Force spikes continued to blast the bold trailblazers but the sheer weight of their numbers and their ability to recover eventually allowed them to advance The strange tingling on RandidlyÆs skin continued but now that he examined them more closely he realized that some genuine connections of Nether were beginning to form between himself and these specters
Influence +27
Influence +44
Likely my own Nether becomes a grounding point that allows them to retain some more of their memories from their previous iteration Randidly realized as he began examing the budding connections Otherwise if they could remember and respond this whole time they wouldnÆt have been stuck here for so long
So the Fifth Step contains the summit Randidly asked changing the subject and turning back to the woman
Congratulations Your Skill Nether Sensation has grown to Level 423
Almost unconsciously Randidly glanced at the woman next to him She had been intently studying RandidlyÆs manipulation of Cutting TIdes of Amenonuhoko and incorporating his abilities into her own attempt But at his glance She clicked her tongue Oh donÆt give me that look DidnÆt I tell you that this sort of living is fine I just called it hell because shit doesnÆt anything youÆve done for a long time eventually become hell And IÆve been here
For a brief moment the womanÆs eyes became cloudy Then she snapped back to focus that sharp intelligence cutting through the fog Well a long time But itÆs worth it ThatÆs why we are all still here still struggling Because the summit is worth it And also in life what else is there truly but the eternal present and the mountain in front of you that you wish to climb
So are you ready to get going ThereÆs no rush to through yourself into the jaws of the beast but IÆm sure the pressure youÆre enduring by waiting isnÆt small
Randidly nodded slowly He ignored the tragic fate of these shades and admitted that the nameless and insubstantial woman was right about one thing right now nothing mattered but the challenge in front of him
He raised his hands and his tail and rapidly began to churn the natural energy he was absorbing from the stormÆs attacks The fog shuddered beneath the force of the tide he was creating but it continued to stubbornly restrict his senses No matter what efficiency is going to become the problem moving forward I canÆt avoid losing quite a bit to the force spikes even if they donÆt hit me directly So the rest of the currents need to be that much more seamless to make up for the difference
RandidlyÆs heart pounded Most of the effect was hidden by the mist but small wisps of steam began to waft up from his bare skin His toes dug furrows into the stone ground as they curled and tensed His Nether Core whirled and he incorporated thin streams of Nether into the hurricane that he created
And with the spread of his Nether Randidly discovered another pleasant surprise
Wide streams of golden energy flowed up through the ground not influenced by any restricted external manifestation of his image but by his inherent aura and the spreading influence of significance It was such a familiar lever that even RandidlyÆs Nether could conjure the manifestation of his image To his delight he found a seemingly endless well of power waiting in the bedrock of the mountain
He could only grasp it with the slightest fraction of his normal suction yet still a surging tsunami rushed up and flowed into him The raw natural resources of this place seemed to be unparalleled There was an extra something within the golden energy but since Randidly sensed it would not harm him he ignored it Force pumped through his body reinforcing his maelstrom and adding glittering motes of light that spun through the mist That power became the fuel he needed to barrel forward
Congratulations Your Skill the Golden Roots of Yggdrasil has grown to Level 450
As he gathered all these energies into his Tides a new change occurred within RandidlyÆs chest
Congratulations You have gathered a large amount of energy and potential You have absorbed an incredible amount of image remnants
Warning Multiple energies are flowing through your body in vast amounts Please see a Village Spirit to rectify the situation Different energies often conflict when they are brought into close contact In the worst case your Class will be destroyed and your body lost
Congratulations Your immense physical body is incorporating the energies without issue This great accomplishment will influence the evolution of your Skillset Yggdrasil the Universe that was First a Tree
Congratulations You have triggered the second evolution of your Skillset Immense potential achieved Image fragments incorporated Your Skill the Golden Roots of Yggdrasil has evolved into the Aureate Arteries of Yggdrasil Efficacy of absorbing and coping with energy vastly increases User will release a natural aura that is extremely conducive to channeling energy Your body naturally functions as a crossroads of power
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The shift was massive and immediate Randidly hiccuped
Congratulations Your Skill Aureate Arteries of Yggdrasil has grown to Level 451
Then the pain arrived jagged and blinding
Randidly sucked in a tight breath as the structure of both his body and then by consequence the storm around him collapsed and reformed into something new Golden Roots of Yggdrasil had been one of his original Skills that he had earned through encounters with the sister Village of Donnyton It was the basis of so much of his growth and the building block of his first personal image So now that it evolved beyond the Legendary Rarity and incorporated all this potential
Are there image fragments buried in the energy below the mountain Randidly wondered as he grimaced But then he shifted again a huge portion of his base significance being uprooted and remade albeit in a superior shape Even his Nether Core whined in discomfort
He twitched worse than when he withstood the full first layer of the Hierarchy of Burden A pained growl escaped his lips The basic framework of the wind blade orb that he used as the core of his personal storm collapsed The remnant flows forced themselves into RandidlyÆs body weaving through his blood and Nether as though there was a knot waiting to be tied within his body
His flesh sizzled and steamed from the friction of the energy rubbing against itself Perhaps if he had a weaker body he would have melted directly from the sudden surge of natural energy and joined these shades as a fleshy puddle
But of course there might not be another individual in the Nexus who could rival RandidlyÆs body aside from Elhume And after several strained seconds all those inputs gushed out of him and surged through the momentarily stalled storm The fury and sharpness of the energy flows were instantly transformed The wind whipped out from him with even more vigor blasting away the nearby wind blades Even the restrictive mist was forced backward giving Randidly a few more meters of awareness
After a cough to clear out some tightness in his chest Randidly raised his head with a vicious smile Okay now IÆm beginning to see the process The Nether King had such fine control because he was the pattern
Congratulations Your Skill Philosophy within the Boundless Deluge has grown to Level 430
What are you talking about The woman asked The effect wasnÆt nearly as exaggerated as when Randidly did it but the conducive energy allowed her to follow the shift his basic Skill As a result her own storm ballooned to a larger size
Randidly shook his head Nothing Just a stray thought Alright letÆs push forward
As the living breathing core to the storm Randidly stepped forward into the upper portion of the Third Step
Ozark kept his head low and his cloak wrapped tightly around him as he walked down Bray Street to his next option Due to the current instability in the Nexus it was the least crowded that Ozark had ever seen it
Left Bracer of the Wolf God Lvl 99 (Est ) A bracer forged from the finest materials by a master craftsman in a tour de force Due to the unique environment a nascent spirit with some accumulated significance has been birthed within the confines of the equipment Through accomplishments that significance can grow to hold great power Agility +150 Reaction +100 Stamina +200