NOVEL NEXT Chapter 388: Devouring A Second Constellation
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Anna felt refreshed after that fight, although it was much more tiring than she imagined, and she had to ultimately slay and absorb yet another Constellation out of all of that, this time without having to share it with her brother, though.
The thing is, this Constellation wasn't as strong as Uroboros, as the King of Steel was still a Heroic Constellation, of a much lower level than a Demonic Throne.
Nonetheless, the power that it granted to her was more than enough to make her much stronger, all while giving her some new Abilities and even Traits.
Ding!
[You have slain the Heroic Cosmic Throne: {The King of Steel}!]
[An incredible feat! You have killed a Constellation while being a {Player} of the {First Awakening}!]
[You have earned a gigantic amount of EXP. The proper number cannot be shown due to its height and the current version of the System.]
[The System will be able to update itself once the {Second Awakening} begins.]
[The earned EXP has been stored until your Level Cap is increased.]
"More saved EXP… I wonder if I'll Level Up a lot once this Trial ends?"
[You have absorbed the Cosmic Soul Fragments of the Heroic Cosmic Throne: {The King of Steel}!]
[Your {Cosmic Heart} has absorbed the Cosmic Soul Fragments successfully!]
[A Special Evolution has been triggered within your {Cosmic Heart}!]
[The former Grade of Rank 1: Novice Star (Peak Stage) has been upgraded to Rank 2: Dwarf Star (Initial Stage)!]
[You gained +25.000 Cosmic Energy.]
[All Stats have increased by +10.000.]
[Your {Phantom Dao Root} has begun its rapid development due to the presence of a Rank 2 Dwarf Star Cosmic Aura.]
[Cosmic Energy is being absorbed to further improve its size and power.]
[You are one Step Closer to becoming a Lesser Constellation after you achieve Rank 3.]
[As a Dwarf Star, you have unlocked the ability to access the {Constellation Broadcast Channel} and watch other Broadcasts in exchange for Plot Points, while also customizing your own Channel with the help of an Administrator.]
[Currently, this function is unavailable while you're in the Class Change Trial.]
"Alright! Rank 3 is next! Once I get there, it'll finally be possible to call myself an actual Constellation… But for now, I am still something in between, and that's good. There's no hurry for now."
Anna had technically become something like a "Pre-Constellation" and already possessed many of their powers. Even if she ascended into a full Constellation, it wasn't as if she would suddenly get sealed or something. Constellations were ultimately similar to all Awakened, they were in their own Worlds, Scenarios, Awakenings, and Apocalypses.
They're usually only punished when they try to intervene with things lower than their own planes, Worlds, Apocalypses, and other Areas of the Universe that are beneath Anna, behind her, or outright weaker.
Meaning that she can continue progressing in her own world without being limited, and as she progresses, she will grow more as a guardian of the world and would ultimately be worshiped as a goddess… although that wasn't something she wanted.
However, after becoming a Full-fledged Constellation, if she tried to intervene directly with much lesser worlds, then she might be nerfed and have some of her powers sealed by Administrators depending on her difference in strength from the World, Apocalypse, or Realm she's descending to.
"For now… This power I feel must be a new Trait. Yeah, aside from all this massive Stat Boost, of course."
[Your New Trait has finished its development, blossoming through your {Phantom Dao Root}, which has evolved into {Quasi-Phantom Dao Root}!]
[You have developed the Trait: [Watcher (Epic Grade)]!]
"Watcher?"
Anna was left surprised by the simplicity of the Trait's name, but that's what they usually were, just a word, which meant much more than just that.
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[Watcher (Epic Grade)]
An Epic Grade Trait born from your Ability to Watch all things happen in front of you.
You are a Watcher, and your ability to Watch expands beyond what your eyes can see.
By channeling Mana, you can Watch Beyond Your Eyes, and into Connected Worldlines.
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You can only Watch, and you cannot physically interact with what you Watch Beyond Your Eyes.
Whatever you Watch is stored within your Memory and cannot be forgotten.
When you Watch Beyond Your Eyes with enough Cosmic Energy, glimpses of the Future can be Seen, and sometimes, even of the long-forgotten Past.
However, how credible and real what you see is only depends on your own growth as a Constellation.
To unlock more Abilities, strengthen your {Dao Foundation}.
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"Sounds strong…" Anna thought. "If I use this well, can't I just watch the other worlds I've visited and, through the Constellation Broadcast Channel, get there somehow? Maybe I could help the people I've left behind in these worlds, in one way or another… But would I even gain anything from this? Most likely not… I would be doing it only from the goodness of my heart."
Anna smiled lightly as she thought about the other Worlds she had seen, and she could not only try to connect with those she physically visited but also with those she saw through visions.
Such as the Hells and Worlds that Uroboros devoured.
"T-This is… insane…"
She realized the true potential of this Power, feeling amazed.
Ding!
[The Surplus Cosmic Energy left has refined the rest of your body! Your Spiritual Body, Physique, and Martial Core have grown stronger.]
[Your [Spiritual Body]: [Rainbow-Crowned Yin-Yang Princess of the Azure Nebula (Tier 1: Rank 5)] has Ranked Up to Tier 1: Rank 10!]
[You gained +7.500 MP, KI, INT, and WIS.]
[To Further Evolve your Spiritual Body, you must fulfill Special Conditions and Absorb Special Materials.]
