Chapter 175: Holy Mark

Lu Yao checked Yanjiu's latest [History] and found the reason.

…

Completed the sixth pilgrimage at the age of 69.

At the age of 76, he realized the [Heavy Attack] after witnessing the ascetics being hunted by man-eating crabs and hot turkeys.

Completed the seventh pilgrimage at the age of 77.

At the age of 78, he began to challenge extraordinary creatures.

At the age of 79, when he was about to die, he evolved [Martyr] into [Stigmata].

…

Shiojiu's knowledge and goals were renewed as the ascetic monks were preyed upon by supernatural beings.

If you cannot protect yourself, you cannot make pilgrimages and spread the blessings of the gods.

Therefore, even though he was nearly eighty years old, Yanjiu decisively transformed and began to explore the possibility of becoming a fighting monk.

Lieyu treated the old man's wounds and bandaged them, leaving him wrapped in linen all over, like a skinny mummy.

An ordinary villain would not be able to survive such an injury. Shiojiu is one of the few extraordinary humans. After being transformed into a hero, his health points were fully restored and his level reached LV16.

The only drawback is that the scars all over his body that were burned by the flames seem irreversible.

Lu Yao clicked on Yanjiu.

In the vertical painting, the old man is wrapped in bandages and is wrestling with a huge spade beetle. His arms firmly grasp the two corners of the monster's jaws.

There is a sentence written below.

——Human potential is no less than theirs.

Among Shiohisa's abilities, except for [Evasion] and [Critical Attack], [Martyr] was replaced by [Stigmata].

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[Stigmata]: Martyrs ascend from pain and death, understand how to further spread the blessings of gods, and have a certain chance of igniting the fire of faith in extraordinary creatures.

…

When in extreme pain and on the verge of death, [Martyr] may evolve into [Stigmata].

It just ignites the fire of faith in extraordinary creatures. Lu Yao is not yet sure of its effect.

He locked his perspective on the top of Shiojiu's head.

After being reborn, the old man became more steady and moved along the seaside of the Eastern Continent. There are man-eating crabs on the beaches here, and stag beetles and turkeys on the land. On the contrary, it is a relatively restrained public area among the three parties.

Lieyu followed him.

"Can you teach me? I also want to fight against extraordinary beings. It would be great if I had as much power as you."

"Do you have enemies?" Yanjiu asked.

"Yes. There is a bad guy in Elf Lake. He steals other people's treasure chests everywhere. He is very hateful. I want to teach him a lesson!"

"..."

A question mark appeared on Yanjiu's head: "Child, this is not how extraordinary power is used."

"No. He steals everyone's things everywhere, but no one can do anything about him. Although everyone says that it is impossible for the Phantom Thief to be caught. But if you are not willing to try, then there will never be any change. "

Lieyu insisted: "The bad guys who steal things should be caught and locked up."

The old man was silent for a while.

"It's well said, something has to be done by someone."

"Unfortunately, I can't teach you. Because I am still groping in the dark."

Facing the young people, the ascetic monk said frankly: "If you want to find a way, then go to the [Theological Seminary] in Yaocheng and study there first and become a scholar."

"If you can understand [theology], then no one will need to teach you. You will gradually understand everything through pilgrimage."

Lieyu replied: "I took the apprenticeship exam for three years and failed."

A big smiley face popped up above her head: "Scholars said that I am not suitable to be a scholar. I can't sit still and get sleepy when I read. They suggested that I continue to work in the family profession as a hunter."

"..."

A sweating expression appeared on Yanjiu's head.

"Do you like honey? My father was a rare beekeeper during his lifetime. He would collect honey everywhere. I have also been brewing honey wine, but the taste is still a little bit worse."

"I brought mead, honey cakes, and beeswax. Do you want to try them?"

The old man was completely silent and hurried on his way.

Lieyu next to her didn't feel bored either. She could talk to herself alone.

"I heard that ascetics don't drink alcohol and eat less. It's said that you only eat one piece of garlic every day. Is this true?"

"Ah! Your garlic is missing! It must have been burned during the previous battle. Before the next battle, please remember to take off the garlic skewers. It is a pity that the food is ruined like this. It is a sin to waste food..."

"..."

