Chapter 257

After glancing at the animals nearby, Syd shook his head. He decided not to continue experimenting for now; after all, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. There was no need to waste light energy on a few animals.

Granting abilities to others would undoubtedly consume a lot of light energy—likely the same as using light energy to modify someone's physical constitution.

Having tested the curse effect of Divine Word, Syd's attention shifted to the range of influence this ability had.

In the vastness of the forest, he began another experiment.

"I say, let the light distort!"

The next moment, the light within a radius of nearly 30 kilometers in the forest began to warp and twist.

Ten kilometers away, a group of scientists conducting research in the forest suddenly halted, their faces filled with horror as they looked around.

All the light around them twisted, creating a terrifying scene!

"Help!"

"My God, what is happening?!"

Regardless of age or gender, everyone looked around in terror, shouting in fear.

Luckily, before they could lose themselves in panic, the distortion of light suddenly stopped, and everything returned to normal.

One by one, they sighed in relief, though their eyes still reflected confusion and suspicion.

"What just happened?"

"Was it a paranormal event?"

This strange occurrence would be etched deeply into their memories, becoming a subject of conversation when they returned.

They might even try to uncover the source of this mysterious event…

While they imagined the possibilities, ten kilometers away, Syd had already canceled the distortion of light and was surprised by the result.

"The range is that large?"

The area affected was roughly the size of a city!

This meant his ability could now influence an entire city!

He could, for instance, fill a city with light, plunge it into eternal darkness, or scorch it under relentless sunlight—the possibilities were endless…

The thought brought a smile to Syd's face, and he felt a sense of security surge within him.

At this moment, his power had finally taken a leap forward.

"Level-five abilities are truly different."

"If even Divine Word has this effect, what about my Divinity, Divine Body, or even Chaos Magic and Sunshine?"

What would happen if all these abilities reached level five?

Excitement and curiosity sparkled in his eyes.

However, despite his newfound sense of safety, he hadn't forgotten the looming threat of Arishem, the Celestial who would bring about his death.

"I wonder if using the black stone now would show a different death scene?"

With that thought, Syd's attention returned to the animals he had cursed earlier.

In a soft voice, he said, "I return the light to you…"

Accompanied by his thoughts and words, Divine Word took effect flawlessly.

The next moment, the animals, frozen in place with terror, were filled with joy.

Their sight had returned!

After ensuring no trace was left behind, Syd held the Tesseract, and with a flash of blue light, he disappeared from the forest.

The next second, he reappeared in the secluded alley.

After putting away the Tesseract, Syd stepped into the sunlight.

As he absorbed the light energy, he took a moment to feel the changes within him.

Thanks to Divine Word reaching level five, the photon energy—or rather, the Divine Power of Light—within him had become much purer.

Syd roughly estimated that the total amount of light energy within him had increased significantly—likely enough to unleash his level four abilities over fifty times.

Of course, this was just a rough estimate. He would need to wait until his light energy was fully restored to calculate it more precisely, but the difference wouldn't be too far off.

The next moment, as he circulated his light energy, his focus shifted back to the black stone artifact.

Feeling the light energy still depleted within him, Syd's mouth twitched.

"Maybe I should try using the Power Stone's energy to fill this thing?"

With that thought, he took out the Orb.

As the Orb opened, purple light spilled out.

Syd grasped the floating Power Stone.

Instantly, a surge of purple energy coursed through his body, attempting to erode and destroy him.

However, compared to last time, he was now stronger and quickly suppressed the Power Stone's energy.

Carefully, Syd extended his finger to touch the black stone.

The next moment, a sliver of Power Stone energy passed through his body and into the black stone.

The energy, having passed through his body, had become much more controlled and less destructive.

Since it was only a sliver, the burden on his body was minimal.

Had he directly unleashed the Power Stone's energy, Syd feared it might destroy the black stone.

As soon as the Power Stone's energy entered, the black stone emitted a faint black glow.

Syd could feel a slight tremor in the stone, but it was within tolerable limits.

He let out a small sigh of relief.

Then, he continued to carefully feed the black stone with energy.

There was something satisfying about using "free" energy without hesitation.

At last, the black stone emitted an intense black glow, and a familiar strange ripple appeared.

Syd's vision blurred, and a familiar scene unfolded before him.

Once again, the dark expanse of space, with Earth's blue atmosphere below.

A colossal red giant loomed, still gazing down at Earth.

The Celestial Arishem!

"It's the same scene again, but will anything be different this time?"

With anticipation, Syd turned his gaze toward Earth's atmosphere.

As expected, he saw himself—dressed in black, floating there.

The familiar sequence played out, as Arishem descended, radiating an aura of indifference, and gazed down at him.

The next second, without a word, Arishem attacked.

Boom!

A red energy beam shot from Arishem's fist, moving at unimaginable speed.

An invisible force appeared, trapping him in place, preventing him from moving or using spatial displacement.

Just before the red energy beam reached him, Sunshine erupted once more.

In a flash, the light of Sunshine collided with Arishem's red energy beam.

The two forces clashed again, locking in a stalemate.

However, Syd immediately noticed something different.

Compared to last time, Sunshine was suppressing the red energy beam faster!

Syd understood the reason clearly.

This time, his light energy reserves were much greater, resulting in a different outcome.

After all, the more light energy, the stronger Sunshine became!

A hint of surprise flickered across Arishem's aura.

(End of Chapter)

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