Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 223 Lotus System Upgrade, Lotus Guardian Li Ke

With a furious curse, Li Ke was genuinely angry. Was this Thresh going to keep going on and on?

No, they only met once back then. Even though the time flow in the Spirit Blossom world and Runeterra is different, if you include the time when Lee was resurrected by Kindred in the Spirit Blossom, it must have been more than ten years since he met Thresh.

But what about him?
Is he planning to play a "once you see Li Ke, you'll regret it for life" strategy with Thresh?

Taking a deep breath, Li Ke immediately started cursing loudly.

He was already annoyed by all sorts of things happening in Freljord, and then the fight with Aatrox suddenly brought out Volibear, who then orchestrated the Second Great War between Humans and the Old Gods.

Is this kind of war so easily brought to the fore?

Secondly, Li Ke really was just a hair's breadth away from mastering that power in the battle against the bear-men!

Just as he was thinking this, Li Ke suddenly let out a soft exclamation.

Because a voice suddenly appeared in his mind, an ethereal voice, like the emotionless voice of Ahri, instantly dispelled Li Ke's sullen mood, and replaced it with a clear mind and sharp senses.

He began to listen to the voice in his mind—

[Congratulations, host! Your soul has ascended, and you have gained a glimpse of the Lotus Origin Law.]

[Divine resonance begins, deconstructing the Lotus Worldview; insufficient analysis of the Lotus Worldview, deconstruction probability]

[Deconstruction failed. The attempt to forcibly deconstruct the Lotus Worldview using the power of the Lotus Origin Laws has failed. The power of the Lotus Origin Laws is too weak to proceed with the deconstruction.]

We are currently exploring other solutions.

[Search successful. Currently exploring the host's affinity with the Lotus Deity.]

[Insufficient favorability to deconstruct the character.]

[This deconstruction attempt failed.]

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The joy he felt vanished instantly, and Li Ke stared speechlessly at the few bubbles in front of him.

After thinking about it, he realized that since he acquired the Spirit Blossom, the only people he had truly developed a good relationship with were two gods and Thresh.

But if the relationship between Li Ke and Thresh can be considered a friendship if it is something that people yearn for and think about, then Li Ke has nothing to say; he is indeed a "friend" of Thresh.

With a sigh, Li Ke's bad mood came quickly, but it also went away quickly.

This is an ability he gained from his interactions with Jinx. Jinx has a quick temper that subsides just as quickly, and she's carefree and happy all the time. After spending a lot of time with her, Rick naturally started to resemble her a bit more.

Shaking his head, Li Ke decided not to think about the question anymore. He had already gained something, after all, he had gained some insights.

If there is a next time, he will definitely be able to seize that opportunity and obtain and control the Lotus Origin Law.

Right now, Li Ke should be thinking more about what to say to Ahri and Kindred when he sees them later, rather than worrying about that.
Li Ke wasn't worried about the outside world. Volibear's Old God Alliance was indeed powerful. From what Li Ke sensed before his "death," at least five powerful gods had responded to Volibear's call.

However, on Li Ke's side, the number of gods was not small either.

Lissandra can hold off Volibear, Udyr can come to help after defeating Aatrox, Janna is there too, along with Swain and Karma.

Although the two did not respond to Li Ke's request for help and come to Freljord, they must be keeping an eye on the situation in Freljord now.

In the end, Li Ke felt that they would definitely stand up; when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken.

If Volibear has truly organized the Ancient Gods and begun his conquest of Runeterra, then Ionia and Noxus will also suffer.

If they don't come out to help now, they can't expect Li Ke to help in the future.

Therefore, it is highly likely that we will lose this time, but it will be a loss, not a loss in which anyone will die.

That's me.
Thinking about it, Li Ke suddenly felt something was wrong. Last time he died and entered the Lotus Land, he had no consciousness at all, but now, apart from not having a physical body, Li Ke's spirit was completely intact.

This doesn't look like he's dead.
what's the situation?
Li Ke was confused.

Just as I was thinking this, a voice suddenly appeared in my mind again.

[Increased favorability with the deity detected.]

[Another attempt to deconstruct the Lotus Flower worldview.]

[Gain 50 points of favorability with the quirky gunner.]

[Gain 100% favorability with the shrine maiden who lives in seclusion in the rice paddies.]

[Gained 50 points of favor with the Irritable, Suspicious, and Seductive Serpent.]

[To gain the companionship of the wind.]

