My talent panel can be increased.

Chapter 143 Challenging the Gods!

The setting sun at dusk, like gold dust crushed by the shade of the trees, sprinkled down from the corners of the branches, soaking the path under the green grass, and falling on the boy.

"Hmm~"

Ye Mingqiu stretched vigorously, a relaxed smile on his face, in a very good mood.

After leveling up to level 3 and advancing to the Undying Tyrant rank, his total health has exceeded 1, meeting the requirements for adding points to the new talent. The oral [Health Replenishment] is also ready, and he can add points to the talent after returning home.

Ye Mingqiu was filled with anticipation at the thought of the new talent he might acquire, hoping that he would get a good one.

"Ding!"

A crisp notification sound from the spirit world rang out; it was another message from Tang Ruobing.

Shattered Star: I just received a message that in a couple of days, students from the neighboring No. 1 Middle School will be coming to our No. 2 Middle School for a few days of exchange study.

Shattered Stars: Some of them might be a little troublesome, so be careful.

Divine Lord: Don't worry, no one below the second rank can beat me.

Shattered Star: No, what I mean is, be careful not to accidentally kill someone.

God:
Ye Mingqiu thought about it carefully and realized that there was indeed such a problem.

He had developed excellent fighting habits in the spirit world, and when he made a move, he would go for the kill. Compared to him, the strength of a typical first-tier psionicist was far too weak. If he were to be accidentally killed by his opponent, that would be terrible.

Trying to step precisely on an ant without killing it is a very difficult task.

God: Understood.

God: What about you? Are you going on an exchange program?

Shattered Star: I don't like the environment at No. 1 Middle School, so I directly rejected it.

Shattered Star: I'd rather study in the training room by myself than go back and forth.

God: Oh.

At night, Ye Mingqiu placed the prepared oral [Life Replenishment] on the table and opened the Spirit Realm Talent Panel.

①Psionic - Holy Body (S)

②Psionic Enchantment (B)

③ Unparalleled Heroism (S)

④ Sequence - Holy Light (S+)

⑤+
add a bit!

Unlock new talents!

As soon as the button was pressed, a familiar feeling spread throughout his body. At the same time, a terrifying suction force surged within Ye Mingqiu's body, greedily absorbing his life force and spiritual energy, and converting it into new power that would stimulate the activation of his talent.

Ye Mingqiu was immersed in this feeling, experiencing the transformation of his body, and new talents were gradually born and displayed on the talent panel in the spirit world.

[Psionic - Balance]

Grade: C
Effect: Converts 10% of maximum health into maximum psionic energy, and converts 10% of maximum psionic energy into maximum health.

It's just an ordinary-looking talent, but it's actually quite remarkable. Especially for someone like Ye Mingqiu, whose life energy level is vastly different from his own, this talent is the most crucial savior. With it, he can replenish his scarce spiritual energy.

Furthermore, it can convert 10% of its psionic energy into maximum health, increasing both health and psionic energy simultaneously. Each point increase in maximum health and psionic energy represents a maximum increase in its damage immunity.

Life: 14285/9523
Psychic Power: 4229/1692
If it were just this talent, then the strength of Psionic Balance would not be very high. But the problem is that Ye Mingqiu had already obtained another S-level Psionic talent, Psionic Holy Body, which can directly increase the Psionic limit by 250%.

This upper limit is a breakthrough, an improvement based on the original upper limit. The increase from the psionic balance is precisely the most basic upper limit, not an additional limit.

Then
Then something terrifying happened.
Ye Mingqiu's original spiritual energy limit was only 747 points, and even with the Spiritual Energy-Sacred Body, his spiritual energy limit was only 1867 points.

However, after obtaining the Psionic Balance, Ye Mingqiu's basic Psionic limit instantly increased from 747 to 1692, more than doubling. Under these circumstances, if he were to break through the limit again, the increase in his Psionic limit would be quite terrifying.

4229 psionic limit!

A fixed damage reduction of up to 185!
Ye Mingqiu stood up, stretched his body briefly, and felt the new power surging within him. He felt much stronger; most mages of the same level probably didn't have as much mana as him.

