Chapter 106: The Saint's Relic Mask and Clearing the Dungeon

The last person to use the Immobilization Spell immobilized seven beautiful fairies, but only stole the Flat Peach and did nothing else.

While Wu Chang was cosplaying the Immobilization Spell, he also imitated that person's approach.

Facing the Great Mother whose body was immobilized and completely unable to move, he reached out and took the "Blessing of the Great Mother" from her neck.

"You are using this thing to manipulate Yu Ailin, aren't you?"

The Great Mother felt a bit uneasy; this mortal before her had given her too many surprises, making her feel wariness toward a mortal for the first time.

"Mortal, what do you want to do? That is an object of my blessing; with your methods, you cannot destroy it."

Wu Chang smiled, "Who said I was going to destroy it?"

"I knew you couldn't do it." The Great Mother finally regained some ground, showing a hint of smugness.

But the next moment, her expression froze.

Because she saw an extra pendant in Wu Chang's hand.

She was very familiar with that pendant; to be precise, it was also a divine grace object she had bestowed upon the lower realm.

"Item Name: Holy Light Reforging Amulet."

"Item Grade: C."

"Item Skill: Holy Light Reforging."

"Skill Description: Consuming this item allows one to merge a special item with the Holy Light attribute into a designated item, reforging the designated item into a brand-new one. The new item will inherit the attributes and skills of the original item and gain an additional Holy Light enhancement ability."

"Note: If the original item's grade is lower than C, the grade will be raised to C after fusion; if it is equal to C, there is a small probability it will be raised to B; if it is higher than C, the original item's grade remains unchanged."

Since she was the one who descended the divine grace, she naturally knew the effects of divine grace clearly. The moment she saw the Holy Light Reforging Amulet, she truly panicked.

Who gave this to the guy in front of her!

There are bad people inside the Church!

In an instant, it was as if the Great Mother had teleported to a certain great Eastern country and learned a national quintessence; her aloof and cold expression shifted into a gentle and delicate appearance in a flash.

She didn't even need to cover her face with a sleeve or a fan; it was truly authentic.

"Mortal, no, respectable human, I think there is a slight misunderstanding between us. I was just taking back what should have belonged to me, and I have no intention of being your enemy."

Wu Chang sighed regretfully, "I still prefer the way you were unyielding at the beginning; restore it."

He had seen too many weak beauties; he was already aesthetically fatigued.

It has to be that kind of noble and holy ice queen, posing with an aloof and cold look, looking at you with disgust and disdain, and then reluctantly cooperating with all the gameplay—that is what is interesting.

The Great Mother seemed to sense Wu Chang's inner thoughts, and her face could no longer hold its composure.

"Human, I am not afraid of you. You must know that as a god, my existence is something you cannot imagine. This is just a projection I descended; even if you destroy it, it will not cause much damage to my true body."

"If you stop here, you will gain the friendship and favor of a god; but if you insist on opposing me, what awaits you will be divine punishment."

Wu Chang curled his lips, "Yes, yes, I'm listening. You aren't the first god I've dealt with; the last one who talked down to me as a mortal had their eyeballs stuffed into a pendant by me to use as a necklace."

The Great Mother's expression changed again; she actually sensed that what this mortal said was true.

"It seems you have no more tricks up your sleeve. It's time to return the body to Yu Ailin," Wu Chang said, activating the Holy Light Reforging skill.

The Holy Light Reforging Amulet turned into a liquid-like white flame in his hand; in the center of the flame, one could faintly see marks symbolizing the sun and a hammer.

Sensing the approaching crisis, the Great Mother broke her composure; she shouted almost hysterically:

"Wait, the Stigmata is my thing! My power! You thief, I will keep watching you, I won't let you go!"

"Now you're in a hurry. It seems the Stigmata and this projection aren't as dispensable as you said."

Wu Chang placed the white flame onto the Blessing of the Great Mother. The Blessing of the Great Mother immediately merged into the white flame, and the Great Mother occupying Yu Ailin's body suddenly went silent.

He looked up at the sky and blew a flying kiss to the heavens with one hand.

You promised you'd keep watching me, don't stop looking.

He took out the Silver Dawn, preparing to reforge this beloved gun according to the original plan.

