Chapter 175 Stigmata

 Lu Yao checked Yanjiu’s latest [History] and found the reason.

 …

 Completed the sixth pilgrimage at the age of 69.

At the age of 76, he realized the [Heavy Strike] after witnessing the ascetics being hunted by man-eating crabs and hot turkeys.

 Completed the seventh pilgrimage at the age of 77.

  At the age of 78, he began to challenge extraordinary creatures.

At the age of 79, when he was about to die, he evolved [Martyr] into [Stigmata].

 …

 Yojiu updated his knowledge and goals because the ascetic monks were preyed upon by supernatural beings.

 If you cannot protect yourself, you cannot make pilgrimages and spread the blessings of gods.

 So even though he was nearly eighty years old, Shiojiu decisively transformed and began to explore the possibility of becoming a fighting monk.

 Lieyu treated the old man's wounds and bandaged them, leaving him wrapped in linen all over, like a skinny mummy.

 Ordinary villains cannot survive such injuries. Shiojiu is one of the few extraordinary humans. After being transformed into a hero, his health points were fully restored and his level reached LV16.

The only drawback is that the scars all over his body that were burned by the flames seem irreversible.

 Lu Yao clicks on Yanjiu.

In the vertical painting, the old man is wrapped in bandages and is wrestling with a huge **** beetle. His arms firmly grasp the two corners of the monster's jaws.

 There is a sentence written below.

 —Human potential is no less than theirs.

 Among Shiohisa's abilities, except for [Evasion] and [Critical Attack], [Martyr] has been replaced by [Stigmata].

 …

  【Stigmata】: Martyrs ascend from pain and death, understand how to further spread the blessings of gods, and have a certain chance of igniting the fire of faith in extraordinary creatures.

 …

 When in extreme pain and on the verge of death, [Martyr] may evolve into [Stigmata].

 It only ignites the fire of faith in extraordinary creatures. Lu Yao is not yet sure of its effect.

 He locked his perspective on the top of Yanjiu's head.

 After being reborn, the old man became more steady, and he moved along the seaside of the Eastern Continent. There are man-eating crabs on the beaches here, and stag beetles and turkeys on the land. On the contrary, it is a relatively restrained public area among the three parties.

 Lie Yu followed behind him.

"Can you teach me? I also want to fight against extraordinary beings. It would be great if I had as much power as you."

 “Do you have enemies?” Yanjiu asked.

"Well. There is a bad guy at Elf Lake. He steals other people's treasure chests everywhere. He is very hateful. I want to teach him a lesson!"

　　　…”

　　A question mark appeared on Yanjiu's head: "Child, this is not how extraordinary power is used."

"No. He steals everyone's things everywhere, but no one can do anything about him. Although everyone says that it is impossible for the Phantom Thief to be caught. But if you are not willing to try, then there will never be any change. "

 Lieyu insisted: "The bad guy who steals things should be caught and locked up."

 The old man was silent for a while.

 “Well said, if something is done, someone must do it.”

"Unfortunately, I can't teach you. Because I am still groping in the dark."

Facing the young people, the ascetic monk said frankly: "If you want to find a way, then go to the [theological college] in Yaocheng and study there first and become a scholar."

“If you can understand [Theology], then no one will need to teach you. You will gradually understand everything through pilgrimage.”

Lieyu replied: "I took the apprenticeship exam for three years and failed."

A big smiley face popped up above her head: "Scholars said that I am not suitable to be a scholar. I can't sit still and get sleepy when I read. They suggested that I continue to work in the family profession as a hunter."

　　　…”

　　A soybean sweating expression appeared on Yanjiu's head.

"Do you like honey? My father was a rare beekeeper during his lifetime. He would collect honey everywhere. I have also been making honey wine, but the taste is still a little bit worse."

“I brought mead, honey cakes, and beeswax, do you want to try them?”

The old man was completely silent and hurried on his way.

 Hunting Yu next to her didn't feel bored either. She could talk to herself alone.

“I heard that ascetics don’t drink alcohol and eat little. It is said that you only eat one piece of garlic every day. Is this true?”

“Ah! Your garlic is gone! It must have been burned during the previous battle. Please remember to take off the garlic skewers before the next battle. It is a pity that the food is ruined like this. It is a sin to waste food..."

　　　…”

 “But it doesn’t matter, I have a lot of garlic in my backpack!”

