MMORPG: Rise of the Primordial Godsmith

Chapter 1728 1728: Skills of a Rank 5 (7)

”Hmm?”

Not expecting his name to be called all of a sudden, it took a while for Valyr to respond to the call.

”Whatʼs up?” he asked, turning to look at his other self with slight curiosity. ”You got something to show me?”

”Yeah.” Ataraxia nodded, a pleased grin plastered across his face. ”Remember how I talked about there being a wide gap in our combat strengths earlier?”

”Yeah?” The young man raised his eyebrow at the question, unsure where the topic was heading. ”Is there something about it that was wrong?”

”No.” The former shook his head. ”Instead, do you recall me saying that it would take a while for me to close the gap since I donʼt have as much buffs as you do?”

Valyr nodded after a bit of thought.

”Remember how I also talked about how it would be impossible for me to truly close the gap with the shards in your head?” Ataraxia continued, pointing at the young manʼs head soon after.

”Yeah?” The young man nodded once more. ”What about it?”

”Well, itʼs more about the latter than the former,” replied Ataraxia, the grin on his face replaced with sudden calm. ”Iʼm sure both of us know how much effort you put in and how suffering you had to go through just to get your hands on a skill like that.”

”Its effects canʼt be replicated easily, thatʼs for sure,” he continued, faintly shaking his head at the thought. ”Plus, if I decide on getting that type of skill for myself, Iʼm sure Iʼd have to go through as much, if not more effort and suffering just to get it.”

”Wait…” Hearing those words, Valyr finally began to understand what his other self was trying to tell him.

”Does that mean…?” Looking at Ataraxia with widened eyes, he asked him, ”Did you…?”

”…Get a skill like that from my ascension?” said Ataraxia in return, completing the question his other self left unspoken.

The latter softly nodded.

”I wish.” The former shook his head, a bitter smile emerging on his face. ”As I said just now, it would take me the same amount, if not more effort just to get my hands on a skill of a similar type.”

”With that being said, [Anathema of the Ascended] is actually a good example of that, considering that it took a lot more effort to get it compared to either [Apex Hunter] or [Slayer of Ascendants].”

”What… are you trying to tell me, exactly?” asked Valyr after that, looking at Ataraxia with a slight frown.

”Well…” Seeing that his other self was starting to get annoyed with his antics, Ataraxia decided to stop beating around the bush any further.

With a slight chuckle, he then told him, ”I got a skill that does something similar.”

”Seriously?” Though the latter was still annoyed at how his other self went through the topic in a roundabout way, that annoyance was immediately replaced with shock after hearing confirmation come out of Ataraxiaʼs mouth.

”You really got a skill that allows you to enter a higher state of existence?”

”If I did, would I have said all of that?” asked the latter in return, bringing up the description of a certain skill before allowing his other self to look at it.

”As I said, a skill like the one you have isnʼt replicated that easily,” said the young man, only to let out an amused chuckle after that.

”However… that doesnʼt mean it canʼt be replicated at all.”

Ding!

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[Descent of the Arcane Supreme] (Lv. MAX)

Rarity: Mythic (Special)

Whether one is an Emissary or a True Apostle of the Arcane, the fact that oneʼs life revolves around the Arcane concept cannot be understated.

After all, for either to exist in the first place, one must first touch upon the Arcane concept, utilizing its properties to the utmost to achieve incredible feats.

Throughout history, most Emissaries and True Apostles succeed at only tapping into a small portion of the Arcane concept, allowing their strength to reach a level where they would be comparable to the strongest elites at the same class rank.

Then, there were those who were able to commune with the Arcane concept at a deeper level, allowing them to take their first steps onto one of the myriad paths the concept had to offer.

With them taking steps on these boundless paths, itʼs natural that their strengths rose to a level where they would be considered unparalleled among their rank.

However, out of all those that were blessed by the Arcane concept, only those that devoted their entire existence and purpose to it were considered the greatest.

…For only they had the opportunity to have a portion of the entire Arcane concept descend upon their bodies, giving them the ability to unleash a level of strength far beyond what was possible for their current rank.

Of course, such an ability came at a cost.

But before that cost was incurred, whether it was an Emissary or a True Apostle, they were considered invincible in that state.

Once the corresponding cost has been paid, this skill restores the user back to prime condition and increases all of the userʼs stats to a massive degree for 3 minutes, increasing all of it by 100% for the first minute before increasing it even further by an additional 50% for every subsequent minute, reaching a maximum of 200%.

Within the duration, the depth of the userʼs chosen concept is also enhanced to the next tier, briefly allowing those that are near the pinnacle of mortality to touch upon it, or those that have reached the pinnacle of mortality to touch upon the strength of those that have ascended beyond it.

Other than that, the efficacy and casting speed of all magic spells are increased for 3 minutes, while the cost and cooldown of all magic spells are reduced for that same duration.

This improvement starts at 50% for the first minute, with each subsequent minute improving it by 25%, allowing it to reach a maximum of 100% improvement in all aspects regarding magic spells.

Once the 3 minutes are up, both HP and MP regeneration are nullified for the next 3 hours. All magic spells are also unusable within this duration.

On top of that, the user shall be inflicted with a Paralysis debuff that lasts for the first 3 minutes, which would then be replaced with a Weakness and Vulnerability debuff that would last for the remaining duration.

Aside from that, all of the userʼs stats shall be decreased to 1% of its original value for the first 3 minutes, which then gradually returns back to normal with every 3 additional minutes that pass.

Lastly, the grade of the concept that the user chooses to use for the skillʼs activation is permanently decreased by one.

Cost: 99% of the userʼs HP and MP, a concept of the userʼs choosing

Cooldown: 7 days

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ʼ…Goddamn.ʼ