From the moment he first entered the Abyss Game, this silver revolver had been with him, saving his life countless times.

He was a sentimental person; even if the strength of the Silver Dawn could no longer keep up with the current version, and even if merging the Blessing of the Great Mother with it was a bit of a waste, he was not prepared to give it up easily.

Just as the flame in his hand was about to press onto the Silver Dawn, he saw Yu Ailin, who had fallen to the ground, and the Stigmata that had been purified by the Great Mother, all merging into the flame.

No, I only wanted to melt the consciousness the Great Mother hid in the pendant; Yu Ailin, why are you joining in?

This left Wu Chang at a loss.

Could it be that the Great Mother's consciousness had already completely assimilated with Yu Ailin?

Or were the Stigmata, Yu Ailin, and the Blessing of the Great Mother all one entity to begin with?

Seeing the white flame in his hand becoming unstable, he didn't have time to think too much; he had to act quickly.

He looked at the Silver Dawn in his hand and sighed, "Little Light, you'll have to suffer a bit more."

If it were just the Blessing of the Great Mother, it could barely be reforged, but adding Yu Ailin, forcing a fusion would be like putting a dog on Lu Bu.

With tears in his eyes, he stuffed the founding veteran back into his personal space and took out the Poison of the Mortal and the Shadow-Casting Face.

Among the items he currently possessed, only these two were worthy of being reforged with the flame in his hand.

Just one look, and he knew which one was more suitable.

Wu Chang attached the flame in his hand to the Shadow-Casting Face.

The flame enveloped the Shadow-Casting Face and slowly merged with it.

"Detected a special consciousness within the fused Holy Light attribute special item. Continuing the fusion will permanently occupy one shadow slot. Terminate fusion?"

This is exactly what he wanted.

"Continue fusion."

After choosing to clear the shadow of Liu Shan from the records, the black and white Shadow-Casting Face was covered with holy runes in the white areas, and the edges of the mask were outlined with exquisite patterns, giving off a sense of holiness and inviolability.

The fusion lasted for nearly ten minutes.

Ten minutes later, the reforging was complete. "Item Name: Saint's Relic Mask."

"Item Description: A mask recording the projection of a Great Saint and an artificial holy image. Its birth was blessed by the Light. Wearing this mask will be regarded as an envoy of the Saint walking on the ground, gaining great favor from the Holy Light faction."

"Item Grade: B (Growable)."

"Item Skill: Reconstruct True Self."

"Skill Description: Omitted."

"Item Skill: Immortal Transformation."

"Skill Description: Omitted."

The original two skills of the Shadow-Casting Face did not change; the only change was the Shadow-Casting skill, which split into two skills.

"Item Skill: Shadow-Casting."

"Skill Description: The Face (Black) can record the figure of a target and summon that figure to assist in battle. If the target's level ≤ 17, it can perfectly replicate the target's combat power; if the target's level > 17, the combat power will fluctuate according to the user's level and energy attributes. If the figure is destroyed, it can only be summoned again after 24 hours."

The level cap for recording targets in Shadow-Casting was raised from 15 to 17, which was a decent boost, but compared to the extra skill, it was just a mosquito leg.

!

"Item Skill: Saintess Projection."

"Skill Description: Due to some special reasons, Saintess Yu Ailin has merged with the Shadow-Casting Mask, serving as a permanent resident artifact spirit, forever becoming a part of the item. Yu Ailin can enjoy all the permissions of the True Self. You can summon Yu Ailin anytime, anywhere to participate in battle. Yu Ailin's level and attributes will change according to the item user's level and attributes."

Under the Saintess Projection skill, Yu Ailin's skill panel was attached.

Yu Ailin

Race: God

Level: 10

Health: 21

Strength: 11

Agility: 10

Stamina: 10

Energy: 35

Inspiration: 68

Willpower: 92

Status: Artificial God (Incomplete)

Status Description: The Stigmata possessed by Yu Ailin is incomplete, lacking the core Stigmata area. After completing the Stigmata, she can be promoted to a Power Angel.

Skill: Light Magic Master.