[Gain the ability to slay demons with a single sword, and sever the mortal realm with another]

[Gained a lost and helpless wandering soul.]

[Gain the ability to hunt demons.]

In an instant, Li Ke felt his soul swell up.

Activating the deity's favorability and unlocking the deity's friend list will greatly increase Li Ke's attribute values ​​and soul strength.

In that instant, Li Ke's friend list, which originally only had three gods—two white and one purple—was suddenly filled with rows of new friends.

They have both white and purple ones.

Li Ke cried out in pain, as if his soul had been torn apart, and intense pain coursed through his entire body.

The pain in his soul far surpassed the physical pain. Even though Li Ke was mentally strong and resilient, he almost fainted from the pain.

He felt as if his body was being torn apart and shattered, and then the torn parts were healing again. This pain continued until Li Ke completely lost consciousness due to the pain.

In the instant that Lee lost consciousness, under the blue sky and white clouds, the pink lotus flower not far in front of Lee bloomed even larger. New bubbles gradually appeared on the lotus flower that originally only contained Ahri, Kindred, and Thresh.

One, two, three, four, eleven.
Beneath the enormous pink lotus, Li Ke's body glowed with a pinkish-white light. On his spirit body, a pattern appeared on his forehead, a pattern resembling a seed.

The pink lotus continuously emitted pollen, the pinkish-white pollen resembling an iridescent rainbow, drifting towards Li Ke little by little, stopping at his forehead, and then reacting with the seed pattern on Li Ke's forehead.

"buzzing"

In an instant, countless lotus flowers bloomed around Li Ke, and Li Ke's spirit also floated up and flew towards the pink lotus flowers until it reached the sky above countless tiny chibi-style divine bubbles. Then, the lotus flowers slowly closed up and enveloped Li Ke's spirit.

Soul Lotus, Purple Prison Mountain.

Above the deep purple bamboo forest, a figure dressed in a long robe, with his chest and belly exposed, was angrily fighting against the sky. The ghostly lantern in his hand released countless spirits of the dead. He alone was an army, constantly attacking the sky.

"let me out!"

"I cannot bear his demise, let me out!"

"His soul must belong to me, it must!"

As he spoke, the lantern he was carrying emitted a terrifying purple light that stretched across the sky, striking the heavens, but was then completely absorbed.

"Ah Li, are you just going to stand by and watch?!"

"You took him from my hands, and you watched him risk his life! There will never be a soul as beautiful as his again in this world, Ahri. If anything really happens to him, I will destroy this world!" The man roared in the sky, denouncing Ahri, who was the core of the Lotus Spirit.

"How did this involve Ahri again?"

"I do not know."

"Thresh and Ahri have never gotten along. They've always been fighting, but it's usually Ahri who bothers Thresh. But this time it seems to be different. Thresh is serious."

"What should we do? They're the two strongest. If Thresh really goes berserk, can this world withstand his wrath? No, if he really goes crazy, I'll help Ahri fight him. I don't want to perish."

"Do you guys know who Thresh keeps talking about 'he' is?"

Throughout the Lotus Land, countless gods sensed Thresh's condition, watching him fight against the Lotus Core and listening to him speak in a language they couldn't understand.

Then came a wronged voice: "I... I don't know what happened either. Li Ke could have contacted me and asked me to go out and help him, but he didn't!"

"If he needs me, I'll definitely be willing to help him!"

"Also, Thresh, stop yelling like that. People might think you and Li Ke are on very good terms!"

"You wanted to kill Li Ke back then! I... I'm the fox who was best friends with Li Ke!"

With her pink hair flowing smoothly over her shoulders like silk, the woman dressed in white and pink flew into the air and shouted at Thresh in the far distance above the valley.

"I want to kill him?"

Thresh's mask fell off, revealing an incredibly pretty, somewhat feminine, and extremely beautiful face. However, this beautiful face was shrouded in dark energy, and the expression was extremely ferocious, which greatly ruined the beauty of the face.

"How could I want to kill him! I just wanted to cherish him; I didn't want him to get lost in this damned world!"

"Soul Blossom, Soul Blossom, sounds nice, but in the end, it's nothing more than a damned prison!"

"That's enough, Thresh!" Ahri shouted.

"Thresh, you've gone too far." A figure appeared beside Ahri.

It was Lamb Spirit, wearing a mask, her pretty little hooves touching the air. Behind her, the snow-white Wolf Spirit was glaring fiercely into the distance and said, "Thresh, if you go crazy again, I'll bite you to death!"

