Global Disaster: I Will Slay Gods In This Second Chance!-Chapter 38: Vital Spark Stage
In his own room, Zold carefully held a large blue Spirit Orb.
It was the Spirit Orb of an Azure Blue Owl, the Tier III Beast that he had been interested in before.
Thump.
Putting his hand on its surface, he quietly absorbed the Spirit Orb.
Soon, a blue energy flowed inside him.
After a while, he opened his eyes, and information appeared in his mind.
The Azure Blue Owl had three skills: [Azure Sight], [Flashing Speed], and [Sharp Lethality].
[Azure Sight — Grants the user incredible eyesight and perception.]
[Flashing Speed — Allows the user to blink continuously from one spot to another. Spiritual energy increases proportionally to the distance travelled.]
[Sharp Lethality — Every attack contains a lethal sharpness, cutting down even metals with a mere graze.]
Each was powerful and useful, though he could say that to any Tier III Beast skills as of now.
Inside his body, the metallic-blue spiritual energy from the Azure Blue Owl merged with the metallic-silver spiritual energy he already possessed.
If he absorbed spiritual energy similar to a type he already possessed, in those cases, they would simply merge in his body.
Zold’s spiritual energy now contained nine types: colorless, fire, earth, unnatural energy, darkness, ice, lightning, metal, and water.
This was no small feat, practically impossible for anyone else to achieve.
But to him, this was just the beginning.
In his previous life, he managed to possess all spiritual energy types, letting it evolve into the most powerful spiritual energy type.
Even the Silver Witch, the most knowledgeable Mage in their team, didn’t hold a candle to his understanding of various spiritual energies.
Zold glanced at his attributes through the [Hand of Evolution].
—
STRENGTH: 50
SPEED: 50
DEFENSE: 50
SPIRIT: 50
LUCK: 25
EVOLUTION POINTS: 30
—
During this time, he had slain 6 unique Tier III Beasts and had long reached the required 50 attributes to ascend to the Vital Spark stage.
But because of his two talents, his limit wasn’t fixed by any cap. Whenever he decided it was enough, that was his limit.
Through this way, Zold obtained 18 new skills and 30 Evolution Points.
The Tier III Beasts he had slain were the Silver Mountain Hound, Blue Giant Koi, Flame Bee Wanderer, Unshadowed Nightmare, Unkillable Tortoise, and Azure Blue Owl.
He obtained three new skills for each of them, respectively: [Iron Skin], [Gravity Pounce], [Critical Bite], [Water Control], [Gigantification], [Hydro Breath], [Stinging Flame], [Poisonous Yellow Flame], [Heat Control], [Hypnotic Gaze], [Darkness Descent], [Body Decomposition], [High Spiritual Poison Resistant], [Small Presenceless Breathing], [Steady Defense], [Azure Sight], [Flashing Speed], and [Sharp Lethality].
Zold didn’t just choose randomly, he made sure to target those with useful and powerful skills.
What he pursued wasn’t just strength, but invincibility in all aspects!
Zold shook his head, glancing at his attributes.
"It’s a pity that time is limited. Otherwise, I would’ve wanted to test the [Hand of Evolution]’s limits..."
Since he had reached the First Era Ending Calamity’s cap, he couldn’t increase his attributes directly through Spirit Orbs anymore.
However, he could still obtain Evolution Points from killing Tier III Beast—and in turn, he could use those points to increase his attributes.
’If I allocate these points to my four attributes, then I’ll break through the cap...’
In the history of all universes, no awakened lifeform has ever broken through the disaster’s cap.
He would be the first.
But to Zold, this didn’t warrant much excitement.
He was already the first in many things, and this wasn’t even among the best achievements in his life.
Silently, Zold took a deep breath and then allocated all his points to his four attributes.
Then—
A burst of strength surged inside him!
His body suddenly trembled, his spiritual energy shaking tremendously.
But Zold remained expressionless, watching the changes carefully.
After a while, his spiritual energy slowly returned to calmness, as if the previous chaos was just a sudden shock.
Then, his body, which had shown signs of bursting, returned to rest.
’So the reason for the cap isn’t because of the calamity itself, but rather our bodies...’
Plenty of people have tried to break through the mysterious cap in each realm, but it was impossible.
Many theorized that it might be the Awakener’s own body trying to protect itself. Now that Zold experienced it himself, he could confirm this hypothesis.
"But the Hand of Evolution can protect my body throughout this process..."
