The Era of Gods-Chapter 588 - Mutation

Chapter 588: Chapter 588 Mutation

“Used two hundred points?”

“Not too bad, not too much!”

At least it wasn’t a lot in comparison to the entire profession system, and the derived profession system proved stronger than he had anticipated.

He initially thought the derived profession system reaching Sequence 3 would suffice, but the actual result was the derivation of a Sequence 2 level, which could be considered quite complete. Outside of the comprehensive profession systems controlled by many True Gods in this world, it was one of the most complete.

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Lin Xiao looked over the new profession system’s various ranks and skills with interest. Hmm, after derivation, both the profession names and the titles for each rank were established.

The profession was named Chaos Knight. Since it was based on the template of the Demon Hunter he controlled, it was a close combat profession, but after reaching Sequence 6, it would possess some transcendent characteristics and skills.

It was called Chaos Knight, not Chaos Creature, because part of the Chaotic Void’s rules were integrated into it, encompassing both Chaos Rules and Chaos Power.

Chaos Knight Sequence 9: Chaos Creature. A purely all-around physical enhancement.

Chaos Knight Sequence 8: Twisted Knight. Capable of distorting opponents’ senses.

Chaos Knight Sequence 7: Unstable Knight. Can distort space in a small range.

Chaos Knight Sequence 6: Chaotic Instigator. Influence the minds and wills of beings with Chaotic Power.

Chaos Knight Sequence 5: Calamity Spreader. Influence of Chaotic Power on the world, forming powerful auras with twisted energy, matter, and even minds.

Chaos Knight Sequence 4: Despair Terminator. The power of chaos can affect rules, leading to changes in heaven and earth.

Chaos Knight Sequence 3: Chaos Emissary. Mastery over the power of chaos.

Chaos Knight Sequence 2: Lord of Chaos. As a lord of chaos, capable of opening void passages, drawing Chaotic Power from the Chaotic Void into the world.

As the creator of this profession system, Lin Xiao could directly reach the ultimate stage of this profession system, Sequence 2 Lord of Chaos.

With a thought, the Divine Power from his True Body flowed through the Creation Magic Cube directly into him, rapidly enhancing his flesh, quickly strengthening all his abilities according to the profession system, and transforming into the unique characteristics of a Lord of Chaos.

Divine Power is the most versatile force in the Chaotic Void Sea, capable of freely transforming into almost any energy.

As massive amounts of Divine Power poured in, Lin Xiao, having just changed his profession to Lord of Chaos, frenziedly devoured the Divine Power, and his strength began to skyrocket.

Fortunately, his true self was a True God. He had already experienced the level of a High-Level Demigod represented by Sequence 2, so he wouldn’t lose control due to the sudden surge in power.

As his strength broke through levels, Lin Xiao’s body grew with his increased power, continuously acquiring new forces and beginning to transform.

In this world, the life essence of many professions would slowly change as they advanced due to the distortion of rules or the reference of powerful non-human entities for the professions. They would ultimately transform into non-human beings.

After ascending to Sequence 6 Chaotic Instigator, Lin Xiao’s height was close to four meters, and many strange symbols emerged on his body, forming chains that could not be changed even by incarnating as the Supreme Naga.

Continuing to ascend, his stature kept growing, his appearance began to change, his hair slowly fell out, turning into tentacles formed of Chaos Qi, and a pair of curved horns grew out of his head, with many fine pores, from which black mist sprayed out.

At this stage, as a Chaos Knight Sequence 3 Chaos Emissary, Lin Xiao actively integrated the Asura Naga Bloodline into his profession system, willingly adjusting his appearance.

Because who knows what kind of terrifying monster random changes could turn him into. If he was changing regardless, it was better to take control and make himself look better.

Thus, after ascending to Sequence 3, he had turned into a creature approximately thirty to forty meters tall, covered in dark golden Dragon Scales, with two large and two small dragon horns on his head, spewing out plumes of black smoke, and with a row of bone spurs extending to the tail along his back.

Next would be Sequence 2 Lord of Chaos, an enhanced version of the Chaos Emissary, with a comprehensive power boost.

Not only did his size explode to over a hundred meters, but the thick smoke above his head also turned into black flames like an erupting volcano, and a pair of huge wings enveloped in Chaos Qi grew out. His form also began to shift towards that of a True Body Supreme Naga, standing on four sturdy legs upon the ground, with a pair of golden-scaled dragon claws ferocious and fearsome.

The cave that housed him had long been burst asunder by his form, and a circle of chaotic aura expanded from his powerful feet, melting all the grass and debris on the ground into chaos.

“Such immense strength!”

With just a casual breath, a storm could blow boulder-sized rocks all over the mountains.

Though not a Divine Being, capable of overpowering native High-Level Demigods by his own power alone, this was the strength of a Lord of Chaos.

At this moment, Lin Xiao’s projection could already be considered a Chaos Creature.

Well, probably the weakest Lord of Chaos. Not only could he communicate with the Chaotic Void at any time, opening a passage to draw forth Chaotic Power, but he could also control all Chaos Creatures weaker than himself.

If there were any.

