Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse c1-705
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[S :: Protection of the Wounded-100, Flash-100, Aura of Belligerence-100, Enfeeble-100, Phoenix Arrow-1, Shield Slam-8, Obfuscation-100, Rune of Defense-100, Dragon Scales-100, Budding Farmer-8, Ricocheting Shield-1, Bear's Fighting Style-1, Archer's Gamble-1, Lion's Heart-100, Speedster-100, Smouldering Sword Strike-56, Earthen Spears-1, Thought Acceleration-100, Crisis Avoidance-100]
[S+:: Devastation-100]
[EPIC :: Corrupted Sword Saint's Incarnation-49, Iceberg-38, Absolute Zero-35, Bone Spears-27, Bear Emperor's Fur-28, Life Steal-16, Teleport-25, Arctic Breath-16]
[LEGENDARY :: Sigil of Hegemony-12, Demon King's Haki-1, Memory Plunderer-1 ]
[UNIQUE :: Spiritual Land Management, Primal Conjurer]
[Equipment: (3x B-Ring of Storage)(A-Ring of Storage)(S-Storage Pouch)(S-Veiled Suit)(EPIC-Kingslayer)(EPIC-Rat King's Mask)(EPIC-Prismatic Guardian) (EPIC-Unshattered Charity) (EPIC-Tigereye's Roots)]
There were many skills that had reached 100 proficiency that were prime for combination, and that was the next thing I would be doing as soon as I learned about the new things I've obtained first.
I placed a small amount of mana into the [Power Jewel] while looking at my panel, seeing 2 skills become greyed out and many more starting to shine bright red. Unique Skills were greyed out, and it seemed the [Power Jewel] couldn't be applied to them. Every other skill was blinking red as if asking to be selected.
I looked to my most powerful skills aside from unique and selected [Sigil of Hegemony]. A flash of red occurred as the [Power Jewel] melted in my hands and flew into my body. I felt a rumbling of essence as I watched the flickering of the LEGENDARY skill until it soon changed.
[Corrupted Sigil of Hegemony] :: A highly protective sigil establishes itself as far as 30 meters around you, empowering you and your allies while hindering your foes for 30 seconds. Another 30 seconds are required before the runic forces can be activated again. Absorbs half of all damage dealt while active. +300% Casting and Attack Speed. +300% damage to enemies in sigil. +300% Speed. -75% Enemy Elemental Resistances. -75% Enemy Speed. Restrict Movement is applied.
This…
The skill now had even more boosts to damage, speed, and much more. Something even more spectacular called [Restrict Movement] was also added on top of it. I quickly thought about the powerful enemies I continued to face as my power continued to grow like this.
I had just boosted a LEGENDARY skill with the powerful jewel that the Demon King left behind. Its rank hadn't gone above, but its power was now even greater. With my constant use of the skills that increased their proficiency before I combined them, it meant my power would continue to get closer and closer to the next rank with all of these factors put into place.
I left the other [Power Jewel] behind for now as I felt the movement of the Holy Blight and EPIC beasts near the snowy mountain where I finished off the Demon King. Rushing along with them were hordes of terrifying green corpses that moved erratically.
I transferred all of the beasts and [Defiled Corpses] into the Frozen Plateau Spiritual land. There were many things for me to do, and I had to go through them slowly to make sure there were no mistakes.
With the end of the battle outside, there should be a period of peace as everyone recovered from this battle, although I didn't know how long that peace would be. I knew that killing a Demon King would have huge after effects, I just didn't know how extreme the retaliation would be. The Frozen Kingdom might even be faced with even more Demon Legions after this.
I used {Spiritual Land Management} and saw the changes occurring as the [Defiled Corpses] were transferred in. The [Emperor Penguin] and other beasts were transferred on top of the Spiritual Land where the snowy [Whitefall Trees] were abundant as they rested from the battle.