[Special Conditions]:
[Create A Contract With a Spirit]: [0/1]
[Spirit-type SSS Rank Materials]: [0/5]
[Your [Immortal Physique]: [Myriad Rainbow Star Firmament Physique (Tier 5: Rank 5)] has Ranked Up to Tier 5: Rank 10!]
[You gained +5.000 Physical Stats.]
[You gained +2.500 Magical Stats.]
[You gained +7.500 Ki Stat.]
[You gained +2.500 Soul Stat.]
[To Further Evolve your Immortal Physique, you must fulfill Special Conditions and Absorb Special Materials.]
[Special Conditions]:
[Gather The Essence of A True Star]: [0/1.000]
[Astral Dust Powder]: [0/3]
[Your [Immortal Martial Core]: [Colliding Chaotic Yin and Heavenly Yang Star Core (Tier 5: Rank 5)] has Ranked Up to Tier 5: Rank 10!]
[You gained +5.000 Physical Stats.]
[You gained +7.500 Ki Stat.]
[You gained +6.250 Cosmic Energy.]
[You gained +3.750 Magic Stats.]
[You gained +2.500 Soul Stat.]
[To Further Evolve your Immortal Martial Core, you must fulfill Special Conditions and Absorb Special Materials.]
[Special Conditions]:
[Gather the Essence of True Dark Matter]: [0/1.000]
[Black Matter Bubble]: [0/3]
Although she was happy for more Stat boosts, Anna was left perplexed with these Evolution Requirements. It seemed that her smooth growth had finally reached its limits, and she needed more than just raw energy to increase her Cultivation.
"W-What are these conditions?! These materials… Can I even get them at all when I go back to Earth? They're all super high quality! I think I could only evolve my Spiritual Body, but the rest will take a little while."
As Anna felt her entire body, energies, and magical powers grow tremendously, especially her Cosmic Energy and Ki quantities, which were now overflowing from her body as a titanic aura, she suddenly saw a vision.
FLASH!
It was the vision of the King of Steel's past; the same way she had seen that of Uroboros. She had seen a fragment before, but now she saw the entire thing.
How they began to question their own existence, how much they desired freedom from simply being used as powerful machines, and ultimately, how they betrayed the Rainbow Knights and killed them.
Then, she saw many scenes of them reaching new planets, destroying everything, and freeing other fellow machines, slaughtering all life at a universal scale.
The machines that joined them had their powers upgraded, as the King of Steel shared the power of the Morphin Core with them.
As it created a massive empire of indestructible machines, its Story had progressed enough for the Cosmos to choose him as a Constellation.
He wasn't the only one from his Universe though; several other powerful Machines he had Awakened and Evolved with his powers followed him, becoming Lesser Constellations that served him.
To Anna, this meant that there might be more Machine Constellations that have similar powers to him, still alive somewhere.
And then she saw when it contacted the Void Ruler, the Universal Computer, and how he had to let one of the Void Ruler's Spawns parasitize him to join their Nebula.
"A Void Ruler making a Nebula? This has… It never happened before…"
Unlike other Void Rulers who were chaotic embodiments of entropy and causality, the Multiversal Computer was much more organized, creating a massive Multiversal Nebula, only recruiting Constellations that were Machines.
The vision ended with the King of Steel's defeat by her own hands. Anna felt a bit scared when she saw her own sword cutting through her but quickly regained her consciousness fully.
All of this was just within a mere second.
Ding!
[You have fully watched the {Heroic Myth of the King of Steel}!]
[The {Heroic Myth} has been absorbed completely by you.]
[Your {Epic} is beginning to develop even further.]
[As a Rank 2 Dwarf Star, your Path towards becoming a Constellation has become completely clear now. The only way is forward. Continue your Story, and you will eventually reach what you most desire.]
[You have inherited the {King of Steel}'s Traits: [Mechanical Combination (Epic Grade)] and [Cruel Machine (Mythic Grade) (Sealed)]!]
"Alright, good."
Anna nodded, quickly reading the next series of messages. What truly interested her right now!
Ding!
[You have received [The King of Steel's Cosmic Mechanical Body (??? Grade)] x1!]
[You have received [Damaged Combined Cosmic Morphin Core (??? Grade)] x1!]
[You gained +1.000.000 Plot Points.]
[You acquired the Title: [Sixth Rainbow Knight]!]
[You learned the Skill: [Combined Cosmic Morphin Core Manipulation (SSS): Lv1]!]
[The High Administrators are watching you at this very moment.]
[What you've done won't go… Ignored.]
[However, because you're far away from your original planet, Causality hasn't been affected.]
"It's done…"
Anna sighed in relief, closing her eyes, feeling cosmic, spiritual, and ki energies flowing through her body; she felt so much stronger it was unbelievable, a bit.
These new Traits, Skills, and even that new Title all added more to her power and her fighting ability, giving her much higher chances against what was coming.
"Now, I better regroup!"
She quickly analyzed her surroundings, using her Watcher Trait almost immediately, noticing that the Heavenly Demon had changed drastically and that the Heavenly Empress was still fighting against the Venerable Machine.
Song and Fang Shuan were fighting together and were on their way to regroup with the Heavenly Demon, so they should be safe.
The rest of her friends and the army of Cultivators were all battling with intensity against the machines, her army of Undead Robots serving their purpose quite well, acting as shields and increasing everyone's survival chances.
"I better go help Mom!"
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