The Heavenly Martial Empress Returns: An OP Xianxia Returnee LitRPG

Chapter 40: New Godly Skills

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<Class Skill Tree: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök]>

Level 100: [God Killer (SSS)] [Cost]: [2000 Skill Points]

Level 200: [Divine Class Absorption (SSS)] [3000 Skill Points] Learned.

Level 300: [Divine Soul Parasite (SSS)] [5000 Skill Points]

Level 400: [Undead God Summon (SSS)] [6000 Skill Points]

Level 500: [Divinity Steal (SSS)] [8000 Skill Points]

Level 600: [God Throne Usurpation (SSS)] [12000 Skill Points]

Level 700: [Divinity Tree Absorption (SSS)] [16000 Skill Points]

Level 800: [Divine Realm Assimilation (SSS)] [20000 Skill Points]

Level 900: [Divinity Resistance (SSS)] [30000 Skill Points]

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Looking at this made me feel slightly frustrated. I didn’t pick up more skills before, and I didn't care that much before. But over time, this System Scarf I got has been proving itself to be an excellent tool for my growth. And the Skills the Tree possesses are also quite good. I should try to get them all.

Anyway, now’s the time. I have over ninety thousand Skill Points, it should be more than enough to be able to get most of them. I’ll pick them one by one until I don’t have enough Skill Points I suppose.

Ding!

[You have exchanged 2.000 Skill Points, and you acquired the [God Killer (SSS): Lv1] Class Skill!]

[You have exchanged 5.000 Skill Points, you acquired the [Divine Soul Parasite (SSS): Lv1] Class Skill!]

[You have exchanged 6.000 Skill Points, and you acquired the [Undead God Summon (SSS): Lv1] Class Skill!]

[You have exchanged 8.000 Skill Points, and you acquired the [Divinity Steal (SSS): Lv1] Class Skill!]

[You have exchanged 12.000 Skill Points, and you acquired the [God Throne Usurpation (SSS): Lv1] Class Skill!]

[You have exchanged 16.000 Skill Points, and you acquired the [Divinity Tree Absorption (SSS): Lv1] Class Skill!]

[You have exchanged 20.000 Skill Points, and you acquired the [Divine Realm Assimilation (SSS): Lv1] Class Skill!]

[Not enough Skill Points, you can’t learn the [Divinity Resistance (SSS)] Skill yet!]

I assume the last one grants the ability to resist damage from Divinities. Well, I don’t need that one too much for now; it’s alright. I got seven new Skills right away, and indeed, it was quite overwhelming to see all their descriptions.

Seven different Skills have seven different effects. Unlike techniques or abilities that let me intuitively learn what they can do, Skills are much more technical, telling you everything through big walls of text.

I’m not saying I dislike reading, but it can get slightly tedious.

At the very least, it might be appropriate to take a look at the current System’s Status, now that I am finally at Level 999.

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[Name]: [Katherine]

[Race]: [Human?]

[Titles]: [The One Who Folded The System] [Dungeon Gate Keeper] [Undefeated] [Talent Seeking Guider] [Apprentice Chef] [Boss Slayer] [Devil Slayer] [Savior of Arcadia] [Primordial Calamity: Ragnarök] [Destroyer of the Church Of The Brilliant Mother Of Light] [Silver Moon Beast Tribe’s Hero] [Acacia’s Tyrant] [Master Adventurer] [Barrier Master] [Raid Empress] [Destroyer of the Evil Cult Of Deep Darkness] [God Slayer] [Eclipse’s New God]

[Class]: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök (Primordial Venerable-Rank)]

[Level]: [999/999]

[Mana]: [763.900/763.900]

[Divinity]: [262.000]

[Martial Power]: [577.000]

[Strength]: [763.900]

[Agility]: [763.900]

[Vitality]: [763.900]

[Intelligence]: [763.900]

[Dexterity]: [763.900]

[Charm]: [573.000]

[Available Divinities]: {Broken Divinity}: {Holy Mother Of Light and Life} {Broken Divinity}: {Deep Darkness and Death Shadows}

[Available Divine Realms]: {Shattered Divine Realm}: {Mother of Light’s Heaven} {Shattered Divine Realm}: {Lord of Deep Darkness’ Underworld}

[Classless Skills (12/13)]

[Premium Player Privilege (SSS): Lv10] [Kicking Strike (D): Lv10] [First Aid (D): Lv10] [Mirage Veil (A): Lv10] [Cooking (D): Lv7] [Basic Swordsmanship (C): Lv10] [Family Bond (D): Lv9] [Emperor’s Conquest (S): Lv3] [Basic Martial Arts (C): Lv10] [Crescent Moon’s Shadow Dagger Style (S): Lv5] [Commander (C): Lv7] [Seducing Aura (C): Lv10]

[Magic Skills (12/13)]

