Soul Devourer Chapter 5 Episode 2 — Postponing Ascension
A hunter superpower, China.
From the storage vault of its Hunter Guild headquarters, I obtained a Mythical-grade item,《Orb of Skill Paragon》.
It integrates skills and gives birth to new power. A true embodiment of a divine miracle.
I cautiously reached out toward the blue crystal orb placed on the desk.
The moment I touched it, the orb emitted a blue glow, and a translucent window unfolded in midair. What appeared there was not the familiar list of skills.
“Extra Skills”…
A classification I was seeing for the first time.
It seemed that by integrating my current skills, I could create four Extra Skills.
First, I checked their details.
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【Physical Overdrive】
- Permanently; Strength, Endurance, and Agility value × 8.
【Spell Overcast】
- Power of all magic spells = Intelligence value × 8.
【Inviolable】
- Nullifies physical attacks such as impacts or slashing and piercing attacks.
※Unique Skills and special effects of divine artifacts are excluded.
【Spellbane】
- Nullifies elemental magic spells: fire, water, earth, wind, ice, and lightning.
※Unique Skills and special effects of divine artifacts are excluded.
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…The descriptions are simple, but the effects are far beyond common sense.
Although, I have the combat power to defeat members of〘Hunting King • Regalia〙…
If I obtain these, there’s no doubt I’ll reach an entirely different level of strength.
Until now, while I hadn't suffer fatal wounds, attacks from A-Rank hunters and above would still accumulate slight damage.
But with【Inviolable】and【Spellbane】, ordinary attacks would be completely shut out.
For example, take China’s〘Hunting King • Regalia〙Haoran. His Unique Skill【Void Magic】would still be unavoidable.
However, his【Lightning Magic】could be completely sealed off.
Moreover, Extra Skills have no skill levels.
They are complete from the start, immediately combat-ready.
However, a concerning note was displayed at the bottom of the window.
When ascended into an Extra Skill, excess experience from the skills used in integration can no longer be obtained.
In other words, if I create【Physical Overdrive】, I would no longer gain excess experience from【Physical Boost】,【Herculean Strength】,【Rampartification】, and【Dash】.
That would reduce the efficiency of gaining excess experience and slow the growth of other skills. The implication was obvious.
This is a tough choice.
I had only just set a goal to max out all skills.
It’s not like I’m dissatisfied with my current state. Rushing into ascension now might be premature.
After thinking it over for a while, I came to a conclusion.
“…I’ll hold off for now.”
I stored the blue crystal orb into the《Magic Pouch》and let out a deep breath.
What I needed to do next was already decided.
Contact the guild master, report my safe return, and apply for recognition as a member of〘Hunting King • Regalia〙.
For that purpose, I had already arranged for the Chinese Hunter Guild to act as an official witness and had them prepare formal documentation.
“I hope it gets approved…”
By the way, the Chairman and the secretary are no longer in this world.
While still under brainwashing, I transferred them to a random S-Rank dungeon using【Void Magic】and fed them to monsters before they could resist.
Neither of them were Hunters, and there was no benefit in me killing them directly.
The loot from the storage vault had been disappointing, but I recovered the Chairman’s hidden assets instead.
I had no intention of ruining the lives of unrelated family members, so I didn’t strip everything away.
“Alright…”
I pulled out my phone from my pocket and searched for the Guildmaster’s name in my contacts.
As I pressed the call button, I began getting myself ready.
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E/N:
Once again we see how ruthless and just our boy, Yuito is! Hot dang, the Chairman and his secretary stood no chance, pathetic!
Stay tuned! (4/4 chapter)
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