Within Huang LiÆs heart something snapped into place The strain on his face gradually vanished even as he was being forced backward This is all waves upon the shore ceaseless
As the stone stage beneath him collapsed he could no longer maintain his footing Huang Li was smashed into the ground by Thea GlasshammerÆs strike without any further resistance Bits of the stage exploded outward leaving him crumpled in a small crater
But as the audience quieted and peered down to see what was happening Huang Li trembled and then forced himself to stand A minor character that might be true
His images stirred As Huang Li straightened an azure dragon rose with his sword twining its body along the shimmering length The surrounding wind began to howl At this point his image had completely surrounded the arena Huang LiÆs eyes were bright as he wiped the blood from his mouth and considered Thea But all countries are built on the backs of minor characters such as I Do not underestimate the humble power of a single human being
The azure dragon raised its head and howled at the sky
Chapter 1440
When the curtain of night had been drawn over the world Randidly walked out to the area that had been decimated by the Redemption Arena Even he couldnÆt help but be impressed by the wild exuberance of humanity that had demolished the surroundings The forest had been blasted and smashed to pieces until the charred debris formed piles that resembled ashen snowdrifts The ground was pitted and cracked throughout the entirety of the area from concussive force Weapons of all sorts had left deep scars on the ground that still possessed wisps of the userÆs images The hissed and rippled as Randidly walked past
This place had been indelibly marked by what happened here
After marathoning through the first two rounds of the tournament taking three and two days respectively to finish them Randidly declared that the fifth day of the tournament would be a break In addition the Order Ducis now set out the entire bracket for everyone to see So all the various factions were pleased to have an entire day to prepare for their next round opponents
Which left Randidly with some time to address some other responsibilities Unfortunately most of that was paperwork regarding the change in governance for Kharon But at night he slipped away to accomplish a task he believed he would enjoy
I can regrow the forest but those image remnants might make this place rather strange Randidly mused He considered using Erode Image to clear the images out of the area but Randidly could detect no trace of his images or images relating to him in the area apparently Helen and Ajax had been more reserved than he had expected As such he thought it would be a shame to bulldoze the first time that other members of humanity had marked the surface of the planet with their image
Plus it would be a waste as destroyed as this was this was a testament to the growing image powers of Earth The small remnants in the soil were relatively weak but they would slowly blend together with each other and any living beings in the area to create something truly unique Encouraging that growth was difficult but Randidly was very confident that he was one of the individuals who could manage it
Compared to the Grim Chimera and the Stillborn Phoenix Randidly spoke to the darkness raising one mental arm and one fleshy one with his palms facing upward Specters of golden Engraving swam up and down the surface of both his arms and the air in the surrounding area began to naturally swirl about his figure There was a shuddering pressure on the air and then the towering image of Yggdrasil appeared behind him These little image remnants are quite well behaved
An invisible wind rustled the emerald leaves Then a veritable river of ambient energy gushed outward from RandidlyÆs body and soaked the surrounding ground
Randidly couldnÆt use Absolute Grasp of Yggdrasil to actually manipulate the plant life otherwise his carefully constructed forest would ignite and turn to ash only a few minutes later But he still could use his roots as the most efficient series of plows in the world Within only a minute of activating the Skill he had thoroughly leveled the ground that had been destroyed and mixed it with the burnt trees to enrich the soil All the while he supplied energy to those image remnants so they wouldnÆt be lost in the chaos
With great care Randidly then began to add some elevation changes to the flat land Not that he would have minded if the ground here was entirely flat but the scars that held the remnant images were often at different elevations due to the chaotic fighting So he sculpted the land so those areas would be prominently featured
Then Randidly sat down and pressed his Willpower against the manifestation of the World Tree The color of its leaves turned more vibrant and the brown of its massive trunk darkened At the same time YggdrasilÆs golden script began to release a soft nurturing light over the surrounding area
Congratulations Your Skill the Inscrutable Mien of Genesis has grown to Level 261
Randidly smiled softly for the Skill Level but didnÆt do anything about it quite yet Instead he focused himself and continued to gently channel out that genesis energy After only five minutes thin sprouts poked their tips out of the rich dirt in the surrounding area
As though the success of those first plants was a flare exploding in the night sky the entirety of the area began to burst with thin green tendrils that thirstily drank from the energy that Yggdrasil provided Growths became saplings saplings became modest trees and those modest trees then rocketed upward spreading out dense layers of foliage next to each other as if some sort of cold war canopy race was occurring between the various trees
While most trees raced upward other plants picked their spots with more care Thick bushes and vines grew along the base of the higher trees thickening the ground cover Flowers bloomed and withered like exploding kernels of popcorn along the ground a testament to the sheer amount of vital energy that Randidly could provide
Gradually Randidly eased off He couldnÆt afford to taint this area with his image he had to gradually extract himself pulling the touch of Yggdrasil with him and leaving the energy A low headache had developed from pushing the area too far only on the potency of his image but he didnÆt regret it Plus he could already feel some of the images nibbling on the ambient energy in the air preparing to grow into something more potent
Content Randidly turned away from the restored forest and opened a portal with his Philosopher’s Key When he was back on his island he poured the final PP into place and finished the MonstrosityÆs Growth Path
Congratulations You have finished the MonstrosityÆs Growth Path The higher you climb the harsher the environment becomes But despite the inclement elements your body has continued to evolve to suit this place You have been marked Your skin thickens Your blood heats Your teeth sharpen Your determination grows
Yet driven by strange impulses there are moments when you turn and look back across the sloping Path that led you to this point You cannot help but wonder if you could truly return to where you started any longer
Your very presence might well be enough to destroy that peaceful life you once held All evolution comes with a price
Congratulations Nether Brawn +50 Health Regeneration +50 Congratulations your Skill MonstrosityÆs Appalling Physicality has evolved into AbominationÆs Grim Vigor Skill Levels will be maintained
For a second Randidly stiffened in the darkness With the silvery mist of his island around him his muscle fibers tightened and flex in a very particular pattern Then they seemed to spin together more tightly into a new form They coiled beneath his skin like waking vipers If someone were to see RandidlyÆs form at the moment they would clearly see the thick cables of muscle moving across his body