Online Game: I Started with Max Charisma and Caught the Goddess's Eye

Luca spent about 10 minutes stabilizing his state. He successfully adapted to the environment filled with primal power.

Taking a deep breath, he slowly spoke to Sophia, "I'm ready. You should be ready too, right?"

"Yes, you can move forward now," came the clear response.

With a definite answer, Luca resolutely walked deeper into the passage.

As he moved forward, the primal power in the passage grew stronger and stronger.

After advancing about a kilometer, the intensity of the primal power in the passage reached a point where it began to distort space and time.

Luca hesitated for a moment.

Although he possessed maximum-level Perception, he still couldn't figure out whether there was danger ahead.

Even though he had never encountered a monster born from primal power before, that didn't necessarily mean it didn't exist.

While Luca was hesitating, Sophia spoke up.

"I can sense that the primal power seems to have gathered in a place not far ahead."

Sophia's words reminded Luca.

Since he had already come this far, he had no reason to retreat now.

If his only concern was ensuring his own safety, he wouldn't need to take any risks. He could easily wait for four more days and enter the passage with the members of Morning Star.

Luca took a deep breath and pulled the Obsidian out of his pocket.

Although the power contained in the Starseeker was more formidable than Obsidian, it was clear that Obsidian would be more effective when dealing with primal power.

"I will assist you. If Perception detects danger, I will let you know," Sophia said, seeing that Luca had made up his mind. She would, of course, do everything she could to support him.

Luca nodded.

He immediately activated his shield magic runes.

In an instant, his body was surrounded by a translucent barrier.

At the same time, he used his Dreamweaving ability to create a large amount of Dreamweaving Mist around him.

The Dreamweaving Mist and the shield magic runes formed a double layer of protection.

Afterward, Luca slowly advanced in the direction Sophia had indicated.

With each step he took, the resistance he encountered became much stronger than before.

When he was only one step away from the coordinates Sophia had provided, he felt himself being completely enveloped by primal power.

The Dreamweaving Mist had long been completely assimilated by the primal power.

The power of the shield magic runes was almost depleted.

"There's danger ahead!" Sophia's worried voice echoed in Luca's mind.

Sophia only warned him of the danger ahead; she didn't try to stop him from advancing. She knew that, given the situation, it was up to Luca to decide whether to continue forward or retreat for safety.

At that moment, Luca's gaze was resolute. There was no way he could retreat. Although he had sensed the danger, the point where the primal power was gathering was now very close to him. He only needed to take one more step to touch the location where the primal power had converged.

Under immense pressure, Luca took the final step. He reached out with his right hand, and instantly, his hand made contact with a cold object.

In that moment, Luca felt an overwhelming surge of primal power rushing into his brain.

At the same time, he finally saw what was at the center of the primal power's gathering. It was a glowing, ichor-dripping grail!

Sophia's voice immediately rang out in excitement, "That's the Origin Holy Grail! It matches the description exactly as I saw it in the book!"

Luca, of course, heard Sophia's words. But he didn't pay much attention to them. He was in excruciating pain. As the primal power flowed into his brain, Luca saw a series of incomprehensible images. He could clearly tell that these images were related to the Ancient Gods. However, their completely alien forms made it impossible for him to understand what they meant.

As time passed, Luca felt his consciousness fading rapidly.

To ensure he didn't lose consciousness like he had before, he decided to enter the Dreamspace.

"Don't do this!" Sophia's frantic voice reached him. "You need to stop the primal power from entering your brain! Only then can you escape this predicament!"

Sophia was incredibly anxious. She realized just how dire Luca's situation was, but she couldn't offer him any help. After all, she could only exist within Luca's consciousness at the moment.

Luca didn't heed Sophia's words, but that didn't mean he hadn't found a solution. He attempted to enter the Dreamspace several times, but none of those attempts succeeded.

This made him realize that hiding in the Dreamspace would serve no purpose.

In the end, Luca decided to take a desperate gamble.

He directly attacked the Origin Holy Grail with Obsidian.

The moment Obsidian made contact with the Origin Holy Grail, it turned to ash.

The Origin Holy Grail, however, remained completely unaffected.

The complete destruction of Obsidian had meaning.

At the instant Obsidian attacked the Origin Holy Grail, the primal power quickly returned to the Origin Holy Grail.

Luca finally regained his clarity.

The moment his mind cleared, he immediately turned around and fled.

"I don't have the strength to obtain the Origin Holy Grail right now! We need to get out of here as quickly as possible!"

As Luca turned, the Origin Holy Grail suddenly emitted a blinding light.

The primal power in the passage intensified rapidly.

The primal power spread toward Luca at an alarming speed.

With the increase and spread of the primal power, the space inside the passage became even more chaotic.

What had once been a single path suddenly split into numerous branching paths.

Countless branches intertwined to form a maze.

Luca ran as fast as he could while keeping an eye on his surroundings.

He could see the single path behind him continuously splitting into more branches.

He realized that if he didn't move quickly enough, he might end up trapped forever in the maze created by primal power.

After more than ten minutes, Luca finally escaped through the right passage.

The primal power did not pour out from the right passage, as if some force had sealed it off inside.

Once he was sure he was safe, Luca collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

The frantic escape had drained all his energy.

He needed to rest for a while before he could continue.

"The Origin Holy Grail is just too powerful; it seems we have no way to control this artifact," Sophia's voice echoed in Luca's mind once again.

Her tone carried a hint of disappointment.

"The Origin Holy Grail is indeed incredibly powerful, but that doesn't mean we can't control it."

After catching his breath, Luca slowly stood up.

A faint smile crossed his face.

"The erosion from primal power caused me a lot of pain, but it also provided me with more information," Luca said with a smile as he activated the Shadow magic runes.

Since he had no intention of staying in the passage any longer, it was only natural for him to go into stealth mode and quickly return to his hotel.

"The Origin Holy Grail indeed comes from the Ancient Gods," Luca said, moving forward while in stealth. "The information you've gathered is correct."

Sophia breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his words.

"So, what's the method to control it?" she asked eagerly.

"The method to control it is neither too hard nor too simple. After we get back to the hotel, I'll explain it to you in detail," Luca responded, deliberately avoiding a direct answer and going around the topic.

Half an hour later, Luca finally returned to the hotel under the cover of night. After confirming that there were no enemies around, he finally shared the method to control the Origin Holy Grail.

"To control the Origin Holy Grail, I must reach level 80! That means I must complete the second awakening profession change as soon as possible. And I also need to have a relic from the Ancient Gods. Only then will I be able to control the Origin Holy Grail."

Sophia remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

In her mind, these two conditions seemed nearly impossible to meet.

So far, no one had successfully completed the second awakening profession change. Even if Luca was exceptionally talented, he had no reliable method to complete the awakening profession change.

The first condition alone was difficult enough, but the second one was even harder to achieve.

A relic of the Ancient Gods was not something that could be obtained easily.

Any Ancient God was an incredibly powerful being.

And in order to obtain such a relic, the Ancient Gods would have to descend into their world.

This, in itself, was extremely dangerous and unwise.

"Why are you so quiet? Have you given up completely?" Luca noticed Sophia's shift in mood and asked gently.

"Do you really believe it's possible? I don't think this is achievable at all," Sophia said plainly, expressing her thoughts honestly.

Sophia had completely trusted Luca by now, and she would never lie to him.

"I'm confident! I've already done many things that seemed impossible before! I hope you'll have faith in me too. We will succeed!" Luca replied with absolute confidence.

Sophia was moved by his confidence, but she still couldn't bring herself to believe that success was truly possible.

Just as Sophia was about to say something else, they both heard a hurried knock at the door.