I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 609 Chapter 611 The Highest Grade Battery

"Huh~ Among all the powerful enemies I have ever encountered, you can be considered one of the top three."

Lloyd sighed sincerely, then took out a few bottles of medicine and started drinking them.

In front of him, the originally hideous, twisted and bizarre third priest was reduced to a bare tree trunk. The human faces on it were gone, as were the messy branches. The whole trunk was also reduced to the height of an ordinary adult.

But it is still not completely dead, its thinking consciousness has been completely emptied, and it has become a true plant.

This is not an ordinary plant, but a vibrant plant that has reached the level of [Immortality]. Except for Lloyd, no one can fight it alone.

When he started to act, Lloyd had not expected that this guy would be so difficult to deal with and be able to break free from his own distorted thinking in a way that was almost self-mutilation and self-destruction.

Each of the human faces on its body can be regarded as an independent set of thinking consciousness, which is somewhat similar to the method of thought segmentation, but more exaggerated.

Its entire brain is like countless partitions on a computer hard drive. They are obviously independent consciousnesses, but when they come together, they form a kind of Gestalt bee colony structure, together forming the 'Third Priest'.

With such a structure, no matter how Lloyd attacks, he can only distort part of its consciousness and cannot completely control it.

This resulted in the fact that when it realized that its thinking was distorted, it did not fight Lloyd head-on, but decisively gave up the distorted part in order to break free.

After Lloyd failed for the first time, he immediately chose to distort his mind more deeply. However, he soon discovered that this group of people were splitting his mind faster than he could distort it?

Strictly speaking, it is not that it is divided fast enough, but that it regenerates fast enough. The "brain" that is discarded by it can be regenerated in the blink of an eye, which is almost endless.

Moreover, its rank and four basic attributes are frighteningly high, at least over 10,000 points. This has greatly affected the effectiveness of Lloyd's abilities, and he has to devote more spiritual power to barely control it.

Especially when Lloyd decisively gave up his distorted thinking and the two sides entered into a head-on confrontation, the burden and consumption were further aggravated.

The sparks exploding in the air, the lightning running wildly, and the direct stabbing of the tree branches, these attacks are not as simple as they seem on the surface. Each attack is accompanied by the power of [twist]. Once hit, it will be more than just a few superficial injuries.

At the same time, the bone cage surrounding Lloyd was not just about trapping him, but was also constantly distorting his mind, trying to control Lloyd in turn.

The reason why Lloyd was able to cope with it in the end was definitely not because of his agile movement and good physical skills, but because of his high enough inspiration to accurately deflect and resolve every attack from the enemy.

At the most dangerous moment before, Lloyd twisted and deflected dozens of invisible attacks from the opponent at the same time in an instant, and at the same time he had to fight against the distorted thinking in his mind.

If these attacks were accompanied by visual effects, it would probably be dozens of colorful lights entangled from all directions, and then twisted one by one by Lloyd in an instant.

Thanks to his solid foundation, stable rationality, abundant inspiration, strong spiritual power, and the fact that he has enough equipment to restore spiritual power and a high level of strength, he can barely keep up with the consumption.

Therefore, even in a confrontation of this level, the basic attributes still play a solid role and effect.

However, Lloyd did not lack a way to end the battle quickly. When he was being chased around by this guy before, he considered whether he should use his space ability to directly cut this guy into pieces, or teleport him into the space storm.

But after careful consideration, Lloyd still valued its high-speed regeneration [Immortality] property more and decided to capture it intact.

This is equivalent to increasing your own intensity, just like playing through the Abyss alone, you will naturally perform more slowly.

The reason for this choice was that before Lloyd took action, he had a sudden thought in his head -

If we could catch this guy, wouldn't we have a stable and powerful source of energy?

Although Toledo had suggested that I capture a descendant of the evil god before, but I failed to find one, then catching an [Immortal] should be able to deal with it, right?

But strictly speaking, the third priest is not an "immortal" in the true sense, and he has not even reached the highest level. It is just that through some alternative means, he has some "immortal" characteristics.

For example, the exaggerated self-healing ability of instant regeneration, the endless spiritual power, and the almost eternal vitality.

Therefore, the rank of the third priest should also be counted as the ninth rank, but it is not the path of the saint, but has already involved the supreme level in advance.

Is it a bit similar to the "half-step" state in online novels?

This special ninth level did not have a clear written name, so Lloyd randomly gave it the name "pseudo-saint".

The real [Immortal] is definitely stronger than this "pseudo-saint", but even this young monkey version is very difficult to fight.

It was not until later that Lloyd activated a trump card. Through the ability of [Offensive Speech], he emptied the 'recycle bin' in his brain and directly poured a large amount of forbidden knowledge into the third priest like a tide.

These forbidden knowledge are not just the useless garbage knowledge he accumulated in his daily life, there are also many effective and even very dangerous ones, such as those obtained from the "Forbidden Library".

Under the impact of this terrifying wave, no matter how hard the third priest tried to cut and regenerate, it was of no avail. All its consciousness was completely submerged in an instant, and it fell into the abyss together and was completely wiped out.

If it was still a human, it would have surely degenerated into a lost being by now, but it had already completed the step of 'transformation into a monster', so in the end all that was left was a completely unconscious corpse, which was almost the same as a normal monster corpse.

But under the influence of [Immortality], it did not really die, those characteristics still existed, and its spiritual power was still endless, making it a perfect 'battery'.

Therefore, Lloyd’s hard work was not in vain, and he no longer had to go to great lengths to capture the offspring of the evil god.

