Chapter 296: Chapter 188: Legendary Star Spirit, Thunder Beast Mammoth Lonca_1
"A man of solid faith?"
Lin Xun could not help but think of the ’Essence of Star Faith’ he had just acquired.
[You have set foot in the hall, where the ceiling and pillars are adorned with numerous inscriptions of tiny stars. As you go deeper, you see a row of lifelike gargantuan statues standing at the back end of the hall.]
[These statues take the shape of grotesque colossal monsters, and just by looking at these inanimate statues you can imagine the formidable strength of these creatures.]
[They are similar to the celestial creatures you have encountered before, all characterized by distinctive shells or bone plates. They bear fierce fangs and claws.]
[The strangely shaped creatures are baring their teeth and claws, some are spreading their wings and roaring up into the sky, while others are about to dive into the ground and hide...]
[You approach for a closer look and realize that these are not statues, but... remains, to be more precise – specimens!]
[These remains have weathered years of natural erosion. Their bodies are dull-colored; their limbs, claws, and teeth, blunted. You can even see patches of cracked and broken bone plating falling to the ground.]
[You notice that inscriptions are carved at the base of these remains. You read aloud: ’Legendary Star Spirit — Terrifying Giant Scorpion Nunez’]
[You turn to the other remains, ’Legendary Star Spirit — Dread Spike Snake Zuniga’, ’Legendary Star Spirit — Nightmare Jumping Locust Zabi’ ...]
[Each one of these creatures has a bestowed name written under them.]
[Your gaze falls onto the monster named ’Legendary Star Spirit — Dread Spike Snake Zuniga’.]
[This creature’s size is nearly tenfold the Dread Spike Snake you encountered earlier. It has extremely rigid bone plating under which lies the even larger and sharper spines. The number of sharp curved blades on its forelimb has tripled...]
[The creature before you seems more like the ’Dread Spike Snake’ that has evolved to its ultimate form.]
[You hypothesize that these creatures were the leaders of their respective Star families. They led their tribes to fight for the ’Bright Stars’ during the Divine War; after their deaths, they were given the name Legendary Star Spirits by the gods. Their remains were preserved in the ’Hall of Star Spirits’ to commemorate their remarkable achievements.]
[Steadfast Apostle, which ’Legendary Star Spirit’ would you choose to receive an unknown reward?]
"Has the reward collecting session begun?"
According to Maguire’s records, only steadfast believers of the Stars were able to cross the ’Chasing Star Corridor’ and reach the ’Hall of Star Spirits’ to receive divine rewards.
The hall was filled with remains of various Star families.
When facing these preserved remains, the Dead Souls game did not present a possession option. Lin Xun did not know whether it was due to fragmented compatibility or the too-remote time period.
Lin Xun began to speculate. Could it be that the so-called reward allowed one to choose a family of remains, thereby gaining the abilities of that family?
"Mhm, such a presumption seems quite feasible."
He thought to himself. He had just killed a ’Dread Spike Snake’, so it didn’t seem right to approach the leader of the Spike Snake species now.
Moreover, the abilities of a ’Dread Spike Snake’ to spray spine spikes and spit acid did not appeal to him.
"Those skills aren’t sensational at all. As someone who values appearances, I simply despise them."
[Your gaze sweeps over monstrous creatures...]
[’Legendary Star Spirit — Terrifying Giant Scorpion Nunez’, a massive creature resembling a scorpion. Its shell is a deep black, and its raised scorpion tail seems to be spraying a deadly poison.]
[’Legendary Star Spirit — Nightmare Jumping Locust Zabi’ has two robust segmented limbs along its back, their blade-like ends extraordinarily sharp, and its forelimbs might be digging a pit in the ground to hide within.]
[’Legendary Star Spirit — Dread Spike Snake Zuniga’...]
...
[’Legendary Star Spirit — Thunder Beast Mammoth Lonca’ is the most gigantic creature in the hall, several times larger than the largest of the other remains. The crest armor on the mammoth’s forehead is as thick as a city wall, and crossed gigantic bone blades under its lower jaw like the Scythe of Grim Reaper. The roaring mammoth seems to be trampling on the other remains.]
[Steadfast Apostle, please select a ’Legendary Star Spirit’ to receive a reward.]
[You can also forgo the favor of the ’Legendary Star Spirit’ and choose to leave the ’Hall of Star Spirit’.]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up.
A ’Thunder Beast Mammoth’ by the sound of its name alone, seems much more powerful than any jumping locust or spike snake.
"If I’m going to choose, I’ll choose the biggest and strongest!"
"Skills like spraying poison and shooting spikes are simply too garbage."
After some thought, he decided to swap Shells.
[You possess the ’Shell of the Fallen Earth Giant’!]
The ’Thunder Beast Mammoth’ seemed to belong to the robust and physically powerful tank species, and its skills would likely be a perfect fit with the Earth Giant.
Hybrid Mage had many abilities. Lin Xun was worrying that the mana bar was too short for a guild leader, and giving him more abilities would seem like a waste of resources.
[You walk up to the giant remains. At the feet of the mammoth, you seem hardly more impressive than an ant.]
[You reach out to touch the humongous remains...]
"Damn it, why do I have to touch it...it can’t be going to resurrect, right?"
Lin Xun slightly twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling somewhat worried.
If the ’Legendary Star Spirit’ revived and he exposed his true identity as a pledge breaker...
"If the reward can be gained, then that’s good, if it can’t, then I’ll just run off..."
He was ready to flee at the first sign of trouble.
[...]
[You silently wait, but there’s no sign of anything unusual, and the remains do not moving a single inch.]
[You do not have solid and pure faith in the Stars, so you cannot receive the favor of the ’Legendary Star Spirit’!]
Lin Xun’s brows slightly furrowed, then quickly relaxed.
He opened the item bar and attempted to use the ’Essence of Star Faith’ he had just acquired.
Just as he would expect, the Dead Souls game popped up a corresponding text.
[You have not made an oath to the ’Bright Stars’, hence cannot use this item to enhance your own faith.]
