I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 585: The Temple and the White Elephant

Li Si looked at the magnificent Temple of Azus in front of him, and his mental strength spread towards the direction of the temple.

Soon, Li Si's mental power hit an extremely solid barrier and was completely unable to penetrate even a little bit. After many unsuccessful attempts, he gave up the idea of ​​exploring in advance.

Li Si was not surprised that no useful information was detected.

After all, this is an orthodox temple of a god. The divine protection still exists and has not completely dissipated with the passage of time. It is normal for the attempt to fail.

In this case, Li Si did not delay any further and walked towards the stone steps in front of him.

"Ok?"

The moment he stepped onto the gray-white stone steps, Li Si suddenly felt an extremely powerful repulsive force acting on his body.

There was no room for resistance at all, and Li Si was thrown out in an instant.

However, this force did not cause any harm to Li Si. Li Si adjusted his body in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.

Is this the repulsive power of the temple?
This temple of Azuth is denying me entry?

This is the restriction mentioned in the player forum in the previous life. Only priests can enter this temple.

But there shouldn't be no chance at all.
Li Si was not too surprised. Before looking for the Temple of Azus, he had considered various possibilities.

He raised his right hand, and a pale white sacred light emerged from his palm and gradually enveloped Li Si's body.

First-level divine art [Increase resistance]!
This skill is the most basic priest spell, which can use spell energy to infuse the target to protect the opponent from damage, while also being immune to lower resistance bonuses.

Generally speaking, if a priest wants to use divine magic, he needs to believe in a certain god.

Regardless of whether one believes in a righteous god or an evil god, one can only use divine magic normally if one receives a response from the god of faith and obtains the power bestowed upon him.

However, this is not absolute, there are two other situations.

One is the Yijie magic [Increase Resistance] that Li Si just used. A few similar basic magic arts do not require the power of gods as a support to be used.

These divine arts are also common divine arts. Bards, mages and other extraordinary professionals can also master these divine arts without having to specifically believe in gods.

But these are all subject to certain limitations, and most of them are low- to medium-level divine arts.

The second situation is a bit more special.

The reason why priests can use divine arts after being granted by gods is actually equivalent to gods bestowing upon priests the power corresponding to their priestly domain, which is somewhat similar to priests obtaining the "right to use" the corresponding authority.

This allows them to master and use the corresponding power without having to understand the principles of divine magic.

Because of this, priests only need to meditate continuously to increase their magic power, and understand and master the teachings of the gods through the scriptures of the Church of the Gods, so as to constantly get closer to the gods of faith, and they will be able to use more powerful divine arts.

For this reason, as long as the gods are willing to pay the price, they can turn an ordinary person into a powerful priest instantly from scratch. This is a shortcut that other professions do not have.

However, among the player community, except for some people with special hobbies, the priest profession is actually not very popular.

On the one hand, it is because most priests are not strong in frontal combat, and on the other hand, the way priests improve their ranks is somewhat inhumane for players.

What the hell is the need to get approval from the gods?

Most priest players passed it without any clue, but there were always some unlucky ones who were stuck.

Therefore, many players stay away from the priest profession.

But Li Si is different now.

From the teachings of his teacher, Li Si understood that the so-called divine arts are actually a greatly weakened version of the authority of the gods. That is why the power of divine arts is as all-encompassing as magic. Priests who believe in different gods also control different gods.

The authority of the gods is the area of ​​priesthood that the gods hold, which corresponds to the different rules of the Gaia world, so different powers can be manifested.

The extraordinary realm and the legendary realm are actually lower than the realm of priesthood, and can also mobilize the power of the Gaia world.

Therefore, as long as one has mastered the extraordinary and legendary realms, a mage professional also has the possibility of mastering the divine skills belonging to that realm.

However, this is different from the magic bestowed by the gods. If mages want to master these magics, they need to rely on their own strength to analyze the composition of the magics, just like mastering spells. Only after fully mastering them can they use the corresponding magics.

Therefore, although this possibility exists, not many mages actually try to master divine arts.

