【Holy Crest: Can be constructed on the skin to condense and preserve the holy power emitted by the body. It can store an amount of mana equal to one's own and assists in cultivation. Requires 5 skill points. Prerequisite skills: None.】
【Demon Crest: Can be constructed on the skin. When activated, all attributes are doubled, and the effects of melee and ranged skills are doubled. It also assists in cultivation. Requires 5 skill points. Prerequisite skills: None. Activation method: Holy-Demon Conversion.】
No wonder!
No wonder the Holy Crest and Demon Crest skills are Special Class Skills!
This Holy-Demon Conversion clearly looks like a skill exclusive to me!
But why didn't I see any previous saintess record this skill in the Biographies of the Saintesses?
With such a unique skill, how could no one have learned it?
Could it be... that this is a skill unique only to me?
I have absolutely no idea what this skill is actually used for.
However, when I looked at the skill again this time, I suddenly noticed that a description had appeared behind it.
【Special Class Skill — Holy-Demon Conversion (None), Level: Novice, Duration: One hour.】
Novice?
Why is the development status completely different from my other skills?
All my other skills are displayed as 1/10, yet this one is entirely different.
As expected, there is something strange about this skill.
After hesitating for a moment, I glanced at the remaining twenty-four skill points in my interface.
I should save them; let's see the effect of the Holy Crest first.
Exiting the skill tree interface, the surrounding sights and sounds once again flooded back into my consciousness.
Opening my eyes, I saw that the nuns had somehow ended up kneeling on the ground, continuously chanting sacred verses.
"What... are you doing?"
Hearing my voice, they hurriedly raised their heads, their gazes filled with an endless sense of reverence and adoration.
It was enough to make me feel a bit frightened.
"Your Highness, you... you just received a revelation from God. Your entire body was radiating a silver light. We... we felt that holy power and couldn't help but kneel in prayer."
Silver light?
Could it be that the radiance of the Holy Crest manifested just now?
"I see... I understand. You may rise."
"Your Highness, we have not yet finished reciting the sacred verses."
Seeing her like that, I didn't force the issue.
However... based on the little nun's description, does activating a new skill release holy power?
I rubbed my belly.
Then I checked the interface again.
Within the skill box for the Holy Crest, there were actually three states I could toggle at will.
The first was the Dormant state, which provides continuous passive support without revealing its presence.
The second was the Combat state, where all functions are activated and the silver patterns manifest.
The third was the Burst state, where power output reaches one hundred percent, displaying a fluorescent blue color.
Normally, this Holy Crest wouldn't show itself; it only appears during combat or when running at full capacity.
This allowed me to breathe a sigh of relief. At least this way, I wouldn't have to hide it in my daily life.
Looking back at Holy-Demon Conversion, there was an activation switch that didn't require any incantations.
It could be turned on at any time, though it had a twenty-four-hour cooldown after use.
The name of this skill certainly didn't sound like anything good.
I wanted to test it, but neither the Holy Crest nor this Holy-Demon Conversion could be tested here. I had to wait until I returned to my room and could test them in private.
"Back to the room."
I felt a sense of anticipation, but this wasn't something I could explain to these two little nuns. Seeing me get up to leave, they stopped their chanting and hurriedly stood up to escort me back to my bedchamber.
"You two may leave. I wish to be alone for a while."
"Yes."
The two little nuns nodded obediently and backed out of the room.
I was the only one left in the guest room.
I quickly unbuttoned my clothes, stripped down, and stood before the mirror. My reflection remained unchanged.
However, the moment I activated the Combat state of the Holy Crest, a silver light flashed across my belly, and the silver patterns gradually manifested on my smooth skin.
I could feel surges of warm power flowing toward the Holy Crest. Although my attributes didn't increase, it felt warm and very comfortable.
The sensation was somewhat intoxicating, but my mind quickly cleared.
Burst mode!
Instantly, the patterns on my belly spread rapidly, and a fluorescent blue glow began to emanate from the silver lines. Even in the brightly lit guest room, the blue light was clearly visible.
In this moment, I could feel the holy power condensing rapidly within the patterns. The warmth became somewhat hot, yet it remained pleasant.
Is this the stored holy power?
This Holy Crest skill truly deserves to be called heaven-defying!
Having finished testing the Holy Crest skill, I turned my attention to the Holy-Demon Conversion skill.
This was the skill I was most concerned about.
There had to be something miraculous about it.
This skill was positioned just below the level sixty threshold.
Yet here I was, not even past the level ten mark, and I could already unlock it.
It was so miraculous that I didn't even know what to say.
Next... is the moment to witness a miracle!
Bah.
It's time to witness the Holy-Demon Conversion skill!
Holy-Demon Conversion, activate!
The instant the skill was turned on, a strange sensation arose.
A tingling numbness washed over my entire body, and a shivering impulse I couldn't control surged from my tailbone straight to the top of my head.
I even felt like my hair was flying upward in that moment.
But what I didn't expect was...
My hair really was flying!
Behind me, my long silver hair looked as if it were being stained by something, the color rapidly bleeding from the roots to the tips.
Silver... turned to black in the blink of an eye!
Simultaneously, an icy chill radiated from my entire body.
My scalp felt exceptionally itchy, so much so that I instinctively wanted to reach up and scratch it.
But at this moment, I was completely unable to move, as a strange power surrounded my entire body.
My field of vision began to rise. It wasn't that I was getting taller, but rather... I was floating!
Then, an even more miraculous scene unfolded!
A bolt of black light erupted from the center of the patterns on my stomach.
In an instant, it wrapped around my limbs.
Then, this flowing light took the form of armor, encasing my arms and legs!
What... is this?
My chest and waist were completely covered by the black light. This light seemed to have a physical form, gradually condensing into an armor skirt and a chestplate.
At the same time, the itching on my scalp became even more intense. I felt as if something was extending out from the top of my head.
That uncomfortable sensation caused me to let out a stifled, soft moan.
"Mnh~"
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