Chapter 224: Lord Of Blazing Ashes! Heaven-defying Divine Skill!
Originally still crying and howling, cursing that someone had stolen his faith, Ian changed his expression very quickly. He directly ignored Darkseid, who was still expecting him to quickly exit the 【Star Eater】 state.
He began to zone out.
In Ian’s sea of consciousness, the cold system prompt sound was like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake, jolting him awake from his self-doubt as a “cosmic tapeworm.”
“Lord of Blazing Ashes? Job transfer successful?” Ian was stunned for a moment, then a surprised expression appeared on his massive face. He remembered that the requirements for this hidden job transfer mission were extremely harsh.
Who would have thought.
【Ding!】
【Job transfer successful!】
【Profession: Lord of Blazing Ashes acquired!】
【Lord of Blazing Ashes: You once illuminated the Galaxy, and also witnessed the end of the Universe. Your Existence is both the Dawn of Civilization and the Twilight of the Old World.
Light should not be begged for; it should only be commanded. Indestructible light and blazing ashes burn within your body. You uphold no Justice, question no good or evil, and measure the Value of all things by the scale of light. O Monarch of Light and Ashes, you will ultimately recast the eternal Cosmic Order in the form of incinerating all phenomena!】
【Foundation template loaded!】
【Talent Skill acquired—Chaos Throne.】
【Professional Skill Tree unlocked!】
Still at the moment of awakening the new profession, Ian’s four-dimensional Attributes also received another new boost. Judging by the boost from the template, it should be another Ultimate Profession.
【Strength: 1701—1725】
【Constitution: 1999—2100】
【Intelligence: 89.2—97.5】
【Spirit: 667—714】
Except for the relatively small increase in Strength, the growth in Constitution, Intelligence, and Spirit Attributes was very impressive. Clearly, the newly awakened profession 【Lord of Blazing Ashes】 was a genuine magic tank.
It wasn’t too surprising, after all, the source of this profession was Belial Ultraman. He didn’t know if it was because he unintentionally saved some talent in the darkness that he completed the mission.
Sometimes the European Emperor is just like that, unconsciously achieving things that ordinary people couldn’t do even if they tried their whole lives. Ian felt it definitely had a lot to do with the blessings from his daily good deeds.
“Maybe it’s related to my fiancée being pregnant with twins, and her belly still glowing…” Ian’s mind worked quickly. He suddenly thought of the abnormal “Light” loss earlier and the strange sensation in his abdomen.
Realizing this might be related to his awakening of the new profession, with a thought, his vast consciousness immediately sank into his own “body” composed of Energy and Rules.
In his perception, Earth, protected by layers of Dimensional Rules and his own Magic Power, like a miniature landscape in amber, was indeed still safe and sound.
But above Earth, in the area that should have been his Energy circulation with Extra Dimensions floating, illusionizing an infinite starry sky, there was now an extremely conspicuous “Thing.”
It was a humanoid object emitting pure, warm, yet indisputable golden Light!
The texture of that Light… Ian was too familiar with it!
It was of the same origin as the “Light” he had previously tricked… er, borrowed from the “family members,” but more condensed and more essential!
“What caliber?!” Ian’s first reaction was fury. “Daring to emit the same golden light as Master Ian?! Stealing my Light and imitating my color scheme?!”
Red Temperature Ian was just that unreasonable.
He focused his mind and “saw” the specific form of the glowing body clearly. It was an enormous outline of a giant made of Light, and the familiar red-silver-purple color scheme shocked him greatly.
The opponent even had the iconic blue Energy timer on his chest.
“Holy crap! I actually encountered a real Ultraman!”
“Tiga!”
Ian exclaimed in shock.
And somewhat Panic.
His first reaction was that it couldn’t be because he absorbed a lot of “Light,” triggering some underworld mechanism of the opponent, and then it spontaneously “grew” in his belly out of nowhere, right?
You really shouldn’t doubt it!
There’s Light!
Even just mentioning Light could make it pop up. Tiga was such a mechanism freak among the Ultramen! Thinking that others might at worst encounter a female ghost or Zombie, topping out at some secret Amon, while he might have accidentally encountered an even harsher underworld creature, Ian’s big heart was pounding chaotically.
Fortunately, Ian hadn’t completely lost his composure. He “looked” over repeatedly, and with deeper perception, he understood that there wasn’t something more terrifying than the “beauty bacteria” that grows after someone discovers oil on his body. Instead, some unscrupulous guy had intruded into his belly.
He discovered a matryoshka phenomenon.
There was Tiga in his belly, and inside Tiga’s “belly” there was another guy—a golden figure emanating powerful Strength, which was also the Golden Superman who had been scared off by Ian’s Old Father before.
