[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea":3,"chapter-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1080":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1088300,1419,"Chapter 1080 - 633 Another Possibility of Ascension Technique_2","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1080",1080,"\u003Cp>He could also sense that although O’Neill’s current state was bad, he definitely still had some cards up his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achieving the goal was enough, with O’Neill, the Legendary Priest, present, he could block those from the Church of the Ocean Goddess for Lis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old thing, I told you, you’re no good. Do you still dare to fight your Grandpa Klaus?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really didn’t expect that you’re so young and yet so strong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neill gasped and said, while separating the Totem Spirit from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Totem Spirit possessing him brought great pressure, and as it left O’Neill’s body, it returned to the twelve coral pillars behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the departing azure Totem Spirit, Lis’s eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quite interested in this Totem Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, he was interested in anything related to the Power of Faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, more was O’Neill in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Totem Spirit left his body, his massive frame slowly returned to its previous small and thin form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis looked at O’Neill and said tauntingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up and tell me how Matteo died, or I’ll beat you up again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t expect Matteo to have a friend like you, honestly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neill said with a bitter smile, feeling a bit complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seems Klaus indeed came because of Matteo; Matteo, that fellow, never mentioned such a thing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was wary of him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the Ocean Goddess, he truly had no ill intentions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even O’Neill felt a bit bitter at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t refuse to speak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Klaus’s long knife was still dangling in front of him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you are Matteo’s friend, it doesn’t matter telling you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching O’Neill give in, what happened to your insistence on protecting the tribe’s secret before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such flexible principles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lis didn’t interrupt, instead, he motioned with his knife for the other to quickly speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, O’Neill no longer had his previous calm demeanor and said honestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, when Matteo died, I was right beside him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I didn’t kill him, it was because he failed the challenge, and the outcome was doomed to be death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Failed the challenge and died?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis frowned slightly; was it the Path to Divinity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For legends, the biggest cause of death is a failed Path to Divinity, followed by disappearance, and lastly, death by old age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legends who die in battle are quite rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... that doesn’t sound quite right either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deaths due to the Path to Divinity usually occur in the later stages when any failure can lead to irreparable consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Matteo’s strength shouldn’t have reached a level where failure means certain death, should it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Lis and O’Neill are quite far from each other, aren’t they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you referring to the Path to Divinity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lis knew about the Path to Divinity’s secrets, O’Neill did not mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Path to Divinity holds irresistible allure for most legends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Klaus’s strength, knowing the secrets of the Path to Divinity is quite normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secrets are only relative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but also no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neill nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feigning impatience, Lis slashed the knife beside O’Neill and then sat down in front of him, staring coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was that if this old thing continued to dawdle, be careful for another lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, O’Neill’s heart skipped slightly, he quickly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say yes because Matteo and I indeed wanted to walk the Path to Divinity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not, because Matteo indeed did not die because of the Path to Divinity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, O’Neill proactively said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Matteo and I have been Legends for a long time, naturally wanting to gain eternal life through the Path to Divinity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But perhaps due to the tribe’s limitations, or maybe because Matteo and I lacked this talent, we barely made any progress on the Path to Divinity, and the distance to ignite the Divine Fire was just too far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unwilling, Matteo and I set our sights on a different target.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A different target?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Path to Divinity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power of Faith?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis looked at O’Neill in front of him and suddenly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Related to the Totem Spirit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neill was startled by Lis’s words, then, after a long pause, nodded and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Matteo and I did set our sights on the Totem Spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as the Treasure Pearl Merfolk Tribe doesn’t disappear, under the offering of the tribe’s Power of Faith, the Totem Spirit also possesses eternal life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Matteo and I wanted to replace the Totem Spirit’s consciousness, transform into it, and live on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two... they dare to think!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis looked thoughtfully at O’Neill in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Totem Spirit’s power was so weird and chaotic earlier, and its performances when possessing O’Neill were bizarre, like some chaotic side Evil God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed O’Neill and Matteo had completely shattered the vague consciousness within the Totem Spirit, leading to such manifestations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Matteo attempted first after we were ready, but his challenge failed, there were probably things we overlooked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of this failure, Matteo died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neill said next, shaking his head as if lamenting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis looked at O’Neill, not fully trusting his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old thing... dishonest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he just said, at most, five or six tenths were true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would Matteo, as a Legendary Warrior, dare attempt something that seemed obviously unreliable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By any means, O’Neill as a Legendary Priest had a higher chance of success, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Matteo volunteered to attempt, he must’ve been misled by O’Neill, making him take the fall first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lis’s gaze towards O’Neill carried a trace of malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neill felt a chill under Lis’s gaze, having just suffered a great loss, he didn’t dare fight Lis again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because Matteo failed, I didn’t dare attempt again in the short term, so I temporarily put it on hold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today I came here to protect the Pearl Clan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Matteo gone, I will protect Berion and the Pearl Clan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I also want them to know they should have no other thoughts, so I planned to act at the end but didn’t expect you, Klaus, to be here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, O’Neill dared not belittle Klaus, though seemingly rough and bold, his keen mind earlier startled O’Neill greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which also made him abandon some small thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, convincing Lis to also try replacing the Totem Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he realized O’Neill’s little thoughts, Lis didn’t expose him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he didn’t come here to actually avenge Matteo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still needed O’Neill’s help with many things, and truly revealing his intents would at least require avenging his \"good friend\" Matteo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, O’Neill and Matteo’s attempt gave Lis a new idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides becoming a god through the Path to Divinity, priestly abilities, and other professions, Totem Spirits are also powerful beings related to the Power of Faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Certain powerful Beast Tribe clans have Totem Spirits equivalent to demigod-level strongmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said some gods within the Beast Race God System were once Totem Spirits of the Beast Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means Totem Spirits might be closely linked to divine beings in some aspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Lis, this presented another line of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he develop the Sphinx Ascension Technique by cultivating a Totem Spirit and creating a completely different path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest advantage of Totem Spirits for Lis is that the Power of Faith can be completely separated from his own, not affecting his own path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis could collect the Power of Faith through nurturing Totem Spirits and convert it into a strength he could control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a bit similar to the concept of avatars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidently, Lis also possessed a powerful Mirror Body skill, which could serve as a vehicle for this kind of attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this made Lis eager inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it’s like this, I have a request.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis looked at O’Neill pointing to the twelve coral pillars bearing the Totem Spirit behind him, and said with a grin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These coral pillars, they’re mine now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O’Neill: 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