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Chapter 216 Harvest! Primordial Apostle!
[Challenge successful]

Congratulations on obtaining the Heavenly Flame Seed!

After a while, Ye Mingqiu regained consciousness. He looked at the notification that the challenge had been successful and felt slightly lost. In the final stage of the battle, his consciousness had disappeared, and he was fighting entirely on instinct.

Based on rational thinking, he didn't seem to have the strength to turn the tide. Although the Flame Dragon Reverse Scale Armor might transform, it would never transform to the point where it could defeat Hephaestus. After all, the gap between him and the God of Fire was still quite terrifying.

The gaps between different stages are different

The gap between elite and lord-level is very small. A well-developed elite can definitely defeat a lord-level powerhouse at the same level.

The gap between Lord-level and Hero-level will widen further; at least two levels are required for a player to successfully advance against the odds.

At the legendary level, this gap becomes even larger. The combined strength of basic attributes such as base stats, skills, and resistances will differ by more than 1.5 times, and 1.5 times is already a crushing difference.

Moreover, those who reach the legendary level must possess extremely powerful talents. Combined with the difference in talent, their overall strength will be at least 3-4 levels lower, or even more.

Therefore, in the ranked ladder, legendary level 6 and 7 psionicists often squeeze into the top 100, competing with those level 10 peak psionicists, or even hero-level psionicists who have accumulated a lot of attributes, and can even defeat them head-on.

Further down the line, the gap between legendary and divine levels will widen even more. Judging from Hephaestus's performance, it shouldn't be too difficult for a first-tier level 7 god to kill a second-tier level 7 legendary psionicist.

As for ultimate deities like the Heavenly One, killing a third-tier being at the first tier is probably no problem.

so.
How did I defeat Him?

Ye Mingqiu fell into deep thought.

First, based on his understanding of Hephaestus's character during the battle, he knew that this guy was unlikely to hold back, so he would definitely have to fight his way through in the end.

Fight it
Could it be that my instinctive reaction triggered the Dream Weaver's Mark amplification, causing my combat power to surge to the eighth tier and instantly kill Hephaestus?
This possibility exists, and there seems to be no more reasonable explanation than this.

just
Triggering the Dreamweaver's mark is far too dangerous for him. He should never use the mark unless absolutely necessary. If he were to use the mark and the internal simulation card of the Soul Realm Contract to exploit the Dreamweaver's bug, he could very well be noticed by the Dreamweaver.

Let's proceed with caution from now on.

[Heaven-Burning Flame]

Ye Mingqiu took out the reward, and the golden flames swayed in mid-air, faintly emitting a terrifying aura that seemed capable of burning the world to ashes. That was the divine fire of the fire god Hephaestus, a true divine fire seed, and its strength was on par with the immortal fire of the phoenix.

Moreover, this is its ember, not its ashes, so its amplification effect on the Flame Dragon Reverse Scale Armor will be even stronger.

The Flame Dragon Soul emerged from the Flame Dragon Reverse Scale Armor, greedily eyeing the Heaven-Burning Flame Seed, its gaze fixed on Ye Mingqiu, seemingly awaiting its master's permission.

Ye Mingqiu placed the fire seed into the mouth of the dragon soul, and the flaming dragon soul swallowed the fire seed in one gulp. The brilliant golden flames shone at the throat of its soul, and the terrifying power seemed to burn through its dragon soul.

The Flame Dragon Soul roared in agony, but it still tried its best to swallow, letting the Heavenly Flame Seed flow down its throat into its stomach, emitting a brilliant golden light within its body, and was gradually absorbed by its body.

"amazing."

Ye Mingqiu couldn't help but sigh.

The Fiery Dragon Reverse Scale Armor is essentially just an ordinary dark gold-grade armor, but what makes it different is that the dragon soul is alive and possesses an autonomous consciousness that can devour flames, which can be used to assist in combat.

But its spirituality shouldn't be this strong, and its desire to devour and become stronger is also very strange.

Ye Mingqiu felt that it was possible that because he often wore the Flame Dragon Reverse Scale Armor in battle, the armor underwent a form of blood sacrifice during combat, which enhanced its spirituality and transformed it into its current form.

It's pretty good, the improvement is quite significant, but unfortunately the durability of the Flame Dragon Reverse Scale Armor has dropped to 12/18, meaning it could suddenly explode during battle at any time.

The core reason for this low durability is most likely that the quality of the Blazing Heaven Fire Seed absorbed by the Flame Dragon Soul is too high, causing the armor to be unable to withstand it in a short time. It needs a period of time to consume the energy and allow the durability to return to its maximum.

The Fiery Dragon Reverse Scale Armor successfully reformed after exploding in battle, largely due to its absorption of the Phoenix's flames and its enhanced properties, which prevented it from self-destructing.