“As expected, it’s his Light, his golden Light that attracted the Dirty Thing.” Ian now fully understood. After all, his brain had now become larger than a star.
It might not turn fast.
But the brain cells were truly numerous.
No wonder! No wonder the mission suddenly completed! It turned out that this loser who had been scared off by his own Old Father before somehow provoked Tiga, who should belong to an Outer Universe invasion, to possess him. Then, the “Light-hungry” Tiga instinctively brought the Golden Superman and that Ultraman body into the place with the most Light in the entire Universe.
Which was Ian’s body.
Ian’s mission of “bringing the primordial darkness to the Light” was perhaps instantly fulfilled because Dark Tiga transformed into Light Tiga!
“Dark Tiga becomes Tiga… tsk tsk, this mission judgment is flawless!” Ian’s massive head nodded. Although the process was a bit of a farce, the result was still good.
Of course.
“Master Ian is a grateful person, but although Tiga and Golden Superman accidentally helped me complete the mission, stealing my Light still needs to be settled separately!”
“Gratitude is gratitude, owing me Light is owing me Light… can’t just cancel it off.” Ian fiercely noted it down in his mental little notebook for Golden Superman and the Tiga transformed by Golden Superman. Now wasn’t the time to deal with this “uninvited guest” in his belly yet; the power from unlocking the new profession made his heart itch unbearably.
Ian’s mind directly zoned out again on this chaotic battlefield and sank into his System interface, viewing his Personal Panel.
【Name: Ian Kent】
【Ordinary Professions: Student lv9〔441/2560〕Writer LV13〔39874/40960〕Leader LV7〔445/640〕】
【Supernatural Professions: Berserker LV9〔2115/2560〕, Savage Tyrant lv11〔9457/10240〕【Aberration Master lv3〔12/40〕】Entropy Lord Lv18〔143221/1317120〕Lord of Blazing Ashes lv1〔0/10〕】
【World Recognition: Key NPC〔Peak Activity Period〕】
【Talent Skills: Reverse Blood Furnace, Perfect Divinity, Life Feeding, Eternal Gift, Chaos Throne】
【General Skills: Write the World, Advanced Mimicry, Ian Kent Defense Technique〔Elite〕, Share, Learning〔Elite〕Whisper, Mechanical Master（Beginner）……】
【Professional Skills: Reverse Evolution Ray, Wrath of the Undying, Blasphemous Elegy, World-Burning Pulse, Perfect God Body, Eternal Day Eye 3rd level, Absolute Aerial, Contemptuous Leap, Ultimate Hunger 3rd level……】
The new profession information and Talent Skill had all appeared on the Panel. Besides these, Ian had also grinded the Berserker and Savage Tyrant professions to near upgrade in these days, though still some distance from reaching the next stage level.
Not a situation worth caring about.
The most important thing is that Ian’s 【Student】 profession was also close to reaching level 10.
He was very much looking forward to whether the 【Student】 profession could awaken a new “ordinary” skill for him after level 10. He didn’t ask for it to be great; as long as it was about the same as 【Write the World】, he’d be satisfied.
Ian was never a greedy person. For this matter, lately at night when sleeping, he would PUA the System a few times, not knowing if the System had taken in his teachings.
“Oh, right, this Activity Period has become Peak Activity Period again. Not sure what that means. Does it mean after the peak, I’ll become a key NPC that’s sidelined and stored away?”
Holding curiosity about the change in 【World Recognition】, Ian turned his gaze back to the newly acquired profession ability.
【Chaos Throne: Darkness is the prelude to destruction, Light is the hymn of rebirth.
Good and evil, Light and dark, are not endpoints. True power lies in commanding the blazing ashes of this Chaos. Your Will shall envelop heaven and earth, letting the embers devour all things!
Do good to accumulate Light, do evil to condense darkness; the thoughts of all beings are fuel! Every Choice you make becomes Nutrients for the Lord of Blazing Ashes, with the tides of Light and darkness surging endlessly within you.
When benevolent thoughts surge like tides, you become the Light of Dawn; when malevolent thoughts deepen like abysses, you are the Lord of Eternal Night.
Your Dark Form tears Reality, your Light Form reshapes Order. When Divine Power burns to the Limit, the blooming Blazing Ashes Form will freeze even Time and Space!】
This was probably the most complex Talent Skill among the professions Ian had awakened up to now. Just the skill description alone took up quite a bit of his view.
There was still a long string of detailed information about the content afterward.
First.
About the actual meaning of 【Do good to accumulate Light, do evil to condense darkness; the thoughts of all beings are fuel】, it actually represents the upgrade method for the 【Lord of Blazing Ashes】 profession.
Comprising two parts.
