipped by everyone. But if she had the opportunity, she certainly wanted to make a name for herself in the real world.
To become a magical girl who saves the world!
And the Black Moon prospective Saintess was her first step towards becoming the future Mushroom Goddess, a magical girl!
However…
Reality once again taught her a lesson, shattering her idle fantasies.
After arriving at the Great Hall, she learned that the prerequisite for using Obsidian Lumps to connect to the Miracle Star River was to possess a Spirit Artifact. And she was a waste who hadn’t even awakened one.
Her dark attribute was indeed higher than average, but there were plenty of geniuses in this world.
As excellent girls from all over the empire rushed towards District 51 and gathered in the Great Hall, she realized how laughable her only commendable talent, her dark attribute, truly was.
If her dark attribute was 60 points, then the other girls present had 70, 80, or even over 100 points.
“Dark attribute, third class.”
As the tester’s words fell, Mushroom, her face flushed red, turned and walked down from the high pedestal.
Xia Feng, observing from a bird’s-eye view, quietly watched this awakening world. He couldn’t help but feel a bit speechless; Mushroom’s awakening world seemed much more complex than his, more like a fragmented memory.
He remembered that when he awakened, it was just a white light space and countless versions of himself attacking him all at once.
What made Xia Feng even more speechless was that what Mushroom was experiencing now, how similar it was to the classic protagonist’s opening scene of “Don’t Bully the Young Man”… No, it should be “Don’t Bully the Poor Girl”!
Mushroom, having stepped down from the pedestal, lowered her head and quickened her pace, wanting to escape the place as quickly as possible. But someone in the shadows suddenly stuck out a foot, catching Mushroom off guard and nearly causing her to fall face first.
She scrambled to her feet in disarray and looked up.
“Tsk, tsk, I was wondering who it was. So it’s Earl Lister’s precious daughter,” a woman’s light laughter echoed from the crowd.
