Chapter 18 - Realization (1/2)

Over 15 hours have passed since Aurus evolved four of his skills in preparation for his journey into the Tempest Cliff. Three of these skills were now at the A-grade Mortal level, while the remaining skill, which was his movement skill, is now at the S-grade Mortal level. This level is only one grade away from being X-grade, and two grades away from being a Transcendent level skill.

”Haah...I finally made it,” Aurus couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief after seeing the view in front of him. At the place where he was currently standing, there was only a slight breeze, faintly noticeable by a normal person. For Aurus who had [Wind Affinity] although a basic version of it, he was sensitive to wind so he could feel it without a doubt.

A few meters away from him was the entrance to the Tempest Cliff. This part of the Tempest Cliff alone...had winds exceeding possibly 100 kilometer per hour speeds. And to think that the name of the cliff was Tempest Cliff, anyone with common sense would of course think that the speed of the winds would only get more and more intense.

Ding!

Breaking the somewhat tense atmosphere, a notification sound popped up, scaring Aurus who was intensely staring at the place in front of him. Nonetheless, he was able to calm himself down and look at the notification with a slight smile.

'[Tempest Roll] has leveled up.'

”Sweet. I only have 18 more levels to go before I can evolve it to an X-grade skill,” Aurus sarcastically laughed at his progress.

In his memories, the maximum level of skills and species double every grade. For a skill at C-grade, the maximum level is 3. This is then doubled to 5 once the skill reaches B-grade. Afterwards, it becomes 10 for A-grade, 20 for S-grade and so on.

Thinking about it further, the maximum level for Transcendent and Divine level skills would be at the hundreds...no, even thousands! Combine that with high experience requirements and you're basically living a grinding hell.

”Good thing I have that passive skill,” Aurus let out a sigh of relief. Kurohana was really thoughtful to give Aurus that kind of skill.

”Anyways, I should prepare before entering.”

The amount of regeneration fruits Aurus can currently produce is 5. Without hesitation, Aurus produced 5 regeneration fruits focused on regenerating his SP and positioned them at one end of his body. Afterwards, he formed 15 fruits, 14 of which were transformed into SP storage while the remaining one was left as a normal nut. Aurus had a feeling that his evolved offensive skill still needed a spare nut to use.

Nonetheless, the amount of SP Aurus currently had in proportion was definitely...outstanding to say the least.

”Now let's see how much SP I...EH?!” Aurus looked at the two bars on top of his body, only to shout out in surprise at his current stats.

HP: 8/8

SP: 150/150

That's correct. With the help of Aurus' overpowered passive skill named [Blessing of the Reincarnation Goddess], he was able to amass 150 SP while still being a B-Grade Inanimate.

Looking at this large number gave Aurus the confidence to rush towards the center of the Tempest Cliff.

”Alright, here we go! [Tempest Roll]!”

Whoosh!

But he ended up getting carried away by the strong wind.

”Oh noooooooo!”

...

Kurohana's dimension. The God of the Underworld, Hadouken, was talking to her.

”Teach me how to craft a Primordial Weapon,” Hadouken looked at Kurohana with a fawning gaze, which only made it look creepy.

Kurohana looked at Hadouken for a bit, staring at his unsettling puppy eyes. Making a decision, she pressed her fingers on his forehead as she pondered before replying, ”Well...A Primordial Weapon is already a second tier Divine level weapon. Crafting one is multiple times harder than crafting an Archaic weapon.”

She then explained with a serious tone, ”Nonetheless, it's way easier than crafting a Lesser Divine Weapon, needing materials from the God Realm. Primordial Weapons need a Demigod grade material as a base, that's for sure. May it be Frigid Eon Metal or Zenith World Bamboo, as long as it's of the Demigod grade, it can work.”