[Partial Spatial Manipulation (B): Lv10] [Mana Manipulation (C): Lv10] [Healing Golden Light (B): Lv10] [Photon Essence Manipulation (A): Lv10] [Cursed Flames (B): Lv10] [Partial Time Flow Manipulation (A): Lv10] [Blazing Iron Weaponry Creation (S): Lv4] [Cosmic Star Magic (S): Lv4] [Triple Elemental Magic: Fire, Ice, Lightning (A): Lv6] [Divine Brilliant Light Magic: Lv10] [Divine Light Spirit Summon: Lv10] [Windstorm (B): Lv10]

[Class Skills (9/10)]

[God Predator (SSS): Lv7] [Divine Class Absorption (SSS): Lv6] [God Killer (SSS): Lv1] [Divine Soul Parasite (SSS): Lv1] [Undead God Summon (SSS): Lv1] [Divinity Steal (SSS): Lv1] [God Throne Usurpation (SSS): Lv1] [Divinity Tree Absorption (SSS): Lv1] [Divine Realm Assimilation (SSS): Lv1]

[Stat Points]: [3.780]

[Skill Points]: [26.780]

[Credits]: [969.375.000]

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Hmm, the numbers went incredibly high compared to how low they originally began. A lot of my Skills are now at the Max Level. I’ve been leveling some involuntarily most of the time; some others take longer to level up. But over half of mine are already at Level 10, which means I can either spend Credits to “Evolve” them, or “Fuse” them.

It is, of course, better to fuse them, isn’t it? There are also many more Skills on my Skill List waiting to be equipped; some sound and look much stronger than any of these. So I need to free some space to equip them and experiment with what they can do.

Anyway, I am fairly sure these stats are much higher than the average Level One Thousand, or almost Level One Thousand. They had grossly increased because of all the Stats I stole from the Avatars and Gods I slayed.

Nonetheless, I should check out each new Class Skill, though I would like to try their effects if possible.

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[God Killer (SSS): Lv1]

[Skill EXP]: [0/100.000]

A Class Skill that only belongs to the Divine Class: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök].

You are the bane of all Gods. They fear you; they scream when they see you, and they run when they sense your presence approaching. Not only will you be able to deal more damage to them, but you can even intimidate the weaker Gods with your mere presence.

Increases Damage dealt against Gods, their Avatars, and any other Divine type being by +200%, while ignoring 50% of their Total Defenses, including Divine Barriers. You can drain 20% of the Damage Dealt against them as Divine Essence and Mana.

When intimidating a God, their Avatars, or a Divine type being, you can decrease all their stats by 30%, and one random Skill is sealed for 1 Minute.

Level Bonus (1): Deals +100% more Damage against Gods, their Avatars, and Divine Beings. When fighting such types of foes, all your Stats increase by +50% and your Divinity by +30%.

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I don’t know if it’ll ever be useful, but it might help me kill them even faster than before, so I don’t take so long dealing with their annoying self-regeneration abilities. However, it still doesn’t negate that.

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[Divine Soul Parasite (SSS): Lv1]

[Skill EXP]: [0/100.000]

A Class Skill that only belongs to the Divine Class: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök].

Shape a piece of your Divinity Soul into a monstrous Parasitic entity that can Parasite other Souls, especially the Souls of Gods, their Avatars, and other Divine Beings. There is a limit of parasites you can place in a soul based on your current Divinity Stat and the soul’s power.

When parasitized with a Divine Soul Parasite, the Souls will be slowly eroded, losing their sense of self until their minds are completely consumed, and their souls end up assimilating with your own or becoming your puppets.

Despite your strength, Divine Soul Parasites are extremely weak, so it is necessary to place them sneakily on your foes.

Once a foe is fully parasitized, it will become your puppet or even an extension of your own consciousness.

Level Bonus (1): Increases Parasitizing Rate and Parasite’s Resilience by +30%.

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Oh, this one sound rather wicked.

But I like some of it, though I don’t know if I’ll use it. I might feel forced to use it, and these gods might come out with all sorts of strange powers.

Perhaps one day, parasitizing them will be a swift way to win.

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[Undead God Summon (SSS): Lv1]

[Skill EXP]: [0/100.000]

A Class Skill that only belongs to the Divine Class: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök].

The Divinity and Divine Souls of every God you’ve eaten remain within your own Divinity. With this Skill, you can invoke them as loyal Undead Gods, which will possess a part of their former strength, Divinities, Divine Abilities, and even a Divine Realm. The maximum amount of Undead Gods you can summon is solely based on how many Gods you’ve consumed. Summoning Time: 1 Hour.

Available Undead Gods:

[Tower God]: {The Brilliant Mother Of Light}

[Tower God]: {Lord Of Deep Darkness}

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Level Bonus (1): Undead God Summons retain 40% of their former Stats, Divinities, Divine Abilities, and a third of their original Divine Realms. Summoning Time increases by +1 Hour.

