The world is growing increasingly unsafe. Within the South City district alone, three more minor fiends have appeared in the past two days.
Their frequency has increased, significantly so!
Online, he's now an insider. He can discern the truth from many rumors, and his conclusion is - incidents are becoming more frequent!
He traced it back.
He doesn't know when fiends first appeared. It's just that these abnormal events were once extremely rare, mostly sensationalized entertainment news.
They truly started to increase about a few months ago, a gradual rise. But recently, there's been a substantial surge!
He's unsure what kind of world this will become. He only knows that fiends have always been dangerous. His ability to repeatedly defeat these minor fiends is solely due to the convenience of his missions.
He knew of fiends' existence early on and used the fiend tracker to confirm it, allowing him to strike directly and gain a first-mover advantage.
If it were an ambush, the danger would be entirely different.
Only after awakening can one truly have the ability to defeat minor fiends and confront major ones.
"Come on!"
Fang You sat in the living room. The solidified 'training room' living room allowed him to focus better, unburdened by distractions, as he stared at his phone.
Select Guide·Awakening, target is myself!
"Prompt: This guiding awakening requires consuming 'Destiny Points x1', 'Fiend Crystals x3'. The awakening probability is 82%. Failing the second guiding awakening will require more resources."
"Prompt: Do you wish to begin guiding awakening?"
Fang You: "???"
Although a mere 1 Destiny Point and 3 Fiend Crystals are no longer a significant issue, and although…
There are many "althoughs" but… he remembers when guiding Brother Hei Dao to awaken, the probability was 90%? How did it drop to 82% for him? Is it looking down on this Savior!
Flipping the table (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!
Hoo~ Hoo~ Calm down.
It's fine if it's not as good, he has to get used to it. 82% is still a decent probability. Moreover, failing wouldn't be a major problem. Maintaining a stable and peaceful mindset is the most crucial thing.
Fang You adjusted his emotions. Once he felt he was reasonably steady, he tapped the phone screen and then set the phone aside.
The guiding has begun!
He sat casually, his mind gradually sinking. The passage of time no longer seemed important. Suddenly, at a certain moment, an invisible, intangible factor within him began to boil.
Mysterious boiling!
The entire person felt like they had fallen into an abyss. Darkness surrounded him, the wind roared, monstrous beasts growled, and terrifying, bizarre forces surged like a tide, constantly assaulting his mental defenses.
Within, a voice seemed to echo incessantly.
"Fall, to fall is the greatest strength. Embrace the fiend, merge completely with the mysterious, and power will be readily available, as will wealth and status!"
Countless ugly, twisted, ferocious dark figures clawed at him, trying to drag him into that dark abyss.
The deeper he fell, the stronger the power became.
There was no mistake, complete submersion was true ultimate strength.
But!
Fiends? Ugly things. What use is this kind of power! I choose to be cool! Being cool is for a lifetime!
The temptation was immense, but the direction was wrong. If it were to tempt him with sensuality, Fang You estimated it would be very difficult to break free. But power? At least, power gained by sacrificing everything is meaningless.
The mystery was boiling.
The dark figures were tearing at him.
Fang You's face contorted, his fists clenched, but a true man fears no pain like this! Just consider it like undergoing surgery without anesthesia or an unnecessary amputation, it's not a big deal, or rather, he has to endure it even if it is!
He didn't know how long it lasted. As he gradually grew accustomed to it, the surrounding darkness vanished.
It left quickly.
It was as if he had leaped out of the water, the pressure around him gone, allowing him to soar freely in the sky and swim boundlessly in the sea.
An invisible force burst forth from Fang You's body, stirring up gusts of wind.
He stood up, his body now covered in sweat, but his body was filled with surging power, an exceptionally powerful force, so powerful it frightened him!
He exerted a slight force with his legs and leaped, his hand touching the ceiling. Each casual punch and kick carried a whistling wind.
Fang You even held back, afraid of accidentally kicking a hole through the wall.
And within his body, there was an ineffable power that he could guide at will.
Life Energy!
"Is this Life Energy?"
Fang You picked up the novice wooden sword. This wooden sword had always been more of a prop in his hands. The sword itself had destructive power, but it was far from enough to kill fiends; it was pure scratching.
And his ultimate move, Palm Thunder, couldn't be used with a sword. This left him in an awkward position. Carrying a sword outdoors required disguise, which was troublesome.
"But in reality, it's not that the novice wooden sword is weak. Weapons of this white grade are actually for those who have awakened. If one hasn't awakened…"
It's like a person holding a gun without bullets, only able to smash people with the gun stock. How much damage could that do?
Now, it's different. Life Energy is the bullet for this sword.
"My basic swordsmanship could only scratch before, but now, just basic swordsmanship alone should have considerable destructive power. I won't have to rely on Palm Thunder as my first move against fiends anymore."
"My options have become more diverse, and the cost will surely decrease."
"Specifically, I'll have to find a minor fiend to test the sword."
Fang You picked up his phone and brought up his status panel.
"Savior of Destiny (First Awakening)"
"Physique: 2.7+2.9"
"Spirit: 1.6+1.6"
"Mystery: 0"
"Life Energy: 4.4" (5.6x0.5+3.2x0.5)
"Skills: Briefly"
"Equipment: Novice Wooden Sword"
"Ability: Burning Belief"
Fang You's eyes widened. He counted on his fingers, and indeed, his physique increase wasn't as much as Hei Dao's, but his physique and spirit combined were 0.2 points higher than Brother Hei Dao's.
As expected of me!
As expected of the legendary awakening, doubling the dimensions, gaining Life Energy, being able to truly unleash the power of equipment, and acquiring an awakened ability.
This round, he's incredibly strong!
It's just that this awakened ability is a bit confusing. Burning Belief, what does that even mean? Based on the name alone, he can't guess what kind of ability it is.
He hopes it's very powerful, worthy of his title as Savior.
He pulled up the detailed description.
"Burning Belief"
"Description: When a strong belief appears in the vicinity, its power can be gathered as firewood to fuel a flame, used to amplify a certain ability (body, skill, talent). The more belief power is gathered, the purer it is, and the more it aligns with the direction of the belief, the fiercer the flame and the stronger the amplification."
"Note: Awakened abilities can be improved through training, further awakening, and other means."
"Evaluation: When a person's belief is strong enough, the Savior will cast his gaze upon them, using human belief as firewood to ignite the flame of hope. This is… kindling!"
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