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Chapter 823: Chapter 202: 3 Golden Traits!

Chapter 823: Chapter 202: 3 Golden Traits!

In the pitch black yet warm world, Aiwass struggled to open his eyes and gaze at the three groups of starlike golden brilliance in front of him.

This was three purples turned to three golds!

—This was the first time Aiwass had seen three golden traits in a Promotion Ceremony.

It was not just three golds but three purples gilded with gold… The odds of this happening were probably even less than encountering three pure golds.

Aiwass steadied his mind a bit and took a closer look at these three traits.

Without a doubt…

If one talked about the “gold content,” then the trait given by the Lord of Scalefeather was surely the strongest.

All “warriors” belonging to Aiwass would trigger an almost perpetual +1 to their rolls—unlimited in number, duration, or distance.

This meant that Aiwass’s Fourth Power Level warriors could function like those of the Fifth Level, and those of the Fifth like those of the Sixth.

Considering that warriors inherently excel in combat against enemies of a higher Power Level than themselves, this Path Feature could almost be called a “god-level” enhancement, and the feature might even have been constructed from a Celestial Marshal Shard of the Bear Celestial Marshal.

Those who acquired this feature could even establish a “Warrior’s Nation,” reigning over it as an earthly god and ruling the world…

…If Aiwass truly wished to rule the world.

“That guy, the boss…”

Aiwass let out a wry smile.

Seeing this trait, Aiwass understood what the Lord of Scalefeather meant.

It was a test—a test of how resolute Aiwass’s true intention was to resist the Serpent Celestial Marshal.

If Aiwass decided to give up, then just with this Path Feature, he could become “Moriarty the First,” a world-renowned Monarch remembered in history books as a page that could not be skipped over, even before being consumed by the Serpent Celestial Marshal.

This was also a recognition and a boast, meaning “Your achievements are indeed that great.”

—Of course, this was the first Path Feature that Aiwass eliminated.@@novelbin@@

Based on previous experience, if Aiwass rejected this feature, the Lord of Scalefeather would compensate him from elsewhere.

Yet the Hourglass and the Silver-Crowned Dragon would not be so generous.

However, the choice between the remaining two Path Features still left Aiwass in a quandary for a while.

Both of these Path Features were ones Aiwass had not seen in the game.

They were clearly of the noble special edition type belonging to bosses or faction leaders.

Regarding the Command Crown, what he was unclear about was “exactly what are the characteristics of the transformed summoned creatures,” and “whether it is possible to circumvent the limit that theoretically, only one Great Sin Beast can be present at the same time.”

As for Yin-Yang Harmony, Aiwass was not certain about the concept of the “sum of the mana of paired and opposite attributes”—the other point being unclear was the “specific nature of the different enhancement effects.”

Even so, Aiwass could understand the purpose of these two Path Features.

Without doubt, the objective of the Command Crown was to transform Aiwass from a summoner in the rear to a combat unit.

This also related to the motivation of the Silver-Crowned Dragon—who had previously expressed dissatisfaction with Aiwass “always watching from behind” and even specifically requested the Lord of Scalefeather to provide Aiwass with skill energy reimbursements.

Thus, the dragon provided Aiwass with the capability to “stop watching from the side,” to prevent Aiwass from continuing to find excuses.

It was like a direct teaching.

—Truly befitting of a Pillar God of the Path of Authority, there was a certain generous yet assertive leadership quality.

The issue here was that if the Great Sin Scholar continued to advance, Aiwass himself would acquire the ability to merge the currently deployed Great Sin Beast with his own body.

It’s like transforming the dispatched Great Sin Beast into a powerful mech, and as the pilot, Aiwass’s own equipment would basically be ineffective.

As the nearly sole professional feature of the third-tier profession, its effect would definitely be stronger than a Path Feature obtained at level thirty.

This means that this Path Feature actually strengthens the mid-stage abilities from level thirty to sixty.

And with Yin-Yang Harmony, its biggest problem was the requirement of “Path Balance.”

It was unclear whether the inherited state of the Path of Dusk counted—probably not, for the Hourglass surely could discern Aiwass’s traits, and the old man would not give a Path Feature that Aiwass could not activate at all.

That wouldn’t be repaying a favor but holding a grudge…

After all, this is not as simple as the Path Feature itself being useless.

The loss could be seen as a trade-off, even forfeiting a useful golden trait Aiwass would have otherwise chosen.

Assuming Aiwass could activate this feature…

that is, Aiwass’s Paths of Dedication and Transcendence must maintain a balanced state.

Just as the Hourglass said, “One Yin and one Yang, the principle of the utmost extremes.”

This meant that once a Path advances, this Path Feature would be invalidated instantly—until the other Path also advances and achieves balance again.

If Aiwass were to upgrade one of these two Paths to a certain point, he would instantly use the experience to level up on the other Path, meaning whenever one Path got promoted, the other would also be max level…

Then Aiwass would be weakened for at least half a month.

And similarly—if this Path Feature were activated, Aiwass would become astonishingly powerful.

Not only would the production of Sin Cards no longer be restricted, but the summoning of Sin Cards would also become significantly more convenient.

It’s like linking several Mana Pools together, transforming the container entries that Aiwass had previously stored for card making into highly valuable “universal mana.” The enhancement would be immediate and grow larger with progression into the later stages…

and this is without considering the “additional enhancement” of unknown specifics.

