Chapter 121 - 101: A New Three-Choice-One Talent

In short, it’s just one sentence.

[Ultimate Wisdom] is really exhilarating!

As various ingredients of this mushroom soup are added continuously, brewed again and again, Liu Jun is getting more and more Talent Mushrooms.

And this powerful force.

It’s just the beginning.

Who knows what new mushroom talents will appear later?

"Pain, yet joyful!"

"Crisis coexists with opportunity!"

"Every time there’s a three-choice situation, as long as the world isn’t destroyed, a small civilization level breakthrough occurs!"

Liu Jun’s gaze falls once again on the progress bar.

[Progress Bar: 97%]

It’s coming soon.

He suddenly feels a bit flustered.

Wondering what this time will bring?

Hopefully something that puts the mind at ease.

It seems that the most basic Five Elements attribute mushrooms have all been unlocked, and what might appear next are probably the more peculiar ones.

Perhaps even upgraded versions of previous talents.

Or maybe it’s the infection skill tree that hasn’t been lit up, various weird abilities to increase infection.

The mushrooms now have already exaggerated infectiousness on their own.

If a mushroom enhancing infection comes out, it can only be laughed at helplessly!

The world really does seem like it’s always on the brink of collapse.

In the Duke’s Mansion, Liu Jun is constantly calculating the future development.

"God, are you worried?"

The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly suddenly seems a bit puzzled, "Although the world respects you as the Mysterious God, haven’t you said you don’t want to meddle in this era?"

Liu Jun grabs the little butterfly, holding it in his arms and gently stroking it,

"In the position, handling the responsibilities."

"I seized Surya’s God position and took the Divine Object, which is equivalent to weakening their original power."

"And as for how powerful this Divine Object is, you should know."

"Since I took it away, naturally, I have to bear the chain reaction caused and take the responsibility to guide my faction of subordinate gods, ensuring this era does not collapse because I stole the power."

Liu Jun patiently explains.

Initially, picking one out of three was perfectly balanced.

But the last time in a three-choice situation, he took two, which was a bit too much.

If he’s too greedy and causes the collapse of this Mushroom Soup World, he’d have nowhere to cry.

Exhausting the soup for fish is a major taboo.

"That’s how it is."

The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly looks enlightened.

She takes out a monocle and puts it in front of her eye, posing like a learned scholar, as if a drama queen possessed her,

"You have always said that everything in the world is balanced, with gains and losses, and now that you have taken the power of the era, naturally you need to return this power to the era."

"The beings on the ground are truly blessed, the world will spread your gospel!"

"You personally descended, becoming the god of an era, at least you can lead the beings through several disasters."

"Only after you repay this karma will you return to the tree, letting them face one trial after another independently again."

What blessing!

Liu Jun sighs in his heart.

He is not truly "mysterious" and lacks the talent to study [Mystery].

As a God, he is still just a figurehead.

Enough to maintain, insufficient to explore.

"Research is impossible, I’ll never have that mysterious talent to study it in my lifetime."

"I, this fake God, to help this era, can only continue being a thief, stealing things more diligently to support you all."

Liu Jun feels very helpless, "The burden of reputation."

What kind of situation is this?

The things stolen will never feel secure.

But then he suddenly thought of Surya.

"That old man is a true mysterious genius, 100% compatibility, even if I don’t return the mushroom to him, bringing him back to cultivate a bit, would be quite profitable."

"Let him bear the responsibility of being God."

Three days later.

The news of the investigation came back.

That old man Surya, after saving his daughter, finally met his twilight years.

He spent over a decade with his daughter, already died of old age.

He already had a crippled leg, when he was young as a little general in the Angel Army, he fought against a giant dragon, suffering numerous hidden injuries, he already did not have long to live.

"Just died like that?"

"You should have been the protagonist of the era."

Liu Jun was a little dazed hearing the news but soon came back to his senses,

"Indeed! He was already about to die of old age back then, without the Divine Object, naturally he couldn’t live another life."

"No matter how talented, without the chance to rise, one can only die old as a normal person."

Liu Jun laments but does not feel much guilt.

The [Ultimate Wisdom] mushroom will definitely not be let out.

However.

There is quite an interesting thing.

Surya’s daughter courageously saved from the evil dragon, the Weaver Girl forced to weave clothes day and night, is now in the Great Duke’s Mansion.

She is precisely the disciple Maria, just brought back by Rilla.

She seems to have inherited some of her father’s [Mystery] affinity, chosen by Rilla during her journeys around the land, brought back.

Rilla traveled throughout the land these years, bringing back the most talented two children with mysterious talent.

One is the daughter of the Sea Goddess, Thetis.

One is Surya’s child, Maria.

Of course.

The land is vast, naturally, there are also male prodigies.

But those male disciples all have some special thoughts towards the most beautiful woman, the Valkyrie Rilla.

Hence.

Rilla only accepts female disciples.

Even Liu Jun can’t help but tease: "They all want to pursue the master, probably a passed-down trait?"

Great.

The love culture of the Angel Race is very open.

Great Duke’s Mansion.

Liu Jun instructs the kitchen to make a richer meal for dinner to entertain guests.

Then in the evening, Rilla was called to have dinner together.

At the dining table, Great Mage Li Wei spoke: "How have you been lately? Is there any possibility of integrating with the Wind Divine Object?"

"There is no possibility of integration."

Rilla came behind, gently massaging Liu Jun’s shoulders.