Do good and accumulate virtue: For every good deed promoted that fits the “Order/Light” side definition（such as saving Lives, maintaining peace, healing wounds）, based on the event’s Influence, gain 「Light Essence」 while also obtaining 【Blazing Ashes Experience Points】.
Do evil and commit crimes: For every bad deed completed that fits the “Chaos/Darkness” side definition（such as creating Chaos, causing disasters, spreading Fear）, based on the event’s harm level, gain 「Dark Ember Remnants」 while also obtaining 【Blazing Ashes Experience Points】.
Both styles of action.
Can bring upgrade Experience to Ian’s 【Lord of Blazing Ashes】, making it one of the professions with relatively simple upgrade methods. Worth mentioning are the 「Light Essence」 and 「Dark Ember Remnants」.
They can respectively bring Ian two different switchable forms. Of course, 【Chaos Throne】 includes three switchable forms, just like a combination of Tiga and Belial.
【Light Form·World-Shining Holy Judgment: In the name of Blazing Ashes, summon Light to descend upon the world! Wherever darkness reaches, it is my field of Judgment. Under holy radiance, no evil goes unpunished!】
Once Ian enters this mode, brilliant golden Light blooms around him, granting 30% Damage Reduction and 20% healing boost. Normal attacks carry 「Holy Radiance Burn」 effect, dealing burst true damage to darkness-attribute enemies, and can lend Light to others, applying 「Indestructible Glory」 to Teammates.
This state allows Teammates to be immune to control for a short time, with each attack carrying splash Light damage.
【Dark Form·Eternal Night Monarch: Let darkness envelop heaven and earth, let embers devour all things! My dark embers shall be the apocalypse of all beings. Those who obey me live, those who defy me perish!】
After Ian enters this mode, it’s formidable. Even the worst Villains would have to offer him a cigarette. Black flame mist swirls around him; just the appearance is darkly intimidating. In this state, he gains 25% attack boost and 15% lifesteal. Normal attacks carry 「Ember Darkness Corrosion」 effect.
This effect reduces enemy defense by 25%. Additionally, he can release large-area dark mist, devouring the Vitality of enemies in range to convert into his own Vitality.
To put it bluntly, these two forms truly belong to the type where changing shells allows seamless jumping to the enemy side, becoming impeccably Loyal and Upright, with no flaws to pick.
When good, no one is more good than me; when evil, no one is more evil than me. To be fair, though it seems binary, it suits Ian’s taste perfectly.
“And this ultimate form!”
Ian looked at the third switchable form.
Which is 【Blazing Ashes Form·World-Shining Ember Shadow】.
It is a true desperate measure, a form sharing lifespan with heaven and earth, the ultimate Fusion of Light and dark, the perfect unity of Chaos and Order.
Platinum in color.
Light flows like a stellar Furnace and fine black ashes flow around the body. Upon activation, it continuously burns Divine Power and Life essence, unable to recover naturally, only until dispelled or exhaustion.
Of course.
The effects are also extremely overpowered.
Making Ian even want to rename it 【Ultimate Sublimation】: Based on Blazing Ashes Form, you can further burn everything to exchange for absolute power surpassing current Dimensional cognitive Limits in a short time. It can even burn Divine Power to halt surrounding Time, allowing only yourself to move freely in Space.
As long as the Divine Power burn state reaches sustaining 1%/second Divine Power burn, you gain 「Immortality」 effect, immune to all incoming or already arrived damage. In this state, you can briefly intervene and modify local causal chains, achieving miracles/Paradox where “effect” precedes “cause” or directly negates “cause.”
“Holy crap!”
Even with Ian’s seasoned nerves, after browsing the description of 【Blazing Ashes Form】, he couldn’t help sucking in a cold breath—this was beyond mere power!
Utterly heaven-defying!
Escaping Time, modifying causality—that’s power transcending multiversal levels, a trait of supreme Dimensional beings. Though a costly trump card, absolutely worth it.
What Divine Power.
What Vitality.
In Ian’s eyes, aren’t they all renewable resources!
Just like money.
When running low, just earn more—find a place to suck hard. If really desperate, like in the 【Dragon Ball】 Universe, suck dry a planet’s Life then go to Hell and Heaven to pull the Lives back for revival.
“I’m such a once-in-a-millennium bug-exploiting little genius!” Ian, whose ideas were a bit too “fresh,” was surging with excitement. He couldn’t wait to try his new abilities.
In the Dark Dimension.
Vitality returned to Ian’s turbid eyes.
He looked at the two outside still staring at him, slacking off—Sangong Mo and angry Darkseid—his mouth uncontrollably grinned into a classic crooked-mouth dragon king smile.
At this moment.
Darkseid, still hoping and expecting Ian’s 【Star Eater】 state wouldn’t last long, with his heart full of hope, still didn’t know what he was about to face.
