Chapter 557: Drawing Inferences, Doubling Divine Abilities!

【“Brothers, we’re almost there!”】

【The assorted things aboard the Star Ship cheered as one.】

【“Great! We survived!”】

【“Let us pay tribute to the brothers who gave everything to help us press onward!”】

【“We were so lively on the way here, but now it feels a little lonely...”】

【There really were far fewer items aboard the Star Ship now.】

【But because you had Ominous in Old Age, you could see the quality of everything.】

【So you had basically refined them in order from lowest quality to highest.】

【Only the elite were left!】

【Your years of interstellar travel hadn’t been entirely fruitless.】

【You had comprehended an Earth Fiend Divine Ability.】

【Swallowing Blades: Swallow blades and swords without injuring yourself.】

【It didn’t look very useful, and in practice, it really wasn’t.】

【Some Divine Abilities aren’t very meaningful on their own. What matters is how you put them to use.】

【Aside from comprehending Divine Abilities and keeping an eye on the Star Ship’s course, you had nothing else to do.】

【Fortunately, you had brought along a copy of the Celestial River Monthly Report, which you could read to pass the time.】

【From the monthly report, you learned about many major events in the Celestial River local galaxy.】

【The disturbance caused by the Black Monkey King and Venom had lasted only a year, but its impact had been considerable.】

【The Peace Bureau had carried out the Holy Dragon Society’s orders recklessly, causing many loyal factions to be caught up in war or subjected to assassination and persecution despite their innocence.】

【Complaints about the Peace Bureau poured into the Holy Dragon Society’s headquarters like snowflakes.】

【The Peace Bureau’s director claimed they had strictly followed the orders from above. The Holy Dragon Society’s executive was so furious that he ordered the entire Peace Bureau to be disbanded.】

【All administrative positions in the Peace Bureau were eliminated. Only its armed forces were retained, reorganized as the Celestial River Army.】

【Venom had “recklessly altered the Book of Life and Death,” and actually erased the Peace Bureau, the Holy Dragon Society’s biggest enforcer, from existence!】

【That was a huge unexpected bonus.】

【Besides that.】

【After Venom disrupted the Grand Star Chart that controlled the distribution of Immortal Qi, it also caused tremendous chaos.】

【Third-class stars suddenly had Immortal Qi, prompting the Human Race, long oppressed despite its numerical advantage, to rise up in fury and sparking numerous revolts.】

【To suppress the Human Race’s uprisings, the Alien Race factions on those planets suffered heavy losses and poured in massive resources, leaving themselves exhausted.】

【As it happened, the Peace Bureau was gone by then, and no one could help them.】

【On some third-class stars where the Human Race still had a few reserves of strength, its uprisings succeeded.】

【Though it was only a matter of time before they were suppressed again.】

【The sudden disappearance of Immortal Qi from first-tier stars also caused tremendous chaos.】

【The various power brokers went to complain to the Holy Dragon Society, leaving it overwhelmed.】

【Most troublesome of all, some powerful alien races had long been dissatisfied with the Holy Dragon Society. They seized this opportunity to spread rumors that it wanted to monopolize all the Immortal Qi, provoking intense resentment toward the society among numerous races.】

【The faction that caused the biggest stir was the Evil Dragon Society, based on Ma Zhua Star.】

【Just from the name of this organization, it was clear they had coveted the Holy Dragon Society’s position for a long time.】

【And when everyone learned which race was the organization’s leading force, it seemed even more fitting.】

【The Dragon-Man tribe.】

【Using the Peace Bureau’s reckless actions and the chaos surrounding Immortal Qi distribution as cover, the Evil Dragon Society organized several operations against the Holy Dragon Society, both openly and in secret.】

【They undermined the Holy Dragon Society’s prestige, weakened its direct forces, won over public support, gathered strength, and concentrated resources...】

【The Evil Dragon Society played many strong cards, as if it had been waiting a long time for this opportunity.】