The six pairs of snow-white, soft wings from behind wrapped around Liu Jun’s entire body, slowly massaging.

As she massaged, she said:

"Although my brother also wants me to try the Wind Element, I don’t have an affinity for it, giving it to those Wind Element geniuses is the best."

"The wind is free."

"And I do not long for freedom."

"I just want to stay in the Duke’s Mansion, just want to be by your side."

Liu Jun sighed.

How could he not understand her words and intentions?

This pair of siblings, Rex ascended to divinity, but Rilla had no possibility of achieving godhood.

"Speaking of the Wind Divine Object, we angels don’t have the wind magic lineage like the giant dragons, we’re just starting to research it."

"Now our angels are establishing Wind Magic guilds in various cities."

"Although we have cultivated a few geniuses who are proficient in the Wind Element, it’s just the beginning, and the step to become a god might still take some time."

"I’m afraid we can’t wait for the next Divine Trial."

The implication is clear.

In other words, the next outbreak of the Divine Trial will be shouldered by God of Light Rex himself.

"I brought two new disciples to accompany you."

Rilla called Maria over and introduced her background,

"I met the legendary Divine Messenger, Nachi, in a coastal city."

"He was also traveling the earth and introduced Maria, who was selling matches, to me."

Liu Jun frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Wondering what on earth Xu Changsheng was up to.

Not doing proper work, running around exploring.

Is this an experiment in new magic, conducting tests?

After all, the Longevity Seeker always likes to act as a mentor.

Otherwise, how else to boast about who from history was my disciple, who was my bosom friend?

It’s just that this guy doesn’t update books but runs over here to play!

This guy is truly not doing his proper work.

Liu Jun, who plays games without doing proper work, had no realization of his own.

In his view, working hard every day in the Public Sea of Consciousness to make money and support My World was his primary job.

Rilla showed a hint of admiration,

"Nachi is indeed an emissary of the Cangwu Tree, very powerful, he taught Maria a Beautiful Dream Magic."

"Maria has strong Fire Element affinity and Mysterious affinity, dual magic cultivation, and the matches she sold seemed to contain beautiful illusions at the time."

"Each time she lit a match, the flames manifested mystery, allowing guests to see the desires in their hearts."

Liu Jun raised an eyebrow.

A fairy tale, the little girl selling matches?

In reality, Maria wasn’t selling matches due to poverty after her father left.

But as a mage full of ideals, she developed a series of Fire of the Spirit magic.

"Compound Magic?"

Liu Jun smiled.

Rilla said, "Compound Magic was proposed by my brother and me, and as the God of Light, his essence is also the cultivation of Compound Magic of Light and Mysterious."

"After I leave, my two disciples will follow you."

Rilla, with a pitiful look, had her whole heart and eyes focused on the great mage Li Wei in front of her.

Liu Jun didn’t buy into her pitiful little tricks, "Focus on diligent cultivation, achieving longevity naturally gives you a chance to be with me."

"You’re only at the third tier now, if you break through to the fourth tier, how could you worry about lifespan?"

The third tier is merely a strong individual in a city.

The fourth tier is the ruler of this era.

Rilla sighed, "The fourth tier, ah, is very difficult for me."

The fourth tier Wisdom God is hard for anyone.

1. Innate Saints, like the Hot Carps, have a 90% certainty of reaching the fourth tier.

2. Fusion with Divine Objects, leveraging the great power of the Divine Object, raises the upper limit of life’s tier, just like Liu Jun.

Otherwise, the probability of other ordinary third tiers breaking through to the fourth tier is less than 1%.

Rilla doesn’t consider herself that lucky one.

The aptitude of her body is right there, and she has entirely sensed that insurmountable bottleneck of her physique.

Next, Liu Jun listened to Rilla chatting about various interesting travel stories.

"I met a ranger named Flying Leg, he had Innate Saint legs, running everywhere to find an antidote to save a poisoned tribe..."

"I met a princess living in a castle, she had the Thousand-Mile Eye, watching the landscape from the castle every day."

Liu Jun enjoyed the massage around him, listening to the stories.

This era is quite interesting.

Xiangtuo Mo allowed the creatures on the earth all to have his lineage, all infected with his Sacred Body.

One in a million, there is a life with a Saint’s Organ.

This led to the emergence of many geniuses, Flying Leg, Thousand-Mile Eye, Sharp-Hearing Ear.

But they inherited this set of Sacred Body lineage, as well as some vulnerabilities of Xiangtuo Mo.

Liu Jun listened to the interesting adventure stories of the great hero Rilla, just thinking:

"Maybe one day, a new perfect Sacred Body could be created as the foundational template for body refinement of the era."

But it won’t be now.

The miracle of Xiangtuo Mo’s Sacred Body is hard to replicate.

Now the attention is still on deducing an Extraordinary System, surviving through one god disaster after another.

Currently, having this foundational Sacred Body template is enough!

Based on this, the path of flesh can already develop.

In a blink.

Time passed half a month.

The sky over the entire earth suddenly darkened.

"Is this, happening?"

In an instant, all the great mages of the Holy Empire looked up, revealing complex expressions of shock and excitement.

They all knew what this meant!

Woosh!

The circular sky seemed to lift a lid.

The majestic clouds churned, and three mysterious sources of light descended from the sky.

In the sky, an awe-inspiring and vast figure gazed down at the world below, as if looking at its bowl, preparing to select something.

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