If I Fail, I'll Have to Inherit the Family Business

Because the Path Power came from Candle Holder burning away the Thorns of Sin long ago, and Candle Holder's Sacred Number was three... the Promotion Ritual always had three options.

This time, six Path Traits had appeared at once. Half of them were from Dedication, and half from Transcendence—

"Does this mean I can choose two Path Traits?"

Iver pondered.

He still had plenty of time to think... because this Promotion Ritual was very short, with an excessively rapid pace. There was still a very, very long time until dawn.

The first two to rule out were the purple Traits.

This was the New Moon Promotion Ritual from the fourth level to the fifth—it was already difficult enough that a golden Trait was guaranteed. Choosing a purple Trait afterward would be equivalent to losing a golden Trait. With enough mana already, and no intention of pursuing Elemental Affinity any further, he did not even need to look at them.

Among the four remaining Path Traits, the first one Iver ruled out was Element Emperor.

The dual attributes of light and darkness were unimaginably important to him. He could not give them up.

This Promotion Ritual had already proven that the Endless Knot represented by Four-Colored Wings was an "incorrect future." He had to achieve Six-Colored Wings before he could possibly stand against Ring Angel.

Once he chose this Trait, it meant that in the Angel War against powerful foes, Iver could only use Four-Colored Elements spells. That was unquestionably a weakening for him.

Moreover, Serpent of Transcendence was a choice that Iver, as a Transcender, could not possibly skip.

—This Trait did not belong to the Traits players could choose in the game.

Its namesake Trait was a dungeon catch-up mechanic for new players or players who had fallen behind