【Unfortunately, the Evil Dragon Society ultimately failed to achieve any results. In the end, it even had to take the lead in publicly pledging its loyalty to the Holy Dragon Society.】

【Because the Heavenly Dragon Emperor had intervened.】

【He was none other than the president of the Holy Dragon Society, the strongest person in the Celestial River local galaxy, the Immortal Emperor, the Heavenly Dragon Emperor.】

【Though he was the president, the Heavenly Dragon Emperor rarely appeared. No one knew what he did in his day-to-day life.】

【It was just that this incident had grown too serious. The forces gathered by the Evil Dragon Society were nearly strong enough to rival the Holy Dragon Society, so the Heavenly Dragon Emperor had no choice but to step in and quell the unrest.】

【He did nothing at all and killed no one. He simply went to the Evil Dragon Society’s headquarters and had a cup of tea.】

【No one knew what he and the Evil Dragon Society’s people discussed. In any case, from the next day onward, the chaos began to subside.】

【The troubles the Black Monkey King and Venom had brought to the Celestial River local galaxy didn’t end there.】

【Their main area of activity had been the Ares Immortal Kingdom, causing losses for many major factions within its territory.】

【The kingdom’s credibility came under suspicion as a result, and many vassal factions began to waver.】

【The Dou Tian Immortal Kingdom, also in the Southern Star Realm, seized the opportunity to win over factions within the Ares Immortal Kingdom and launched several interstellar wars, taking some of its stellar systems.】

【It was said that the Heavenly Dragon Emperor eventually stepped in again to end the wars.】

【“I never imagined that Black Monkey King and I would cause so many repercussions by wreaking havoc in the Celestial River for a year. I wonder if the Torch Society made any plans amid all that chaos.”】

【Year 124, age 150.】

【Drawing trait tags...】

【The effect of Luckier with Age has been triggered!】

【Successful draw!】

【“Drawing Inferences” (Gold Legendary):

Students, learning is all about drawing inferences!

Whenever you comprehend a Divine Ability, you will also obtain another Divine Ability from a similar type or the same series.

At your age, how can you sleep? Hurry up and comprehend one!】

【Adjust trait tag?】

【Yes/No】

“Oh? This one’s good!”

Prismatic trait tags could sometimes be abstract and not very useful.

But I really couldn’t think of a bad Golden trait tag.

“Fake Mythical: Prismatic.

Real Mythical: Golden!”

“This one should be paired with Live as an Upright Person to truly ‘draw inferences,’ right? But if there aren’t three Divine Abilities of the same type, then no matter how many times the trait’s effect is amplified, it probably won’t add any more.”

【You selected Yes.】

【You replaced Luckier with Age with Drawing Inferences.】

【As soon as you equipped Drawing Inferences, your Divine Abilities doubled on the spot.】

【Since you haven’t activated Live as an Upright Person right now, the following additional Divine Abilities are ones you possess in your normal state.】

【If you activate Live as an Upright Person and thereby enhance Drawing Inferences, you may obtain even more Divine Abilities.】

【Great Strength: Gain immense strength (of the same series as Mountain-Bearing).】

【Treading on Water: Walk on the surface of water as easily as on flat ground (of the same series as Divine March).】

【Wind Summoning: Summon wind (of the same series as Wind-Riding).】

【Earth Recognition: Identify geography and feng shui, and discern earth energy and dragon veins (of the same series as Premonition).】

【Weapon Ward: Avoid harm from weapons, becoming impervious to blades and spears (of the same series as Shatter).】

【Nourishment: Increase your cultivation level by consuming pills, spirit herbs, and other natural treasures (of the same series as Grain Avoidance).】

【Pray for Clear Skies: Hold a ritual to pray for clear weather and disperse rain clouds (of the same series as Pray for Rain).】

【Fire Sitting: Be unafraid of flames and sit within fire without being burned (of the same series as Swallowing Blades).】

【There is no Earth Fiend Divine Ability similar to Pot Heaven or belonging to the same series, so it cannot be expanded.】