All My Professions Have Divine-Level Talents

Chapter 506: Chapter 269: The Difference Between Level 9 and Gods (Part 2)

They’d actually stopped considering Lu Cang as a potential opponent.

’Ugh... You all really lack the heart of a true warrior.’

’Shouldn’t you be bravely challenging the strong? Why start picking on the other, weaker ones?’

Lu Cang retreated to Kumironi’s side.

Kumironi smiled at Lu Cang beside her. "Little Lu Cang, you’ve gotten much stronger."

Lu Cang said, "Heh, I suppose."

"Sister Kumironi, aren’t you going to challenge someone for some points?"

Kumironi smiled wryly. "I’m not really one for fighting."

Lu Cang glanced at the score above his head.

’Sigh.’

’I’d give some to Kumironi if I could.’

’But right now, it seems the only way to trade points is by challenging someone.’

’Besides, I don’t even know what the points are for, so I can’t just lose them all.’

’After all, the only reason I managed to rack up so many points was because the first round just happened to be my specialty.’

’If the next rounds are all things I’m not good at, I’ll be screwed.’

The battles below had already begun.

The Dark Church’s Inheritor, a woman named Luo Yan, actually had a Divine Artifact as well.

Light and darkness intertwined in the arena. The Light was incredibly aggressive, launching attacks from every direction, too fast to react to!

Yet the darkness had already spread like a gossamer web, filling the entire space.

The Holy Flame blazed.

But it couldn’t completely burn away the ever-regenerating darkness.

Meanwhile, Lida, who wielded wind and Thunder, had engaged a powerhouse who summoned countless different kinds of monsters.

’The Summoning Element?’

’So there are Summoners here too.’

’No wonder I couldn’t get a read on her. You really can’t sense anything from a Summoner’s appearance and aura alone.’

On another side, the one fighting Adela was a hammer-wielding Half-Sheep Person.

’This person’s Profession is...’

’A Blacksmith?’

’A Blacksmith can fight too?’

’A gear crafter, instead of just staying on the sidelines and watching... is actually up here fighting.’

It wasn’t that Lu Cang was prejudiced against certain Professions.

But Professions like Blacksmith and Scholar were similar; both were non-Battle Professions.

Could you really expect Yuna to fight?

’Whoa—’

’Seems like... he’s not half bad?’

The Half-Sheep Person pulled out many weapons Lu Cang had never seen before. In the middle of the fight, he even began Refining his enemy’s attacks into weapons of his own.

Even An Su, in Lu Cang’s Sea of Consciousness, couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

"Temporary Forging Technique... I never thought this ancient Forging Skill would still be passed down today."

Lu Cang asked, "An Su, do you know this person’s background now?"

An Su replied, "The Forging Technique, the Blacksmith Profession, a certain legacy... Could it be... *that person’s* legacy?"

Lu Cang read An Su’s thoughts as they formed.

"Yalomoqi of Forging and Enhancement."

The true God of Forging, an existence who achieved Divinity Ascension through the Blacksmith Profession.

"An Su, speaking of which, I haven’t asked you yet."

"What exactly is the difference between a Level 9 Reincarnator and a god?"

’I’ve been so focused on other things lately.’

’I only just remembered to ask.’

’It’s not an urgent question. I can ask anytime, since I’m still a long way from Level 9.’

’But this is the perfect time. I don’t have to fight, and I just got my answer about the Root Source.’

’So I have some free time to learn about it.’

"As for the difference... you could say it’s big, and you could say it’s small. In terms of power, a Level 9 Reincarnator and a newly ascended god are identical."

"Both are manifestations of having walked a path to its absolute Extreme."

"In a fight, it’d be impossible to say who would win."

’So it’d be a toss-up, huh.’

Lu Cang had always wondered. Both Level 9s and gods ascend from Level 8.

He had always heard that Level 9 Reincarnators were on par with gods.

But that had always been just a rumor, like Lorren’s unofficial rankings—its authenticity was questionable.

And now, getting confirmation from a true Level 9 Reincarnator like An Su basically proved the rumor true.

’More importantly, An Su can’t lie to me now, so the information must be true.’

"But the difference is that achieving godhood is, in itself, an act of abandoning the Root Source."

"Those who achieve godhood abandon the tenets. They transform the power of their Profession into a divine station, shedding their identity as a Reincarnator. From that point on, they are no longer bound by those tenets and become part of the very Law their Profession represents."

"Whereas Level 9 Reincarnators still practice the tenets, never straying from the Root Source."

’That sounds weird. Is being a Reincarnator some kind of restraint?’

’Is achieving godhood the only true path?’

At this, An Su couldn’t help but chuckle. "Heh heh... I know you have questions right now."

"But in reality, a Level 9 Reincarnator is much freer than a god."

"A Level 9 has very few restrictions. A Level 9 has already completely walked the path of their Profession. The only thing left to do is... become the Root Source."

"As for a god’s restrictions... they are far greater than you imagine."

’An Su only told me half of it. He seems to have a habit of speaking in riddles. Old guys like him just love to be cryptic.’

But everything An Su was thinking appeared clearly in Lu Cang’s mind.

A god’s restrictions lie within the Profession itself.

After Divinity Ascension, because they chose to defy the Root Source, they face the Root Source’s backlash.

They can only remain stagnant in their Divine Kingdom, making it difficult to return to the mortal world.

If they want to remove this backlash, they must perform what can only be called an absurd, world-class Ritual. For the God of Death, for instance, the death of every living being in the world would be required to completely break free from the Root Source’s restrictive backlash and descend upon the world in their true form.

’Looking at it that way, the restrictions on gods really are significant.’

’On the other hand, Level 9 Reincarnators have the same power as gods but don’t have such restrictions.’

’Saint One was right after all.’

’Achieving godhood... is a scam.’

’If I have a choice, I’d better not become a god...’

’But Level 9 Reincarnators also have a flaw: their lifespan.’

’Although their lifespan is greatly extended compared to a Level 8’s, it is ultimately limited.’

’A fleeting lifespan of a little over a thousand years can hardly be considered immortality.’

’Just immense power and nothing more.’

’In contrast, a god’s lifespan is nearly endless.’

While conversing with An Su in his mind, Lu Cang watched the three ongoing battles. Each was spectacular in its own right.

And the results were quite unexpected.

He never expected the Blacksmith to win. Nor did he expect Yelieya to lose. Meanwhile, the Summoner had also defeated Lida.

’Then again, they had already watched their opponents fight before choosing them.’

’Since they hadn’t chosen to blindly fight me, it meant they had carefully considered their own strength and were aiming for a win.’

’And choosing an opponent like that means they must have had some confidence in their ability to win before issuing the challenge.’

’When I think about it that way, the outcomes don’t seem so strange after all.’

Points were exchanged back and forth.

By now, few people remained who hadn’t issued a challenge.

Rhine and Kumironi had no desire to challenge anyone, and Lu Cang didn’t plan on it either.

Only four people remained.

After a while, they chose opponents that interested them.

None of them chose Lu Cang.

Ultimately, the Summoner who had defeated Lida was in turn defeated by someone else.

Everyone’s points had basically changed hands again.

"Since the challenges are now complete..."

"Then, let us proceed to our second act."

As Aigemisa began to speak again, Lu Cang gradually faded into the background.

The crowd had already forgotten who had just put on that brilliant performance, defeating three opponents in a row.

Once again, it was unclear who was in first place.

However, their attention was no longer on the person in first place.

Instead, it refocused on Aigemisa.

"Everyone, this world is a chaotic one..."

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