Chapter 90: The Effects of the Secondary Fear Aura

Mu Yi, having regained his senses, glanced at Duo Lundo and the Azure Water Golden-Eye Beast, and hurled the Ember Fire at the two.

Then he glanced over the refreshed information on the Zongwang Forum.

"Based on your battle contribution, killing an Abyss faction Zhuo'er Elf, Contribution +200."

"Based on your battle contribution, destroying the Spider Goddess Empress's altar and halting the spread of Abyssal aura, Contribution +2000."

Although the process was a bit troublesome, the result was decent; this contribution reward comes far faster than him bullying corrupted creatures.

He originally intended to close the Zongwang Panel outright, but suddenly saw an important notice.

"Zongwang Important Notice: Extract target Divinity power! … You have gained 1 point of Divinity! …"

Divinity.

A tremendously powerful force!

Deities have three core components: Divinity, Divine Form, and Divine Office.

According to uncertain rumors on the Zongwang Forum, Divinity is an extremely potent bloodline power.

If bloodlines are stratified, those bearing Divinity undoubtedly rank at the top.

The abilities added by Demon, Angel, Dragon, and Titan lineages are essentially a severely weakened Divinity bloodline.

Divinity can be bestowed by deities onto a follower's body, or remain within offspring, and the Transcendent bloodlines of Dragons, Angels, and Titans are continuations of the latter.

It's like the gap between Dragon-Blooded Kobolds and Half-Dragons; the purer the bloodline, the higher the starting point.

Divinity's tiers are the same as Divine Form's.

They can be classified as 【Weak Divinity】, 【Lesser Divinity】, 【Moderate Divinity】, and 【Great Divinity】.

Depending on the Divinity, there are additional spell-like abilities, supernatural powers, Plane law forces, and so on.

Many beings possess Great Divinity yet lack Divine Form and Divine Office—for example Elemental Giant Spirits, High Demons, Hundred-Armed Giants, Divine Scions, and the like. These Divinity beings standardly have Divinity but no Divine Form, let alone any Divine Office.

Nevertheless, they are by no means weaker than many deities!

As for deeper information, the forum is full of conflicting opinions with no definitive conclusion; the deities remain silent, so everything is merely speculation.

What is certain is that Divinity is extremely precious.

What Mu Yi did not expect was that such a tiny altar could actually harbor Divinity.

He surely didn't accidentally stumble upon some Spider Goddess Empress's conspiratorial scheme, right?

He claimed it was merely the destruction of an altar, not warranting his personal gaze, and incidentally gave him a blessing that felt more like a curse.

Mu Yi fumbled on his body, found no trace of the so-called Divinity, and finally discovered that the Divinity lingered in a corner of the Six Paths Barrier.

Seeing it linked to the Six Paths Barrier, Mu Yi stopped paying attention; this thing is beyond his comprehension now.

Having a lot of lice doesn't itch; let it be.

Not every matter needs a definitive outcome; sometimes it's rare to be blissfully ignorant.

"Thanks!"

Duo Lundo gasped, snapping out of fear; after all, as a wanderer away from the clan, his will may not match Mu Yi's, but it's not enough to be crushed outright by fear.

Even without Mu Yi's aid, breaking free from fear is only a matter of time.

Conversely, the Azure Water Golden-Eye Beast's condition seemed poor, so Mu Yi could only temporarily seal it away and let time wear everything down.

Duo Lundo glanced at his nearly soaked clothes, then at Mu Yi's nonchalant demeanor, and felt momentarily dazed.

He had thought a general's role resembled that of a forest ranger, but now it seemed the 'wu' of a general might actually be the 'wu' of a martial monk.

After a short rest, the two began to clean up the battlefield.

Unlike a Dungeon, this real open world allows corpse looting, and sometimes an enemy's body becomes part of the loot.

There was little to extract from the two giant spiders; Duo Lundo harvested some silk from the rotting flesh and also removed the still-intact claws and mouthparts.

According to him, these items could be fashioned into small gadgets like traps, sometimes yielding surprising effects.

As for the Zhuo'er Elf priest, they managed to dismantle quite a few valuable items.

First, eight hard, sharp spider spears on its back; then a pocket-sized subdimensional bag containing unfinished spell scrolls; finally, the serpent-head whip that had inflicted Mu Yi with much pain.

Serpent-Head Whip:

Item Level: 10

Quality: Purple Epic

(PS: White Common, Green Superior, Blue Excellent, Purple Epic, Gold Legend)

Type: One-Handed Weapon/Whip

Special Effects:

Agonizing Lash: Upon hitting an enemy, a will check is made; those who fail suffer a pain effect.

Soul Lash: Upon hitting an enemy, a will check is made; those who fail suffer a fear effect.

Charm: When equipped, the character gains an additional charm bonus (based on charisma).

PS: Queen, please lash me to your heart's content!! — Anonymous Zongwang player.

Mu Yi has little interest in SM, but he is quite interested in the weapon itself.

He keeps a gold-devouring beast at home and thinks this thing could definitely be used as formula milk.

After a simple split of the loot, Mu Yi and Duo Lundo plan to return to camp, present this discovery, and rest there for a while.

Even Mu Yi, after staying long in such an environment, still feels uneasy; this Abyssal aura, without an effective remedy, is best avoided.

"Who are you!"

Mu Yi snapped his head toward a direction.

"Ah!!!"

A small cat-person screamed as it materialized from the air, then bolted back the way it came without looking back.

Its speed was such that even Mu Yi couldn't react in time.

"I have an impression; it seems like I was a member of that Holy Warrior squad earlier!" Toronto recalled, then said firmly.

Mu Yi felt somewhat astonished; really or not, we had barely interacted before, yet he had already memorized everyone's appearance in his mind?

"Information is a lone ranger's best partner!" Toronto laughed, pointing at his own head.

"But why did you run away as soon as you saw me?" Mu Yi felt a bit gloomy.

"Perhaps... it's the blessing of Rose on your body taking effect!" Toronto wearily glanced at his own network info.

You are under the effect of the allied garrison's buff—Rose's blessing—and are currently making a willpower check against the lesser fear aura.

Willpower check triggered!... Successfully passed the lesser fear aura's lethal check!... Immune to the lesser fear aura's fear effect...

The lesser fear aura's intimidation effect takes effect!... Gain willpower bolster... Intimidation effect fails!

As someone who had just been affected by the fear aura, he would also be affected by the lesser fear aura, let alone a naturally timid cat-person.

If not for Mu Yi's Incineration blessing, his bodily movements would now be somewhat stiff.

It felt as if being watched by tens of thousands of people, the originally smooth performance below the stage suddenly gave a sensation of distortion.