1. Fruit of Pride:
"Pride, the first sin, for in pride is dominion over others. The Fruit of Pride grants the 'Emperor's Aura', an innate charisma that bends others to your will. With it, subordinates shall trust without question, and loyalty will be forged in the fire of your ambition..."
- Effect: Enhances charisma, increases trust and loyalty among subordinates.
- Mastery Title: Master of Pride.
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2. Fruits of Greed & Envy:
"Greed and Envy, twins born of the same root, must be taken together, for they are sins intertwined. 'The Eye of Fortune' awakens within, granting the bearer the ability to discern treasures unseen by the unworthy eye."
- Effect: Grants an increased chance to identify valuable treasures or hidden objects.
- Limitation: Must consume both fruits together to activate this power.
- Mastery Title: Master of Greed and Envy.
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3. Fruit of Lust:
"Lust is the sin that binds the body and essence, enhancing vitality beyond mortal limits. With the 'Golden Rod', the Sinner's essence becomes boundless, their vitality unparalleled."
- Effect: Enhances vitality and essence, allowing the cultivator to restore and rejuvenate energy rapidly.
- Mastery Title: Master of Lust.
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4. Fruit of Gluttony:
"Gluttony is the hunger for all things. The 'Bottomless Pit Physique' grants the Sinner the ability to consume endlessly—spirit dishes, pills, and even spiritual energy—without adverse effects, though the path of indulgence comes with stages to overcome."
- Effect: Enables endless consumption without side effects, progressing through three stages.
- Mastery Title: Master of Gluttony.
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5. Fruit of Wrath:
"Wrath is power incarnate. The 'God of War Transformation' ignites the soul in battle, doubling the Sinner's attack and defense, though such power comes with a price. The backlash is as severe as the fury it unleashes."
- Effect: Temporarily doubles attack and defense capabilities, duration and strength increasing with cultivation level.
- Backlash: Significant loss of energy post-transformation.
- Mastery Title: Master of Wrath.
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6. Fruit of Sloth:
"Sloth, the hidden sin, grants wisdom through inaction. The 'Serenity Heart Sutra' enables the Sinner to rapidly comprehend the Dao, but such knowledge comes at the cost of spirit energy and requires a mind of immense strength to wield."
- Effect: Accelerates comprehension speed, but drains spirit energy and demands a powerful soul to sustain it.
- Mastery Title: Master of Sloth.
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"Know this, Sinner—though the fruits of sin are sweet, they are fleeting for those unworthy of their power. Subsequent consumption of these fruits shall yield no further gain for their master, but to gift them to others is to bestow but a fraction of their original might."
The pages seemed to pulse in Su Xiaobai's hands as he read, the weight of the knowledge settling into him like the foundations of a grand temple.
The Way of a Sinner wasn't just a path to power—it was a transformation of soul, mind, and body.
To walk this path was to embrace sin as the ultimate tool, as the very essence of strength.
Su Xiaobai's fingers hovered over the pages, feeling the darkness curl around him, coaxing him to take that first step.
The charm of Pride, the hunger of Gluttony, the fury of Wrath—they called to him like a siren's song.
"Power in sin... Dominion through transgression..." Su Xiaobai murmured, his eyes gleaming with a new hunger.
The words glimmered as though forged in molten gold, laced with power, yet beneath the beauty was an unsettling depth—one that spoke of deeds forbidden by heaven itself.
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"To sin against heaven is to transcend it. The heavens, in all their boundless glory, cast their judgment on all things—yet there are those who have broken their chains, those who have defied the heavens and been 'reborn' in the fires of sin."
"The sinner stands apart from the Dao, for the Dao bends to his will. To follow the 'Way of a Sinner' is not to challenge the heavens—it is to break them!"
"Those who walk this path are bound by no vows, no heavenly oaths...."
"For the sinner, there is no law, only the truth of power and manipulation...
"His lies go unnoticed by heaven's gaze, his transgressions ripple through the cosmos unseen..."
"He is the serpent in paradise, the shadow beneath the light."
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"Not bound by heavenly vows!" Su Xiaobai's heart pounded as the book seemed to breathe with him.
The knowledge extended beyond just cultivating power—this was about mastering the art of understanding the world, the people within it, and using their deepest flaws to his advantage.
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"The Sinner knows no consequence..."
"His understanding of others is complete, for in mastering the seven sins, he masters the hearts of all living beings..."
"Through 'Pride', he sees the arrogance of those who rule, bending them to his will..."
"Through 'Greed and Envy', he identifies what others covet most, making their desires his chains..."
"Lust binds the body and mind in desires they cannot escape, while 'Gluttony' reveals the endless hunger that drives men to destruction..."
"Wrath makes them blind, and in 'Sloth', they are trapped by their own inaction..."
"And thus, the Sinner controls the hearts of all, unseen by the heavens, untouched by their divine wrath."
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The heavens, for all their power, could not see the sins festering within.
The Sinner, though immersed in darkness, became invisible to the forces that governed the cosmos.
His lies became truths, undetectable even by the eyes of fate itself.
But as Su Xiaobai's mind deepened into the text, a shadowy figure emerged—a figure whose name was etched in the very history of the Dao, one who had committed the greatest sin against the heavens.
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The Last Sinner:
"He 'who' was born in an age when the heavens ruled without contest, a time when stars themselves bowed to the celestial laws..."
"But one among them sinned, and that sin was not against mortals or realms, but against the heavens themselves..."
"He called himself 'Azrakai', the Sinner Star, the one who defied the divine order!"
"Azrakai was the first to master the Way of Sin in its entirety. He consumed the fruits of pride, greed, envy, lust, gluttony, wrath, and sloth, becoming the embodiment of absolute evil. His heart, unchained by the heavens, allowed him to break vows forged in the blood of gods. His lies became absolute—undetectable by even the eyes of the Celestial Throne. His power over the hearts of men and gods alike grew, and soon, his influence stretched across the stars."
"The heavens trembled at his mastery, for not even the divine could see through his deceit. He orchestrated rebellions among the stars, turning entire realms against their celestial masters. In the end, it was not his strength that caused the heavens to fear him, but his 'understanding'. By mastering sin, he understood the deepest, darkest desires of all beings. He turned their sins against them, exploiting their flaws, bending their will."
"He caused gods to betray gods, and mortals to rise against the very heavens they worshiped..."
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Su Xiaobai could almost hear Azrakai's voice echoing through the pages, a voice filled with wisdom and malice, as if the stars themselves had been corrupted by his words.
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"But even Azrakai, in all his mastery, could not evade the wrath of the heavens forever. The stars themselves rebelled against him, and in the great battle that followed, the celestial lords bound him at the Edge of Reality, in the Realm of Fallen Stars—a place where even the light of heaven cannot reach..."
"And so, the Sinner Star was captured, bound for eternity at the edge of all existence, his body shattered, his mind trapped in eternal torment, watched over by the very stars he had once turned to darkness..."
"But though his body lies broken, his sins endure, for the heavens cannot erase what has been done. The power of his sin lingers still, waiting for one who dares to walk the path again..."