[Appraisal Scroll]
[Category: Special Item]
**[Description: A precious appraisal scroll that can identify the effects and functions of most things in the world. Due to the influence of some unknown force, this item has undergone a drastic transformation, and may now be capable of breaking certain taboos...]
[Effect: Can appraise all things below the level of Great Divine!]
[Note: This scroll has undergone a transformation, changing from a one-time-use item into a special type of item. It can now be used once per day!]
There were no flashy or unnecessary effects; the evolved Appraisal Scroll, after receiving cheat enhancement, now had only one ability: identification!
This was the true power of the cheat—it discarded all meaningless abilities and focused solely on enhancing the core functions. Now, even beings of Great Divine level would see the value in this appraisal scroll, and their eyes would turn bloodshot, tempted to kill and steal for it.
With this appraisal scroll, Sterl could break through the royal city’s vault’s seal on these treasures, allowing him to forcibly add them to his own private stash without needing any special permissions.
Sterl sneered. "The victor takes all, and the loser is the bandit. Since the people of Orichalcum have acted so shamelessly, I can hardly be blamed for using my own special methods."
Without hesitation, he activated the power of the Appraisal Scroll. A pure white light soared from the scroll, enveloping the mysterious spherical object in his hand.
Soon, the grayish shell that had been sealing the treasure under the royal city’s lock quickly peeled away, revealing its true form. It was a beautiful, exquisite pearl, with deep blue fluid flowing inside it, resembling a galaxy. The sight was incredibly mystical.
Thunder Abyss: Blue Amber
[Category: Special Item/Material/Bloodline]
[Description: According to legend, after the fall of the Ancient Thunder God, the last drop of his blood condensed within his heart, sealing the powerful Thunder force. This is a tangible manifestation of Thunder’s power and the only remaining mark of the Ancient Thunder God Torkes in the world. If an individual with the right fate were to wield it, they might inherit the legacy of the Thunder God Torkes, causing the power of the Ancient Thunder God to return to the world!]
[Effect:
As an Item: Can be used to activate Divine Power, instantly triggering the blood of Thunder sealed within. Upon successful activation, it will automatically release the Fury of Thunder, summoning a Void Three Calamities Thunder from the void to deal devastating damage!
Note: This is the final roar of the Thunder God Torkes!
As a Material: Can be used as the core of a Thunder attribute artifact, increasing the success rate by 80%. Weapons forged from the Thunder Source, Blue Amber, will grant the wielder the ability to control Thunder.
As a Bloodline: Allows one to absorb the Ancient Thunder God’s blood contained within the Thunder Abyss. After absorption, there is a 1% chance to inherit the Ancient Thunder God’s legacy, a 0.01% chance to gain the powerful Thunder divine authority, a 10% chance to gain a higher-level Thunder divine authority, and a 50% chance to acquire regular Thunder divine authority! Upon successful bloodline fusion, the user will gain the Ancient Thunder God’s radiant-level talent!
Note: Absorbing the Ancient Thunder God’s blood comes with a 60% chance of backlash from the Thunder God, causing instant death, a 50% chance of fusion failure, resulting in irreversible damage.
(This is the devil’s creation, and a game for the brave!)**
Looking at the shimmering orb in his hand, the Thunder-infused treasure, Sterl couldn’t help but feel a little surprised. He hadn’t expected to obtain such an item.
"Thunder Abyss, the inherited power of the Ancient Thunder God?" he murmured. "I didn’t expect even the Ancient Thunder God would fall…"
Sterl couldn’t help but sigh. The power of the Ancient Thunder God was beyond question; it was at least a being of Great Divine Power, and Sterl even suspected it could be a god of the highest rank!
However, in the texts of the Orichalcum Kingdom, Sterl had never encountered any records of the Ancient Thunder God. This suggested that Torkes was likely not a native god of the Orichalcum Kingdom.
But judging from the effects of this treasure, the power of the Thunder God Torkes was undoubtedly terrifying.
Even the treasure formed from his residual blood could summon the Void Three Calamities Thunder, a truly horrifying ability!
Now, Sterl wasn’t a naive novice when it came to the Endless Void. He knew that the so-called Void Three Calamities Thunder was a force from the Void itself.
The Void Thunder was divided into nine calamities, and these were techniques used by the Void to judge and eradicate beings who recklessly disrupted the balance of the Void.
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Each time the power of this Divine Thunder ascends a calamity, its destructive force grows exponentially. It is said that the most powerful of the Nine Calamities Thunder, even in the myths and legends of the Great Divine Powers, would reduce them to mere ants.
The Void Three Calamities Thunder, however, already possesses the ability to severely injure even Great Divine Powers.
This just shows how powerful the Ancient Thunder God Torkes must have been in life.
