NOVEL NEXT Chapter 373: The Heavenly Beast Path
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Ding!
[You have used the [Random Mechanoid Skill Scroll (SS Rank)]!]
[You learned the [Digital Avatar Infiltration (S): Lv1] Skill!]
Using the Mechanoid Scroll, I obtained a very interesting, unprecedented Skill!
One that could potentially allow me to help Zero One into hacking and infiltration of machines.
However, I could never guess what it could do completely without looking at its information first, naturally.
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[Digital Avatar Infiltration (S): Lv1]
[Skill EXP]: [0/12.000]
A Powerful Skill only wielded by specialized Mechanical Lifeforms capable of infiltrating, hacking, and forcefully modifying Internal Data from another Machine, potentially changing their entire protocol, purpose, behavioral restrictions, and more.
By spending Mana and activating the Skill, it is possible to create a Digital Avatar that can be directly injected into another Machine, no matter what Machine it could be. Once infiltrated, the user's mind will be split, as one part of their mind will be able to synchronize with the Digital Avatar and exist within the Internal Digital Matrix of the target.
In this Matrix, a Digital World of its own, the Avatar can move, interact, change, and transform the Internal Data of the target. The Durability, Attack Power, Hacking Power, Hacking Speed, Infiltration Success, and other hidden stats of the Digital Avatar are based on 50% of your Original Stats, plus another 10% with each Skill Level.
To maintain the Digital Avatar moving and interacting, it is necessary to spend Mana continuously, so it is not advised to remain active for too long.
Level Bonus (1): Further Increases the Digital Avatar's Durability, Attack Power, Hacking Power, Hacking Speed, Infiltration Success by 10%.
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"Oooh, okay, so that's how it works," I nodded. "Look, girls, I can become a digital being and hack stuff if I want!"
"Oh, that's interesting…" Sepa looked at the skill description. "Could be really useful in the incoming battle…"
"It might be a game changer indeed," Bastet nodded. "Though, can you handle having to split your mind for the two bodies, both your original body and the digital avatar body?"
"Yeah, I can do it; don't worry," I nodded. "And even if I can't, I could leave an Ego to use it and control it instead within the Digital World; that could ease the pressure a lot more."
"Oh, that's smart; even I could take over it, but I have little knowledge about digital stuff and machines in general…" said Bastet.
"It's alright, Bastet, thanks for offering your help though," I said with a smile.
Now while we are at it, let's see my Status.
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[Player Name]: [Anna]
[Titles]: [Protagonist's Little Sister] [Huntress] [Transcendent] [Half-Angel] [Half-Demon] [Hero] [Constellation Slayer] [Demon King Slayer] [World Architect] [Disciple of the Heavenly Golden Dragon] [Bane of Artificial Intelligence] [Heavenly Princess of Boundless Love]
[Traits]: [Reader (??? Grade)] [Princess (Epic Grade)] [Tail-Eating Snake (Epic Grade)] [Beacon of Justice and Hope (Epic Grade)] [Love (Epic Grade)]
[Sealed Traits]: [Devouring Gaze (Mythic Grade)] [Cunning Viper (Mythic Grade)]
[Spiritual Body]: [Rainbow-Crowned Yin-Yang Princess of the Azure Nebula (Tier 1: Rank 5)]
[Immortal Physique]: [Myriad Rainbow Star Firmament Physique (Tier 5: Rank 5)]
[Immortal Martial Core]: [Colliding Chaotic Yin and Heavenly Yang Star Core (Tier 5: Rank 5)]
[Cosmic Heart]: [Rank 1: Novice Star (Peak Stage)]
This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.
[Class]: [Nephilim: ★]
[Subclass]: [Cambion: ★]
[Level]: [80/80]
[EXP]: [--/--]
[HP]: [74.610/74.610]
[MP]: [38.820/38.820] {+30.000}
[KI]: [171.025/171.025]
[CE]: [39.130/39.130]
[STR]: [70.030]
[VIT]: [72.570]
[DEX]: [70.378]
[AGI]: [70.954]
[INT]: [35.597]
[WIS]: [35.100]
[LUC]: [-17.500]
[CHM]: [54.650]
[DOM]: [13.500]
[SOUL]: [13.000]
[Plot Points]: [500.500]
[Skill Points: 1.510]
[Stat Points: 2.650]
{Main Specialization}: [Legendary Herculean Holy Sun Dragon Necromancer Maiden (SS)]
Available Holy Nether Essence: 2.663.500
Until Next Rank Up: 0/5.000.000
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That is indeed quite the long Status again…
But whatever the case, these stats are really huge!
Especially my physical stats, the ones that had been increasing the most through this training.
They were all above 70k stat points; insane.
Though it is still quite annoying to see those one-star Class and Subclass…
But that'll soon change forever.
"Let's see these last items then…"
Aaaand they were also Skill related!
