Chapter 189 - Surpassing Fate (Long Chapter) (2/2)

Whoosh!

Since Aurus was rushing to head towards the Tower of Seclusion, it only took a minute for Aurus to enter a secluded room inside the tower, hastily pulling up the notification screen once more as he wanted to make sure that the notifications he had obtained a while ago weren't false. After looking over them multiple times, he muttered in excitement, ”Contributing a lot in the war was definitely worth it.”

Ding!

'Due to the final boss of the war being two existence levels higher than the user, the time needed to calculate rewards had been greatly extended. The system apologizes to the user for the inconvenience.'

'The user's side has successfully won in [The War of Tempest Cliff]!'

'The user has obtained 500,000 XP.'

'The passive skill [Will of the Victorious] has been obtained.'

'The user has the most contribution in [The War of Tempest Cliff], killing off most of the enemies on the opposing side, as well as dealing the most damage to the final boss of the war.'

'Due to the final boss of the war being an Animate, most of the rewards are only available once the user reaches the level of Rank 1 Animate in any of the user's bodies.'

'Due to the user killing off multiple enemies alone, the passive skill [One against All] has been obtained.'

'Due to the user killing off multiple enemies alone, the user has obtained 5,000,000 XP.'

'Due to the user killing off multiple enemies alone, the user has obtained 500 Genesis Points.'

'Due to the user dealing the most damage to the final boss, the hybrid skill [Surpassing Fate] has been obtained.'

'Due to the user dealing the most damage to the final boss, the hybrid skill [Power Surpassing Boundaries] has been obtained.'

'Due to the user dealing the most damage to the final boss, the user has obtained 500,000,000 XP.'

'Due to the user dealing the most damage to the final boss, the user has obtained 5000 Genesis Points.'

'Due to the user dealing the most damage to the final boss, the user has obtained 100 OS Points.'

”I haven't misread,” Aurus said, speechless at the number of rewards he had obtained from the war. ”Over 500 million experience points, 5000 Genesis Points, 100 OS Points, as well as multiple passive skills that would most likely boost my high stats even higher…”

”This was definitely worth it,” Aurus screamed in excitement as he commanded the system to bring up the information regarding the first two passive skills he had obtained. After reading through it, he could not help but suck in a breath of cold air through his body, muttering, ”I just remembered that passive skills are evolvable. These are just at the C-grade Mortal level…how high of a boost would they give at the Transcendent level?”

Ding!

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[Will of the Victorious] (Level 1/3)

Grade: Mortal (C)

Bestowed upon those that are blessed with victory, the energy amassed from the side of the victors envelops your body, bolstering your prowess to unimaginable heights.

> All stats +30%

> Damage dealt +30%

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[One against All] (Level 1/3)

Grade: Mortal (C)

Only those with the willpower to fight against hundreds or even thousands of enemies shall obtain the merit to have this skill, allowing them to stand on the same level as legendary and mythological figures.

> All stats +50%

> When facing against multiple enemies, damage dealt +30%

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”And then, we have these last two skills…” After reading through the description of the two skills and becoming satisfied with it, he then went ahead and commanded the system to show the descriptions of the last two skills, feeling intense nervousness and excitement. These two skills had come from him dealing the most damage to Chonk, so it meant that both skills had something to do with Chonk, right?

Ding! Ding!

With the text on the two holographic screens from before with new ones, Aurus went ahead and read the information written on them…only to be left at a greater level of speechless. Eventually, he was able to mutter, ”This…what grade am I again?”

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[Surpassing Fate] (Level 1/40)

Grade: Mortal (X)

It is said that everyone is shackled under the chains of fate, letting everyone have fixed destinies. There are rare times that one goes ahead and breaks through the chains of fate, doing something that goes against the norm, surpassing the scope of fate itself. Those that have surpassed fate are beings with incredibly great power amongst their peers, to the point that it wouldn't be impossible for them to fight toe-to-toe with beings of a higher level.

> All stats +100%

> Gain access to the active skill [Lesser Fate Manipulation]

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[Power Surpassing Boundaries] (Level 1/40)

Grade: Mortal (X)

Some say that levels of strength are made to have a smooth progression in power. Of course, some break those norms, exhibiting strength that is far greater than their current level. Only those with such power can create legends and change the world they live in.

