Chapter 538 - Set-up

A/N: Before I begin the chapter, I would like to confess a few things. First, Never in my life, I expected this fanfic to continue this long. You have to know, by virtue, I am a dropper. My earlier original novels— The summon one and the Dreams one— well they aren't dropped but you catch my drift, right? This novel simply is able to pull all my attention and while there are few moments where I feel a little stale, most of the time because of the situation of real life, I still feel blessed. I am not a religious guy, of course. But what kind of writer am I if I don't believe in any form of a higher power?

Anyway, I recently realized many plotholes, the major one being the changes in the power system and how Nik will cope with them. All of this will be taken care of using the reincarnation heart and finally, I will also simplify the stats and their ratings.

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Shout-out to Kushar Dipesh and David Gonzales for the patron support~!

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[Reincarnation Heart processed. Assimilating with the host.]

[Reincarnation Paradise detected.]

[Status, Bloodline, Profession, Legacy, Talents detected.]

[The previous contract of abolition detected. Removing Reincarnation Paradise...]

Nik hadn't actually woken anyone up after returning home. The only place he could shamelessly call his home was his dear Kyouko's apartment. The bed was comfortable, familiar, and extremely sleep-inducing. Sighing softly, Nik closed his eyes and focused on the breathing of his girls. Everyone was asleep, well, it was half-past one in the morning. Only Sayako woke up this late, only a few days, when she received one of those c.u.mbersome projects from her university. Now that she couldn't use her charms to get her stuff done easily, Sayako happily worked on projects herself, of course, as long as she got some of her expected 'comfort.'

[Reincarnation Paradise's contract removed. Soul cleansed. Continuing to assimilate legacy... profession... absorbing the multiverse directory...]

Breaking him from his thoughts, the violet dialogue box flashed in front of him.

[Two connections detected. Connecting... connecting...]

[Host, this is the built-in A.I service directed to familiarise the functions of the Reincarnation Heart. Please select the ranking system.

• Color Code.

• Alphabet.

• Numerical.

• No ranks.]

[Color Code: Divides the status, skills, and identified items in colors— Code Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Prism, Crimson, Orange.]

[Alphabet: Divides the status, skills, and identified items in alphabets (English/based on host's recognized preference)— H, G, F, E, D, C, B, A, and S.]

[Numerical: Divides the status, skills, and identified items in numbered ranks— 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]

Thinking for a while and noting that the Paradise used the color codes and mixture of numericals, Nik decided to go for the Alphabets for a change. At his thought, the choice was picked and the screen flashed once again.

[Alphabet codes selected. The code shall have three forms to simplify the correct evaluation of quality. Each code signifies the removal of one shackle. The variation of codes shall be in the form of— G-, G, G+.]

[Evaluating the status of the host.]

[Evaluating Complete.]

[Hosts preference in regards to status detected. Modification commencing.]

[Name: Nik Faran

Age: 22

Limits: 8 (0/72 Karma Fulfilled)

Bloodline: L.u.s.t Apostle/ ???

Talent: Exotic Escort, Balance, Perfect Eyesight, Skill Palace, Physical Genius, Limit Buster, Legacy Eyes

Profession: Imperfect Chimera

Physique— G-

Mental— G-

Energy— G+

Luck— G+ (B+)]

[Physique: This status encompasses every physical aspect of the host which includes the physical structure of the brain, too.

Mental: This status encompasses the mental faculties of the host including perception, wisdom, will, and thought process.

Energy: This status evaluates the pool of neutral energy within the host.

Luck: This status records the effect of the soul on the physical surroundings of the user.]

Nodding at the explanation, Nik looked at the skill sections. In reality, the major half of his time within the paradise had been spent to slowly fuse multiple skills that were remotely connected. Much to his surprise, instead of failures, most of them actually succeeded, even his innates and boosts took a major change since the leveling system itself had been abolished but the use of thousands of skill points came in handy for he had truly optimized and empowered almost all of his skills. And since Nik was depending on the Paradise's pool of knowledge, he also enhanced his body reinforcing skill by more than a thousand skill points, instantly allowing him to change his neutral energy into more forms of physical energy.

'Hot damn... spending so much skill points to pull information from the system was definitely worth it.' Nik mused as he looked at his 'abilities.' Since he was changing almost everything, he decided he might as well rename his 'skills' to 'abilities' since no form of skills should be able to give him such benefits. After all, the very first skill he obtained with the base of [Body Manipulation], [Multi-Task], [Battle Arts], [Calligraphy], and the entirety of his unnamed martial concepts that he stole from Nie Li and merged with his physique alongside a doze of 800 skill points was—

[Psychic Aptitude: S-

Use: The user can instantly learn and understand the workings and mechanics of anything, regardless of how simple or complex. They can comprehend the complexity and exactness of events, organisms, objects, subjects, fields, powers, etc. without the need for long-term or special education, or explanation.]

In essence, he made major changes to his abilities and much to Nik's satisfaction, the overall 'length' of his abilities had been reduced quite a bit.

