Chapter 139: Bloodline Purity, Soul Strength?
“Let’s take a look at this first.” William said as the Ancient Gravitas Mummy’s Magic Staff appeared in his hand.
System, reveal the properties of this Magic Staff.
-Request requires 1000 Potential Points. Once the properties have been revealed, they can be viewed again at any time. Yes/No?
Confirm.
The System got to work immediately, a progress bar appearing in his vision as a sparkling blue light enveloped the entire Magic Staff.
This was the first time William had seen the System actively do something other than the effects of his Talent upgrades, so he was quite interested, but he refrained from interrupting the System with questions. It probably wouldn’t answer them for a low price regardless.
It was an expensive purchase, and William was forgoing his recent decision to save at least 1500 Potential Points, but he went through with it anyway.
So what if I changed my mind? I can do that! William consoled himself while subconsciously becoming anxious.
William shook his head.
He would earn the Potential Points back after a few more floors at his current pace, so how can he be worried? If this was before William had amazing self-healing abilities and incredible defense, he might have felt differently, but there were plenty of reasons not to fear anything the trial threw at him.
Well…except for Flame Dragon Uri that is. But if the trial sent something like Uri after William, he might need more than just 1500 Potential Points to survive!
The progress bar hit one hundred percent after just a few minutes, a blue description box hovering over the Magic Staff like one would see in a video game.
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Mana Gathering Staff (Mythic Magic Staff): A magic staff that once belonged to an Ancient Cultivator by the name of Gordon Whitesbane. When Gordon was captured and became a monster two thousand years ago, his Staff was one of the two items sealed.
Effects while held:
+20% Magic Power
+20% Mana Control
+20% Concentration
+20% Mana Regeneration
Sealed: Absorb the Mana of 48 unique Cultivators to unlock the next seal.
1/8 Restrictions Removed
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William’s eyes went wide after seeing the effects of the Mana Gathering Staff. “As expected of a Mythic weapon, the stats are insane even while sealed…”
He noticed something odd within the stat bonuses.
System, what is Concentration?
-It affects the caster’s ability to be interrupted while performing a spell. A twenty percent increase in Concentration means you have a twenty percent greater chance of completing your spell even while disrupted.
William understood immediately. This was a big deal!
If he were to fight against a group of Magical Beasts in the Core Formation Realm or lower, they wouldn’t be able to damage him through his Hard Skin Talent or Forcefield, but they would still disrupt the casting of his spells.
Or if he were to get caught in a complicated trap that repeatedly attacked him, William would be completely unable to cast Magic spells. He already had trouble focusing on his Magic on the thirtieth floor when he was dodging thousands of projectiles.
He dripped some blood to mark ownership on the Mana Gathering Staff then held it in his right hand, the item shrinking to perfectly fit his grip. The moment his fingers clasped fully around the Staff, William felt his Mana reserves suddenly spike as the bonus increased his Mana Regeneration further.
His Mana was already full, so William received an intense itch to use up some of the excess. He fed Mana from his hand to the Staff, using it as an intermediary to fire off his spell. This wasn’t required, but William felt cool doing it.
Especially when a fireball the size of a two-story building appeared in front of the Mana Gathering Staff and rushed towards the back wall of the fiftieth floor, leaving scorch marks on the stone brick and chipping a few vulnerable edges.
That’s a little bit of damage…
He set down the Magic Staff for now, placing his focus on another item brought from his Space Ring. It was the Tier 10 Blood Refinement Pill, a reddish blue pill that was shaped more like a square than a sphere. William’s Alchemy Talent wasn’t high enough rank to determine its properties, so he had to ask the System for help again.
This time, the request was only a hundred Potential Points, which was more than worth it in William’s eyes. Any Tier 10 Pill had to be something good.
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Blood Refinement Pill (Tier 10): A powerful pill that was painstakingly refined by a powerful ancient Cultivator using the blood essence of many rare and powerful creatures.
Effects when consumed:
+5000% Bloodline Purity
Warning: The Host is a pure Human, so eating this Pill will have no effect. Host is recommended to change his race in pursuit of greater potential.
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Hmm, a useless item… William was a bit disappointed. He didn’t like the idea of changing his race, nor did he know how to do so.
Maybe I can sell it somewhere for a good price. He thought of the Night Market, which probably wasn’t the only auction house on the Continent. Either way it would be useful for something, even if not for him.
William skipped the other weapons for now, including the Sword of Shifting Sands which he had received the earliest. Instead, he retrieved the Miniature Soul Stone and the ten Soul Stones he had saved up.
The System appraisal, as he would call it, was only ten points this time for both sizes of Soul Stone.
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Miniature Soul Stone: A tiny rock containing dense Soul Energy. Can be eaten to improve your Soul. Effects do not diminish, but cap out depending on the size of the stone.
Effects:
+1 Soul Strength
Miniature Soul Stones Eaten: 0/100
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Soul Stone: A small rock containing incredibly dense Soul Energy. Can be eaten to improve your Soul. Effects do not diminish, but cap out depending on the size of the stone.
Effects:
+5 Soul Strength
Soul Stones Eaten: 0/100
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“Soul Strength!” William thought of the masked girl, whose sword strikes seemed ethereal in nature and were incredibly powerful. If this Soul Strength stat was related to her abilities, then William had hit the jackpot for getting ten Soul Stones so soon!
He immediately popped the Miniature Soul Stone in his mouth. The Miniature Soul Stone gave off a weird feeling, and the taste was quite bitter, but William didn’t mind it too much. It was like eating black licorice, which was an acquired taste for most.
He tried to chew on the Miniature Soul Stone, but that turned out to be one of the biggest mistakes of his life. Not only did the stone not break into smaller pieces, but William’s teeth shattered into tiny pieces, unable to withstand the power that William put into biting down on a rock that was nearly impossible to break using physical strength.
You see, William’s Strength Talent didn’t just affect the power of his punches, kicks, or the like. No, it would affect nearly everything William did, so much so that once in a while when he forgot to control his strength, he would end up doing what he just did, breaking door handles with a clench of his fist or taking too heavy a step and putting a deep footprint into the ground.
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