Chapter 358: Evolving to Magic Grade (2/2)

Closing his sense of vision for a bit as he pondered over the prophecy, he eventually looked at Argentum and asked, ”Is this the reason why you wanted to find me? The prophecy?”

”I wouldn't have come here in a rush if not for this,” Argentum said in response before continuing, ”I feel like this prophecy is akin to Kevin's prophecy in the past. Although there's a low chance of it happening, I have a hunch that we should heed this prophecy more than we think.”

”Hmm...” Aurus mulled over Argentum's words before eventually saying, ”Your words do make sense, but at this point, I think it's better to think of it as something that's near impossible to happen. Remember how Kevin told me that I would be able to escape danger if I used [Spirit Clone]? Indeed, I used the skill, creating you, but did I fall into danger at all? Not even once.”

”Although this Torvas guy is at the Transcendent level, there's no need for us to pay it any heed,” Aurus said soon after, prompting Argentum to scratch his head before letting out a sigh. Even though Argentum and Aurus basically shared the same soul, at this point, Argentum could not help but feel like Aurus was different from him. He felt like Aurus had become more headstrong and arrogant because of his strength. Sure, he also felt that way from time to time, but not as much as Aurus.

Eventually, he placed this thought at the back of his head as he left the prophecies up to fate. If it happened, then it happened. If it didn't, then it didn't.

After talking with Aurus for a bit more regarding another topic, Argentum eventually left Aurus on his own once more as he made his way back to where Eleanor was. Naturally, the aura surrounding Eleanor was that of heightened expectation as she was waiting for his narration regarding the Origin Trials.

Shrugging his shoulders in response, Argentum then started narrating the various things that had happened while he was undergoing the Origin Trials. Of course, he omitted the part where he had obtained two prophecies from Torvas, twisting his words to where Eleanor would interpret it as a situation where the two Origin Sages had become acquaintances.

At the end of his explanation, Eleanor went ahead and gave Argentum a big hug as she congratulated him for what he was able to achieve in the Origin Pantheon. Not only that, but she thanked him for allowing her to know more about the world of the Origin, as well as the various things that go on in there.

”So, what are you planning to do next?” Eleanor asked after Argentum was finished narrating his adventures in the Origin Pantheon.

Argentum pondered over the question for a bit before replying with, ”I guess I'll evolve to the Magic grade. Now that I've achieved Lesser Origin, there's no point delaying my evolution further. After that...I guess I'll have to ask Felix, Rosalia, and your help regarding something I'm planning in the future.”

Listening to Argentum's first statement, she thought that it was a given for him to do so, given how he was already able to unleash a level of strength beyond his current grade. As for the next statement, it had definitely piqued her interest.

”What do you need my help with?” Eleanor asked, her curiosity getting the better of her. In response, Argentum chuckled with a hint of mystery surrounding him as he said, ”I'll let you know when the time is right.”

After telling Eleanor a few more things she needed to do when Aurus asked her, he then left the Flame Spirit Inheritance and headed towards an area of the Inferno Plains that was devoid of life once more. He then went silent for a bit before deciding to utilize [Niflheim Horizon] to make sure that a being wouldn't even get close to him if there was one nearby.

With the ground around a certain radius surrounding him now made out of ice, he then sat down on the ground cross-legged and closed his sense of vision as he commanded the system in his mind, ”System, I would like to evolve to the next grade.”

Ding!

Accompanied by a notification sound, the feminine-sounding voice of the system resounded throughout his mind not long after, telling him, ”You have met the necessary requirements to evolve the next grade, the Magic grade. As your current species is incredibly rare in the world of Erudinia, there are no evolution choices for you to choose from.”

Although Argentum was slightly surprised to hear that, he did not think it was weird as well, given how Lesser Origin was a higher-tiered element than the four foundational elements. Of course, the system wasn't finished talking, asking him soon after.

”The species that you shall evolve into is the Lesser Origin Spirit. Would you like to evolve right now?”

Naturally, only one answer could come out of Argentum's mouth at this point.

”Yes.”

Ding!

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'[Argentum — Lesser Origin Elemental] has evolved into [Argentum — Lesser Origin Spirit].'