Chapter 561: Regrets (1/2)

Following his exclamation, messages began to swarm and block Aiden's vision. He could feel a surge of energy filling up his insides and converging towards his Core.

[You have spent 5000 EXP from your available pool of System Points. You have 10200 EXP Points left.]

[Your rank in the skill [Primal Absorb] has increased. The new rank: Level 5.]

[Primal Absorb (Level 5): Absorb the life essence of the defeated enemy. Based on the lifeform, you can acquire its unique skills, and get an increase in one or more of your attributes, or obtain attribute points to spend. You can absorb lifeforms 1 Tier higher than your current skill level. Works in any form.

The chance of acquiring unique skills and traits related to the absorbed lifeform has increased significantly. Additionally your generic incubation period and forced period have also decreased.

The absorption rate has increased significantly, further increasing the chances of forming a new seed with each subsequent assimilation of Life Essence. The chance of acquiring a unique skill or trait related to the new seedling has further increased.]

[A mysterious, new sensation is tingling at the depths of your core, coming from your Primal Essence…]

[Your Primal Essence is gradually awakening…]

He could feel a slight discomfort, a tightening at Aiden's chest, a numb pain coming from inside.

Before he had a chance to react, the messages continued, giving a clear answer to his predicament.

[Your Primal Core is growing… The host is advised to be ready, slight discomfort may follow the process.]

[The Primal Core is getting closer to its natural evolution. The limit of seeds it can store has increased.]

[Primordial Energy is reinforcing the host's body. Your attributes have been upgraded.]

[You have gained: +5 Might, +4 Agility, +6 Spirit.]

[Your body is reacting to the reinforcement!]

[Your innate skill: Shapeshifter (Level 1) has ranked up! The new rank: Level 2.]

'What?! There was a limit?!' Aiden was shocked as he read through the messages one by one.

'Did it always had a limit and I was just too slow in acquiring new skills?' He asked in complaint, although he didn't expect any answer.

'[Yes, there was, although it's not a straight-up number, it's more of the amount of space it can contain.]' Enya was quick to provide a response. '[Depending on what type of seeds you manage to form, the number of forms you can safely store would differ. In any case, you were at around 80-85% capacity before this increase.]'

'Still… What would that mean now?' Aiden asked. Though he was kept in the dark previously, he at least wanted to be aware of his hard limits this time around. After all, before this he was always under the impression that he could store an unlimited amount of forms. Although he was ignorant about how his ability truly worked, he was still caught unaware that there was such a restriction.

'[It's hard to say… It depends on the type and quality of seeds you form.]' Enya answered with a pondering tone. '[Keep in mind, however, that with the increase of the skill, the quality of the seed and with that, its size will also increase. The size doesn't only limited to the actual tier of the life form, or even if it was clean, or mutated in any way, but there are several other factors.]' She explained, giving a few seconds of time for the boy to process the information before continuing.