Tensura: The Multiverse Planeswalker

"What's that commotion?"

Hakurou's gaze sharpened. "Such intense Magicule fluctuations... there's no mistake. A monster is evolving to a higher level!"

"Evolution?!"

The Red Ogre leader was utterly shocked, sensing the auras of Benimaru, Shuna, and others within the Magicules.

If his perception was correct, didn't that mean the ones evolving were them?!

"Everyone, stay calm and don't disturb Benimaru and the others."

Damien emerged from the wooden house with Ogerpon, briefly explaining what had happened inside to Hakurou and the others.

Upon hearing that Damien had expended his own Magicules to name Benimaru, Shuna, Shion, and Souei, the Red Ogre leader's expression changed instantly.

"Thank you, Lord Damien!"

"Our Ogre tribe pledges to follow your lead and serve at your command!"

Once Benimaru and the others completed their evolution, they would become four new A-rank Kijin.

The Ogre tribe's rise in the Jura Forest was now unstoppable, and at such a time, a powerful and wise leader was crucial.

Like Benimaru and Shuna, the Red Ogre leader chose to submit to Damien.

Soon after, as the Magicule fluctuations subsided, four figures emerged from the wooden house... none other than the newly evolved Benimaru, Shuna, Shion, and Souei.

As in the original novel, their appearances had undergone dramatic changes.

"Lord Damien!"

Benimaru and Souei knelt on one knee, pledging their loyalty to Damien.

Shuna and Shion, being women, knelt on both knees, bowing gracefully to Damien and vowing their unwavering devotion.

Of course, such oaths held little practical weight.

Not only were the four already Damien's subordinates, bound to obey his commands, but the naming system of this Cardinal World ensured that those named would feel a deep, almost familial dependence and obedience toward the one who named them.

This change was subtle.

For instance, Shuna and Shion now gazed at Damien with eyes full of affection and admiration, a stark contrast to their previous awe.

"Rise." Damien said, gesturing for the four to stand. He then used his Dragon Eye to appraise their current attributes.

[Benimaru]

[Race: Ogre → Kijin]

[Magicules: A-rank Upper Majin (12000 EP)]

[Magic: Battlewill, Sorcery, Fire-type Pokemon Magic]

[Extra Abilities: Magic Perception, Space Manipulation, Tyrant's Flame, Magic Flame Transformation]

[Unique Skill: Great Marshal (Thought Acceleration, Thought Domination, Predictive Calculation, Army Inspiration)]

[Special Skill: Magic Solidification]

[Resistances: Status Abnormality Nullification, Pain Nullification, Physical Attack Nullification, Natural Influence Resistance, Mental Attack Resistance, Holy Magic Attack Resistance]

Benimaru's Magicules weren't 10,000 but 12,000.

The additional 2,000 Magicules had nothing to do with Damien.

They were purely a gift from the Voice of the World upon Benimaru's evolution, effectively granting Damien an extra 1,000 Magicules in return.

"Great Marshal... indeed, a commanding-type unique skill."

Its emergence confirmed Benimaru's potential to grow into a Demon Lord-class being.

"Battlewill and Sorcery must be inherited from the Ogre tribe, variants of Aura Combat and special magic."

Most of the remaining abilities stemmed from Damien or were granted through his naming and subordinate system.

Magic Perception was a common ability among monsters, nothing remarkable.

Space Manipulation likely derived from Spirit Space and Planeswalker.

Due to Damien's bond with his subordinates, he could replicate most of their awakened abilities, excluding unique skills.

Indeed, Damien now possessed Space Manipulation as an extra skill.

"Tyrant's Flame and Magic Flame Transformation."

Damien recalled that in the original novel, Benimaru had similar abilities, gained from Rimuru devouring an upper Fire Elemental Spirit.

However, Damien hadn't consumed any Fire Spirit.

"Could it be due to Explosion Magic?"

Benimaru already mastered fire-based Sorcery, making him highly compatible with Explosion Magic.

Their synergy awakened these two new skills.

"This Tyrant's Flame is quite powerful." Damien noted, sensing feedback from the skill. "Like my Explosion Magic, it can ignite internal Magicules instantly, unleashing power akin to a nuclear blast."

Unlike Explosion Magic's long charge time, Tyrant's Flame allowed control over its release speed.

Short bursts produced flame projectiles; prolonged compression yielded explosive infernos.

With sufficient Magicules, Benimaru would become a terrifying artillery, incinerating all obstacles in Damien's path.

"Magic Flame Transformation elementalizes the physical body."

Its effect resembled the Burn-Burn Fruit from One Piece, but it could burn and absorb surrounding matter to replenish Magicules.

In Magic Flame Transformation, paired with the overwhelming Tyrant's Flame, Benimaru's strength was so far beyond his pre-evolution self that he seemed like a different species.

In this Cardinal World, Magicule quantity didn't directly equate to combat strength.

Before evolving, Benimaru's attributes were rudimentary:

[Benimaru]

[Race: Ogre]

[Magicules: B-rank Lower Majin (7500 EP)]

[Magic: Battlewill, Sorcery]

[Inherent Abilities: Monstrous Strength, Regeneration]

Lacking extra or unique skills, he relied on the Ogre tribe's passive abilities, barely surviving in the forest.

Despite having 7500 Magicules, his combat strength was only mid-tier among B-rank beings.

"Magicules are the foundation, but skills define the line between the strong and the weak."

Gifted by Damien, Benimaru's true combat power now allowed him to defeat tens of thousands of B-rank monsters.

Compared to his pre-evolution self, the current Benimaru could take on a thousand of his former selves.

Moreover, his Great Marshal unique skill enabled him to share some abilities with his subordinates, boosting the entire legion's combat strength several-fold.

"Very impressive."

Damien was highly satisfied with Benimaru's abilities.

"Thank you for your recognition."

Benimaru bowed his head, his face calm but his heart brimming with excitement.

The naming bond, combined with the subordinate oath, doubly ensured that Benimaru, Shuna, and the others were bound to Damien... body and soul.

In this world, nothing brought them greater joy than Damien's approval.

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Bonus Chapter:

100 Power Stones = 1 BC

300 Power Stones = 2 BC

500 Power Stones = 3 BC

700 Power Stones = 4 BC

1000 Power Stones = 5 BC

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