But Li Si is different. His purpose of coming to the Temple of Azus is to gain more knowledge of divine arts and to obtain basic professional expertise as a priest by mastering more divine arts.

Before this, Li Si had several opportunities to obtain the basic professional expertise of a priest, but the expertise he could master was not suitable for Li Si, so Li Si chose to give up.

After all, like at the beginning, it was rare for his mage basic professional expertise [Magical Thinking] to be replaced by the higher-level expertise [Arcane Thinking].

Therefore, Li Si was quite picky about the basic expertise of the priest profession he chose.

Although he has not yet decided which priest professional specialty he wants to obtain, the specific direction of choice has been decided.

Because Li Si is destined to not become a devout believer of a certain god, if he wants to improve his priest professional abilities without restrictions, he cannot choose those specialties that strengthen the divine abilities granted by the gods, such as priest specialties like [Devoted Faith] and [Holy Soul].

The most suitable expertise for Li Si is the one that can enhance his ability to cast divine spells independently.

Although this expertise is rare, it does exist.

For example, the talents of shamans in some primitive tribes are such that they can harness the power of the holy spirits enshrined in the tribe to unleash divine abilities.

Li Si estimated that this kind of shaman's ability should be more suitable for him. Who said that the holy spirit worshipped must be a dead object? Can't he just change it to himself?

Li Si possesses the inheritance of the [Sphinx Ascension Art], and his ambition is not just to stay at the legendary level.

His goal is to ascend to the throne of God!
Therefore, Li Si still hopes to master the basic professional expertise of a priest, which may be of great help to his future progress.

Otherwise, if you choose the Bard basic professional feat with charm as the main attribute, you will not have such an advantage.

Li Si shook his head, confirmed the plan again, and walked towards the stone steps of the temple in front of him.

This time, thanks to the power of the divine spell [Increase Resistance] that he cast alone, Li Si was not affected by the repulsive force again.

Li Si slowly climbed towards the Temple of Azus, and gradually this magnificent temple appeared before Li Si's eyes.

He also felt the pressure coming from the temple in front of him, which was derived from the majesty of the supreme being. When Li Si stepped onto the last stone step and stood in front of the temple, the pure white door in the center of the temple slowly opened in front of him.

The rumbling sound echoed throughout this quiet world, like countless passing times crashing into the waves in the long river of time, giving Li Si a sacred and sublime feeling.

Just as Li Si was about to enter the temple, a strange sound was heard from inside the temple.

Boom~boom~
Li Si could feel the ground beneath his feet shaking slightly, as if there were footsteps of a huge monster approaching.

This is?

Li Si was a little surprised. There was no mention of such a situation in the player forum in his previous life?

Could it be that some special entity that had always existed in the Temple of Azuth left after the temple was opened for the first time?

This makes sense. After all, the player who discovered the temple was not a priest, so he was killed by Holan before he could enter the temple.

Players don't know what happened when the temple was first opened.

Li Si took out the staff and held it in his hand, looking vigilantly at the darkness behind the temple door.

As the footsteps got closer, that special existence finally appeared in front of Li Si.

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In this solemn and mysterious temple, an unprecedented huge white elephant slowly walked out.

Its appearance seemed to be the embodiment of the power of the gods. Its height reached an astonishing ten meters, and its huge body almost filled the entire entrance of the temple. The skin of this white elephant was not ordinary white, but as smooth and flawless as the finest white jade. Every inch of it seemed to be gently shining in the soft light, emitting a little warm and sacred light, illuminating everything around it.

The tusks are long and elegant, gently curving forward, like two protective arcs of light, which not only show the beauty of strength, but also add a bit of compassion and holiness. Those deep eyes seem to contain endless wisdom, able to see into the deepest thoughts of people's hearts.

The appearance of this white elephant seemed like a sacred messenger from ancient mythology, making the atmosphere of the entire temple unusually solemn and peaceful, with an indescribable sense of sacredness permeating the air.

Li Si looked at the sacred white elephant in front of him with some surprise.

