A/N: I want to take a single breather here...

We made it... 100 Chapters of pure fun and adventure, with overwhelming support from people I didn’t even know would enjoy the writing from the imagination of a complete newbie...

100 Chapters.. a milestone that might not seem much compared to novels already in the thousands but it means alot to me, because if it weren’t for the fact that you guys made sure I knew you were entertained, you were enjoying it, if it weren’t for the fact that you guys showered me with overwhelming support and love, I might not have had the confidence to keep writing..

So, thank you..

This milestone is less for me and more for all of us..

I’m beyond grateful for your support..

And I sincerely hope that your support remains even after this, let us reach more, grander milestones in the future, until CDS becomes a solid book...

I’m ambitious, so I expect ambition from y’all as well..

Once again, THANK YOU!!

So, without dragging words any longer, let’s dive right back in...

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[Ding]

[Evolution successful...]

"Alright, time for the moment of truth"...

[Talents fused successfully..

[You have acquired the talent <Ashen Sovereign Mandate(SSS)>..]..

I deflated like an over pumped balloon...

My expectations falling flat immediately..

I really thought I was going to hit it two for two today, it wouldn’t have been the first time it happened anyway, but it seems my luck had just run out...

So, it was with a heavy and disappointed heart that I willed up the details of the talent, afterall, despite being also an SSS-rank talent, it was still the fusion of two already powerful talents, surely, it wasn’t going to be much of a disappointment..

"Hehe.. to think I’d consider receiving an SSS-rank talent as a disappointment, when I would’ve been out of my mind a few days ago" the irony of the situation wasn’t lost on me..

I got rid of my melancholy immediately, such thoughts were only going to be detrimental.

They could lead me into being too reliant on the powerful and flashy ones, when those below had their own utility and effectiveness, after all, you wouldn’t want to use a grenade launcher every time you wanted to squash an ant right?

So, feeling lighter, I willed the talent’s description up, and what I saw, wasn’t disappointing in the least...

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<Ashen Sovereign Mandate(SSS)>:-

Description:- A fused sovereign authority over flame that embodies both absolute dominion and divine judgment. Fire under this talent transcends natural laws, gaining the ability to judge, consume, and evolve through destruction.

-The user’s flames are no longer simple manifestations of heat, but extensions of will capable of selective annihilation and resource conversion.

[Passive Effects]:-

• Sovereign Pyre:-

-Grants absolute control over all generated flames..

-Fire output, intensity, and form can be freely manipulated..

-External fire can be suppressed, dominated, or assimilated..

• Judgment of Ash:-

-Flames automatically scale in lethality based on target hostility or threat level..

-Damage increases against stronger or resistant enemies..

-Allied or neutral targets can be selectively ignored..

• Ashen Assimilation:-

-Entities reduced to ash generate energy and residual essence..

-Restores stamina, mana, and vitality..

-High-tier targets yield enhanced returns and temporary trait fragments..

• Emperor’s Flame Body:-

-Body is continuously reinforced by high-density flame energy..

-Grants enhanced strength, durability, and heat resistance..

-Converts a portion of incoming damage into energy..

[Active Abilities]:-

• Sovereign Immolation:-

-Ignites targets with persistent, controlled flame

-Cannot be extinguished by conventional means..

-Burns physical, energy, and soul layers

• Ashen Dominion:-

-Creates a controlled field of flame and ash

-Enemies suffer continuous burn and suppression

-User gains enhanced control, perception, and regeneration within the domain..

-Defeated enemies are instantly converted into Ashen Assimilation resources..

• Imperial Pyre Manifestation:-

-Condenses flame into large-scale constructs or concentrated blasts..

-Can be shaped into weapons, waves, or area attacks.

..High output with controlled spread..

[Ultimate State]:-

•Ashen Sovereign Incarnation (Limited Duration):-

-Body partially converts into a flame-aspect state..

-Massive increase in flame output and control precision..

-Attacks gain enhanced penetration and persistence..

-Passive burn field surrounds the user..

-Ash generation and assimilation rate significantly increased..

[Limitations]:-

-High energy consumption during sustained output..

-Efficiency tied to available ash and defeated targets.

-Misapplication of judgment may reduce effectiveness temporarily...

[Remarks]:-

A high-tier fusion talent that balances raw destructive authority with sustained combat scaling, allowing the user to dominate prolonged engagements through continuous resource conversion.

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Okay, I take it back, it didn’t just "not disappoint" it absolutely delivered..

This thing might not have been quite on par with Imperial SunBlood, its limitations and active abilities needing a heavy reliance on the availability of ashes, but what it did provide was an impossible level of control over a battlefield..

Such a talent made one the bane of an army, because the moment it is activated, it turns the user into a perpetual motion machine..

The passive effects were already deadly enough..

With sovereign pyre granting absolute control over flames bothe generated and external.

Judgement of ash scaling the lethality of the flames based on hostility and target strength, effectively making sure that even if you were more powerful, you’d still have your hands full..

Ashen assimilation turning all defeated foes into fuel to burn brighter..

The passives made one a perpetual flame throwing machine with ridiculous stacking capabilities, yet even then the active effects were even more ridiculously powerful..

Sovereign Immolation made it impossible for one to quench the flames once they make contact, burning not just your body but your soul as well..

this must’ve been why I felt weird when being burned by those flames earlier, the attacks went beyond the physical, obviously this version was more powerful than whatever <Burning Pyre Saint> had but it was based on the concept nonetheless..

Ashen Dominion basically turned the battlefield into your personal domain, with constant flame damge being dished out wherever the aura reaches, flames that had the same effects as those of Sovereign Immolation..

Imperial Pyre Manifestation made you capable of unleashing a hell of an armory upon your enemies, that it just releasing a hellish wave of immolation flames, stacking unto the already powerful ashen dominion, making for one nightmarish ability..

I couldn’t spot the reason for what’s-his-name final transformation, but after seeing the description of the ultimate state: Ashen Sovereign Incarnation, which literally made you become Immolation flames themselves whilst enhancing everything else, I could easily guessed that whatever he did back then, was merely a weakens version of this ability...

Overall, I was satisfied with what I had received, it was powerful and had a control effect, once again, another addition that made me a force to be reckoned with...

With those thoughts settled, I was ready to move on to the final notifications, after that, finally making my toward real prey..

Yet before I could complete the thought..

[Ding]..

"What?" I froze....

[Title <LIMIT BREAKER> in effect...]

No..it couldn’t be..

I’d already forfeited all thoughts of anything else, but this title seemed to have something else in mind..

My excitement peaked instantly...

[Talent <Ashen Sovereign Mandate> undergoing evolution...]

It was doing it again, but this time, it seemed <LIMIT BREAKER> was the one raising the stakes...

I slowed my breath, waiting...

[Ding]

[Talent evolved successfully...]

"Come on...come on..."

[DING]

There it was.. just the tone of the chime already answered my worries, an excited grin split my face...

"Lay it on me baby!!"

[You received the talent:.....]...

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A/N: yes, I did it again.. fight me..

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Thanks for reading....