Of course, in order to prevent this guy from possibly reviving, Lloyd planted a dozen twisted seeds in it, and took out spiritual ink and other ritual materials on the spot, and drew a lot of twisted rituals on the tree trunk, suppressing possible regeneration of thought from multiple levels.

After all, when it comes to things like [Immortality], it's always better to be more careful.

While making these deployments, Lloyd also gained a better understanding of the existence of [Immortals] by relying on his own cognition, cognitive level, and level 9 [Microscopic Analysis].

There are four existing paths to the highest level: the Path of Immortality, the Path of Domination, the Path of Mastery, and the Path of Ascension to the Gods. The path of [Immortality] should be the easiest to take, and it was also the main path for the batch of [Brilliant Gold] back then. The former dean and my cheap uncle both chose this path.

The reason they are in this half-dead state now is that they are affected by the [Immortality] attribute, which allowed them to survive the terrible catastrophe that year.

As for the reckless men who went deep into the "Forbidden Library", their thoughts and consciousness and their real existence suffered a simultaneous reduction blow, and finally they died without a trace left.

From a certain perspective, this is similar to the fall of the third priest? It was because the mind and consciousness could no longer hold on first, and the remaining body, no matter how [immortal] it was, was just a corpse that could be eaten by everyone.

But the former dean didn't have much to do. Although he was still alive and breathing, he could only watch his body being desecrated by these monsters, and then yelled for Lloyd to pick it up...

So this "Road to Immortality" is definitely powerful, but it seems to have some limitations and frustration?

But the 'Road of Domination' and the 'Road of Mastery' don't seem to be suitable for humans to follow?

Otherwise, those guys who were so bored that they wanted to commit suicide would definitely find a way to explore this direction, and would not end up getting into trouble.

So after all the picking and choosing, the only thing left is the "Road to Godhood" imagined by my cheap uncle?

But this path was criticized a lot at the time. Even his good friend, the former dean, did not approve of it, and commented that it was too naive and idealistic.

All I can say is that if the "Book of Madness" had not acquired a personality and had not embedded its mission of "protecting humanity" into the DNA of humans, this "road to godhood" would definitely not be feasible.

The only option left for humans is the "Path to Immortality", which is not powerful enough and has obvious limitations.

Lloyd thought about this and suddenly understood those reckless men who were courting death...

For those who stand at the pinnacle of the times, when the path to advancement is completely blocked, it is either to commit suicide or to sink. There is probably no third option.

Lloyd smiled, and his thoughts turned again, and he thought of another thing.

By the way, did Uncle Cheap discover something in me back then, so he came up with this obviously more unreasonable "Road to Godhood"?

Maybe this is really possible. When I was still sleeping, I was displayed like an exhibit in a museum for people to visit and study.

Sigh...I feel...not clean anymore...

Maybe my ability to become a human again in the end was also some kind of arrangement by my cheap uncle?

His condition at that time was much better than that of the previous dean. He still had a certain ability to interfere with the real world, and his body was not captured by the ancient survivors.

Then, given his understanding of human life, it probably wouldn't be too difficult for him to implant me into a fetus?

And the last scene I saw during my fifth [Transcendence] was a scarred knight who said something similar to "entrusting my son to someone before his death" in front of me...

Perhaps it was that scene that woke me up from my long sleep, and then my cheap uncle noticed me and took me away?

The reason why he stuffed a lot of things on me as soon as we met was not necessarily because he was optimistic about my talent and artistic aesthetics, but simply because he was continuing to implement his plan?

Even the fact that my sister and I received that invitation was deliberately done by him?

Hiss... From this point of view, he is not a cheap uncle, but a real uncle?

Lloyd couldn't help but want to laugh when he thought of this.

Of course, this is just his speculation and imagination, without much basis. He will have to wait until he meets his cheap uncle again to get the answer to what exactly happened in the meantime.

But whether it is the former dean or the cheap uncle, they both highlight a far-sighted person who loves to tell riddles.

It was obvious that he had made plans for [Illusion] and [Ascending to God] a long time ago, but he refused to say anything.

These two old men are really...

Lloyd felt both angry and amused.

But he still looked up at the sky and said to his cheap uncle who was somewhere unknown:

You have to hold on until I rescue you.

After saying that, he turned his attention back to the third priest who had become a battery, activated his space ability, and completely peeled it off along with the roots underneath, and teleported it back to the safe school area.

And where it originally took root, a deep well was revealed, which contained Lloyd's extra gains from this trip.

The well is filled with a mixture of [Blood of the Most High] and [Tears of the Stars], mixed with a few gems that act like 'additives' and 'catalysts'.

This is actually the reason why the third priest can obtain those [immortality] characteristics.

It relies on slowly absorbing this mixture through its roots to maintain its own [immortality].

But the price is naturally that you can't move...

This liquid, a mixture of [Blood of the Supreme] and [Tears of the Stars], looks unexpectedly good in appearance, like a more silvery and transparent mercury, emitting some kind of wonderful spirituality.

This is a little different from the situation at the museum. Although it is also arranged in a deep well style, that well only contains [Tears of the Stars] and piles of human bones, without any [Blood of the Most High] mixed in.

Instead, casting this blood into a statue might have other uses?

This is obviously worthy of study, but unfortunately Lloyd himself doesn't know much about materials science, and he can't get more information from the third priest. He can only take the things out and bring them back to the academy.

Just like before, a whole well, filled with a large number of highly sealed containers, was directly teleported by Lloyd back to his secret treasure house.

After collecting the spoils, Lloyd clapped his hands again and pondered the next direction.

So, should I quit while I'm ahead? Or should I find a priest who is easier to deal with?