HBWnovel Chapter 346: Special Activation Skill On The 73rd Floor. Copy (4)
Chapter 346: Special Activation Skill On The 73rd Floor. Copy (4)
Chapter 346: Special Activation Skill On The 73rd Floor. Copy (4)
Malakas collapsed. Simultaneously, a system window appeared.
[You have won two perfectly identical battles against the same enemy.]
[You have acquired the special activation skill [Copy].]
Copy. At last, he had obtained that skill. Taesan relaxed the tightly tensed muscles of his entire body.
Click-click.
Fragments of bone began to rise.
Malakas’ empty pupils glowed menacingly.
He could not tolerate the fact that he had become someone else’s experiment. Filled with rage, he grabbed his staff.
“I have no more business with you.”
Taesan kicked off the ground. He leaped and struck the gap where the Life Vessel was. With a scream, the Life Vessel exploded.
Thus, the 73rd floor came to an end.
[Your Soul Ascension has activated.]
[Mana has permanently increased by 434, and Intelligence by 112.]
[Your Soul Ascension has...]
[Magic proficiency has...]
[World proficiency has...]
[Soul Ascension has activated...]
[You have obtained the beginner magic [Mana Crystal Surge].]
Taesan sheathed his sword.
“It was easier to obtain than I thought.”
Malakas was the perfect opponent to acquire Copy.
He not only resurrected with exactly the same power but also possessed excellent skills, though he still fell short of Taesan.
Yet, with the pride unique to one who had stepped into the Deep Floors, he could not bring himself to engage in a suicidal act, like throwing himself at Taesan’s attacks.
Even though he knew that the outcome would be destruction if Taesan forced the right answer, he couldn’t help but move accordingly.
In short, he was an opponent whose variables Taesan could control.
Thus, Taesan’s task was exceedingly simple.
He just needed to identify the patterns of the eight types of magic Malakas used.
What magic did Malakas use when he judged himself to be at a disadvantage? What magic did he use when he judged himself to be at an advantage? What about when Taesan approached, and what when Taesan had already closed in? What about when Taesan wielded certain magic? řἈƝÓBЁs̈
Taesan grasped and remembered all these conditions.
[This doesn’t seem easy.]
The ghost muttered quietly. Simply judging by the outcome, one might think that all they had to do was analyze and induce the correct answers that Malakas chose.
But even if Malakas had died, he was still an adventurer who had ventured into the Deep Floors.
Though his body was now a soulless shell, it still possessed remarkable judgment and talent.
He could calculate thousands of possibilities in an instant and choose the correct answer.
Forcing such a being to select only the correct answers meant that one had to be able to calculate far more possibilities than even a magician who had ventured into the Deep Floors.
At least, it was impossible for the ghost. It was only feasible for someone like Taesan, who could calculate and judge the many possible outcomes from countless skills.
Taesan opened his skill window.
[Beginner Magic: Mana Crystal Surge]
[Mana Consumption: 10]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[It creates patterns of crystallized mana and surges forward.]
He had thoroughly analyzed its usage, power, and range while fighting Malakas. It wasn’t useful against strong opponents, but in terms of dominating space, it had its merits.
And then there was the skill he had struggled for four days to obtain.
[Special Activation Skill: Copy]
[Mana Consumption: 2]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[It copies the results of a specific action. For now, it can only copy attacks. The skill has a cooldown of one hour.]
Three short sentences. Yet the meaning within them was immense.
The ghost chuckled.
[It’s practically four times your attack power.]
“Can’t I take this with me?”
“These things? It’s tough. The objects from the Spirit Realm are forbidden from leaving. If it were possible, I would’ve brought some for you myself.”
He had used up all his materials for partial world alteration. It was unfortunate that he couldn’t replenish them.
Looking around, Taesan entered the massive tree at the center of the Spirit Realm.
[You have arrived.]
[You’re here.]
[Are you the human?]
There were five Spirit Kings gathered there.
Earth, water, darkness, and more. Each possessed various attributes, and they looked at Taesan with curiosity and wariness at the same time.
Simultaneously, they exuded a faint aura, as if they were testing Taesan.
Taesan didn’t look directly at them. He also effortlessly brushed off the pressure they emitted.
They were strong, but not even close to the level of Vishnu, who had stepped into the Deep Floors.
They were not Taesan’s enemies.
The Spirit Kings who had been observing Taesan quietly spoke.
[...A human with such power?]
[Vishnu. That bastard had it coming. What in the world is this?]
Their words were filled with shock and awe. Taesan’s gaze shifted to the bird emitting a bright light from behind them.
From that Spirit King, he could feel a power on a different level from the others.
At least an immortal level. Taesan couldn’t defeat this opponent with his current strength.
[Welcome, Contractor of the Spirit King. I am Ariel, the Spirit King of Light, who has existed since the birth of the Spirit Realm.]
Ariel gestured to the other Spirit Kings.
[Let me speak with him first. Please be silent for a moment.]
[If Ariel says so... Minerva, come over here too.]
“Yes, yes.”
Even among the Spirit Kings, Ariel seemed to hold the most authority, and the others obediently followed her words.
Taesan opened his mouth.
“What have you summoned me for?”
Minerva had mentioned that the Spirit Kings called for him because of an issue involving the mad spirit. Whether to accept or not was up to him.
There was no reason to refuse, so Taesan had accepted.
Ariel slowly flapped her wings.
[I have a proposal related to you.]
The space opened up, revealing a pure white aura.
Taesan instantly knew what it was.
The mad spirit. A broken being that had slain the Fire Spirit King and achieved its own desires.
Its will and soul were contained within.
[A pitiful being.]
Ariel’s voice was filled with sympathy.
[The Fire Spirit King, Vishnu, who betrayed our mother and left the Spirit Realm. She wished to transcend the limits of her lifespan. The mad spirit was a tool she created to maintain her consciousness.]
Ariel continued speaking quietly.
[I could not stop Vishnu from leaving. I intend to help the mad spirit live a complete life somehow, as compensation for my failure. But unfortunately, I am incapable.]
Ariel was the strongest among the Spirit Kings.
But in the end, she was still a spirit.
[As a spirit, I cannot touch another spirit without our mother’s permission. That’s why I need your help.]
The space split open, revealing a fiery orb.
It was the core of the Fire Spirit King, which Taesan had obtained after defeating Vishnu.
[I can grant the power of an unowned spirit to the mad spirit. But the owner of this core is none other than you.]
The ownership belonged to Taesan. That was why he had been summoned to the Spirit Realm.
[What will you do? You can choose whatever you wish. This core ultimately belongs to you. However, if you accept my proposal, I can reward you generously.]
After quietly listening to Ariel’s proposal, Taesan finally spoke.