The holder of the Black Holy Grail is a third-level warlord (soldier) that Lu Pingan "packaged and downloaded" from Chris. From the moment he obtained it, Lu Pingan sensed something was wrong.
"This strength is overflowing. If you succeed in taking office, you will have two strategic powers of the Silver Law Order level. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a fourth- or fifth-level soldier profession."
If there is still an error in the estimation of the strength, then the "Silver Low-level Professional Abilities" logo of the Life Bank will clearly show what is wrong.
Da Mao also explained that this was the "evil god path", but it's not like Lu Ping'an didn't have an evil god profession (heavy armored warrior), and he had also received divine grace.
Under normal circumstances, what kind of bottle contains what kind of wine, and why do cursed-level professions and items have higher-level abilities? It's still a big step directly.
Lu Ping'an ran to ask Fang Wen, and he also knew that the normal "Black Holy Grail" is only the "Black Holy Grail (brass upper)" that collects the black holy water of the deceased, the declaration of war (brass upper), and the "detonation of the body (brass)" Higher-level professional abilities)". This is the normal third-level professional strength.
Moreover, the power and scope are not as strong as Lu Ping'an's performance.
".This looks like a fifth-level black knight. It can be used as the core of the legion battle." Fang Wen was a little confused, but thinking that it was Lu Ping'an, it didn't seem strange.
"Maybe I'm the one with the problem."
The power of the Black Holy Grail made Lu Ping'an realize that it might not be the problem with this profession, but the problem with himself who owns this profession.
When he focused on the "Black Holy Grail" itself, he found that this ability was inexplicably familiar.
"The 'Black Holy Grail' should be the same thing as the 'Mother Goddess Statue', they are both 'life collectors'."
Inspiration flashed through his mind, but Lu Pingan knew that this might be the answer.
After all, the Black Knight is a death type, but at the same time, it is also a life type, using the power of death/life force.
That black cup continuously absorbs and collects the lives, souls, and spirits of the dead on the battlefield, and condenses them into "materialized" black holy water.
The last cup of "black holy water" gathered the "lives" of at least thousands of professionals, so it had such extraordinary strength.
That scene inexplicably reminded Lu Ping'an of that night, the night when he and Big Cat first met.
".That tree, that big tree where countless flesh and blood gather, is the statue of the Mother Goddess of the Big Cat, and it is her object of enlightenment."
Lu Pingan reviewed the ceremony afterwards. He knew that if the ceremony went well, lives would continue to die in the gladiatorial battle, and then the weak and dead would be hung on the trees and become part of the "Mother Goddess".
This is very similar to the Black Holy Grail. It is also about "collecting lives", and then
"At the end of the ceremony, when it is proven that her 'rules' are the 'law of the world', Chris will merge with the Mother Goddess statue and complete her ascension to the Goddess."
At that moment, Lu Ping'an suddenly understood.
"She treats life as a stepping stone, as a resource, as a currency!"
In a sense, the encounter between Lu Ping'an and Da Mao is inevitable. His "courtyard" is Da Mao's legacy, and naturally it also has her accumulation.
And Lu Ping'an, who inherited Big Cat's "existence", happened to encounter Big Cat's own "rules", and exploded with power that transcended class.
So, at that time, he really became interested in the "Mother Goddess Cult".
Lu Ping'an knew that it was Big Cat's "own god" created based on the "source".
Faced with Lu Ping'an's inquiry, Chrissy's beautiful face darkened.
For the first time, she didn’t want to preach at all, let alone talk about her ideas and life.
"I'm not your nutrition!"
The calm words were anger from the heart. In her eyes, Lu Ping'an was really too much.
Lu Pingan was still smiling, seemingly unfazed at all.
He had many ways to "persuade" Big Cat, such as saying "I'm going to find Fang Wen", using some deterrents and rewards (candy and whips) like in the past, or doing random exchanges of benefits, but in the end, he What was said was.
".Your road has been determined to be impassable."
Chrissy's expression became even more ugly, because the most irritating thing was always the truth.
The failure of the ritual of ascending to the gods was not accidental. She had already gone beyond the "caution" and "accumulation" required for normal ascending to the gods. Her success rate was at least 95%. Then, her failure was very likely. It is a necessity.
"Did I take the wrong path? There is no hope ahead." In the deserted night, when Chris was summarizing the past, she could not help but feel sad and question herself.
To ascend to the gods is to prove to the world that one's "rules" are "principles of the world" that can pass through the world. But if the answer is no from the beginning, then no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.
Wrong formula, verified ten thousand times, is still wrong.
It is true that all roads lead to Rome, but there are limits to the number of people who can build roads and walk them. Due to geographical conditions, some roads can only be built halfway, and some people can only go halfway.
And if Big Cat just suspected that his road would not work, Lu Pingping was almost certain.
"...If this road works, there is no need for this world to let me come."
It can be said that Lu Pingan even vaguely guessed that it was Big Cat's ritual of ascending to the gods that led to her "time travel". The whole world was hindering her success in ascending to the gods.
