The System Awakens: Rise of the Champion-Chapter 91: Table Talk - 1

"You really did it." Sir Holloway shook his head with a sigh as he looked at the leader of his [Circle of Ouroboros] faction.

The lone leader, the only awakener in the history of Solarta who, just a few hours after entering the first tower realm, managed to win 200 battles in a row, attain 1st position in the power ranking, and didn’t even stop there.

He went on to create a faction and then single-handedly defeat another faction.

He had become the most popular awakener in Solarta. He was known by his awakener title.

He was ’Infinity.’

"Of course. What else did you expect? This has been on my mind for a while. I wouldn’t be able to do my thing knowing they were still out there, exploiting the innocent," Damian snorted.

"Oh, don’t get me wrong. I’m not against what you did. I’m just surprised you did it as soon as you decided to. You killed them without hesitation. Do you really think that’s a good habit? Doing everything on impulse?" Sir Holloway asked as he drank the glass of blood in his hand like it was wine.

Different races had different patterns of food consumption.

For vampires, it was blood, except for werewolf blood, which was poisonous to them.

Werewolves could eat anything edible, but they couldn’t sustain themselves on human food without consuming the flesh of beasts and monsters.

Martians could only eat water-based food.

Not every type of food could be found in Solarta, but that wasn’t a problem because, in the system’s [Shop Function], any type of food could be bought fresh as long as one had gold.

And for those willing to spend even more, high-nutrient-level food was also available for purchase.

"What are you trying to say?" Damian asked as he ate the grilled flesh of some sort of bird-type beast from the plate in front of him.

"I mean, from what Miss Shiru told me, it’s only been a few days since you arrived in Solarta, and you didn’t rest or take a moment before you went on to challenge the power ranking, then formed a faction, then waged war on another faction. Don’t you think you should take things a little slower?" Sir Holloway asked.

"I would have accepted your statement if I didn’t have the ability. But you’ve seen what I can do, right? If I’m more than strong enough to do it, why shouldn’t I? Why shouldn’t I do everything the way I have been, impulsively?" Damian replied as he swallowed the last chunk of meat before buying another meal from the shop.

Sir Holloway thought deeply about his answer.

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And he was right.

He was strong enough.

He could do anything he wanted.

He could be patient or impatient.

If he were weak, he would have to think deeply, weigh the pros and cons.

But since he was strong enough, there were no cons, only pros.

"And besides, I know my own capabilities. I know when to wait and when to act," Damian added.

He recalled how, when the system descended onto Earth and he awakened his talent [Elementalist], he had spent two months fully improving his understanding of his elements.

So even though it seemed like he was impatient and reckless, in reality, he never acted without knowing he had the upper hand.

He would never go into a fight he knew he would lose.

Shiru was also at the dining table, eating a plate of cooked rice and eggs while she silently listened to their conversation.

Her expression suddenly became weird as she watched Damian finish his second meal and immediately buy a third one from the system.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Damian asked, noticing her gaze.

"Are you eating the food, or is the food eating you?" Shiru asked.

"Hey, I haven’t eaten in days. I feel like I forgot how good it feels to eat. I’m just eating my feelings away," Damian replied.

"You haven’t eaten in days?" Sir Holloway asked, suddenly interested.

"Yeah. Actually, I don’t need food or water to survive because of the presence of elemental essence in me," Damian replied.

"Your cells switch to the energies inside you for sustenance. That’s not uncommon among awakeners. I’ve seen it with Qi cultivators. Every type of energy has unique capabilities."

"[Qi]’s specialty is enhancement, empowerment, and strengthening the physical body of Qi cultivators, which results in increased lifespan and a powerful physique. And since their body feeds off [Qi], they slowly lose the need to eat to survive," Sir Holloway explained.

"There are also human mages. Even though they possess [Mana], they still need food to survive. And although the presence of mana slows aging in humans, it doesn’t actually increase their lifespan."

