Genetic Ascension

Chapter 803  Doubled 

Sylas took a seat. He didnʼt even look at the chains again. He wouldnʼt need them.

If this rage in his heart couldnʼt anchor him down, then he would be even more pathetic than he felt.

His Demonic Will stirred, an eerie darkness seeping out from the corners of his eyes with sparks of emerald flames.

Then his body suddenly flexed.

The ancient rock stirred to life and tendrils of blood mixed with bony solids pierced into Sylas from all sides.

Anyone who had heard of Body Essence Refinement would know that this Secret Realm had no business being so cheap.

In truth, this was also an Ancient method, from the very same era as the Ancient Aether Treasure that Sylas had missed out on.

It had passed through many hands, and there was more than just a few in circulation. They still sold for a pretty penny, but it was still a far cry from their worth in the past.

This was because of two main factors.

The first was that, as Nyssa had said, gathering Blood Essence and Bone Essence was incredibly difficult. Blood Essence was still alright, as there were some Rune Masters that could buy them in small quantities for the sake of drawing talismans and things of the like.

However, these small vials of Blood Essence could easily cost tens of thousands of Hero Points each, and would be nothing more than a drop in the bucket compared to the amount you would need to make it feasible.

Just in order to make this Secret Realm even the slightest bit useful, one would have to spend at least as much as one had bought it for on Blood Essence alone before beginning.

As for Bone Essence… it was hundreds of times more expensive than Blood Essence.

Unless one had hundreds of billions of Hero Points to burn, it simply wasnʼt worth it.

The only geniuses that could afford such a thing were the truest cream of the crop. There werenʼt more than ten in the entire Skai Galaxy.

And obviously, this was done with the support of their families.

Nyssa had spent quite some effort in trying to get Sylas to change his mind, but could only give up in the end.

The fact she had managed to maintain her temper control even at that point was a testament to just how enduring she was.

As for the second problem…

It was the pain.

Sylasʼ very bones were cracking apart to make way for his new Blood and Bone Essence, but as though that wasnʼt bad enough, the laws of this world were forcing his muscles into a constant flexed state to promote more blood flow.

This shouldnʼt have been bad… if not for the fact it meant that his tendons and ligaments were now pulling on fractured bone with all its might.

There was a strong, very human urge to run away from the feeling.

The array was completely under Sylasʼ control. This world was his domain for all intents and purposes.

Lowering the intensity, or even shutting it completely off, were all within his purview.

But he did no such things.

Fury fueled him.

He made it faster, more violent.

Blossoming petals of blood bloomed beneath his skin and his organs began to rupture.

But as much damage as he was receiving, he could feel his Dual Class Constitution rushing in to fill in the gaps, his State of Wealth supporting it with 100% of its effort.

All the while, Sylas kept his eyes open, his expression an iceberg of focus.

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[Gene Talent Crystal (Silver) (Treasure)]

[Capacity: 450]

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Much like normal Gene Crystals, Gene Talent Crystals needed a trigger, a catalyst of sorts. This catalyst would decide what kind of options it would forge with the requisite Genes.

For his Gene Crystals, Sylas often used his very own Madness Comprehension and that often worked with extraordinary effectiveness.

This time, he had a completely different idea.

He Extricated Luciusʼ Blade Aura Gene Talent, Plinliʼs Lightning Sylph Unique Gene, and his own Winterʼs Edge Gene Talent.

There was nothing in the rules that said he could only use one catalyst. But it was very likely that this would push the Durability of the Gene Crystal to its very limits. There would definitely only be a single chance to use it.

But what did Sylas have to worry about?

He had his Taboo Bond Extricate Path Talent.

Success was guaranteed.

The final thing Sylas did was something he felt that he should have thought of long before.

If he could use his own Comprehension as a catalyst for a Gene Crystal, then what other intangible things could he use as a catalyst?

What about…

His Rune Vitality Mastery?

CRACK.

The moment he acted, the Gene Talent Crystal trembled violently, almost collapsing right then.

But Sylas remained calm.

If it couldnʼt withstand this, then it wouldnʼt even be worth it. He needed this.

He needed it to succeed.

His gaze blazed. ʼIt will be you.ʼ

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[Arcane Storm (Silver) (Gene Talent)]

[The storm is your refuge and the arcane is your home. Runes of sparking light and frigid cold intertwine in a dance under the pull of your mind]

[+300% increase to Glassvolt Skill power]

[-80% Aether Unit usage on Glassvolt Skills]

[Expel non-Glassvolt Aether from surrounding 100-meter radius]

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Rumble.

The Silver Gene Talent was swallowed whole, vanishing into the endless well that was Sylasʼ body as his power continued to shoot toward the skies.

In an instant of time, Sylas reached the 999 Physical Stat bottleneck, unable to press past…

Until he suddenly did.

CHI.

His stats spilled over.

He had the Dual Class Constitution.

The Gene-Stat Limit beneath Level 10 on the current state of Earth was 999 for everyone else.

For him, it was 1999.

When it was 1999 for everyone else…

It would be 3999 for him.

And when others at Level 30 couldnʼt hope to push past 2999 without absorbing a Silver Gene, he would be able to reach 5999 with ease.

Sylas pulled out his last Treasure as though the convulsing pain ripping through his body was nothing to consider at all.

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[Free Experience Crystal]

[1 Trillion Experience Points]

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This was by far the most expensive the Treasures he had gained, worth over 30 billion Hero Points.

And now, it would prove itself useful.

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[Dungeon Rewards Doubled]

[Dungeon Rewards Doubled]

[Dungeon Rewards Doubled]

[Dungeon Rewards Doubled]

[Dungeon Rewards Doubled]

[Dungeon Rewards Doubled]

[Dungeon Rewards Doubled]

[Dungeon Rewards Doubled]

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Nine doublings, for reaching top 100, top 10, and top 1 three times over each time.

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[System Reward Activated]

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[Dungeon Rewards applied to Free Experience Crystal]

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[Free Experience Crystal]

[512 Trillion Experience Points]

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[One Kind For Me]

[Level: 23]

[Experience: 0/1 677 721 600]

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[One Kind For Me]

[Level: 41]

[Experience: 0/439 804 651 110 400]

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[Path Talent: Beast Totem Lv41; Insight Lv41]

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[Beast Totem (Path Talent)]

[>Suppress Serpentes Beasts by ]

[>All Serpentes obey your commands]

[>Suppress Serpentes Beasts by and ignore Rank Suppression] (NEW!!)

[>Forms Hibernation Realm where recovery increases by ]

[>Hibernation Halo]

[>Fusion is instant]

[>Buff Contracts by ]

[>Beacon of kilometer radius]

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[Insight (Path Talent)]

[>Comprehend Gene Sequence of Contract]

[>Sense Evolution Triggers]

[>Comprehend Contract]

[>Sense nearby Paths]

[>Intuition] (NEW!!)

[>Semi-Reversal] (NEW!!)