> All stats +100%

> Gain access to the active skill [Pseudo-Animate Ascension]

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After reading through the last two skills, he took note of the two active skills the two skills gave him access to, making a mental note to check their descriptions later. As he closed the holographic screens in front of him, he let out a satisfied sigh, muttering, ”I guess this will allow me to have a better foundation before evolving to X-grade.”

”I wonder what kind of evolution choices I'll have by then,” Aurus continued to mutter as he then focused on the other things he had obtained from the war.

”For the experience points, I have a great use for them before I evolve,” Aurus pondered over them as he started to think out loud. ”As for the Genesis Points, I'll focus more on the Genesis Tree. Of course, I have to enhance my Soul Enchantment System as well, seeing as the soul balls have helped me out a lot. A stronger soul would definitely be beneficial.”

”As for the OS Points…” Just as Aurus had reached this point, he went ahead and commanded the system to open up the Existence Evolution OS interface. Not long after, a holographic screen appeared in front of him. After reading through it, he let out a light chuckle as he said, ”There's no other thing I can do other than to upgrade it, right?”

'The Existence Evolution OS has reached its limits. Would you like to upgrade the system's OS for 100 OS Points?'

Without hesitation, Aurus went ahead and confirmed the choice to use the 100 OS Points to upgrade his system's OS. He expected that the upgrade in the system's OS would allow him to grow stronger in many ways, and that would be true…for the most part.

Ding!

In an instant, the holographic screen in front of him had undergone a drastic change, with the screen becoming a bit more corporeal as a feminine-sounding voice resounded in his mind, saying, ”Thank you for upgrading the Existence Evolution System. The Existence Evolution System shall now be called the Transcending Existence System.”

The feminine-sounding voice continued to talk, all of it being improvements that the system upgrade had done.

”Due to the user not using the Artificial Intelligence Module, the system has decided to discard the module, improving the other modules instead.”

”The number of points needed to enhance the Soul Enchantment System and the Genesis Tree System has been reduced. The user can now manually select skills and abilities obtained from these systems.”

”The maximum potential for allies summoned through the Ally System has been increased from SSS grade to Omega grade. All existing allies summoned by the user shall have their potentials and abilities enhanced by a grade.”

”The user can now hide the system from other beings that have a system as well.”

”The user can also transform the system into a fairy that flies around the user's body, acting as the user's personal assistant.”

Listening to the announcements made by the feminine-sounding voice, he felt that upgrading his system right now was the best choice he had made…until he heard the next few announcements.

”Due to the manipulation of an external entity, the skill [Illusion Nullification] of the C-grade Transcendent level has been instantly enhanced to [Undeceiving Sight] of the C-grade Divine level.”

”Due to the manipulation of an external entity, the skill [Undeceiving Sight] has fused with [Unified Soul Control], forming the hybrid skill [Penultimate Veridical Spirit].”

”With the [Penultimate Veridical Spirit], all falsehood shall be negated in front of the user.”

”Due to the [Penultimate Veridical Spirit], the truth of the [Spirit Clone] skill has been revealed, its name being [Spirit Imbuement].”

”Due to the [Penultimate Veridical Spirit], the truth of the clone 'Argentum' has been revealed, reverting all of the progress it has made at the Animate existence level.'

”Due to the [Penultimate Veridical Spirit], the truth of the clone 'Argentum' has been revealed, its true existence level being at Normal-grade Pseudo-Animate.”

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”What…?”

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Hello there, Truedawn here. You have just seen the end of Volume 3: Intertwining Fates. I'm pretty sure most of you are shocked at the fact that his clone wasn't actually a clone. Not only that, to think that it's also a Pseudo-Animate rather than Animate, quite unbelievable, right?

It shall be explained in the next volume, Volume 4: Inevitable Destiny. In this volume, many things shall be revealed about Aurus's clone, Kevin, as well as Kurohana and Erea...probably. I hope you continue reading IRAAS because it's going to become more fun from here on out.