  Lie Yu stringed out new garlic skewers for the old man, but Yan Jiu did not refuse and put them around his neck.

“Also, I don’t have any new cotton or linen in my backpack. It may take a long time. If you pour wine on it, the wound will not rot easily.”

"By the way. If you have extraordinary power, your wounds won't rot, right?"

　　　…”

“Why do ascetics shave their heads and wear no clothes on their upper bodies?”

“Is it for convenience, or is it to temper yourself? Strangely enough, if you don’t wear a top, people will think you are an ascetic, and if you don’t wear pants and skirts, you will probably be considered a pervert.”

“The difference between a pervert and an ascetic is the difference between a top and a pair of trousers…”

　　　…”

　　The emoticons on Yanjiu’s head are constantly changing, sometimes angry, sometimes sweating, sometimes question marks, sometimes sighing.

 Lu Yao was just watching on the simulator, and his scalp was numb.

 Lieyu thought about it all the way, and he was very interested.

But soon, Yanjiu was freed.

 A new battle begins.

 The old man made eye contact with the other stag beetle and started fighting.

 Different from the first time, this time they clicked and stopped. The two sides wrestled for a while, seemed to recognize each other, and then backed away from each other in a tacit understanding.

Then Yanjiu continued to walk forward, challenging each one to fight the **** armor.

 The lowest level among them is also LV12, and the highest level even reaches LV17.

 After experiencing a life-and-death battle, Yanjiu was more honing himself, a bit like using force to make friends.

Once entering the fighting state, Lieyu did not dare to speak and hid nervously to watch. After it was over, she ran out to check and treat the old man's wounds.

 After the duel with the eighth stag beetle, a new situation emerged.

That LV12 **** armor actually followed behind Yanjiu.

The old man patted the beetle's carapace: "Since you have ignited the fire of faith and believe in Lord Yao, then join me in hard training and challenge the limits."

Although Dou Shijia cannot speak, he has been following Shiojiu.

With Yanjiu’s permission, it even let the tired Lieyu sit on its back and carry her along.

 Lu Yao understood it thoroughly.

Yojiu, who possesses the [Stigmata], is spreading his faith through discussions with extraordinary beings, and at the same time, he is constantly challenging his own human limits.

The founder of the Trappist Order is blazing a path to the extraordinary as a pixelated figure.

 …

 Lu Yao raised the angle of view.

 Coincidentally, more villains rushed to the Eastern Continent from various places.

 Different from hard-core practitioners like Yanjiu, most people take a more roundabout approach.

 They brought fruits and vegetables, including potatoes, soybeans, berries, grapes, etc., which they fed to the stag beetles.

In return, the stag beetles allow humans to move in their territory. And thanks to the protection of the stag beetle, the little people are no longer afraid of the hot turkey.

The purpose of the little pixel people is of course not just to build good relationships.

 Their target is the young fighting stag beetle.

Many people want to follow their previous experience of raising cross-country rabbits, musk ladybugs and splitting earthworms, and further introduce this powerful species, raise them from an early age, and use them for human use.

 However, the whole progress was not smooth.

 The fighting stag beetle raises its young in a casual manner like other extraordinary creatures. As long as the larvae hatch from the pupa, they don't care, and survival depends on their own abilities.

 At this time, humans can lure the larvae with food and take away the larvae.

 But because the stag beetle itself is aggressive and has a bad temper, it is not a docile species, and it has a large appetite. After being brought back to Yancheng and Yaocheng, it was difficult for these larvae to be truly domesticated, and they would hurt people and livestock if not careful.

So soon, both Yaocheng and Yancheng banned private breeding of fighting stag beetles.

 Lu Yao felt normal.

The little pixel people are still in the initial stage of contacting the extraordinary, and are still far from being mature and domesticated. They have to eat one bite at a time.

As a god, he is still slowly conducting pilot projects and gradually introducing new species.

  It is not only to increase the species diversity of this fragmented world, but also to make a preliminary attempt to open up the civilization of forest elemental creatures.

At this moment, Philus suddenly reported a piece of information.

“Lord God, there is an unknown idol appearing in the Valley of Creation.”

 Lu Yao changed his perspective.

　　A new player who hadn’t appeared in a long time just happened to appear in the experimental field.

He is really lucky.

 (End of this chapter)