OOOM!
Romulus's colorful aura exploded above and beyond, even reaching higher than the buildings. Yet, it was only after reeling it in and condensing it that his power truly reached an entirely different league. As his lightning dragon draconic appearance morphed into something godlier, the same ascendance that had been there since the very beginning suddenly increased in prominence, causing faint illusions of Halos to swirl around inside his irises.
[Ding! You have learned the Skill |A-Rank Elemental Condenser (Lvl 1)|]
[Ding! You have learned the Skill |A-Rank Rudimentary Ascendant Glow (Lvl 1)|]
[Ding! You have learned the Skill |S-Rank Elemental Dominator Transformation|]
As if God had decided his previous abilities to be insufficient, he was bestowed even more of them. Of them, the A-Rank Rudimentary Ascendant Glow and S-Rank Elemental Dominator Transformation Skills were immediately activated.
OOOM!!!
Romulus's aura exploded upward by another three times, even reaching a height trumping that of the Grimwatcher if it were standing up right now. Moreover, he was now able to float a few feet off the ground, and his lightning form had transformed into something shimmering with a colorful glow that could only be termed as elemental ascendance.
"Even if your stats are in the four digits and your stature is larger, I seem to have quite the knack for acquiring the skills of this world," Romulus said coldly. "So be prepared, mighty Grimwatcher, because payback is often served cold."
SHING!
The cobblestone road for dozens of meters in front of him suddenly froze over when he stepped down on it. The Grimwatcher had part of its body frozen over, effectively stopping it in its tracks. Yet, before it could comprehend what was happening, the ice surrounding its legs and arms moved a little, then outright rapidly expanded and covered its entire body in an instant. Its extremely horrifying figure was encapsulated in a massive block of ice, seemingly forever locked in time.
FWIP!
Romulus flashed above the block of ice, his cold gaze staring down at its googly eyes. The air around him was frozen, burned, and zapped in repeated succession, but somehow none of it was capable of melting the impermeable ice block. "You are scary, and you are big," he said, his tone verging on the freezing point. "However, everything bleeds."
Even he, a unique being in the universe, was able to bleed. Something like a Grimwatcher was no exception.
As the atmosphere was suffocated by Romulus's immense pressure, his Pearlescent Cleavers erupted with even greater power, sending out dozens of fluctuating energy tendrils. Then, with an unbelievable flash of both his arms, the ice sculpture was sliced into three different pieces. Yet, before the damage could register, Romulus blurred from his spot and zapped around the ice sculpture. After making hundreds of rounds as a flash of shimmering lightning, he finally stopped in his tracks, with his elegant landing leaving him on the rapidly dethawing ground.
"You did a lot of damage to me earlier," his eyes flashed golden. "So I have returned the favor. But do rejoice, because I made your death as painless and fleeting as possible."
CRACK—
A distinct cracking sound resounded through the air as cracks spread out on the Grimwatcher's lower body. Then, that crack extended upwards in an instant, ending everything off with a grand shattering sound!
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Frozen chunks of the Grimwatcher fell from the skies like a brief barrage of hail. Romulus watched as it all shattered on the wartorn cobblestone roads. His eyes then honed in on the falling spherical-shaped core that was gliding a little slower than the rest of the remains. As he phased forward and grabbed this obviously special Core, several system notifications rang out in his head.
[Ding! You have killed a Lvl 34 Grimwatcher and received 65,800 EXP!]
[Ding! You leveled up!]
[You received 3 Stat Points in all of your main attributes!]
[You received 3 BP!]
[Ding! You leveled up!]
[You received 3 Stat Points in all of your main attributes!]
[You received 3 BP!]
Following the system notifications, Romulus realized that his mana was running dangerously low, so he deactivated all his transformations and skills. While allowing his MP to slowly restore itself, he took a peek at his system interface.
BLING!
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[Name: Romulus] — [Level: 23]
[Job: None]
[Title: None]
[MP: 12/1150]
[BP: 27]
|Strength: 61 (305) | Defense: 50 (500)|
|Intelligence: 44 (220) | Agility: 64 (320)|
{[Skills: [EX-Rank Truck-kun's Retribution], [S-Rank Magical Eye (Lvl 2)], [S-Rank Minimap (Lvl 2)], [S-Rank Elemental Dominator (Lvl 1)], [S-Rank Elemental Dominator Transformation (Lvl 1)], [A-Rank Rudimentary Ascendant Glow (Lvl 1)], [A-Rank Elemental Condenser (Lvl 1)], [A-Rank Hyper Regeneration (Lvl 1)], [B-Rank Twin Cleaver (Lvl 1).....]
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"Hmm?" Romulus's brows raised in interest. "It appears that my Pearlescent Cleaver Skill has been upgraded into a C-Rank Skill and then further permanently fused with my B-Rank Dual Wield Skill."
Wishing to test out the full capabilities of this new fusion Skill, he spent up a little more of his dwindling MP to activate it.
OOOM!
The air around him whirled in intense fervor as the Fire, Lightning, and Ice elements were automatically infused into the blades of the two massive cleavers. Moreover, their Dual Wield capabilities were more in sync and not as separated as before. A certain hint of a new Element also swirled around on the lower parts of the blades. Tuning into this element, Romulus felt a degree of tranquility but also a violence that embodied the terror of an unstoppable tsunami.
[Ding! You have learned the A-Rank Skill |Water Lord (Lvl 1)|]
[Ding! You have learned the Sub Skills: [E-Rank Water Ball (Lvl 1)], [D-Rank Aqua Trident (Lvl 1)], [C-Rank Tidal Mastery (Lvl 1)], [B-Rank Multi-Water Lance (Lvl 1)], [D-Rank Greater Water Ball (Lvl 1)], and [B-Rank Tsunami Fall (Lvl 1)]]
[Ding! Your S-Rank Elemental Dominator Skill has further improved in proficiency due to the addition of another element and more copied over fused skills!]
WAAA!
Romulus momentarily felt the water element emerge from within his body and wash over his entire existence, further improving his power but also adding more control. As he relished in this feeling, the foot-wide core in his left hand started to vibrate. Then, without giving a chance for resistance, it broke apart and flew into the body of the one who held it.
...…..