With this level of enhancement, the upper limit of [Divine Power] also increases, resulting in a significant improvement in overall strength.

the other side

"Hmm, the resources are almost ready. Now we can directly enter the world of Iridoa, quickly complete tasks to get rewards beyond our level, and level up rapidly." Short-tailed Cat took out the [Beast King Summoning] item that Ye Mingqiu had given her for early entry, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

For her, the benefits during the first stage were not important; only the overlord-level equipment and skill advancement items were important. Everything else could be solved with money.

The first-tier overlords are relatively the easiest to defeat because they lack many things, such as overlord passives, core passives, overlord skills, and so on.

Even ancient gods find it difficult to unleash sufficient power at the first level. This is why the summons to slay ancient gods suppresses the world level to level 1, in order to minimize the power gap between psionicists and the remains of ancient gods, giving psionicists a chance to defeat the remains of ancient gods.

The higher the level, the stronger and more deadly the Ancient God's various skills and judgments will be, and the higher the strength growth of the Overlord-level powerhouse will be.

The attribute growth of a level 1 Overlord-level powerhouse is several times that of a normal psionicist. The lower the level, the more one must try to challenge the limits and kill the Overlord. At this time, money becomes even more important.

"Let me see how strong the overlords of this world are, hehehe." The short-tailed cat laughed as it used [Beast King Summoning], its eyes gleaming. Although the level of this world was higher than hers, if she could kill an overlord who was a level above hers, the rewards would probably be much greater, right?
Why not give it a try?
With a flash of teleportation light, she arrived in the world of Eredor after choosing her appearance, descending upon her tribe as an orc hero.

She walked out of the tribe and found a girl in white who looked like an angel standing at the door.

The girl's appearance was exquisitely beautiful, yet she exuded a sacred and inviolable majesty. Holy light emanated from her body, altering the surrounding space.

She wore a necklace around her neck, and the necklace was actually a damaged badge. This damaged badge was treasured by this noble and sacred girl. Whenever she touched the badge, she would show a smile from the bottom of her soul.

This guy is
Are they humans who came to trade?
The short-tailed cat frowned slightly. Now she was a hero of the orcs, and the place she was in was orc territory. It was not unreasonable for her to use detection on the initiative when facing a human.

So she began her exploration.

【Apostle of Light and Shadow (Level 3 Overlord)】

Holy crap! That's incredible!

I saw a hegemon as soon as I entered the world!
This world of Iridor is no ordinary place!

The short-tailed cat trembled, her eyes changing between fear and excitement. She was still quite eager to see if she could take down this overlord directly, since level 3 was still within her tolerance range.

However, if she kills someone of the Lawful Good alignment without reason, her final evaluation and subsequent exploration process will be greatly affected. Therefore, the bobtail cat won't mindlessly attack someone who radiates holy light and doesn't seem to be of the evil alignment.

At the very least, we need to test the waters first to see if this guy is truly a lawful good.

"Ok?"

The Apostle of Light and Shadow sensed the probe and turned to look in the direction of the short-tailed cat. What she saw was a cat-human orc hero with a faint aura of darkness on his body, the opposite of light.

Her gaze shifted slightly, and she stepped forward with a smile, asking, "Hello, beautiful lady, may I offer my faith to the great Lord of Light and Shadow?"

"Ah I?"

The short-tailed cat pointed to herself, feeling that her style was clearly different from that of the [Apostle of Light and Shadow]. Why did this guy want me to be his follower? Shouldn't you be looking for people with divine attributes?

The Apostle of Light and Shadow noticed her confusion and explained with a smile, "The Lord of Light and Shadow is the master of light and shadow; even shadow is under scrutiny."

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The short-tailed cat fell silent for a moment, thinking: What the hell is the Lord of Light and Shadow? Does such a god exist in the world? Or is it just a god within the world of Eredoria, unknown to people in the real world because His power is too weak to be recognized?

But
This guy is a hegemon-level being. A god who can have hegemon-level followers is no ordinary being. After all, becoming a hegemon is not something that can be achieved easily.

The short-tailed cat did not want to worship such an unknown deity, so it replied, "Sorry, we orcs worship the Beast God."

"That's such a shame."

The Apostle of Light and Shadow sighed helplessly, but she did not feel disappointed. After all, all the beastmen on the Beast God Continent were like this, and she had gradually gotten used to it.

