GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

Chapter 2318: Upside But No Downside.

The Bloodthirsty divine ability is literally an ability that helps killers mutate in exchange for power. Just like mutation, it causes loss of control and grants power when used.

Not even legendary godclad and the god of killing can prevent the mutation and the loss of control that the Bloodthirsty divine ability inflicts on them.

The Bloodthirsty divine ability lets the mutation occur in a slow and controlled manner at the start. But once killers lose themselves to the power of the divine ability, they will never become sane again.

All in all, the divine ability is a double-edged sword. It is one of the reasons why the god of killing was considered the strongest god. But it is also one of the main reasons, if not the main one, why the god of killing lost his mind.

But Legion doesn’t have that problem because they have more than one consciousness. They have three consciousnesses in charge of one pathway. So if one of them loses control, the rest can take over and stop them from going mad.

If that fails, they still have nine other souls. It is unlikely that all three souls in charge of the pathway will lose their minds, but even if it happens, they are ready and have backups prepared to regain control.

This is why they were so happy to receive the divine ability. To them, the divine ability only has upsides and no downsides.

Legion-4 said, “I can’t wait to use it.”

As one of the souls in charge of the killing pathway, he is one of the only three that can use the divine ability. Even if the other nine souls are excited about gaining the divine ability, they can’t use it no matter how full of anticipation they are.

But while Legion-4 was excited to go on a rampage, Legion-2 wasn’t that interested. Legion-2 was interested in something else he found out about recently.

Legion-2 said, “I can’t wait for us to reach the legendary rank.”

Legion-4 didn’t disagree. He too said in anticipation, “I can’t wait for us to fight legends.”

They are both enthusiastic, but there is a massive difference in their enthusiasm. Legion-2 wants to reach rank 7, but Legion-4 only wants to fight rank 7 godclads, and he is willing to do so without becoming rank 7 himself.

To be fair, the two of them are excited for the same underlying reason. Their wishes are different, but they are both based on the information they discovered about the inability of legends to use divine artifacts.

Apparently, legendary godclads can’t use divine artifacts because their spiritual energy will clash with any divine artifact they try to use. This clash will either lead to a riot in their spiritual power or the destruction of the divine artifact.

This special phenomenon is because the special state of legends after they have been transformed by divine flesh fit the second time. After they become legends, their bodies have turned into divine artifacts. So if they want to use a divine artifact, it will be as if two divine artifacts are fighting each other.

This is a disadvantage to other godclads because they will be stuck with their own divine abilities and can’t use the divine abilities of other pathways. They will become extremely limited in what they can do, and their capabilities will become predictable since everyone will know what they are capable of.

But this phenomenon is an advantage to Legion because they have four pathways, each providing them with seven divine abilities. And when they become legendary slave masters, they will have many slaves to take divine abilities from, so they won’t be lacking in divine abilities.

Most importantly, the inability of legends to use divine artifacts means that legends from other pathways won’t be able to borrow the Aegis Shield anymore. This means that other godclads will lose the ability to use the one thing that can block the Sever divine ability.

Once legends lose the Aegis Shield, they will become easy prey to killers. This is why it is said that the pathway of killing is the strongest pathway and why some people have joked that a rank 1 killer can kill a rank 9 godclad of other pathways.

So they are very excited about the prospect of becoming legends or fighting legends. The other souls were excited too. Especially when they began trying their own new divine abilities.

Apart from the rank 6 Bloodthirsty divine ability, which they gained from drinking the blood of many powerful godclads, they also gained two more divine abilities.

They gained the rank 6 Danger Sense divine ability from the pathway of undying. This is their reward for all the epic travelers that hate.

It was tedious work, but it was rewarding. They too can now sense danger and avoid it preemptively. Combined with the various life-saving divine abilities that they have, they have become more difficult to kill.

They also gained the rank 6 Imprison divine ability from the pathway of slavery. This is what they gained after eating the flesh of godclads from the dominating pathways.

The Imprison divine ability is a dominating divine ability like the judge’s Shackles divine ability, the Thief’s Stealing Abilities divine ability, and the rule breaker’s Disable divine ability. It is a divine ability for rendering a target powerless.

It goes without saying why a slaver would want to render someone powerless. So it is clear that the Imprison divine ability will make it easier for slavers to enslave other godclads.

The Imprison divine ability works by shutting down both the body and mind of the target. This is difficult to achieve immediately, as the divine ability has some conditions that need to be met before it can take effect.

But once the Imprison divine ability takes effect, the target will become immobile, unable to use any divine ability, and will lose perception from all their senses. The target will then become a target who can be dominated spiritually and physically.