章 26: Mystic Lord

"Impossible! I don't need that power! I'll never do it, not to you! Never!" A middle-aged man kneeled on the ground, feeling weak as he expressed intense anger. He was neither suppressed by some unsurpassable power nor was his strength robbed from him. He was kneeling in helplessness.

Standing before him was an old woman that was gaining in on age rapidly as the days sped past. But currently, she was brimming with power that was inferior to only the Ancestors, or rather, the boundary couldn't be depicted clearly, for her strength had already entered that realm.

Dark brown hair that was tied up into a bun, a pair of brown eyes with a mild reddish hue, and a short, rotund body with pale, oily skin, she was a figure both feared and respected by everyone within and beyond Marble City.

Atika Light!

Currently, she gently caressed a sphere that she held, saying with a gentle whisper, "When I consumed the Cleansement Fruit, my Tier 4 and Tier 5 Skills were extracted to result in this Refined Relic. It is at Tier 5, using my Tier 5 Skill, Mystic Lord Transformation as the base to fuse my Tier 4 Skill, Cataclysmic Inferrer into it to result in this Skill…"

"Mystic Lord!"

"And," She laughed, gently placing the Tier 5 Relic on a stand beside, "I have planned for this Relic to be used in the production of the Unranked Skill for Jyorta Bone. But, it still needs a lot of work to be done."

"I'll let you finish the rest," Atika Light said, watching the middle-aged man before her tear up in response, beginning to cry. Her eyes became a bit moist as she spoke, "You shouldn't cry. You're a grown man now and would become the strongest pillar of humanity soon. You are titled Rhachis Ancestor Strongest, after all."

"But, I don't want to become humanity's pillar by stepping atop my mother's corpse." Rhachis Ancestor Strongest said while crying, lacking any semblance of his usual demeanour, "I'm already strong. And once my Tier 6 Skill completes, I'll confront Parasite and kill it."

"No, it's not enough." Atika Light sighed, "There are certain things I have figured out recently."

"The Trait of Growth, and the Trait of Severability, I have upgraded both to the Tier 6 Level. And every other Trait I have, I upgraded them all to the Tier 6 Level until I hit my limit and am unable to obtain anymore Traits. And while using my Tier 5 Skill, I comprehended it to its limit." Atika Light nodded as Rhachis Ancestor Strongest stared at her in surprise, "Yes, I managed to comprehend all my abilities to their absolute limit."

"And, this includes my Unranked Skill, Light Symphony that even Ancestor Light has yet to comprehend fully." She then said slowly, "And, using my Mystic Lord Transformation, I made a connection with the Mental Realm, understanding the actual reason for why I have refrained from breaking through to Tier 6 all along."

"If I wanted, I could breakthrough anytime I wish and would safely attain Tier 6 without a single hiccup. I am assured of this fact. But, the reason I felt it would be dangerous and instinctively perceived that I would become the enemy of humanity…I found it now." She said, "All along, I had been hoping to nurture more people to attain the Mystic Lord Transformation. But now, it seems I have been wrong all along."

"Everything starts during the Induction Ceremony," She sighed, "The moment the Sync Rate at the end of the Ceremony is 95 percent and above, that person creates a faint energy fluctuation. But, this fluctuation is in the mind, a reason no one managed to sense anything amiss during my Induction Ceremony."

"In all our history, both humans and Frenzy Beasts combined, I was the only one to attain a Sync Rate of 95 percent during the Induction Ceremony. And when I did, the Mental Realm formed a connection with me." She said, causing Rhachis Ancestor Strongest's eyes to widen in shock as he understood the implications.

"Yes," She nodded, "That's the prerequisite to attaining the Mystic Lord Transformation. And, there can only be one holder of Mystic Lord Transformation in the entire world."

"And, the moment I attain Tier 6, my mind would be shattered," She sighed, shuddering a bit, "After all, the entire Mental Realm would enter my mind and take root there. I would become the personification of the Mental Realm, an existence solely of the Mind Path. I would have power rivalling Parasite right from the get-go. And, I would be neither an ally nor an enemy to both humans and Frenzy Beasts."

"That's what I had sensed partially before. And now that I have attained peak comprehension of Mystic Lord Transformation, I can confirm it." She sighed, saying, "And, I also sensed through the Mental Realm that Parasite is planning something, something huge, something grand. If it succeeds, even with the combined power of humans and Skeps, killing it would be impossible."

"The only ones that can resist it would be the two Psychic Parasites that have Wisdom's protection and you." Atika Light calmly walked forward, kneeling as she gently brushed her hand on Rhachis Ancestor Strongest's cheek, "Angrushen, my child, you still need around eight years to nurture your Tier 6 Skill. And even though it would make you the strongest of humanity, it is still insufficient to face our enemies."

"Though they would become tremendously strong, the Psychic Parasites have a one-track mind thanks to Wisdom's arrangements. I conversed with Wisdom's Will hidden within Jyorta Bone. And, based on what he said, the moment Parasite is killed, the Psychic Parasites would lose their purpose and become humanity's enemy." Atika Light frowned, "And if that future ever comes to happen, I need you to be strong enough to handle everything."

"And for that to happen, you need my power, my Mystic Lord Transformation." She said solemnly, wiping Rhachis Ancestor Strongest's tears, "With me by your side, your Tier 6 Skill would become even more comprehensive."

"You are my child. And, I'll make damn sure you have everything in the world by your side!"

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