The Holy Blight was like a sheepherder as it stood in the skies and commanded the [Defiled Corpses] to stand in neat rows in between the [Whitefall Trees]. The sight was terrifying as the count of the [Defiled Corpses] reached a few thousands.
I remained underground in the center of the Spiritual Land below as these things continued above me, sending out a command to my summon and the EPIC beasts to just be on standby as I wanted to figure out my new skills and look a bit closer at the Spiritual Land and its functions before I head back to the Frozen Kingdom to see the aftermath of this battle.
The first thing that had been itching in my mind was [Memory Plunderer]. The description mentioned that memories of enemies and certain objects could be read. I thought for a bit as I reached out to the remaining [Power Jewel] and activated the skill.
A red light flashed...but nothing occurred.
I didn't give up and reached out to the large body of the Demon King I kept with me as I activated [Memory Plunderer] once again. The same red light flashed...and it continued to become brighter.
Chapter 120 - Memories
It was as if a film was playing out, and yet I was in the film at the same time. I felt extremely nauseous as it continued to go at an extremely fast pace, putting a ton of information that wasn't mine in my head.
The memories were many, but they were sparse. I felt a stinging pain in my head as the memories continued to play out, and the pain intensified until my sight turned black.
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I woke up feeling extremely groggy, not sure how much time had passed since I blacked out. For the first time in quite a while, I actually didn't feel well. My body was almost always surrounded by many support and defense skills, which on top of my strengthened body, made me feel in top shape all the time.
Yet now, the nauseousness had not gone away as my head continued to thump. Memories that were not mine continued to play out as I adopted a somber expression as they were registering.
My somber expression soon turned to apprehension, and that apprehension soon turned to fear.
F.u.c.k.
Shit. Damn!
I tried taking deep breaths to calm myself down. I was feeling deep emotions that the memories carried, and had to remind myself that they were not mine. The life of the 56th ranked Demon King Gremory had sparsely laid itself out in front of my eyes. Only bits of memories from the hundreds of years he had lived played out, seemingly to be the most important ones that held significance to remember.
But over the course of hundreds of years, these sparse memories were a lot. It was the things contained in these memories that brought me apprehension that soon turned into fear.
Memories of Demon Kings and Demon Lords. Of powerful beings and grand worlds. Of the carnage and mayhem that the Demons carried out. Of secrets, many, many secrets that only someone in the position of Gremory's caliber had access to.
...
Breathe. I had to breathe.
There was a ton of information, and facing all of it for the first time threw me off. The skill [Memory Plunderer] was incredibly powerful, and it became even crazier when the memories were of someone like this.
Not many beings in the universe had the chance to kill a Demon King and also have a skill that allowed them to take away their memories. Gremory had used this skill on his defeated enemies to obtain and use an extravagant amount of information over the years. Much of this information was now passing through my head.
A few minutes passed as I felt all the colorfully shining activated skills as the nauseousness died down and I felt like myself again. The fear I had been feeling slowly reduced as my expression became somber. The enemies I faced...were truly powerful.
I didn't even want to think of those that gained the title of Demon Lords as of right now, as my power in no way reached where they were at. Just the Demon Kings on the Beast World currently were enough for me to worry about. Memories of different worlds were placed aside as my focus narrow down to the most important things I had to keep in mind.
I calmed myself as I forced my memory to recall that it had barely been 2 months since I awakened. Barely two months, and I was already at the position I was at right now. It didn't matter how powerful my enemies were, if
I continued growing at this rate, or became even faster with the gaining of new skills, I had nothing to worry about.
I realized the period of peace I thought we would have might not even last two weeks as some memories clicked with recent events. The biggest thing on hand was the death of Gremory. The consequences from it were much grander than I thought.
Recalling the expression and fear he felt before he died, I connected it to one of the mysterious powers of the Demon World, the fact that its Demon Kings and Demon Lords were resurrected when they died.
Power from the Demon World recalled their origins the moment they were killed, and only time would be required before they return as good as new. Very few powers in the many worlds could cause the 72 Rulers of the Demon World to actually die, and it seemed like the system of power instituted from my world...could do it as well.
