Child of Destiny

Shin started at Han, who was standing a dozen meters away from him and saw a huge apparition of a crow behind the latter with three crimson eyes staring coldly at him.

Shin could feel that his ‘soul’ was being pried on after the three eyes locked on him. He even felt a hidden suppression that was trying to crush on him. It was like an invisible mountain that was pressing on him.

Raising his brows, Shin circulated the elemental powers flowing within his body and combined them to form a resistance that fought against the invisible pressure that was pressing on him.

His soul seemed to have been frozen by something and slowly being eroded and corrupted at the same time.

The pressure was so strong that it was directly targeting his soul.

Frowning his brows, Shin felt found it troublesome. He also became wary as he pushed his True Sight skill and combined its powers with the physic powers of the Demonic Telekinesis to fight the pressure of the Three-Eyed Crow.

But even then, he was barely hanging on.

It was at this moment that Hanzo told him about the crow apparition behind Han. [This is the Three-Eyed Demon Bird! It is an ancient being that lived in the Ancient Era alongside the powerful beings of the past like the Ancient Dragons, Primordial Beasts, Celestial Phoenixes, Titans, and others.]

[The Demon Bird Race was known for its powerful mental energy suppression. They were creatures that wield an overwhelming mental energy almost surpassing the rulers of the ancient eras.]

[Even the most powerful beings at that time will think twice before offending a Demon Bird Race.]

[And among the Demon Bird Race, the Three-Eyed Demon Bird, mostly known as the Three-Eyed Demon Crow, can be ranked among the top five of the entire race.]

He then momentarily paused and intently stared at the apparition of the Three-Eyed Demon Crow behind Han, particularly at the broadsword that the latter was holding and especially when the apparition was being projected by it.

[It may not be at its peak state since it has been sealed in that artifact for a very long time and a lot of its powers have already been eroded by time, but this soul is still strong enough to threaten those Sovereign Beings once it powers have been fully released.]

[This kid may not be able to fully release the seal of that sword artifact and can only partially release the ancient soul sealed in it, its power is still more than enough to defeat you if you are not careful enough.]

Hearing those words, Shin could not help but wear a solemn expression as he looked at Han. Even if he could see that the latter was somewhat struggling to control the ancient soul of the Three-Eyed Demon Crow, he still could tell that it was not much of a pressure for the opposing side.

But the real problem was the growing pressure that the apparition of the ancient being was pressing on it.

He was starting to sweat profusely as it was getting heavier.

But at the same time, Shin felt that this was also a rare opportunity.

He could feel some reactions within him, particularly the different forms of mana within his body. The five elements seemed to be showing some strange reactions, seemingly urging him to do something.

Then, a bold idea suddenly struck his mind.

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Shin utilized the elemental techniques of Regan’s Method as the main model to recreate the five-elemental cycle to circulate the elemental mana within his body while relying on Demonic Telekinesis as his Mental Energy within the game then forming a unique system that was similar to the one that he was creating in the real world.

With the unification of all these powers, Shin was able to perfect the circulation method and energy utilization that he ideally had in his mind.

He was already doing this since he had entered the game after his most recent minor breakthrough.

He was always missing some, which was also the most crucial piece that he was looking for.

He only found this missing piece after meeting the powerful and ancient pressure that the apparition of the Three-Eyed Crow was pressing at him.

“I see,” he mumbled as he merged everything from a complete system.

Boom!

A silent explosion erupted within his body as the five major elements completed their cycle with the help of psychic powers provided by his Demonic Telekinesis.

Shin felt that something changed within him as well. Then, when he investigated it through inner reflection, he saw that the nature of the Powers of the Primordial Eclipse was divided by something before one of them receded deep within his body just like how all his abilities related to martial arts in the real world whenever his consciousness awakened and swapped with Uno.

It was as if this power suddenly became dormant and slept deep within his body.

Even if he could not ‘see’ it, Shin could tell that this power became ‘part’ of Uno, who was currently in an inactive state.

Shin raised his brows when he realized this, but quickly calmed down after realizing that another phenomenon was taking place within his body.

The five elemental mana alongside his psychic powers merged further and melded more smoothly forming a whole new power.

It was not entirely new as he had already felt these powers before, particularly during his battle against the larva of Grand Centipedeus alongside Diablo and Leonard.

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It was the power that was formed by the five elements but carried the principles of unification that the Powers of Primordial Eclipse possessed.

This was the five-elemental unification – the Origin of Five Elements.

Alongside these changes, Shin ‘saw’ that the other half of the Primordial Eclipse fused with this new power, changing the composition of the Primordial Lighting.

Before, the Primordial Lighting was formed by two opposing powers, which melded and harmonized with each other, just like how the unification of the Yin and the Yang was formed.

This followed the philosophical concept that described the idea that opposite forces were complementary and interconnected, and the whole was greater than the sum of its parts.

This form was more suited for the Yin-Yang Arts, or even the Yin-Yang Cultivation Arts that Uno had perfected.

But this time, the Primordial Lighting that was formed was based on the unity of the five elements, which had the concept of the cycle of creation, destruction, and transformation.

The current Primordial Lightning still had the same black and white color, but it now carried a hint of the five elemental powers within Shin such as the Eternal Flame, Primordial Waters, Natural Wood, Earthen Metal, and Metallic Earth.

It was similar yet also different from the Primordial Lighting, which used to carry the Powers of the Brilliant Sun and the Abyssal Moon.

This form, on the other hand, fitted the concept of Shin’s Mentalism Method – the Four Symbol Scripture, which was also further perfected just recently.

Taking advantage of these changes, Shin used the visualization method that he had learned from Old Ryong to assist in the formation of new powers within his body.

He might not have mastered this method yet, but it was still better and faster than waiting for the powers to form naturally.

At the same time, Shin also felt some ‘movements’ in the depths of his consciousness.

He did not have to look into it as he could already tell that Uno must be doing something well.

Uno seemed to be using this opportunity to match Shin. He was also forming something equal to what Shin was doing.

And given the perfect timing, it looked like he had been waiting for this opportunity for a very long time already.

Boom!

Not long after, Shin released a powerful aura as the five elemental powers danced around him.

Roar!

At the same time, the five huge images of divine beasts were formed behind, albeit briefly. They appeared for an instant before turning into streaks of light that melded together and formed a huge diagram behind Shin that was filled with magical runes, which drew the images of the five divine beasts.

This diagram represented Shin’s perfected mentalism method, the Four Symbol Scripture.

As this happened, Shin subconsciously entered the state of Reality Manifestation alongside his Natural State, the Perfect Zenith.

This was his most powerful state without using any kind of buffs, berserk skills, or elemental possession.

Alongside all of these, multiple runes appeared in different parts of his body. He seemed to have subconsciously used the Mentalism Rune Techniques, particularly the Mentalism Enchantments, which he had learned from the realm world and recreated within the game.

Seemingly responding to all of these, the portion of bloodline powers of his Transcendent Race had been awakened.

Right at this moment, Shin looked like a deity as he floated in the air while looking down at Han’s direction, particularly at the apparition of the Three-Eyed Demon Crow behind him.

The entire process sounded long, but these changes all happened within a couple of breaths to complete.

It was at this moment when a notification sounded at Shin’s ears.

*Ding*

System: Your Origin Powers have been awakened!

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