Chapter 1046: Bard (4400 4600)

Ninth Sephira—【Imprint】!

Upon reaching this stage of high-level existence, one can imprint their own exclusive mark onto the corresponding path of Spirituality.

Even if one dies temporarily, there is a certain probability of being reborn later through various influences!

It can be said that after ascending to the Ninth Sephira, it is very difficult to die completely.

Aaron's "Imprint Ritual" was to brand his own influence onto the myriad worlds of the heavens!

This was a contingency plan he had prepared for his own failure back then.

He could be resurrected in any world where he had left an influence!

Far North Wasteland.

Aaron chanted an Incantation, wanting to open a portal for himself.

When he first visited this world, he only wanted to leave an imprint as quickly as possible to finish the job, so he chose to take a shortcut.

【Class Specialty: Jack-of-all-trades】

Inside a Gimo hemispherical igloo.

……

The Paladin gave Grace a cautious look, stood up, and opened the door.

Suddenly, he looked toward the doorway and opened his eyes.

As the saying goes, tell a good story and eat your fill of meat and wine!

【Godhood Value: 0】

【Attributes: Strength 11 (+1), Dexterity 15 (+1), Constitution 12 (+1), Intelligence 17 (+1), Wisdom 16 (+1), Charisma 21 (+1)】

As for specializing in the abilities of a certain class, wouldn't it be better to just change classes directly? Why endure a double experience penalty to learn high-tier skills of other classes?

What's more, most Bards cannot comprehend the true core skills of those classes.

"In this world, I've never heard of a Bard who is very good at fighting..."

He suspected the other party was of the Evil Domain, but without using 'Detect Evil', it was actually difficult to judge.

Aaron's eyes were teary.

At this moment, Aaron wanted to die and let the main body come itself.

【Personal Specialty: Scholar, Cold Resistance, Mobile Spellcasting, Spell Penetration, Intuitive Dodge, Stealth, Extraordinary Charisma】

Grace muttered to herself, and seeing Aaron close the door, she revealed a smile: "Hello... My name is Aaron! I am a Bard!"

"Sigh..."

The campfire burned, making crackling sounds from time to time.

Except for the muscle-bound Warrior class, which has high requirements for Strength and Constitution, most other class skills can be learned.

Aaron muttered, beginning to check himself.

A knock on the door sounded, which also startled Grace awake: "Someone is there, who is it?"

And without the Weave, Aaron would lose his spellcasting ability, unless he relied on his 18 points of Intelligence to delve into the 'Non-Weave Spellcasting' ability.

Aaron patted his cheeks, choosing to forget it for now: "You just said... the one chasing you is a Gnoll 【Red-Robed Monk】? Have the Gnolls also converted to those Outer Gods?"

【Hit Points: 130/130】

"No, I want to cultivate immortality!"

【Alignment: Lawful Evil】

'No wonder he is so handsome, so he is a Warlock...'

However, at this time, relying on his innate extraordinary Charisma, he could also actively attract elements into his body to form spell-like abilities.

"It's not strange for a madman to do anything!"

Whoosh!

And through sensing, the Gimo all over the world were already nearing extinction.

This world was too hard to get by in; if he were to ascend to godhood through 'Stories' or 'Gimo', he would probably be nothing more than a Lesser Divine Power at best.

"I have to pay for the choice I made back then..."

After Aaron played for a while, he just shook his tail and left.

Fluorescence flickered in Aaron's eyes, and lines of data streams emerged:

【Name: Aaron】

The Paladin shook his head in refusal and continued to doze.

He muttered in a low voice: "Good thing I am still a Warlock!"

【Divine Power Value: 0】

He sat down with a natural expression and roasted meat over the fire, seemingly turning a blind eye to the Paladin's severed arm.

And then there was no then...

Grace looked at him, her mouth slightly agape, as if looking at a monster: "Outer God invasion, the Weave collapsing... the entire Material Plane, no, even the four Elemental Planes and the Hells have ushered in a catastrophe, and you haven't heard of it at all?"

"Just this bit of weak Divinity is probably accumulated from the long-term faith of the Gimo..."

Aaron's gaze shifted naturally, and relying on the 【False God】 specialty, he sensed that there were living people near his Holy Emblem in an abandoned Gimo stronghold.

The aroma of roasted meat overflowed.

【Divine Duty: Gimo, Stories】

Speaking up now was just to remind Grace beside him.

"Fortunately, I'm not crazy now!"

Aaron's gaze looked at the Class Specialty at the end of the attribute bar—Jack-of-all-trades, and a series of explanations immediately emerged:

Among his Divine Duties, the Light of 'Gimo' began to dim.

