Golden specks of light scattered across the tabletop, and the mottled window shadows swayed, the soft rustle of turning pages audible.
You gazed directly at Forbiddance.
Triggering a 'Divinity' exemption judgment, minimum Divinity required is '10', your Divinity is '12'...
Exemption successful, immune to this mental pollution.
...
The young Luo Xiu, or rather, the Radiant Church's only Acolyte in Dawn Town at the moment—Luo Xiu, was flipping through an ancient, black book that exuded an ominous aura.
“Just one more page, just one more…”
Luo Xiu almost subconsciously murmured, driven by inertia, just as he was about to turn to a new page.
Suddenly, an alarm blared in Luo Xiu’s mind.
He instantly sobered up, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He wiped his brow, feeling a chill.
“That was dangerous, just barely…”
Luo Xiu panted, a lingering fear in his voice, his heart pounding like a drum in his ears.
The young Acolyte was looking through a forbidden book called the abyss scripture.
Luo Xiu understood that as an Acolyte, he shouldn't be prying into things from the Abyss.
But Luo Xiu also clearly knew one thing.
—He was about to be relentlessly hunted down by an evil organization called the Blood of Thorns.
And the abyss scripture in his hand, though forbidden, was also a reliable means and weapon!
“Tsk, good thing I’d seen this part of the plot before…”
Luo Xiu rubbed his slightly aching temples, his expression somewhat complex.
Behind his identity as an Acolyte, Luo Xiu was a Transmigrator.
He had just arrived in this world.
...
Half an hour ago.
Apocalypse World, Fannor Continent.
Nolan Empire territory, Dawn Town, Radiant Church.
Luo Xiu woke up from a table piled high with books.
His mind was hazy, and he vaguely recalled his previous experiences with a bewildered expression.
Luo Xiu vaguely remembered that just half an hour ago, he had led his guild to clear the Sevenfold Abyss in the game god's path, becoming the first player to defeat the world boss "Abyssal Calamity Dragon."
But just as he entered the Hall of Sins, preparing to claim the limited edition reward, the abyss scripture...
His consciousness suddenly fell into chaos, uncontrollably sinking into silence and deep slumber...
When he opened his eyes again, he was already here.
Who am I, where am I, what am I doing...
He must have transmigrated...
Luo Xiu massaged his forehead, and various absurd yet realistic thoughts floated into his mind.
At the same time, a god's path game panel, one he was all too familiar with, appeared before Luo Xiu.
But this was definitely not playing a game...
Luo Xiu was stunned for a moment, then vigorously pinched his face, feeling the intensely real pain of his skin being pulled.
...Luo Xiu vaguely realized that he might, possibly, have truly transmigrated.
He had transmigrated into the game world of god's path!
“…”
Luo Xiu rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
“...Can I, can I revert to a save point?”
“There’s a bug, hello?! Can the dog planner hear me? Hello? Hello?”
With a glimmer of possibility, Luo Xiu tried to summon the game system interface.
Light and shadows flickered before his eyes, and a light blue system panel appeared before him.
Foreign Traveler—
Welcome to the god's path world...
...
Game Settings (grayed out, crossed out)
Exit Game (grayed out, crossed out)
Credits (grayed out, crossed out)
“…”
Grass, a plant.
“...My D-N-M-D! Am I the only one Sword Art Online-d?!”
When he finally confirmed that he had transmigrated, rather than descending into this world as a "player" like in his previous life, even Luo Xiu, who was a top player in his past life, felt an unprecedented sense of confusion and fear.
“So, am I a player now, or an NPC…”
“In my past life, NPCs died when killed…”
All sorts of doubts and worries flooded his mind. After a good while, Luo Xiu finally accepted reality.
He wanted to return to his original world.
But it seemed he couldn't go back for now...
Although he was quite familiar with this game world, when the plot of "transmigration" from novels in his previous life actually happened, a strong sense of sorrow welled up in Luo Xiu's heart.
