Episode 14 – Epic Stage 『The Art of Infinite Creation』
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But they listened to me completely and didn't judge me.
This… this makes me really happy.
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30 days later, January 31, 19,910, 00:00
[Ding…
Today's Energy Gain: +7,505.4 Energy
Current Energy: 100,000/100,000
Threshold Reached!]
"System, upgrade the 『Infinite Creation Art』 skill to ^Epic Rank^."
[Ding…
Skill: Infinite Creation Art
Rank: Super Rare > Epic
Type: Passive/Active
Description: Capacity: [100,000/100,000] > [1,000,000/0] Energy. 7,505.4 > every 24 hours 8,255.94 Energy is gained, and this energy can be used to create skills, equipment, etc.
There is a 10X Energy difference between each Rank; the only Rank that doesn't match this is Infinity, which comes after Ultimate Celestial, at 100,000X.
Initiating Upgrade!
1%… 2%… 3%… 99%…
100%!
Upgrade Successfully Completed!
Use Skill the Skill Limit Exceeding 1 time
[Ding…
Skill: Infinite Creation Art
Rank: Epic
Type: Passive/Active
Description: Capacity: [1,000,000/0] > [2,000,000/0] energy. Every 24 hours, 8,255.94 > 16,511.88 Energy is gained, and this energy can be used to create skills, equipment, etc.
There's a 10X difference in energy between each rank; the only rank that doesn't match this is Infinity, which comes in at 100,000X after Ultimate Celestial.
Upgrade: [9/1]
Effect: 2x]
We're talking 16,511.88 energy per day here. I can create one Super Rare Skill or Equipment per day.
This rate of growth… is unstoppable.
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As always, I laid my head on the pillow and drifted off into dreamland.
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It was 8:00 AM. I woke up at my usual time and, as usual, went to the sink to take care of my morning routine.
After that, I headed to the kitchen where my family was. When I entered, I called out, "Good morning, Mom, Dad."
They all replied, "Good morning, son."
Yes, as always. What happened a month ago only brought us closer.
I told them, "I've upgraded the 『Infinite Creation Art』 skill to ^Epic Rank^, and I can now create one ^Super Rare Rank^ skill or piece of equipment per day."
My mother smiled warmly. "How wonderful, Kael! Now you'll grow even stronger, even faster."
My father nodded in approval, "Well done."
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After eating, I helped my mother with the dishes. My father went to the restroom to rest for a bit before leaving, then headed to his room and went back to bed.
Once I was done helping my mother, I began thinking about what I could do next.
Since I wouldn't be meeting Syr today, upgrading the 『Skill Creation and Transfer』 skill seemed pointless for now. Instead, I decided to focus on the skill-dependent abilities 『Sword Intent and Elemental Blend』.
However, that would have to wait until tomorrow.
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February 1st, 00:00
[Today's Energy Gained = +16,511.88
Current Energy 1,000,000/16,511.88]
[Ding…
Bound Skill: Sword Intent and Elemental Blend
Rank: Rare
Type: Active
Description: You, with the Emperor's Sword Mastery, have succeeded in Elemental Blending with your sword intent. As the Emperor, it is unbecoming of you to use a low-level and unassuming Sword Intent. With your Sword Intent, you gain special effects when your Elemental Blending reaches 100%.
Progress:
Water Element: 78.9% > 100%
Fire Element: 27% > 68.9%
Effects:
●Water Elemental: +70% efficiency and +300% damage bonus on any Water-related skill or spell.
●Water Elemental Affinity unlocked!
○ Current affinity: 1% (can be upgraded using Mana; 1% = 1B Mana, 2% ÷ 10B Mana…)
● Emperor's Celestial Water Sword: Temporarily fuses your sword entirely with the Water Elemental.
○ 100% efficiency and 1,000% damage bonus on all Water Elemental-related items. ○Duration: 1 Minute.
○Cost: 90% MP
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Another absurd buff… now let's calculate the damage bonus.
●Sword Intent = 26x
●Water Elemental Blend 1.3B MP/s = 200x
●Sword Prodigy = 4x
●Water Element Effect = 4x
●Emperor's Celestial Water Sword = 11x
Total = 245x damage bonus! That's insane… really.
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I decided to use two different upgrades for this skill.
"System, upgrade the Skill-bound skill 『Sword Intent and Elemental Blend』 to ^Super Rare Rank^ and use Limit Exceeding 3 times."
