Chapter 752: Section 540: Divine Blessing is a Bit Much!
Regarding Cang Xu’s proposal, the Fishman youth remained calm and even nodded slightly.
In fact, involving the Fishman youth in the Desecration Priest ritual had always been part of their plan.
The deep slumber of Mei Lan presented the survivors with numerous opportunities and was their greatest hope for escaping their predicament.
Cang Xu had already reaped many benefits from the Desecration Priest ritual, breaking through various obstacles. If they continued, not only could the survivors successfully leave this place, but they could also obtain a wealth of precious resources.
But Cang Xu was ultimately just one person.
At this time, if someone were to cooperate with him, doubtless the added manpower would accelerate their progress. Even the formidable ship ghost needed the help of Ku Feng, Little Prince, Fin Spirit, and others to carry out his memory manipulation project.
However, there were two difficult hurdles for the Fishman youth to participate in the Desecration Priest ritual.
One was: to carry out the Desecration Priest ritual, one would need to use Memory Switching Technique, Memory Concealment Skill, and create false memories, all tasks for a Mage, and only the Desecrator could do them alone.
The other was the safety risk.
By now, both these issues had been resolved.
The Fishman youth had embarked on his training as a Mage, and his Mage level had already been promoted to Black Iron Level.
He didn’t just practice Water Magic; he was even able to employ Undead Magic.
The Fishman youth was now fully capable of mastering and using memory-related spells as a Mage.
With the first problem resolved, the second was safety.
The greatest danger of becoming a Desecrator was memory issues leading to self-identity errors, subsequently causing destruction on the Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Or memory confusion, causing the Desecrator to lose himself, unable even to perform basic life functions like eating.
If such situations arose, companions would need to step in to rescue.
Zhongyong was not up to the task.
He did not yet qualify to be privy to the core secrets of the survivors; involving him would reveal too much.
Of course, Cang Xu was suitable.
There was no issue with his loyalty, and experiences such as those on Mysterious Monster Island made the Fishman youth trust him.
Cang Xu’s strength, however, had previously been problematic.
He was still a little too weak; if the Fishman youth went berserk on the Deep Sea Monster Fish, Cang Xu would struggle to control the situation.
But now, this issue was nearly nonexistent.
Because Cang Xu’s personal strength had increased significantly!
Firstly, he underwent Bloodline purification, possessing the Corpse Hanging Tree Bloodline. The all-around enhancement of his Bloodline significantly boosted his combat power.
Secondly, he combined the study of Divine Arts with his Spellcasting. The mix of Spellcasting and Divine Arts made him much more formidable.
In addition to these, let’s not forget the Tower Spirit and those Alchemy Puppets.
Even the Deception and Disguise Skill and the like.
With these aids, Cang Xu was confident that he could stabilize the situation on the Deep Sea Monster Fish should any accidents occur.
"Then I’ll give it a try," the Fishman youth made his decision.
A hint of joy appeared on Cang Xu’s face.
He had been somewhat worried before proposing the idea.
After all, as their squad leader revered the God of Justice, would desecrating oblations contradict the youth’s sense of justice?
In reality, the Fishman youth had undergone a psychological transformation, becoming more pragmatic and an even better leader.
Perhaps it was also because Mei Lan was a deity of the Fishman and not a human god?
In any case, Cang Xu was very pleased that the Fishman youth took the initiative.
He quickly passed on his experience to the youth and suggested, "Squad leader, you can use my fabricated memory, it just needs some fine-tuning."
"That way, it’s more secure, with a higher chance of success. On the other hand, we can conduct comparative experiments to gather more intelligence."
The Fishman youth listened carefully and then asked many questions.
There were indeed many issues to resolve when it came to practical execution.
Before long.
The Fishman youth entered the cabin, the metal door closed, cutting off Cang Xu’s view.
Now it was Cang Xu’s turn to stand guard outside the door, vigilant against any mishap.
While on guard, Cang Xu silently made his calculations.
"The Memory Concealment Skill and Memory Switching Technique have an extremely high base success rate."
"When You Can designed these two spells, it was intentional. By lengthening the chanting time for the spell, increasing the mana consumption, and other trade-offs, he aimed to enhance the base success rate as much as possible.
"He was quite wise and reasonable to do so."
"Because memory is so important, if the spell fails, and memories become confused, the spellcaster will be in a dire state."
Therefore, even though it was the Fishman youth’s first time casting Memory Concealment Skill and Memory Switching Technique, Cang Xu was not worried.
"Mei Lan has fallen into slumber, and I have repeatedly succeeded before, there’s no reason the squad leader can’t."
"What Divine Blessing will the squad leader receive this time?"
Cang Xu thought of himself.
In his first Divine Blessing, due to his own limited aptitudes, he was not given much regard by Mei Lan, thus he only had his mana and spiritual power restored.
"The squad leader’s aptitudes are much stronger than mine."
"Though I am ignorant of the specifics of his Fishman Bloodline, judging from his efficiency in practicing magic, the Grade should be quite high."
"Being in Fishman form, he should receive greater recognition and Divine Blessing."
Cang Xu delved deep into thought.
"However, even if he used the Memory Concealment Skill, his level of belief is only at the Devout Level."
"This significantly restricts the harvest of Divine Blessing."
