Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Chapter 1072 - 259: Battle Against the Divine Spirit (Part 2)

Actually, in normal circumstances, this skill is quite easy to defend against. The casting distance is 0.25 seconds, which basically means the two need to be very close to each other.

Or rather, it needs to stick to the target’s back and absorb their Yang energy for a second.

With a 1-second casting time, even if the target is slow, it’s enough time to interrupt the skill.

If this skill gets interrupted, it can’t be restarted for another 24 hours.

This makes the skill reasonably strong, with nothing unacceptable about it.

But the problem is, these demigods have combined [Spiritual Body State] and [Substitute Death] together!

seconds in an uncontrollable form, and still in a death state; attacking them is pointless!

And you can’t control them, which is quite absurd.

With the combination of these traits and skills, their spellcasting success rate is nearly 100 percent.

With their demigod physique and strong Physique, approaching a target and maintaining a 0.25-meter distance is extremely easy.

Speed alone can maintain all of this. Moreover, they can adjust their size while in Spiritual Body State.

Transforming into a ghostly flame of just over ten centimeters and sticking within the 0.25-meter range of the Golden Pansy Knight is extremely easy.

The only downside of this skill is its long cooldown time; it can only substitute death once every 24 hours.

This allows opponents to easily overwhelm them, even if it means sacrificing lives; losing five hundred soldiers is largely insignificant to most domains.

They can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops just to take down one Divine Spirit.

The empire has always been the master of human wave tactics.

However, this tactic is precisely what Lin Rui cannot use, or rather, it’s unfeasible in the Desolate Domain World.

Because Lin Rui is bringing his troop in to enhance their strength, not to engage in such brutal battles.

Five hundred soldiers — the Golden Pansy Domain can certainly afford to lose them, even if they’re all Legendary Soldiers.

But it doesn’t hold much significance; such trivial battles aren’t worth the lives of 500 Legendary Soldiers.

And Lin Rui decided to fight precisely because he has strategized for a guaranteed victory.

Lin Rui first opened the Strategic Treasure and distributed all the armory’s equipment.

The most crucial item was the World Tree Leaves, a Mythical Material, possessing very strong strategic traits.

[Basic Trait Six · Miracle Echo of the World Tree: As the Miracle Echo of the World Tree reverberates, time freezes, destiny rewrites, and heroes rise to create new legends. When ten World Tree Leaves are consumed simultaneously, the erosion of time on the leaves will twist, restoring the state of oneself and allies within a 10-meter radius to what it was 10 minutes earlier. (Once every 24 hours, time reversion usage reduces -1)]

The soldiers all possess this Mythical Material, and as Legendary Soldiers, each has more than one.

But for them, the primary function of the Mythical Material acts like an ornament.

[Basic Trait Three · Resonant Alert: Resonant Alert, akin to the eyes of nature, reveals hidden dangers and plots, enabling you to hear the whispers of the earth and calls of the wind, guiding you away from danger onto the right path. Holders can sense danger and hostility around them through the Resonant Trait of World Tree Leaves. This alert ability allows holders to detect potential threats earlier and react accordingly, enhancing defense and survival capabilities. Enemy Critical Strike Rate -15%, Critical Strike Damage -150%, own Evasion Rate +10%, Spiritual Energy Resistance +10%, Life Value +10%.]

[Basic Trait Four · Radiant Vitality: Carrying the World Tree Leaves, the Spring of Life flows ceaselessly with vitality and vigor, granting you the power of rebirth. When carrying World Tree Leaves, there is a 1% chance to trigger Natural Healing following an attack, instantly recovering 5% Life Value. (Note: This effect significantly depletes the healing capacity of World Tree Leaves, triggering up to 24 times, with daily triggers decreasing afterward, minimum 6 times daily)]

[Basic Trait Five: Life Burst: The Life Burst of World Tree Leaves is nature’s miracle, bringing you back to light and vitality with unparalleled force. When the last World Tree Leaf is destroyed, it will heroically unleash a powerful life force. The life’s miracle will descend, restoring full Life Value and Spiritual Energy Value, simultaneously granting a permanent power boost with a 1% increase in Life Limit. (Note: Repeated use significantly reduces rate)]

Primarily to enhance their combat ability and recovery power, rather than for consumption.

They’re positioned more as enchanted items, not potions.

Lin Rui took 2500 units from the Strategic Treasure at once, giving each soldier 5 pieces.

These powerful Mythical Materials are intended to be used as Blue Medicine, triggering again and again before suffering erosion damage.

As Commander Wutong’s soldiers, even when killed, they can continue to fight in spirit form.

Furthermore, the unique breathing technique of Golden Pansy Knight [Courtyard Snake Trait: Life Value cycles continuously, when the knight’s Life Value is depleted, they do not die instantly, instead gaining a shield equivalent to their Life Value, during which the Shield Value passively decreases while also susceptible to enemy attack. When the Shield Value is depleted, the soldier falls. Shield Value receiving healing will store Healing Value, acquiring Life Value equivalent to Life Value, restores the soldier to full Life Value state.]

This also ensures revival post-death, not even needing blood replacements, just continuous healing suffices.

If not for the presence of Power of Deathly Silence, there wouldn’t even be a need for World Tree Leaves; the soldiers’ own recovery can guarantee survival.

This [Miracle Echo of the World Tree] primarily retraces time to before the occurrence of Power of Deathly Silence, preventing soldiers from infection.

Five World Tree Leaves each, when combined with what they already possess, amounts to seven or eight pieces, providing ample redundancy.

After all, warfare isn’t 500 vs. 500 one-on-one battles; often, one soldier faces many enemy units, and a redundancy of seven to eight pieces ensures survival even amid siege.

Violet cautiously inquired, "Is the time reversion effect of World Tree Leaves effective against Power of Death?"

Lin Rui shook his head: "Uncertain, but it’s worth trying. The strongest attack in this world can clear Power of Deathly Silence, even re-enact earth-fire-wind-water, reconstructing the world with Elemental Power. Considering this, the erosion of Power of Death should not be an unsolvable problem."

If unsolvable, then theoretically, the Mythical Artifact should be effective.

Indicating this Power of Death hasn’t eroded the timeline’s past.

The most terrifying scenario is a Power of Death in the future eroding this region, or your body, culminating in immediate infection or birth infection.

That’s when it’s unsolvable.

Lin Rui checked his own status, quite certain he was currently uninfected.

This indicates two possibilities: either he fights now without infection from Power of Deathly Silence throughout,

or even if infected by Power of Deathly Silence in the future, it can’t erode the current moment.

Thus, the Miracle Echo of the World Tree has at least a 50% chance of being effective.

So after distributing all items, Lin Rui took a deep breath and said: "Prepare for battle. I’ll severely wound this Divine Spirit, and you swiftly eliminate these demigod-level creatures."

Violet asked, "Should I attack first, and help you, Lord, offset this Divine Spirit’s passive protection?"

Due to unknown traits of this Divine Spirit, everyone isn’t sure if it has any passive effects, such as invulnerability after engagement or guaranteed evasion for the first three attacks, etc.

Violet intends to break its passive with a single strike, then Lin Rui attacks with full force.