[-1.11B MP]
[Ding…
Bound Skill: Sword Intent and Elemental Blend
Rank: Rare > Super Rare
Type: Active
Upgrade = [9/3]
Effect: 8x
Progression:
Water Element: 100%
Fire Element: 68.9%
Effects:
●Water Element: +70% efficiency in any Water-related Skill or Spell, +300% > +900% > +7,200% Damage Bonus
●Water Elemental Affinity
○Current affinity: 1% (can be upgraded using Mana: 1% = 1B > 800M > 100M Mana; 2% ÷ 10B > 8B > 1B Mana…)
●Emperor's Celestial Water Sword:temporarily fuses your sword entirely with the Water Elemental, 100% efficiency and
○1,000% > 3,000% > 24,000% damage bonus on all Water Elemental items. ○Duration: 1 Minute > 3 Minutes > 24 Minutes.
○Cost: 90% MP
Upgrade: 9/3
Effect: 8x]
Yes, it's even stronger. I won't recalculate… I need it.
241x + 200x + 72x + 26x + 4x = 543x damage bonus! Almost twice as much as before.
Now I can raise the Water Affinity to 2%. [-1B Mana]
[2% Water Affinity!]
After spending 2.11B Mana, my MP storage increased to 2.72B. I still have 7.28B Mana left in my MP capacity.But This is Not a problem for now.
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February 1st, 8:00 AM
I went through my usual morning routine.
It's 10 AM now, and Syr and I plan to meet at the place where we confessed at 11 AM. (From now on, I'll call that lake the "Lake of Fate." It's easier to write, and it represents how our destinies intertwined after confessing to each other.)
At 10:30, I got ready and left the house, heading toward the lake.
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I walked for about 30 minutes and arrived just in time.
After waiting for four minutes, Syr arrived.
I couldn't even speak when I saw her… she looked so beautiful, even with such a small, immature body.
"Hello, Syr. You're finally here! I've been a statue waiting for you," I said jokingly.
"Hello Kael, sorry I'm late… it took me longer to get dressed than I thought. After all, I only got ready for you~" she said with a strange expression.
I froze.
"Syr, we're still kids, and I'm only 2! Please don't do things like this," I said.
She feigned ignorance. "What are you talking about, Kael?"
Resigned, I sat on the bench she had made with 『Nature Control』. Syr joined me, and we placed our hands on top of each other.
Sitting side by side with someone you love in such a serene environment… the gentle breeze, the warm sunlight, the sweet scent of the forest, and the chirping of the birds made it perfect.
Syr has really grown; all her stats recently reached [MAX] level. She grew from 1.30 to 150, nearly catching up with me at 1.55.
"Syr, I'll make the skill 『Skill Creation and Transfer』 ^Rare rank^, and I'll have about 5,400 energy left. I can create four of your skills as ^Rare^ and the rest ^Uncommon^ if I want," I said.
Syr nodded, "Okay, I've already thought about the important skills," and listed the four she wanted as ^Rare^.
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[Character Status: Syr]
Name: Syr
Age: 8
Race: Elf
Status: Healthy
Cultivation: Mortal (0.000001%) > 16.58%
Body Refinement: Mortal (0.000001%) > 16.58%
Physics: Nature Spirit (???)
Statistics:
Health: 800/800 > 9,900/9,900
Mana: 340/340 > 990/990 + [100M/100M]
Strength: 3 > 99[MAX]
Vigor: 8 > 99[MAX]
Agility: 7 > 99[MAX]
Intelligence: 34 > 99[MAX]
Skills:
●Double Mana Gathering (Common > Rare, Passive): Passively transfers mana from surroundings to the Core. Recovery: 6.4 MP/s > 286.72 MP/s.
●Upgrade 9/6,
○Effect 64x
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●Core and Body Enhancement Assessment (Common > Uncommon, Active): Shows completion status of Core/Body Enhancement. Effective up to Bronze > Silver Rank.
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●Assessment (Common > Uncommon, Active)
○View status of any creature up to Bronze > Silver Rank for 10 MP.
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●Healing (Common > Rare, Passive/Active) ○Passively accelerates healing 64% > 448%, active healing dependent on mana used.