[Abilities—

L.u.s.t's Recruitment: A+

Use: A special skill that allows the user to place a special mark over the agreed party from the opposite gender and allow them to wield the following benefits at the user's discretion:—

• Talent Pool.

• Skill Pool.

• Consciousness Pool.

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Ethereal Illusion: A-

Use: Skillful utilization of the multi-purpose pheromones allows the user to ensnare the target permanently and physically until decided otherwise. The pheromones can be stacked up to prevent such control over the user itself.

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L.u.s.t Master: A

Use: The evaluation of the user's current understanding of the concept of 'L.u.s.t'. The current application includes affecting the thought process of anyone under immediate contact.

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Cure: A-

Use: This skill allows the user to cure any and every disease and returns the target to a disease-free state. This skill cannot cure curses and the effect highly depends on the knowledge of the user regarding the disease.

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Quasi-Elemental Grandmaster: A+

Use: The evaluation of the host's current understanding of the concept of elements in affinity with. The current application includes the manipulation of said elements by conversion of neutral energy.

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Gravitation Manipulation: A-

Use: The ability to manipulate the surrounding gravitational force and give shape to the force of gravity.

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Physical Essence: A+

Use: The ability to manipulate various forms of physical enhancing energies to refine the entire physical structure of the user. Current forms of energy— Hamon, Life-force, Purple Qi, Chi, Blood.

Caution: The refinement, at many times, shall inflict pain.

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Energy Master: A

Use: The evaluation of the user's current understanding of various forms of energies and their applications. Current applications include the fusion and conversion of various forms of energies in affinity with the user.

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Space Manipulation: A-

Use: The ability to manipulate and shape the empty space by directing neutral energy.

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Body Manipulation: A+

Use: The ability to have complete control over one's body to the point of being able to mutate the body based on the user's overall understanding.

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Absolute Sharpness: S+

Use: The ability to turn any object or body part sharp to the point that everything can be cut. The effectiveness of the ability is directly related to the quality of the object or body part that the ability is enchanted upon.

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Multi-task: B-

Use: The ability to divide one's consciousness into numerous parts than can proceed with an independent but integrated thought process.

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Purification: A+

Use: The ability to purify anything deemed waste into the void.

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Genderswap: Lvl 1

Use: The ability to swap the gender of the target. The ability is restricted by the knowledge of the host regarding the biological structure of the target. The ability is not dependant on the neutral energy but the forced concept of 'change' infused in the ability.

Slot: 1/1

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Explosion: C+

Use: The ability to manipulate various chaotic energies to create an explosion, manipulate, and shape them. The greater the knowledge of the user regarding the making of explosives, the better the effectiveness and power of the ability.

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Psychic Aptitude: S-

Use: The user can instantly learn and understand the workings and mechanics of anything, regardless of how simple or complex. They can comprehend the complexity and exactness of events, organisms, objects, subjects, fields, powers, etc. without the need for long-term or special education, or explanation.]

Aside from the [Kill Diguise] that simply vanished after he broke ties with the paradise, every other skill was either fused or had its limits placed by the system broken, finally allowing Nik to use his full capabilities. The thing to note was the fact that despite the removal of Battle Arts, when Nik moved his ravager bloodline, he still found the mark left by Khooni over his torso. Of course, the thought brought distress once again but now that he had returned to his homeworld, he didn't wish to talk or delve in 'work.'

Moving out of the system screen, Nik found six options displayed on the screen of the current system.

[• Status

• Equipment

• Inventory

• Legacy

• Profession

• Travel]

Before he could check his other options, he heard Pure's indignant voice.

"Master... *sniff* why did you remove the eternal frost? I can be helpful!" She cried.

"And here I thought, you would be curious about your raised Luck stat," Sky commented while Lilith and Asmodeus had nothing to speak on. With his back finally slumping down on the bed, his head cushioned by the slightly stiff pillow, Nik smirked in response, "I don't really care about the Luck stat anymore. With all things happening rather smoothly, I'd rather not jinx anything. As for the eternal frost... it is just the variation of the water element, right? Why do we need to increase the total length... my eyes sometimes hurt back then just by seeing the length of my abilities."

"Umghhh!" Pure groaned in frustration, but yes, Nik did feel her sadness, making him speak out in comfort, "Hey, don't worry. Didn't I promise that I'll soon clear your trail? Then, we'll have lots of fun together while your 'sisters' could only watch... or maybe finger themselves."

With his words instantly turning the situation entirely, Nik cut off the communication while looking at [Psychic Aptitude]. This skill... was too op. He tried it. Since the ability did allow him to learn almost anything, he tried to learn about the existence of the system itself. Of course, his brain almost steamed and melted off like butter but this allowed Nik to realize that as long as he cultivates his existence by removing the shackles of his body. In essence, now, he could learn almost anything but he needed to have enough brainpower to completely process the information.

"You know what... I'll check the other things later. Right now, I need to sleep. It's been a long time since I slept so peacefully..."

After all, the last few days had been too hectic for him.