The white elephant seemed to be shrouded in the same power as the temple, blocking his exploration.

Although he did not feel any malice from the white elephant, he could still sense the powerful strength contained in it.

Being able to appear here, this white elephant seems to have a very close connection with Azuth, the god of fantasy and knowledge.

In many places, white elephants are a symbol of wisdom and intelligence, and it seems reasonable for such extraordinary beings to appear in the temple of Azuth, the god of fantasy and knowledge.

"Outsider, why did you come to the temple of our Lord?"

The white elephant's long trunk curled up slightly, Li Si's figure was reflected in its eyes, and a magnificent voice sounded in Li Si's ears.

“I want to gain more knowledge.”

Li Si was not surprised, but replied calmly.

It is not surprising that the white elephant that appeared in the Temple of Azus can communicate normally, so is this white elephant the guardian of this temple?
Then why did he disappear later and was killed by those intruders?

Li Si expressed his doubts about this. With the strength of those adventurers, it would be difficult to even scratch the skin of the white elephant, let alone kill it.

At least Li Si was not sure if he could deal with this white elephant.

"I didn't expect that after so long, there are still people who remember our Lord's temple."

The white elephant looked at Li Si, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"Although it has been a long time, my Lord has left behind the rules that belong to this place."

"If you want to take away knowledge from here, you must leave behind equally extraordinary knowledge."

"This is an equal exchange, not a gift from our Lord."

"On the long road of exploring knowledge, my Lord is just a pioneer~"

The white elephant's voice sounded in Li Si's ears, and Li Si nodded in agreement.

Azuth, the god of fantasy and knowledge, is a very special god. He and his subordinate churches are not interested in fighting, but in pursuing knowledge and exploring the unknown.

In the Church of the Gods, this person is also a relatively special existence.

He is one of the very few beings who treat beings below the gods equally. As long as the knowledge or wisdom they possess can gain his recognition, he will bestow divine power to protect them.

He and his church are dedicated to acquiring more knowledge, and legend has it that his kingdom is an immense library that contains the extraordinary knowledge he has collected over countless years.

Then, the white elephant motioned Li Si to follow him and walked towards the temple.

Seeing this, Li Si followed the white elephant without saying anything.

Walking into this temple is like crossing the boundaries of time and space and stepping into a space that is both ancient and eternal.

As Li Si went deeper, the temple, which had been shrouded in darkness, seemed to be awakened by an invisible force. Gradually, beams of soft and bright light fell from the dome of the temple, gently covering every corner like fine silk.

These light bands not only dispelled the darkness, but also covered the entire temple with a mysterious and solemn glow.

The flawless white bricks form the foundation of the temple. They are as smooth as a mirror and reflect the surrounding light, making the entire space brighter and more transparent. Every step you take, you seem to feel a kind of purity and holiness from ancient times, and your soul is purified.

In the center of the temple, countless stone tablets were neatly arranged, some high, some low, and in various shapes, but each one exuded a unique aura, some contained warm and bright power, while others exuded a dark and sinister aura. These stone tablets engraved with divine knowledge had never been covered by the dust of time, as if they were eternally protected by some power.

Here, time seems to have lost its sense of passage, and everything remains as it was in its original state, without aging or decay.

There was a faint fragrance in the air, which was the tranquility and peace that had settled over the years. Li Si couldn't help but slow down his pace, somewhat immersed in this tranquility that transcended the world.

Li Si looked at the stone tablet in the temple in front of him that exuded an extraordinary aura. This was the purpose of his trip.

In the previous life, priest players only need to spend corresponding experience points to learn the divine arts recorded in the stone tablet. As long as the divine arts are in line with the priest's belief in the power of gods, priest players can use them.

But now, with the unexpected presence of the White Elephant, Li Si is not too sure about the price he will have to pay to learn the magic.

"What price do I need to pay, and what knowledge do I need to trade in order to learn the divine arts here?"

Li Si looked at the white elephant in front of him and asked.

(End of this chapter)