MIGHT AS WELL BE OP Chapter 998: Changes

Shock rippled through everyone's gaze as they suddenly stood on the planet that had been utterly wrecked before, now restored as if its destruction was just a fleeting dream wiped clean from reality. Naturally, figures like Anthony, Klaus, and Amara remained unmoved unless they chose otherwise, their essences anchored in a profound steadiness that defied outside forces and twists in space.

No one hurried over to Aaaninja with queries, since all knew that following a breakthrough—especially back-to-back ones—a period of adjustment was essential to handle the explosive surge in mind, body, soul, powers, skills, and techniques. Each element had transformed in ways beyond normal grasp, demanding careful realignment and quiet inner harmony.

Aaaninja lifted his hand, sensing a colossal power surging inside him, like a bare punch from him, devoid of any energy boost, could crumble the entire Galaxy and turn its myriad stars into mere drifting specks of space debris.

Yet he wasn't naive enough to think his power had reached that height for real; he realized it was just the misleading rush of might from such swift and intense advancement, a false feeling sparked by the abrupt growth of his being. Once he mastered and blended this strength seamlessly into himself, that mirage would fade away, revealing his genuine, steady might—polished and unyielding.

Thanks to Aaaninja's outrageous and nearly supernatural aptitude and command over his form, it took him barely a minute to adapt to these swift and deep shifts, his essence adjusting with perfect smoothness, as if such massive growth was what his core had always been built to embrace.

'My mind races at incredible speeds now,' Aaaninja mused inwardly, for his thinking had never been sluggish in the past, but currently it felt vastly quicker, running at heights that dwarfed his old mental boundaries. What once needed a fraction of a second to ponder and choose now happened in an even tinier, nearly imperceptible instant, with choices shaping and finishing before he fully noticed them.

'This mana feels limitless,' Aaaninja reflected as he turned his focus to his mana core, detecting it overflowing with fierce and massive mana surges, expansive and unending like a boundless sea squeezed into one spot. The mana he held before this instant couldn't even match one percent of his current reserves, the gap so immense it made his earlier self seem trivial by contrast.

That marked the vast chasm between the Apexus Mana Rank and lower ones, a leap so total it reshaped the basics of being itself.

'It looks like my Eyes Of Genesis have advanced,' Aaaninja pondered while his hand moved to brush his eyes, catching that subtle, hard-to-describe vibe lingering in them. He was aware his Eyes Of Genesis had shifted a bit during his blackout, spotting it right upon awakening, and now, with the existence upgrade from the Heavens at the Apexus Mana Rank, his Eyes Of Genesis had progressed further, hitting a sight level that broke past its old bounds.

Sure, not to some wildly extreme extent like the shifts in his mana and physique, but that made no difference—any upgrade to the Eyes Of Genesis delivered huge and priceless gains, regardless of how minor it appeared at first glance.

Usually, even when idle, the Eyes Of Genesis let Aaaninja view others moving a tad slower, thanks to his unique time sense compared to theirs, granting him sharper insight into and grasp of the world. Yet now, it wasn't just slower; everything dragged so much that they looked completely paused, locked in time's ceaseless stream.

Light's travel appeared sluggish, mana's flow seemed sluggish, and even the tiny bits making up matter looked to freeze, their activity dropping to nearly nothing under his watch.

'I'll need to check each power from the Eyes Of Genesis and gauge their enhancements,' he considered, then his gaze turned to Altheria. But the instant their eyes locked, his entire view twisted and bent under his sensing's command.

His left Eye Of Genesis started revealing her history like a film playing out clearly before him, every scene sharp and vivid, all without draining even a speck of mana. His right Eye Of Genesis displayed her destiny too, but unlike the usual broken and partial glimpses, this vision streamed on smoothly and fully intact.

Aaaninja observed both timelines unfolding at once, comprehending them both in unison, all while staying fully aware of the here and now. His consciousness, ideas, and awareness could peer into history, the present, and what was to come simultaneously, at no expense whatsoever, free of any mix-up or clash.

Aaaninja turned his sight to Anthony, and the innate power kicked in right away, but just as Aaaninja neared something useful, Anthony's history and path slipped from his view completely. Aaaninja raised a brow faintly, yet he nodded to himself, grasping that Anthony had likely countered it somehow.

And yes, Anthony had acted the second Aaaninja looked his way—the system alerted him, and he deployed his Authority Of Information; the Perfect One, to seal off the details totally and without fail.

Aaaninja's eyes moved to Amara and Klaus next, but unlike with Anthony where a glimpse teased before the block, here he caught zero from the start, as if their very beings pushed back his probe outright. Then he looked at Lucian Darkheart, and the system guarded him on the spot, blocking any probe without delay.

Aaaninja reached a verdict: even though this innate power was mighty, others had their own tricks to fend it off. Still, he knew he could amp it up by channeling mana into it, boosting its force and maybe piercing those barriers.

Whether he could break through Anthony’s, Lucian’s, Amara’s, or Klaus’ shields remained to be seen, something to try later when the right moment and setup arose.

Aaaninja realized his advancement wasn't random; he figured it stemmed from the River Of Time drowning his form in mana before, propelling his being to climb the mana rank with effortless might.

'I haven't delved into the recollections from what I gained after drawing that wisdom from the River Of Time,' Aaaninja reflected, since he'd gotten a full-spectrum boost, with no part of his essence lagging or uneven, every facet honed to fresh heights of wholeness.

A subtle grin touched his mouth, as cultivating and advancing felt so compelling, stirring a thrill that could motivate even the idlest soul across worlds to chase improvement, shatter their ceilings, and seize the infinite paths awaiting beyond their present state.