Chapter 906 - 387: Undying Sacred Fire
"You?" Cold Mountain and Sword Star looked at the priest with skepticism in their eyes.
On the run, they had asked about the priest’s specialties. According to his own description, he was a player focused on dungeon strategy, with strengths in Inspiration and Will, suited for exploring dungeon plots.
To put it simply, he was a cautious-type player.
Yet, to cautiously climb into the top hundred of the combat power rankings represented reaching the pinnacle of cautious-type players.
With the priest’s abilities, he was naturally unsuited for direct combat, coupled with his niche strength in Inspiration, making his physical Attributes extremely low.
Now in the midst of steam Rules, his combat power could be said to be at the bottom among all players. What could he do?
Sword Star’s gaze towards the priest grew peculiar; could it be that this fellow had been playing tricks on them all along, selectively describing and hiding his abilities, only exposing them when he couldn’t pretend anymore?
Seeing the two’s discontented expressions, the priest hastily explained.
His reincarnation was named Divine Contract Priest. Unlike other reincarnations, his Ultimate Skill does not transform or boost combat power but communicates with dungeon Plane Gods, forging a Divine Contract to borrow certain Powers from the Gods.
His Ultimate Skill’s requirements are complex. Firstly, within the dungeon Plane, there must be the presence of religion; secondly, the religion worshipped must be authentic, like Stilan’s original Saint Bishop, incapable of responding to his Divine Contract.
Then, the worshipped Gods must be strong; if they are ordinary native Gods, the Power borrowed would be limited.
Lastly, and most crucially, a Divine Contract is a contract, meaning it’s bilateral. He borrows Power from the Gods and must offer corresponding rewards afterward.
The skill’s usage is so complex, yet once the Divine Contract succeeds, the combat power gained is equally substantial.
As long as the Divine Contract forms, during its duration, he can wield power not inferior to players on the ranking.
As a pinnacle cautious-type player, merely joining because of defeat wouldn’t place the priest in the top hundred combat power rankings.
Previously, while strategizing the dungeon, he had sensed the presence of two Gods, whose aura often surfaced in the dungeon Plane, easily recognizable from Peace Church and Revelation.
The priest dared not casually involve with the Evil Gods of Believer Circle; the Divine Contracts with them were severely unequal treaties, with borrowed Power potentially having side effects. He’d rather use Items to exit the dungeon than deal with these Evil Gods.
But just earlier, while gazing towards the Gray Church, he felt the aura of a third God.
Affected by the God’s aura, his Ultimate Skill that was unusable due to the steam Rules was illuminated.
This indicates the other party isn’t merely a demigod with a Divine Seed but a True God with awakened Divinity, as only Divinity can break the Plane Rules’ seal.
More importantly, the Divinity from the God within Gray Church was warm and tranquil. Through Inspiration Perception, it felt like lying on a spring meadow, caressed by a gentle breeze, entirely different from the dark and twisted hallucinations of Believer Circle’s Evil Gods.
Moreover, the cost requested by the other party as a price for borrowing abilities was not high—merely completing missionary work in three Planes.
This reward was almost akin to giving benefits for him.
"Therefore, I just used my reincarnation’s Ultimate Skill to borrow Power from that God."
Cold Mountain and Sword Star looked at the priest, surprised. As expected, Desolate Realm players were full of hidden talents. Unexpectedly, this seemingly inconspicuous priest, who saved them by chance, could borrow Power from a God.
The priest said excitedly:
"The Power I borrowed from that God can temporarily dispel the surrounding steam Rules. Do any of you have fast movement Skills? If so, you can prepare to use them now."
Sword Star injected Energy into Long Wind, and Long Wind Sword Qi vibrated, forming two avatars of Sword Qi that floated beneath Cold Mountain and the priest, saying:
"I’m ready."
Cold Mountain also revealed his full strength, increasing Energy output. With hands pushing forward, three ice walls formed by the Power of Root arose out of nowhere, blocking the Demon-Breaking Bullet fired from afar.
"Now!"
The priest dared not hesitate, immediately activating Energy to use the Divine Power borrowed from the God.
Upon activation of the Divine Contract, it was as if a black hole had formed within him, swallowing all stored Energy at a terrifying speed.
In just the span of a breath, one-tenth of his Energy was gone.
The Energy consumption was terrifying, but the effect was entirely worth it.
With Energy infusion, a mass of White Sacred Fire floated above his head, and once the Sacred Fire appeared, the oppressive mist surrounding them dissipated, even the air seemed a bit fresher.
The three’s bodies felt lighter, sheltered by the White Sacred Fire, rendering them temporarily immune to the steam Rules and allowing their Skills to be used without hindrance.
Sword Star formed the Sword Technique gesture, and the Flying Sword carried the three of them, transforming into a stream of light shooting towards the Gray Church Slums.
With White Sacred Fire paving the way above, their movement was extremely smooth, crossing five hundred meters in just a few seconds, entering the Slums area before the Executioner could intercept them.
Upon entering the Slums, the trio instantly felt the difference.
Just like Sword Star had mentioned earlier, the area within the Slums and the outside Grimland seemed like two different worlds.
Not only was the Gray Church Slums quiet and peaceful, lacking the dirt and chaos prevalent in most of Grimland, it was entirely unaffected by steam Rules.
Cold Mountain and Sword Star exchanged a glance. Under these conditions, they might stand a chance to win.
The only remaining issue was how to lure the Executioner inside.