Transcendent Dawn

[Expending 200 experience points to take up the profession of spiritual medium….checking prerequisites require Spirit 1.5, Constitution 1.0! Conditions are met! Beginning ascension!]

Above the attribute bar, line by line, entries began to emerge.

At the same time, Su Lu grunted, feeling a formidable power detonating directly in his mind, as if about to tear apart his skull.

The immense agony made him involuntarily kneel on the ground, hollering in pain.

Although he had endured the agony of being flooded with knowledge when his passives or skills advanced, it now felt as if a mountain was being shoved into his mind!

Su Lu’s spirit trembled, struggling frantically to process this terrifying influx of information.

In this instant, he felt as if he had lost his physical body, yet his senses had been heightened to their limit, feeling the surrounding, terrifying ‘malice’ and the breath of the spirit world!

Various ‘messages’ endlessly gushed into him from the outside world, causing Su Lu to feel on edge with the bombardment of stimuli.

He could only resist the invasive influx by exerting all of his strength, while trying to process the information within his mind.

Because he conjectured that if he were unable to endure this, his hopes of ascending may be obliterated. [Ding! Appointment successful!]

Before him, his attribute bar was now filled with an abundance of information:

[Appointment to spiritual medium achieved! Spirit +1! Obtained skills: Soul Trance, Spiritual Pressure, Spirit Stab!]

This was what Rod said about every ascension being accompanied by a baptism. Since [Spiritual Medium] emphasized spirit, only the spirit was augmented.

But even this single aspect increased terrifyingly to such an extent, no wonder the process was so painful.

Gasping for breath, Su Lu continued to read:

[Opening new attribute—lnspiration! ]

[Inspiration: The combination of spirituality, strength, and sensory perception. It is the spark of thought, the sublimation of the spirit, enabling you to perceive intangible spiritual bodies. Spirituality and strength can be used for casting. Inspiration is converted from spirit attributes with a ratio of 1:1]

“Is this the mana slot of spiritual medium?”

Su Lu muttered, looking at his character attribute bar, indeed there had been a significant change:

Name: [Su Lu Pottery]

Profession: [Spiritual Medium] (First Rank)

Professional Rank: [1]

Titles: [None]

Strength: [1.6], Agility: [1.3], Constitution: [1.2], Spirit: [2.6]

Inspiration: [2.6]

Skills: [Creation of the Dead Princess LVI], [Maga fighting Skill LV5], [Soul

Trance LVI], [Spiritual Pressure LVI], [Spirit Stab LVI]

Passives: [Common Hebrew LV3], [Basic Physics LV4], [Demon Hunting Knowledge LV3], [Ancient Hebrew LV2], [Gulam Language LVI] XP: [O]

“As expected…a first-rank occupation of [Spiritual Medium]

Su Lu rapidly accessed the profession with his mind, sensing more information:

[Spiritual Medium – a researcher of spiritual bodies, who can explore the spirit world and communicate with the spiritual body through the ability of soul trance, or possess them to solve difficult problems. They can briefly unleash spiritual pressure to expel evil spirits, or use spirit thorn to restrain and damage spiritual bodies.]

Having seen this information, Su Lu immediately knew that [Spiritual Medium] indeed was an occupation specifically aimed at dealing with spiritual bodies, and the accompanied skills validated this assertion.

The so-called [Spiritual Pressure] and [Spirit Stab], were mainly for dealing with spiritual bodies; of course, they could also be used against ordinary people.

The [Spiritual Pressure] skill was quite simple. If it was used against ordinary people, it would overpower their spiritual foundation with his own. Once the gap was too large, for instance, a spirit gap greater than 1, a scene similar to mowing the lawn could occur. Of course, if the opponent had a firm will and a robust spirit, it would have no significant effect.

As for the [Spirit Stab], it’s a technique where a spike is formed using spiritual power, and it’s the most potent single-target attack of a [Spirit Medium].

In reality, neither of these two techniques is particularly powerful as they are primarily targeting spiritual bodies.

The final technique, [Soul Trance], represents the authentic power of a [Spirit Medium].

Furthermore, to allow a certain lost soul to possess him, his spirit must first depart, as the body is like a house that can only accommodate one spirit. But this also implies risk. Once a malicious spirit is channeled and the control over the body is relinquished, it might not be reclaimable, leading to the person becoming a wandering ghost.

In one’s thoughts, these events transpire in an instant.

In the outside world, merely a few seconds have passed.

Su Lu stood up, taking a deep breath.

“Here and now, I have become a [Spirit Medium]! A true transcendent being!” He closed his eyes, his inspiration flaring, continuously reaching out.

Under a peculiar vision, everything around him became semi-illusory, losing its original color, covered by a thin layer of mist.

According to the knowledge of [Spirit Medium], Su Lu realized that he had activated his spiritual vision.

Similarly, the fog indicated that this area had been irradiated by a higher layer of the spiritual world, leading to certain changes.

‘The world is flat, and also three-dimensional…There are countless overlapping spatial dimensions in our world, continuing to coincide with the original world… The [Soul Trance] of the spirit medium only touches the shallowest layer. If we continue to delve in, we might touch the real spiritual world, or the abyss, or the kingdom of the gods…This is a very dangerous thing!’

Of course, this area, at present can only count as half a layer, where reality and illusion intersect.

Su Lu’s inspiration extended down the wall with a large hole knocked out by Rod, reaching into the black fog.

Five meters, ten meters!

Finally, within the inspiration, a silhouette emerged.

“Rod!”

Su Lu got up swiftly, running over, “Are you alright?”

Rod looked a bit disheveled with his shirt shredded on his chest, he didn’t care and said, “I used a bottle of Holy Water…it has become even more strange here!”

Behind the wall was a space shrouded in black fog, extending in all directions.

But the next instant, Su Lu held Rod’s head with the silver revolver and fired ruthlessly!

Bang!

A large hole exploded in his head, with a creamy halo corroding around the edge, being the third shot of the revolver, the purifying bullet for dealing with spiritual bodies!

“Wh…why?”

Rod continued to stand, uttering a voice from his mouth, gradually becoming mechanical and cold.

In an instant, his body was coated with a crimson hue, becoming bewitching and feminine.

“If it were before, you would have deceived me, but not now!”

Su Lu aimed at the fake ‘Rod’s’ head and fired several more ruthless shots.

The demon breaking bullets brought about a lot of blood, Su Lu’s expression becoming heavy.

‘This evil spirit, it’s not easy to handle!’

The reason being that it’s a second-order evil spirit, one would only stand a chance by teaming up with [Demon Hunter] Rod!

“Begone!”

Su Lu commanded mildly and used [Spiritual Pressure]!

Boom!

The form of the evil spirit quickly faded, and the black fog considerably thinned out, revealing a vague figure not far away— the real Rod!