Next, cleanse the incantation.

Ye Mingqiu released the power of the Abyss, and the pitch-black power covered his body. The part inscribed with the incantation was completely absorbed by the [Demonic Energy Devouring] of the power of the Abyss, and the amplification of the incantation also disappeared.

"I feel much weaker, but my body feels more relaxed and natural," he said, clenching his fist and tentatively moving his body.

The amplification of spells is based on the appropriation of the body's basic potential and the soul's potential. This appropriation is not only reflected in attribute enhancement, but also in the effects of regular training.

Additionally, [Fire's Mourning] is a fire resistance-specific spell, so there's no need to bring it after defeating the Fire God. While the 900 soul potential isn't a problem, the 27 points of base physical potential have a significant impact.

After the incantation was removed, Ye Mingqiu glanced at the other message notifications.

[Hint: Your long weapon proficiency level has been increased to level 9]

This was a notification to upgrade one's special skill level during battle, but Ye Mingqiu didn't even look at it at the time because the battle was too intense. Now that the battle was over, he realized that his special skill level had been upgraded to level 9.

Great, a qualitative change is just around the corner!

Ye Mingqiu thought with a smile.

Currently, he still has an exclusive skill advancement card in his storage space, which can advance a level 10 skill to an exclusive mastery. This exclusive advancement card is extremely valuable at the first level, and basically no one can obtain it. Therefore, many techniques, even if they have reached level 10 skills, have not been advanced to mastery.

As for those who are not skilled in techniques, many of them may not be able to raise their specialty level at all. After all, specialties require a lot of time and effort to train. Psionicists with strong talent can level up faster than specialties. Normal psionicists' specialties cannot keep up with their level.

Unless you're stuck at a certain level, spend a huge amount of money on skill experience books, or have an exceptionally strong talent, it's unlikely you'll catch up to the previous level.

Once he raises his long weapon proficiency level to 10, he will directly use the exclusive advancement card to obtain spear mastery, officially entering his period of strong skill.

Looking at his special skill level, Ye Mingqiu's eyes gleamed with hope, and he muttered to himself, "I've been patient for months, is it finally time for me to rise up?"

"Without mastered techniques, it's like a toothless tiger. The attacks aren't sharp enough or lethal enough. In battles of the same level, you'll only suffer. Alas! I'm still having a hard time!" He recalled his past battles. Whether it was the Day God, the Fire God, or the Heavenly Martial, all the powerful figures could easily withstand his attacks. Even though he was as fierce as a tiger with his passive abilities, his actual basic attack damage couldn't reach a very high level.

This is because he hasn't mastered the techniques!
The damage is reduced by one amplification multiplier!
Only by advancing to mastery can techniques truly improve output, rather than merely changing skills. This is the core stage of qualitative change in techniques.

Once a technique reaches the mastery level, leveling up requires not only talent but also a massive amount of resources. Behind the power lies the amount of money spent; only by investing enough resources will the technique provide a rich reward.

In addition, there is a non-mandatory condition for using advanced cards: comprehending the power.

Although it is not a mandatory condition, there is still a big difference between having comprehended the power and not comprehending it. The benefits of using the exclusive special ability advancement card after comprehending the power are far greater than those without comprehending it.

Therefore, understanding the concept of momentum is another invisible threshold for technique. Without momentum, you are not even qualified to use the exclusive advanced card, and you will only waste high-quality resources and fail to obtain full benefits.

After a brief moment of excitement, Ye Mingqiu opened his hand and looked at the Myriad Manifestations Divine Power in it, a look of regret on his face. He muttered to himself, "It's a pity that after leaving this world, I will no longer possess divine power, and the title of Bloodthirsty Tyrant will also lose its [God] characteristic."

Divine power is a very strong form of energy. As long as one can activate divine power, one can gain an amplification of all attributes, thereby allowing one's strength to reach a level that is not originally one's own. Not only that, Ye Mingqiu also has various other enhancements and amplifications, which is why he was able to finally reach the peak of demigod.

Once he leaves this world, his strength will drop significantly, due to the combined effects of divine power, title enhancement, talent enhancement, and authority strengthening.

Without divine power, it's questionable how much of the strength the psionic version of Qi Refining Technique can retain.

Continue your secluded training, gain the power of faith and bloodstones, and wait for the Overlord Hunter to cool down.

Two days later

[Note: Your follower - the Apostle of Light and Shadow - has reached the limit of power in the world of Eredoya and is about to begin the Trial of the Transcendent. Upon successful completion of the trial, you will obtain the status of a Transcendent.]

Grant 100 points of Faith Power.

[Prompt: Confirm?]

Yes.

Has it finally come to this?

