In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

As his skills improved, Rhodes's progress accelerated.

During this time.

Aside from the time spent traveling and devouring the dead zone, he spent the rest of his time repeatedly practicing the martial arts of the Blazing Sun lineage that he had obtained from the priest temple.

Dream Solvent is a good thing.

Normally, even with exceptional talent, it would be impossible for Rhodes to learn these complex martial arts in less than a few months.

However, after using the Dream Solvent, he had mastered all these martial arts techniques in just a few days.

The only thing lacking now is proficiency.

The priests' lineage possesses a wide range of weapons.

The weapons and martial arts skills that Rhodes received from them included everything from the most famous spear, staff, and bow skills of the Sunbringers, to slightly lesser skills like one-handed swordsmanship, two-handed swordsmanship, and divine magic that required magical artifacts.

There's not much else to say.

They are all just martial arts skills.

After learning it, what you need is repeated practice and continuous real-world experience.

The only special one.

This is the divine spell called the Blazing Sun Divine Art.

This is the priests' most prized possession, which they obtained from the Red King.

This was also the first time Rod encountered difficulties while learning the technique.

The medium for performing divine magic is a book.

The name is very simple.

It is called the Blazing Sun Secret Manual.

The divine magic that Rhodes is currently practicing is recorded in it.

Unlike other magical artifacts that are driven by elemental forces.

The Radiant Sun Codex requires the power of Hermanubis to activate.

in other words.

Even if someone who possesses the power of Hermanubis manages to seize this precious artifact, even a descendant of the Sun with priestly blood cannot use it.

As for the quality of this book...

According to Naxi Da's assessment.

If it weren't for its mediocre material, theoretically it could reach the level of the Crimson Sand Staff, given the power contained within it.

"After all, he is not a direct descendant of the priest. It is already more than enough that he has given me such a weapon."

Although somewhat disappointed, Rhodes did not express any opinion on the matter.

If it weren't for Nasita's sake, I wouldn't have been able to get these weapons.

Nothing to complain about.

The focus now is not on the quality of the weapons acquired for free, but on quickly mastering the use of the Blazing Sun Divine Art to add new trump cards to one's portfolio.

There are only three divine spells recorded in the Blazing Sun Artifact.

Unconventional and unorthodox.

One offensive divine spell, one defensive divine spell, and one healing divine spell.

This healing-type divine spell perfectly compensates for Rhodes's weakness of being able to heal himself solely through his elemental power.

However, this divine art is also the most difficult to learn.

From the moment he acquired these divine arts, he would go to Nasita's dream world every night to practice.

But after so many days...

He's mastered the other two divine spells quite well.

The application of this healing technique, however, remains quite rudimentary.

The ability to keep someone alive even when they are on the verge of death, as described in divine arts, is something he simply cannot do at his current level.

The limit he can reach now.

It can create a reply array similar to the "like guy".

The area is not large.

It is only about two meters in diameter.

Within this magic circle, as long as the injury is not a serious one such as internal organ damage or broken arms or legs, one can recover quickly.

This is the result of Rhodes's experiments after capturing some monsters.

By the way.

This incantation requires the use of the ancient language of the Red King lineage.

Just like with Teyvat Common, Rhodes learned it immediately after receiving the ancient book from the priest.

It was so fast that even Nasita was amazed.

Moreover, if it weren't for his innate ability to speak this ancient language, Rhodes would have wasted countless hours trying to learn these divine spells.

Aside from this single yet powerful healing spell.

The other two divine spells were relatively easier to learn.

This attack spell is a large-area spell called the Fall of the Sun.

After it is displayed.

Regardless of the elemental power used, it will transform into a giant wolf that pounces down from the sky, covering a range of up to 100 meters, and its power is immense. With Rhodes' current elemental power reserves, he only needs to use half of it to instantly smash a large dead zone from the outside.

The other defensive spell is even simpler and more direct.

This is a divine spell that strengthens oneself, called the Protection of the Sun. It allows one to integrate the elemental power from the Eye of God into oneself, making the originally fragile body more resilient, like armor.

Rod tried it.

Without using his full strength, thanks to the protection of the Blazing Sun, even if he used the sharpest longsword among the Blazing Sun weapons to strike, he could only leave a white mark.

Attack, defense, and treatment.

These three seemingly few divine spells are all impeccably powerful spells.

Let's talk about the shortcomings.

The spell must be recited completely before casting it. At the same time, the power of Hermanubis within the body is used to activate the magic circle in the artifact. Then, the elemental power is activated through the magic circle. Only in this way can the divine spell be cast.

The more elemental power input, the stronger the divine spell will be.

in short.

By slowly chanting and gathering power, you can maximize its effectiveness.

That's quite simple.

But what Rhodes needs to do now is...

It involves chanting incantations while simultaneously mobilizing Hermanubis's power and elemental forces at the fastest speed possible, thereby shortening the time required to cast divine spells.

This not only requires Rhodes to be able to finish the spell quickly and accurately, but also requires him to ensure that Hermanubis's power and elemental power are all in place before the spell is finished.

Although this rapid casting will reduce a large portion of the divine spell's power, it will also shorten the casting time significantly, allowing him to quickly deal with enemies.

that's it.

While clearing the dead zone, Rhodes practiced the martial arts and divine spells of the descendants of the blazing sun. Half a month later, the outline of Sumeru City finally appeared before his eyes.

(End of this chapter)

150. Chapter 145 The Great Sage's Test

Chapter 145 The Great Sage's Test

Sumeru City remains the same.

No matter how many times I come here, it seems like nothing ever changes.

Calculated by time.

Elhesen should have already entered the city by now.

As for the mercenaries led by Desia and Rahman, they theoretically entered the city even earlier than Elhesen.

Rhodes made no attempt to conceal his presence and entered the city openly, even wearing the Void Terminal to his ear to let the Great Sage know that he had returned.

Nasita had previously made calculations from the perspective of the void.

Only Dixia left; Farusan, Kavi, and Candice remained.

According to the Void's analysis, Rhodes should currently be in Aru Village continuing his studies of the Myo-ryo school and his research on the Su-ryo school.

His actions, which defied the calculations of the void, meant that entering Sumeru City directly would actually be safer than not entering the city at all.

"Whether they are accomplished sages or scholars just beginning their studies in the College of the Church, they are absolutely certain of the conclusions about the void, and neither think about it nor investigate it."

"Therefore, once something occurs that contradicts our understanding of the void."

"They will be in a state of brief panic."

These are the words Nasita said to Rhodes.

This also reflects the current state of academic circles in the field of Sumeru studies.

Blindly trusting the void has become an instinct for almost every scholar of Sumeru.

Just like when Rhodes made his assessment of those scholars at the Zen Garden.

Their long-standing dependence on the void has robbed them of their ability to think.

After entering the city.

Rhodes did not rush to find Desia and the others who had already entered the city. Instead, he boldly returned directly to the Church and went straight to Sipadanmo Academy to see Gülesh.