Pushing the thought of "going back" to the back of his mind, Luo Xiu quickly adjusted his mindset.
“Let’s observe first.” Luo Xiu thought.
Fortunately, the player panel was still there, and the mail icon in the upper right corner of the panel was flashing red. Luo Xiu instinctively clicked on it.
Light and shadows flickered, and a light blue panel appeared.
Detected uncollected reward items. Claim now? — Yes / No
“...Yes?”
Luo Xiu gave a vague affirmation in his mind.
Claiming...
Successfully claimed the abyss scripture.
A black, ancient book with strange black-purple patterns flowing on its cover appeared in Luo Xiu's hand.
“...The abyss scripture?!”
Luo Xiu's eyes lit up!
This was exactly the limited reward Luo Xiu was about to claim in the Hall of Sins!
“Is this my Transmigrator’s benefit…”
Thinking back, when he was claiming the limited reward in the Hall of Sins, he transmigrated before he could confirm it. The unconfirmed item must have been automatically sent to his mailbox, becoming a "pending claim" red dot...
He felt like his habit of clicking on red dots might have accidentally cost him a fortune, but Luo Xiu still accepted the gift from the mailbox with a clear conscience.
It's great! Luo Xiu readily agreed.
Regarding the newly acquired abyss scripture, Luo Xiu, as a hardcore god's path player in his previous life, remembered the official introduction of this book very clearly.
—It was a creation-level item that recorded complete knowledge about the Abyss Path, and it was limited to only one copy!
—It was one of the primordial starting points of power in this transcendent world within the game's lore, and the original text for all Abyss Path knowledge!
In his previous life, or rather, half an hour ago, he had spent a fortune to assemble a team of max-level, highly skilled players to achieve the first kill of the Abyssal Calamity Dragon.
Achieving the first kill was a prerequisite for obtaining the Abyss Book, which allowed Luo Xiu to gain access to the Hall of Sins and acquire this creation-level item, the abyss scripture.
Originally, Luo Xiu had planned everything out. After obtaining this book, players and NPCs would surely try to seize it, and for that, he had meticulously prepared various siege and ambush strategies.
Unexpectedly, now, well, he directly transmigrated...
This meant he would no longer have any competitors; he would truly begin to exclusively possess this abyss scripture, and for a short period, he wouldn't need to guard against various attempts by others to seize it!
Luo Xiu's lips curved into a subtle smile as he began to envision the future.
Luo Xiu vaguely remembered that players who chose the Abyss Path in his previous life had special effects maxed out with their summons of Abyss monsters and release of chaotic magic...
There were also the undying and powerful Abyssal Dragonkin guardians, and the Night of Death with its rolling blood clouds...
The Abyss skill sets were both cool and powerful, almost unstoppable if trained to a high enough level!
However, the drawback of the Abyss Path was that skills were difficult to obtain, as the Sevenfold Abyss was an unreleased map before version 2.0.
It wasn't until version 3.0 arrived, when players could gain power and skills from the Abyss Echo, that the Abyss Path directly became the meta.
But even after the Sevenfold Abyss map was opened, various Abyss techniques and skills were still extremely difficult to acquire.
It was precisely for this reason that the abyss scripture was an object of envy for almost all players.
Players holding the abyss scripture would no longer need to spend time and effort collecting transcendent techniques of the Abyss Path.
The Abyss Book could truly make a player a veritable "Lord of the Abyss"!
In his previous life, even Luo Xiu, who was originally a loyal player of the Radiance Path, had considered changing his Path after seeing the effects and strength of the Abyss Path.
This was also why Luo Xiu organized a group of high-level players to clear the bottom of the Abyss, willing to pay any price to obtain the abyss scripture.
But now, well...
Luo Xiu felt that times had changed!
He never expected that the player's happy book, which he hadn't had time to experience in his previous life, would transmigrate with him and his mailbox!
Thanks to nature... no, thanks to the mailbox!
A joyous expression was almost uncontrollable on Luo Xiu's face.
