Chapter 123 123: Aiden's Motive



When the news became public that Aiden was stripped of his succession rights, the reasons were also given.

He had awakened the Energy Manipulator and a non-offensive skill crystal, both of which didn't suit the temper of the Frost Blood Household. 

Thus, long before he inspected Aiden, Evan knew what type of Soul Plate Aiden had awakened.

Evan thought: 'They' deemed Aiden useless merely because of his awakening of the Energy Manipulator. The sheer stupidity of their actions makes me wonder whether to laugh or give them a hard slap to bring them to their senses. Ruining the potential of a talent that could be honed into a powerhouse just because of their ignorance is outrageous.

The entire empire was wrong. The soul plate "Energy Manipulator" was not a useless piece of junk. 

Aiden's soul plate granted him the ability to control the soul energy he could manipulate using the Soul Manipulation Technique with unmatched proficiency. Mastery over soul energy was the foundation of every soul skill, and being adept at manipulating it allowed one to execute soul skills that were compatible with their Soul Energy Manipulation technique far quicker and smoother than others. Nevertheless, learning soul skills was the most challenging process. It necessitated a deeper understanding of their complexities, which depended on one's inherent aptitude and comprehension ability. 

Anyway, it was a hardcore fact that the energy manipulator was allowing you to do what you could already do with the Soul Energy Manipulation Skill.

Because of all these points, Energy Manipulators were considered useless!

However, what many failed to understand was that even a novice Energy Manipulator, who had just achieved the first level of their energy manipulation technique, possessed the ability to generate a fire that could incinerate anything.

This was a unique skill that only they could perform.

The Energy Manipulator wasn't as useless as the entire galaxy had thought!

Evan thought back to his past life. 

The players in the game were an eccentric bunch.

They had a knack for delving into every nook and cranny of the game, poring over every tiny detail, and scrutinizing every soul plate and skill crystal.

Though, coming into contact with such stuff in the game was no walk in the park.

Players had to complete the class advancement quest that they received after they reached level 20 to interact with soul plates and Skill Crystals.

No one, however, dared to deny that Soul Plates and Skill Crystals were the most enticing aspect of the game. The way the soul plates' passives worked in tandems with the skills generated by the skill crystals left players spellbound.

One such eccentric player tried to do the impossible. While everyone was busy playing the strongest class, he picked the weakest one and tried to climb to the top of the game.

The Energy Manipulator class was once perceived as a feeble one by the Players, but it was the eccentric player called "Just Gains And Two Big Balls!" wielding the Energy Manipulator Soul Plate that captured the world's attention in the e-sport tournament!

Against all odds, he emerged victorious in the preliminaries, taking down the toughest competitors with ease and advancing to the finals, creating a buzz in the gaming community. 

Although he faced an undefeated champion in the finals, whose build was believed to be the strongest in the game and lost, he had debunked the notion that control-type soul plates were worthless with the remarkable show he put on for the entire world in the tournament. 

Based on his impressive performance in the e-sport tournament, the slogan "It is the soul cultivators who are incompetent, not the soul plates!" emerged. 

This catchphrase encapsulated the idea that soul plates were not the problem when it came to deciding who was weak or strong but rather the competency and mindset of the soul cultivators.

Just Gains And Two Big Balls victories against pros in the e-sport scene served as proof that with the right mindset and gaming abilities, one could dominate the game even with an underdog class like Energy Manipulator.

The Energy Manipulator who made waves in the e-sport tournament also generously shared tips and tricks about their class.

Due to all these reasons, Evan wasn't worried about awakening the Energy Manipulator on the day of the awakening ritual. There was a trick that an Energy Manipulator could use in the Soul Manifestation Realm to overwhelm their opponents. 

Who knew that things wouldn't follow the script and he would awaken the Skill Weaver?

It changed nothing for him, though. 

He still faced discrimination and was forced to initiate the inheritance war earlier than planned.

Anyway, the tips and tricks he knew could prove to be helpful to Aiden. 

But before that, he needed to clear the little misunderstanding he had about him.

In the semi-transparent screen, Aiden's past laid bare to him.

'When would I read it if not now?'

eαglesnᴏνel Evan went through it without shame.

Aiden was born as the legal successor of the prestigious Frost Blood Household, the second most powerful minor family of the Imperial Frost Clan. For reasons alone, he became a target of assassination at a young age. He didn't lose his life as his mother saved him, but she got severely injured in the process.

The event left a profound impact on him. 

Consequently, he set out on a journey to become stronger, with the sole purpose of protecting his loved ones.

Despite his young age, Aiden displayed remarkable talent in sniping enemies from afar and soon became a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield, earning the moniker "White Death."

For the first time in history, the enemies of the empire learned to fear a child soldier.

However, fate dealt him a cruel blow when he awakened a control-type soul plate, which was deemed weak and ineffective in combat and frowned upon in the empire.

As a result, he lost his succession right and had to abandon his dream of leading the Frost Blood Household.

Nonetheless, he persevered and continued to train hard in the army, determined to become strong enough to reclaim his birthright.