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This one was the most intriguing to me.

It seems I can do some good old-fashioned necromancy. I am not that used to it; I only used it twice or three times through my eleven thousand years of life, and it was within my first one thousand years, when I was still a weak Immortal.

I came into contact with a Demonic Cult Inheritance, and due to my need for strength, I ended up taking it and assimilating it into my Core. It caused me a lot of problems later on, but it gave me a new power that I abused to survive the endless persecution of Demonic Cultivators and Orthodox Faction members.

I wasn’t always the ruler of the orthodox faction after all; the first two thousand years of my life in Murim were spent as a rogue cultivator, going from place to place, trying to get stronger and survive. Naturally, my goals clashed with others, and bloodshed and vengeance ensued for an almost endless cycle.

This power, if I use it right, could give me some new valuable allies I can leave behind in other worlds or places.

Though, I wonder if they retain any memories or if these are just recreations.

Well, I’ll try it later.

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[Divinity Steal (SSS): Lv1]

[Skill EXP]: [0/100.000]

A Class Skill that only belongs to the Divine Class: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök].

Channel your own Divine Soul’s powers and steal the Divinity from Gods that are still alive. By targeting their exposed Divine Soul, or their Divine Aura, it is possible to shatter fragments of the Gods' Divinities, which you can consume and absorb as you fight them, weakening them over time.

Foes whose Divinities are shattered and taken away will constantly receive debuffs to their Divine Power and Divine Essence based on how large the fragments stolen are. From a minimum debuff of 1% to a max of 10%.

Level Bonus (1): Increases the Digestion Speed, Absorption, and Divinity Power gained from absorbing Divinities and Divinity Fragments by +50%.

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Simple yet strong, I am fairly sure this is the Skill I needed to absorb their Broken Divinities. It doesn’t just work with stealing them; it also helps me naturally assimilate any Divinity I come into contact with.

However, there are a few other Skills that work really well with it.

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[God Throne Usurpation (SSS): Lv1]

[Skill EXP]: [0/100.000]

A Class Skill that only belongs to the Divine Class: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök].

When overpowering a God, you are capable of stealing their Divine Throne as long as they can no longer resist and their health is below 50%. If the god is slain, their throne is given to you automatically, and you may also choose to either grant it to someone capable of accepting it or keep it empty and protected.

When you govern a world or multiple worlds through the thrones of the Gods, you can gain Faith Points over time, to quickly feed your growing Divinity Tree and unlock new Branches and Roots.

Level Bonus (1): Faith Points Gain +10%. Belief and Faith from inhabitants +20%.

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Similar to Divinity Steal, it works both ways: to take away a throne while they are alive or to assimilate it when I kill them. I think I can use its effects together with the other Skills.

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[Divinity Tree Absorption (SSS): Lv1]

[Skill EXP]: [0/100.000]

A Class Skill that only belongs to the Divine Class: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök].

When you defeat a God, their Divinity Trees are often destroyed and left in shambles, resembling Broken Divinities that cannot be properly absorbed. However, this changes with this Skill. You can absorb Divinity Trees and restore them to almost the same intact form they once had by spending Mana and Credits. Once formed, you can absorb the Divinity Tree and combine it with yours, further developing and transforming it. After being absorbed, the Divinity Tree cannot go back to normal.

Level Bonus (1): Restores 50% of a Broken Divinity Tree, which you can absorb 100% of all its remaining Powers and combine them with yours. Increases Divinity Stats when absorbing Divinity Tree by +10%.

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Yes, with these two Skills, I can confidently absorb the Broken Divinities without problems.

But there was one left.

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[Divine Realm Assimilation (SSS): Lv1]

[Skill EXP]: [0/100.000]

A Class Skill that only belongs to the Divine Class: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök].

Grants the ability to shape and transform your soul, giving it the capacity of absorbing Divine Realms and Divine Realm Fragments. The more you absorb, the larger your own Divine Realm will become, progressively becoming more potent as the combination of Divinities creates an immense harmony of elements and divine essences.

Can also restore or combine Shattered Divine Realms separately before assimilating them, giving it the ability to either gift them or place them within a solid area.

Level Bonus (1): When assimilating a Divine Realm or a Divine Realm Fragment, increases the Rate of Complete Assimilation and the absorption of its energies and resources by +50%. Has a 10% chance to create a Supreme Divine Realm when combining many Divine Realm Fragments.

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Not bad; with this, I can absorb everything right away.

Hah, seriously, all of this feels way too easy, though. These people have it much simpler than in Murim.

As my life becomes calmer and more relaxing, I can’t help but have all those old memories slowly come back to me.

The first years of my life in Murim and all the struggles I went through.

And also the first master I ever met, an old lady who taught me a valuable lesson.

Granny Zhi Hui, even now, your teachings remain in my heart.

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