Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 774 - 382. [Lunar String Archbishop]

Chapter 774: 382. [Lunar String Archbishop]

"Pretending to be gods and demons, what filthy outsider dares to make a scene here without knowing death!"

Gaden spread his hands, his body twisting like a blooming flower.

"You outdated being! Just be honest and get swept into the dustbin of history!"

In the next moment, his body sprouted from the ground in front of Li Aozi, the skin on his chest collapsing to reveal a giant mouth full of sharp teeth, which aimed to swallow Li Aozi in one bite!

Clang————!!!

Li Aozi raised his arm, with the back of his hand facing outward and gently swiped. Gaden’s face, struck as if by a meteorite, caused his gigantic twenty-meter-tall body to tilt backward. The human figure within the flower bud exclaimed incredulously:

"Chief, haven’t you already lost everything——"

"What a pity."

Li Aozi glanced at the system prompt:

["Garden" Gaden has scattered life seeds, initiating Void Erosion on you, about to conduct a bloodline judgment——]

[Sequence 82: Bloodline Activation!]

[Supreme Bloodline, you reign above all living beings!]

[Bloodline judgment forcibly passed]

"Looks like, even having lost everything, my bloodline still reigns supreme over yours."

Li Aozi raised his hand and flicked his finger at the enemy.

Basic [Strength] 1092 points + Bloodline Transformation [Charm] 798 points = 1890 points [Strength]

Bang————!

The space reverberated and twisted, an ultimate force compressed, and pure strength crushed the space and air completely, bringing scorching heat and immense pressure instantly.

Gaden had no time to react, instinctively generating thousands upon thousands of plant layers as thick as city walls.

In ordinary times, this magnificent green great wall, viewed from nine kilometers in the sky, would form a spectacular scenery, a wall of despair for countless monstrous foes.

Pop.

In an instant, the continuous green layers were pierced entirely, hitting his chest directly.

Boom!

Gaden’s figure swayed violently backward, only managing to stay upright due to the numerous human legs beneath him, moving like a centipede to reduce the force.

But that wasn’t important.

"...Absurd! No, this is normal, oh yes, absurd absurd absurd!"

Gaden’s figure fluctuated violently. He glanced at his trembling hand, pressed it down, and looked up at Li Aozi, questioning:

"Ugh——What kind of joke is this, the strength of one devoured by the Void? The power of a former chief? What kind of joke is this?!"

Gaden’s fervent questioning did not draw Li Aozi’s attention.

He didn’t want to answer, focusing instead on the panel.

Now, [Bloodline] was hardly a combat ability to him.

The truly important thing was here.

"Finally, it has come to this point."

Li Aozi looked at the panel information, expressing his sentiment.

[Do you want to ascend the Pathway?]

For five years, whether living as a blacksmith or cherishing the playful memories with Polina and her friends, those youthful escapades had benefited him greatly.

[Note: The transition to [Lunar String Archbishop] will permanently alter your species and appearance. Once you embark on this Pathway, you can never return to the [Echoer] period.]

Zhi Xiang had vividly shown him a principle over these five years:

"The only romance in this world is putting ideals into practice."

[You chose "yes", initiating the primary profession promotion.]

"Die for me!"

Gaden unfolded a vine of human flesh, splitting the earth, hoisting it high, attempting to sever the sky, and bringing it down on Li Aozi.

[Transition complete]

Twang————!

An ear-piercing hum resonated throughout the world.

The tendril, stretching hundreds of kilometers and cleaving mountains, shattered and collapsed to the ground. Before it could stir up a dust storm, it disintegrated on its own, leaving only a faint trail on the earth.

Buzz buzz buzz clatter clatter...

The radiation counter on his body continuously screamed alarms, and Gaden stared blankly at the target he thought he had struck.

"What is this..."

Li Aozi stood motionlessly, emitting intense radiation rays.

His body slowly floated into the air, his head dissolving into gray spatial fluctuations, revealing its true form, yet at this moment, a halo of light blue luminance enveloped his entire figure.

He lowered his head, folding his arms like a fluorescent egg, emitting decaying radiation while simultaneously absorbing gravity waves from various dimensions in the cosmos.

Buzz————

In the blink of an eye, gravity waves carrying unique information swept across the entire Layer Abyss!

......

Clink!

Mr. Liue, cultivating sunflowers in the laboratory, trembled inexplicably, causing instruments to scatter across the floor.

She clutched her chest; the void space above her head, though faceless, reflected emotions of urgency and curiosity.

"Something feels off!"

She suddenly felt a strong palpitation, followed by the communicator ringing instantly. Seeing it was an old student, she hurriedly answered with affection:

"Hello, Kalia, it’s been a long time since you contacted Teacher Liue——"

"Teacher, did you do this?"

The projected image, headless, was also an [Echoer]. He said in a deep voice:

"Didn’t you say you were retired? Why are you still researching and developing Echo Force?"

"I didn’t do this."

Liue’s mind raced, hastily explaining:

"Look, I’m only at Delta Rank——"

Ring ring!

Before she could finish, call after call came in.

"Mr. Liue, I felt the change in the Pathway. Has the Pathway of the [Echoer] progressed further?"

"Teacher Liue, the [Echoer] collective sensed a change. Congratulations on getting closer to ascending to godhood."

"Liue! You traitor! You secretly pioneered a new Pathway behind our backs and have taken it to new heights! Didn’t you promise not to ascend to godhood?! Traitor——"

Various comments and accusations, congratulations, and flattery flooded in, but Liue was not overwhelmed. After a moment of confusion, she quickly pieced together the situation through snatches of words.

