Chapter 258: Astral Diviner

Perhaps they had not been overlooked even before the apocalypse. They simply had not been as noticeable as they became after the apocalypse.

True geniuses...

Go Minam suddenly sighed. So what exactly had she been dissatisfied about before? Had she not understood her own mediocrity long ago? What her rebirth had given her was foresight, not better aptitude or a higher intelligence.

Why should she use the path of other people’s rise as the goal she had to surpass?

Fortunately, she had realized this in time. Otherwise, Go Minam understood that she would definitely suffer greatly if she continued carrying such a mindset. This was the Age of Apocalypse, not a simple game where she could mow down enemies without worry. Even highly skilled players could never live completely free of danger.

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[ System Notification: You have taken up the Fate Path [Astral Diviner]. ]

[ System Notification: This class belongs to a Special Class. You have automatically joined the faction [Astral Palace]. ]

After receiving the class information, Joo Joowon was immediately kicked out of that pure white system space.

The additional information in his mind did not make him feel dizzy or overwhelmed. It was clearly categorized, detailed without being complicated, and not bloated with unnecessary information.

The system was not simply transferring information. It was not as mysterious and profound as the cultivation described in novels. That was a relatively primitive method, while the game, in a certain sense, could also be considered a high-tech product.

Therefore, the information it transmitted was much more efficient. It would make the human body remember the cultivation route, the principles behind its operation, the preparation procedures at the beginning, and so on. Every step was extremely detailed, as if a master were patiently teaching a student step by step until they had completely learned everything.

It was truly amazing...

The system was like taking all the knowledge from the compulsory education that humans normally spent several years learning and stuffing it into the memory area of the brain in an instant, allowing someone to learn everything overnight.

But Joo Joowon could not help feeling amazed. Semi-Datafication was already this convenient. It was difficult to imagine how easy cultivation would be for players who chose Full Datafication.

It was something he was destined to never possess, but Joo Joowon did not think too much about it. He opened his attribute panel and took a look.

His attribute panel had gained another layer of "skin." It was a mysterious sea of stars, with the big dipper faintly visible.

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[ Joo Joowon ]

Level: 10 (▆)

Class: Astral Diviner

Identity: Prospective Lord

Strength: 15 (+9)

Constitution: 20 (+9)

Agility: 14 (+3)

Mental Power: 40 (+4)

Buff: Blade69’s Blessing

Talents: Perfect Sync, Borrowed Time, Enhanced Cognition, Astral Fate

Skills: Astrology, Astral Combat, Soul Projection, Rapid Healing, Super Vision, Intimidation, Vitality Harvest (Beginner 3/50)]

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Looking at the name of the class he had taken, Joo Joowon could not help feeling somewhat surprised.

Shouldn’t the class he took have been Beast Tamer? Even if it were a Beast Tamer with a specialized focus, it should at least have something to do with Beast Taming, right? No matter how she looked at it, the Astral Diviner class did not seem to have anything to do with Beast Tamer at all.

That was one thing, but looking at the class skills, it seemed that his class was not even developing in the same direction as Byeol. Aside from the newly added talents, it did not have the two skills [Celestial Fiend] and [Forsaken Star].

Although having duplicate skills was not necessarily a good thing, this situation was still so far beyond his expectations that he could not help feeling somewhat disappointed.

Things had already come to this point, so Joo Joowon could only accept reality and carefully examine several of the skills.

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[ Skill: Astrology (Rare) ]

Base Bonus: 1~40

Description: "Observe the stars at night, and know whether fortune or misfortune awaits." A perception-type skill. After use, it allows the user to distinguish between fortune and misfortune. Each use consumes a certain amount of Mental Power.

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[ Skill: Astral Combat (Rare) ]

Base Damage: 1~40

Description: "When fate loses its order, fortune loses its normal course." A curse-type skill. It draws upon the user’s own fortune to reverse right and wrong and confuse the enemy’s celestial signs, imitating Heaven’s killing intent and the divine tribulation that imprisons the gods. Each use consumes Quanta Energy, Star Fortune, and Star Fiend Energy. If the enemy wins, the user’s fortune will suffer backlash. If the user wins, their fortune will increase instead.

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[ Skill: Soul Projection (Rare) ]

Base Bonus: 1~40

Description: A perception/cultivation-type skill. After use, the user’s soul can leave the body and travel to the Sea of Quanta through an anchor. The duration of use should not be too long, otherwise it is easy to develop [Dissociative Disorder] and lose one’s sense of connection with the body. While in a soul state, ordinary physical attacks are ineffective, and the user is immune to a small portion of mental attacks.

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[ Skill: Rapid Healing (Rare) ]

Base Healing: 1~?

Description: A healing-type skill. When used, it communicates with the user’s Main Star and absorbs energy from the Main Star to accelerate the healing of injuries. The healing speed and strength are closely related to the strength and closeness of the connection with the Main Star. There is no skill cooldown, and it can be used actively or passively.

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[ Skill: Super Vision (Common) ]

Base Bonus: 1~20

Description: An enhancement-type skill. When used, it strengthens the user’s vision. Its effects are even better when enhanced by the night. It can see through ordinary illusions. Each use consumes Quanta Energy.

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[ Skill: Intimidation (Rare) ]

Base Bonus: 1~40

Description: A domain-type skill. When used, it intimidates, frightens, and commands through one’s aura. It can forcibly drive creatures at least three levels lower than the user to obey commands, and can cause creatures much weaker than the user in level to faint. Can be used actively or passively.