Super Righteous Player
Chapter 1101 - 159: Not Used to Being More than a Tool Yet

Chapter 1101: Chapter 159: Not Used to Being More than a Tool Yet

Although all players are, in principle, envoys of Annan.

Their levels might be somewhat low, yet they possess strong immortality, are not eroded by curses, and can easily enhance their strength—compared to the "Red Knights," they are not inferior at all.

However, until Husky used Divine Descent Magic,

None of the players had ever borrowed any power from Annan.

Even when Husky proposed using this ritual, it was met with skepticism from others. Although they knew it was a real fantasy world, they would occasionally still consider themselves just players.

For instance... deep down, they didn’t believe that the status of being a player came with any convenience.

—After all, they were already used to being treated like tools.

Generally speaking, it was almost impossible for players to gain benefits solely based on their status; they would instead be entangled in various troublesome tasks with low rewards.

They could wake up to find themselves getting decapitated, killing a chicken could provoke a dozen strong men, becoming a Demon God still meant running errands every day; or as heroes, they would have to help feed dogs, shepherd sheep, deliver mail, and even capture or buy their own horses; or they had to fight their way to the Blue Planet, only to personally deal with every big and small monster, as if others were just there to watch the excitement.

And there was the occasional errand runner of the Light, acting as the light’s courier, whose duties ranged from saving the world and exterminating wild gods, fighting dragons to quell world wars, down to finding lost children, mediating couple quarrels, setting the table for dinner, and even going out of their way to pick up deliveries for others.

In addition, there were Generals who daily cleared clogged toilets in Ten Pine Manor, Oracles who were tricked and run around in circles by the Black Ring Purification Instructors, and plumbers who traveled through mountains and rivers to rescue princesses, especially Princess Peach and Bowser, who seemed to have a good relationship—at least she was quite happy when kidnapped, which seemed closer than her relationship with Mario.

If it were a female protagonist in an adult visual novel, then the problems would be obviously far worse...

Players themselves did not realize that their status actually came with such great benefits—

After Husky prayed for Divine Descent, not only were there no level deductions or experience burned... there weren’t even any debuffs!

On the contrary, she even got an extra buff called "Radiance Soak," which left her skin glowing for an entire month. This was the residual "Radiance" element inside her, which could recover from damage quickly and receive judgements bolstered by Elemental Power during spellcasting.

Which is to say...

After Husky’s prayer for Divine Descent, Annan not only didn’t punish her but also gave her some additional "little gifts"!

Even Bishops could not expect treatment of this caliber! Cardinals who used Divine Descent Technique would definitely be weakened for a while... and would even burn away some of their curse levels.

I can always pray for power from Annan?

—It turns out we could be considered "Divine Chariot" envoys!

Players belatedly realized their special status.

No wonder we were able to use "Light" for the transportation ritual... This is not Mr. Radiance’s light, but Annan’s light!

As long as Annan permits, they can use Annan’s power at will without backlash. Not just Divine Descent... they could even weave various Divine Arts to obtain more conceptual powers.

Transportation is just one of them!

You know, apart from Angel Envoys... only the Pope can Divine Descent at will!

Because the Pope’s body has, in fact, been reshaped by the gods. No matter what the previous level of the Pope or whether they have combat experience, once they become the Pope, they can be considered to have a sort of perfect body.

The Pope’s rank is equivalent to Gold Rank.

The previous strength will be converted into Transcendent levels at a proportion, subsuming all previous professions.

According to the information Annan had recently obtained from Yawen... The Pope’s profession, combined with the holy relics, can also replace the Book of Truth to complete the ascension ceremony.

This is actually perfectly logical.

Because the Pope himself can be considered to have Gold Rank status and resistance—their bodies and souls are both of Gold Rank, but they lack Gold Rank desires, Elemental Power, skills, spells, and combat experience.

In other words, it’s like being handed a Gold Rank "blank account" directly by the gods.

