Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 337 "Apostles"

After drinking the potion in one gulp, Star's experience was the same as before:
Watch as the spots of light "between reality and illusion" unfold, forming "lines" made up of colorful "pure white", and then forming figures painted with intricate patterns.

Then, as the potion spread, Star felt the familiar sense of stimulation, which he was unable to describe. He felt as if his body was being reshaped and became transparent, and his entire form of existence was transformed.

It is not the kind of transformation of a "spiritual witch" or "gatekeeper" that uses a part of the body to accommodate spirits or dead souls. This transformation is more like "discovering" something else that already exists:
If I have to say it: it’s “soul”.

It's not a "spirit", it's a "soul".

It is the "soul" used to "tamper" with the "idealistic" power of Pathway Sequence 5.

It is the "soul" mentioned in the previous world.

Perhaps this is a clue to revealing that he is actually a "time traveler"?

Star finally has partial confirmation.

The previous Star even suspected that during the long period of "reincarnation", the memories of modern life he knew were actually fabricated.

After all, in this extraordinary world, it is not difficult to achieve the desired effect.

And how can Star confirm whether this memory that is incompatible with the world is also fabricated.

Even the various intelligence related to this world can be attributed to the authority and symbols that were partially known in the old days, such as the "Ring of Fate" and the "High-Dimensional Overlooker".

Star had tried their "cards" before, and had some idea of ​​how powerful the Old Ones were - they were in a completely different dimension from the gods, and they were the symbol of the entire universe.

He slowly opened his eyes, feeling every cell in his body vibrating with joy and accepting new strength. Under the catalysis of the magic potion, it became more capable of carrying extraordinary power.

The buzzing sound stopped, and instead the previous blocked feeling dissipated and turned into a clear whisper.

It seemed like a "message" from the past of "reincarnation", which disappeared after sounding over and over again.

The only problem is:

Star was in a state of extreme chaos and confusion.

So this whisper of suggestion was quickly ignored.

As time went by, under this kind of transformation of both body and mind, Star gradually entered a strange state. He felt as if he had merged with the surrounding environment, and could feel every subtle change around him, the flow of breath, and the changes in light and shadow.

His consciousness was spreading, as if it could reach the edge of the universe.

Then everything shrank to a certain extreme "cosmic singularity".

That is the "dark side of the universe" and a symbol of the end of all things:

"Eternal Darkness"!
Just like what he had encountered by chance before, Star once again saw the illusory gray tide from the "River of Everlasting Darkness":
It exudes a strong aura of "eternal sleep" and "the end", remains unchanged throughout the ages, and imprisons all intelligent creatures from ancient times to the present.

Regardless of good or evil, regardless of strength, everyone is treated equally.

As the ambiguous words inscribed in Ciudad Calderón say:

“Even the gods cannot escape;”

"Even if you die, you will be detained."

This is a symbol representing things such as "universe death, eternal sleep, end, end, and deep darkness".

"Eternal darkness" is its meaning.

At this moment, Star seemed to see a straight, wide, illusory, colorless and dark river.

The river was so blurry that it was difficult to see clearly because it was surrounded by a gray-white mist like a barrier.

But Star could clearly feel its presence:
"The River of Everlasting Darkness".

After the grayish-white, barrier-like mist opened its veil and could no longer cover the illusory dark river under Sta's will, Sta's consciousness became clearer than before:
He skipped over a lot of unimportant details, and then took the opportunity to see that above the rushing river, there were still countless, slightly blurry, translucent figures walking and wandering.

These figures were vague, like the afterimages of some life, trapped in the tributaries, unable to escape. In the end, like the other figures, they were just trying in vain to escape the river.

But there were other figures that were special. There were countless figures that were almost overlapping:

Unlike the other figures who remained in a state of wooden confusion, walking back and forth endlessly.

In this detention, there was no confusion on their faces, but they sat on the river in a vacant position, as if waiting for something.

