179 Zeta Ultraman-rank

Lucite raised his hand.

Frankly, he had no reason to refute Hobbes's words.

Those who follow the path of the [Dominator] are always handsome men and beautiful women with graceful figures, and their power comes from the universe's favor towards them.

As for Armored Species like Lucite, they come from poor backgrounds, their families are not wealthy, and their appearance is unattractive. If they want to change their fate and improve their status, they can only rely on their own efforts.

Knowledge can change destiny—but if one's destiny isn't inherently tragic, who would want to change it? After a long silence, Lucite could only say, "You're too extreme. Generalizing from a single instance isn't good. The universe is vast; you can always find normal people."

"Well said, but why should I pan for gold in a sea of dung?"

Hobbes stroked the ring, his tone indifferent.

Lucite realized that the ring must have some influence on Hobbes.

"Hobbes, tell me about that ring," he asked. "I'm curious, you've been touching it."

"Aren't we waiting for Lioz?"

"Still waiting?" Lucite said irritably, "I'm afraid you'll be furious before we even meet Lioz."

Hobbes and Lucite sat down and started a fire using the library chairs to boil water. Thanks to the snacks they had bought earlier, they now had plenty of food. The library had also been locked and reinforced, and was currently safe, allowing them to wait quietly for rescue.

In reality, calling it a rescue is not much different from waiting to die. They are surrounded by Dimensional Barrier, and it is unknown how long they can live.

The two remained calm and made some preparations. While drinking water, they reminisced about the past.

"Lucite, before we talk about the ring, I actually have a secret."

"What's going on?" Lucite asked, bewildered.

"As you know, the Magic Aptitude Test is an exam to test whether a person is qualified to Spellcasters, right? So students who are admitted to the Magic Academy must be qualified to Spellcasters, right?"

Where are you putting it? Hearing your words is like hearing a lecture.

Lucite was speechless. "That's obvious..."

"Yes, it's nonsense to you. But to me, it's a joke."

Hobbes smiled slightly and said:

"Because I don't know any magic."

Which one should I choose?

Li Aoz wrote numerous formulas on the ground and began meticulously calculating his choices.

He's no longer just a mere livestreamer; as a college student, it's time for him to learn how to use his professional knowledge to model and analyze problems, find information, and conduct research.

Consultation and feelings can be deceiving, but math can't.

You can't do advanced mathematics, yet you dare to call yourself a magician?

After detailed calculations, Li Aoz observed the function graphs and repeatedly verified the calculation process, carefully comparing the growth potential of the three candidate talents.

Ultimately, he obtained a very objective and rigorous result: after excluding his personal plans and fully calculating the natural growth attributes, the attribute bonuses of the three talents were: "Smiling Through Suffering" > "Death Prison" > "Dance of the Golden Spears".

But once his future plans are factored in, the impact is the same for both "Dance of the Golden Spears" and "Death Prison".

In other words, he can first choose "Smiling Through Suffering," which offers the greatest margin for error and, overall, the strongest potential for growth.

Because it provides experience.

Li Aoz was very afraid of not gaining experience. Before advancing to the Zeta-rank, he really had nowhere to repeatedly grind experience.

Players are constantly faced with version updates, server maintenance, and various other reasons, which can lead to them being unable to log in for extended periods.

While "Smiling Through Suffering" cannot completely replace this problem, it can alleviate it.

Next, it's a choice between "Dance of the Golden Spears" and "Death Prison".

In reality, this is the inclination to choose between war and death.

The god of war in "The Dance of the Golden Spears" is loved and glorified the more wars he wages. Once a god with this divine status ascends to godhood in the later stages, he will have an endless supply of soldiers who can torment the enemy to death.

The advantages of "Dance of the Golden Spears" are obvious: its expansion capabilities are maximized, and although the attribute benefits are not too high, as long as you have enough territory, it's acceptable.

"Death Prison" transforms you into the 'Undead Catastrophe,' capable of awakening the dead to fight for you. You gain strength from the dead.

Actually, this ability is somewhat similar to one of the ultimate paths of the [Redemption] system, the [Undead Monarch].

Players who are keen on [Undead Monarch] as their ultimate path probably wouldn't bother choosing this one—they can summon reinforcements themselves, so wouldn't it be better to choose "Dance of the Golden Spears"? Both provide the same attributes.

However... the realms of death and revenge, or rather, the value of divinity, are quite high.

"The realm of ' Smiling Through Suffering ' is flesh and blood and pain—these two realms perfectly match the [Dominion] system, and I myself have the specialty of [Flesh Affinity]. As for the realm of flesh and blood, I will be able to control it more easily when I ascend to godhood in the future."

If we consider the future...

After a moment's thought, Li Aoz chose "Death Prison".

He remembered that he had once genetically marked the Aoneng of "Sever Life," and that he would be the first to awaken this Aoneng in the future.

If we say that [Physical Enhancement] is like Eevee from Pokémon X Dream, it can synthesize and evolve into many amazing Aoneng.

So, [Life Extraction] (the predecessor of [Sever Life]) is the Gauss from Ultraman X, and it is an essential high-level fusion material for many Sequence Aura.

According to Li Aoz, there are three paths to growth.

(I): Synthesizing the Primal Sequence Aura – [Sequence Four: Destiny]

This requires fifteen Omega-rank Aoneng, which is extremely difficult, but once Sequence 4 is synthesized, it will definitely be worthwhile.

Li Aoz dared not even dream of the first three sequences. The [Sequence 3: Paradox] alone was already a bug-level thing. Unless you completely overwhelm it with your raw strength, there are almost no ways to counter it.

(II): Tracing the Origin – [Sequence Thirty-Two: Withering]

This isn't difficult, but [Withering] is a high-risk Sequence Aura, even more dangerous than [Sequence Fifty-Six: Crescent Moon].

Although a waning moon is frightening, it is not directly fatal.

[Withering] This thing is a special attack against all living beings. Whether it is a dragon, a human, or a machine, it makes no difference in front of it.

It was created by artificially piling up gene fragments.

(III): Evolutionary Bias – [Sequence Thirty-Five: Death Domain]

This Aoneng is also a high-risk Aoneng, but it is slightly less powerful than Wither, because it only targets targets with souls. In fact, [Death Domain] is a relatively easy Aoneng to control, and many superhumans have made a name for themselves with it.

It is less likely to go out of control, similar to [Gravity], and is relatively gentle on the user.

Moreover, this Aoneng is very compatible with the godhood of the death element.

"I've already spent 200 Diamonds to mark [Sever Life]... so why not just take [Fate], [Wither], and [Death Domain] as well?"

In comparison, and considering the previous data analysis, "The Dance of the Golden Spears" is actually not very meaningful.

As for that reputation... Anyway, Li Aoz already has the alt account Isaac, so Isaac can take the blame for any problems that arise in the future.

Presumably, the Invincible General Zhen wouldn't mind.

"Choose D or E."

[Divinity selection complete]

Congratulations on your initial step onto the Path to Divinity!

No, this is just the beginning.

Upon advancing to the Epsilon-rank, Li Aoz directly used Stratum Advancement Ticket.

[You have used Stratum Advancement Ticket, forcibly advancing one rank in your cultivation path.]

[Note: Your Main Class level is insufficient to obtain the Zeta-rank's special effects.]

Promotion Completed

Child of the Source Abyss, you have finally arrived here.

Welcome to the arena where God Embracer clash.