The gods throughout Lianhua were even more astonished by the appearance of the wolves and sheep.

"Why is Kindred out too?"

"Wow, Kindred is really strong too! Hey, I'm saying, are we really going to have a free-for-all? Everyone, get ready to panic!"

"Ha, Tristana, I hear a hint of unease in your voice."

"Don't slander me, Cassiopeia. Although we're both from the Nightshade faction, I hate you. If you keep arguing with me, I'll help Ahri beat you up!"

"You try it!" A mournful voice rang out, and an enormous black-purple snake appeared on a mountainside.

"Okay~, come on then, whoever takes the picture takes the picture! You think I'm afraid of disappearing? I'm not like you, you're still thinking about your old stuff? I don't care!" With a cheerful voice, a short, cute, and mischievous little guy walked out of a dark forest.

"No, no, please don't fight, everyone, please don't fight," a little purple deer said timidly to everyone in the mountains, tears welling up in its eyes.

"What's all the noise about! Didn't you guys hear it? Thresh and Ahri were talking about that soul called Lee, he can make Ahri leave!"

"What? How is that possible? Anyone can leave the Soul Lotus Land, except Ahri! How could the Soul Lotus Land let her out?!"

“But that’s what Ahri said herself! She said she could go out and help that guy named Li Ke.”

In an instant, all the chatter ceased.

Then came the sound of rapid breathing.

"When I last visited Qianjue, she had a lot of books with her."

"Speaking of which, there are many strange things in Ahri's cave, like toys, and a very, very fragrant smell."

An aged voice rang out in a cemetery, and a hunchbacked man said in a low voice, "So that guy named Li Ke can really get Ahri out?"

"hiss!"

The gods were excited. If Ahri could get out, then they could definitely get out too!
How did that soul named Li Ke manage to do that?
He can make the Lotus Gods travel between the two realms?!
In an instant, countless rays of light burst forth from the Lotus Land, and countless gods appeared, including nearly twenty powerful ones.

Upon seeing this, Ahri shouted, "What are you doing? What are you doing?! You can't all come out here, you can't!"

Holding a fan in front of his face, the alluring woman said, "Ah Li, who is that Li Ke? Tell me! Did you hide him away? You want to have him all to yourself, don't you?"

"Ahri, I want to go out too!" the fluffy, panda-like creature shouted to Ahri. It was Teemo.

Not far from Teemo, Tristana nodded vigorously, drooling, "I want to go out and play too!"

In an instant, the Lotus Land was transformed into a bustling metropolis, a thousand years later!
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[Congratulations, host! You have successfully acquired the attribute values ​​of Strength +70, Speed ​​+40, and Defense +50.]

The reward is accumulating and being converted into corresponding soul strength.

Soul Strength Gained: 260
The soul strength has exceeded 300, reaching the limit for forcibly acquiring the power of laws.

They have mastered the fundamental laws of the lotus.
The worldview of the Lotus Land is being deconstructed. The barriers of the Lotus Land are being broken down, and the core of the Lotus Land is being constructed.
Deconstruction successful! Cracking successful! Architecture successful!

Congratulations, host! Your Lotus Core has been upgraded, granting you the authority to control the Lotus World.

Congratulations, host! You have obtained the title (Lotus Guardian) and the corresponding abilities.

【Lotus Guardian (Title/Position)】

effect:

1: The upper limit of the host's Lotus Points (emotional value) has been increased, and the current upper limit is (4).

2: Lotus Points can be consumed to perform Lotus Transformation (30 minutes), briefly gaining the power of the Lotus Core, which can greatly amplify magic power based on the host's soul strength.

3: You can enter the core space of Lotus Flower and establish a connection with the core of Lotus Flower.

4: The power of the Lotus Guardian, which consumes Lotus Points, allows you to temporarily remove a deity from the Lotus World with the deity's permission.

Congratulations, host. This settlement has been completed.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, countless pink and white lotus flowers that appeared in the air disappeared one by one, while the largest budding lotus flower bloomed again.

As pink light emerged, the petals parted, revealing black hair within the lotus, followed by a handsome face.

Accompanied by a soft murmur.

The face opened its eyes, revealing pink sclera, white pupils, and a striking lotus flower icon between its brows.

"This"

Emerging from the lotus, Li Ke was deeply moved, and even couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What kind of thing is this?"

(End of this chapter)