While immersed in beautiful fantasies of the future, Luo Xiu began to gather more information about himself.
With a slight thought, a character panel appeared.
Luo Xiu Durant (Lv.1, Common NPC)
Race: Human
Rank: Enlightened
HP: 50 / 50, MP: 36 / 36
Physical Attack: 10, Spell Attack: 18, Defense Reduction: 5
Attributes: Strength 5, Constitution 5, Agility 5, Wisdom 9, Divinity 12, Perception 7, Resistance 5, Luck 1
First Path: Radiance Path (Firstfold)
Main Profession: Acolyte (Lv.1)
Second Path: None
Sub Profession: None
Path Techniques (1 / 8): Radiance Inscription (Radiance, Lv.1)
Profession Skills (2 / 8): Elementary Prayer (Radiance, Lv.1), Primary Healing (Radiance, Lv.1)
Character Specialties: Heart of Revelation (Legend, Unique), Survivor (Rare)
Status: None
A common little Acolyte, just one step away from being a charlatan.
internal beta Start Time: 189 days 23 hours...
Hiss...
So it wasn't a transmigration with his account, but a transmigration into a blank NPC named the same as him...
But this was normal; after all, his name Luo Xiu was very common in both the East and West in his previous life.
However, this strength made Luo Xiu's liver ache a bit; this was completely a template for a novice character.
Luo Xiu's initial First Path was the Radiance Path. In god's path, different Paths represented different transcendent factions and ability tendencies.
Walking the Radiance Path meant becoming a loyal follower of the pillar god of Radiance—the "Sunforger."
This Path's tendency was "Sacred" and "Light"; only after reaching the Second Fate would one officially embark on the Path of transcendence.
Luo Xiu felt quite fortunate that his initial Path was Radiance, because his game profession in his previous life, Lord of Light Wings, was one of the advanced professions of the Radiance Path, and Luo Xiu was very familiar with the subsequent promotion routes of this Path.
However, Radiance and Abyss were completely opposing Paths, and according to Path laws, they could not coexist.
Luo Xiu began to feel troubled, but this trouble did not last long.
After carefully examining all the information on his character panel, Luo Xiu quickly discovered that he, who had soul-transmigrated into "blank NPC Luo Xiu," also had the limited specialty "Heart of Revelation"!
Opening the detailed specialty panel, its description read:
An Acolyte once awakened the "Heart of Revelation," but ultimately could not escape the fate of death. The "Heart of Revelation" has since disappeared, leaving no trace...
It is a product that can encompass all Paths, a gift from the Apocalypse Ring...
Its general meaning was that it could allow originally conflicting Paths to coexist, and if there were enough slots, it could also learn non-Path techniques or skills and combine them freely.
And since he had the "Heart of Revelation" as a limited specialty, it meant that for him, the Radiance Path and the Abyss Path could coexist!
“Simply amazing…” Luo Xiu praised sincerely.
However, although discovering the "Heart of Revelation" specialty was indeed wonderful, Luo Xiu still felt that something wasn't quite right...
Suddenly, Luo Xiu's pupils constricted, and his heart began to pound violently.
In the description of the "Heart of Revelation," there seemed to be a sentence:
—"An Acolyte once awakened the 'Heart of Revelation,' but ultimately could not escape the fate of death..."
“…”
Luo Xiu's mouth twitched slightly, a vague bad premonition rising.
From the internal beta countdown at the bottom of the character panel, it was clear that the current in-game time was before the 1.0 version launch.
Players might still appear in the future, but at this point in time, the tumultuous Judgment War had not yet begun, the Scarlet Moon was still sleeping in the shadows, the Abyss Echo, the awakening of ancient races, the invasion of corrupted worlds, the descent of decaying gods, and other major events were all still brewing...
The current tranquility was merely a moment of calm before the storm.
And if the original Acolyte who was supposed to die was still alive at this point in time, then there was only one possibility...
“Is this Acolyte who got killed referring to me?!”
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