“State your wish.”
The vast and boundless will transmitted the voice into Leon’s mind—not through speech, but as information delivered directly to his soul.
His gaze fell upon Leon... or more accurately, upon the translucent skull in his palm.
The moment he felt this will, Leon finally understood why the God of Sacred Light was never depicted in a physical form within the cathedrals, but only symbolized by a radiant sphere.
Because the essence of the will descending now was exactly that: He was the pure source of the Sacred Light, and the power of every priest in the Sacred Light Church originated from Him.
He was the incarnation of all things, and His existence naturally lacked any specific form.
Leon bowed his head toward the God of Sacred Light, his expression solemn.
“O God of Sacred Light, my only request is to repair this Gray Mist Barrier device.”
Until this moment, the vast and infinite consciousness finally turned its gaze upon Leon, the speaker.
A single word entered Leon’s mind:
“Granted.”
In the next second, Leon felt the laws of the entire world shift abruptly.
Time no longer flowed forward, gravity no longer pulled vertically downward, the sky no longer sat only overhead, and dust did not necessarily gather only beneath his feet.
Everything he once knew underwent a world-shaking transformation in an instant.
Yet, facing this total upheaval, Leon felt no sense of wrongness. Instead, it was as if he had long been accustomed to it, as if the world had always been this way.
Within this bizarre scene, the shattered pieces of the vitrified protective layer on the Gray Mist Barrier device were rapidly flying back into place, as if time were reversing.
The scattered droplets of Gray Mist Blood on the tower floor, which had already begun to merge with the gray mist, now condensed from vapor back into liquid like mist under a scorching sun. Following the backtrack of time, they flowed back into the device.
It was as if nothing had ever broken, and nothing had ever spilled.
Leon stood like a being isolated from the rest of the world, witnessing it all.
Just then, streaks of golden light flashed across his field of vision.
【Gaining insight into the power of laws wielded by an unknown existence...】
【Necessary conditions missing; insight failed.】
【Gaining insight into the divine spell cast through the skull of St. Elias: Prayer for the God of Sacred Light's Blessing】
【Prayer for the God of Sacred Light's Blessing EXP +0】
【None → Prayer for the God of Sacred Light's Blessing Lv0 (0/1)】
Leon’s pupils shook as he watched the light flash across the divine spell panel in his vision.
He could even gain insight into a divine spell like this?!
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, one so audacious it was bordering on reckless.
But... a horse never fattens without extra grazing, and a man never prospers without a windfall!
Leon grit his teeth, and his mental energy surged like a tide into the priest's scepter in his hand.
【Light Prayer】!
【Healing】!
【Hammer of Holy Light】!
【Hand of Divine Spells】!
Aside from Holy Light Meditation, which required long periods of focused maintenance, Leon cast every divine spell he knew one by one.
In the very next instant—
The vitrified protective layer on the Gray Mist Barrier device snapped back into its original form, firmly sealing the Gray Mist Blood within.
A massive and mysterious power erupted from the restored barrier. The Gray Mist Blood inside began to spin at a steady rate, like it had been tossed into a high-speed centrifuge, continuously releasing energy that was completely antithetical to the external gray mist.
In an instant, the surrounding gray mist recoiled before this power like a defeated army, retreating in panic until it was completely forced out of the tower area housing the barrier.
The gray mist was pushed back layer by layer until it vanished from sight.
The morning sun rose slowly, and a clear, azure sky appeared before them.
The vast will, like a galaxy of stars, had departed at some unknown moment; Leon hadn't even been able to perceive its leaving.
However, Leon slumped to the ground, looking at the translucent skull whose holy flames had been extinguished, an uncontrollable look of ecstasy appearing on his face.
Within his vision, the light of the divine spell panel flashed once more.
【Divine Spell Performance Rating: Perfect!】
【Light Prayer EXP +47】
【Healing EXP +47】
【Light Prayer Lv2 (51/300) → Light Prayer Lv2 (98/300)】
【Healing Lv1 (73/100) → Healing Lv2 (20/300)】
【You have leveled up Healing. You may choose one of the following three traits to enhance it:】
【...】
“Ha, haha!”
Even though Leon only had time to cast a few spells before the God of Sacred Light departed.
Even though the God's gaze might not have even been fixed on him—perhaps it was just a lingering trace of His presence or a departing glance that acted as the "audience" to provide "audience feedback."
Nevertheless, the rating brought by that sliver of feedback had reached the highest level: 【Perfect】!
Light Prayer aside, under this sliver of feedback, Healing had gained nearly fifty experience points, instantly jumping to Lv2!
Leon let out a breath, allowing his grin to widen, and then looked at the options on the panel.
【Expansive: Expands the effect of Healing from single-target to area-of-effect, significantly enhancing the healing effect and granting all targets the "supernatural power recovery" status.】
【Abundant: Continuous consumption of mental energy can maintain the Healing effect; the more mental energy invested, the stronger the healing effect.】
【Linkage: Can link with the divine spell "Hammer of Holy Light." Each time Healing is cast, a Hammer of Holy Light imbued with healing power will be summoned; a powerful healing effect will trigger instantly around the hammer's impact point.】
Leon scanned the three enhancement traits, feeling a bit conflicted. Which one should he choose?
The 【Expansive】 trait turned a single-target heal into an AOE, enhanced the effect, and added a "supernatural power recovery" buff—essentially recovering battle qi for bloodline warriors and mental energy for priests.
The added buff was indeed good, but the linkage trait of Light Prayer had already expanded Healing from single-target to AOE. This 【Expansive】 trait felt a bit redundant.
As for the 【Linkage】 trait this time, it turned Healing into a Hammer of Holy Light, where the target hit by the hammer received a powerful healing effect.
It was just like the effect of splashing an instant healing potion at one's feet in that game from his previous life, Minecraft... It could provide a burst of health in an instant.
This trait was certainly very good, and since it linked with Hammer of Holy Light, Leon would be able to trigger both Healing and the hammer simultaneously when casting Light Prayer in the future.
However... Leon ultimately looked at the second trait, 【Abundant】:
The more mental energy invested, the stronger the healing effect.
On the surface, this trait seemed ordinary.
But Leon noticed that it didn't mention an upper limit...
In other words, as long as Leon had enough mental energy, the ultimate effect achievable by a Healing spell with the 【Abundant】 trait would be... bringing the dead back to life and growing flesh on bones?
After much deliberation, Leon finally made his choice, his thought clicking firmly on the panel.
【Trait Selected: Abundant】
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