Bab 321: Level Up
It's highly likely that without unity between the soul and the body, one cannot ascend to a higher dimension of existence.
Fortunately, this hidden danger has been resolved by the Soul Stone.
From now on there is no problem regarding this.
To Zane's surprise, the walnut-like nucleus at the top of his brain, where the Soul Stone had pierced, began to change color.
The dark golden shell slowly transformed, bit by bit, into a deep gray, symbolizing the power of death.
However, the transformation wasn't complete.
"Is that my divine persona?"
Zane looked at the small black spot that appeared at the base of the walnut and immediately understood:
"It seems that only when this walnut fully turns into the deep black of death will I truly become a god in the full sense of the word!"
"And by that time, to what dimensional level will I have grown?"
"If I'm not yet a true god now, does that mean only the so-called Five Founding Gods of this universe possess a divine persona?"
"Never mind, the road ahead is still long."
With this thought, Zane once again immersed his consciousness in the changes happening within his body.
[Congratulations, host, for receiving the soul energy boost...]
[S-level skill [Realm of Dead] successfully upgraded to SS-level [Divine Realm]!
[Divine Realm] can be summoned into the real world, granting any life form within the realm the ability of immortality according to the will of the user. The duration of manifestation increases as the user's power grows.]
[Congratulations, host, for receiving the soul energy boost.]
[S-level skill [Death River] upgraded to SS-level (Remaining resurrection count: 69.69 billion times, no longer limited by time for resurrection)."
"Hmm? Soul energy boost? That must have been the flash of light from the Soul Stone earlier. I didn't expect it to contain so much power, upgrading two S-level skills in a row."
"It seems the Soul Stone hasn't wasted its billions of years."
"Divine Realm, huh? This is the ultimate buff for team battles. Since it can grant any life form the power of immortality, that naturally includes myself as well."
"But, this power probably has limits. Take someone like OAA (One-Above-All) from Marvel, who can wipe out the universe with just a glance—what does immortality matter to them?"
"As for the SS-level [Death River], its significance is reduced. With the [Flash] skill that allows me to teleport, the time difference can mostly be compensated by spatial movement."
"Alright, let's open the system skill panel and see what changes the Soul Stone has brought this time."
"System, open the skill panel."
[Name: Zane Sy
Age: 26
Race: Deity (God of Death)
Active Skills: S-level [King's Treasury], A-level [God's Absence], A-level [Son of Light], A-level [Flash], B-level [Rat Talisman], B-level [Thousand Faces], C-level [Eyebrow Dance]
Passive Skills: SS-level [Mystic Eyes of Death Perception], SS-level [Magic Furnace], SS-level [Death River] (Remaining resurrection count: 69.69 billion times, no time limit for resurrection), SS-level [Divine Realm], A-level [Endless Martial Refinement], C-level [Master Chef]
Draw chances: None]
"System, check the skill panel for [Magic Furnace]."
"Gathering all six Infinity Stones should bring some significant changes…"
Zane silently looked forward to it.
A flash of light passed, and the system immediately displayed the data for [Magic Furnace] directly in Zane's mind.
At the same time, as expected, the system's voice followed:
[Congratulations to the host, the SS-level skill [Magic Furnace] has successfully upgraded to the SSS-level skill.]
[SSS-level Skill: [Magic Furnace]
The following Infinity Stones have been embedded: Space Stone, Power Stone, Mind Stone, Time Stone, Reality Stone, Soul Stone. Three slots remain.]
Additional Attributes:
Infinite Energy – Can replace all energy consumption for skills, while the energy of the four Infinity Stones will continually strengthen the host.
Significant Boost to All Spatial Skills
Significant Boost to All Offensive Skills
Significant Boost to All Soul-related Skills
Complete Control – All of the host's power is fully under his control.
Clarity of Mind – The host's mind will remain clear and unaffected by external forces.
Mind Control – The host can manipulate the minds of weaker beings. For those on equal footing, it will only influence their mental state, with the degree of influence diminishing as the power gap closes.
Uniqueness – The host's existence across countless parallel worlds and time points will merge into one. The past and future time nodes of the host will completely vanish.
Immunity to Time Powers – Time-based abilities will have no effect on the host.
Great Prophecy – Anything the host speaks will become reality, though it will have minimal impact on beings of equal or higher power.
Soul Immunity – The host is immune to all soul-based attacks.
Spirit Body – The host's soul and body achieve perfect unity. As long as even a sliver of the host's physical body remains, the soul can regenerate, and vice versa.
Energy Conversion – 99% of magical attacks and 45% of physical attacks received by the host will be converted into energy and stored.
Infinite Duplication – Currently limited to items and weapons, the furnace can forge functionally identical copies of objects placed within it at no cost.
The success rate is inversely proportional to the quality of the item, and failures will result in irreparable damage to the original. Replicas created by the furnace cannot be duplicated again.
"As expected, after collecting all six Infinity Stones, [Magic Furnace] has upgraded once again."
"I wonder, once all the remaining slots are filled, what further changes will come to the SSS-level [Magic Furnace]?"
Zane silently pondered the changes displayed on the system panel for [Magic Furnace].
As with most of the other Infinity Stones, the Soul Stone first provided a boost to the corresponding skill attributes.
This had already been demonstrated in the previously upgraded SS-level skills [Divine Realm] and [River of Death].
Then came the 11th attribute, Soul Immunity, and the 12th attribute, Spirit Body, both of which were direct effects of the Soul Stone.
Although the 11th attribute somewhat overlaps with the system's innate capabilities, it serves as an added layer of protection.
The Spirit Body, which unites the soul and body, means that as long as Zane's soul exists, his body can be regenerated. Conversely, even if only a fragment of his body remains, he can resurrect.
Because resurrection represents the return of one's consciousness, and consciousness is the soul.
The union of body and soul means that every part of Zane's body contains a portion of his soul.
A close example would be Orochimaru from the world of Naruto—as long as any of his cursed seals, holding his consciousness, remain, he can resurrect indefinitely.
If the previous changes were all due to the influence of the Soul Stone, then the last two attributes are the additional enhancements brought about by the successful upgrade of [Magic Furnace] to the SSS level.
For instance, the 13th attribute, Energy Conversion, essentially turns Zane's entire body into a massive furnace.
All external energy fluctuations are converted into fuel for the furnace in proportion, with the conversion rate for magical attacks being significantly higher than that for physical attacks.
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