Aaron's expression grew increasingly stiff: "【Vairocana】 giving birth to 【Great Black Heaven】, why does this scene look so familiar? And those few 【Greater Divine Power】 entities, Pupa, Tower, Secret? Did the Scarlet sun 'give birth' to them again?"

"This place... seems to be a crystal sphere world of the gods, right? Back then, I only left behind some faith, considered the imprint complete, and then left..."

【... But at the same time, you have gained the 'Jack-of-all-trades, master of none' class penalty; the difficulty of learning skills has increased (experience requirements doubled)!】

The paladin frowned; the paladin's will was incomparably firm, completely immune to 'Charm Person' spells, and naturally resistant to supernatural charms like succubi, fairies, and water spirits, so naturally, he would not be charmed by Aaron's handsome appearance.

"But... my actions back then were still too crazy. I actually charged directly into the realm of the Fate-Master and Creator, even retracted the consciousness of all my clones and incarnations, fought for my life, disregarded everything... leaving absolutely no way out for myself?"

Immediately, his expression became serious: "I can feel it... He is here! He resurrected first?"

A young voice came from outside.

Aaron asked.

【Special Feat: False God】

Seems great, doesn't it?

A bard can not only use a dagger to sneak attack, but can even brandish a longsword like a swordsman, or learn to use a bow and arrow like an elf.

"Sorry... could you explain in detail?" Aaron's expression was sincere.

"As a result, it's a damn trap now..."

"Hmm... that Holy Emblem, although it doesn't matter if it's destroyed, there are plenty of other relics, but since it wasn't destroyed, that's goodwill, so it can be met..."

A look of fear appeared on Grace's face: "Besides that, the 【Greater Divine Power】 Buddhas of the Outer Gods also include the 'Eastern Immovable Victorious Buddha', 'Great Mani Pearl King Wisdom Buddha', 'Silent Venerable Secret Lord Buddha', and so on... Above the Buddhas, there is 【Vairocana】! He is the supreme root deity revered by all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Vajras, and Dharmapalas! Their main god!"

The paladin stared at Aaron with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Damn it! Main body, you screwed me!!!"

"【Red-Robed Monk】?" Aaron became interested: "Could you tell me more? I have been wandering the wilderness and don't understand the current situation of the continent..."

But obviously, there is no such leeway now.

Haven't you seen that on another fantasy continent, the cripple in a wheelchair who told the best stories lay there for eight whole seasons and ended up becoming king?

To leave an imprint, the shortcut is to make up one story after another, and then brag until others believe it deeply!

Aaron originally descended in the North, so he took the job of a bard, told stories in various taverns, and then forcibly raised this skill to a Proficiency of 300, so that even professionals could be fooled by him.

Grace hesitated for a moment, then took the roasted meat and ate it in small bites: "Thank you..."

Although Grace thought it was very strange, such public information was obviously nothing, so she briefly talked about the catastrophe.

A layer of hazy light emerged, and his speed soared instantly.

He didn't bring much of his other powers either; the main body was indeed quite stingy.

【Divine Value: 10 (Lesser Divinity) (All Divine Attribute +1)】

【Jack-of-all-trades: A bard possesses certain spellcasting abilities, can also use their own charm to comprehend spell-like abilities like a Warlock, even has the potential to become a cleric, and at the same time, can sneak and fight like a rogue...】

His highest Divine Attribute was still Charisma! It even exceeded 20 points, gaining the feat of supernatural charm!

Actually, back then, he should have changed his class to a Warlock.

The battle, or rather competition, with the 【Scarlet】 sun has only just begun!

"Now... I need to find someone to understand the latest situation."

Countless snowflakes surged in, accompanied by a young man.

"Yes, these Outer Gods have their own unique way of dividing status, called 'Fruit Status'! There are four grades: Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat, and Dharmapala, corresponding to our 【Greater Divine Power】, 【Medium Divine Power】, 【Lesser Divine Power】, and 【Lesser Divine Power】... 'Great Black Heaven' is a 【Greater Divine Power】 Buddha, also called 'Six-Armed Mahakala' and 'Black Heaven Fighting Victory Buddha'..."

Aaron rubbed his chin: "This Golden Finger, 'Secret Source', has changed from an initial gain to a drag on becoming a Creator later on, and... there might be some calculations by certain beings on it, so it is naturally better to strip it away..."

A cold wind blew, and a human figure faintly appeared in the void.

This is also why he chose 'Bard' as his main class.

Low-level mages need to rely on the magic net to cast spells.

