I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 483 - 109: The Path of Life and Death 1
Yun You suddenly thought of a skill she currently lacked.
That is the skill to save people on the battlefield.
Although Yun You had been accustomed to acting alone, as her influence grew, participating in team battles would inevitably happen in the future.
In such situations, even though she could use a series of trump cards to ensure her own safety, she couldn't prevent her allies from getting hurt.
She appeared to be tough on the outside, but was soft-hearted inside, and didn't want to watch helplessly as any companion died before her.
During the previous Floating Island battle, if she had possessed healing abilities, perhaps Tian En wouldn't have had to sacrifice half of her lifespan to save Mokaka's life.
Thinking of this, Yun You made a decision.
But upon further reflection, the ability of "healing" seemed too narrow, and it felt like a waste to use one growth direction of the lord skill tree on this.
So Yun You closed her eyes and silently pondered, what ability includes "healing" but is not limited to it?
After a moment of contemplation, Yun You suddenly opened her eyes, and the answer was clear in her mind.
"An ability that includes healing but is not limited to it."
"Isn't that 'Life and Death'?!!"
The way of Life and Death includes healing but also adds a certain offensive capability and offers abundant potential for future development.
The only issue is that Life and Death might be too "vast" for the lord sequence to accommodate.
"But no matter what, I have to give it a try."
With this mindset, Yun You took a deep breath and began to envision the path of Life and Death in her mind.
In her eyes, Life and Death continuously played out on the bodies of creatures.
Insects emerge from cocoons, go through the larval stage, metamorphose into butterflies, but soon die of old age.
Mammals carry pregnancies for months, give birth to several offspring, but only a few survive, and even those often suffer from diseases, living their lives in pain until they die of illness.
Humans might be the only creatures able to "die of old age," but in Nest City, human fate isn't much better than that of beasts.
The great majority are born in slums, drink water polluted with chemicals leading to mutation and disease, some may never eat a proper meal, surviving on mushy nutrient slurries, and ultimately die from overwork within abandoned factories.
Life arrives with hope, but often departs in despair, leaving behind a memory of pain and regret.
This shouldn't be the cycle of life—at least, in Yun You's eyes, life shouldn't be like this.
If that's the case, then let's reverse it...!
Life and Death are not uncontrollable; if one can manipulate Life and Death, tragedy shall not repeat itself.
Yun You didn't know what price she would pay for such a choice, but she was always a doer, grasping even the slightest hope of success.
And as she made her decision, golden threads on the lord sequence tree began to draw on a blank node.
Soon, it painted a grand illustration—on a tall altar, a girl in a black robe gazed at the sky.
Her left hand grasped a black glowing orb, beneath were white bones and corpses, symbolizing "Death." Her right hand clutched a white dot, surrounded by vibrant green fields teeming with life.
Life and Death, both at her command...
In an instant, brilliant golden light burst from the illustration, and the first ability of Life and Death materialized in Yun You's mind.
[LORD Sequence First Ability · Life and Death are Equivalent]
[Effect One: Power of Life Utilization]
[Upon acquiring this ability, the caster gains an invisible organ—the Life Core, for storing the caster's existing Life Force energy]
[Designate a target, which can be oneself or another, but it must be a living entity, to extract its Life Force and store it within the Life Core]
[Note that usage of this ability requires consent from others, and if used on an enemy, the enemy must first be rendered unable to resist]
[This Life Force can accelerate the healing of one's injuries, be used to heal others, and can also extend the life of someone near death]
[But be cautious, for life is not always "equivalent" between individuals; healing an elder requires much more Life Force than healing a young person. Therefore, when healing others, be sure to clearly understand the exchange principles and amounts to prevent a loss of Life Force]
[Effect Two: Power of Death Utilization]
[Convert the Life Force within the Life Core into the Power of Death, and designate a target, applying the Power of Death onto the target's body, causing effects such as "wound deterioration," "accelerated aging," "reduced reaction speed" etc.]
[Note that this aging effect can be stacked with "degradation" effects, but using this power simultaneously decreases the caster's own Life Force, with the amount reduced being equivalent to the enemy's strength]
[Hint: Both the Power of Life and Power of Death are currently undeveloped stages]
[Further development will unlock new usage methods for both powers]
"The Power of Life and Death... such immense power!"
