In front of Carter was no longer the monster, there was only the man, Murasaki Minato. He had returned to his usual younger self. He looked even better when he was the Grandmaster of his Sect.

"Are you alright, Master?" Minato said with worry eyes.

Carter’s skin had tears all over him. It looked very horrified.

But he didn’t mind it. Excessive use of Transcendent Aura had its side effects. These were fixable.

"I’m fine. Let’s get out of here, Minato."

"Yes, Master."

They left the Murasaki Mountain. For the first time, Minato was able to breathe the fresh air again. He never thought that such a simple thing could be such a beautiful wonder.

"It really feels good when you’re just alive." Minato watched the stars for the first time in years.

"Watch over me, Minato. I need to meditate."

"Yes, Master!" Minato bowed and dashed away.

Murasaki Minato. At his highest power, he was almost a Peak Champion. Now he was only a Minor Champion. His level degraded after years of torture. Through Carter’s Transcendent Aura, Minato returned to Medium Champion Rank.

He was still weaker than Ryuja, who was now a Peak Champion monster. But Carter really didn’t need Minato to fight for him. Carter only needed Minato as a Guardian for his Shrine.

As for Ryuja’s opponent, Zeneros Blackburn would be the one. His ’godly miracle’ would be the thing that solidified the new religion in Jado.

Carter hoped that he could recreate what happened in Manaca, an activation of his mysterious skill.

Until now, he still didn’t know what it actually was.

Did it rewrite reality? Or did it just connect the invisible dots in the complicated web of Fate?

Did it create a real Zeneros Blackburn? Or did it just make Carter forget who he really was?

Carter didn’t have the answer. The only way to get it was to force it to activate again.

Carter closed his eyes and used Mirror World Art. The Mirror World appeared again in his mind.

[Synchronization +0.1%]

[Synchronization +0.1%]

[Synchron...]

[Total Synchronization Gain]: 313.2%

[Current Synchronization]: 634.8%

[Acquired x3 Shrine Maiden Token]

Almost nine hours passed and Carter got another huge increase in Synchronization. This skin might be the most consistent Skin he currently had.

’Meditating for a few more hours and I may get a Champion Seed. Then, I just need to found enough Shards to feed the Maiden Token. A second Champion Skin might be in hand.’

Carter opened his eyes. The sun had risen. Minato was nowhere to be found.

The white-haired girl stood up, "Minato?"

The man appeared in front of her. "Yes, Master?"

"Let’s find you some proper clothes to wear."

Minato looked down at his loincloth and couldn’t help but scratched his head in embarrassment.

Carter went to the nearest town and bought some clothes for Minato. The former Grandmaster didn’t follow him for obvious reasons.

Minato put on the new clothes and observed himself. "Pretty comfy."

"Return to Giyaku, Minato. Seija is there guarding the Shrine. You must always keep the statue of the god safe."

"Will you be alright, Master?"

"Not a lot of people can hurt me, Minato."

"You’re right. It’s my mistake. I will go to Giyaku right now."

After making him respectable enough, Carter parted way with Minato also. His fake religion already had two Guardians. Only two more to go.

’I should probably head to Kyoma now. The Chuuchi Tournament is an event worthwhile to see. And I need to complete that plotline between Tenseitama and Ginro.’

[SILVER INVOKER EQUIPPED]

But before Carter did that, he sat back down again. Mirror World Art was a technique. He already knew what it was. And he had Transcension as a skill. He wanted to see if Ginro, the skin with the same influence from Invoker, could use Mirror World Art or not.

He could.

[Synchronization +0.1%]

[Synchronization +0.1%]

[Synchron...]

Carter had found a way to consistently raise Invoker’s Synchronization.

Silver Invoker had slower rate than Shrine Maiden. This skin gained 0.1% every 1,000 seconds. Ten times slower compared to Shrine Maiden.

’Could it be because this skin doesn’t have Transcendent Aura or Transcendent Circulation? Or maybe because of an entire different reason.’

The increase rate was slow yet. But it was free. Carter didn’t need to kill anything nor absorb anything to raise Synchronization. He only needed time.

’There are still a week left until the Chuuchi Tournament starts. I can waste a few days.’

Carter sat there like a statue. He didn’t move. He didn’t eat. He didn’t even sleep. He received all the energy he needed through Mirror World Art.

Six days passed.

[Total Synchronization Gain]: 518.4%

[Current Synchronization]: 524.2%

[Host gains 17 STAR Level]

[Host is now a 1 Star (7/10) Elite]

[Awaken Skins will no longer provide STAR level]

[Retained Twin Formation]

[Gain x4 Twin Invoker Token]

Instead of the usual Invoker, Carter got Twin Invoker instead.

He rubbed his chin in deep thoughts, ’Thought Formation is the core ability of an Invoker. Half Formation is a degraded ability, which only allows control over five elements. Twin Invoker feels like an upgrade. It has the power of Thought Formation and also the ability to transform into animal. I wonder if Shrine Maiden can consume this Token?’

The idea called at Carter and he had to test it immediately.

The sacrificial stone appeared. However, this time instead of being the host, the Token was being used as the sacrifice instead.

Carter put the Shrine Maiden Skin into the host position.

’Can it even be more overpowered now?’

[Sacrifice x1 Twin Invoker Token?]

’Yes’.

[Sacrificed x1 Twin Invoker Token]

[All potentials of the Token are transferred to Shrine Maiden]

[Shrine Maiden has mutated an ability]

[Shrine Maiden’s new ability has mutated again]

[Shrine Maiden’s new ability has mutated a third time]

’What the...’ Carter’s eyebrows jerked a little bit from reading the notification. He pulled up the new ability to see.

- Transcendent Dual Formation: You may conjure and control Fire, Water, Wind, Plant, and Rock. You may focus your power to enhance your current elements. Fire into Lightning. Water into Ice. Wind into Sound. Plant into Poison. Rock into Crystal. You may transform into a corresponding Spirit Animal if you channel any of the above element into you (Mutated Three Times).