For Rorschach, Soul Imprints were quite an interesting existence.
Aishi was a world with souls. In fact, for any world where the truly powerful lived, the soul was the foundation, the source of everything, as well as the key to ascending the Stairway to Heaven.
Ascending the Stairway to Heaven, or more accurately, "evolving", was the ultimate goal of this completely unscientific job class system.
Systematically dividing the path of evolution into different job classes and job classes was just like dividing the path of evolution into many stairs and platforms for resting, reducing the difficulty of ascending and evolving.
Since this was evolution, and since this world had souls, it was only natural that the soul and physical body would evolve together. As for Ansorenne and the other New Gods who possessed dual physical bodies, most of the time, they would only have two identical physical bodies. The unlucky/lucky individuals with different physical bodies could only walk the path of evolution with their soul first, and then the remaining physical body would be transformed.
This was another explanation for the fusion of soul and body. When a physical body and soul that weren't in the same body came together, the two would influence each other and eventually become closer to each other.
For example, if you tossed the soul of a grown man into a little girl's physical body, it would only be a matter of time before the soul's gender identity would change. If you sent the soul of a female job class such as an idol, it would be a matter of time before the soul's body and environment would change.
If you tossed a human soul into a cow or sheep's body, the human soul would most likely awaken the habit of eating grass due to hunger. And if you tossed the human soul back into the original physical body, the human soul might even chew on grass for no reason. As for whether the human soul would awaken a difference in sexual orientation or aesthetics, that would be quite difficult to say … When Rorschach read these records, he deeply felt just how immoral the wizards were. They were truly a bunch of demons.
What? Do you think that Beifeng's patient was a victim of some unscrupulous wizard's experiments … Er, I think he's just a simple pervert. There was a lack of everything in this day and age, but there wasn't a lack of eccentrics and oddities.
As for why it was said that people with dual physical bodies were both lucky and unlucky, it was doubtlessly because it was possible for such people to be unable to use the power they worked so hard to train in another world. That wasn't even the worst part. The worst part was that they would get lost in two different physical bodies (job classes), ultimately losing their way forward.
But they were also lucky. If they were able to surpass themselves and understand that the soul was the foundation of everything, two different physical bodies and two different job classes would become nutrients for their evolution. That was a precious accumulation of treasures that no other miraculous encounters could compare to. It was a super precious treasure that couldn't be obtained through hard work, wealth, talent, or luck.
Risk represented opportunity, but it also represented great benefits. It had always been like this.
During this process, the location of the soul Imprint was a special place.
It wasn't a necessity, and it wasn't something one had to go through in order to grow stronger. Many Tier 7 and Tier 8 powerhouses hadn't awakened it yet, but there were also newbies who had just stepped into the Tier 4 Legendary-level and suddenly awakened it.
There was no pattern to the soul Imprint's appearance. Or, it could be said that only when a person understood their own evolutionary path would they be able to create a soul Imprint. It could even be said that the soul Imprint was the crystallization of one's own path. Everyone had their own path, so of course it would be impossible to find any pattern to its appearance.
But generally speaking, veteran Legends who had accumulated enough experience would have a greater chance of obtaining a soul Imprint.
Typically speaking, the appearance of a soul Imprint was a good thing, because it meant that one's future path was clear, and that one's achievements were already recognized by the world and oneself.
All one needed to do was continue on their current path, and the soul Imprint itself would often be able to act as accelerators and amplifiers. This was a cheat that the government approved of and didn't need to worry about being banned.
In the low-magic generation where the Elemental Tide was still relatively low, it would be incredibly difficult to level up, so no one would awaken a soul Imprint.
A soul Imprint was a soul's emblem, a lighthouse that lit up one's past experiences, guiding the future … No matter how much praise one received, it wouldn't change the fact that a soul Imprint was an official cheat. A soul Imprint had the ability to make the impossible possible, and anyone could awaken a soul Imprint's foundational power.
In the past, there had been a predatory soul Imprint holder who stole the power of a higher-up and reached the heavens in a single step, even reaching the position of a Main God … Even the most illogical novels wouldn't write such a thing, but reality often didn't require logic. Some people's lives were simply unreasonable.
In this world, there wasn't a single soul that was completely the same. Naturally, it was impossible for an identical Soul Imprint to appear. There were heaven-defying cheats, and there were also stable amplifiers. Rorschach himself hoped for the latter, since he believed that it was enough to simply strengthen a certain ability. The former was basically high risk, high reward, and high restriction. Some people might not even have the chance to use it in their entire lives.
However, for someone like Rorschach who had two physical bodies, awakening a Soul Imprint was even more of a good thing. A Soul Imprint was just like a God Equipment that was bound to one's soul. It could be transferred with one's soul, which meant that it would be effective in both worlds.
This also meant that no matter which world he was in, he would at least have a Soul Imprint that he could use, and the abilities that the Soul Imprint provided would be effective, greatly increasing his chances of survival.
However, as to what effects the Soul Imprint would have, whether it would be stronger or weaker, that would have to be tested first.