".She may not have taken the wrong road, but for the entire world, this road cannot be taken by anyone."
If there is really no hope, she will not succeed in becoming a god if she leaves it alone. Da Mao’s extraordinary “treatment” can only be said to have stepped on the world’s thunder. Especially since Lu Ping’an understood the nature of the Mother Goddess Cult. After that, it was almost a certainty.
Yes, Lu Pingan already knows, but now he still chooses to question Chris out of hope.
".You should have realized that you can't succeed in becoming a god as long as 'I' is here. And I am not originally in this world. What prevents you from becoming a god is the whole world."
Some things cannot be hidden, especially from those who are always around you.
Lu Pingan expressed his sincerity. He was not holding on to Big Mao's pain, but since Da Mao was destined not to reach his own end, and Lu Pingan was forced to start from her end, he wanted not to make the same mistake again. , must obtain the wholehearted cooperation of Big Cat.
At least, you need to know where the big cat’s path is wrong, which part is not tolerated by the world.
"Do you think I don't understand?" There was hatred in Chris's words, towards fate? To the gods? To the world?
At least Lu Ping'an knew that the hatred was not for him.
"I know your plan, but I am not your nutrition." But it was still the same words, the same rejection.
She had already seen through everything, but still chose to refuse.
Lu Pingan touched his chin. He knew that his words were unfounded.
".You should have been waiting, waiting for this courtyard to grow into a real kingdom of God, waiting for your AI to regain its entity, and even regain its life."
Now, it was the big cat's turn to be frightened.
"How could you possibly know the knowledge of the gods? How could you possibly know the evolution of the courtyard? I have bypassed it all."
"I bought it with money, and it's in the library." Lu Ping'an was a little funny. In fact, even if he didn't look at the "information", he could vaguely guess it.
Chris almost lost his temper and turned around, it turned out that "she" had leaked the information.
"Don't worry, I can promise not to unplug you in advance. When I reach your past heights, I will give you another chance."
".Are you planning to treat me as your master against the wind!? How bold, how..." In an instant, Chris understood, and then became extremely angry.
This time, she guessed wrong.
Lu Ping'an smiled and shook his head, looking at her with eyes full of sympathy and pity, as if looking at a "child".
"Ascension to the gods. Is that the end point you imagined? Don't you want to look in a higher direction? Do you regard gods as your end point? Haha, it's just a world principle. Look at those divine bones. Years ago, it may have been more powerful than any other god, but it was still buried in its own world and became our 'material'."
The boy looked at Chris with blind eyes, but his unfocused pupils looked directly past her, as if looking into the future.
"Don't you want to see if your pursuit of 'life' has really reached its limit? Whether I, who inherited your 'life', can complete it. How far will our principles evolve in the end?"
"In the past, I thought you and I were completely opposite, but sometimes, I discovered that we are actually the same. Looking back now, maybe both are right. I am your complement, and you are mine. You don't want to know. , can we reach that point in the end? The Twelve Pillar Gods are the ultimate of everything? Not necessarily, those 'sources' are countless times more powerful than them."
"Are you limited to this world, a multidimensional world of slow death from pollution sources? Don't you want to see that pure technological world, that pure world without sources? Your past, your thoughts, your vision, You didn't even think about restraining you."
"The more afraid you are and the more you run away, the more miserable you will be. What's the point of living? You're just a walking corpse. Haven't you realized yet that you have already become a slave to your own 'pursuit'? When you are still staring at that god When you ascend to the throne, everything is doomed. Even if you really succeed in becoming a god, will you be able to get the freedom and immortality you want? Then, maybe a super snail shell is more suitable for you."
Lu Ping'an was calm, and his simple and direct words made Chris panic.
God's position? That may be the purpose, but what the coward in front of him is really pursuing is a stable place, an ark to escape death.
"You!" She became angry and wanted to say something, but was pushed back by Lu Ping'an's soft words.
"If you want to deny it, tell me, have you ever thought about what you plan to do after you succeed in becoming a god? It's not the cliche winner takes all. Have you ever thought about using your god-level power to do something? "
You give up everything to pursue power, and then what? What are you going to do with that power? You won’t just get it and stop there, right? That's too stupid.
At this moment, those dull eyes seemed to see through everything.
Even Chris, who was once a quasi-god, closed her eyes helplessly after looking directly at him.
Lu Pingan's guess was correct. She really hadn't thought about it. She only wanted to succeed in becoming a god and then escape from the endless doom and end.
"Kirdales, don't always stare at that little throne. It's so boring. You and I may have become death fighters in the arena due to fate, but it doesn't matter if our bodies are bound by fate. It’s too miserable to have your will become a doll of fate.”
"What kind of person you want to become and what kind of place you want to go, it's better to make your own choices. Don't always focus on your past failures and the one step short of becoming a god? It's too short-sighted."
Lu Pingan stretched out his hand, with a rare sincerity on his face.
".I need your help. As the price of the transaction, I, Lu Pingping, will not only give you the security and freedom you dream of, but also..."
The young man smiled and made a lifelong promise.
".will take you further."
(End of chapter)
