Chapter 1096 - 641: Totem Avatar and New Specialty
After countless instances of using Totem Possession, Lis’s understanding of the Totem Spirit had reached quite a high level.
After all, with the "delicious" Chaotic Faith Power, the Totem Spirits were quite close to Lis.
Even if Lis were to return these Totem Spirits to O’Neill in the future, as long as Lis beckons, these Totem Spirits would come over like little dogs seeking food.
One wonders what O’Neill would think if he knew of Lis’s NTR actions.
Preparations were all completed, and all that remained was to officially begin cultivating Lis’s exclusive Totem Spirit.
Before coming to the Fishman Tribe, Lis was not without acquiring the Power of Faith.
On one hand, this was due to the specialty [Chaos Faith Convergence], which automatically absorbed the Chaotic Faith Power, and on the other hand, it was due to those who believed in Lis.
Although Lis, to avoid drawing attention, did not cultivate followers or establish a faith system within his domain, some people would still voluntarily believe in Lis to some extent.
However, after acquiring the faith of the Treasure Pearl Merfolk Tribe, the amount of Faith Power Lis could obtain increased significantly.
If the previously acquired Faith Power was a trickling stream, then now it was like a babbling brook.
However, as the acquired Faith Power increased, Lis was similarly affected by the Faith Power.
Though [Chaos Faith Convergence] helped him purify the acquired Faith Power, impurities would still affect his spirit.
Though this hadn’t yet affected Lis, if the Faith Power increased indefinitely, he would inevitably face this problem sooner or later.
No wonder many on the Path to Divinity would fall into madness, as even with Legendary Level willpower, it’s difficult to resist the faith from countless people, isn’t it?
Before a solution was found, Lis decided not to expand the number of followers for the time being.
Anyway, the faith from the Fishman Tribe was already sufficient for his research on Ascension Techniques, the rest could be taken one step at a time.
For Lis, taking steady steps was more important than rushing forward.
In the very center of the Fishman Tribe, a newly built altar stood tall.
The altar was entirely carved from bluestone, and a rustic yet sacred aura surrounded it. In the center of the altar stood a towering statue, the embodiment of the Fishman Legend [Wave Fury] Klaus.
This statue, based on bluestone, vividly portrayed Klaus’s figure, with a straight posture and defined muscle lines, one hand gripping a long knife, as if it could flash a glint in the sunlight and leap out at any moment.
Although it was newly built, the Fishmen of the Pearl Clan constantly came to worship, offering fresh seafood or chanting ancient hymns around the altar to express their endless admiration and faith for the hero who saved the Pearl Clan.
Lis sat in front of the statue on the altar, undetectable to the visiting Fishmen.
The statue of Klaus on the altar was handcrafted by Lis, much like the divine statues enshrined in the Church of the Gods, with each fishman tribe altar’s bluestone statue imbued with Lis’s power.
Needless to say, the effect on the fishmen’s hearts was rather impressive.
With the mobilization of Lis’s Magic Power, a figure identical to him appeared before him.
Legendary Arcane [Lis’s Totem Avatar]!
This was a unique arcane Lis created based on the special skill [Mirror Body]. Although it did not possess strong combat capability, its greatest advantage was its ability to sustain for a long time, and Lis specifically enhanced its malleability and adaptability according to the characteristics of the Totem Spirit.
Everything was ready, let the work begin!
Under Lis’s careful control, the Chaotic Faith Power slowly flowed from his body into the Totem Avatar.
With the continuous infusion of Chaotic Faith Power, the Totem Avatar began to manifest a phantom-like light gray hue, a characteristic of Chaotic Faith Power.
The first steps are always the hardest, and Lis was highly focused during this phase.
At this moment, the Totem Avatar was just beginning to bear the Chaotic Faith Power, and any slight mishap could cause the avatar to collapse under the overwhelming power.
Crack~
At this moment, the avatar’s right arm suddenly shattered, and cracks spread throughout the avatar instantaneously.
Seeing this, Lis did not persist and directly dispelled the Totem Avatar.
"A bit too hasty, the speed needs to be even slower."
"It seems the avatar’s bodily strength needs further enhancement, let’s see what happens."
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Lis quickly analyzed the experience of the recent failure without any frustration.
In arcane research, failures were very common, and moreover, Lis was attempting to fuse arcane with Faith Power, encountering obstacles was quite normal.
He just needed to spend more time.
The good news was that even if the attempt failed, Lis was able to recover most of the Chaotic Faith Power, greatly reducing the experimental losses.
Otherwise, with Lis’s current resources, he wouldn’t be able to attempt it several times.
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Day by day passed,
During these days, Lis remained on the altar, conducting the fusion of the Totem Avatar and Chaotic Faith Power.
After countless failures, Lis finally opened his eyes, looked at the light gray avatar sitting in front of him, and said with some emotion:
"Finally succeeded, it really was not easy!"
Lis’s earlier assumptions were indeed simplistic, somewhat underestimating the difficulty involved.
In the process of fusing the Totem Avatar with the Chaotic Faith Power, numerous troubles arose.
The key issue was the intrinsic difference in the power between them, making the Totem Avatar and Chaotic Faith Power separate like water and oil, difficult to merge as one.
Even if barely fused under Lis’s control, once he released control, they would revert to their prior state.
This approach wouldn’t do, Lis’s aim was to cultivate a Totem Spirit uniquely his own, not a time bomb.
However, Lis ultimately found the key, using some of the knowledge from the [Sphinx Ascension Technique] on condensing a Virtual Elemental Divine, successfully merging the Totem Avatar with the Chaotic Faith Power completely.
Looking at the light gray avatar before him, a sense of accomplishment surged inside Lis.
Time to test it out...
The current Totem Avatar, after fusing with the Chaotic Faith Power, had not yet truly become a Totem Spirit.
A Totem Spirit is not simply a transcendent being that controls Faith Power; they embody a specific characteristic power.
Neither the previous Totem Avatar nor the Chaotic Faith Power had any characteristic manifestation.
The fused Totem Avatar was like a blank sheet of paper, awaiting Lis to paint upon it.
Lis pondered for a moment, then inserted the Demigod Divine Status he had previously acquired into the Totem Avatar.
Since it was just an experiment, he had to start small.
Lis currently had two divine statuses, one being the Virtual Elemental Divine from the Sphinx, and the other being the Demigod Divine Status from [Death Lament] Ivan Water.
Lis was still unable to separate the Virtual Elemental Divine from [Sphinx’s Wisdom], and it was also intended to be a crucial medium for Lis to study the [Sphinx Ascension Technique] with him at all times.
So he decided to first insert [Death Lament] Ivan Water’s Demigod Divine Status into the Totem Avatar.
Anyway, it could be exchanged at any time.
Also, upon obtaining the Demigod Divine Status of [Death Lament] Ivan Water, Lis’s [Undead] Domain had elevated to the Legendary Domain level, providing sufficient ability to begin controlling the power of this divine status.
After the Demigod Divine Status entered the Totem Avatar, the light gray avatar began to take on a pale hue, exuding an aura of decay and darkness from it.
Under Lis’s control, the Demigod Divine Status, as the core of the Totem Avatar, started continuously breathing in and out Chaotic Faith Power, nourishing and strengthening the avatar.
Lis found that having this divine status saved him quite a bit of effort.
Though recalling the pursuit of Demogorgon to obtain this divine status, he hoped not to experience it again.
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Ding~
[Your Totem Avatar has completed its transformation!]
[You have acquired the [Totem Avatar - Corpse of the Undead]!]
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[New specialty detected—generating...]