Power of Runes Chapter 409: Soul Energy
Previously on Power of Runes...
Ash willed himself to set aside thoughts of his dragon, taking a deep inhale and mentally banishing that hazardous chain of reasoning to the remotest depths of his mind. Worrying about an unverified issue would just drag him into a frenzy, and he'd already wasted plenty of time picturing the most terrible outcomes.
With that, he redirected his attention to the status window anew,
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[All external and internal organs that were deemed as imperfect has been removed.]
[Biological limitations removed.]
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[Congratulations!! You have gained a new trait ’Omniform’.]
[’Omniform’ allows the body to exist without rigid biological constraints.]
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[Formation of muscles and tissues in progress....]
[Formation of muscles and tissues in progress....]
[Formation of muscles and tissues in progress....]
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[You have gained a new passive skill ’Predatory Senses’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Hibernation’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Muscle Memory’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Great Metabolism’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Titan’s Vitality’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Eternal Youth’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Boundless Stamina’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Undying Endurance’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Titan’s Strength’.]
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[All the above basic skills comes under the trait ’Omniform’.]
[New skills may or may not get unlocked at later period of Body Formation.]
[Monitoring evolutionary deviations.]
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[Formation and stabilization of Heart in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Energy Veins in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Blood in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Skeleton in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Flesh & Muscles in Progress....]
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[Different parts of the body are slowly integrating.....]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Internal coordination improving.]
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[Brain formation initiating....]
[A brain is the command center of the body.]
[A boundless body with infinite potential cannot exist without a mind capable of processing it.]
[Expanding cognitive capacity beyond natural biological limits.]
[Congratulations!!! You have gained a new trait ’Omniscience’.]
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[Under the effects of ’Omniscience’, brain formation is accelerating.]
[Amplifying neural capacity.....]
[Amplifying neural capacity.....]
[Amplifying neural capacity.....]
[Neural network density increasing.]
[Information processing speed increasing.]
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[You have gained a new passive skill ’Hyper Intuition’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Telepathy’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Telekinesis’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Illusion’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Dream Manipulation’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Memory Absorption’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Memory Manipulation’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Mind Control’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Parallel Thinking’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Hive Mind’.]
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[All the above basic skills come under the trait ’Omniscience’.]
[New skills may or may not unlock during later stages of Body Formation.]
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[Different parts of the body are slowly integrating.....]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Neural and physical systems aligning.]
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[Eye formation initiated....]
[The Eye is the window through which existence observes itself.]
[Light reveals the surface of reality, but the truth of the universe lies far deeper than what light alone can show.]
[Stars burn, worlds move, and fate itself flows through unseen threads hidden beneath the visible world.]
[To perceive such a vast existence, ordinary vision is insufficient.]
[Your eyes are being formed as instruments of perception beyond light and shadow.]
[They will observe energy, life, death, and the hidden structure of existence.]
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[You have gained a new skill ’Clairvoyance’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Night Vision’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Soul Sight’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Life Vision’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Death Vision’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Weakness Detection’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Destruction Beam’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Insight’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Multi-Directional Vision’.]
[You have gained a new skill ’Gaze of Dominance’.]
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[Various eye-related abilities are fusing into the pre-existing skill ’Eye of Omniscience’.]
[Ability fusion in progress.]
[All abilities successfully merged.]
[Skill ’Eye of Omniscience’ has been stabilized.]
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[New skills may or may not unlock during later stages of Body Formation.]
[Monitoring evolutionary deviations.]
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[Formation and stabilization of Heart in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Energy Veins in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Blood in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Skeleton in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Flesh & Muscles in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Brain in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Eye in Progress....]
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[Different parts of the body are slowly integrating.....]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Internal balance stabilizing.]
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[Due to the increase of Body Synchronization, various resistances and immunities have been acquired.]
[You have gained ’Heat Resistance’.]
[You have gained ’Cold Resistance’.]
[You have gained ’Pain Resistance’.]
[You have gained ’Curse Resistance’.]
[You have gained ’Universal Poison Immunity’.]
[You have gained ’Bleed Immunity’.]
[You have gained ’Charm Immunity’.]
[You have gained ’Elemental Resistance’.]
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[Every immunity and resistance other than the Universal ones must be gradually trained to increase their effectiveness.]
[Current resistance levels remain in the early stage of development.]
[Continuous exposure will strengthen them over time.]
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Ash kept scrolling through the list, examining each alert meticulously rather than skimming hastily, and when he'd absorbed every last one, a wave of relief washed over him, the soft luminescence from the status window shimmering in his calm gaze.
Inwardly, Ash reflected, a touch of cerebral weariness settling in from meticulously reviewing each alteration without haste, since he understood that missing even a minor aspect might prove costly down the line.
His mind drifted to the initial gleam of genesis, and this recollection now struck with greater clarity and profound weight.
He recognized it instantly. That same radiance or aurora that had bathed his soul, fortifying it and infusing a timeless, unyielding warmth.
The glow that had dominated his sight lingered imprisoned in his recollections, destined to stay there.
At the time, its influence had solely bolstered his soul, a firm enhancement rendering him more anchored and tangible in the Soul Space. No peril had registered, nor had he suspected it wrought more than solidifying his ethereal base.
The idea that such a force would trigger countless transformations in his form was utterly unforeseen.
He'd figured it would bolster him simply, maybe honing his boundaries or extending them modestly, not shattering his essence and rebuilding it from within.
That aside, the origin of the energy within his Soul Space still eluded him, that unresolved element persisting in his thoughts despite his efforts to dismiss it.
The power felt alien to his perception, faint yet palpably there in the surrounding air, so without delay, he activated his ’Eye of Omniscience’ to discern its nature.
And astonishingly, it turned out to be....Soul Energy.
He ought to have realized it right away—what else could it be but Soul Energy? Being within his Soul Space, no other source made sense unless outside forces meddled, which evidently they hadn't.
He examined the Soul Energy stats, confirming they'd surged to 300. Before, they'd sat at 150, a figure etched in his memory.
Doubled in quantity.
Though the reason for this substantial rise in his Soul Energy escaped him, he attributed it to the Body Formation, the sole major event of late.
Observing the repeated surges of the First Light of Creation, enveloping him ceaselessly, Ash surmised it had incidentally boosted his Soul Energy and its potency while fortifying his core.
Yet the energy stayed sparse, a delicate haze scarcely grazing his awareness, but its mere existence sparked a subtle optimism in Ash for what lay ahead.
The notion hung briefly before he shook his head gently, setting aside guesses for the moment. Closing his eyes, Ash sought to clarify his thoughts, letting them calm rather than scatter wildly.
Several days elapsed in the Soul Space as Ash methodically sorted and outlined his tasks, prioritizing shrewdly to avoid squandering his fresh boons.
Once finished, he approached Eric.
Noting Eric's deep slumber with no imminent signs of stirring, Ash chose not to rouse him and turned instead to contemplating his weapon art.
Truthfully, Ash aimed merely to outline a foundational structure for his weapon art. With a solid starting point grounded in defined principles and intent, he trusted that through time, battles against foes, exposure to novel methods and true fights, his art would grow and sharpen organically.
He also pondered, now freed from former constraints and unbound by class, why not wield other weapons?
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