Usually, creatures capable of living in the Chaotic Void Sea are not weak, the weakest are of Legendary Level; he, the Small Lord, possessed only the powers of a lord, but in terms of strength, he was just a little brother in the Chaos Sea of Void.

“Next, it’s time to find a target.”

Coming out from his hideout, Lin Xiao reduced his form to that of a powerful knight about two meters tall, crossed over the mountain range and arrived at a city called Lina on the other side.

Under the wary gazes of the guards, he entered the city. To the right of the city gate was a small square, the wall of which was covered with signs—the local Wanted Board, filled with various bounties and messages from other adventurers.

After lingering in the small square for a while, he turned and continued into the city, walking several hundred meters along the main road to a large building, marked with the sign for the Adventurer Association.

Phine finished the work at hand, stretched languidly, and called out:

“Next.”

“Boom!”

A large iron gauntlet slammed onto the table, startling him, and leaving a gold coin behind as it lifted, Phine’s eyes lit up instantly, the displeasure on her face swept away, as she enthusiastically said to the tall knight before her,

“How may I assist you, sir?”

A muffled voice emerged from the full suit of armor:

“I’m looking for some information.”

“Yes, tell me!”

“The whereabouts of the Evil Rage!”

“What!”

Phine jumped in surprise, immediately sensing some displeasure from the knight, and quickly responded,

“Are you seeking the Evil Rage?”

“Is there a problem?”

“No problem.”

“Tell me where It is.”

Phine quickly pulled out a thick, heavy book and flipped through it, then looked up and said,

“According to the rules, the Evil is regarded as a terror of Sequence 3. If you want its exact whereabouts, you need to pay one hundred thousand gold and have an S-Level clearance.”

…

“That much…”

Phine felt a bit uneasy,

“That’s the amount.”

This was beyond Lin Xiao’s expectations; he never thought that just for information on a location, he would need such a hefty deposit. He only had a few thousand gold on him.

No, gold coins were not the main issue; with his current strength, it wouldn’t be hard to acquire some gold. The main complication was that he needed an S-Level clearance, which meant he had to complete a high-difficulty mission for the Adventurer Association to gain this clearance.

Perhaps seeing that he hadn’t responded for a while, Phine, fearing his wrath, muttered quietly,

“There might be another way to solve this.”

The pressure in her gaze made it hard for him to look up as she whispered,

“The Adventurer Association has a reward list; you could take on any bounty marked with A-Level Difficulty, and completing it will earn you an S-Level clearance.”

Arriving in front of the hall’s bounty list, just like at the city gate, there were several rows of A-Level bounties, but only one row for S-Level. He glanced casually and froze, stopping in front of one of the S-Level bounties.

Perhaps it had been hanging there too long without being completed; the card was old and yellowed. It read—

The Church of the Sun, Church of Twilight, Church of Death jointly offer a bounty for the Evil Rage. Completion will be rewarded with one Divine Power from each of the three churches.

“A joint bounty from three major churches? If I go directly to the church, there shouldn’t be so many requirements, right?”

With that thought, he quickly left and headed to the other side of the city, the Temple Area, where all the recognized True Gods had temples.

The Sun Temple was situated atop a terraced giant tower about a hundred meters high, the temple itself a massive sphere resembling the sun, perpetually radiating light day and night. To reach it, one must ascend hundreds of steps.

Looking up at the temple, he saw people climbing the steps, many devotees kneeling and praying as they made their way up.

Lin Xiao observed for a moment and then walked up the stairs.

“Boom!”

In that instant, accompanied by a soul-deep rumbling noise, the sun-like temple atop the terraced giant tower suddenly darkened, its ever-present light extinguished. Lin Xiao stopped in his tracks and looked up in astonishment at the temple above. From his viewpoint, he could see the dim sphere surrounded by distorted space, as if the sanctuary was sinking into the Fragmented Void, with numerous dark tendrils reaching out from the crumbling, twisted space, entwining the dimmed sun.

“What is this…”

Lin Xiao quickly retreated. In that moment, he felt a chillingly terrible, distorted will, a presence far more powerful than his True Body.

“Are the Sun God and other gods at war in the Divine?”

After some thought, this seemed the only possibility. The chilling will he felt could only belong to the True Gods of this world.

Or perhaps it could belong to a super-powerful entity from another race’s Divine Realm civilization. However, that terrible, distorted will clearly didn’t seem to come from a super-entity of a Divine Realm civilization, which he could still discern.

But no matter what, he couldn’t stay here. The temple was an extension of the True God’s will, and he had no desire to stay nearby. In the short time he had been there, the steps where the Sun Temple stood had already sunk into the twisted space, separated from the Primary Material Plane. The numerous Divine Office Staff and Devout Believers inside were now trapped, and he could even see the closest devout believers of the Sun God, their bodies decaying and twisting as black tendrils emerged from within them.

By this time, the anomaly of the Sun Temple had already drawn the attention of nearby temples. Squads of patrolling knights rushed over to guard, and the doors of the temples were shut tight.

Those high up in the temples seemed to know something. Notably, not a single official member of the divine staff appeared.