Chapter 469 - 469: Raising the Skill Level (1/2)

Theo had been gone for over two hours. Yuki and the girls were dead with worry. The only certainty that he was fine was because the ark was still in place. It was common knowledge that the moment the owner died, the ark, which was an artifact, would return to miniature form, breaking the link it had with the former owner. In addition, there were also Zaira and Zaika, who were Theo's contract animals and could feel through the connection that the two girls had with him that Theo was fine.

Another thing that made the girls sure he was fine was the soft, feminine voice that echoed in their minds. 'Theo is okay. He is going through a different type of Heavenly Tribulation. As soon as he finishes, he will come back. You guys need not worry.'

Although they didn't know who that being was who had spoken, Aomi and Mizuki strongly suspected that she was the same girl who took Theo out of the [Ninth Hell].

”Yui is worried...” Little Yui said, her pretty face full of distress. She looked at the distant sky close to where Theo disappeared and sighed.

Despite understanding that Theo was alive, this did not stop the girls from worrying. It was difficult for them to endure Theo's sudden disappearance. The girls' only emotional support was the words of that soft, feminine voice, and that the ark continued to fly overhead.

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Cold air blew and blew... A mass of white energy acc.u.mulated in one place, growing more and more. It got to the point of being so big that it was difficult to see the whole without moving farther away. Theo, seeing this, frowned and made his body temperature warm-up. Even he was starting to feel cold because of the mass of energy, which looked more and more like a giant ice ball.

While waiting, Theo noticed that two hours had passed. He started to worry because he had suddenly disappeared and left the girls behind without any explanation. In addition to this, a sense of malice, as if someone was observing him and looking forward to his demise, made Theo stay on the alert. He still remembered that Isis told him that there were powerful divine beings watching.

['Rya, in addition to overcoming the limit of a skill, is there another way to evolve a skill?'] Theo decided to take a chance. If he could manage to evolve his illusion ability, he might as well hide everything he was doing so that he could also use .

As much as the golden flames were useful, Theo noticed that it was not as good as . Theo, at that moment, felt like he was in a steakhouse and many people were eating delicious meats while he was left hungry, having to eat a plate full of tomatoes. Although he liked tomatoes, knowing that there were tasty meats he could eat, it was inevitable that he would want the meat.

A cute little white creature appeared with the sound of *Puf!*, and with a sweet, childlike voice, said, [”Yes, Master! There is a stone of skill evolution. It is very similar to a stone of enlightenment that helps one to enter the state of enlightenment, however, when using the stone of skill evolution, it will force the skill to evolve and give the cultivator who used it the necessary knowledge of the skill which evolved.”]

['How much does it cost?'] Theo asked.

[”Master, I need to warn you that while the skill evolution stone works, it may take more than 1 skill evolution stone depending on the skill you are evolving. If it is just going to raise the skill level, it would not be a problem, but when forcing an evolution, it may take more than 1 skill evolution stone. In fact, answering what the Master asked before: each stone costs 500 Crystal Points,”] Rya said.

”...”

Theo took a deep breath and decided. ['Okay, buy me two of this skill evolution stone and use it on the skill: Illusion of the Nine Heavens.']

Rya spun in the air and said softly, [”Right away, Master.”]

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[Two Skill Evolution Stones purchased for 1000 Crystal Points]

[Use Skill Evolution Stone on the skill: Illusion of the Nine Heavens?]

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Seeing this, Theo clicked ”Yes”.

When he did, his perception shook a little, and a wave of knowledge appeared in his mind. Theo did his best to not show signs of anything happening on the outside, even using his best skills to hide it. The more he could hide, the better.

After a few seconds, Theo saw the pain in his head that he once felt had passed, and he was able to understand a little more about his ability to use illusions. However, it was still not enough to evolve the skill.

['Rya, use the other Skill Evolution Stone,'] Theo said mentally.

[”Right away, Master,”] Rya said softly and did as Theo asked.

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[Use Skill Evolution Stone on the skill: Illusion of the Nine Heavens?]