Global Evolution: I Transplanted the Supreme Divine Heart-Chapter 294 - 291: Hitting Himself for Double the Joy

Chapter 294: Chapter 291: Hitting Himself for Double the Joy

The subsequent missionary activities went smoothly.

Chen Ge seemed to understand the gap in power and did not launch any further attacks.

Bai Pu escorted the team, and his daily routine was simple: using a replica Holy Thorns to strike himself.

This replica Holy Thorns could not be held by Blood Spider; her Basic Attributes were inadequate.

Therefore, Blood Spider couldn’t help Bai Pu with his training, and she felt quite disappointed.

Bai Pu tried activating the active effect of the replica Holy Thorns, "Cruel Admonition," discovering that the Life loss increased over seconds: 1 point in the first second, 2 points in the second second, 3 points in the third...

This was true damage, with an additional priority of 3 points. In Bai Pu’s possession, it meant 8 points of priority true damage! Any damage reduction Skills not exceeding 8 points of priority would be ineffective.

Here’s the critical point.

Bai Pu grabbed the replica Holy Thorns and lashed himself. Being both the wearer and the target, he had to endure double the Life loss effect!

With Bai Pu’s 3000 Life Value, he couldn’t last more than a minute. Even with "Scaly Skin" for sharp damage reduction, he could only hold for seventy to eighty seconds.

Fortunately, Bai Pu could truly feel that his Combat Specialization and Skill Proficiency were increasing more swiftly, especially as the speed of Life loss accelerated, the augmentation grew greater!

Hitting himself, the Life loss rate doubled, but so did the gain in understanding! Double the delight, it seemed.

Not to mention, this rapid growth sensation was quite addictive.

But Bai Pu still practiced restraint, not continuously activating Cruel Admonition because this was the Original Sin World; he needed to keep his state intact and his Blood Volume healthy.

Initially, Bai Pu thought, with such an intense Life loss effect, why not use it to fight a BOSS, taking the BOSS down with him?

However, after obtaining it and examining it, Bai Pu realized that this replica Holy Thorns would only take effect if the other party willingly accepted the admonition—surprisingly, it was a buff Skill!

Indeed, the Holy Thorns is a Holy Artifact used by the Thorn Church to enlighten believers, and the replica naturally belongs to the same category as the Admonition Stick and Practice Heavy Sword, meant for specialized training rather than actual combat.

After fighting with Border Town Wanderer, his Steel Skin rose to Level 3 (Limit Breaker+1), currently granting 27 points of Natural Armor, with an active gain of 14 points of fixed Physical Damage reduction.

He remained diligent, using the Thorns on himself en route during missionary work, accumulating Skill Proficiency in Steel Skin, aiming to reach Level 4 soon.

While camping and resting, Bai Pu opened Lugo’s Treasure Chest.

Bai Pu obtained two drawing opportunities and could exclude 14 low-valued cards. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

This was already quite decent; in the Mid-level Spirit Realm, even facing Level 6 Enhanced Leaders, Bai Pu might not get the option to exclude low-valued cards, usually just two draws.

Lugo’s Treasure Chest firstly gave Bai Pu 14520 Spiritual Points, and the two draws were fairly standard.

The first draw yielded two Golden Enhancement Crystals.

The second draw brought a Three-star Skill Book [Storm Arrow].

Bai Pu had witnessed this Skill’s power: it could shoot arrows with both wind and thunder attributes, incredibly potent with a knockback effect and a subsequent paralyzing effect from thunder power.

However, this Skill Book had stringent cultivation conditions.

It required the cultivator to possess at least one of the dual attributes of Wind and Thunder Mystical Arts! Upon enlightenment, it would enhance specific aspects of the Skills depending on the cultivator’s existing Mystical Arts.

For instance, if a cultivator comprehended Wind Mystical Arts, they would enhance the knockback effect and direct damage; if they comprehended Thunder Mystical Arts, they’d enhance the paralyzing effect and sustained thunder damage.

Bai Pu understood that Mystical Arts were techniques for utilizing Professional Energy.

The prerequisite was integrating energy into ordinary attacks—similar to the Shattering Mountain Special Effect.

Generally, Awakened who reached Advanced Level 7 in Combat Specialization had more adept control over Professional Energy, able to empower ordinary attacks.

But this didn’t mean mastering Mystical Arts, it only set the conditions for mastering Mystical Arts.

Beyond enhancing Skill power into formidable Mystical Skills, Mystical Arts manifest in everyday movements, exuding skill-like prowess, difficult for ordinary Awakened to deflect.

Bai Pu felt himself nearing Mystical Arts.

Though his Combat Specialization hadn’t reached Level 7, he had preemptively grasped the Shattering Mountain Special Effect, enabling him to utilize Professional Energy more efficiently than typical Mid-level Awakened, setting the premise for comprehending Mystical Arts.

This Skill Book wasn’t currently usable for Bai Pu.

He considered selling it to Blood Spider, but she didn’t have the wind or thunder Mystical Arts either, and forcing a sale wasn’t Bai Pu’s modus operandi.

Thus, it could only collect dust in Bai Pu’s Storage Space for the time being.

...

Two days later, the missionary team returned to Miulan City.

When thirty Thorn Recruits returned to Miulan City, Bai Pu received a notification that he had earned 250 Merit.

Bai Pu didn’t care much for Merit since he couldn’t exchange it for anything worthwhile.

What delighted him was that the lease status of the [Holy Thorns (Replica)] had disappeared, and Bai Pu gained its ownership—the Spiritual Ability Resonance was complete, allowing it to be taken out of this world.

Father Arius proudly carried two foul-smelling heads to Lord Bishop to claim his reward.

The Bishop verbally praised Father Arius twice, then left Bai Pu behind.

"Was it you who killed that blasphemer named Lugo?" Bishop Yajino asked.

Bai Pu, adhering to his Contractual Spirit, shook his head, saying, "No, this was all Father Arius’s achievement."

"Young man, don’t be overly modest. With Arius’s capability, merely defeating Lugo would be strenuous, let alone killing him."

With a wise gaze that seemed to see through everything, Bishop Yajino looked at Bai Pu, "You did well. You have qualified to participate in the upcoming Suffering Ceremony. May you open your Mind, embrace suffering, and truly become one of us!"

"Yes."

Bai Pu was quite interested in the Suffering Ceremony.

He wasn’t afraid of danger because he had learned that the ceremony only involved Thorn Recruits—they were, after all, regular people with a Level 6 standard Template they brought back.

These Thorn Recruits were fervent believers selected from various villages.

In the Suffering Ceremony, most Thorn Recruits would perish, only a few would cross the threshold from Intermediate to Advanced, their Template elevating, transforming into Level 7 Elites—Thorn Fanatics.

A very few exceptionally gifted recruits would be blessed by Divine Favor, obtaining a twisted true form, becoming Level 7 Enhanced Elites—Thorn Saint Warriors.

As for the higher Warrior Template, it was exceedingly rare—a Warrior might not appear in ten Suffering Ceremonies.

Enhanced Warriors were impossible in the Miulan City Suffering Ceremony because Bishop Yajino himself only had an Enhanced Warrior Level Template.

Bai Pu’s confidence lay in his formidable survival ability. Since those frail recruits had a chance of survival, Bai Pu certainly did too.

Even if encountering a low-probability event, such as receiving special "attention" from Bishop Yajino and reaching his limit, he could use Divine Power to escape.