Chapter 323: Ryun

Chapter 323: Ryun

Adapting Power

I never realized just how much control high tiered people had until I became strong enough to affect the environment just by moving, Ryun commented. His total stats were so high now that he had to hold himself back constantly in most territories he entered. He moved faster through low tiered ones, and his passage alone caused damage.

It is annoying, Tali nodded. I must admit that I didnt miss that part. Nor the fact that I need to eat high tiered foods. She shuddered. The sect can barely afford to feed me as it is.

Ryun blinked. Really?

You are lucky that you can survive on the Void itself. The more of my power I recovered, the higher tiered food I needed. I think that something like five percent of the Sects food budget goes just to feeding me.

Anrosh had told him a bit about of the Sects struggles, she hadnt mentioned that. He had put most of the pure Essence crystals that had been in Zenkers storage, as well as a few interface disks that held Essence too, straight into the Sects Framework account. A lot of the flavored Essence crystals he had given her to sell or do with as she wished, though not the higher tiered ones, not yet. They really needed to get a real vaultAnrosh was already working on it, sending out feelers, looking for some quality builders and vault makers.Thi/s chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.co/m

What kind of food do you need? He asked her.

Tier ten at least, Tali answered. The lowest I can use to survive is the tier of my main focus, but it takes a lot to keep me sustained. Higher is better. Anrosh imports most of it, though Embesh had managed to cultivate a disgusting crop that is... ugh. The faster you deal with the sect and I get something better to eat, the better.

He heard the disgust in her voice, and chuckled. Soon. He said and turned his attention back to the spread of items in front of him. He was in the Early Ascended Realm now, and would be for a while. Not just because he needed to cycle and increase the size of his core, but because the perks that came after were peculiar. The next one was Power Manifest, and he needed to get in tune with his secondary aspect, to reaffirm what his own power meant before he went for that one. He didnt want a solely Void focused perk.

But he was in a bit of a bind. His core was filled with two types of Qi, Void and Stillness, equally. His Ascended core was almost twice as big as his Evolved one had been, the speed of his cores regeneration was faster too, the Qi felt greater. But, by filling the core with both Aspects equally he was hindering one of the main pillars of his power. His regeneration. He had come to realize that being able to take nearly any injury and recover in seconds was his greatest strength, what his entire power revolved around. The issue was that his regeneration required Void Qi to work, and now half of it was being used up by Stillness. He needed to upgrade his body, make it so any type of Qi could be used to regenerate. He also had an idea, but he wasnt sure quite how it would work. He had asked Tali for advice, and while she thought that he was insane, she did say that perhaps he could find a way to do it.

He glanced around, the two of them were up in the mountains, on one of the tallest peaks in the territory. All alone where no one could see them.

He picked up two vials from the spread in front of him, but focused on one. The potion that would allow him to remove his secondary path.

Specialization can bring great strength, Tali said.

Theyve talked about it before, he did know her opinions. He could remove his second path and he would lose little. His second path wasnt nearly as interconnected with his perks as his primary path was. If he did do it though, his next path wouldnt start from nothing again. It would start from the same realm as this one, he couldnt reset it and just upgrade his perks again. He didnt lose anything, but he gained little too. The Path of the Unbreakable Wall was compatible with his second Aspect, he had already tested things and tinkered with his techniques, he had ideas about how to change everything. But, he could also take another Path. Tali had offered one of hersThe Path of the Empty Dominion and the Path of the Clear Sky. Her primary was similar to his Final End in many ways, and while it sounded like it would be compatible, he had his reservations. The Path of the Clear Sky might give him a way to fly without his platforms, but If he was being honest, he did like the utility of his second path.

He shook his head and stored the potion. No, he didnt need a new Path, he would make do with what he had. Plus, he needed the influence of the second path, to temper his need to seek an end. And he did like that Path, he had taken it when no one saw any potential in it, and he made it something better. He would make it greater still.

What now? Tali asked.

