Chapter 459 Growth

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After a couple of years I naturally was able to Level up to Level 30, Rank Up to Rank 2 in my Spirit Orb, and then was able to reach Level 5 out of 50 after changing Talents from Invoker to Summoner and Alchemist to Synthesist. My stats not only increased based on the leveling up, but also thanks to the forging of my Physique, Psyche, and the Magic Circle. My Physique had yet to reach Tier 4, I need higher quality materials for this, and Psyche is about to reach Tier 2 after drinking who knows how many Soul Potions. Lastly, Magic Circle is at Tier 2, soon to be Tier 3.

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[Name]: [Blake Hunter Goathorn]

[Race]: [Human]

[Spirit Orb Realm]: [Rank 2 (Initial Stage)]

[Physique]: [Vampiric Blood Emperor Physique (Tier 3: Rank 8)]

[Psyche]: [Forging Soul Psyche (Tier 1: Rank 10)]

[Magic Circle]: [Shadow Blood Circle (Tier 2: Rank 9)]

[Job Class]: [Summoner: ★★]

[Subclass]: [Synthesist: ★★]

[Level]: [5/50]

[EXP]: [12830/50000]

[Health Points]: [1160/1160]

[Mana Points]: [1848/1848]

[Strength]: [1216]

[Agility]: [1060]

[Vitality]: [1022]

[Intelligence]: [1497]

[Dexterity]: [1079]

[Spirits (1/2)]: [Half-Vampire: Eleanora (Rank 2 Initial Stage)] [Empty Slot]

[Physique Abilities]: [Tier 3: Superhuman Body (+Demonic Arm)] [Tier 3: Supernatural Senses] [Tier 3: Vampiric Eyes (+Demon Eyes of Paralysis +Demon Eye of Gravity)] [Tier 3: Self Regeneration]

[Psyche Abilities]: [Tier 1: Soul Aura] [Tier 1: Soul Materialization] [Tier 1: Soul Gaze]

[Link Skills]:

[Link (Eleanora): [Shadow Sneak: 5] [Charm: Lv6] [Assassination: Lv5] [Ninjutsu: Lv3]

[Passive Skills]: [Acrobatics: Lv7] [Robust Body: Lv5] [Hard Worker: Lv6] [Hawk Eye: 6] [Gifted Magic Apprentice: Lv6] [Heavy Drinker: Lv4], [Intimidation: Lv4]

[Active Skills]: [Throwing Technique: Lv6] [Spearmanship: Lv6] [Butcher: Lv4] [Alchemy: Lv5] [Brewing: Lv4] [Synthetize: Lv4] [First Aid: Lv6], [Command: Lv5], [Cooking: Lv5] [Agriculture: Lv5]

[Magic Skills]: [Blood Arts: Lv4] [Shadow Manipulation: Lv4] [Create/Delete Familiar: Lv4] [Summon/Unsummon Familiar: Lv4] [Familiar Storage Expansion: Lv4] [Familiar Synthesis: Lv4] [Apprentice Alchemist Recipe Book: Lv4] [Spirit And Master Connection: Lv3]

[Title Skills]: [Beast Slayer: Lv4] [Demon Slayer: Lv4] [Savior: Lv4] [Slaughter King: Lv3] [Dragon Slayer: Lv2] [Kin Slayer: Lv2] [Undead Slayer: Lv4] [Alchemist: Lv4] [Yggdrasil's Gardener: Lv3]

Available Stat Points: 180

Available Skill Points: 200

Can gain 10 Stat Points and Skill Points with each Level.

Curses:

EXP required to level up x100

Proficiency required to learn techniques and skills x100

Mana/Qi/Aether Recovery speed decreased by -50%

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Eleanora's Spirit Link Skill had reached Level 4, which allowed me to Link with four of her Skills as well, I had chosen Shadow Sneak first, then Charm, Assassination, and lastly Ninjutsu, all of them were useful for my preferred way of fighting nowadays. Shadow Sneak facilitated movement in battle, Charm allowed to make myself more convincing to others, Assassination boosts damage dealt on surprise attacks, and Ninjutsu grants a variety of techniques that can be useful in battle.

After considering it for a while, I decided to spend my remaining Stat Points all into Strength. The stronger I can be, the more damage I can deal. Agility and other things can be boosted through a variety of techniques and arts at my disposal thanks to Blood Arts and Shadow Control being at Level 4.

[You have exchanged 180 Stat Points]

[You gained +180 Strength!]

The moment I administrated those Stat Points, my muscles tensed up and they felt even stronger and more firm, as steel, perhaps. With the combination of my physique, I believe I receive an even greater bonus when increasing Strength using Stat Points.

[Your Physique has reacted to the sudden increase in Strength!]

[You gained +20 Strength and Vitality!]

I've been trying to kill every single monster I find in the forest for a while now, but I've only barely scrapped 5 levels over this last half a year since I got to Level 30 and changed into higher star Talents. Monsters here just don't suffice, and I bet lowland monsters won't do much better either. If I want to continue growing stronger, it is about time to move on.

However, there are certainly several other things I must do first. One of them is helping Eleanora evolve, something that all Spirits can do after their master reaches the next Rank. Their Rank goes with their Master, but they can receive this extra buff. Something not really many do due to the risks that come with it, but I've accumulated a good amount of a variety of materials. And Eleanora also agreed in Evolving.

Based in the Materials Used for the Evolution Process, Spirits can gain a variety of new powers. This can only be done once every time the Spirit Orb of their master Ranks Up, so their evolution can happen several times. Usually they gain one new Skill and bonus stats. Sometimes it could even give them a new Element altogether.

However, because I didn't wanted to risk a failure, I simply decided to go for a classic and normal evolution. I had already set things up back in Erika's house, and while she was on the second floor, I promptly made Eleanora evolve. The ritual was rather simple, a Spiritual Circle has to be written over the floor and the materials must be placed inside small circular nodes imbued with runes.

When the Spirit is standing in the middle, Mana has to be poured into the Spiritual Circle and then chant a certain spell, the spiritual evolution will begin. The same happened here, as Eleanora slowly absorbed each of the materials, which all consisted of Blood Spirit Orbs and the body parts I cut off from bandits turned Vampires I shredded into pieces. A reason why I needed to do this alone and without Erika watching.

Nonetheless, the whole process lasted like five minutes, and after it finished, a lot of red smoke exploded out of the magic circle, filling the entire first floor. However, from within, a "new" Eleanora emerged. Her hair was even redder, her eyes even more seducing, and her figure even more charming. Her Vampiric powers were enhanced as she evolved from Half-Vampire Spirit to a full-fledged Vampire Spirit.

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