The Apostle of Light and Shadow is a believer brought out by Ye Mingqiu from the Silent Corridor World. Her faith is unwavering, and she possesses a pure holy light physique. Her light attribute is compatible with that of the Lord of Light and Shadow, so she receives a relatively large boost when blessed by the power of faith.

After a long period of nurturing, the Apostles of Light and Shadow finally reached the limit of the Eredoa world.

Of course, this limit is actually the tolerance limit for the locals negotiated between the world and the spirit world. The specific standard is not fixed, but it will not be lower than the hegemon level. There are no weak people among the natives who can become transcendent beings.

At this moment, the Apostle of Light and Shadow has reached the level of a Level 7 Overlord. The other powerful beings in the world of Eredoya are at most Level 5 Overlords, and are no match for her at all.

More importantly, this guy is actually searching for the world's origin every day to offer as a sacrifice. You know, the world's origin is a very important thing to the world. It's one thing to use it on his own people, but it will eventually return to the world.

The problem is that after the Apostle of Light and Shadow obtained the origin of the world, she directly offered it to the Lord of Light and Shadow. This is not friendly to the world. The world will of the world of Eredoya does not want this scourge to continue to stay in its world. It hopes that the spirit world can take her away and let her become a scourge in other worlds.

Coincidentally, the Apostle of Light and Shadow also wanted to leave. After all, he had already amassed a considerable amount of world essence in the world of Iridoa, and it would be difficult to continue doing so. He might as well venture into a world with more lucrative opportunities.

Thus, the Trial of the Transcendent came into being.

About ten minutes later, Ye Mingqiu finally heard a reassuring notification sound.

[Prompt: Your follower - Apostle of Light and Shadow - has officially become a Transcendent. His codename is yet to be determined. He is requesting a name from you. Do you accept?]

[Note: Bestowing a name will consume 100 points of Faith Power, and will subsequently increase your connection with this believer, granting additional amplification effects. (Click to expand for details)]

Should I bestow a name upon him/her?
Ye Mingqiu hesitated for a moment, not because he was stingy with 100 points of faith power, but because he had a naming problem and didn't know what name to choose.

After much thought, the Apostle of Light and Shadow was his first and original believer, therefore...
[Naming successful: Yuan Chu]

[Believer - Primordial Source receives the Name-Giving Bonus]

[All attributes +5, Light attribute affinity increased, abnormal status resistance increased, control resistance increased, all elemental resistances increased, physical base potential +2, soul potential +1]

From this moment on, the Apostle of Light and Shadow officially ascended to the Primordial Apostle. She was the first and the original believer of the Lord of Light and Shadow, and she was the beginning of everything.

Iredo's World
The short-tailed cat silently watched the Apostle of Light and Shadow, observing the power surging from her and her transformation. She couldn't help but feel envious. She wanted to join her, but the amount of blessing she received from the Lord of Light and Shadow was vastly different even when offering the same things.

Of course, she could understand it, after all, there was a big difference between temporary workers and permanent workers. And now, the Apostle of Light and Shadow had been given the name - Origin.

What does it mean?
This is equivalent to her having a permanent position!
Promotion from a regular employee to a permanent staff member!

The gap was already significant before, but now that the Apostle of Light and Shadow has successfully crossed the threshold, the difference will only widen. Short-tailed Cat clenched her fists, thinking that with her talent and strength, she would soon be able to catch up with him.

Unexpectedly, this guy improved so quickly under the blessing of the Lord of Light and Shadow, and his overall strength far surpassed that of other believer-type powerhouses. He could defeat ten other believer-type powerhouses of the same level.

And that's not all!
Buhao, what should I do if I want to take the civil service exam?
The short-tailed cat's eyes were red. Although she knew the limitations of becoming a believer and that it wasn't as comfortable as flying solo, she was still extremely envious of the Light and Shadow Apostles who took off and became Primordial Apostles.

She used her detection ability on the Light and Shadow Apostle that had completed its advancement, and the Light and Shadow Apostle did not resist, but simply showed its usual friendly smile.

【Primordial Being (Level 7 Overlord)】

[Race: Human Race]

【Life: 7500】

Basic Attributes: Strength: 174, Agility: 169, Constitution: 185, Spirit: 198

[Abilities: Holy Light, Holy Judgment, Holy Sword, Divine Affinity, Light and Shadow Shift]

The short-tailed cat fell silent, finally screaming in despair: "No, this isn't right! Her four-dimensional attributes are almost on par with a level 10 legendary psionicist! This is outrageous! Can a faith-based overlord be this strong? Damn it!!"
(Supplement: Generally speaking: Top Overlord > Strong Overlord > Top Legendary > Standard Overlord > Strong Legendary > Weak Overlord > Standard/Weak Legendary)
(End of this chapter)