American comic book: My Father is Superman, am I just an NPC?

Chapter 224 Lord of the Blazing Ashes! A Heaven-Defying Divine Skill!

Ian, who was originally wailing and cursing that someone had stolen his faith, changed his expression very quickly. He completely ignored Darkseid, who was still hoping that he would quickly exit the [Galactus] state.

He started spacing out.

In Ian's mind, the cold system notification sound was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, jolting him awake from his self-doubt as a "cosmic worm."

"Lord of Embers? The job change was successful?" Ian was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on his huge face. He remembered that the requirements for this hidden job change quest were extremely demanding.

who ever thought.

【Ding! 】

[Job transfer successful! 】

[Class: Lord of Embers has been acquired!]

Lord of Embers: You once illuminated the galaxy and witnessed the end of the universe. Your existence was both the dawn of civilization and the twilight of the old world.

Light should not be prayed for; it should only be harnessed. Unquenchable light and blazing ashes burn within you, indifferent to justice, good and evil, measuring the value of all things solely by the standard of light. O king of light and ashes, you will ultimately, in your utter destruction, reshape the eternal cosmic order!

[Basic template has been loaded!]

[Gained the talent skill - Throne of Chaos.]

[The job skill tree is now available!]

At the very moment the new class awakens, Ian's four-dimensional attributes receive another boost. Judging from the boost brought by the template, it should be another ultimate class.

Strength: 1701-1725

[Physical fitness: 1999-2100]

Intelligence: 89.2-97.5

[Spirit: 667-714]

Aside from a relatively small increase in strength, the growth in physical, intellectual, and mental attributes is quite remarkable. Clearly, the newly awakened class, [Lord of Embers], is a genuine mage tank.

It's not entirely unexpected, considering that the profession originated from Ultraman Belial. It's unclear whether he completed the mission by unintentionally saving someone from the darkness.

That's how lucky people are sometimes; they achieve things that ordinary people can't do even if they try their whole lives without realizing it. Ian thinks it must be largely due to the good fortune he has accumulated by being a good person in his daily life.

“Perhaps it has something to do with my unmarried second pregnancy and my glowing belly…” Ian’s mind raced. He suddenly thought of the abnormal loss of “light” and the strange feeling in his abdomen.

Realizing that this might be related to his awakening of a new profession, he had a thought, and his massive consciousness immediately sank into his "body" composed of energy and rules.

In his perception, the Earth, protected by layers of dimensional rules and his own magic, like a miniature landscape in amber, was indeed still safe and sound.

But above the Earth, in the area where his energy should have flowed, extra dimensions should have floated, and infinite starry skies should have been created, there was now an extremely conspicuous "thing".

It was a humanoid object radiating a pure, warm, yet undeniable golden light!
The texture of that light... Ian knew it all too well!
It shares the same origin as the "light" he previously used to deceive people... uh, it was "light" borrowed from his "family," but it's more refined and more essential!
"What kind of class is this?!" Ian's first reaction was one of utter exasperation. "Glowing off with the same golden light as you, Master Ian?! You dare steal my light and even imitate my color scheme?!"

Ian from Hongwen is just that unreasonable.

He concentrated and "saw" the specific shape of the luminous object. It was an enormous silhouette made of light, and the familiar red, silver, and purple color scheme astonished him.

The other person also has a signature blue energy timer on their chest.

"Holy crap! I've met a real Ultraman!"

"Diga!"

Ian exclaimed in surprise.

There was still some panic.

His first thought was, could it be that he had absorbed a lot of "light", which triggered the mechanism of the other party's underworld and caused it to "grow" out of thin air in his stomach?
You really shouldn't disbelieve it!

bright!

Even just mentioning light is enough to bring to mind Ultraman Tiga, an anomaly among Ultraman characters—he's such a quirky character! The thought that others might at most encounter a female ghost or zombie, or at most a mysterious Amon, while he might accidentally be attacked by an even more ruthless creature from the underworld made Ian's heart pound wildly.

Fortunately, Ian hadn't completely lost his composure. He repeatedly "looked" over, and with a deeper understanding, he realized that he didn't have anything more terrifying than the "American bacteria" that grows after someone discovers oil. Instead, some unscrupulous fellow had wandered into his stomach.

He discovered the nesting doll phenomenon.

He had Tiga inside his own belly, and inside Tiga's "belly" was another guy, a golden figure radiating powerful energy, who was also the Golden Superman who had been scared away by Ian's old father.

"Sure enough, it was his light, the filth attracted by his golden light." Ian finally understood, after all, his brain had now become larger than a star.

