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Chapter 566 Advancements
Chapter 566 Advancements
Chapter 566 Advancements
[Details]
Name: [Alex]
Age: [19]
Talents: [Soulforge (Soul+)], [Phoenix Flames (S+)], [Spatial Teleportation (B+)], [Water Lance (A-)]
Trait: [Kingslayer]
Trait Description: [Being a King class does not make one immune to death, you have proved that by killing Kings recognised by the System. You do not just have King class potential, your future stands far brighter than that.]
Trait Effect: [ Damage to king class beings and below is boosted by 50%]
Soul Core: [B+ - 100%] [Check for further rank up requirements]
Soul Classification: [Variant]
Soul Classification Progress: [Ordinary - 100%, Mutant - 100%, Variant - 100%, King - 85%]
Tame(s): [Brontes (Aetherion)]
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[Tame Details]
Name: [Brontes]
Age: [0]
Talents: [Aetherial Lightning Mastery (Mythos+)], [Cosmic Vitality (Mythos+)], [Aetherstorm Genesis (Mythos+)], [Heaven's pulse (Mythos+)], [Titanic Growth (Mythos+)]
Trait: [Divine Lineage]
Trait Description: [Born of a divine lineage, you are a unique lifeform in the universe. Only one of your kind can exist at one moment in time due to the sheer amount of power each Divine being can wield. Your future is limitless; not even the universal limits can stop you.]
Trait Effect: [All beings are below you – Damage to all beings below Divine class increased by 500%]
Soul Core: [A- - 0%] [Check for further rank up requirements.]
Soul Classification: [Divine]
Soul Classification Progress: [Null]
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[Requirements for A- rank: Kill a being of higher potential than yourself.]
Alex read through his details thoroughly, eagerly awaiting the results of his absorption of two exceptionally powerful soul orbs. And his expectations didn't disappoint him. He was immediately hit with a wave of shock when he swept his gaze firstly at his soul core.
'B+ rank??? When the fuck did this happen!?'
That bold '+' stuck out like a sore thumb to him. He was clearly a B- rank and he had no recollection whatsoever of ranking up to B rank, let alone B+ rank above even that.
Is this saying that he had somehow doubled ranked up while he was passed out or something? What about the requirements stopping him between each minor rank? Did they not stop him from pushing towards the next tier, regardless of how much energy he absorbed?
Just what was going on??
His heart pounded as he reread his details over and over again, with his mind reeling. But no matter how much he tried to open and close them, they always showed the same thing. He was definitely a B+ rank according to what the system was saying. And from Alex's experience, an all powerful, all knowing existence like the System could never be wrong.
Something wasn't adding up. He had expected growth — after all, he had absorbed two incredibly powerful soul orbs – but this? This was beyond what should have been possible.
His soul core had not only advanced, but it had skipped two entire ranks. This was just absurd. Even worse was that he had no memory of what had caused this. He was certain that something must have taken place that had caused him to skip those two ranks, but his mind could never find the answer. Here he was, standing at the precipice of A tier without even knowing how he got there.
A shiver ran down his spine.
'Did I… do something while I was unconscious?'
His fingers twitched as he ran a hand through his sweat matted hair. Normally, when absorbing a soul orb, he would be completely engulfed with his inner thoughts, almost completely imperceptive of the outside world, so the likelihood that something like that had taken place wasn't a definite zero, especially considering that he had completely blacked out this time.
In fact something told him that there was something wrong with this situation. The void in his memory was enough of an indicator.
Try as he might, he couldn't recall a single thing that had occurred in his soul space. A pit formed in his stomach at the thought. Brontes stirred beside him, the air around the divine beast crackling with subdued energy. The titan's glowing azure eyes bore into Alex, filled with curiosity and concern. It was clear that even the Aetherion had sensed something unnatural.
Alex shook his head, forcing himself to focus. Panicking over the unknown wouldn't solve anything. First, he needed to check what else had changed about him.
His gaze flickered back to the status screen.
