[Your rewards will now be given]
[You have received a [Question Ticket]] x5
[You have leveled up]
[You have leveled up]
[You have leveled up]
[You have leveled up]
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[You have obtained the Absolute Skill [Wind]]
[Wind]
[Description: Your fourth calling is Wind. The symphony of whistling gales and whispering breezes heralds limitless freedom, pledging to serve as your wings in the trials to come]
[Effect: Mana cost for all wind-based skills is reduced by 90%]
[Limitations: None]
[Cooldown: None]
[You have obtained the Passive Skill [Elemental Resonance]]
[Elemental Resonance]
[Description: As your path is slowly being defined, you are growing to utilize several different elements. However, who said one should be limited to use one at a time?]
[Effect: Increases the Synergy between elements by 25%]
[Additional Effect: Multiplies the rate of efficiency when using compatible elements by 1.2x]
[Limitation: This will have the opposite effect on elements that share no synergy]
[You have obtained the Talent [Resilience]]
[All your Talents and Skills will level up]
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[You have obtained the Authority of [Adaptability]]
[Your newly birthed Authority of Adaptability has looked at your Body]
[The Authority of Adaptability is not satisfied—]
[Your Skill [Perfect Human Body] interrupts your Authority of Adaptability, asking for some time]
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[The Authority of Adaptability accepts the suggestion, it will wait for a while]
[The Authority of the Sword expresses curiosity over this exchange]
[The Authority of Balance is eager to know what will the Skill [Perfect Human Body] bring to the table to protect Balance]
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[As per your reward, you will be given what you need most]
[Your [Perfect Mana Pathways] have been strengthened]
[Your Mana Circulation is now 150% faster]
[Your Casting speed has been massively enhanced]
[Your Mana Perception is now massively sharper]
[Your Mana Purity has massively increased]
[Your Skill [Mana Control] will massively level up]
[Your Skill [Mana Control] has leveled up]
[Your Skill [Mana Control] has leveled up]
[Your Skill [Mana Control] has leveled up]
[Your Skill [Mana Control] has leveled up]
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[As a consequence, your Talent [Mana] will massively level up]
[Your Talent [Mana] has leveled up]
[Your Talent [Mana] has leveled up]
[Your Talent [Mana] has leveled up]
[Your Talent [Mana] has leveled up]
[Your Talent [Mana] has leveled up]
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As always, it was kind of overwhelming.
If there was a difference from the usual, it was that I now had someone to consult with, which could be a great help.
"What do you think, Yui?" I asked, looking for her insight.
Yui thought for a moment before replying,
["The most important part for me is the upgrade on your [Perfect Mana Pathways]. Although I cannot run much of a simulation without real data to witness its capabilities firsthand, based on the accumulated information, I estimate this will give you a massive edge in the fights to come."]
I nodded in agreement.
Though, it's not everything.
As if reading my thoughts, Yui continued, ["Other than that, the second-best thing you received is the Passive Skill [Elemental Resonance]. Combined with your Absolute Skills Ice, Fire and now Wind, using elements will finally bring significant advantages for you. However, the data on elements is too lacking, and there's no clear information on how they truly work yet."]
"It's only natural," I added. "The only element I've really used so far is Lightning, and that was only possible because Lilith kindly gifted me her Authority. With her memories as a help, I have a massive amount of experience with that element compared to all the others."
After our analysis of the rewards was mostly done, Yui addressed another concern of mine.
["You should know that the Authority of Adaptability was stopped by the Passive Skill [Perfect Human Body] for a reason. It was waiting to evolve itself, as it didn't have the time to during the 3rd Trial, in the end."]
Authority of Adaptability.
From its name, one can easily guess what it does.
In essence, it should grant the user a great capacity to adapt.
In short, you can start calling me Mahoraga from now on.
My musings were interrupted as a prompt materialized at the mere mention of it.
[The [Perfect Human Body] has asked for permission to evolve. Will you allow it?]
I glanced briefly at the time I had left.
[08:05:11]
...It should be enough, right?
Hoping this was the case, I allowed it.
Immediately, I felt a subtle change in my body, a tingling sensation that rapidly escalated into pain.
My muscles tightened and my nerves screamed, but given my immense experience with pain, I managed to hold on—at least for now.
I didn't have the [Determination] Talent for nothing.
To be honest, I didn't want to worry Yui, so I was doing my best to not show the pain on my face. But as the process continued, it only intensified.
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After what felt like hours, sweat began to pour from my body, soaking my clothes.
I clenched my teeth and tried to keep my breathing steady, but it was getting harder and harder to maintain composure.
It felt like my body was being torn apart from the inside.
Just what the heck was it doing...?
["..."]
Yui's concern was evident in her silence, but she didn't say anything, knowing the process couldn't be stopped anymore.
The agony seemed to stretch on forever, each moment a new wave of torment. I fought to stay upright, feeling my muscles twitch and spasm uncontrollably.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the prompts began to appear:
[The Skill [Perfect Human Body] has successfully evolved into the Passive Skill [Saint Body]]
[Saint Body]
[Description: Your body has achieved a new, elevated state of existence beyond a human's limits. This skill's aim is to keep pursuing new heights as it will now be able to act on concepts previously unable to touch]
[Your Skill [Saint Body] has optimized your body for Mana conduction]
[Your Skill [Saint Body] has optimized your body to allow multiple Magic Systems to co-exist in your body]
[Your Skill [Saint Body] has calculated and calibrated your Body to be perfectly compatible with your [Perfect Mana Pathways]]
[Your Stamina has massively increased]
[Your Durability has massively increased]
[Your raw strength has massively increased]
[Your dexterity has massively increased]
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[Your Skill [Saint Body] has resonated with the Growth Skills [Strength] and [Weakest Magic Generation] to amplify their effects]
[Your Skill [Saint Body] has resonated with the Passive Skills [Body Zen], [Mind's Dominion], [Regeneration+] to amplify their effects]
[Your Skill [Saint Body] has resonated with the Passive Skills [Elemental Resonance], [Mana Control], [Killing Intent] to amplify their effects]
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[Your Skill [Saint Body] cannot resonate with your [Absolute Skills] due to a high existence difference]
[The Authority of Adaptability has used its Authority to allow the Skill [Saint Body] to modify your body to a greater extent]
[Your Base Potential has increased]
[Your compatibility with Mana has massively increased]
[Your compatibility with all forms of energy will increase]
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[The Authority of Adaptability is satisfied]
[The Authority of the Sword is in awe as a Skill has managed to satisfy an Authority on its own]
[The Authority of Balance nods, adding that this seems to be quite Balanced, though it does not like to agree with the Authority of the Sword...]
[The Authority of the Sword scoffs, asking what problem does the Authority of Balance have with it, and if they want, they could fight it out]
[The Authority of Balance calls the Authority of the Sword barbaric]
[The Authority of the Sword replies that the Authority of Balance should just think about Balance rather than other things...]
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'You guys really love fighting, huh.'
Well, at least that's resolved.
I exhaled a shaky breath, feeling the pain start to ebb away.
But looking at all the prompts, I can say it was worth it.
["Are you alright?"]
My body was drenched in sweat, but aside from that...
"Yes. I need to take a shower, though. We'll talk about the results after I'm done" I muttered.
Albeit I was alright, I did feel quite exhausted.
[03:41:58]
'Seems like I'll have no time to rest this time'
I had to do some more testing with [Cooking Master] too...
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Author's Note:
Saint Body MVP
I guess that's it for the rewards. I still need to explain some stuff related to it, but that will be done next chapter, I guess.