Skill Description: As a Saintess, Yu Ailin received formal magic instruction from a young age. Due to the existence of the Stigmata in her body, she can easily master any Light-type magic. Her kindness and compassion mean she never actively uses offensive Light magic.

Talent: Ocean Kin Transformation (Inactive), Divine True Body (Incomplete).

Talent Name: Divine True Body (Incomplete)

Description: By manipulating the Stigmata, Yu Ailin can briefly use the Divine True Body to utilize the power belonging to a god. Duration: (Energy + Inspiration + Willpower) / 10 seconds. Cooldown: 15 days.

Wu Chang looked at Yu Ailin's attribute panel and pinched himself twice before confirming that all of this was not a hallucination.

He really had merged Yu Ailin into the Shadow-Casting Mask.

Not to mention that Yu Ailin possessed permissions equivalent to the True Self, could be treated as a player by the system, and could use his personal space, which greatly enriched his tactics.

Just the growth potential and attribute panel of Yu Ailin were terrifyingly strong.

Yu Ailin's attributes and level changed along with his main body; her level and total attribute points were the same as his, only the attribute distribution was energy-specialized, and the values of Willpower and Inspiration were reversed compared to his.

The only difference was that Yu Ailin belonged to an independent individual and could only replicate his basic attribute panel, unable to receive the bonuses from the Breakthrough Master.

Even so, as a player, Yu Ailin was extremely powerful.

35 points of Energy and Light Magic Master made all magic-type players of the same level look pale in comparison before her.

Not to mention that if Yu Ailin was pushed to the limit, she still had the super trump card of incarnating as a god.

One must know that previously, when Jermaine tried to forcibly activate the Stigmata to use the power of a god, even Wu Chang’s True Self with 140 points of Strength felt threatened.

If Ailin truly used the Incarnation of a God, few in the Desolate Realm could withstand her burst.

The only fly in the ointment was that Wu Chang had not placed the Proof of Arrogance into the Fallen Idol, causing the Stigmata to lack a critical component.

But there was no helping that; not to mention that he could not have foreseen things developing to this point, even if he had, he would not have dared to gamble.

Not to mention the Great Mother lurking behind, he probably could not even handle Jermaine, who had transformed into an artificial god.

After the Shadow-Reflecting Human Face merged with Ailin and became the Saint’s Relic Face, it seemed to have a filter added to it due to being tainted by the aura of a god, appearing incomparably noble just by its outward appearance.

The Mortal Poison that had been taken out earlier felt the aura of the god and became excited, expressing to Wu Chang the message that it "wanted to eat."

"Eat, eat, eat, why do you want to eat everything? Is this something you are worthy of eating? This is something I am going to eat later! Get lost!"

Unable to consume the Saint’s Relic Face, the Mortal Poison could only look at the Fallen Idol reluctantly.

"You can have this one."

Wu Chang brought the Mortal Poison close to the Fallen Idol, and the massive Fallen Idol was sucked entirely into the pendant.

"Absorbed divine remains, accumulated energy points: 2."

As everything stabilized, the Count’s Manor beneath his feet began to collapse.

Or rather, the Inner World on the entire Briff Island began to collapse at this moment.

Because the Quiet Town had not lost control, the Mortal Poison only absorbed the most basic dungeon clearance energy.

"Cleared C-rank dungeon, accumulated energy points: 0.5."

"Current accumulated energy: 4/10."

Wu Chang retracted the Mortal Poison into his personal space, and system messages appeared before his eyes simultaneously.

"Due to the dungeon being broken ahead of schedule, it is automatically considered that the player has completed Main Quest 1: Successfully survive in the town for thirty days."

"Player has completed Main Quest 2: Investigate the missing Count and find the truth."

"Player has completed the hidden side quest: Find the missing Saintess or retrieve the Stigmata."

"All main quests completed. All players will be forcibly teleported out of the dungeon plane."

The Inner World and the Surface World influenced each other; the disappearance of the Inner World caused Briff Island to experience massive tremors as well.

Amidst the tremors, the lighthouse toppled, the cathedral collapsed, and the Count’s Manor turned into ruins...

Watching the townspeople who had walked out of their houses due to the anomaly, kneeling in terror and praying for the protection of the gods, Wu Chang chose to leave the dungeon plane.

(End of this chapter)