Yipeeee!
The [Skill Evolution Scroll: Yin & Yang Theme (S+++ Rank)] and the [World of Bestia Themed Skill Book (SS Rank)].
"Hmm… Okay, let's use the book first; it's a pain to have to select a Skill to evolve from my massive list of them."
I grabbed the book, which resembled an ancient Chinese book; it looked old and weary and completely golden-colored on its cover.
There, at the cover center, there were some Chinese letters written, alongside a title with letters resembling several beasts surrounding it.
The title said "Murim of Beasts: Bestia".
I wonder if the Golden Dragon knows and recognizes Bestia?
Well, this was all made by the System, so I guess maybe not… Or maybe yes?
Hard to tell.
Anyways! Boop.
FLUOSH!
The book opened, its pages flickered, runes flowed into my body, taking the shape of many beasts. Boars, owls, cranes, crows, tigers, goats, bears, fish, lizards, and more.
All of the animals of Bestia, which made their people…
Indeed, this might be among the most unique Cultivation Worlds I've ever seen.
Each beast merged into my body as I felt and tasted a bit more of Bestia's rich history.
I saw small glimpses of its history, of how it was conceived.
Things I've seen here and there, and other things that I've not seen before.
The two Primordial Beasts fighting, born from the Heavenly Dao.
They battled almost eternally.
And from their battle, as the Primordial Energies of Yin and Yang clashed.
BOOM!
The Nine Heavens were born, and then the Earth.
Both came together into the World at the same time as both Primordial Beasts killed each other.
Their gigantic bodies became the world's life.
From them were born the first Martial Beasts, and also the first intelligent beings of this world, the Dokkaebi.
They were similar to today's beast people, but they didn't have one fixed type of animal form; they were chimeric, with beaks, claws, fur, and feathers.
Most had large horns and wings and had bright purple, blue, and red colors.
They were the first to step into the path of Cultivation in the world of Bestia, and over time, as they continued to ascend, they fought.
Wars after wars, for resources, for power, for strength.
Ultimately, the Heavenly Will sent Divine Thunder, a gigantic storm that swallowed the world entirely.
RUMBLE!
When it ended, the bright day arrived once more, the Dokkaebi gone extinct.
And only the weakest of their offshoots survived; the "weaker" and "lesser" ones, with much less chimeric forms, spread across the world.
They were guided by the Heavenly Will, the first tribes of Beast People.
Over time they branched into many new forms: the bird people soared the skies, the fish people swam across the seas, the monkey people climbed trees, the mole people dug underground, and so on.
There was once more harmony… Yet it never lasted too long. The same happened again, but this time, a miracle happened: two miracles.
The Venerables were born from the total opposites of one another.
The Heavenly Will saw an opportunity this time to not bring a natural disaster and start from the beginning once more.
Perhaps it was possible to unify them, to create peace for once.
And that's where everything else happened…
"Wow…"
I saw all of that from just using that book.
These damn items love giving me little visions like this, damn.
Ding!
[You have used the [World of Bestia Themed Skill Book (SS Rank)]!]
[You learned the Skill: [Heavenly Beast Path (SS): Lv1]!]
What?
What the hell is this skill?
Such a weird name.
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[Heavenly Beast Path (SS): Lv1]
[Skill EXP]: [0/30.000]
A powerful Skill born from the accumulation of the "Essence" and the "Story" of the Unique Murim World of Bestia. It embodies the Path of the Beasts across Murim, and their Heavenly Ascension that created two Venerables.
The Heavenly Beast Path is a Skill that is still developing and finding its own identity; it doesn't know what it is for now, but it may figure things out once it sees enough of the world of Bestia, its people, and perhaps battles.
Its Essence remains immature, and it requires maturing before it can blossom. For now, this Skill cannot be used for Skill Fusion, Skill Evolution, or Skill Specialization.
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"Huh?!"
It was shocking to see such a Skill description to begin with!
What do you mean it's not even finished?
Is the System joking with me right now?
Wow…
"So the Skill is like a baby, and I need to teach the baby?" I wondered. "No, maybe it's like a sponge and it'll absorb everything it can first."
"What are you muttering to yourself?" asked Sepa.
"This weird Skill I got," I said. "Look at it."
I showed it to them, and indeed, they found it strange.
"This is… the first time I ever see an unfinished Skill," said Bastet. "But isn't that interesting?"
"I-I guess so?" Sepa asked. "Kind of weird and lazy though. Hey, Anna, who controls your System?"
"I don't know…" I said. "The Jester…? Maybe… or maybe not. But this Skill was definitely just born, and it represents this entire world. I feel like… it could do something really big. I'll have to wait and see."
Well for now, I still got the Yin and Yang Evolution Skill Scroll.
Let's use it at the very least on some Skill and get something even more overpowered to raise my mood a little bit more.
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