Damn. This was purely a conjunction from the new memories I held and the sudden change of reaction from Gremory who was confident about the resurrection that would take place after. Those were his only thoughts I could grasp from the last few minutes of his life, everything closer to his death remaining a blank darkness.
This conjecture was most likely true, which meant things were about to get very dangerous. Another ruler of the Demon World had faced True Death, and in the hands of someone unknown in a developing world in some corner of the universe.
[Thought Acceleration] was working to the fullest as I compiled everything from the memories that would have the most immediate impact. The first was the Demon Kings spread out in the Draconic Kingdom, as well as the ones targeting the surrounding Mythical Kingdoms.
I was finally able to learn more about the Beast World with the memories from Gremory, coming to understand the other three Mythical Kingdoms standing strongly right now. The demons had actually not made any more progress after the victory with the Draconic Kingdom, the other kingdoms having formed alliances as powerhouses were sent back and forth to stop the advancement of demons.
Neither the demons nor the Mythical Kingdoms placed too much attention on the small Frozen Kingdom in the frigid North, leaving the brunt of the fights away from here. The advent of Gremory and the help from the transparent red figure that came to the Northern Lands to strengthen the forces here was only a cause and effect from the continuing war.
But now that a Demon King had died because of this recent battle, the North would become the center of attention.
I continued to keep myself calm as I organized all my thoughts. The Mythical Phoenix Kingdom in the west. The Mythical White Tiger Kingdom in the east, and the Mythical Tortoise Kingdom in the south.
Small bits of information about the powerhouses there were in Gremory's memories, as well the Demon Kings they faced.
I also got the information...of the Demon King that was put in charge of sending the enslaved forces of beasts to recently found small worlds. The name Belial floated in my head as I had found the direct culprit that sent down destruction to my homeworld.
But, all of this had to be put behind for now. The most pressing matter was the swift reaction these powerful rulers of the Demon World would take towards something as monumental as the True Death of someone in their ranks.
I had to be completely prepared. The enemies I faced were truly terrifying to think about, but so was my speed of progression. My emotions were fully reigned in under control as my mind was made up. It didn't matter if entire worlds were my enemies, I would move past them.
As for something that could quickly raise my strength...well there were many ways to go about it. With such an abundant amount of information in my head, I didn't even need to wait for my enemies to come to me. I knew many of their secrets that I am sure they would have no idea I would be able to get my hands on.
Memories of the Unique and Ultimate Skills of Demon Kings and Demon Lords passed through my mind as the next thing I looked to was the Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land. What were you really, and how can I best use you?
Chapter 121 - Spiritual Lands I
Gremory himself had very little knowledge of these Spiritual Lands, as the demons classified them as the Beast World's Unique Treasure that promoted the strength of its inhabitants.
Some major worlds had exceptional Unique Treasures that made them powerful and stand out in the universe, one of the examples being the system of 72 Rulers of the Demon World that were near impossible to truly kill.
The Beast World had Spiritual Lands as its Unique Treasure, or so the demons thought. Spiritual Lands were one of the things that stopped their advances into the Mythical Kingdoms from continuing as the powerhouses defended themselves with hordes of beasts as well as many other features from higher tiered Spiritual Lands.
The Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land I had obtained was currently still very small in size, hidden amongst piles of snow as I, the beasts, and thousands of [Defiled Corpses] were safely staying inside as if it was our own small world.
I could feel my connection to the Spiritual Land and some of the intricacies involved in controlling it. Using the unique skill {Spiritual Land Management} made the very complex intricacies of the spiritual land very easy to handle, but I still didn't have enough information.
Since [Memory Plunderer] worked on the body of the Demon King, I wanted to give a try to another object. Nothing occurred when I activated it with the [Power Jewel], so let's see if this object that was a Spiritual Land would be any different. I prepared myself for another potentially headache-inducing experience after just coming out of the first one.
