Transcendent Dawn

In the woods, a shattered wooden house.

This woodland cabin, once the ‘secret base’ of Su Lu and Rod during their childhood, was now abandoned.

Clad in a black robe and lighting the candles, Su Lu appeared as if the legendary wizard conducting sinister black magic.

“In my… Su Lu Pottery’s name!”

“I command all spirits in this place!”

“Obey my orders!”

He was chanting a spell in Ancient Hebrew, intermittently sprinkling mixtures of rosemary and other incense around, and dropping various perfumes into the burning candles, creating an ambiance suitable for the spirit world.

Several seconds later, the white salt on the ground was abruptly pushed aside, revealing some footprints.

A sight that could scare an ordinary person to death was, in Su Lu’s view, utterly mundane.

He gazed at the incoming spiritual bodies, many of which were in miscellaneous forms such as glowing jellyfish, with only a few maintaining a humanoid form.

One of them was in a complete human form, dressed in a lumberjack’s outfit, complete with jeans and leather boots.

The footprints on the ground were left by these spiritual entities.

“Keep an eye on the Pottery family’s mansion and Hua Nuo Town. Notify me immediately if anything happens!”

After giving rapid instructions and seeing the spiritual entities disperse, Su Lu then canceled the ritual.

“Exploring the spirit world does not necessarily require constant penetration, but also includes utilization of the ‘specialties’ of each layer of the spirit world…”

In the past few days, while exploring the Dream Spirit World, he found that he either gained nothing or encountered dangers easily, resulting in a standstill. So, he had to turn to study other aspects.

The command of spirits was one of them.

With his current professional rank, and the spirit-affinity bonus from [Spirit Medium], he was already capable of controlling low-level spiritual bodies within a certain area, making them perform simple tasks.

After all, even the lowest-level spiritual bodies, normal people or low-rank occupation individuals without special preparation could hardly see them. They made the best watchers and could provide a lot of information.

Of course, the prerequisite was that you had the ability to drive them and communicate with them.

“Actually…the spirit of that lumberjack just now has reached the first level, and I could even make it fight…It’s a pity, it’s not very useful.”

Su Lu felt that occupational individuals should not just focus on battle.

There were many unsolved mysteries to explore in the world, and even if you used transcendent powers to specialize in a particular field or serve society, you could achieve good results.

“For instance, I just like the pure feeling of exploring the spirit world and gaining the power to protect myself. The biggest goal is to find the way home through the spirit world…”

“Of course, some extremely wicked occupations cannot coexist with ordinary people at all, such as [Fallen] and [Necromancer]… Also, undead beings generally bear resentment towards humans or need humans as materials for advancement…”

The next day.

When Su Lu summoned the spirits wandering in this area of the real world again, he got some results.

A spirit spoke to him in a muddled tone that a strong man had entered the Pottery family’s mansion.

“Looks like… Rod has arrived?”

Su Lu did not show up immediately. Instead, he sent the spirit of the lumberjack to keep an eye on the situation.

The lumberjack’s spirit quickly returned and told Su Lu that an extra person who looked like Rod in body shape and description appeared at the spot where Su Lu had left a cryptic message.

“He’s finally here.”

Su Lu’s eyes brightened. He set off immediately and arrived outside a dark forest mine.

There, a tall and burly Caucasian man with sharp features was already waiting.

His gaze swept over them, his pupils turning a deep black that sent a chill through Su Lu.

Thankfully, the colour faded swiftly, and a hint of life returned to the man’s wooden face: “Su Lu…welcome back!”

Rod strode forward and gave Su Lu a bear hug.

“Thanks, what just happened there?”

Once Su Lu confirmed that the person in front of him was indeed Rod, he let out a sigh of relief but asked with some confusion.

“That was the ‘Demon Hunting Eye’, a unique ability of the third level that allows me to better detect demons and some supernatural creatures, like vengeful spirits, evil spirits, hostile spirits…or those little guys who were following me just now,”

Rod forced a small smile onto his rigid face: “You’ve become stronger!”

“Yes, I had some ‘lucky encounters’ and have also achieved the third level professional rank…”

As for what the lucky encounters were, Su Lu didn’t say, and Rod didn’t ask. But Rod looked slightly surprised, and his mouth hung open. He quickly changed the subject: “Are you planning to stay outside? Worried about danger at home?”

“Yes, after all, there’s still the Black Death Society!”

Su Lu gave a bitter smile.

Although he didn’t know when, this organization’s ranking in his enemy list had been continuously dropping.

“Corpse Maiden…Beryl…they are indeed troublesome,”

Rod frowned: “I’ve got some information… She’s already advanced to the fourth level as [Undead], she’s a Class A fugitive wanted by the Federation and she has some power in the Black Death Society.”

The issue left behind by black magic was proving more and more difficult to resolve.

“Yes…I just hope she doesn’t ascend to the legendary level too quickly!”

Su Lu smiled: “But this step will hold her back for a long time. Before that, we should better keep a low profile. I have prepared plenty of food and mild liquor in a cabin in the woods…”

The [King of the Undead] at the fifth level isn’t easy to break through.

Legendary professionals, in the Twilight of the Gods era, were insurmountable challenges for transcendent beings on both the old and new continents!

Even in the Dawn of the Gods era, with the revival of transcendent beings and the arrival of the Spirit Tide, promotion is by no means easy!

However, once Beryl ascended, Su Lu would stand no chance against her fifth-level curse.

“Hmm… I hope it stays as it was before…”

Nostalgia flickered in Rod’s eyes.

At night, outside the cabin in the woods, a campfire was burning. Above it was a roasting rack.

Su Lu carefully brushed honey and other seasonings onto the roasting meat. The hot juices were sealed inside the tender meat, and biting into it would send juice splattering out, accompanied by an incredible aroma and tantalising texture.

“Gurgle… Gurgle…”

Rod was drinking beer and eating the roasted meat, praising, “Su Lu your cooking skills are really good… Even better than the meat in the bar.”

“…After constantly studying and researching in the Green Tree Castle, I managed to leave when the Inner Circle was attacked… What about you?”

Su Lu asked Rod about his experiences recently as he sat down by the fire, intrigued.

He shared his own experiences, but of course, he certainly kept what he had done while wearing the mask a secret.

“Mine is simple… After saving that Sean and being saved by a teacher once, I followed him to hunt demon creatures, gathered merits, and elevated to the third level…”

Rod, who was usually carefree, suddenly looked gloomy, “But… After becoming a third-level [Demon Hunting Expert], I’ve been feeling a sense of confusion that I’ve never experienced before…”