'Progress towards King class is 85% now… that means I'm just 1 or 2 more King class soul orbs away from reaching King class myself.'
Eighty five percent.
Before absorbing that King class orb, he had been stuck at just over fifty if he recalled correctly. For others progression in this area was a distant, impossible dream to achieve. And for those who held some hope in that, it would take years just to get even a single percentage. Yet here Alex was, nearing in on King class barely even 2 years after becoming an awakened.
His speed was absurd, and if others knew he was so close, they would probably faint from jealousy.
Moving on, his gaze drifted toward the requirement for his rank up to A tier.
[Requirements for A- rank: Kill a being of higher potential than yourself.]
A wry chuckle escaped his lips. "A being of higher potential, huh? I'm beginning to thing this will be harder and harder to achieve than I might have thought."
His eyes flitted over to his list of talents, and a small flicker of surprise crossed his face when he noticed something new.
[Water Lance (A-)]
"Huh," he muttered, rubbing his chin. "This clearly wasn't there before."
Unlike his inexplicable rank ups, this wasn't too shocking. He had a very good idea of where this talent had popped up from, and it most likely came from his absorption of the Lux's King class soul orb. Considering the Lux seemed to be a race that mastered the water element, with every single Lux he came across having a Water elemental talent, this could only be the right answer.
This was further affirmed by the fact that the S tier orb didn't have any water elemental features to it. 'Or did it? I can't remember much about it now that I think about it…'
Once again the void in his memory plagued him, but he ignored it this time.
Curious, he checked the further details of Water Lance.
[Water Lance (A-)]
[A high speed, piercing attack composed of condensed water essence. The lance can be freely manipulated, allowing for changes in trajectory mid flight. Scales with the user's power. Enhanced effect when used against fire oriented beings.]
Alex read through the details without much surprise.
"Not bad." He muttered.
It wasn't as overwhelmingly destructive as his Phoenix Flames, nor did it have the versatility of his Spatial Teleportation, but it had its own advantages.
Precision, adaptability, and it might be useful to catch enemies off guard, since a water and fire user would be quite rare he assumed.
But of course, the fact that it scaled in power with his own power made him the most satisfied. It meant that it would at least always have its uses even when if he one day becomes as powerful as Brontes.
'I'll have to see about incorporating this in my future fights.'
Satisfied for now, Alex closed his details and shifted his attention toward Brontes.
His tamed beast remained quiet, but Alex could feel the way his concern for Alex pulsed through their bond. Curious, his lips twitched as he spoke his thoughts aloud.
"I wonder what kind of ridiculous requirement you have to meet for your rank up…"
Bringing up Brontes' details, he darted his gaze to the bottom where his eyes met his soul core details.
[Soul Core: A- - 0%] [Check for further rank up requirements.]
Without hesitation, he let his curiosity guide him as he selected to read the requirements, opening up a new window before him.
[Requierments for progression to A rank: Must awaken a new Divine ability through personal evolution. Must undergo a Celestial Baptism to reinforce the Divine core.]
Alex blinked. "Well… shit."
He had absolutely no clue how Brontes would achieve either of them.
Awakening a new Divine ability sounded exceptionally hard, as they wouldn't be Divine abilities if they were easy to obtain!
As for the second requirement? A Celestial Baptism? What even was that? Alex had never heard of such a thing, and the System wasn't kind enough to give him any further explanations.
A sigh escaped him.
"Figures it wouldn't be easy."
Brontes rumbled, with his massive frame shifting as he gazed at Alex with an almost knowing look. As if to say, 'Did you expect any less?'
Alex let out a chuckle. "Yeah, yeah. You're a walking miracle of a beast. Of course, your requirements would defy common sense."
Still, this only made him more motivated. If even Brontes still had difficulties in ranking up, then that meant he wasn't alone in his suffering…
For now, he needed to refocus.
He had made so many absurd advancements in his personal strength, that his sword was starting to lag behind…
'Poor Virtue's Edge…'