As long as he can make up for his level deficiency and regain the desire of a Gold-rank Transcendent, he would be considered a normal Gold-rank Transcendent.

But if their levels are far too behind... unless they can live a very long time, it would be difficult for them to catch up.

However, one professional habit of Ritualists is to see if they can exploit a bug. As long as they possess an excessive amount of mystical knowledge, they would subconsciously think about whether they can form a ritual.

The answer is yes.

The essence of sacred remains is the vestige left in the world by a Transcendent of Truth Rank who has obtained the Book of Truth but failed or chose to abandon transcendence... It harbors an independent path of truth that exists apart from all acquired professions.

Theoretically speaking, sacred remains should not be used for transcendence rituals — it’s like a game console that has been physically region-locked.

It would infinitely upgrade at Truth Rank and pass on the accumulated levels to the inheritor... thus carried on from one generation to the next.

However, this region lock is not absolute.

It can be bypassed and broken through ritual means.

The principle is simple... that is to not undergo a transcendence ritual, but directly enter the realm of light.

The Pope himself is considered to be of Gold Rank... but if the Pope was not a Transcendent before, then this would be similar to Elle before her divine ascension, becoming a natural-born Gold Rank with only LV1.

But even a Gold Rank with a blank slate can inherit the power of the sacred remains. The moment they inherit the sacred remains, they gain the total sum of efforts all previous inheritors have invested in the sacred remains, directly stepping into the full-fledged state of Truth Rank.

And, as clergy, they can be directly transformed into an Angel Envoy by a deity — Angel Envoys must answer the summons, so they have the ability to cross worlds.

Furthermore, the sacred remains also inherit Elemental Power... which means they would possess a fully developed stream of Elemental Power.

Then, they can use Elemental Power as fuel for their transition, relying on their own deity for directional guidance. Without riding the sky chariot, they can directly enter the realm of light on their own.

Anyway, as long as they have "Fragments of Truth" in their bodies... even if it’s the Fragments of Truth from the sacred remains, they can still enter the gate of the realm of light.

The gods who ascend through standard rituals are like having been properly invited by the "realm of light" club after meeting certain achievement criteria, being picked up and delivered by exclusive transport.

A god who ascends through rituals such as Mr. Radiance’s is like someone who wasn’t invited but could barely qualify for membership. He just isn’t up for his turn yet.

Ingrid intends to take this second path.

She’s like someone who took a taxi, entered through a back alley, and then directly climbed over the wall into the venue... Although she was discovered later, after some thought it was agreed that she actually had the qualifications to be there. Moreover, the place wasn’t crowded, there were plenty of seats unused, and adding a pair of chopsticks wasn’t a problem — this "the venue was never full to begin with," is actually the main reason.

Since everyone who could attend was already seated, it was possible to save her some face, and nobody would directly evict her.

As for the gods who complete their ascension through the combination of Pope and sacred remains...

It’s like being well-acquainted with some big shot who was sent an invitation years ago, and his father had also received one long ago. So, he bought his own car, blended in with the big shot, and used an invitation that was actually long expired to slip in...

Everyone else actually knows that, in principle, he shouldn’t have come in, but since he really did have an actual invitation and had a good relationship with the old acquaintances, they turned a blind eye.

In a certain sense, the treatment of this third kind is somewhat higher than that of the second kind.

Because the second kind has "the perfect essence of the element" but lacks "the Prototype of Truth;" whereas the third kind has "the Prototype of Truth" but lacks "the perfect essence of the element."

But no matter what pathway of ascension it is, it is necessary to fulfill all other conditions besides the Book of Truth at the very least.

And this method of ascension doesn’t necessarily require "sacred remains" and "Pope"... it belongs to a minimalist style.

In the third kind of upgrade conditions, there are actually some variants.

——Take the Stone Father, for example.

The Stone Father truly never collected the Book of Truth.

He had only the most basic card... even one that had not yet been incubated, but he ascended successfully.

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