Chapter 1098: Chapter 1098
1098: Chapter 184 I am the Insect Swarm 1098: Chapter 184 I am the Insect Swarm The Secret Realm is a land of rules, an embodiment of the deity’s will, and a miniature world shaped by the deity’s “World’s Reason.”
It has its own operating mechanisms, and as the “God of Martial Fight,” Domineering Three Faces has the duty to appraise, demean, or praise every martial fight.
The one that just took place was actually two ninth-order Quasi-Divines seriously dueling through a “Saint.”
The value of this martial fight was clearly maxed out, so Domineering Three Faces had to bestow a “Reward” commensurate with the identity and strength of these two…
[Domineering Three Faces’ Ceremony of Martial Fight (Lower Gold Divine Grace): Designate a target, provoke a one-on-one duel that meets the requirements of Domineering Three Faces’ festival.
During the duel, neither party can leave, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere.]
This is the first Rule-level Divine Grace.
The ability is very simple and brute, seemingly not very useful….
“Good stuff, this is Domineering Three Faces’ core rule!
You can gain the ‘Duel’ rule from it.”
Lu Ping’an instantly thought of Mr.
He seemed to have a dueling Knight and a similar “mandatory one-on-one.”
“…This is much more useful than his.
Just think, if you want to assassinate someone, then you just walk over and directly force a duel…”
The only drawback, probably, is….
Domineering Three Faces abhors the crushing of the weaker by the strong, so this ability cannot be activated when your challenge target is more than two tiers below you (a fifth-tier can challenge a fourth-tier, but cannot challenge a third-tier).
If their highest Profession rank is lower than yours, you must obtain permission to activate.
This ability can only be used once a week.]
This means that Lu Ping’an cannot use it on ordinary people and needs the other party’s approval even if he is only one tier below.
Only against those of the same tier or stronger can he force a direct challenge for a forceful one-on-one.
Of course, just this alone would not be worthy of being a Rule-level Divine Grace….
[The victor will receive a piece of the loser’s spoils of war, which may include Taboo items, Career Abilities, or Life traits.
If the weaker triumphs over the stronger, they will receive additional gratuities from Domineering Three Faces.]
In essence, this ability is a simplified portable version of the rules of this Secret Realm.
With this ability, as long as Lu Ping’an is daring enough, by continually challenging those “stronger,” he can acquire a wealth of spoils of war and “gratuities.”
In a sense, like his Courtyard, it is a “Physical Buff” that allows a newcomer to continually gain extra resources and quickly grow stronger.
“I seem to be fourth-tier, and according to these rules, I will get an extra reward for fighting a fifth-tier…”
If this isn’t an exploit in the rules, then it must be the benevolence of Domineering Three Faces.
For the current Lu Ping’an, this is a significant gift.
“Dueling Knights, Dueling Swordsmen, they accumulate various traits and abilities through continuous duels.
You have essentially obtained the core ability of that entire Profession Path, and you don’t even need to do it part-time.
It can also serve as a ‘Puzzle’ for similar or higher-tiered Professions.”
Lu Ping’an may not recognize the value, but Big Cat does.
Don’t think that this is just Lower Gold Divine Grace; this represents “Path,” not “Law,” “core ability,” not “applied Abnormal Ability,” its value wouldn’t be off even if claimed to be Upper Gold.
This means that Lu Ping’an doesn’t need to cultivate the “Duel” path, he has directly obtained a core ability that is already at the end, and he can continue to get extra benefits through it.
However, this is still a “grace” within the Secret Realm, and temporary….
“If I lose the next one, it’s gone.”
Lu Ping’an sighed and felt somewhat helpless.
The last fight is also destined to be the end of the festival; the Emcee gave Lu Ping’an an hour to adjust.
And this means that after accelerating time, he can get enough time to heal, recover…
as well as prepare for battle and strategize accordingly.
“…I never imagined that Eve would really be the toughest to deal with.”
Lu Ping’an had placed her last considering their special relationship and also expecting that her strength would definitely not be low.
But as the battle progressed, it naturally became clear to Lu Ping’an through what Big Cat told him…
she was someone he truly had no confidence in defeating.
“Moreover, it seems I chose wrong; I should have fought her first…”
Eve’s ability, stemming from the Quasi-rule demon, the Arona Crystal Beast’s species trait, grows increasingly challenging to manage over time…
as her ethnic group expands.
“Chris, do you think her Crystal Beast can join the fight?”
“Of course it can, that’s also part of her body.”
Hearing the species trait of the Arona Crystal Beast, Lu Ping’an was a bit stunned.
It was a true natural disaster demon, an entity with powers so blatantly overt that it seemed uncounterable.
The Arona Crystal Beast is often only one, but that also represents a tribe….
“Insect Swarm, a hive mind.”
Hearing the ability trait described by Big Cat, Lu Ping’an instantly thought of that imaginative adjective.
This demon is a type of “Crystal Mimic Organism” that can devour and mimic some ordinary life forms, then creating Crystal Beasts and Crystal people under its master’s control.
The entire ethnic group is an extension of one individual; as long as it expands, it can endlessly create legions before being exhausted.
“…If this were a game, individual units would probably be very weak, right?”
“She can replicate, as long as she ‘consumes’ powerful individual units, she can somewhat reproduce their physique, physical force, and combat methods.”
Okay, apparently, games need balance, while reality does not.
Mere mass production of heroic units already feels unsolvable.
“The only limit is that the number of ‘units’ she can memorize is limited, and since she just awoke not long ago, there shouldn’t be many ‘reserves,’ she still needs to consume biomatter to mass-produce Crystal Beasts….”
Although this seems more and more like an Insect Swarm, it’s somewhat good news….
“…But, she must have killed quite a few along the way.
Memorizing a few strong beings and stocking up on biomatter is her instinct.”
As Big Cat spoke, there was a touch of pride.
After all, compared to the subtle Dreamy Twins, her “two daughters” clearly excel in all aspects.
Lu Ping’an pondered for a moment and felt his scalp tingle—God knows how many she killed these days…
she even initiated several personal duels, not to mention private fights and “disappearances.”
“What other bad news is there, tell me all of it.”
To be precise, until she runs out of biomatter, she can resurrect in any one of the Crystal Beasts.”
Well, that really is a perfect Insect Swarm, a perfect weapon of massacre.
And if this becomes your adversary, it feels all the more subtle.
But some things can’t be avoided; what’s meant to come will come eventually….