"But it doesn't matter, I have a lot of garlic in my backpack!"

Lieyu skewered a new garlic skewer for the old man, but Yanjiu did not refuse and put it around his neck.

"Also, there is no new cotton or linen in my backpack. It may take a long time. If you pour wine on it, the wound will not rot easily."

"By the way. If you have extraordinary strength, won't your wounds rot?"

"..."

"Why do ascetics shave their heads and wear no clothes on their upper bodies?"

"Is it for convenience, or is it to train yourself? Strangely enough, if you don't wear a top, people will think you are an ascetic, and if you don't wear pants and skirts, you will probably be considered a pervert."

"The difference between a pervert and an ascetic is the difference between a top and pants..."

"..."

The emoticons on Yanjiu's head kept changing, sometimes angry, sometimes sweating, sometimes question marks, sometimes sighing.

Lu Yao just watched on the simulator, his scalp was numb.

Lieyu thought about it all the way, and he was very interested.

But soon, Shiojiu was freed.

A new battle begins.

The old man and another stag beetle locked eyes and began to wrestle.

Unlike the first time, this time they stopped at a certain point. The two sides wrestled for a while, seemed to recognize each other, and then tacitly backed away from each other.

Then Yan Jiu continued to move forward, challenging the stag beetles one by one.

The lowest level among them was LV12, and the highest even reached LV17.

After experiencing a life-and-death battle, Yan Jiu was more focused on sharpening himself, a bit like making friends through martial arts.

When entering the battle state, Lie Yu dared not speak, hiding nervously and watching. After the battle, she ran out to check and treat the old man's wounds.

After the duel with the eighth stag beetle, a new situation emerged.

The LV12 stag beetle actually followed Yan Jiu.

The old man patted the beetle's shell: "Since you have ignited the fire of faith and believe in Lord Yao, then practice hard with me and challenge the limit."

Although the stag beetle can't speak, it has been following Yan Jiu.

With Yan Jiu's permission, it even let the tired Lie Yu sit on its back and carried her all the way forward.

Lu Yao completely understood.

Yan Jiu, who possessed the [Stigmata], was spreading his faith by exchanging ideas with extraordinary life, and at the same time, he was constantly challenging his own human limits.

The founder of the Ascetic Order was opening up an extraordinary road for pixel people.

...

Lu Yao raised his perspective.

Coincidentally, more people rushed to the East Continent from all over the place.

Unlike Yan Jiu, who practiced hard, most people took a more roundabout way.

They brought fruits and vegetables, including potatoes, soybeans, berries, grapes, etc., which were fed to the fighting stag beetles.

In return, the fighting stag beetle clan allowed humans to move in their territory. And because of the protection of the fighting stag beetles, the little people would no longer be afraid of the Fiery Turkey Chicken.

The purpose of the pixel people is of course not just to get along well.

Their goal is to kill young fighting stag beetles.

Many people want to follow the experience of raising cross-country rabbits, ladybugs and split earthworms before, and further introduce this powerful species, raise them from a young age, and use them for human use.

However, the whole process is not smooth.

The raising of the young by the fighting stag beetle is casual like other supernatural creatures. As long as the larvae hatch from the pupa, they will not care, and each one survives by its own ability.

At this time, humans can lure the larvae with food and take them away.

However, because the fighting stag beetle itself is aggressive and irritable, it is not a docile species, and it has a large appetite. After being brought back to Yancheng and Yaocheng, these larvae are also difficult to be truly domesticated, and they may hurt people and livestock if they are not careful.

So soon, Yaocheng and Yancheng both banned private breeding of fighting stag beetles.

Lu Yao thought it was normal.

The pixel people are still in the initial stage of contacting the supernatural, and are still far from mature domestication, so they have to eat one bite at a time.

Even the god himself is still slowly doing pilot projects and gradually releasing new species.

It is not only to increase the species diversity of this fragmented world, but also to make a preliminary attempt to open up the civilization of forest elemental creatures.

At this moment, Philus suddenly reported a piece of information.

"My Lord God, an unknown statue appeared in the Creation Valley."

Lu Yao changed his perspective.

The new player who had not appeared for a long time happened to land in the experimental field.

He was really lucky.