Even the Shepherd’s Nurturing, one of Aiwass’s core abilities, would become much stronger than before—because the mana required by the Nurturing Skill is mainly Light or Darkness, while Aiwass’s Mana Pool is completely variegated.

He could use any ability, but was master of none.

But in the end, Aiwass made his decision.

These three Path Features were clearly not of the more common type but were gifts from the Pillar Gods.

That is to say, once passed over, they might not be available later.

He wasn’t currently lacking in combat strength—because his target was still the Fallen Celestial Marshal about to be pulled down by the Ouroboros Ritual.

Considering energy level suppression, Aiwass needed to reach at least the dual Fifth Power Level before he would contemplate challenging the Fallen Celestial Marshal.

Currently, Aiwass had exhausted his experience and needed plenty of time to learn transcendent knowledge in order to raise his levels; the Command Crown couldn’t speed up this process.

By the time Aiwass was ready to strategize against the Fallen Celestial Marshal, he would certainly be in a state of Balance—because if he wasn’t balanced, it meant he still had room to improve.

Furthermore, Aiwass currently lacked Earth Attribute Mana in his normal state and needed to be in his Son of the Moon mode to activate it; even if he completed making a card for the Earth Attribute Great Sin Beast, summoning it would be very troublesome.

His Water Attribute Mana was also short of a container entry of one level, rendering it unusable for crafting a Water Attribute Great Sin Beast.

According to Aiwass’s knowledge, both Antimony Kingdom and Daffodil Territory had Water Attribute Great Beasts that could be captured.

In other words, if Aiwass obtained Yin-Yang Harmony, he could soon catch this beast in Antimony.

Adding the Earth Attribute’s Helquinn and the Light Attribute Paladin-like Phantom Demon within the Red-Handled Sword, Aiwass would only need a Wind Attribute Great Beast…and Aiwass even had some ideas about Wind Attribute creatures now.

Thus, obtaining this path feature would equate to at least one or two more Great Beasts.

As such, as an entry that could only wield its full effect in the very late game, it unexpectedly offered a greater boost in Aiwass’s next quest than the mid-game enhanced Command Crown.

From this perspective, Aiwass could only choose this one.

“…However, this may just be an excuse for self-deception,”

Aiwass mused, once again scrutinizing the attitude of his own heart.

He wasn’t clear whether choosing this way after calculating would be because the gift from the Silver-Crowned Dragon induced a bit of resistance in his heart.

After the completion of his promotion, Aiwass’s suppressed Heart of Transcendence manifested once more—

This was still the first time Aiwass participated in an event of this magnitude.

It didn’t even count as a succession of Pillar Gods, and strictly speaking, it was not as significant as the Ouroboros Ritual…

at least the Ouroboros Ritual brought a living Celestial Marshal down to the Material Realm.

This time it essentially amounted to trapping a Pillar God in a sack for a brutal group beating—Aiwass lured the Bear Celestial Marshal only to partake in a merciless mauling.

…Even so.

Aiwass felt an upsurge of ambition—more precisely, a restlessness tinged with near shame, excitement, and impatience.

—In this battle, he ended up completely unnecessary.

He didn’t even make eye contact with the Bear Celestial Marshal, let alone deliver a finishing blow.

In order not to harm Aiwass, the Lord of Scalefeather didn’t even show him the true battle scene.

The Bear Celestial Marshal was a remnant of Supreme Heaven, and Aiwass was considered a remnant of the Serpent Celestial Marshal.

Both took part, yet there was such a difference—one side required the cooperation of several Pillar Gods for a successful kill, while the other couldn’t even bear a glance for fear of incurring irreparable damage.

It was just like being treated like a baby.

If it had been an ordinary person—even just a normal one, perhaps they would have been jubilant to dip into such an expansive chess game, to engage in a few words with the real power players.

—But I want to be part of it.

Next time, I will not possibly be used as a mere bait.

I will never again be a pet-like figure to be protected—I must place myself in danger, even if I’m not the main force in the battle!

I want to truly be part of the plan, not as a “hostage” to be rescued, an “apprentice” to be examined, or a “civilian” to be insulated from battlefields!

I even want to lay down traps myself…

Not just as a chess piece, but to become the player!

Perhaps it was this unexpectedly surfacing, almost demonic self-esteem that prevented Aiwass from accepting the gift from the Silver-Crowned Dragon.

Because it was a gift, but at the same time, it was teaching—also a form of control.

Of course, this wasn’t malicious, but completely benevolent instruction.

But…

Aiwass had his own views, his own plans, his own pace.

…Perhaps the Lord of Scalefeather foresaw this moment, hence he chose a path feature for Aiwass that was valuable but clearly not to Aiwass’s immediate preference, to save him from internal conflicts and to help him see his heart more clearly.

This degree of path feature normally existed as the core of a system.

The Silver-Crowned Dragon had effectively created another core for Aiwass—based on the role of the Great Sin Scholar instead of the Master of Beasts profession core ability; whereas the Hourglass simply filled in his most lacking areas: a mix of different Mana Pool colors, and too much unused idle mana.

Just like the path he belonged to.

Balance.

Like a merchant stringing resources together.

He merely coordinated Aiwass’s own chaos, without offering any suggestions or opinions.

If he was to be a true Avalonian, Aiwass should follow the teachings of the Silver-Crowned Dragon.

But he…

Perhaps he would have the chance to become a new Pillar God.

There was only one choice then.

“I choose…

Yin-Yang Harmony,”

Aiwass became enlightened to his true heart.