"Experiment, begin. First, healing ability."
A faint green light pulsed at his fingertips, but it soon calmed down.
Rorschach didn't give up. He continued to add mana to the Soul Imprint, and then a faint green light of life lit up and covered all the wounds on his body … but he didn't feel anything.
"Any mana expenditure below the second circle will be ineffective. More than seventy percent of my mana expenditure will be ineffective. In the future, if I really want to heal myself, I'll have to start at the fourth circle, and the effects will be greatly reduced …"
Rorschach felt a headache coming on. His new Soul Imprint had just been born, and it had already brought him such a huge problem.
Losing the ability to heal would be a tremendous loss, although he hadn't expected much from it before.
"It came and went quickly, so it's not that painful. Still, I really need to be careful in the future. It's best to avoid injuries as much as possible, and I can't mindlessly trade injuries with the enemy just because I can heal myself …"
Rorschach felt somewhat regretful that his newly formed Soul Imprint had already lost its effectiveness before he could even try it out.
Originally, he had considered the huge disadvantage of nature magic in terms of attack, and natural advantages in healing and support. Although his physical body was weak, it still had the swordsmanship of a Sword Saint. With these two factors, he could definitely become a berserker who wasn't afraid of bleeding or getting injured, and trade injuries with the enemy as if his life depended on it.
Although he hadn't tested it in actual combat yet, it should be possible in theory.
But now that the effects of healing Divine Arts had been greatly reduced, he could only give up on this plan.
"Second experiment, support Divine Arts … Disguise."
This time, he would try out the Divine Arts that had lost its effectiveness before.
Just like before, Rorschach instantly "disappeared", and his mana consumption was so low that it was almost undetectable … It was probably because of this extremely low consumption that Rorschach didn't even notice that the Divine Arts' effects had all disappeared.
Not only was the Divine Arts' duration greatly reduced, Rorschach discovered that the Divine Arts' concealment effects were greatly reduced as well. Even when moving through the forest, it was quite easy for him to be uncoordinated.
"Third experiment, support Divine Arts again, and it's still an invisibility ability … Third Circle Divine Art, Disguise Cloak."
After the Divine Arts' effects took effect, a large semi-transparent cloak appeared in Rorschach's hand. Rorschach discovered that not only was the casting of the Divine Arts much smoother, his mana consumption was also greatly reduced.
He put on the cloak and disappeared without a trace. But this time, the effects were much better.
Not only did the Divine Arts' duration not decrease, the Divine Arts' concealment effects were even better than expected. Even the traces left behind when walking through the forest would automatically disappear, as if the forest was protecting him.
By now, Rorschach had more or less understood the effects of his new Soul Imprint.
It was capable of increasing the effects of certain types of Divine Arts, but would greatly reduce the effects of other types of Divine Arts. And if Rorschach's guess was correct, this increased type of Divine Arts' effects …
"So it's a Divine Arts that strengthens Creation Divine Arts. Honestly, most Nature Divine Arts won't be able to be used anymore. As for the previous forbidden spell … well, it seems that the forbidden spell really can be used. Perhaps it'll even be buffed."
Only now did Rorschach recall that his Calamity Divine Arts' forbidden spell wasn't the type that directly gathered mana and blasted it at the enemy.
His Calamity Divine Arts' forbidden spells were all created by creating Calamity Beasts and then having them destroy everything. Theoretically speaking, this Soul Imprint should be buffed.
However, Rorschach first had to consider which Divine Arts could be used. Those Divine Arts would probably have to be added to the list of Divine Arts' spells in the future.
"How comical. I can't use Sharp Arrow, which adds the power of nature to my bow and arrow, while my improved Divine Arrow, which uses the power of nature to create bows and arrows, has been strengthened. I've never been able to learn how to summon lightning to directly attack a thunderstorm, and I don't need to learn it anymore. However, I've learned the improved version of Lightning Chain, which allows me to create thunderclouds and create a chain of thunderstorms. "
At this moment, a Soul Imprint was flashing and glowing deep within Rorschach's soul. To the left of the Soul Imprint was a verdant forest, while to the right was a gray factory surrounded by smoke and fire. A giant wielding a forging hammer was currently observing the two of them.
"Artificer of All Things."
Rorschach knew this name at first glance and was certain of it.
He was the Artificer, not the Creator. He didn't have the authority to create something out of nothing. He could only use the materials in his hands to create whatever he desired.
His name was "All Things." His forging goal and materials were all things. Organic and inorganic materials, living and non-living things, were all unrestricted at this moment.
"… I think I've become stronger now."
Rorschach vaguely felt as if he had taken a major step forward.
Rorschach had also decided on his current rank 5 profession — "Artificer."
Now that his Soul Imprint had leveled up, his soul and physical body had both evolved. No matter what world he was in, Rorschach, who had the same soul, would be a Artificer of All Things.
Right now, what Rorschach wanted was to organize his own magic spell list. He wanted to see which magic spells he had to discard, and which magic spells he could use to strengthen his magic spells.
However, the problem was, would his enemies give him the time to do so?
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