Eldritch Horror Theatre

[Task Evaluation: Divine Child Nemesis]

While Classmate Liushuang's power shook Silver Mist Manor, Fu Qian had returned to the Warehouse, listening to the echoing evaluation.

[Over the long history of the Ji Clan, a group of lucky individuals once emerged.

From a certain moment onward, they began to receive mysterious enlightenment continuously, and their bloodline abilities grew at an unprecedented speed.

They called that enlightenment the gospel, and with it, they forged the glory of their clan and themselves.

However, years later, this fate-favored Golden Generation met their moment of repayment.

Misfortune and doom clung to them until their lives reached an absolute end. Even those who touched upon divinity were no exception, and the gospel dissipated completely with them.

It wasn't until many years later that someone used their remnant corpses to reawaken that blessing, simultaneously drawing back the gaze that had already been severed.

The seed of paradox was able to bypass the barrier and grow within the Ash Descent.

The most satisfying aspect of this plan was that even if it ultimately failed, a scapegoat had already been chosen, ready to be spun into a campaign of revenge at any moment.

Unfortunately for them, the Divine Child, protected beneath layers of schemes, was ultimately exposed because of you and annihilated under the rules.

Even when its mother, the Mother of Gospel, risked projecting an avatar before you, she failed to stop this. Instead, she herself was defiled by blasphemy.

More than one Deity's offspring has now been wounded because of you. Hatred and bitter resentment echo because of your actions.]

[Kills: None]

[Reward: SAN Value +20]

[Special Reward: Gospel Shockwave]

[Current SAN Value: 108. Current inspiration: 99]

[Play event recap?]

What?

This isn't right. There were three kills and I didn't get a single one?

And here I thought I'd reap a massive harvest of SAN Value this time!

After hearing the mission rewards clearly, Fu Qian was dumbfounded for a good while.

So what was all that hard work for?

Leaving the Mother of Gospel's offspring aside for a moment—according to the task summary, he had only exposed it, allowing it to be annihilated under the rules rather than killing it directly.

But what about the Marr Brothers, those two Demigod Realm entities?

He had handled them personally. The kills couldn't possibly go to someone else—wait, unless they weren't dead.

A thought sprang to mind the next second.

As the saying goes, once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how outrageous, must be the truth.

They were Demigod Realm entities with tyrannical vitality to begin with, and the Origin Council possessed countless methods. Could they have left a Phylactery Tail or something similar hidden somewhere?

Interesting. Using Visceral Attack back then probably would have yielded cleaner results.

Still, the Marr Brothers were quite a special pair. Missing out on a few points of SAN Value was fine; running into them next time might bring something even more interesting.

Not to mention, going back this time would allow him to maximize the prestige of his Rebirth Club.

Fu Qian scoffed, a look of arrogant disdain in his eyes.

Besides, he had already secured the greatest harvest of this trip.

Without even rushing to check the special reward, Fu Qian tapped his head and selected the event recap.

Using his thoughts, he quickly skipped to the part where the Blasphemy Monarch forced him into thought, reliving the inseparable connection that transcended flesh and even the soul, emanating from within the endless ash.

A blasphemy that even disgusted the Mother of Gospel definitely wasn't as simple as telling a fake story. To completely blur the line between truth and falsehood, the perceptions it linked to were very likely meaningful.

For example, this sense of karmic convergence within the ash.

So here was the question: other than the possibility that it was himself, what else could produce this kind of felt connection?

For example... a Divine Trait?

In fact, ever since he first saw it, Fu Qian had faintly suspected this.

The Pseudo-God Ritual had mentioned that he had walked an absolutely deviant path, to the point that a corresponding Divine Trait didn't even exist. However, it would soon be generated and form a mysterious connection with him.

This time, what he summoned with the Lantern was the Blasphemy Monarch. Could that be considered a manifestation of this mysterious connection?

Regardless, it seemed he needed to take a trip to the Ash Sea to seek out some fortune.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Fu Qian ended the playback in satisfaction and finally began to examine his special reward.

[Name: Gospel Shockwave]

[Description: Modeled after the power format of the Authority of the Mother of Gospel, it can directly inflict enlightenment upon essential spirituality. However, because it is merely a replica, the effect is violent and difficult to contain.

When used, it emits a roar that transcends the realm of sound, directly tearing at the target's spiritual ego and causing a terrifying shockwave while accumulating massive amounts of enlightenment and madness. If unable to stabilize in time, the target's Transcendent abilities may undergo an uncontrolled mutation, as will their ego.]

[Note: The gospel is only bestowed upon the pitiful.]

Gos... Shockwave?

A violent enlightenment with no upper limit on its power?

Never mind if they go crazy, the real question is, do they get stronger?

This skill looks like a crude, brute-force version of what those lucky individuals from the Ji Clan experienced in the task summary!

Interesting. Although a gentleman uses fists, not words, considering the slight unpleasantness between me and the Mother of Gospel, perhaps spreading the gospel on her behalf might help smooth over our relationship?

Fu Qian nodded repeatedly as he thought this over.

For a Grade 3 task, having such a harvest left him quite satisfied.

Not to mention, he had also obtained intelligence on the location of a suspected fortuitous opportunity.

Furthermore, the contents of this task summary were quite detailed.

The lucky individuals of the Ji Clan Golden Generation advanced by leaps and bounds under the gospel's enlightenment, only to subsequently meet with consecutive misfortunes and die.

He couldn't shake the feeling that he had learned some incredible information.

One of the lucky individuals' corpses must have fallen into the hands of the Origin Council, which would be the source of Ji Ping's hand.

And they had approached him under the guise of the Rebirth Club, probably just to run a test at first. Only after discovering the excellent results did they form their subsequent plans.

Additionally, the Ash Descent that obtained divinity clearly had a connection to the Unseen Hill, and the same went for the Mother of Gospel.

As for the Sovereign of the Unseen Hill, Ji Feng, although he wasn't on the Ji Clan's genealogy, a bloodline connection couldn't be ruled out...

Fu Qian seemed to envision a convoluted corruption plan. The Mother of Gospel had been trying to corrupt the Unseen Hill—that is, the Deep Avatar—but met with fierce resistance from the latter.

Ultimately, she took a different approach. Following the bloodline connection related to Ji Feng, she guided the enlightenment that forged the Golden Generation and planted her seeds among them.

The bizarre deaths of those lucky individuals later on were likely because the plot had been discovered, though it was hard to say exactly which faction carried out the deed.

And after all these years, the Origin Council had resurrected this mutated blessing within Ji Ping.

Did these Divine Entities have nothing better to do than pick on the little guys all day?

Going through his deductions, Fu Qian clicked his tongue in wonder.

However, the Warehouse had actually mentioned a bit of the underlying reason just now.

Bypassing the barrier... Was humanity the chosen race after all, constantly remaining under some sort of protection?

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