"Combining this with the information I obtained from Zhou Zhang and members of the Charming Blue Sect, the squad leader will probably be granted a Divine Office and doctrines."
"As for Divine Office, the most basic is that of a monk, equivalent to a Mage Apprentice."
"Could the squad leader possibly receive more, and directly become a missionary?"
"But for him to acquire my set of Preaching Divine Skills, that would be difficult. After all, his faux memories this time did not involve an Undead Mage. He also only used the Fishman Bloodline for prayer, without mixing in the Ghost-faced Fish Bloodline."
Just as he thought of this, Cang Xu’s expression changed drastically!
A potent aura of Divine Power suddenly descended, exploding in the sealed cabin to an unprecedented level of frenzy!
Cang Xu was fully on guard.
Soon after, the metal cabin door hissed lightly and slid open.
The Fishman youth came out with an odd and delighted expression, "Cang Xu, I know what my Fishman Bloodline is now."
Cang Xu’s expression was cold, "Not so fast, let’s verify the passphrase first."
It was a necessary procedure.
The passphrase was correct, and the Fishman youth and Cang Xu returned to their previous level of trust.
Upon learning the answer from the Fishman youth, Cang Xu couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned.
The latter murmured, "It’s actually the Bolang Fishman Bloodline!"
"This is one of the only three Divine Bloodlines among the Fishman Race."
Cang Xu, as expected of a Mage, was knowledgeable on the subject.
The Fishman Race is a lower intelligence race, not on par with the Human Race or Elves, and they have only three Divine Bloodlines.
These are the Shark Blue Bloodline, Cleansing Algae Bloodline, and Bolang Bloodline.
The Shark Blue Bloodline is suitable for training Fighting Energy, possessors of the Cleansing Algae Bloodline progress astonishingly fast if they practice magic, and the Bolang Bloodline is aligned with Divine Arts!
"Never would I have imagined that the Fishman Holy Corpse buried on Twin Eyes Island would contain this bloodline."
"This is truly fantastic!"
"It can be said that it’s the best choice available now. More suitable for us than the Shark Blue Bloodline and Cleansing Algae Bloodline."
After a moment of reflection, Cang Xu asked, "With such a Divine Bloodline, and it being the most suitable one for Divine Officers in the Divine Level Bloodlines..."
"Squad leader, you must have had a bountiful Divine Blessing this time, right?"
"Yes," the Fishman youth nodded, candidly revealing everything.
"I have been promoted."
"Now, I am a Silver Level Mage."
Cang Xu nodded, "That’s fantastic, this is the best grade of Divine Blessing I know of."
"I’ve also gained a Divine Office, similar to what you previously had," the Fishman youth continued, "I am a Priest."
Cang Xu nodded again, "The Priest’s Divine Office is a level higher than a missionary. Aside from preaching, you can also gain Divine Grace by performing Divine Arts, healing others, and so on."
"Sir, your harvest this time is tremendously great!"
The Fishman youth nodded and added, "I have also acquired a series of Divine Arts, totaling 28."
Cang Xu nodded once more, "28 Divine Arts? Fantastic, I did not expect the deity Mei Lan to hold you in such high regard. On your very first prayer, she invested so much. Should I say that it’s all because of the Divine Bloodline?"
"If next time you perform the complex transformation of the Ghost-faced Fish Bloodline, you might even acquire the special Preaching Divine Skills that I received before."
The Fishman youth finally shook his head, "Cang Xu, among the Divine Arts I have gained are the ones you mentioned."
Cang Xu was slightly taken aback and was about to nod but couldn’t help himself anymore.
"That, that doesn’t quite make sense, does it?"
"Sir, even if you have a Divine Bloodline, its concentration is only 11%, if I remember correctly, right?"
The Fishman youth nodded.
Cang Xu said, "Even if the deity Mei Lan favors your Divine Bloodline, but with only 11%, this bloodline concentration isn’t even strong enough to support the rapid training of Silver Level spells.
"Based on our previous estimations, 11% of the Divine Bloodline at most allows you to train to the Golden Level."
"I’ve also made indirect inquiries from Zhou Zhang and other Golden Level sect members about the specifications of their Divine Blessing."
"Theoretically, your Divine Blessing should be less than theirs."
"Because you are only a future Golden Level, while they are truly, currently Golden Level!"
"But the contents of your Divine Blessing this time, not only exceeds their best record but also by a significant margin."
"Based on all the information I previously collected and the calculated rate of return, your Divine Blessing this time should either directly raise the Silver Level Mage grade."
"Or you should have been bestowed a Priest’s Divine Office and received normal Divine Arts."
"But now, not only have you reaped both, you were also granted my set of special Divine Arts!"
Having said that, Cang Xu stared at the Fishman youth.
The youth smiled faintly, "Perhaps, that’s just how different a Divine Bloodline is?"
"I’ll perform another Desecration Priest ritual and pray again."
Cang Xu nodded, somewhat impatient but still remembered to reassure in advance, "Squad leader, your first Divine Blessing has given you so many gains, which is already exceptional."
"The gains from a consecutive second Divine Blessing may not be as substantial as now."
The Fishman youth nodded, threw Cang Xu a reassuring look, and turned back into the cabin.
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