"Oh, by the way, if you need any help, I can help you. I'm really good at it, you know," the short-tailed cat said with a smile, casually playing with a dagger.

Although she didn't want to worship the Lord of Light and Shadow, if she could receive a mission from a powerful overlord, she should be able to get a good reward and a very generous reward. She was quite confident in her own strength.

After all, that strength was built with money!

"Really? I do need help."

"Please say."

"I need something called Blood Crystal Stone. If you can, please find some for me," the Apostle of Light and Shadow said, his arms crossed and his eyes filled with hope.

"Okay, I understand. Is there anything else you need help with?" the bob-tailed cat asked with an awkward but polite smile.

"Yes, yes, I need a way to obtain the origin of the world. Can you help me?" the Apostle of Light and Shadow asked expectantly.

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The bobtail cat fell completely silent.

She knew that the tasks given by overlord-level powerhouses might be difficult, but she didn't expect them to be this difficult. Blood Crystals are extremely difficult to obtain, and the Origin of the World is even more outrageous. You're only at level 1, only level 3, and you're already thinking about getting the Origin of the World? Is this something you should be considering?

"Can't you?"

"That depends on whether you have an item that can contain the origin of the world. If you do, it should work; otherwise, it definitely won't," the short-tailed cat said after thinking for a moment.

Just kidding. Items that can carry the origin of the world are basically created by the world's will. How could an item created by the world's will not have the world's origin?
“This should be okay, right?”

The Apostle of Light and Shadow pointed to the item hanging on his necklace, the Broken Holy Emblem, and said, "This is a treasure bestowed upon me by the Lord of Light and Shadow."

"Hmm? It seems like it could work."

The bobtail cat's eyes widened after a quick examination.

She never expected that this guy actually had such an item. Although it was broken, it was repaired by a [Sequence] level power. Although it was not perfect, it should still be fine if it was just used as a container for temporary storage.

No, there really is a Lord of Light and Shadow?
The power of the [Sequence] is not something that just any random god can master!

"As expected, the great Lord of Light and Shadow had already foreseen the predicament I would encounter, so he bestowed it upon me early on and sent me to this world." "Your meeting with me may also be predestined. Girl with the power of shadow, dedicate your faith to the Lord of Light and Shadow!" The Apostle of Light and Shadow said with a bright smile.

"No, I am a follower of the Beast God."

The short-tailed cat immediately refused, then smiled and said, "The easiest way to get the origin of the world is to start with the Child of the World. First, we need to find the Child of the World. This process might be a little difficult, so I need your help. Are you willing to help me?"

"I am willing."

"Ah."

The short-tailed cat laughed. It had just entered the world and already recruited a level 3 overlord as a henchman. Now it should be able to roam freely in the world of Eredoria.

A day later, Ye Mingqiu spent a little time adapting to the surge in spiritual energy and divine power.

Of course, this adaptation is not just about physical sounds, but also tactical adaptation. When the total amount of psionic energy is relatively small, Ye Mingqiu's spellcasting method will be relatively conservative, so the spellcasting speed is relatively slow and the frequency of use in battle is not high.

However, if he has enough psionic energy, he can consider using [High-Speed ​​Interruption Casting] like Tang Ruobing, which consumes more psionic energy to release spells at high speed in a very short time.

This method of casting spells is best suited for those with abundant psionic energy; if one doesn't have enough psionic energy, its cost-effectiveness will be quite low.

"By the way, did you know? A major event has recently occurred in the upper echelons of the psychic community. Many top-tier psychics are expected to enter the Spirit Realm during this period," Tang Ruobing suddenly said.

"Hmm? What's the big deal?"

Ye Mingqiu asked curiously.

"The Dream Weaver is about to weave a dream world. For psionicists, this dream world is a top-level safe world, and it has considerable value for all top-level psionicists."

Tang Ruobing paused for a moment, then continued, "The world of dreams does not truly die, and the rewards for the dreams woven by the Dream Weaver are quite generous. He enjoys playing and is relatively inclined towards Order Good, so many top-tier psionicists rush to explore the dream world."

After saying that, she stared at Ye Mingqiu and said, "If I remember correctly, you encountered the world of the [Dream Weaver] before, right? And the world collapsed, so why did the [Dream Weaver] choose to weave a new dream at this very moment?"

