Chapter 111 - Skill Mutation (1/2)
Whoosh!
As the rays of light started to cover Aurus' body, an influx of information entered his mind as Aurus obtained information on a new skill which was given to him by the inheritance. It only took Aurus a few seconds to digest this surge, the rays of light disappearing not long after.
After that, he decided to land on the spot where the mote of light he absorbed originally resided, knowing fully well that it was just a waste of time for him to move through the room in order to find a good spot. He was not some sort of Animate that did not feel comfortable at one spot, deciding to move to another. Well...he previously was one.
”Well then, let's see what I obtained.” As Aurus said this to himself, he brought up of the notification log of the system, allowing him to glean upon the name of the new skill.
Ding!
'Aurus has obtained [Spirit Tempering].'
”Hmm...[Spirit Tempering]. From the name alone, does this have something to do with Soul Power?” Aurus could not help but ask himself this question as he opened up the detailed information of this skill.
It was not wrong for Aurus to come to this conclusion as the word Spirit would always be associated with the soul or energy related to soul. Not only that, even though he only had a rough grasp as to what Soul Power could do, he knew very well that this would allow him to grow stronger much quicker.
Ding!
Once the skill detail screen popped up in front of the notification log, Aurus skimmed through the description in an instant, with his aura changing into that of excitement and disappointment.
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[Spirit Tempering]
Level: 1/3 (0/3)
Grade: C (Mortal)
The spirit, also known as the soul, is the most important of any being as it allows the being to do things unimaginable for those who don't have consciousness. Through tempering the spirit, the vessel's connection with the spirit becomes strengthened, allowing the vessel to emit greater power at the same level of power the spirit emits or even less.
Note that the increase in power only works with the being's original form. Any other form is considered a false vessel by the spirit.
Stat boost: 0.5%
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”Eh? Do I really have to?” Aurus could not help but ask himself as he read the skill's description multiple times. Seeing that there was no other choice, Aurus could not help but sigh as he dispelled his morphing skill, reverting back to his wooden sculpture appearance.
”Although this appearance does allow me to wear armor, I am still not used to it,” Aurus could not help but say as he instantly felt a small surge of power spreading throughout his current form.
”Oh? Is this the boost given by the skill?” Although it was just a minute difference, Aurus had a feeling that this minute difference would allow the current Aurus to triumph over the Aurus who did not revert to his original form.
Ding!
Just as he was trying to get a feel for the surge of power, a notification sounded in his mind, disrupting his flow as his aura turned into that of slight anger.
Composing himself, he then looked at the notification that popped up and was baffled at the sight.
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has long reached the MAX level. Using the prolonged exposure to skill experience, it has broken through its peak and reached a new level. Thanks to the prolonged exposure to skill experience at its current grade, once it evolves, there's a guaranteed chance that the skill will mutate into Special grade.'
”Eh? Why haven't I seen this notification before?” Aurus was befuddled at the sight as he knew that [Barrier of the Spiritas] was only a C-grade Mortal skill. He decided to open up his notification log all the way, making him dumbfounded and leaving him at a loss for words.
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has leveled up.'
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has leveled up.'
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has reached the MAX level.'
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has met the necessary requirements and is ready to evolve.'
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has noticed the user's neglect towards it, deciding to use the system's experience for its own improvement.'
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has been continuously infusing itself with experience, taking the user's neglect as motivation to become a better skill.'
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has greatly improved from its previous version, but is saddened by the fact that the user still neglects it. Nonetheless, it continues to infuse itself with experience.'
'[Barrier of the Spiritas] has reached the point where it could improve itself no further, feeling that it has possibly reached its peak. It is still saddened by the fact that it is neglected.'
Reading through the notifications left by the skill, Aurus could not help but feel bad as he neglected the skill. He felt as if the skill was a child that was not being given attention, though that was not really the case.
Nonetheless, he calmed his emotions once more and looked at this from another perspective, coming to the question, ”So the Learning module of the system's AI actually allows the skill to mutate to a greater grade once it's evolved?”
With this thought, he tried to remember whether or whether he had OS Point saved from his boss killing spree, remembering that he had around 2 points left as he felt that maxing out the Battle module was not necessary at his current level.
Removing [Barrier of the Spiritas] from the Learning module, he then used the two remaining OS Points to increase the Learning module's level to 3, increasing the amount of skills that could be mutate at once to 2.
He then evolved [Barrier of the Spiritas] afterwards, instantly noticing a great difference in the skill as the name was shown to him.
'Aurus has evolved [Barrier of the Spiritas] to [Unyielding Shield of the Spiritas Magnus (Special)].'
”Well that's a mouthful,” Aurus could not help but say.
Of course, this situation did not let Aurus forget what he had to do, which was to boost the grade of [Spirit Tempering] as much as possible. This was also the reason why he removed [Barrier of the Spiritas] from the Learning module, which now had an additional space for skills.