Chapter 230 - The Great Flame Hunt (1/2)

Ding!

'You have obtained the active skill [Flame Incarnation: Undying Spirit].'

Reading through the latest notification he had received, instead of having the elated aura surrounding him a while ago, it was instead replaced with an aura of immense confusion, prompting him to close and open his sense of vision a few times as he uttered out a single sound.

”…eh?” Argentum truly had nothing to say about the skill he had just obtained as a reward from the inheritance. The two previous skills he had obtained from the inheritance made him incredibly elated since he knew what their functions were. As for this skill he had just received, he truly had no choice what it did, so he was on the fence in terms of his excitement.

”Flame Incarnation…” he muttered not long after as he pondered on what the effect of the skill would be. It did not take long for a plausible answer to appear in his mind as he muttered to himself, his aura changing to that of elation, ”Does this skill increases my stats and damage once I become the incarnation of flames?”

Thinking that that might be the case, he went ahead and commanded the system to open up the description of the skill, radiating an aura of expectation in the process. A few seconds later, a holographic screen appeared in front of his field of vision, which Argentum hastily skimmed through not long after. Unfortunately for him, although the skill's name sounded like it would do the thing he had imagined, in reality, it was quite different from what he had expected.

”…eh?” he uttered yet again, slightly confused and disappointed at the effects of the active skill.

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[Flame Incarnation: Undying Spirit] (Level 1/10)

Grade: Mortal (C)

MP Cost: 10 MP per second

A skill that allows the user to transform their body into a burst of flames in exchange for MP. This skill allows the user to attune themselves to the Fire energy particles surrounding them in a better manner, allowing Fire-based skills and spells to have increased effectiveness. Due to the improvement the master of the Flame Spirit Inheritance has done on this skill, the amount of MP needed to maintain the skill for every second has been reduced while its efficacy has been increased. Not only that, but it allows the user to heal a set amount of HP per second as well.

> Transforms the user into a burst of flames

> When in transformed mode: Increases the effectiveness of Fire-based abilities by 10%

> When in transformed mode: Increases the damage of Fire-based abilities by 10%

> When in transformed mode: Heals 5% of the user's HP every 5 seconds

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Closing the holographic screen in front of his field of vision, he could not help but let out a sigh, somewhat disappointed at the skill given to him. [Lower Blaze Magic+] allowed him to cast magic of the Fire element, while [Fire Affinity] increased his affinity towards the Fire element. As for this skill, it only allowed him to transform into a burst of flames, giving him a few buffs that increased the power of Fire-based skills as well, but that's it. With that in mind, he could not help but ponder whether the inheritance was trying to make rely on the Fire element even more to deal damage.

”Wait a second…that actually makes a bit of sense.” Not long after this thought surfaced in his mind, Argentum could not help but think that his thought process was wrong. Ultimately, the purpose of this inheritance was to increase the combat power of those that were biased towards the Fire element, not to increase the number of elements one could use unlike what Argentum was trying to do. Changing his mindset to that of a Fire-based Pseudo-Animate, he could now appreciate the buffs it gave for Fire-based abilities.

Then again, he still thought about the skill's usefulness from a general perspective, thinking that it was a great way for him to disguise himself, fooling that there were following him due to him being a Wind-based Pseudo-Animate. After being satisfied with the answer he made in his mind, he could not help but ponder as to what the next trial would be. Thinking about for it a bit, Argentum let out a light chuckle before saying, ”Before the next trial starts, the inheritance would go ahead and tell me to grind the latest skill I obtained from the inheritance, saying that it has something to do with the mechanics of the next trial.”

Coincidentally, just as he was finished saying that, the disembodied voice of the inheritance resounded once more, informing Argentum regarding the next trial he was going to undergo. After listening to the disembodied voice's words, the only thing that Argentum was, ”I can't believe it. I was actually right.”

”The inheritance shall give the inheritor a ten-minute break to increase their proficiency with the skill they had obtained. The inheritance encourages the inheritor to enhance it as much as possible in preparation for the fourth trial since the skill is a crucial part of the trial itself.” This was what the disembodied voice said.

”To think that my guess was head-on.” Argentum still could not believe the fact that he was right about the inheritance informing him that he would have to go through the same process again in preparation for the fourth trial. Fortunately, it did not take long for him to come to his senses, letting out a sigh as he muttered to himself, ”Alright then. I guess I'll grind this skill as much as possible.”

”[Flame Incarnation: Undying Spirit]!”

Fwoosh!

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In a deeper part of the Flame Spirit Inheritance.

The woman made out of flames let out a surprised gasp as she looked at the Wind-based Pseudo-Animate get to the end of the corridor without much trouble through the screen in front of her. The surprise she felt from such a feat was enough for her to sit upright, her idea from before blossoming into something more corporeal as she muttered, ”It crossed the Seven Flame Road without a problem, it even went ahead and decided to some songs along the way.”

”If that's not a reincarnation of a Pseudo-Animate, then I don't know what is,” she muttered not long after, sending in a strand of energy through the screen to give the Pseudo-Animate its reward as she announced the Pseudo-Animate clearing the third trial with flying colors. At the very instant the Pseudo-Animate had received the skill, she could not help but have great expectations, thinking that the Pseudo-Animate was going to become incredibly happy since it was going to be able to transform into something related to flames again.