"Even if you enter the Legend realm, you are still a piece of trash among Legends!"

【Race: Human】

You have to know, the bard's class specialty is bragging! Ah, ptooey... no, it's storytelling!

"The main body wants to use death to get rid of madness and pollution... This is only the first layer; his biggest goal is to separate from the Golden Finger?"

He had black curly hair, purple eyes full of mystery, handsome facial features, and was shrouded in an affinity that made people feel favorable the moment they met him.

"Damn it!"

Aaron rubbed his stiff face: "Outer God invasion—their pantheon leader is the Supreme God, 【Great Divine Power】—【Vairocana】?"

——Haste!

This resulted in bards only being able to learn low-level skills of other classes at most, and becoming powerless at high levels; it can be said that they are invincible against weaklings, but have to kneel when encountering experts.

The one-armed paladin was sleeping with his head on his sword.

Can I, an 8th-level bard and False God, carry so many 【Medium Divine Power】, 【Greater Divine Power】, and 【Great Divine Power】 entities... can I carry it?

This pit is too big... I can't fill it myself.

Seeing this original attribute bar, Aaron couldn't help but sigh.

Aaron spat out a puff of white mist containing ice crystals and hugged his arms: "I'm dead, I'm dead... Why hasn't the main body resurrected yet, only resurrecting me, a clone?"

Grace hesitated for a moment; the hot spring canyon and the refugee team were secrets, so she still told a small lie: "To escape the pursuit of the 【Red-Robed Monk】..."

【Class: 10th-level Commoner/8th-level Bard】

Only those who worship Evil Gods can know that someone is black-hearted without alignment detection, just like the 【Red-Robed Monk】.

He complained: "And... he didn't bring me much power either, even though he is a Fate-Master and a half-step Creator... really stingy!"

"The only Golden Finger seems to be left with... some results of human body digitization?"

The campfire was still burning, bringing warmth to the surroundings.

"Then it's fine!"

Boom, boom!

"Warlock?"

On the contrary, the Storytelling Divine Duty, though weak, still stubbornly exists; it seems that popular stories truly can be passed down for a long time and remain fresh as ever.

Yes, Aaron is alive, yet not entirely alive!

The one who was resurrected is merely an avatar!

His true self intends to take advantage of his death to do something big.

Hmm, the Secret Source is gone.

【Personal Skills: Accordion 99, Recorder 100, Harp 150, Wilderness Survival 87, Magic Potions 68, Alchemy 34, Thievery 88, Medicine 55, Singing 105, Transcription 88, Storytelling 300】

Once it was roasted, Aaron divided the meat into three portions and handed them to the Paladin and Grace.

"I saw your emblem; are you a priest of the Lady of Dawn? Why have you come here?"

"A traveler in the snow and wind wishes to borrow a place to stay for the night; I hope the host will permit it."

Suddenly, his expression changed: "Where is the Magic Web? Where did my massive Magic Web go?"

Aaron closed his eyes, feeling a bit emotional: "They are almost extinct... how miserable!"

"Oh, so it turns out that after I ascended to Fate-Master, I had already gone half-mad!"

Then, he found the Far North Wasteland, a remote and impoverished place where the gods paid little attention, and tricked a group of Gimo into worshipping and believing in the "Green Forest Earl," a Gimo ancestor he had fabricated; he actually managed to become the racial god of the Gimo, and because he told stories so well, he additionally obtained a 【Storytelling】 Divine Duty, becoming a False God.

"The Bard is a 'jack-of-all-trades' class, and this so-called jack-of-all-trades... sigh, it sounds wonderful, but talking about it brings nothing but tears..."

"Hoo... so cold!"

One can even cast spell abilities that make all physical-type professionals drool, claiming to be a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts, invincible under the heavens!

But the subsequent class penalties are not fun at all...

A look of hatred immediately appeared on Grace's face: "The Divine Kingdom of the Gnoll God was originally in the Abyss. When the catastrophe arrived, He was the first to surrender to Vairocana, becoming a Dharmapala among the Outer Gods, and was titled the 'Fierce Wolf-Headed Vajra Protector.' We have always suspected that Vairocana's control over the subordinate gods of his pantheon far exceeds that of ordinary pantheon lords; therefore, these surrendered Dharmapalas have successively sent down Divine Oracles, ordering their believers to pursue us at all costs..."

Just then, the Paladin, who had been listening silently, stood up: "I sense the aura of the Evil Domain approaching... be careful, that Gnoll 【Red-Robed Monk】 is chasing us!"

(End of chapter)