●Upgrade 9/6,
○Effect 64x
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●Permanent Mana Increase (Common > Rare, Passive)
○For every 1,560 consecutive MP used, MP storage permanently increases by 320 points. Bronze-limited,
●Upgrade 9/6,
○Effect 64x
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●Fire and Water Magic (Common > Rare, Active)
○ Fire and water spells, including Firebolt and Waterbolt; Medium-Rank spells available.
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Light Spell (Common > Uncommon, Active)
○Light spells; form and damage adjustable by mastery and MP used. Low-rank spells available.
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Nature Control (Common > Uncommon, Active)
○Control surrounding nature. Cost depends on control extent. Common to Extraordinary = 3x effectiveness.
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●Admiration (Uncommon, Passive)
○Copy 6.4% or 19.2% of stats from someone you admired per week.
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●Nature's Regeneration (Common > Uncommon, Passive)
•Regenerate 640–1,920 MP/s. Upgrade 9/6, Effect 64x
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●Body Strength (Common > Uncommon, Active/Passive)
○Strengthen body by % based on MP/S invested. Up to Silver > Gold rank.
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●Skill and Ability Limit Exceeding (Common > Uncommon, Active)
○Enhance skills with mana depending on Cultivation/Body Rank. Upgrade limit 9/0+, 2x buff = 512x.]
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And that's how her upgraded skills looked. I had 511.88 Energy left.But it's Worth it, because Syr is my friend.
By my calculations, Syr's daily Mana Gain is 24.81% of the requirement for Bronze Rank. She'll reach Bronze in 4 days, but I told her to pause passive Mana gain at 99.99% in Silver after Bronze, to prevent future issues. At age 10, she reached Gold Rank.
I suggested she go in. She said okay.
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We chatted for a long time, and eventually, it was time to go home. Syr and I walked hand in hand for 40 minutes to the orphanage. Normally, we could have made it in 30 minutes, but we didn't want to be apart.
"See you, Syr. Good evening," I said.
Syr hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. "Good night to you too, Kael. See you," she said. She's not shy around me anymore; normally, someone that brave would run away after kissing me, but not now.
I kissed her cheek in return and said, "Well,I'm off"
Syr blushed deeply. She's always shy, and she'll never change.
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I slowly made my way home in 20 minutes. After greeting my family, I went to the bathroom.
Once done, I sat with my family and discussed Syr, her skills, and that she'd reach Bronze in four days. I mentioned that she will stay with us after 3 days, due to her Awakening. Hours passed as we chatted.
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I lay down to prepare for bed but chose to check my Status one last time.
"Status."
[Ding…
User: Kael Oksileon
Age: 1 (+20)
Race: Human
Status: Healthy
Cultivation: Silver (Starting) 2.63% → 13.34%
Body Refinement: Silver (Starting) 2.63% → 13.34%
System Level: Low (10%)
Physics: ??? (Insufficient Level)
Statistics:
Health: 135,000 → 184,600
Mana: 2,720,112,105 / 2,720,112,105 (100%)
Power: 1,350 → 1,846
Vigor: 1,350 → 1,846
Agility: 1,350 → 1,846
Intelligence: 1.999 [MAX]
Skills:
『Art of Infinite Creation』(Epic New!)
『Master of All Languages』(Super Epic)
『Fist Novice』(Rare)[9/3]
『Energy』(Super Rare)[9/2]
『Dual Mana Gathering』(Super Rare)[9/2]
『Core and Bodybuilding Evaluation』(Rare)
『Order』(Super Rare)[9/2]
『Limit』(Common)
『Fire Magic』(Uncommon)
『Healing』(Common)
『Evaluation』(Rare)
『Automatic Mana Consumption』(Rare)
『Mana Regeneration』(Rare)[9/3]
『Permanent Mana Increase』(Rare)[9/2]
『Aura Concealment』(Rare)
『Elementary Water Magic』(Rare)
『Skill Copy』(Uncommon)
『Skill Creation and Transfer』(Common)
『Body Strengthening』(Common)
『Skill and Talent Exceeding』(Common)
『Core Connection』(Common)
Skill: The Art of Infinite Creation
Rank: Epic (New!)
Type: Passive/Active
Description: Capacity: [2,000,000/0]... ]
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End Of Episode
Author's note: I'll call that lake "Lake of Fate" from now on. It's easier to write "We will meet Syr at Lake of Fate." And This is a reference to the intertwining of their destinies by confessing to each other.