Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 177 Phantom Thunder Spirit and Totem Promotion
Li Yu listened attentively to the old man's teachings and instructions, but saw that the latter mentioned another topic.

"Little guy, are you interested in becoming the Great Guardian of Thunder City?"

Great Guardian?
This unexpected turn almost hurt Li Yu's waist.

"Senior, I'm not suitable to be the Great Guardian, am I?"

There were many things that Li Yu could not see during his few days in Leicheng, but he also saw a lot of things. For example, Leicheng was very receptive to new things, but it was extremely conservative and xenophobic in nature, especially in the selection of guardians. The background review of members was several times stricter than that of the trial, not to mention the existence of the Great Guardian, who represented the highest power and status of the guardians.

As a foreign tourist, it is impossible for me to even become a guardian, let alone a great guardian.

The old man didn't care about Li Yu's questioning, but said leisurely:
"If I say you can do it, then you can do it. Judging from your description of Leicheng, the current guardian inheritance should be relatively complete. In this case, the fact that you can successfully meet me now represents the guardian lineage's recognition of you."

The seemingly unintentional words instantly aroused Li Yu's vigilance.

"Senior, what do you mean by this?"

The old man found Li Yu's nervous look quite funny.
"What are you afraid of? As long as the guardian still remembers my original admonition, nothing will happen to you."

"if……"

The old man had predicted Li Yu's questions countless times.

"Even if the guardian betrays his ancestral teachings, I can still ensure that you are safe."

"Senior, you actually have a backup plan?" Li Yu was full of admiration. He was able to consider the changes a thousand years later. This was already a sign of foresight.

"good."

Perhaps because he had been lonely for too long, the old man had no resistance to the admiring gaze of an outstanding junior like Li Yu, and immediately took out a talisman.

Seeing the "ghostly talisman" on the talisman, Li Yu consciously looked away. Although the talisman was a kind of miniature magic array, the difficulty of this thing was a bit beyond the knowledge of his intermediate array master.
"Senior, do you have any research on Taoism?"

"Practicing is too simple. I always want to learn something new when I'm bored."

The old man's answer was quite Versailles, but it also hit the core of the disaster victim. The speed of cultivation was too fast, resulting in a lack of pressure. When the realm could not be improved, in addition to fighting, one must develop some side jobs to fill the empty heart.

"Refine this directly. For my sake, the Phantom Thunder Spirit will protect you."

"Phantom Thunder Spirit?"

A name I've never heard of.

"It's the totem thunderbird you mentioned."

The old man explained:

"The Phantom Thunder Spirit is its race."

"The Phantom Thunder Spirit is a different species of Thunder Elemental Monster. It is not good at fighting, and its combat power is not strong among Thunder Elemental Monsters of the same level. However, it has the ability to split into thousands and change its shape at will. It can use the Thunder Element to create illusions and possess mages. It is considered a very powerful auxiliary elemental monster."

"The Thunderbird is just a form it transforms into."

Not good at fighting?

Li Yu's mouth twitched. Are you kidding?
As the signature of Leicheng, the monarch-level demons that fell at the hands of Thunderbird could not be defeated with just two hands, and even more sea monster monarchs were driven into the deep sea by the opponent. Is this also called not good at fighting?

"I think that Thunderbird is very powerful."

Li Yu didn't expect the old man to nod in agreement.

"It is indeed very strong." "But this is not due to its racial characteristics. It is because it has been promoted to a totem and has mastered even more powerful power."

This sentence made Li Yu dumbfounded.
"Can totems be promoted?"

Unexpectedly, this sentence was like setting off a landmine. The old man was very disappointed with his failure.

"How could the young generation nowadays be so ignorant that they don't even know the totem?"

Unlearned and unskillful?

Li Yu: Me?
After being an excellent student for so many years, this is the first time I have heard the evaluation of "unlearned and incompetent" from a senior.

Is there an intermediate formation master in this world who is as unlearned and unskillful as him?

However, Li Yu knew his own business, and he knew almost nothing about totems. The only one he had come into contact with was the totem black snake he encountered some time ago.

Therefore, Li Yu simply expressed his ignorance and asked the old man for advice.

After learning about the almost rare records about totems in later generations, the old man just sighed slightly.
"Sure enough, it has finally come to this."

This reaction obviously had a story, but when Li Yu questioned the old man, he looked as if he couldn't bear to think back on the past, and refused to reveal a word.

However, Li Yu also got the news of the totem's promotion from the old man.

There is a saying that is absolutely correct: the essence of totem is demon.

The reason why there is a distinction between totems and demons lies in the mentality of the two.

Demons feed on humans, and totems fight to protect them.

Originally, there was no distinction between demons and totems, but as the human race multiplied, different demons had different habits and completely different attitudes towards humans.

In the primitive society before human civilization, humans have always been food for demons, who allow them to kill or take their own life. However, there are always one or two exceptions. They are relatively gentle towards humans, and are even willing to let humans live in their territories. They also severely attack demons that invade their territories for hunting.

This kind of battle, which was originally just to defend one's own territory, was seen by the humans at that time as a protection for them. Therefore, this group of humans who believed they were protected would regard the demons that accepted them as their patron saints, and firmly believe in the protection of "God" over them.

The protected human tribes painted the image of "God" on carriers such as stones, wooden boards, and furs, which became the symbol of the tribe, that is, the totem. Members with the same totem lived together to form a tribe, and the tribe worshipped "God" to form a belief.

In the same tribe, there will always be some members who can understand the will of "God" or please "God" more. These people become tribal leaders and witches.

As the "God" spends more time with humans who are full of vitality and creativity, his thinking and concepts will gradually be affected and changed. The battles with other demons that were originally fought to protect his own territory will gradually evolve into battles to protect the human race in the territory. This mentality will even become an instinct, rooted in the blood, and last for a long time.

Moreover, demons that have completed this kind of ideological transformation will be blessed by their own tribal beliefs, thereby gaining some special abilities that are different from other demons. Their combat effectiveness is generally stronger than that of demons of the same level. When they reach this stage, the original demons will become totem beasts in the eyes of the world.

The Totem Thunderbird was promoted in this way.

When the old man and the thunderbird first met, the other party was just an ordinary phantom thunder spirit, a kind of elemental demon. It was attracted by the old man's extremely pure thunder element magic power and signed a contract with the old man to become a contracted beast. It stayed with the old man from his middle age to his old age, which took nearly half a century.

During this period, Phantom Thunder Spirit had been fighting side by side with the old man, driving away countless demons that tried to invade Thunder City.

Thousands of years ago, in the eyes of the people of Leicheng who had just been incorporated into the kingship and were still in a barbaric state, the Phantom Thunder Spirit was a guardian god-level existence just like the old man.

When the old man passed away in Thunder City, the Phantom Thunder Spirit, who was used to staying in this city, remained true to his original intention and cooperated with the guardian to protect the city surrounded by the monsters of the South China Sea.

As time went on, the setting of the phantom thunder spirit patron saint became deeply rooted in people's hearts. With the blessing of this primitive belief, the appearance of the totem thunderbird became a natural result.

(End of this chapter)