Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 545 - 179.Zeta (Zeta Ultraman Stage)

Chapter 545: 179.Zeta (Zeta Ultraman Stage)

Lucite lifted his hand.

Honestly, he had no reason to refute Hobbs’s words.

"Sovereigns" on the Pathway were always a bunch of handsome men and beautiful women, their power also stemming from the cosmos’s favoritism.

For someone like Lucite, an Armored Breed with a poor origin, a non-wealthy family, and a less-than-attractive appearance, changing fate and improving status could only be achieved through personal endeavor.

Knowledge can change fate—but if fate wasn’t inherently wretched, who would want to change it?

After half a day’s silence, the only thing Lucite could say was:

"You’re too extreme, generalizing is not good, the universe is vast, surely you can find normal people."

"Well said, but why should I pan for gold in a sea of dung?"

Hobbs caressed his ring with an indifferent tone.

Lucite could tell that the ring must have some influence on Hobbs.

"Hobbs, let’s talk about that ring," he said. "I’m curious, you keep touching it."

"Aren’t we waiting for Leoz?"

"Wait for him?" Lucite replied irritably: "I’m afraid by the time we meet Leoz, you’ll have already exploded with anger."

Hobbs and Lucite sat down, they used the library chairs to start a fire, boiled water, and thanks to the snacks they’d bought earlier, they now had plenty of food. They had also barricaded and secured the library, making it temporarily safe, allowing them to wait quietly for rescue.

In truth, talking about rescue wasn’t much different from waiting for death, with dimensional barriers all around, how long they could live was still an unknown.

Neither of them was anxious, they got organized. They drank water and began to talk about past events.

"Lucite, before we talk about the ring, I actually have a secret," Hobbs said.

"What is it?" Lucite was clueless.

"You know the Magic Aptitude Test is an exam to see if someone is qualified to be a Spellcaster, right? So students who get into the Magic Academy are definitely qualified as Spellcasters, aren’t they?"

You’re sidetracking here and there, listening to you is like hearing something familiar.

Lucite was speechless:

"Isn’t that obvious..."

"Yes, for you, it’s obvious. But for me, it’s a joke," Hobbs said with a faint smile.

"Because I can’t even do magic."

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"Which one should I choose?"

Li Aozi wrote a large number of formulas on the ground and began to calculate his options strategically.

He was no longer the mere livestreamer from before, being a college student, it was time to learn to apply professional knowledge, model problems for analysis, research data, and argue his case.

Consultations and feelings can deceive you, but mathematics won’t.

Can’t do calculus, yet dare to call yourself a Magician?

After detailed calculations, Li Aozi examined the function graphs and repeatedly verified the calculation process. He carefully compared the growth potential of the three Talents he was considering.

In the end, he arrived at a very objective and rigorous result:

Excluding his personal plans, purely calculating natural growth attributes, the attribute gains of the three Talents: "Smile of Suffering" > "Prison of Death" > "Dance of the Golden Spear."

But when taking into account the variable impact of his future plans: the effects of "Dance of the Golden Spear" and "Prison of Death" were the same.

That is to say, he could first choose "Smile of Suffering," which not only offered the greatest margin for error but also had the best overall growth potential.

Because it provided Experience.

Li Aozi was very afraid of not earning Experience. Before advancing to the Zeta Rank, he didn’t have many places to grind for Experience repeatedly.

Players would often stop logging on for a lengthy period due to version updates, server maintenance, and other reasons.

Though "Smile of Suffering" couldn’t completely substitute, it could alleviate this problem for him.

Next came choosing between "Dance of the Golden Spear" and "Prison of Death."

Indeed, this is the tendency to choose war and death.

"Dance of the Golden Spear," known as ’War God,’ the more it wages war, the more it is loved and glorified. With this divinity, a deity will have endless soldiers at their command if they Ascend to Godhood, capable of tormenting their enemies to death.

The benefits of "Dance of the Golden Spear" are apparent, with maximum expansion capabilities. Although the attribute gains aren’t too high, as long as one has enough territory, it’s manageable.

"Prison of Death," on the other hand, turns one into an ’Undead Disaster,’ capable of awakening the dead to fight for you and gaining growth from the deceased.

Actually, this ability somewhat collides with one of the ultimate pathways of the [Redemption] series, [Undead Monarch].

If one is keen on [Undead Monarch] as their ultimate pathway, they would probably disdain choosing this—couldn’t I just animate the dead myself, wouldn’t choosing "Dance of the Golden Spear" be better?

Both offer the same attributes.

But... the domains of death/revenge, or rather, the gold content of the divinity, is indeed quite high.

"[Smile of Suffering] deals with the domains of flesh and pain—these two domains perfectly match the [Sovereign] series, and I already possess the [Flesh Affinity] specialty. Regarding the domain of flesh, I could more easily master it upon Ascension to Godhood."

If one considers the future...

After pondering for a moment, Li Aozi chose "Prison of Death."

He remembered that he had once gene-marked the Arcane Energy [Severing Life], which would be prioritized for awakening in the future.

If one says that [Physical Strengthening] is like the Eevee in the world of Pokémon, capable of evolving into many miraculous Arcane Energies.

Then [Life Extraction] (the predecessor of [Severing Life]) is akin to the Gauss in the world of Ultraman, an essential high-level fusion material for many Sequential Arcane Energies.

Li Aozi knew of three growth pathways.

(One): Synthesize a Primordial Sequence Arcane Energy—[Sequence 4: Fate]

This requires fifteen Omega Tier Arcane Energies, which is extremely difficult, but once Sequence 4 is synthesized, it is absolutely worth it.

The first three Sequences were beyond Li Aozi’s daring hopes; just [Sequence 3: Paradox] was already akin to a BUG-level phenomenon, with hardly any countermeasures unless you completely overpowered it in raw strength.

(Two): Trace back to the origin—[Sequence 32: Wither]

This one wasn’t difficult, but [Wither] belonged to a high-risk Sequential Arcane Energy, even more dangerous than [Sequence 56: Canyue].

Although Canyue was dreadful, it was not directly lethal.

[Wither] targeted all life forms; dragons, humans, machines, there was no distinction before it.

With enough accumulation of Gene Fragments, it was still possible to achieve.

(Three): Evolution deviation—[Sequence 35: Domain of Death]

This Arcane Energy was also high-risk but slightly less than Wither since it only targeted beings with souls. In fact, [Domain of Death] was a more controllable Arcane Energy, and many Transcendents had made a name for themselves with it.

Its likelihood of going out of control was lower, similar to [Gravity], and it was relatively gentle on the user.

Moreover, this Arcane Energy matched well with the Death Series divinity.

"I’ve spent 200 Point Tickets to mark [Severing Life]... so why not simply take [Fate], [Wither], and [Domain of Death] all together?"

Upon comparison and combining previous data analysis, "Dance of the Golden Spear" was actually not that significant.

As for the fame... Li Aozi had Isaac as an alternate account, any blame could be directed there in the future.

It was unlikely that the Invincible True General would mind.

"Choose options D and E."

[Divinity Selection Complete]

[Congratulations on your initial step onto the Path to Divinity]

No, this is just the beginning.

Upon being promoted to the Epsilon Stage, Li Aozi directly used a Class Promotion Voucher.

[You have used a Class Promotion Voucher, forcibly promoted by one Path Level]

[Note: Your Main Profession Level is insufficient, you cannot obtain the Zeta Rank class effect.]

[Promotion Complete]

[Child of the Primordial Abyss, you have finally arrived here.]

[Welcome to the competitive arena where God Embracers clash.]