Seeing them again, these "death marks" that were suspected to be left by the "tampering" of the Path Sequence 2 "Reincarnation", Star suddenly felt a little strange:
During that "transformation", he understood all the names of the subsequent sequences, and also had a preliminary understanding of the source of the ability to restart the world.

It’s “reincarnation”.

It is also "tampering".

But what exactly is the authority of this path?
It is amazing that it can have such an effect and be compatible with so many unrelated fields.

Moreover, there are too many of these "death marks"...

With this thought in mind, he looked towards the top floor tentatively:

He also tentatively wanted to take this opportunity to touch those "Death Brands".

As soon as he tried to contact them, they seemed to have sensed Star's intention, and countless "infinite" figures looked towards Star.

"Tampering" Pathway Sequence 0:

"unlimited"!
……

This was the last information Star received when he was conscious.

As time went by, the feeling of transformation gradually weakened, and Star's consciousness began to return to reality. He slowly opened his eyes, and felt that everything around him was shrouded in a "pure white light", which was the scene caused by his new extraordinary power.

Taking a deep breath and feeling the surging power in his body, Sta knew that his promotion had been successful, and he retracted the breath that he had unconsciously emitted.

Now, even without any external help, he can be regarded as the top of the middle sequence.

And if you use "Between Reality and Illusion", it will be just like the "Dice Rolling" of the previously blessed Sequence 9 "Gambler" and the "Transformation" of the Sequence 6 "Weirdo".

If the newly acquired extraordinary abilities are also blessed by "Between Reality and Virtuality", they will surely be greatly enhanced.

After all, it is "infinite":

Even without mentioning that Star had no idea how high his status in the "between reality and illusion" was, just based on this authority, Star understood one thing.

In fact, most of his extraordinary abilities can reach a "conceptual level" with the blessing of "Between Reality and Virtuality". This is why Star was able to let "rolling the dice" affect the specific situation of "Source Castle" at that time.

This extraordinary "conceptual-level" ability has even reached a level where it can be achieved regardless of one's personality and only depends on the complexity of the matter.

Then Star looked at his core extraordinary ability of "Tampering" Path Sequence 5 "Apostle":

"Idealism".

It can be said that the various transformations of the "Apostles" are all preparations for ultimately being able to acquire this "idealistic" power.

The effect is "mediocre":
It means being able to use the power of "intention" to a certain extent to influence and even reshape the surrounding world and environment, achieving the effect of "wishes come true".

If it were normal, there would definitely be a process of “I think this is how it will work”.

But in fact, Star possesses the ability "between reality and illusion", which allows him to skip some unnecessary preparations and use this extraordinary ability more conveniently, just like "rolling the dice".

For example, to be like the cartoon character "Tom Cat", to be able to stretch freely, to be able to "ascend to heaven by stepping on the left foot with the right foot", to "rub the perpetual motion machine with hands", to "recover instantly" and other achievements that seem difficult to achieve for others.

It can be said that this "idealistic" ability is actually, to some extent, a summary and sublimation of previous extraordinary abilities such as "dice rolling", "imagination", "reconnaissance", and "recovery".

It is a "qualitative change" that condenses many extraordinary abilities.

It can be said that relying solely on this extraordinary ability, without any external objects ("between reality and illusion" is not an external object), Star also has the courage to fight against a Sequence 4 demigod opponent, or even to face a Sequence 3 Saint.

These were existences that he had to prepare for with other extraordinary characteristics in the past in order to truly deal with.

If we have to use a unit to measure combat power, it would be "99 Master Luos".

The reason why the number of people who lost one to three digits is because Star felt that "Master Luo" also had his merits. He could not be denied that he was once a Sequence 5 just because of his temporary achievements.
In comparison, the other extraordinary abilities of the "Apostle" do not seem so core, or it seems that other extraordinary abilities are derived from this extraordinary ability.

Even the extraordinary ability of "Ideality" of the Sequence 5 "Apostle" of the "Tampering" path has already been considered to have touched the core authority of the "Tampering" path:
The name of that sequence 0: "Infinity"!
It can be said that: “The power of the mind is infinite.”