Then Sir Holloway looked at Damian. "What types of energy do you currently possess?"

"[Mana], [Qi], [Fire Essence], [Wood Essence], [Water Essence], [Earth Essence], [Wind Essence], [Ice Essence], [Lightning Essence]… and counting." Damian smiled, feeling a tad proud of himself for shocking an 800-year-old vampire.

"You have so many powers inside you. I still don’t understand how you’re in one piece. And what do you mean, ’counting’? Are you expecting to acquire even more powers in the future?" Sir Holloway asked, baffled.

"Of course. You think I’d be satisfied with this? I’m not going to stop until I get my hands on every kind of power I’m capable of obtaining," Damian grinned.

Damian was ambitious.

Ever since the day of awakening, when he found out he actually had the ability to grow stronger, unlike in his past life before his regression, he had made a vow to himself.

He would go as far as possible.

He would master every skill, obtain every power, and never stop growing stronger until it became impossible to progress any further.

He would take everything for himself, whether it was at the lowest level or the highest.

He would claim everything the system and the tower realm had to offer.

"Actually, the next energy I’m interested in is the one unique to vampires, The [Blood Essence]." Damian said casually.

Sir Holloway wanted to say that it was impossible for him to acquire something like that.

But then again, he had seen the power Damian displayed, both in the power ranking battles and in the faction war.

He didn’t know what kind of ability Damian had that allowed him to obtain these energies, so why not [Blood Essence] as well?

He was more interested in the what-ifs.

If Damian acquired [Blood Essence], a type of energy exclusive to vampires, what would that mean?

What would it do to his being?

What kind of effects would it have on a human, no, a [Superior Human]?

"[Blood Essence] is something like a life force to vampires. They live off that energy, and their racial and bloodline abilities rely on it to manifest."

"Even their regeneration and immortality are due to the presence of [Blood Essence]. If a [Superior Human] like you acquired it… I’ve never even considered something like this. Even I am curious about what it would do to you," Sir Holloway admitted.

"Now that you’re explaining its effects, I’m getting even more impatient to acquire [Blood Essence]. But to do that, I need to extract it directly from a target, in this case, a vampire," Damian replied, looking at Sir Holloway with a predatory grin.

"Don’t tell me you’re going to try it on me…"

"Don’t worry, I won’t harm you. You’re kind of like a walking encyclopedia now. How could I hurt you?" Damian shrugged.

"Besides, I have other plans before I go hunting for [Blood Essence]. I’m planning on completing my [Evolution Mission] and seeing if I can evolve a second time."

Damian said as he looked at the mission details.

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[Evolution Mission: Walking the Road of Human Evolution]

[You must complete the following conditions:]

[Increase Your Level: 131/180]

[Defeat Awakeners 50 levels higher than you: 20/20.]

[Obtain Source Cores of Monsters above Level 130: 30/30.]

[Increase your Vitality: 410/200]

[Increase your Perception: 320/200]

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"I have already completed every other condition except for one, and I will complete it too once I reach level 180," Damian replied as he glanced at Shiru and Sir Holloway, who were looking at him with complicated expressions.

They were among those who had no way to evolve, or whose evolution conditions were so harsh that they would rather stay in the First Tower Realm.

Sir Holloway and Shiru both had mediocre talent.

They couldn’t do enough to trigger the system’s [Evolution Mission], and the only other way to evolve was by obtaining the essence of higher-ranked species from other races.

However, doing so was almost like signing a slave contract, as 97% of the time, the higher-ranked beings saw the lower-ranked ones as nothing more than trash.

Sir Holloway was lucky because he had met a noble vampire who took an interest in his work and treated him well.

But Shiru wasn’t even that fortunate.

And yet, here he was.

It hadn’t even been a full week since he arrived, but he had already evolved on his own, without anyone’s help, not even from the system.

And now, he was about to evolve again through the system.

Not to mention, there was a high possibility that he could become a higher-ranked being himself.

They just couldn’t comprehend it.