Chapter 17: Deceiving Heaven?
Loki downed the disguise potion and changed his appearance. He looked slightly different from before with his silver hair and blue eyes now. Some mobs were still roaming around the hotel but they didn't recognize Loki since he was wearing a cloak to cover his disguised face.
Loki approached Dan near the battle arena and inquired about the location of the training rooms from him.
Most cities had a variety of training rooms that could be rented. The training rooms had runic barriers placed on them that made them sealed from the inside. It is useful for skills practice or during breakthroughs as the eden fluctuations can be perfectly hidden in the training rooms.
Dan was curious about Loki's sudden disguise but he didn't question him and just told him the location of the training room.
It was near the Adventurer Guild building. Loki thanked Dan and made his way towards it.
Training room
Loki entered the room and closed the door.
He took the Essence potion out of his ring.
Yep, ring. He had a storage bracelet before but he fed it to his sword and it gained the subspace ability. Later, He transformed the sword into a ring and wore it on his forefinger.
The potion looked quite ancient with runic patterns around the bottle and cap.
[Essence Potion(???): Grants a random physique upon consumption.]
Loki calmly took the cap off and gazed inside. There was a golden-colored viscous liquid inside the potion and the bottle was tightly sealed.
Fuu
He took a deep breath and slightly stirred the bottle.
After emptying his thoughts, he took one last look at the liquid and then downed it in a single shot.
The Liquid slowly flowed through his throat as he felt very warm and cozy.
A few minutes later
"AHHHH…!"
A loud scream echoed inside the room as Loki clutched his belly and lay down. An excruciating pain passed through his body and white foam started moving out of his mouth.
Boiling of blood and creaking bones could be heard from his body as he endured the pain.
Woosh
Suddenly, A golden light surrounded Loki as he floated mid-air. His body started getting destroyed while the golden light healed his body.
The continuous destruction and restoration of his body made Loki numb to the pain as his consciousness started blurring.
Ziing
A weird sound echoed as the body evolution process was completed. He was still floating in mid-air feeling the changes in his body.
"Arghh..!"
A silent scream escaped from him as he felt like his mind was getting hammered constantly.
He was on the last thread of his consciousness as his mind continued to get hammered. He used every bit of his willpower to endure the pain.
This process lasted longer than his body's evolution process as the brain is a very fragile part of the body.
Just as Loki was feeling slightly comfortable, an intense pain came from the depth of his soul and he passed out.
Luckily, The soul evolution process proceeded smoothly.
"Ughh.."
Loki's POV
I groggily opened my eyes and wandered my gaze around the room trying to remember my last thought.
Ohh… right.
I quickly stood up and examined my body. I noticed various changes as I thoroughly examined everything.
First, I feel powerful. It's like constantly injecting steroids into my body without any fear of side effects. Limitless energy is flowing through my veins making me stronger.
Second, My thought process increased a lot. Like if I were a regular computer before, I have become a supercomputer now. My mind also feels fresh and active.
Lastly, I feel like my soul is completely synchronized with my body now. Before, it felt like I was remotely piloting someone's body but now it feels like it's my own.
My control over my body has transcended to a whole new level. I can easily exert maximum output with minimal movement of my body parts.
My heart is also pumping boundless vitality and my eyes can literally view the Eden particles now.
"Status"
[Name: Loki GrimHeart]
[Age: 15]
[Physique: Deceiving Heaven Physique]
[Tier: Rare]
[Rank: high-silver]
[Affinities: Order, Life, Light, Darkness, Fire, Wind, Earth, Water]
[Arts]
[Grimheart Reinforcement Sutra]
[Grimheart Eden Manipulation Sutra]
[Life-Severing Sword Art]
[Skills]
[Healing Touch]
[Lifebloom]
[Aegis of Life]
[Sensory Field]
[Blinding Light]
[...]
[...]
[Abilities]
[Inspect: Host can observe other's status.]
[Fool's gaze: Host can copy the target's ability, skills, affinities, or items after the copied conditions are met or if you defeat him.]
[Deceit Robe: Host can negate any mental or spiritual ability]
[...]
[...]
HUH?!...
Deceiving Heaven Physique?
I hope that it's not what I think it might be.
I inquired for more information about my physique from the system.
[Deceiving Heaven Physique: A powerful physique that could quite literally deceive the heavens. ]
Abilities:
Shrouding Heaven: The host is immune to any divinations and fate-related skills.
Divine Deception: The host can acquire other physique abilities using their soulblood.
Heavenly Disguise: The host can transform into any being using their source blood.
[...]
Nope. It's beyond broken.
Abilities that can completely block any divinations are almost impossible to find.
The second ability is the most broken but is quite difficult to use since acquiring the soul-blood of someone is very difficult.
The third ability lets me transform into any being. I could literally transform into a dragon and roam around the dragon continent. Even the Dragon King himself wouldn't notice the difference. But acquiring source blood is also very difficult.
sigh
I lament my situation. I now have a very powerful physique but can't even properly utilize its abilities.
Loki quickly checked the time. It was almost time for him to leave so he cleaned the room and exited the training area. Later he visited the battle arena and tested his newfound strength by having proper battles. Time flew by and the day of visiting the ruin arrived.
He had thoroughly prepared everything so he confidently approached Fiona Hailfrost who was waiting for him at the main gate of Dawn City.