It was a feat that saved "the world."

For the vast majority of the inhabitants of the Ruelun Continent, Ruelun was the entire world they lived in.

Lu Cang was given the title of Godslayer.

It didn’t matter if the god had descended in its true form. An existence that wielded Divine Authority could rightly be called a god.

The people didn’t care if Lu Cang had slain a True Divine Being or an avatar. To accomplish such a thing at Level 4 was in itself an unparalleled feat.

Corroborating evidence for this matter could also be found in the Storage Bags Lu Cang had collected.

Lu Cang produced some of the secret historical records about the Rose of Shedding Skin from the Storage Bags.

These included many unique secrets, even numerous records related to divine miracles and grace.

The Scholars of the White Tower could verify that all these items were authentic, not fabricated.

Historians also returned to the old sites to conduct archaeological research.

Historians collect history, restoring the truth of the world’s past.

The skins of Level 7 Skin Takers, Tier Seven weapons...

...including the corpses in Lu Cang’s Storage Space, all served as proof of those historical events.

Lu Cang had saved the Ruelun Continent during the Divine Descent.

The only cost was the destruction of Sel City.

But in reality, Sel City had already been occupied by Skin Takers. It was already lost.

He entrusted the full account of what happened to the Life Church.

He spent two days recuperating and reflecting on his battle with Aertemi, gaining a great deal of experience from it.

After taking stock of his spoils of war, selecting the items that would be useful to him, and then, with Kumironi’s help, spending another two days checking for and eliminating any potential hidden dangers...

After sorting all this out, Lu Cang planned to attempt his promotion as a Mage.

「Life Church」

By this point, Lu Cang held an illustrious position within the Life Church. He had been awarded the title of Glory Grand Elder, making his status within the Church nearly equal to Kumironi’s.

Even though Lu Cang wasn’t part of the Church’s clergy, he was granted a certain degree of authority.

He could command a certain number of personnel and enjoy a degree of power within the Church.

This honor of holding real power within the Church, despite being outside its formal structure, was something ordinary people could never obtain.

Even someone with transcendent strength wouldn’t necessarily be granted such power.

For example, neither Iz nor Chi Cheng actually had this kind of privilege.

But of course, they still received special treatment within the Life Church.

Lu Cang went to find Kumironi to discuss the matter of his Mage promotion with her.

His Mage Level had been stuck for a very long time.

’Perhaps I don’t necessarily have to comprehend a second Root Source. Promoting directly might be fine, since I might not even follow the Mage’s path to godhood in the future anyway.’

’But...’

’Mage was the first Profession I took up after arriving in this world.’

Lu Cang still wanted to take this Profession to its absolute limit.

Besides, Mage was currently his only Profession that could advance unimpeded, ignoring his other concurrent professions.

’If my other professions become impossible to advance at higher levels, I can at least guarantee that upgrading as a Mage won’t be as difficult.’

"Hmm..."

"Little Lu Cang, are you in a great hurry to promote your Mage Level?" Kumironi asked.

Lu Cang thought for a moment. "Not extremely urgent, no."

"But I feel it’s best to increase my strength as quickly as possible."

Lu Cang didn’t want to encounter such a difficult situation again. If he had more Divine Talents, he would have more ways to save his own life.

"Hmm."

"Actually, the White Tower’s research has made some progress recently."

"But there aren’t many others in Kernoya who have promoted early."

"I was thinking, perhaps we should wait a little while?"

"Recently, a number of Mechanicians from Tengge have arrived in Lorren and are researching how to build a mobile Promotion Hall."

"It might not take too long."

Lu Cang pondered for a moment...

’If this research is successful, my future promotions won’t necessarily have to rely on Kumironi’s help.’

It seemed worth waiting for.

...

He heard that not long after his battle with Aertemi, Lorren had begun to send troops en masse against Ruijia.

Having suffered a devastating blow, Ruijia no longer had the strength to resist.

Before Lorren’s army even arrived, some of the leaderless cities had already begun to surrender.

The reputation of Lorren’s Chief Mage, although he hadn’t participated in the war, had nonetheless been forged through slaughter across the Ruelun Continent.

If not for the existence of Izparut, Lu Cang would now be Lorren’s strongest Mage.

...

During the remaining days of the Forgotten Moon, Lu Cang focused on grinding back the Undead he had lost and studied the Evil Scripture he had recovered from the Rose of Shedding Skin with Yuna.

Then...

...he would casually trounce Leng Qingying and Lu Luwei in sparring. Now, even when Leng Qingying and Lu Luwei ganged up on him, Lu Cang felt no pressure at all.

Lu Luwei was completely incapable of beating him now.

The same Lu Luwei who had once been a difficult fight could now only chase after his shadow...

As for Iz, she now went to An Zheng’s room from time to time.

He had no idea what she was doing there, and Iz wouldn’t let him go with her.

’It’s for the best. A Level 8 Mage is a real threat to me. It’s best not to meet someone who could pose a danger to my life.’

He had also finally learned the Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique.

[Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique — Prophetic Art: Predict a destiny that is bound to occur. This prophecy will inevitably come to pass and cannot be altered in any way.]

This was Prophetic Art.

Activating the Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique required a Level 1 Prophet Profession.

’An unchangeable destiny...’ It sounded pretty creepy.