Chapter 22 - Skill Overhaul (1/2)

”Agh...” At the time Aurus woke up, the first thing he felt was that his soul hurt immensely. It was as if his soul was shredded into multiple pieces, but as Aurus took a closer look, that was indeed the case. All of the cells on his body were now infused with a part of his soul, allowing him to feel a sense of oneness with his body.

If Aurus were to compare his feeling of being one with his body back then, it would be like comparing someone who had just used the sword the first time to someone who had trained with the sword for many years. That was what he felt.

Afterwards, he looked at his new body, the body of a Spiritas.

”Eh? Why the heck do I still look like a branch?” Aurus could spot the differences between his previous body and his current body with just one glance. The first difference was the cells on his body. If the cells on his body back then were like cardboard boxes, then the cells on his body right now were like non-newtonian fluid. If Aurus wanted to, he could change his body into any shape he liked.

But for some reason, the instincts built into his body seemed to agree that his normal form would be that of a stick, rather than that of a human. He had the body of a stick but the soul of a human, not the body and soul of a stick.

After pondering it for a bit, he just sighed to himself. ”Whatever, I can change into different shapes whenever I like so that's always a plus.”

He also noticed that the walnuts he used to have in his previous evolution were now gone, making him look like a normal branch, except for the fact that his body was always glowing green.

As he was wondering about the changes that took place in his body and what kind of skills the Rare classes offer...the bombardment of notification sounds came.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

'Your stats shall now be changed to conform to your new form.'

'[Toughness] has been changed to [Tenacity].'

'[Thickness] has been changed to [Vitality].'

'[Shell Hardness] has been changed to [Spirit].'

Looking at this, Aurus easily understood why his stats were changed. ”Since I'm not a branch anymore but instead another thing altogether, the names of my stats have been changed. I don't know if that's just for aesthetic or if it serves any purpose at all.”

Of course, the notifications didn't stop there. After getting the notification screen about his stats being changed, he got another notification screen regarding...skill changes.

'As some of your skills have become obsolete due to your current form, the system has adjusted these skills to conform to your new form.'

”Eh? The changes even go that far?” Aurus felt that these changes may have some significance to it.

'Your movement skill [Tempest Roll] has been changed to [Tempestuous Spiritas Glide].'

'Your offensive skill [Nut Trident Triad] has been changed to [Spirit Lance of Three Worlds].'

'Your passive skill [Purified SP Storage] has been changed to [Purified Spiritas SP Vessel].'

'Your passive skill [Revitalising Fruit Creation] has been changed to [Revitalising Anima Creation].'

”Hm. By the looks of it, [Wind Affinity] and [Soul Perception I] hasn't been affected by changes at all,” Aurus said to himself. ”Ah, [Tempest Burst] as well.”

Of course, he wouldn't forget about his godly passive skill being unaffected as well, but that was probably a given since it was given to him by Kurohana, a goddess capable of wielding powers unimaginable by Aurus.