"I do not know."

Ye Mingqiu gave a sincere answer.

His eye contact with the Dream Weaver occurred when he abandoned reason and acted solely on bodily instincts, so he genuinely doesn't know that he had ever made eye contact with the Dream Weaver.

"Oh."

Tang Ruobing didn't ask any more questions and continued studying.

Ye Mingqiu took out the [Soul Realm Contract] and attempted to begin the challenge.

[Note: Using the Soul Realm Contract will lock your current attribute status. If you run out of challenge attempts, you will not be able to start the challenge for one week. Confirm to start the challenge?]

Yes.

[Status lock complete]

[Soul strength assessment complete]

[Your challenge attempts: 300]

[Challenge Begins!]

In an instant, Ye Mingqiu's soul was transported to the Soul Realm by the power of the [Soul Realm Contract].

After a brief moment of disorientation, Ye Mingqiu felt the bright sunlight shining directly on him. He subconsciously shielded his eyes with his arm, then stood up and began to examine the world around him.

This is a vast, boundless grassland, with nothing but the scenery.

Please select the challenge difficulty. Based on your chosen challenge difficulty, the Soul Realm Contract will grant you corresponding rewards. The challenger's strength will not exceed the strength cap for your corresponding level.

A: Elite

B: Leader

C: King

D: Overlord

E: Deities

Almost instantly, Ye Mingqiu saw option E at the bottom: God.

The Soul Realm Contract actually allows me to challenge enemies at the level of a god? That's a god! That's a god-level enemy!
When this option appears, whether you get the reward or not is no longer important, since the Soul Contract only has a one-week cooldown after the challenge fails, and you can refresh the challenge after that.

Since you have a chance to start over, why not challenge the highest difficulty level?
You must choose this!
[Note: The difficulty of the deity is too high. If you die in deity mode, the challenge attempt will be increased tenfold. Confirm the challenge?]

Sure!

[Hint: Vulcan Hephaestus has arrived!]

A gust of wind swept across the land, and thousands of green grasses surged like waves. On the endless grassland, a crimson figure coalesced and took shape.

With His appearance, terrifying high temperatures instantly enveloped the world. The grass was instantly carbonized and curled under the extreme heat, turning into black embers that were swept up by invisible heat waves, swirling and rising, and falling like black snow on the burning grassland.

As the temperature rose, the air became violently distorted due to the scorching heat. Every breath Ye Mingqiu took felt like swallowing scalding sand, and a sharp pain shot through his lungs.

[Hint: Hephaestus has unleashed divine pressure on you; all your attributes have been reduced by 40%]

[Note: Your abnormal status resistance has been successfully assessed. The reduction in all attributes has been changed to 20%. Abnormal status resistance cannot completely prevent Shenwei.]

[Title already equipped: Lord of Light and Shadow]

Your attributes have been restored to 100%.

"Is this the descent of a god?"

Ye Mingqiu's body trembled slightly, not from fear, but from excitement. He longed to fight against stronger beings, to fight against gods, even if it meant dying.

This is how you should use the Soul Realm Contract!

He deactivated his equipment transformation, revealing a crimson and ferocious dark gold-grade Blood Spear in his hand. The Flame Dragon Reverse Scale Armor was majestic and solemn, and the Flame Dragon Soul contained within the armor gradually awakened with the arrival of the Fire God, causing raging flames to gradually ignite on the armor.

Strangely, this time the burning armor did not burn Ye Mingqiu's life. Instead, the Flame Dragon Reverse Scale Armor spontaneously combusted. Like Ye Mingqiu, it was not afraid of challenging the god of fire. On the contrary, such a battle would ignite its supreme passion, and it would do its best to assist its master in the battle.

[Note: The dragon soul of the Fiery Dragon Reverse Scale Armor has awakened, granting you an additional boost to your fire resistance]

Ye Mingqiu smiled, raised his head, and stared intently at the supreme deity suspended in mid-air, his gaze piercing through the scorching and distorted air, his eyes reflecting the undying flames.

[Vulcan - Hephaestus (Tier 3 Deity)]

[Race: Protoss]

【Life: 15000】

Basic Attributes: Strength: 230, Agility: 180, Constitution: 200, Spirit: 220

【ability:???】

The [Hephaestus] high in the sky is not made of flesh and blood; its body is sculpted from molten lava deep within the Earth's core, flowing with a dazzling golden-red hue.

