Chapter 77: Chapter 77: The Power of the Eternal Night Curtain!
Old Qiao and Lv Chen were in a disheveled state.
The only intact piece of equipment they had was the radio; their clothes were tattered and the fabric had long been worn to shreds.
Not to mention that they were covered in grime and mud from head to toe, with black grayish unknown debris lodged between their fingers.
Both were drenched with a pungent sour rot odor, looking as if they had just struggled their way out of an abandoned junkyard.
They exchanged a glance, looking a bit awkward.
In the end, Old Qiao thickened his skin and pretended as if nothing had happened.
"Just now a Life Ghost appeared in the trash heap, and it took us some effort to kill it."
Fang Qingyu heard it and wasn’t suspicious.
It’s normal to be in a rough state when dealing with a Life Ghost, as long it was dealt with.
"I’ll head back first, contact me if anything comes up."
"Alright, you go back and have a good rest."
Old Qiao waved him off with a smile.
Until the car’s taillights disappeared from view.
Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
"Damn it, when will these days end?"
Looking at himself and Lv Chen’s state, and then seeing all the dismembered corpses that had to be moved piece by piece, he couldn’t help but sigh.
Lv Chen heard it and said lightly from the side.
"I don’t know when it’ll end, but there’s another message from above."
Old Qiao hurriedly picked up his phone to look at it.
"Damn."
"These rats really deserve to die!"
...
Back at the Divine Management Bureau.
Fang Qingyu didn’t rush to shower or rest.
Instead, he sat on the ground, looking at the chart before him.
Checking the night’s spoils.
[Profession: Divine Management Bureau Reserve Member Level 1 (5/100)]
[Unique Skill of the Profession: Eyes of True Sight Level 1 (12/100)]
Since the first time joining the special training class to kill a Life Ghost, he finally activated a new profession today.
This made the cost-effectiveness of outdoor night training rise another level.
And the skill was also quite good.
[Eyes of True Sight: Can view the target’s basic information]
Like during today’s execution, encountering things like the Soul-Eroding Vine, Blood Pearl, etc.
Apart from the inherent black titles,
they are marked with their attack characteristics, such as the Soul-Eroding Vine exploding into dozens of spikes, the Blood Pearl attacks after Blood Slaughter splits.
All these were pre-marked above their heads.
Otherwise, Fang Qingyu wouldn’t have walked straight at the Life Ghost like a reckless fool.
Never let your guard down when hunting a Life Ghost.
Because no one knows exactly what attack methods they have.
After looking at the new profession.
Fang Qingyu turned the chart back to the first page.
Which was his attribute panel.
In addition to the original four attribute values on it.
Since awakening as a Candlebearer.
Two more attributes have been added below.
[Spiritual Power: 20.5]
[Divine Aspect: 20.3]
A naturally extraordinary profession.
From the start of awakening, both attribute values begin at 20.
This is why Night Visit is not considered an offensive skill.
Otherwise, Fang Qingyu couldn’t even imagine how strong a newly awakened Candle Dragon Believer would be.
Though for now, it is considered a transition period for a believer.
Quite normal.
But with these two additional attributes, the already not wealthy family took a further toll.
Fang Qingyu pondered for a moment.
Decided to first spend the attribute points to upgrade the car driving to level 3, adding to his Power.
[Power: 26.5→27.5]
The Martial Arts Apprentice is currently his strongest profession.
Still needs assurance first.
And after reading up on believers’ data, unless two points are added together.
Otherwise Fang Qingyu fears that the two attribute values might lose balance.
After allocating the sole attribute point.
Next comes the delightful bountiful harvest.
Turning to the Candlebearer page.
Seeing the words "Unsealed".
Fang Qingyu directly invested 3 skill points.
[Congratulations on activating the profession advanced skill "Eternal Night Curtain"]
[Advanced Skill: Eternal Night Curtain Level 1 (0/200)]
But the changes weren’t over yet.
Just as Fang Qingyu was about to check the new skill description, a violent tremor surged from deep within the Spirit Platform.
Countless fine silver threads sprouted furiously from the depths of the sea of consciousness, and the originally chaotic realm within sped up its expansion in the silver light.
The spiritual power value on the chart rose rapidly with a buzzing sound in his skull.
At the same time, the Candle Dragon Divine Aspect in the deep interior suddenly opened its vertical pupils.
Scarlet dragon scales vibrated swiftly in the void, and the dragon’s body coiled in chaos suddenly expanded by three feet.
The ghostly blue dragon fire entwined around the dragon’s head blew up into a vast sky full of star fragments.
The fallen embers didn’t extinguish, but when they touched the divine aspect’s virtual image, they condensed into profound black runes.
When he opened his eyes again,
the two newly added values on the panel had surged significantly!
[Spiritual Power: 20.5→25.5]
[Divine Aspect: 20.3→25.3]
Only then did Fang Qingyu snap back to reality.
So, skill points can actually make the Candlebearer stronger!?
This increase is much more exaggerated than the previous skills upgrade for the Martial Arts Apprentice.
Both surged by five points simultaneously!!
However, upon carefully thinking about the cultivation path of a believer, Fang Qingyu understood.
A Divine Cultist is already a pre-planned path.
The power attained is all acquired from the hands of the Gods.
If you want to get stronger.
Only when the Spiritual Power and Dharma Aspect reach a threshold can new skills be unlocked.
Nonetheless, the panel didn’t block the route to make the attribute values stronger.
In future, if skill points are scarce.
Using attribute points can still make one stronger.
But currently, using skill points is undoubtedly more cost-effective.
Even though the skill points needed for a Divine Cultist are more than those for a Martial Arts Apprentice’s skill.
But after all, one is an extraordinary profession.
The other is not yet considered entering the extraordinary realm.
Fang Qingyu can accept that.
Then, he looked at the new skill’s description.
[Eternal Night Curtain: Summon a Dark Domain with a maximum radius of 10 meters, where darkness becomes your weapon and weakens enemies’ Perception within the domain by 30%.]
Here it comes.
The first offensive skill!?
Fang Qingyu felt the instinct, and stood up.
He took two steps back and stood firm, holding his breath.
Moonlight slanted in through the window glass.
Cast rhombic light patches on the dark gray carpet.
The Candle Dragon virtual image in the sea of consciousness suddenly contracted, and dense black mist surged out from under his feet.
The curtains moved without wind, and the light in the room was quickly dimmed as if being consumed by some power.
A Dark Domain with a three-meter radius quietly formed.
This was a deliberately compressed range.
Within the domain, every wisp of airflow could be clearly sensed, and the floating dust glimmered with faint silver in the darkness.
Fang Qingyu raised his right hand.
His forefinger pointed at the clothes hanging on the rack in the distance.
A dark tide suddenly surged, three serpent-like shadows rushed along the floor.
The sound of tearing fabric was swallowed by the darkness before it could spread.
The dark blue uniform split seven neat slits from collar to hem, with wisps of cyan smoke rising from the edges.
Feeling its power at the same time.
Fang Qingyu had a sudden idea.
Could it be played like this!?
He suddenly made a reverse grip, and the darkness around him receded into his palm like a retreating tide.
Condensing into an invisible black longbow.
At the moment the bowstring vibrated, the sound of wind exploded.
Three holes appeared in the clothes, but the wall behind was completely undamaged.
Interesting...
This kind of attack effect.
Fang Qingyu was very satisfied.
First of all, the means of attack condensed from darkness was naturally silent, plus the domain can weaken the enemy’s perception within.
Completely undefendable.
It’s safe to say that within his own domain, darkness is his weapon.
Long-range, melee...
At the same level, almost invincible existence.