Anyway, it is the power of the "idealistic system".

It is an integrated ability, far more than what he has demonstrated now, not to mention after being blessed with "Between Reality and Illusion".

Like [Reset to Zero]:
Nothing can be cut, nothing can be destroyed.

This is the most extreme destructive effect.

Transforming "existence" into "non-existence" can be described as "nothing exists outside the mind", turning all hostile existences into nothingness.

This is also a manifestation of the ability of idealism to "transform reality into illusion".

This is also one of the manifestations of the so-called "illusion and reality" of the "falsification" approach and "between reality and illusion".

Of course, Star now understands that the "Eternal Darkness" realm governed by the "River of Eternal Darkness" also has a corresponding impact on the extraordinary ability of "Return to Zero".

It is a partial manifestation of the authority of "Death" under the source of the "Eternal Darkness" realm, the "River of Everlasting Darkness".

After cooperating with "Between Reality and Illusion", Star finally understood how he destroyed Adam's extraordinary characteristics when facing him.

It turns out that this extraordinary ability of "reset to zero" is also responsible.

In addition, the ability of [idealism] is also related to abilities such as [potential].

What is manifested in this advancement is the power of [miracle].

This is not the same as the "miracle" of a "miracle worker", but refers to the extraordinary people who have reached the level of "apostle", who naturally possess an extraordinary ability to "explode" at any time.

In certain situations that are deeply related to their interests, the "Apostles" will experience rapid growth in certain abilities due to their enlightenment and feel the surging power in their bodies.

Even previous injuries can disappear quickly and be healed under such circumstances.

This "explosion" phenomenon is a natural release of the inner potential of the "apostles".

Rapid healing is also the natural healing effect brought about by previous extraordinary abilities such as "resurrection".

It can be said that once this extraordinary ability can be applied freely, the "Apostle" will be like an "indestructible cockroach" and can "repeatedly do sit-ups and go in and out of the ICU" until a "turnaround" comes.

Of course, this "explosion" is not without cost, and there are certain negative effects.

Therefore, Star would not abuse this extraordinary ability without limit - unless he cheated.

Hehehe, "between reality and illusion"... Hehehe, "between reality and illusion"...

As this thought came to his mind, Star experimented with this ability on himself. He took a deep breath, feeling the surging power in his body, and a qualitative change had already taken place within him.

The effect of the extraordinary ability was reflected in his body and spirit in an instant. Star now felt like he was reborn. Not only did he possess more powerful strength, but he also had a completely new perspective to look at the world and himself.

Is that the perspective of the previous "narration"?

Having understood the source of this special change, Star felt the various qualities that could only be obtained by equipping the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 4 "Mystic", and felt that the effect was a little too good.

But when he thought that this "explosive" power was also related to his own will, and when he thought of his own will value, he was completely relieved:
“So it’s because I’m so outstanding.”

"a ha ha ha."

Putting aside this self-boasting thought, Star turned to examine the other two special advanced abilities.

One is [Awakening the Spirit].

The awakening of the spirit is quite mysterious. It clearly exists as a control skill, but it has to be given such a name.

As long as he makes a [Will] judgment once, Star can use this [Idealism] ability to control others like a "Puppet Master".

This is the [Awakening] of the [Apostle], the Sequence 5 of the [Tampering] Path.

Such as [Empathy], [Teasing] and other spiritual extraordinary abilities.

It would be better to change it to a name like [Drive] (Bewitch), which is also in line with the "idealistic" style of "Apostle".

However, after Star learned about extraordinary abilities such as "potential", he was not sure whether the name "Qi Ling" also contained a deep meaning.

So after he understood this extraordinary ability, he turned to look at another extraordinary ability:
【sublimation】.

It is also a manifestation of the power of "idealism", a manifestation of the power of "transforming the virtual into the real" on objects.

(End of this chapter)