Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 352 - 351: Light of Return

Chapter 352: Chapter 351: Light of Return

Before the sun rose, Ronald sent Herrois and Lumiere away.

Now that the original text had been peeled off by himself and Herrois had proven to be a trustworthy friend, Ronald felt quite relieved handing Lumiere over to him.

As for what was to come after today...

Even though his relationship with Herrois was good.

But the fellow had just suffered a severe injury because of Ronald’s own matters, so he could not possibly ask him to join again.

So, once everything was done,

Ronald slowly walked back to the apartment he was renting.

Leaning back on the couch, the sky outside the balcony was still pitch black.

And in Ronald’s hand, the black-covered "Divine Comedy - Purgatory" was simply held.

He stared at the original text with a complex gaze, and for a few seconds, Ronald’s mind wandered.

"..."

"Mm—"

Sitting alone at home.

In front of him was the original text he had finally obtained after experiencing many things.

At this moment, Ronald simply lacked the mood to express any reflections aloud.

He straightforwardly flipped open the book, saw the words on the pages of the original, and without any language barrier, began to recite the verse:

"To sail in calmer waters,

My boat of talent had its sails high,

Leaving the stormy seas behind;

Meanwhile, I sang praises in the second realm,

Where souls are purified,

And seek to ascend to Heaven.

Here, the poetry of death is revived,

Oh, sacred Muses,

I belong to you;

Here too, Calliope rises for a moment,

Accompanying my poetry with her divine melody,

It’s this music that strikingly rebukes those miserable Quires,

Making them disheartened, and without divine forgiveness.

..."

Not a word was altered.

Ronald recited the prelude of the "Divine Comedy - Purgatory."

While in his calm and steady voice, a soft and colorful light slowly emerged on the pages.

Unlike what Ronald had imagined before.

At this moment, "Divine Comedy" didn’t suddenly surge with curse power, nor did any earth-shaking spells occur.

Only led by "Purgatory."

"Hell Chapter" and "Heavenly Chapter" automatically appeared from Ronald’s hands, then the three original texts, ordered from top to bottom, began to smoothly float in front of Ronald.

The three separated originals gradually approached each other at a slow and steady pace.

While Ronald also paid attention to the environment around him.

At this moment, he dared not slacken.

"Ah—"

"We then walked out from here, seeing the sky full of stars again..."

"With bodies and souls pure and beautiful, ready to ascend, meeting the stars..."

"It is this love, that circles the sun, driving the stars..."

For a moment,

Ronald seemed to hear some voices from these three originals.

There were wise male voices...

Noble female voices...

And ordinary human voices...

Unfortunately, before Ronald could distinguish them carefully, what followed was the overlapping of the three originals of "Divine Comedy," and then they began to merge into each other.

At that moment, a gentle and sincere light shone upon the world.

And it fell upon Ronald’s body.

The three-story apartment, not large in size, was instantly bathed in this brilliance.

But on the street just a few meters away, it looked merely like the light of a turned-on electric lamp.

"..."

————

Bit by bit, Ronald regained control over his body from its previous uncontrollability.

During the process where the three original volumes of the Divine Comedy merged into one, he was completely suppressed by the powerful spell, almost unable to move.

Until everything ended, that is.

Finally, all the strange phenomena disappeared, and the original volumes of the Divine Comedy, now back in their book form, automatically floated back into Ronald’s hands.

The book, having lost all spell reactions,

seemed like an ordinary book once more with no further changes.

"..."

As the person who had experienced the entire merging phase of the originals,

Ronald then slightly lowered his head.

Looking at the Divine Comedy, now combined into a single volume in his hands, he blinked bewilderedly, and then realized everything had finally settled down.

"This..."

"This has certainly been quite impressive."

Murmuring with amazement, Ronald slowly straightened his body on the sofa.

He let the now-complete Divine Comedy disappear into his hands, then spread his palms, trying the steps of clenching and unclenching his fists repeatedly.

—Power.

—This was the sensation of power.

After the merging of the three original volumes, the treacherous power of the Hell Chapter, the original sin of lust from Purgatory, the fervent angels from the Heavenly Chapter.

Each Chapter’s end involved the canonical verses related to the stars.

At this moment, ignoring the trials or demands that should exist, the usage rights to the spells opened up directly to Ronald!

And these three kinds of power, together, brought an enhancement to his physical constitution.

The mere power of treachery.

It could transform Ronald from the physical stamina of a frail adult to that of a well-trained soldier.

Now, the same enhancement from the three Chapters compounded together.

It even gave Ronald the sensation that he too was made of steel!

Of course, this was definitely an illusion.

It belonged to the discomfort after suddenly gaining enhancement.

—But without a doubt.

At this moment, Ronald’s physical strength had definitely surpassed the limits achievable by humans, thereby stepping completely into the non-human domain.

This was a comprehensive enhancement.

To ensure the body could withstand this power.

Reaction speed, muscle tenacity, bone strength, perception efficiency...

All such body-related aspects had now begun shifting dramatically.

If one were compelled to give an example...

The old man Calliope dealt with tonight.

If faced by the current Ronald, he could probably beat the man to death with his fists alone!

And besides the effects brought about by activating the spell simultaneously.

Ronald also learned about the requirements for normally using the spells from Purgatory.

—Self-sublimation.

Unlike with the Hell Chapter and the Heavenly Chapter, which had clear objectives,

Purgatory contained all spells, which could be randomly gained during the opening of the other two originals.

Feeling the information in his mind, Ronald smiled and shook his head:

"It really fits the characteristics of Purgatory..."

Purgatory in the Divine Comedy represented the place where sinners redeemed their original sins and then gained the chance to ascend to Heaven.

The corresponding original prescribed such a method to activate the spell.

Isn’t that fitting for the setting?

"..."

Next up was the final piece of information Ronald received tonight.

Once all the spells from the three parts of the Divine Comedy were obtained, the original would naturally belong to him completely.

At that time, Ronald would receive a spell called "The Human Limit."

The capabilities of this spell were currently beyond his knowledge, but considering the various aspects now displayed by the Divine Comedy,

Ronald instinctively believed that it should be a spell related to ’humans’

rather than to ’gods.’

After all, only in this way could it match the inherent purpose of the Divine Comedy itself.