Zold murmured, feeling as if he had stepped into a strange state.
He didn’t feel like he was at the Awakening stage, but he also didn’t feel that he was at the Vital Spark stage.
After a moment of contemplation, he decided to call this stage the Half-step Vital Spark stage.
Within this stage, he was invincible against those in the Awakening stage.
This might not mean much for now, but as the cap increases and new stages open up, an Awakener’s strength becomes more comprehensive.
In future stages, every slight advantage becomes an important condition for victory.
Zold nodded slightly.
"Alright, this should be enough. The Global Summit is tomorrow."
"It’s time to ascend to the Vital Spark stage."
If he had enough time, he planned to maximize his attributes as much as possible... 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
But unfortunately, the other regressors’ threats were just too big.
With their previous lives’ accumulation, the Vital Spark stage was just a matter of course.
Zold let out a deep breath before beginning his ascension.
He condensed all of his spiritual energy in his body, merging all types of energy into one.
First step, Condensation.
Swish!
As the energies fused together, a strange, magical phenomenon stirred, causing multiple auras to emerge around his body.
Opposite elements such as fire, water, earth, lightning, and metal should have countered each other, but due to Limitless Potential, they all fused seamlessly.
It was as if the world’s laws were taking shape inside Zold’s body, defining heaven and creating earth.
Soon, this fusion slowed down, and after a while, it stopped.
Woosh!
But as soon as it stopped, Zold forcefully spread the fused spiritual energy inside and outside his body.
Second step, Merging.
As soon as his spiritual energy came in contact with his cells and bodily organs, a quiet, but terrifying evolution took place.
The reason this process was referred to as Ascension was precisely because after the Merging step, the Awakener would transcend their own race, evolving further as a lifeform.
His cells trembled, but Zold only felt a sublime, refreshing feeling similar to his first Awakening.
After a while, his cells stopped shaking.
If one observes his body closely, his cells release a certain pressure, imbued with different kinds of spiritual energy.
It wasn’t just his cells; all of his body parts were also imbued with Spiritual Energy.
A thought suddenly flashed in his mind.
He could release this "spiritual energy" in the real world, and it would condense into a tangible "aura", oppressing those below him.
This method was called Release, and it would allow him to extend his aura, also known as his spiritual sense.
Zold opened his eyes and noticed that the world suddenly felt small and weak.
The space surrounding him felt small, and he felt like he could break everything with a pinch of his fingers.
This extraordinary state was transcendence.
It was like he was in a completely different dimension, where he lived and breathed in a space reserved only for him.
In this state, those who weren’t in the same realm as him wouldn’t even be able to react to his attacks, much less fight back.
Time and space moved differently for him.
It was like the transformation from a baby to a teenager.
The world between the two was vastly different.
Zold let out a quiet breath. His aura and otherworldly pressure suddenly retracted, vanishing silently.
A moment later, it was as if nothing had changed.
"Ascension... What a pleasant feeling."
He smiled slightly.
He had now reached the Vital Spark stage!
His attributes appeared in his mind.
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STRENGTH: 107.5
SPEED: 107.5
DEFENSE: 107.5
SPIRIT: 107.5
LUCK: 25
Blank: ???
EVOLUTION POINTS: 0
—
His four main attributes doubled directly, but his luck attribute remained untouched.
But below the luck attribute, a blank attribute had appeared.
Zold thought for a moment.
The Vital Spark stage didn’t just evolve the Awakener’s body, but perhaps its most important benefit was Talent Evolution.
Talent Evolution means one’s talent would unlock more abilities, opening up the Awakener’s latent potential.
In some cases, an E-rank talent could even become a B-rank talent through Talent Evolution, though this was extremely rare.
But it was free to dream, hence, many of those who struggled with low-ranked talents strived to ascend.
[Hand of Evolution — The ability to increase certain attributes in the user or anything he touches. Add one unique attribute every time it evolves further.]
Skills: [Potential Bringer], [Evolution Control]
Although he didn’t obtain any new skills, this was far better than any skill!
Zold’s eyes shone, showing a trace of joy.
He brushed it aside for the moment and looked at his first talent, but...
Just like in his past life, it remained untouched. It was as if it had already reached its ceiling, unable to evolve any further.
’Limitless Potential is still more powerful...’
Zold thought, returning his attention to the [Hand of Evolution].
After some thought, he chose an attribute.
"It’ll be this one then... Comprehension."
