311 Heavenly Fire
For Li Aoz, the five years were not only a period of lying low and avoiding the limelight, but more importantly, it was a time when his development of his Aoneng reached its limit.
To perceive, to come into contact with, to master, to become proficient in, to dominate, to rule, to usurp power.
Li Aoz used to be very dissatisfied with these difficult-to-remember levels, but after talking with Liu E and learning that the essence of Aoneng was actually the authority over the operation of the universe, his opinion of the system changed drastically.
In fact, just by looking at the name, you can see that the development of Aoneng is essentially a process of people's mental journey toward power.
When you first experience power, you feel completely lost. You have power that surpasses that of ordinary people, but you are unable to use it and are ridiculed by your subordinates. If you are not careful, you will be sidelined (lost control) and eventually be devoured by power.
Subsequently, you gradually gained power. At this point, you became an elite in the eyes of ordinary people. Those lowly commoners were not worthy of being in the same class as you. Although you were just a minor official on the surface, you had enough influence on the common people.
Later, as your power grew, you became the head of the entire vast system. You began to indulge in the desire to dominate and control the fate of others. You were no longer the rookie who could be sidelined and devoured by power at any time. You became dependent on power and accustomed to using it to control and dominate others.
Ultimately, desire will consume you, and your power will reach its peak.
By usurping power, you have made the power system your sole possession. The survival and destruction of people have become meaningless to you. The simple meals that ordinary people crave are insignificant to you. You are now considering grander ideas, such as exploring the universe, expanding your territory, and forever etching yourself into history...
The [Dominator] lineage has only four ultimate paths. Apart from the [Conqueror] path, the other three lines cannot develop Aoneng to the highest level of 'usurpation' before reaching level 300.
When it reaches the level of usurping power, Aoneng will act beyond the scope of its authority.
Even though the path of the Starcaller that Li Aoz chose doesn't require a high level of Aoneng development, for most Aoneng, if their development level is high, then it doesn't really matter which path they choose.
For example, he developed [Gravity] to the level of mastery and [Dark Light] to the level of proficiency.
Li Aoz stood calmly in place, as golden flames burned all living things, causing them to wail in agony. Shadows engulfed their bodies, severing them from the power of the extraordinary.
Living people burdened with Original Sin were burned alive into pillars of salt, while wicked people who refused to acknowledge their sins were deprived of the right to commit evil.
[Sequence 13: Darklight]: [Benefit Direction]: Double benefits from [Charm] and [Constitution].
[Synopsis]: "Chaos burned, releasing blazing light, and thus life came into being. However, light can always be blocked, and thus shadows appear. In this Star Abyss, most places are beyond the reach of light..."
"In the beginning of chaos, there was a light without darkness that roamed the universe. It was the first moral standard and the most primitive judgment of behavior. Light and darkness are a beautiful pair of twins. Do you think they are enemies? No, you must understand, my dear child, all those who attempt to establish a divine kingdom on earth will ultimately invite hell."
"If light comes first, then shadow follows closely behind. The more we try to polarize, the more we will find that the most despicable sins are often the noblest glories."
"They are forever intertwined; light and shadow are not opposites. On the contrary, they always collude, inciting mortals to fight for them."
"This is the light without darkness, the light that punishes Original Sin and devours tyranny. Rather than calling it 'dark light,' it should be called— Original Sin!"
— [Source Abyss Celestial Lord] Sorao.
[Aoneng Manifestation]: [Active Activation] Mode ① "Original Sin - Light": The dark light becomes cold, periodically searching for nearby targets. Your Aoneng will switch to [Sodom Mode]. You can channel Aoneng power to command the ' Redemption Angel ' Sodom to unleash Heavenly Fire upon targets possessing 'sin'.
At startup, you will be performed a Bloodline Determination.
Within three generations, if someone has committed any of the following acts, it is considered an ' Original Sin ': illegal activities, loan sharking, human trafficking, sodomy, embezzlement, bribery, adultery, or murder.
If the target's Bloodline Determination to be a race with ' Original Sin ', then you will suffer the burning of holy fire, first dealing spell damage equal to 30% of your maximum health.
If the target is not dead, they will take damage equal to 1% of your maximum health per second, and a check will be performed every 30 seconds. Each failed check increases the damage percentage by 1% (this mode does not benefit from 'friendly unit' damage reduction). Mode ② "Original Sin: Darkness": Darkness will become alert and actively attack those around you who are hostile. In this state, your Aoneng will switch to [Gomorrah Mode]. You do not need to control it yourself; the demon ' Gomorrah ' from the shadow plane will actively attack, sealing off all targets that are hostile to you.
Gomorrah will possess an enemy who attempts to attack you. During the possession, Gomorrah will temporarily block the enemy's supernatural abilities.
The duration will be extended based on your charm.
[Passive Status] - 'Dark Light' summons Sodom and Gomorrah. You cannot communicate with them directly, but you can command them to attack enemies.
Without activating active mode, they have different attributes and will grow with you.
Sodom, the ' Redemption Angel ': This angel who wields the Sulfur Blade has reached some kind of agreement with you. In battle, He descends in 'ghost form' and cannot be slowed down.
Sodom gains 220% of your maximum health, and each attack deals additional magic damage equal to 70% of your Charisma.
' The Flattering Beast ' Gomorrah: It is a rare and ferocious beast that stepped into this place from the Shadow Plane and is always surrounded and entangled by shadows. Under its protection, you permanently gain 30% evasion rate (ineffective against curses and fate-related skills).
Gomorrah will gain 66.6% of your maximum health, but will have a 99% evasion rate. When attacking, it will not deal damage, but will instead extend the possession time.
[Range]: Sodom - 100 meters.
Gomorrah – 20 meters.
Current development level: Mastery level; the Aura Value consumption rate at this development level is -90%.
The scorching steam of sulfur raged wildly through the Nightclub. Sodom, unyielding and impartial, floated in mid-air, each swing of his blade leaving behind a column of blinding salt.
Gomorrah leaped nimbly through the crowd. Its form was actually quite similar to that of an upright goat, with long arms. It darted forward through the shadows, possessing one self-righteous superhuman after another, rendering their proud powers ineffective.
Originally, [Dark Light] had a major flaw: its interference range, or rather, the movement distance of angels and demons, was very short, with an effective combat radius of at most 100 meters.
Although both summons are powerful and have exaggerated attributes, especially Sodom, which has a total of 484,000 HP with the addition of Li Aoz's main body, their strict combat radius obviously limits their performance.
If it were another profession, there might be no other way but to get right up to their face and fight.
But Li Aoz's primary role is [Astral Echoer].