Chapter 691: Can we get a zoom on that? (2/2)

“That makes two of us,” Ilea said. “We’ll leave in about four hours then. I’ll work on a few skills too.”

“Good luck!” the Lich said and gave her an ethereal thumbs up.

“S… sure. To you as well,” she said and vanished.

“Did you just stutter?” the Meadow observed.

She appeared close to the tree, sitting down in the black grass with her mantle spreading. “She reminds me of a friend from Earth. Very… energetic.”

“Intriguing. What would you like to work on?” the Meadow asked.

“Hmm… now that we have enough keys. Seems like a bit of a waste to hold on to my core points. Nothing new showed up at my third evolution either, so I guess enhancing skills is my best option. Kind of wanted to wait until we got to Iz again but with the upcoming dwarven war machine tournament arc, it seems like that will take some time. And who knows how many Soul Wardens are still inside that bloody cube? Would be a waste not to get the levels for those fights,” she mused.

“It would merely be a temporary reduction in power. You did get your evolution. Can you enhance them all?” the Meadow asked.

“I have forty eight points. So nine skills I can enhance. Got a clue how I can get easy core points?” she asked. “You could show me your most powerful spells.”

“For such a simple purpose? The answer is no,” the Meadow said.

“Up for some fighting after I enhance them? Might be good to get a few levels despite your lack of murderous intent,” Ilea said.

“You know I’m always here to ground you,” said the earth mage.

“Hah,” Ilea exclaimed and went through her skills. Strike, Dominion, and Brawling are the better remaining skills in Arcane Eternal. Ah, should’ve done that before fighting all those Soul Wardens. What did I even get from those fights?

‘ding’ ‘Azarinth Awakening [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 8’

‘ding’ ‘Sentinel Core [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 9’

‘ding’ ‘Avatar of Ash [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 8’

Should’ve let them hit me more. Weak ass machines. So for Ashen Titan… well, nearly everything. Mantle, Core, Heart, Seal, and Embered Form. That’s eight total. And I guess Origin, because that one will take some time to level. That’s already nine though… and I kind of want to add at least Space Manipulation into the mix. And the Fires of Creation. Hmm.

Guess Brawling or Embered Form can wait. So either Precognition or Stamina reduction and physical conversion. First seems more important. Let’s go then.

‘ding’ ‘Archon Strike [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 1’

Active: Archon Strike [Enhanced] – 3rd lvl 1:

About time I can heal with that shit, Ilea thought. It’s category is fucking healing after all. And I get range on the wave form. Well… not exactly overwhelming for the fact that I have to relevel it to thirty.

“You’re sure this is worth it right?” she asked the Meadow.

“Stop whining. You’re less than thirty years old. Your skills will be back up there in no time,” the being said.

“Fine,” Ilea mused. For the elusive and mysterious fourth tier.

‘ding’ ‘Arcane Dominion [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 1’

Active: Arcane Dominion [Enhanced] – 3rd lvl 1

Okay. Alright. That’s a pretty big fucking bonus. I do hope that applies to Space Manipulation too… ah why should it not.

She cold see the range of her dominion decrease with the skill change. The ash she created however felt considerably stronger. Ilea already started sending destructive mana into the Meadow.

“Done already?” it asked.

“No. I’ll let you know when you can rip me apart,” she answered.

‘ding’ ‘Eternal Brawling [Enhanced] reaches – 3rd lvl 1’

Passive: Eternal Brawling [Enhanced] – 3rd lvl 1:

Even more reduction. That’s actually pretty good. Does the percentage rise with each level in the third tier?

She assumed the answer was yes, based on the uneven number.

‘ding’ ‘Mantle of the Titan [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 1’

Active: Mantle of the Titan [Enhanced] – 3rd lvl 1

A two hundred percent increase in the third tier. Well, I suppose that nearly cancels out the fact that the resilience in itself dropped because of the level loss. And of course the main bonus… hmm. Shrouding allies in the mantle seems ridiculously strong. Coupled with my healing they’d be nearly as resilient as I am. If they’re within my dominion and for as long as the mantle holds of course.

Ilea wondered if her armaments or ashen copies were considered willing allies too. A quick test confirmed that yes, her living armor and ash itself could now be protected by her ash. For her armaments however, the entirety of her available mantle ash was needed and even then the layer remained quite thin.

Ash protecting more ash, Ilea thought and dissolved her armored copies. Two were the maximum she could make with her full mantle and limbs active at the same time.

‘ding’ ‘Titan Core [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 1’

Active: Titan Core [Enhanced] – 3rd lvl 1:

Hmm, two fifty instead of a hundred. And the cap was increased too, oh and more resilience. Not sure how much that will make a difference with the already insane resilience bonuses I have. Ah well, a faster charge is welcome but the reduction on the main buffs is pretty shit. Down from seven hundred percent.

‘ding’ ‘Embered Heart [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 1’

Active: Embered Heart [Enhanced] – 3rd lvl 1

What’s the change exactly? She summoned her notebook and flicked past the pages. Here it is. Within ANY ash, that’s new. And the last bit, when you will it. Wait does that mean…

Ilea formed an ashen sphere about ten meters away and activated Embered Heart. It’s forming heat, she thought with a grin. To push heat into ash, she had to be connected to it physically. It seemed that wasn’t the case anymore. Coupled with my eyes. And I don’t need an impact anymore, so.

A chaotic explosion of heat and flame rushed out of the sphere. Oh… now this… is wonderful.

The range at which she could form heat inside her ash was still somewhat limited, but a minefield of floating ash just became a possibility.

‘ding’ ‘Tempered Seal [Enhanced] reaches 3rd lvl 1

Active: Tempered Seal [Enhanced] – 3rd lvl 1 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Hmm. Not quite as impressive as the 1000 mana for Archon Strike but it will make a difference in battle I suppose. Ah and it might help with my jet boot situation, she thought and smiled.