Chapter 85

Chapter 085: Dharma Image

After anchoring this fate line, he immediately reached out to open the Golden Chest and directly took the opportunity to learn the skill book.

His movements were smooth and swift, as if he feared missing out by being too slow.

But in truth, the The Path to Divinity through Borrowed Wills itself wasn't all that powerful. After all, it was merely a product of a Golden Chest; no matter how impressive, it had its limits. It couldn't possibly be overwhelmingly strong, and this skill was no exception.

First, to grant abilities to those who visualize you, the prerequisite is that you must possess those abilities yourself. It's like wanting to give someone water to drink—you need to have a water source in your own hands first.

Second, this skill was essentially the Incense Fire Godhood Method. Its drawbacks were obvious. That word "borrow" said it all. When the thoughts of countless visualizers converge, they naturally carry all sorts of ideas mixed in. Over time, these thoughts would gradually erode the totem master's self, shaping them into a monstrous "god."

Between these two difficulties, the ability aspect wasn't a problem. After all, for the omnipotent Fate Power, this was nothing. It could grant any ability you desired! But the second point was a real headache.

"Incense is poisonous." That was the first thought that came to Yan Cang's mind, and it was barely fitting. Then he began to sift through the cultivation method information flooding his mind, trying to find a solution. He had no intention of turning into a monster.

Fortunately, the method did contain a way to avoid this situation. Even if it hadn't, he could have deduced one using Fate Power, but that would consume a lot of energy. Saving it where possible was naturally better.

Yan Cang muttered to himself, "When constructing the totem, don't use your own conscious mind as the core. That way, you won't be influenced by the myriad thoughts." "It's like creating an external Dharma Image, used only as a tool, separated from my own self." He concluded, "But in that case, don't expect to use this to boost the [Spirit] attribute."

This wasn't worth worrying about. After all, opening this Golden Chest wasn't about increasing attributes in the first place. In fact, this was already an extra Dharma Image he'd gotten for free, which could be used for defense or launching a soul attack at critical moments. It was an unexpected bonus.

But then came the question—what form should this totem, or Dharma Image, take? He thought for a moment, pondering, "Should I just make it a sacred Dharma Image similar to myself?" Make himself the object of visualization for billions of people? Yan Cang only imagined the scene and immediately felt his toes curl in embarrassment. "That's way too awkward!"

So he continued to rack his brains for a while. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him. He thought of the sacred hand on the top-up interface. That hand had been designed by him when the Fate Net first launched, palm facing upward in a begging posture. Every user who topped up Fate Points would see this glowing giant hand.

"A totem—this hand would be perfect!" "And I can flip it over, palm facing down, fingers spread, looking down from above in a posture of seizing thoughts." "That way, it can be distinguished from the top-up pose."

The more he thought about it, the more perfect this idea seemed.

Two gestures from the same hand—visually unified, yet clearly conveying different functions.

When users saw the palm facing up, they would know it was for top-up; when they saw the palm facing down, they would know it was for visualization.

It was simply a natural fit.

"Not bad, not bad."

Yan Cang nodded in satisfaction, then his gaze fell on the massive, outstretched palm.

"Next... what abilities should I grant?"

He rested his chin in his hand, pondering.

Five fingers corresponded perfectly to five abilities, and the palm could hold an additional one.

Recovery, defense, damage, control, speed...

Plus a tracking ability for searching images, which could directly incorporate the concept of guaranteed hit.

After all, backed by the omnipotent Fate Power, he could freely bestow these abilities.

Of course, the specific designs still required some thought.

The recovery ability was the most critical.

If it directly restored physical strength out of thin air, it would either be inefficient or consume enormous resources.

He needed to add some conditions.

"Hmm... then I'll grant the Fate Power of devouring."

As a seasoned foodie, Yan Cang almost immediately thought of this direction.

"Recovering physical strength by eating—makes perfect sense!"

"And when it comes to devouring, it's easy to think of the legendary beast Taotie."

"So... let's call it the Taotie Curse!"

Yan Cang savored the name and found it quite fitting.

Since he had started this trend, he might as well add the suffix "Curse" to the remaining five abilities.

For the defense ability, grant the concept of "indestructibility and absolute defense"—the Eternal Fortification Curse.

For the damage ability, grant the concept of "true damage and unyielding sharpness"—the Immortal Slaying Curse.

For the control ability... this one was simple—the Tightening Curse.

For the speed ability—the Divine Travel Curse.

For the tracking ability, add guaranteed hit on attacks—the Karma Curse.

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