One skill point per second, I turn fireballs into forbidden spells.

Chapter 1312 Using One Item as Two? The Underestimated Effect
Seeing the old man Gongshu's excited expression, Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, what's so shocking? This effect isn't particularly exaggerated. With the protection of the black mist, I'm basically immune to all damage. Sharing the attributes of the black mist with me is actually not very meaningful."

Lin Yi was unaware that the Immortal King had held back a trick when helping him, which made Lin Yi feel that even if he strengthened the Black Mist to the maximum level, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

It's simply about increasing the attributes of some equipment to give Lin Yi a slightly higher margin for error.

Little did he know that this would become the key to his victory in his future duel with the Celestial King.

Upon hearing this, the old man Gongshu immediately rolled his eyes at Lin Yi.

"You little rascal, you really don't know how lucky you are. You've got such a good natal artifact, you should be secretly happy. What do you mean by 'not very meaningful'? If it's not very meaningful, then give it to me."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Giving the Black Mist to Old Man Gongshu makes perfect sense! The symbiotic effect after I enhanced the Black Mist to +100 seems rather useless.

The weapon information description does not mention that the symbiosis effect is limited by the distance between the weapon and the target.

That means that the weapon user can not only obtain defensive capabilities as powerful as the black mist, but also use the black mist for other purposes.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi immediately laughed and excitedly grabbed the old man Gongshu's hand.

This action left the old man Gongshu somewhat bewildered, and he immediately began to mutter to himself.

"What, you little rascal, you wouldn't really lend me this equipment, would you? I think with your personality, you wouldn't do that."

What the old man Gongshu said was absolutely correct.

Indeed, Lin Yi wasn't as generous as Old Man Gongshu had described.

Equipment that can provide absolute defense is arguably more valuable than any other equipment.

Having absolute defensive capabilities is certainly not enough to make you the strongest person in the world, but it may allow you to remain invincible when facing most opponents.

As the saying goes, "Where there's life, there's hope."

As long as you can survive, the future holds endless possibilities.

Such equipment is indeed not something that can be easily given away to others.

However, Lin Yi's next words made the old man Gongshu realize that what he had just said might become a reality.

"Old man Gongshu, you're a genius! I hadn't even thought of that until you mentioned it. This thing can be used as two things at once!"

When he heard this, the old man Gongshu was still dumbfounded.

He didn't know what Lin Yi meant by those words.

How can one be used as two?

"Look, now that I have the defensive properties of the Black Mist, I won't need it anymore, right?"

The old man Gongshu nodded.

"I don't need it. If I give it to you and let it protect you, wouldn't that make one thing do the work of two?"

Damn, that makes sense.

At that moment, the old man Gongshu understood.

That's incredible! The symbiotic properties of this black mist are simply too exaggerated.

Having the defensive properties of the black mist means that you won't get hurt.

The black mist is temporarily placed with someone else to protect them. The black mist is still being used by the person who shares its attributes, but the commands given by the user are somewhat special.

In this way, it is truly a case of splitting one into two for use. It is a divine artifact, a genuine divine artifact, a truly external divine artifact.

Upon realizing this, the old man Gongshu jumped up excitedly.

"You mean, I'll have a bodyguard who isn't particularly strong in combat, but can ensure I'm unharmed?" Lin Yi nodded, confirming the old man Gongshu's statement.

That's right, that's exactly what it means.

The old man Gongshu's voice trembled slightly.

That's right, he's a bodyguard, the kind that stays with you 24/7. The black mist can exist on Old Man Gongshu in various forms, possessing its own consciousness, and will not pose any danger to Old Man Gongshu.

"That's right, that's what I mean."

"Right now, there's no one who needs protection. You're the one who needs the most protection and to avoid any mishaps. So, as long as the equipment is successfully upgraded to +100, there won't be any problem with you wearing it."

"However, you can't show this off. If the Immortal King knew that I gave you the Black Mist, he would definitely guess that there's something fishy going on with me."

After saying that, Lin Yi turned his gaze to the black mist and expressed his guess.

As Lin Yi had predicted, everything went exactly as he had expected.

The black mist has the functions that Lin Yi mentioned.

That saying is true: there are no useless abilities in this world, only the strength or weakness of the developers of those abilities.

A highly capable person can develop many seemingly useless abilities to their fullest potential.

Let's do it! I now have the opportunity to gain the right to use an external artifact, and even if that right doesn't stay with me forever, it's enough.

That's a privilege reserved for ancient gods. The other high-ranking gods who were also among the Seven Heroes could never have such an opportunity, and wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

That's awesome! Thinking about this, Old Man Gongshu couldn't contain his excitement, and he even looked forward to the work.

The news of Lin Yi's successful return quickly spread throughout the Celestial Path of the Colorless Realm.

Defeating the Four Corpse Kings is a trivial matter.

This symbolizes that Lin Yi's strength has made him one of the most powerful beings in the entire Upper God Realm.

He's still very young, and his future potential is limitless. How can we not build a good relationship with him now?

This is a good opportunity for the Olympus lineage. They can take advantage of this opportunity to reasonably invite Lin Yi to Olympus Star to discuss important matters.

The Olympus faction has the right to invite Lin Yi.

Sure enough, on the third day after Lin Yi's return, he once again stepped onto the Temple of Olympus.

It hasn't been long since Lin Yi last visited this place.

Last time, the twelve Olympian gods also lined the streets to welcome him.

But this time, the way the twelve main gods looked at Lin Yi was completely different.

The intensely fervent gazes reflected the absolute faith and approval of the Olympian gods towards Lin Yi—or perhaps "faith and approval" wouldn't be the most accurate description.

At this moment, the twelve Olympian gods held Lin Yi in absolute respect.

"Brother Lin Yi, I knew you were no ordinary person. I'm so glad that we established a good relationship and became strategic partners before you accomplished your incredible feat."

To be fair, Zeus had excellent judgment.

Compared to Odin, the two are roughly equal in strength, and their status in the divine realm and the resources they possess are almost identical. However, their vision is on completely different levels.

Initially, when Lin Yi had just obtained the position of priest, Odin was quite sarcastic and often picked fights with Lin Yi, intending to embarrass him.

Unfortunately, even though there was a certain gap in strength between the two sides at that time, Odin was unable to make Lin Yi feel too embarrassed.

As for now, there's no need to even mention it.

Lin Yi, who could even defeat the Four Corpse Kings, was not someone that the Father of the Gods of Norse mythology could mess with or offend.

(End of this chapter)