Ryun glanced at the second potion, a Class removing one. Removing focuses was not an easy thing, a secondary path was one thing, but an entire focus? The higher tiered they were, the more intertwined they were with the persons identity. The more damage removing them would cause. Tali had told him that removing tier 6 Skills was the hardest, that it was like cutting a piece of yourself off. A Path? It could cripple a person if it was past the True Body stage depending on the type of body. Ryun had at least kept his Class low, so it shouldnt be too bad for him. The issue was what he would lose. His Class perks were what gave him his regeneration, what made it powerful even now. It synergized with his body. He couldnt lose those perks.

He picked up another potion from the ground, the same as the one that he had given to Anrosh. His body was tier 5, which meant that he could use it. The issue that he had now was what to do first. He could join his body with his Class perks, and gain a unique body based on what he already had. Or he advanced his secondary Path first, tried to somehow incorporate Stillness into it, then merge with his Class and gaining a unique perk.

He was just not sure what his upgrade from the second path would be. The nature of the Path and of stillness was more related to endurance, to protection rather than regeneration. He could dilute his bodys power, he didnt know what the Framework would grant him as choices.

He stood up and made his choice, he stored both potions and started pulling his Qi out of his core.

Path of the Final End Techniques

Mantle of Gathering Twilight

Increase any or all of your stats by up to 104.5%(60%) of their total while technique is active based on amount of Qi provided. You can empower any individual part of your body. You can shift the bonuses from any stat to any other.

Increase your endurance by 684%(360%). Your body will quickly come to a complete stop and make you unable to move.

Twilight Cutting Void Flicker

Send out a beam of concentrated Qi out of your body, dealing Void energy damage after one second of charging time. Base damage equals 15.2x(8x) of your wisdom. The beam marks anything that it touches, dealing one-quarter of total damage over the next four seconds to anything it touches.

Final End

Unleash a sphere of Void energy in a wave all around you, the energy deals Void damage. The wave will deal increasing damage based on the time it had been charged, one second of charging will deal 17.1x(9x) the damage will increase by x1 every half a second of charging time to the max of 47.5x(25x) your wisdom. Anything marked by the attack takes one quarter of the total damage over the next four seconds.

Path of the Unbreakable Wall Techniques

Twilight Shaping Cast

You may create any shape or anchor out of your Qi. The anchors can be fixed in space, and their durability is equal to 15.2x(8x) of your wisdom. The Void anchors are tied to you with Void Qi and can be moved based on your commands via Qi control. The Stillness anchors rapidly become fixed in place

Field of Twilights Calm

Create five anchors in the shape of armor on your body. Fill the area between these anchors with Void Qi that will disintegrate anything it comes in contact with but will use up and deplete your Void Qi to do so. You may spend 5.5%(10%) of your total Qi to crystallize the outer layer of your Void Qi. Durability of crystallized armor and anchors is equal to 19x (10x) of your wisdom. Destruction of anchors will result in the dissipation of Void Qi.

Send out a spherical anchor of Stillness Qi that shapes a wall around you, the durability of the wall is equal to 19x(10x) your wisdom, or send out a wave of Stillness Qi that will affect everything it touches, the more mass something has the more it will be affected. Max effect is equal to 19x(10x) your wisdom.

Avatar of the Twilight Reaper

Partition your mind and split a minor part of yourself to create a Qi copy of yourself that will have limited initiative and intelligence but will obey the main parts will. It requires 5.5%(10%) of your total Qi to create, and will be able to use your techniques by drawing on your core at the rate of 1.1x(2x) of the techniques costs. The techniques will be only 57%(30%) as effective. The Avatars durability is equal to 3.8x(2x) your wisdom. When made with Stillness Qi, the avatar will quickly become still, and begin radiating the Stillness Qi that had been used to create it.

With that done, he turned back to Tali.

Now I advance my Path, he said.

Tali took a deep breath. Lets hope that your body upgrades are useful enough for what you plan.

Ryun shared her sentiment. He turned his attention to his secondary Path and started advancing.