Chapter 195: Vigor Force
Erix faced a ten-meter-tall giant wielding two axes.
Their battle was intense because the giant seemed to have speed intent and deadly lethal swiping attacks of the axe that even cleaved his bullets.
But Erix had different methods and leisurely defeated him from afar, not even giving the giant a chance to get close or let its attack hit him.
The 2nd realm of Space Affinity immensely increased his warfare because he could teleport speedily, modify space to slow down projectile, and, as usual, hit with 100% hit-rate with his wormholes despite him using punches!
[Space Affinity] _Realm: Sigma — Space Walker
—> Space Walker: Physical access to Space Limbo and ability to affect the physical world's space at the minimal cost of Mana or Spirit Force, depending on mastery of space.
_Description:
—> Ability to turn mana into Space Matter and wield space matter in myriad ways according to your understanding. Ability to observe space limbo and connect to it using space matter.
—> Allows you to refine your body with Space Matter and acquire a Space Physique, which allows for enigmatic interaction with space and its uses.
A couple of seconds after Erix completed the tomb's challenge, something new happened instead of him directly leaving the tomb's sub-space.
[Congratulations. You have successfully completed 2nd level of howling tombs. Please spin the wheel for a random reward.]
"Oh?" Erix was surprised. A vertical spinning wheel appeared before him with six sections and a pulling handle beside it.
[ A random Spiritual Skill ]
[ A random Magic skill ]
[ A random Talent Catalyzation ]
[ A random item ]
[ A mystery box ]
[ Nothing. ]
Without further ado, Erix pulled the handle, and the wheel started spinning while the section's edges rapidly hit the needle.
[ Pull again to stop the spin]
Erix raised an eyebrow. After waiting for five seconds, he pulled the handle again as the wheel started slowing down.
In the end, it slowly came to a stop after five seconds, stopping on the 3rd section.
[ A random Talent Catalysation ]
Erix suddenly felt blazing hot throughout his body before a strange pain assaulted the depth of his source.
He thought it would be over soon, but the pain actually increased several folds at once, causing a scream to leave his mouth. His body flickered from being a dark gold skeleton to his normal form several times.
'What the fuck!'
The strange heat continued seeping deep within him while his source started riling up.
The strange pain to his source and even feeling its harshness directly to his soul, Erix felt the pain peaking to a new height after a few seconds, but he tried his best to stay conscious and endure it.
His senses shook at this process, threatening him to blank out, but Erix gritted his teeth, opened his eyes wide, and roared to cope with the pain while keeping his willpower burning and fighting whatever was happening to him.
After a whole ten seconds that felt like way longer, all pain suddenly vanished, and a comfortable stream of power started to spread throughout his body.
[Congratulations. You have catalyzed a permanent talent extracted and developed from your parameters and potential.]
"This…"
Erix was startled and then pleasantly surprised. However, his expression turned slightly sour when he read the talent's note.
[Vigor Force]
_Description: A talent manifested and catalyzed from your pool of potential unlimited stamina and hybrid source.
_Effect: Your stamina can turn into Vigor Force, which is an evolved energy form of Stamina. Vigor Force empowers physical exertions and skills 30% higher than stamina. You can store up to 1000 Vigor Force for now.
_Note: Due to your source not being in balance, the talent's conversion rate is 8 stamina = 1 vigor force. Only after your source is perfectly balanced will it covert 1 Stamina into 1 Vigor Force.
Right after he finished reading it, the scenery around him changed, and he appeared back in the cave before the 3rd tomb.
No one was present, so others were still in the challenge.
"Let's see…" Erix murmured and closed his eyes. He filled up his gauge of Vigor force after spending 8000 Stamina, but he didn't feel a dent in his physio-structure at the consumption of this stamina.
'Hmmm…This talent is a good way to check how much of my potential unlimited stamina pool I can access before I start to feel pressure and blockage.'
Although he had unlimited stamina, consuming too much stamina at once would instead affect his consciousness due to pressure and exertion of his body and source because this boon of unlimited stamina was related to his race, his source.
And his source was not balanced yet.
A moment later, Lily suddenly emerged from the 3rd tomb. Seeing Erix standing there, she wrapped her arms around his neck, "Erix! What reward did you get?"
Erix wryly smiled and shared its details with her. "Talent Catalyzation. It's a top-class talent, but I can only use it at its full potential once I balance my source."
Lily looked at the talent's effect, and her mouth opened wide in shock. "This…this is a super talent, darling! You have a whole new reserve of powerful energy, and it's based on one you have most abundance of."
"I can't deny that," Erix grinned. "It gave me a hell I never experienced before when it was catalyzing, but it was worth it. However, it will be worth more once I balance my source."
Lily pecked his lips and softly giggled, "Definitely!"
Rin emerged from the 3rd tomb as well, but her expression was dark and dismayed.
"Erix, Lily, let's go back to the cavern and have some steam off. I am mad. I want to fuck."
"Eh, what happened?"
"I got Nothing in reward. It landed on Nothing! Damn it!"
"Ouch…" Lily made a painful face with a wry smile.
"Alright, let's go," Erix laughed and created a portal as the three of them entered and arrived straight into the metal house in their cavern.
After an hour of passionate session with lots of dents in the house, Rin and Erix returned to the cave and went to the third level cave. Lily wanted to rest a bit and comprehend the Serene Spot as she felt a breakthrough.
"Klelia must be in 5th or 6th level if she passed them all," Erix smiled, looking freshened and energized. "Let's catch up to her."
Rin was also fired up and raring, fully pumped up. "I am going to go all out right from the start in all tomb challenges!"
"You'll definitely get a good reward this time, babe."
"What if I don't?"
"Then I'll fuck you harder than ever," Erix devilishly grinned.
"Deal."
The duo touched the first tomb and vanished, continuing their challenges that sharpened their combat prowess comprehensively.
Rin wasn't joking because she emerged from the tomb shortly after cutting down her opponent into pieces in a mere five seconds after going all out right from the start, including using her Bloodline form.
Her 2nd realm of blade concept had increased her lethality to a whole new level, especially her Severing Blade, which could sever anything.
Against the Tiger-humanoid in this challenge, she basically severed it with a single slash-type full-powered quick draw of her katana skill technique, utilizing full power of her 3rd ream Lightning Affinity and its attribute concept.
On the other hand, Erix was having a thrilling battle to hone himself by limiting his combat to only punches.
Maybe because of the intense love-making session, but in just the first tomb challenge, Erix made a surprising yet expected breakthrough, successfully realizing the 2nd realm of his Punch concept!