Chapter 22: New Skill

Chapter 22: New Skill

[Name: Miguel

Age: 18 Years Old

Level: (Cleansing (Second Stage)) (Novice Martial Artist (Advance))

Summoner Rank: Apprentice (Beginner)

Innate Skill: Boundless Sage of Knowledge CHeCk for new stories on no/v/el/bin(.)c0m

Skills:

Techniques: Return Of Origin (Unknown Grade)]

Miguel looked at the name of the technique with satisfaction. This was truly a befitting name for the technique. Subsequently, the stage he was at was also named the Cleansing Realm.

In this Cleansing Realm, he must gather the worldly energy, refine it into an Origin Energy and use it to cleanse his body of impurities. He had already cleansed his body twice, and from his estimate, he should be able to do it seven more times before he could achieve the perfect body to house Origin Energy, and thus break through to the next realm of the Return Of Origin technique.

With his current pace of being able to refine one drop of Origin Energy per day, it would not take long for him to break through to the next realm.

Miguel has a good gauge of his current strength. Compared to the Cultivation Realms, his body should be as strong as a Late Stage Qi Refiner Realm right now.

In this world's martial artist power system, he was at the Advance Novice Martial Artist, which was also equivalent to a Level 3 Normal Grade Beast.

Of course, this was in terms of physical strength; the real strength of a being would not be quantified or measured easily as each being was unique and had their own means to battle.

For example, a Level 2 Normal Grade Beast might even be able to defeat a Level 3 Normal Grade Beast as long as he was crafty enough. Being smart and crafty was also part of one's strength.

Miguel kept his grimoire back to his inner world as it automatically started absorbing the energy in the air to replenish its reserve that had been depleted.

Not long later, Sara also arrived; her shoulder was dropped, and her mood was heavy, as if she were affected by something.

Seeing her like that, Miguel immediately realized what had caused her to be like that.

"Are you alright?" Nevertheless, he still decided to ask.

Sara let out a deep sigh and sat on the chair sluggishly. "Jonas is dead," she said solemnly.

As it turns out, Jonas' disappearance was already known to the whole village by now. The branch head, along with the other two guardians, also announced that he was killed by a beast.

Miguel went and sat beside her. He rubbed her shoulders and stated, "Isn't this better? All he did was abuse and take advantage of your kindness. It's better now that he's dead, if he truly is, right?"

For Miguel, who has a lot of knowledge and all kinds of strange techniques from his last life, this was a god-given opportunity. It's only drawback, though, was the fact that he could only create one skill per day.

A few minutes later, a new skill appeared on his status page.

[Skill: (Shadow Steps (Level 1))

Description/Effects: A footwork technique that allows the user to become nimble and quick. Their steps would become light and would not produce any sound. Short-distance teleportation can also be achieved by stepping into the shadows. ]

In his previous life, space and time skills were the most difficult to comprehend and use. Those in the higher realm would be able to utilize it freely, but those who just started cultivation should not be able to use it due to its strict and high requirements.

In his previous life, the Shadow Steps were actually associated with a cultivation technique.

If one wanted to use it, not only would they need to cultivate and comprehend it, they would also need to follow a complicated step-by-step process before it could be properly executed by the user. One small mistake, and it would fail to be used.

However, in this world, Miguel would be able to use them freely as long as he has the energy to spare; the energy here, of course, was referring to the energy inside a grimoire. And unlike his previous life, he doesn't need to execute the complicated step-by-step process in order to cast the skill. Here, as long as he willed it, the skill would be used instantly.

Miguel did not waste any time and immediately executed the skill, Shadow Steps.

He took a step forward, and as though he slid on his bed, his figure actually appeared right in front of the door instantly.

A grin appeared on his face as he donned a black cloth and went outside of the servant quarters.

He looked above and noticed the bright, brilliant moon. It was the perfect time for a bloody and unexpected vengeance.

The surroundings were dark, aside from the occasional lights inside the other servant quarters.

Miguel's figure disappeared and phased into a tree's shadow a few meters away.

He traveled through the shadows and arrived at the village's most prosperous area in just 30 minutes.

He sensed the grimoire's energy reserve and realized that it was almost empty. He hid behind a huge tree and sat there to help the grimoire absorb the surrounding energy first. Without energy, he would not be able to summon any creature or the absolute shield.

Thirty minutes later, Miguel opened his eyes and thought that the energy he gathered inside the grimoire should be enough.

He no longer wasted any more time and phased through from shadows to shadows.

Not long later, he finally arrived at Carlota and Gasper's house.

A devilish grin appeared on his face; however, just as he was about to enter the residence, a figure suddenly appeared and blocked his path.

"As expected, you truly came!"