"Everyone, I think you misunderstand something."

Liue calmly said:

"The Pathway of the [Echoer] has indeed changed, progressed significantly. This Pathway might even birth new deities, possibly the first Chief God of the [Sovereign] system. But I can assure you——it wasn’t my doing."

People definitely didn’t buy Liue’s statement, especially the media looking to stir the pot, bombarding her with questions:

"So, who exactly developed the new stage in the Pathway of the [Echoer]?"

"As far as I know, only one person could have achieved that."

Liue glanced at the distant starry sky:

"Baizhu Star President, Exterminator of the Mechanical World Society, member of the Hunters Association——Lord Leoz."

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「Empire of Heralds」 Inherent Time Domain

Beneath the platinum throne, countless dimensions and timelines spread outward like tree roots, ruling the future of the Empire across various temporal dimensions.

This was the most solemn place, where everything behind the throne was comprised of an epic narrative brought together by countless elite talents.

At that moment, the philosophical king, who oversaw the narrative, suddenly raised his head.

「...Hmm?」

He murmured softly:

「The Pathway of the Sovereign, this is...an unprecedented Pathway?」

He nodded slightly.

「This may be an opportunity for the Empire. The conglomerates and temples have been too presumptuous.」

「I can sense the possibilities contained in this Pathway...」

「It will be a grand Pathway, inextricably linked with the myriad beings of the stars.」

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"Oh my?"

Holding an oil-paper umbrella, Glina Swirl suddenly paused. She raised her head slightly, gazing at the sky thoughtfully:

"A new Pathway of the [Sovereign] system? It seems that perhaps in a thousand years, a mortal Ascender will emerge under this category."

However...it didn’t concern her.

The [Sovereign] system had no strong beings, nor did it have a Chief God. Even if one was born, it wouldn’t make much difference.

She glanced down at the array of food at a street vendor’s stall:

"I’ll fool around a bit longer, then go visit Leoz for some fun, and then get some money from my fans for more fun..."

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Crack!

The fluorescent egg subtly revealed cracks.

[Species transformation complete]

[Current species solidified as: Moon Zealot]

[Due to your species, your appearance has changed permanently]

[Racial Talent: Demonic Fervor]

——As long as you deal damage to a target, your attack speed limit will be removed.

The higher your [Charm], the higher your attack frequency (no upper limit).

[Your primary occupation [Star Realm Echoer] lv. 180——changed to [Lunar String Archbishop] lv. 180]

[Echo Effect removed, you have gained a new occupational talent]

[You have obtained the following effects]:

[Occupational Talent: Bishop’s Military Soul]——You control your own fate and let the starry sky hear your song. Having tasted the charm of the cosmos, you’re no longer content merely to influence the real world.

You believe you are divinely mandated, your divine power limitless. The mere authority of arcane energy no longer excites you; now, let authority bow before you!

Talent Effects:

A. "Fate’s Chosen": Your arrogance prevents you from using any arcane energy except [Gravity] and [Weak Force].

But instead, you can store arcane energy in your [Moonlight Disciples], making them into incarnations.

Or release the arcane energy in another manner.

This allows you to:

① Release the arcane energy you possess in the form of "Arcane Missiles," locking onto and attacking enemies, causing extensive secondary arcane energy effects.

② All your basic attacks will be unconditionally followed by the [Moonlight Disciples], inflicting the same action on the same target and attaching arcane effects.

③ Passive triggered arcane energy will perform normally.

B. "Bishop’s Zeal": You believe so firmly in your worldview that you worship the stars and science, steadfastly believing that human will can change objective reality——and you succeeded.

When your worldview pertains to materialism, you gain an idealistic effect.

Idealistic bonus: After performing five consecutive basic attacks, attack speed increases by 15%, and critical hit rate by 15%.

Overflowing critical hit rate converts into [Charm] judgments: for each 1% critical hit rate, convert to 1 point [Charm].

C. "Civilizing Mission": Once you have glimpsed forgotten historical spacetime, now you have a mission to change those forgotten eras——this is not conquest, it’s called civilization progress!

① You will inherit the once autonomous spatial domain.

② Gravity and weak force give you a new understanding of the concept of spacetime.

Now, you can open interdimensional rifts, performing timeline jumps, transferring your army and nation, or traversing various dimensions to unearth treasures and conquer them.

③ The more lower dimensions you conquer, the higher the chances of encountering high-value timelines and dimensional spaces as a [Lunar String Archbishop].

D. "Dawn Moon in the Sky": I am the true chosen, I am destiny, I am the bright moon in the sky, the moon that shines alone.

Every twenty years, you will clear all negative effects on yourself (including Starry Abyss Curse).

E. "Meteor Fall Mission": The boundless Starry Abyss, how can it be so lonely?

Let the starry sky serve you! Use mandates to command and bring down the power of the stars upon the world!

You unlocked a new occupational skill tree——[Meteor Fall Technique].

You will no longer use meaningless arcane energy, but you can continue to study its principles. Proficiency in arcane energy will unlock more meteor fall techniques for you.

[Meteor Fall Technique]: Conclude a contract with the starry sky, harnessing power from the stars. This a casting technique with extremely long preparatory chants but vastly surpasses other spells in power. If you do not possess unique talents, mastering it is exceedingly difficult.

[Pathway Talent - Moonstring Serenade]:

"The entire Star Realm prays to me, their starlight adorning the moon."

When you guide more people onto the [Lunar String Archbishop] Pathway, you will gain attribute bonuses.

Azure Star: For every increase of 1,000 [Lunar String Archbishops], you gain 1 point of random attribute value.

——from [Lunar String Archbishop]