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Chapter 1018 - Chapter 1018 Chapter 1020 Sword Qi Transforms into Shape_1

Chapter 1018: Chapter 1020: Sword Qi Transforms into Shape_1 Chapter 1018: Chapter 1020: Sword Qi Transforms into Shape_1 It turned out that the Shattered Divine Realm Song Jian had obtained was once owned by a god who had perished in body and soul during the War of Divine Downfall. The remnants of the divine realm, divinity, and Divine Flame had been drifting in the void for thousands of years until the game system, also known as the Creator Deity to NPCs, had gathered them from the void and sold them as special commodities.

Items like this were plentiful in the world, but only those who achieved exceptional results in the Combat Power Assessment could qualify to obtain them.

This was a shortcut to the path of divinity, and many ancient families had records regarding this matter.

As for Song Jian’s worry about the possibility of the original owner’s resurrection, it was absolutely impossible. The god had been utterly destroyed, even the most primal soul imprint had shattered, effectively meaning that this person no longer existed in this world. Even if there were millions of believers praying day and night, these deceased deities could not be resurrected.

What the Goblin merchant referred to as “resurrection” was a resurrection in another sense, which in practice meant creating another entity similar to the divine realm’s AI to assist Song Jian in managing the Divine Country, not an actual person or deity.

After some explanation, Song Jian finally understood and, looking at the divine statue on the counter said with a corner of his mouth twitched, “How much for this divinity, no, how many battle merits?”

“Hehe, not much, just 100,000 battle merits. Also, I should point out that this divinity is a shattered one, possessing only one-tenth of the original power, roughly equivalent to a divinity of a weak divine power level. It’s best to nurture it for a while after taking it back and then fuse it with the Divine Country while also imprinting your spiritual mark during the nurturing period,” the Goblin merchant said.

“Only one-tenth? What about the rest?” Song Jian inquired curiously.

“Of course, it’s been shattered. Fragments of the divinity are good stuff, can be used to craft God Artifacts, increase the power of your own divinity, create Divine Coins… However, most of the Goddess of War’s divine fragments have scattered into the deep void of nothingness. Once you possess the power of a deity, you may venture into the void to search for them; you might find something,” the Goblin merchant said.

“Become a deity?” A bitter smile appeared on Song Jian’s face as he slightly shook his head.

With merely a Unique profession, Song Jian had only touched a fraction of it. As for becoming a more powerful deity, that was a long and somewhat unrealistic thought.

“In fact, you have already stepped onto the divine path…” the Goblin merchant said mysteriously, “Don’t you find it strange? Why is every assessment you undergo different from everyone else’s?”

Song Jian was stunned; he too had noticed. It could be explained away as good luck to encounter a special situation during the first-tier Combat Power Assessment, but during the second-tier Combat Power Assessment, as soon as he entered the Assessment Hall, the corresponding assessment gate underwent an anomaly, as if it had specially opened for him.

“Is there an explanation for this?” Song Jian eagerly asked.

“Hehe, I can’t disclose the specifics, breaking the rules would lead to severe punishment!” the Goblin merchant touched his whiskers, smiling, “I can only say that you are now on the correct path, just keep it up! Pass each Combat Power Assessment with excellent results, and you will have your own seat among the deities.”

Song Jian was silent for a long while but eventually showed a hint of a smile, nodded, and directly paid 100,000 battle merits to buy the white jade statue.

Afterward, the Goblin merchant gave him the corresponding nurturing and fusion methods, which were complimentary and didn’t cost battle merits. In reality, these two methods were secret techniques that many people yearned for in their dreams, just like the methods of forging God Artifacts with divinity and crafting Divine Coins, they belonged to secret methods that could only be passed among deities.

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With a little over ten thousand combat points remaining, Song Jian exchanged for another Dark Gold Quality Skill Book and fused it with the Thousand Swords Art, bringing its proficiency to 98%. Just one more Dark Gold Quality Skill Book would be enough to level it up.

Moreover, Song Jian didn’t hesitate to use the golden skill point he had obtained after the assessment to upgrade Thousand Swords Art to level nine; its proficiency was now at level nine, 98%.

At level nine, Thousand Swords Art could summon between 50 to 300 Spirit Swords, with each sword dealing 10% more damage. In addition to the increased damage, a new shattered effect was added–meaning there was a chance that the Spirit Sword attacks could cause targets to disintegrate completely, effectively another instant-death effect, which was extremely terrifying.

“There’s still one epic skill book…” Song Jian put the white jade statue into his inventory and looked at the epic skill book he had drawn, lying quietly in the inventory. A hesitant look appeared on his face.

The drawn Skill Books were all career-specific, and this one was also a Sword Master skill–Sword Qi Transformation. This Skill Book was a passive skill; after releasing Sword Qi, it could evolve into a variety of shapes, increasing the damage and, depending on the transformation, causing various additional effects.

However, such “transformations” were highly random and not under the control of the user, which made Song Jian somewhat troubled. Besides, with the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Thousand Swords Art, he wasn’t lacking for attack skills. Instead, he was eager to acquire skills with special effects like Sword Shadow Clone or Azure Dragon Sword Body.

“The proficiency has already reached 98%, using an epic skill book to level up seems a bit extravagant…” Song Jian hesitated for a moment, but eventually decided to learn it first and see. If he found it unsatisfactory later, he could avoid waste by consuming it when Thousand Swords Art leveled up again.

Sword Qi Transformation (Passive): Level 1 (0%), Skill Effect: Any Sword Qi-based skill cast will randomly take on various shapes, enhancing Sword Qi power and effects; Skill Consumption: None, Skill Cooldown: None, Skill Activation Condition: Sword Qi attack.

A passive skill, with a simple introduction that almost didn’t seem fitting for an epic skill book–Song Jian glanced at it and put the thought of it to the back of his mind, unconcerned and without any expectations.

“After you take the divine treasure back, you must cultivate it as soon as possible. Otherwise, this kind of item could be sensed by legendary figures who wish to ignite the Divine Flame and ascend to godhood, and not even spatial isolation methods would work!” the Goblin merchant reminded again.

“Is it not safe even inside the inventory?” Song Jian was startled, nodded, and his figure slowly disappeared.

As the last examinee left, the body of the Goblin merchant began to change gradually. The counter and the goods shelves around him also started to twist and deform, like milk being stirred into coffee, gradually twisting into a spiral pattern.

The entire space silently transformed, ultimately becoming a resplendent palace, and where the goblin merchant had been sitting was now a massive throne tens of meters wide. A deity towering over a hundred meters tall was seated on the throne, his eyes emitting endless light, like the moon and sun.

“Finally, I’ve found an interesting little fellow. I hope you grow up quickly, as there isn’t much time left for you…” The deep voice and laughter of the great deity echoed throughout the temple.

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PS: Thank you to “Heavenly Punishment Divine Mark” for the donation of 500 Qidian Coins~

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