Chapter 18: Secret Suppliant acting method
Adam looked around and was able to raise his hand. His condition improved, and his soul power broke through to level 11.
He officially ascended to the realm of soul master.
A purple soul ring spun behind his body like a wheel that ran endlessly. And the Elder Tree, his soul companion, didn't appear outwardly or manifest in reality.
But still, Adam could feel the connection with the elder tree in his head.
"My first soul power, Mind Growth. A passive soul skill that increases my spiritual power growth rate three times faster than normal and continuously enhances my mental fortitude."
Because the spirit soul only grants one soul skill, the effect is much stronger than a typical soul skill. However, this is not a good thing because if he wants another soul ring, his spiritual power must be further increased to contract another spirit soul.
And the best option for rapidly increasing spiritual power is to advance my Beyonder Sequence.
Especially the Secret Suppliant, who is arguably one of the beyonders with the highest spirituality among the 22 divine pathways.
"Since I'm a dual pathway beyonder, increasing my spirituality isn't a big deal. I can argue that my spirituality right now might surpass that of the seer pathway or even the monster pathway."
Adam cleaned himself up and emerged from the back of the room. He didn't retract the soul ring behind him; Adam simply put on a triumphant smile and flaunted his soul ring.
"Look, I might be the first person on the continent to have a soul ring like this!"
The manager simply nodded and smiled. He took out a bracelet from his soul guide storage and handed it to Adam. "Take this. This is an identification given to special spirit pagoda members like you."
"Your data might not be as genius as you hoped, but I'll compensate you as best I can." The manager patted Adam on the shoulder. "You have all the Aolai City resources you can get. If there's anything you need, just use that bracelet and take it."
"Really? Won't that cause trouble?" Adam asked, his gaze lowered. He was trying his best to suppress the smile on his face.
There are reasons why he must join the Spirit Pagoda, and that is to make it easier to find various materials and ingredients for potions.
Soul master cultivation was just part of his early days when he was just a low- or mid-sequence beyonder. As a high-sequence beyonder, it's a completely different level and a complete game-changer.
"Don't worry, spirit pagodas in many branches other than the Eighteen Heavenly Towers don't have such strict regulations. We basically just get scraps that have been divided up by the higher-ups and other Heavenly Towers; they don't give a damn about what we do with our resource allocation."
"Right now, you just need to worry about your cultivation. After you reach rank 20, come to me and I'll try to find you another thousand-year-old spirit soul."
Oh, is he trying to leave a good impression on me?
Adam smiled brightly, reading the expression The Manager was trying to convey. It was all as clear as the sun at noon.
Good for him, I've planned to give you a good life after I reach Sequence 5.
Adam nodded and checked the contents of the bracelet. Besides being a Spirit Pagoda member's identification mark, this item also functions as a 3x3 meter soul guide storage.
It's not very big, but it's the most useful item I own. A place to store all the necessary materials.
After all that was done, Adam waved goodbye to the Manager and Sister Lingshan. He immediately returned home and began meditating.
Now that everything was done, Adam planned to spend most of his time cultivating and researching the materials inside the Spirit Pagoda.
"As for the Beyonder from the Criminal Pathway, put him aside for now. Unless he obtains a Beyonder characteristic from a Sequence 8 Cold-Blooded Angel and consumes it, he will remain in Sequence 9 for his entire life."
Forget about potion formulas; Adam had no knowledge of the Criminal Pathway. Even the wiki doesn't explain it further.
At home, Adam looked back at the altar and remained silent for a moment. He shook his head and wiped the altar clean.
"I can't perform rituals for Na'er every day. The problem is, I'll be too affected by the Secret Suppliant's unpredictable aspects."
After that night, Adam had already guessed the Secret Suppliant's rules of operation.
"The important part is the word 'Suppliant.' A suppliant desperately prays and calls to a higher-sequence entity and receives an answer from them."
Any response is fine.
It can be a mere gaze, a good dream, an answer to your question, or simply a response like what a true creator always does to 'His' followers.
A suppliant is the recipient. When a noble being answers your supplication, the Secret Suppliant will transform into a devout believer who will twist your heart and give your life to gain more attention from the entity that answered your supplication.
This is the core reason why, despite many entities and higher-sequence beyonders, there are no beyonders of a Secret Suppliant outside the Aurora Order.
Because the one who controls The Hanged Man Pathway is the Aurora Order, and the one who answers suppliants is a Fallen Creator. The deadly influence of higher-sequence beyonders on lower-sequence beyonders.
This is an unavoidable cycle. Especially when the honorific name you get from potions is an honorific name associated with the Fallen Creator and his subordinates.
"Despite all the members of the Aurora Order can hear is the mumbling of the True Creator, they are devout and accept it happily, like a child receiving attention from their father."
This is why he doesn't want to perform the ritual every day. If he does this every day, he won't be able to stop because Na'er might unknowingly answer his call and sacrifice for her.
His heart will be twisted and make him his devout follower. And this is something Adam doesn't want to experience.
"A week... no, a month. I will perform the sacrifice ritual every month. This is something I cannot avoid if I want to complete my act as Secret Suppliant."
Then, it will probably take more than a year to complete, based on which wishes Na'er answers. He can't just wish to hear Na'er's voice like all members of the Aurora Order do, right?
What can a little girl like Na'er whisper to him? Her love for her brother?
Please, I don't want to hear a little girl mumbling about her feelings for her brother. Not only is that weird, but I might be affected, too.
Maybe, he'll subconsciously accept it all as normal.
Adam shook his head and sat on his bed, beginning to meditate.
The cultivation speed of Full Innate Soul Power is something even a Level 9 Innate Soul Power expert can't match. This is a gap in talent, and with his strong spiritual power, Adam can more easily sense the Ownerless Soul Power in the air.
Even if eras have changed, some things will never change.