I placed my hand on the clear ground of the Frozen Plateau as I felt the strong connection intensify, and I activated [Memory Plunderer] once again. A red light shined again, and became even brighter as this Spiritual Land became the first object that I could obtain memories from.
This was a very abstract concept as I pondered on objects that could be considered to have memories. It was much hazier than the memories of the Demon King, and they came in small amounts as I saw some of the history of the Frozen Plateau.
Many things about its formation, plants, beasts, and the continued condensing of essence that made a lot of fantastical things possible passed through my mind. Soon enough, the scene of the transparent red woman came out as I watched how she underwent the process of upgrading it from tier 1 to tier 2.
My mind brightened up at this inflow of amazing information as I saw the possibilities of moving forward and how to use this treasure to give me the best returns. The ways of upgrading also made themselves somewhat clear, and it seemed the beasts born from Spiritual Lands were one of the requirements for upgrading to higher tiers. As the memories continued to come in and consolidate, I opened the {Spiritual Land Management} panel.
{Spiritual Land Management}
[Frozen Plateau-2]
Beasts: F-XXX, E-XXX, D-23,620, C-8753, B-4876, A-411, S-79, EPIC-19
Plants- Whitefall Trees. Available for planting(Snow Vine, Sacred Rye…)
Features- Size Regulation(Unlocked), Movement(Unlocked), Anchor(Unlocked), Boost Surroundings(Locked), Architecture(Locked), Frozen Barrier(Locked), Offensive Maneuvers(Locked), @#[email protected]%(Locked), Time Dilation(Locked), [email protected]##$(Locked)...
Upgrade- Conditions not met. @%%^#$
The numbers of beasts had increased as the [Defiled Corpses] that the Holy Blight controlled were placed into the ranks of beasts, no matter if they used to be demon, beast, or human.
After going through some of the memories, I started with the Plants, as they were actually one of the important factors.
[Plants]
Whitefall Trees :: Fond of the cold nature, they leave behind a beauty that many creatures enjoy. Time until maturity- 5 months.
Snow Vine :: Plants that thrive in the cold. A collection of Snow Vines growing together is conducive for the growth of all ice attribute beings. The fruits they yield help cultivate the power of beasts born in the Spiritual Land, the effects are heavily reduced for anyone else. Time until maturi
ty- 8 months.
Sacred Rye :: A grain that very few get the chance to enjoy. Slightly strengthens the body, boosts mana sensitivity momentarily, and relieves negative effects. Time until maturity- 1 month.
The plants that could be cultivated in Spiritual Lands were one of the main ways to raise the power of the beasts that were born from the condensing of essence in this land. Once the ranks of the beasts were raised, as well as another factor being met, the tier of the spiritual land would be upgraded and more functions would become available.
I started off slowly and selected [Snow Vine] first, as it was the one that directly boosted the beasts' power. A spectacular scene played out after where fields of empty snowy lands on top of the Spiritual Land were presented in a blue holographic outline in front of me.
I sent my command to the Spiritual Land while using the unique skill, {Spiritual Land Management}, and I was shown the amazing site of tens of large seeds condensing in the air and shooting down into the snowy earth on the field I selected. A blue flash of light passed as everything returned to calmness, and on the section where plants were listed was a new change.
[Snow Vine] :: Time until maturity- 8 months.
This fantastical and game-like sight made me sigh in amazement as I wanted to try out even more things. The first thing though would have to be the non-standard skill I gained from the rank S dungeon some time back though.
I sent a command and my figure was transferred into the snowy field where the [Snow Vine] were just planted. The seeds were spread out wide on a large acre of land as it seemed the plants would be similar in size to the [Whitefall Trees] that populated the Spiritual Land currently.
I looked at the clear field of land as I cast [Budding Farmer] on this Frozen Plateau for the first time. A blinding blue light flashed as essence condensed in the location and the skill finished, and I watched in wonder as the seeds that were just planted in the ground trembled before they sprung up. A tremendous amount of essence roiled about as all of this occurred.