He is not composed of blood and muscles, but of flowing magma and armor, forming a burning human form. His heart is a core like the sun, radiating a terrifying, scorching light and an aura that inspires trembling fear.

Hephaestus held a greatsword made of pure flame, its blade gleaming with light, more dangerous than the midday sun.

As expected of the God of Fire, he's ridiculously strong! This level of attribute and power is simply beyond my current capabilities.
but but
Why do I feel more excited and happier the more I realize this?

Ye Mingqiu grinned, his chest heaving faster and his breathing becoming rapid, his frenzied fighting spirit igniting his indomitable will.

He abruptly raised his blood-red spear, its tip slicing through the scorching air with a sharp screech, pointing it directly at Hephaestus in the heavens above, and shouted, "Come and fight!!"

Hephaestus responded, his body transforming into a crimson afterimage as he fell from the sky, traversing the distance of space with pure speed like a falling meteor.

Almost instantly, the giant sword burning with world-destroying flames crashed down with a terrifying power of 230 points and some unknown skill bonus. The terrifying power seemed capable of destroying mountains and burning the ocean in one blow.

Hephaestus was too fast for Ye Mingqiu to see clearly, and he was unable to respond rationally.

At that critical moment, his fighting instincts kicked in. As the greatsword fell from above, he instinctively swung his blood spear, attacking upwards with the spear, while his body also erupted with a light unique to [Divine Power].

High-speed interrupt spellcasting!
Radiant Shield!

"boom!!"

The next moment, a world-destroying roar erupted instantly, and the blood spear was bent by the blazing sword, the burning flames almost completely evaporating the blood on the spear.

But the blood crystal shone brightly, radiating a power unique to the [Origin of Life], forcefully blocking an attack that was enough to destroy the blood spear. At that moment, the bronze spear that originally formed the blood spear was also ignited with its soul essence, letting out a roar of the soul, fighting an indomitable battle.

"boom!!"

The ground beneath Ye Mingqiu's feet cracked and collapsed instantly, with terrifying and enormous cracks spreading wildly. The pressure of the divine fire completely crushed it, forming a sinkhole with a diameter of over 100 meters.

"puff!!"

Under this terrifying blow, Ye Mingqiu crashed into the earth like a cannonball, spewing out a blood mist mixed with fragments of internal organs from his mouth. His body also made a crisp sound of bones shattering as he crashed into the deepest part of the pit, stirring up towering dust and liquid that had been burned into magma by the flames.

At the bottom of the deep pit, smoke and dust filled the air, and the earth was burned into magma by the Vulcan's attack, with golden liquid flowing everywhere. And it was in this terrifying scene that...

The burning armor protected Ye Mingqiu, who slowly stood up from the lava. If he hadn't consumed various treasures that increased fire resistance and experienced the [Divine Evolution] that increased resistance to all attributes, he probably would have been burned to death by the lava just now.

But it's okay, he's still alive.

Ye Mingqiu coughed up stagnant blood and instantly used [Divine Power] to cast a Holy Healing spell on himself. A tenacious light ignited in the lava, and the Blood Spear also released its own healing spell. Pure white light shone amidst the billowing smoke and flowing dark red lava, and the healing heat soothed the pain.

Blood Spear knew that its master was going to mess things up sooner or later, so learning healing spells early would be the best way to make a difference.

Ye Mingqiu's charred skin regenerated at a visible speed, shedding dead skin, and his broken bones were forcibly pieced together and healed under the effect of treatment, emitting terrifying sounds.

He leaned on his blood-stained spear, staggering as he rose from the abyss of lava and rubble, his entire body bathed in flames and blood.

But
The pain did not deter him; his eyes still burned, even more intensely and frantically than the heart of the god of fire, Hephaestus.

He was even laughing, not a bitter laugh born of despair, but a wildly excited laugh. Ye Mingqiu gripped the blood spear again, his near-death state gradually returning. His chest heaved as he let out a hoarse and frenzied voice: "Hahaha. Hahaha. Even a god high above can't kill me with a single blow now? This is truly, truly amazing!"

(End of this chapter)