Chapter 109: Resetting Skills and Heroic Legacy
“Buzz!”
The violent tremor of the void rattled his consciousness, leaving his mind in chaos. Suddenly, countless points of starlight ignited in the endless expanse above him. These countless stars connected, flowing together like a tidal wave of starlight surging forward. Before the Altar of Stars, the tide rose into the sky, coalescing into an immense, colossal face. A thunderous voice boomed:
“I am the King of the Devouring Abyss!”
As this declaration echoed, a luminous screen automatically appeared before Chu Cheng’s eyes, presenting a prompt:
“You have earned the favor of the King of the Devouring Abyss. The power of the Abyss opens its arms to you. Will you embrace the Abyss?”
Chu Cheng: ???
Confused and uncertain, he quickly grasped the meaning, then pondered, and then—
“Buzz!”
The void glowed once more with an eerie light. An energy tide surged from afar. The face of the Abyss King trembled violently but stabilized at last. Nearby, another eerie glow converged, forming a gigantic shadowed visage. A deep, resonant voice rang out:
“I am the Lord of the Wild Blight!”
Once again, a new prompt appeared before Chu Cheng’s eyes:
“You have earned the favor of the Lord of the Wild Blight. The primordial dark power obeys your command. Will you accept this power?”
“Boom!”
Golden light swirled across the sky. Phantom mountain peaks emerged from the void, exploding into fragments. The power of the earth gathered, forming a towering mountain giant that pierced the heavens and delved into the earth.
“The mountains bow before me. I am a Child of the Earth!”
“You have earned the favor of the Child of the Earth. The strength of the land obeys your command. Will you embrace the Earth?”
Chu Cheng’s expression shifted from surprise to doubt, then calmness, and finally to joy. He had already understood what was happening and calmly looked up to the heavens, not rushing to make a decision.
As he expected, in less than five seconds, the void flared with dark red flames that rapidly coalesced.
“Bang!”
The dark red flames first formed a figure, then suddenly exploded. The entire sky reflected a colossal tentacle.
Before he could react, the figures of the Child of the Earth, the Lord of the Wild Blight, and the King of the Devouring Abyss shattered, revealing behind them a vast, unfathomably twisted shadow in the darkness. Thick, enormous tentacles swung wildly through the void, carving invisible distortions through space.
“A Death Omen Star!”
No explanation was needed. The instant he saw this figure, the name flashed vividly in Chu Cheng’s mind.
“You have earned the favor of the Death Omen Star. Will you accept this favor and become its Harbinger?”
“Damn!”
“I refuse!”
He expressed his rejection with all the resistance of ants crawling over his skin.
What a joke! The Death Omen Star was the perfect template of an evil god. To accept its power would mean becoming its messenger, forever burdened. How could he possibly continue to enjoy life?
But as soon as he refused, a tentacle lashed toward him with brutal force.
At that moment, Yun Dingge, who had been silent until now, paused. Nine humanoid rune statues beneath her feet suddenly blazed with light. The Altar of Stars shone brilliantly, its radiance bursting forth as a blazing flame. The tentacle was instantly burned and melted upon contact.
“Don’t worry,” Yun Dingge said calmly.
“On the level of will, they seem like gods. But in truth, these are but mere projections of their fleeting thoughts—seemingly unstoppable, yet hollow within and powerless against us.”
“Is that so?” Chu Cheng involuntarily calmed, reassured by his mentor’s composure.
“However, there is bad news.”
“The hero inheritances you just saw were shattered and cannot be reassembled. You now have only one choice.”
“That was my original choice!”
“Then prepare yourself.”
Outside the Altar of Stars, the colossal projection of the Death Omen Star burned away completely, leaving not even ashes behind. Truly, as Yun Dingge said, it was all show and no substance.
At the same time, the Time Mark above his head slowly appeared as the Original Hero Mark fully activated. It was an indescribable symbol, invisible to the naked eye, yet somehow visible in essence.
The Time Mark was intangible and formless, constantly shifting. Strands of time, invisible to mortal eyes, descended into the Original Hero Mark, gradually filling it.
When the mark was fully saturated, the Original Hero Mark would transform into the Hero Mark of a Transdimensional Traveler, imbued with the power of time.
Chu Cheng looked up expectantly, watching the Time Mark overflow. Unnoticed by him, faint streams of light gradually emanated from his body, drifting silently into the Original Hero Mark.
The streams of light fused with the Time Mark, causing the runes upon it to glow and undergo subtle changes imperceptible to ordinary beings.
After an unknown interval, the Original Hero Mark was completely filled, now transformed into a radiant orb constructed from countless burning runes. It slowly floated toward his head, merging seamlessly.
Simultaneously, golden script formed in the burning screen before Chu Cheng’s eyes:
“You have condensed the Time Mark. Will you merge with it?”
Without hesitation, Chu Cheng took out the Water of the Underworld and drank it. The next moment, a prompt appeared at the corner of his eye:
“You have used the Water of the Underworld. For the next hour, all your attributes are unlocked and may be freely adjusted.”
With a thought, Chu Cheng opened his attribute panel. His profession had vanished. The dual-weapon specialization and fifteen free attribute points granted by his profession had disappeared; likewise, the extraordinary constitution and agility specializations had vanished.
All allocated attribute points were stripped away, leaving 235 free attribute points in his pool.
They consisted of 135 free points accumulated from reaching level 27, and 100 points gained from story rewards and purchases.
Next came the profession skills.
All were now in a deletable state.
Chu Cheng had anticipated this and immediately deleted the skills Swift Strike, Frenzy, Mighty Blow, and Rage Tide, keeping only Blade Storm, Thunderclap Strike, and Blood God’s Flesh.
These skills were decent but only intermediate level, with limited potential.
When he reached levels forty or fifty, he intended to replace these intermediate skills with higher or top-tier equivalents. This was simply an early preparation.
Weapon skills and life skills did not require deletion and were retained.
After reallocating points, his attributes changed drastically:
Name: Chu Cheng
Race: Human
Profession: None
Level: 27
Talent: Spatial Refraction Lv.2
Profession Specialization: None
Primary Attributes:
Constitution 37 + 64 (101)
Strength 37 + 65 (102)
Agility 37 + 48 (85)
Perception 37 + 5 (42)
Intelligence 37 (37)
Spirit 37 (37)
Secondary Attributes:
Tenacity 11
Reflex 8
Willpower 3
Health Regeneration +16/sec
Health Points: 1010 + 500
Stamina: 1010
Mana: 370
Melee Attack: 205 (slash), 203 (pierce)
Ranged Attack: 85 + 20 + 58 (pierce)
Physical Defense: 10% + 31
Magic Resistance: 30%
Movement Speed: 175
Basic Skills: Omitted
Profession Skills: Blade Storm Lv.2 (Advanced), Thunderclap Strike Lv.5 (Advanced), Blood God’s Flesh Lv.1 (Top-tier)
Life Professions: Advanced Fishing, Beginner First Aid, Beginner Cooking.