It might not turn around quickly.

But there are a lot of brain cells.

No wonder! No wonder the mission was suddenly completed! It turns out that this loser, who was scared away by his own father before, somehow attracted the possession of Tiga, who should be an alien invader. Then, Tiga, who was "greedy for light," probably instinctively took Golden Superman and that Ultraman body and went into the place with the most light in the entire universe.

That is, inside Ian's body.

Ian's mission to "bring the primordial darkness to the light" may have been fulfilled because Dark Tiga transformed into Light Tiga, instantly satisfying all the conditions!
"Dark Tiga becomes Tiga...tsk tsk, this mission assessment is spot on!" Ian nodded his huge head. Although the process was a bit of a blunder, the result was still good.

of course.

"Master Ian is a grateful man, but although Tiga and Golden Superman helped me complete the mission by chance, the matter of stealing my light still needs to be dealt with separately!"

"Gratitude is gratitude, and being owed light is being owed light... it can't be wiped clean." Ian made a deep note in his mental notebook about Golden Superman and Tiga in his Golden Superman form. Now was not the time to deal with this "uninvited guest" in his belly; the power brought by unlocking the new profession made him itchy with desire.

Ian's mind was completely absorbed in the chaotic battlefield, and he drifted back into his system interface to view his personal panel.

Name: Ian Kent

【普通职业：学生lv9〔441/2560〕作家LV13〔39874/40960〕领袖LV7〔445/640〕】

【超凡职业：狂战士LV9〔2115/2560〕，野蛮暴君lv11〔9457/10240〕【异变主宰lv3〔12/40〕】熵灭领主Lv18〔143221/1317120〕辉烬之主lv1〔0/10〕】

[Global Recognition: Key NPC (Peak Activity Period)]

[Innate Skills: Reverse Blood Furnace, Perfect Divinity, Feeding All Beings, Eternal Grace, Throne of Chaos]

[General Skills: Painting the World, Advanced Mimicry, Ian Kent Defense [Elite], Sharing, Learning [Elite] Whisper, Mechanical Overlord (Beginner)...]

[Professional Skills: Reverse Evolution Ray, Wrath of the Undead, Blasphemy Elegy, World-Burning Pulse, Perfect Divine Body, Eternal Day's Eye Level 3, Absolute Leap, Contempt Leap, Ultimate Hunger Level 3...] The new professional information and talent skills have appeared on the panel. In addition to these, Ian has also been grinding his Berserker and Savage Tyrant classes to the point where they are almost leveling up, but they are still some distance away from reaching the next stage.

It's nothing to worry about.

Most importantly, Ian's "Student" profession is almost at level 10.

He was also very much looking forward to whether the [Student] profession could awaken a new "ordinary" skill for him after reaching level ten. He didn't need it to be great; he would be satisfied as long as it was similar to [Writing the World with a Pen].

Ian has never been a greedy person. Because of this, he has been giving the system a few pokes every night before going to sleep, and he doesn't know if the system has listened to his teachings.

"Oh right, this active period has turned into the peak active period again. I wonder what that means. Does it mean that once I pass the peak, I'll become a key NPC who has to be shelved after leaving the mountain?"

Driven by curiosity about the changes in [world recognition], Ian once again turned his attention to his newly acquired professional abilities.

[Throne of Chaos: Darkness is the prelude to destruction, light is the hymn to rebirth.]

Good and evil, light and darkness, are not the end. True power lies in harnessing the radiant embers of chaos. Your will will engulf heaven and earth, letting the embers devour all things!

Doing good accumulates light, doing evil gathers darkness, and the thoughts of all beings are like fuel! Every choice you make will become nourishment for the Lord of Embers, and the tides of light and darkness will surge endlessly within you.

When good thoughts surge like a tide, you will be the light of dawn; when evil thoughts are like an abyss, you will be the lord of eternal night.

Your dark form tears reality apart, your light form reshapes order, and when your divine power burns to its limit, the radiant ashes that erupt will freeze time and space!

This is probably the most complex talent skill Ian has awakened so far; the skill description alone has already taken up a lot of Ian's attention.

There is a long list of detailed information following this.

First of all.

It refers to the actual meaning of "Doing good accumulates light, doing evil gathers darkness, and the thoughts of all beings are like firewood." It actually represents the upgrade method for the "Lord of Ashes" class.

It consists of two parts.

Doing good deeds: For each good deed that aligns with the definition of "order/light" (such as saving lives, maintaining peace, or healing wounds), you will gain "Essence of Light" and "Ember Experience Points" depending on the impact of the event.