Sterl, however, speculated that the Void Three Calamities Thunder summoned by this artifact was likely an indiscriminate attack. If it weren’t, this treasure would never have been stored in the royal vault of the kingdom. It would have long since been retrieved and used as a strategic weapon of mass destruction.
As for using it to forge an artifact or absorbing the Thunder God’s bloodline, those ideas seemed ridiculous. This item, formed from the Thunder God’s blood, contained a fragment of the Ancient Thunder God’s will.
To forge it into a weapon, the first step would be to suppress that will. Sterl suspected that even a powerful deity attempting to suppress the Thunder God’s will would face considerable backlash, making it not worth the risk.
As for absorbing the divine blood—it was even more dangerous. This artifact would kill anyone who tried.
"It’s only for looking, not for using. No wonder it was kept here."
Sterl couldn’t help but think of the Soul Devourer Sphere, another incredibly powerful artifact. But due to its overwhelming backlash, it couldn’t be used by the gods of the Orichalcum Kingdom, rendering it nearly useless.
Of course, when the Soul Devourer Sphere fell into Sterl’s hands, he easily activated its functions. Once in his possession, an item like that would never be treated as trash.
"There’s no such thing as a useless treasure, just useless wielders. This… this is still a good find."
Sterl was in a good mood, and with that, he took the Thunder Abyss orb in one hand. He wasn’t interested in absorbing the Thunder God’s bloodline—it was of no use to him.
Sterl could sense that this orb contained an immense amount of pure Thunder power. The purity of the Thunder inside was even higher than the quality of upper-level Divine Power.
What he intended to do was absorb the Thunder power and convert it into a more powerful Power of Star-Bone, storing it for later use.
Before the enhancement of his Star-Bone Sacred Body, this would have been very difficult to do. But now, after the upgrade, the Star-Bone Sacred Body had the ability to store and condense Power of Star-Bone without the risk of overloading and exploding his body.
As for using this item as a life-saving tool?
He didn’t need to—after all, Sterl’s strength now had no fear of even the most powerful Divine Powers. Moreover, the Void Three Calamities Thunder summoned by this object could very well be unreliable. It could just as easily threaten his life as save it. He certainly wasn’t going to gamble his life on something as unpredictable as that.
In that case, the most sensible approach would be to transform it into his own foundation.
Silently activating his Star-Bone Sacred Body, this talent allowed him to convert all types of energy into Power of Star-Bone, and of course, the Thunder power within this orb could also be converted.
Soon, a powerful attraction emanated from the Thunder Abyss, and the divine blood Thunder inside it was drawn, gathering into Sterl’s body.
The process went smoothly without any signs of energy riots. But could it really be that simple? Of course not. This was the only remaining artifact of the Ancient Thunder God Torkes, the last vestige of his existence, the only hope for his resurrection!
As the divine blood Thunder surged into Sterl’s body, a frenzy of will suddenly poured into Sterl’s soul consciousness.
"I am… Bask Dominator, Thunder Emperor, Lord of the Xirian, Thunder God... Torkes. Who has awakened me... Ugh..."
A vast, booming voice resonated within Sterl’s soul space, but before it could finish speaking, the voice was abruptly cut off, as if something had gripped its throat.
"What... What is this!?"
The remnants of Torkes’s will gazed at the strange sight in Sterl’s soul space. There, an enormous, towering figure was shrouded in a murky, chaotic black mist. Just sitting there, it seemed to suppress an entire world.
Within the mist, a pair of blood-red eyes pierced through the darkness, landing upon him as though inspecting a... curious insect.
At that moment, a cacophony of voices began to echo in Torkes’s ears, like countless wails of agony and despair.
Among them were the cries of ordinary creatures, as well as those of powerful gods. Torkes even saw the lingering souls of several high-ranking gods, struggling in vain. He also saw souls of bizarre and strange beings, as though they were trapped in some kind of abyss, imprisoned within the body of that towering creature. Despair and screams served as endless nourishment for the monstrous entity.
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Torkes’s mind froze. He was dumbfounded, staring at this scene. Though only a fragment of his will remained, he retained many of Torkes’s memories. At that moment, a realization dawned on him. Could it be that this fragment of Torkes’s will had been captured by a chaotic demon from the Void?
The thought barely crossed his mind before he shuddered, as the blood-red eyes that had been observing him suddenly locked onto him with terrifying precision.
"No…"
With a desperate, unwilling scream, Torkes’s last fragment of soul was dragged into the strange, mysterious mist, vanishing completely.
"Hmm? Did I just hear something?"
Sterl opened his eyes, a hint of confusion flashing across his face. He thought he had heard something just now, but when he concentrated, there was nothing. Even after using hundreds of layers of Law Power combined with Time Law to rewind a few seconds of his own experience, he still found nothing suspicious.
"Could it have been my imagination?"