Committing evil deeds: For each bad deed that fits the definition of "chaos/darkness" (such as creating chaos, causing disaster, or spreading fear), you will gain "Embers of Darkness" and "Embers of Ember" experience points, depending on the severity of the event.

Two different styles of doing things.

Both can provide Ian with the experience needed to level up as the Lord of Embers, making it a relatively easy class to level up. The two items worth mentioning are "Essence of Light" and "Ember of Darkness".

It can give Ian two different switchable forms. Of course, the Chaos Throne contains three switchable forms, making it like a combination of Ultraman Tiga and Belial.

[Radiant Judgment in the Form of Light: In the name of Radiant Ashes, I summon light to descend upon the world! Wherever darkness reaches, that is my judgment ground; under my holy light, no evil is spared!]

Once Ian enters this mode, he is surrounded by a dazzling golden light, gains 30% damage reduction and 20% healing increase, his normal attacks are inflicted with the "Holy Radiance Burn" effect, dealing bursts of true damage to dark-attribute enemies, and he can also lend his light to others, applying "Undying Glory" to his teammates.

This status grants teammates temporary immunity to crowd control and adds splash damage to each attack.

[Dark Form - Eternal Night King: Let darkness shroud the heavens and earth, let embers devour all things! My Dark Embers will be the end of all beings; those who submit to me will live, those who defy me will perish!]

Once Ian enters this mode, he becomes incredibly powerful; even the worst villains will offer him cigarettes. He is surrounded by dark flames, and his mere appearance is terrifying. In this state, he gains a 25% attack boost and a 15% lifesteal effect, and his normal attacks are imbued with the "Ember Corrosion" effect.

This effect reduces the enemy's defense by 25%. It also releases a large-scale dark fog that absorbs the life force of enemies within its range and converts it into the user's own.

Well, these two forms are like simply changing their shells, allowing them to seamlessly leap into the enemy's territory and become the kind of perfect, flawless entity that no one can find fault with.

When I'm good, no one is better than me; when I'm evil, no one is worse than me. To be honest, despite my seemingly idiotic personality, Ian is quite my type.

"And there's this ultimate form too!"

Ian looked at the third switchable form.

That is, [Radiant Ash Form - World-Shattering Ash Shadow].

It belongs to a true form of desperate struggle that can be used as a means of fighting for one's life, a desperate struggle that is as long as heaven and earth, an ultimate fusion of light and darkness, a perfect unity of chaos and order.

It has a white-gold color.

Its body is enveloped in a flow of light like a stellar furnace, interspersed with fine black ash. Once activated, it continuously burns divine power and life essence, unable to recover naturally until deactivated or exhausted.

of course.

The effect is also incredibly amazing.

Ian even considered renaming it "Ultimate Sublimation": Based on the Ember Form, you can further burn everything to gain absolute power that surpasses the limits of current dimensional understanding for a short period of time. It can even burn divine power, freeze the surrounding time, and allow only itself to move freely in space.

As long as one's divine power is burning continuously at a rate of 1% per second, one will gain an "immortal" effect, becoming immune to all impending or already occurring damage. In this state, one can briefly intervene in and modify local causal chains, achieving miracles/paradoxes where the "effect" precedes the "cause" or directly negates the "cause."

"Fuck!"

Even with Ian's well-informed nerves, after reading the description of the [Radiant Ember Form], he couldn't help but gasp – it was beyond powerful!
It’s simply outrageous!

To transcend time and alter cause and effect is a power that transcends multiple levels, a characteristic possessed only by life forms of the highest dimensions. Although it is a trump card that consumes a great deal of resources, it is absolutely worth the price.

What kind of divine power?

What vitality?

Aren't they all renewable resources in Ian's eyes?

It's like money.

Once you've used up most of your resources, you can earn more by finding a place to absorb as much as you can—if all else fails, you can learn from the Dragon Ball universe and absorb all the life on a planet before going to Hell and Heaven to bring the life back to life and revive it.

"I'm truly a peerless genius at exploiting bugs!" Ian, whose thoughts were a bit too "new," was filled with excitement and couldn't wait to try out his new ability.

In the Dark Dimension.

Ian's cloudy eyes regained their sparkle.

He looked at the two people outside who were still staring at him: the lazy Sangu Demon and the enraged Darkseid. His lips curled into a classic crooked dragon king smile.

At this moment.

Still hoping that Ian's [Galactus] state wouldn't last long, Darkseid, full of hope, had no idea what he was about to face.

(End of this chapter)