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Chapter 530
Zeke had this thought because he realized the new functions of the Holy Ark and Elixir.
The Elixir has the effect of making immiscible substances mix together.
Surprisingly, this also applied to random boxes.
He confirmed that even with fewer combinations, the grade increased when he tested combining low-grade random boxes by increasing their stats in the Holy Ark and combining them with Elixir.
Thanks to this, he was able to create a special random box by combining low-grade random boxes.
Although it was highly inefficient considering the total karma points needed for combination, he thought it was worth it if this method could upgrade the non-standard random box one step further.
'The most important thing in this combination is the Elixir. Although Elixir is rare, it's an item that can be purchased from the store, so we can use it as much as we want with our current surplus of points.'
It was efficient to use everything that could be purchased from the store except for items like the Philosopher's Stone that couldn't be bought.
He rubbed his palms together and brought up the crafting system window.
First, he combined five special random boxes to create a non-standard random box.
WOOOONG!
A non-standard random box with an iridescent color appeared.
While special random boxes themselves give useful items, they couldn't compare to non-standard random boxes that give legendary artifacts.
Zeke took a deep breath looking at the two non-standard random boxes in front of him.
He put the newly created non-standard random box into the Holy Ark.
All items that went in and out of the Holy Ark had their stats increased.
Zeke placed two non-standard random boxes with increased stats from the Holy Ark and made full preparations.
"This next part is important."
Zeke put the non-standard random boxes, Elixir, and other necessary materials into the crafting system one by one.
This was a combination method he had personally developed through various tests with low-grade random boxes.
Among the required materials, he had some, but those he didn't have could be purchased from the store using points.
After blocking this demon invasion in defense mode, he had acquired another massive amount of points, pushing his total to nearly ten million.
Thanks to this, Zeke could complete all preparations by investing points generously to buy materials.
‘Phew. Well, let's go!’
Even Zeke was nervous as this was his first time trying this combination with non-standard random boxes.
If he made a mistake, he could end up wasting the expensive materials he bought.
Zeke carefully pressed the craft button while steadying his breath.
Then as crafting executed, it combined the two non-standard random boxes into one.
WOOOOOONG!
Light burst from the displayed system window, creating an effect he had never seen before.
A message appeared before Zeke's eyes.
[Crafting proceeds in a new unrecorded method.]
[User's strong will activates the authority of luck.]
[Under the influence of luck, optimal results for the user are derived.]
[Discovered new combination method for non-standard random boxes.]
[A new combination method that didn't exist before has been created.]
[This combination method is recorded in the Akashic Records.]
[The status of the immortal who succeeded in combination rises higher.]
Zeke was surprised by the message.
'Just finding a combination method that didn't exist can raise divine status?'
It seemed divine status could be raised in a different way than when raising soul status before transcendence.
WOOOOOONG!
A new random box revealed itself in front of Zeke who was lost in thought while reading the message.
'Huh?'
Surprisingly, what was created wasn't a box.
A sealed jar with a smooth surface glowing white was placed in front of Zeke.
Unlike the existing random boxes, Zeke wore a puzzled expression seeing the jar he had never seen before.
'The combination definitely succeeded but... what is this?'
Zeke first checked the name of the jar.
[Primordial Jar]
"Primordial Jar?"
Zeke approached the Primordial Jar with a puzzled face when something completely different from a random box appeared.
His original plan was to put the combined random box into the Holy Ark to strengthen its stats again and then open the box to get a new item.
He tried to put the Primordial Jar into the Holy Ark first, but surprisingly, a warning message appeared.
[Items of higher grade than the Holy Ark cannot be inserted.]
This meant the Primordial Jar was an item of higher grade than the legendary Holy Ark containing the power of Primordial Light.
"Just what is this…?"
Zeke decided to try opening the Primordial Jar after some deliberation.
‘Phew.’
Learning it was a higher grade than the Holy Ark, he took a deep breath as he tried to open the jar's lid.
However, strangely, the lid wouldn't open no matter how much force he applied.
As he stared at the jar with a puzzled face, a message appeared before his eyes.
[Cannot open this item due to insufficient divine status.]
"What?"
An item was created that even Zeke, who had become a transcendent and gained divine status, couldn't open.
Zeke fell into thought while looking at the Primordial Jar.
"So I need to raise my divine status to open this."
The fastest way to raise divine status was to absorb constellations.
He thought of the fallen constellations sealed in Solomon's Ring.
'Should I absorb them to raise my divine status and then open it?'
The problem was that he couldn't know how much his divine status would increase by absorbing them, and there was a possibility that their authorities would merge with Zeke's unique authority and disappear.
'It would be better to wait and open it when my divine status increases after absorbing the Arrogant Savior's sealed body.'
Although he was very curious about what was inside, he decided to store it in his inventory for now since there was no need to take unnecessary risks.
After deciding what to do with the jar and organizing his items, Zeke's next task was to unlock the 6th level Dragon Race skills.
It required 20,000 points to unlock the 6th level Dragon Race skills.
Points weren't really important to Zeke at this point.
What was more important was whether he could unlock that level and use those skills.
'I couldn't even unlock level 6 before gaining divine status. But now...'
Zeke opened the system window and unlocked level 6 Dragon Race skills first.
[Opening Dragon Race Skills Level 6.]
The level 6 skill list appeared before Zeke's eyes.
―Dragon Race Skills Level 6―
Dragon Speech (Locked)
There was only one skill at level 6: 'Dragon Speech '.
'There are no level 7 skills.'
This meant Dragon Speech was the last skill that could be learned.
This was somewhat expected by Zeke.
Zeke, who had become a transcendent with divine status, could already exert power stronger than ancient dragons.
Dragon Word was the most important proof that a dragon had surpassed the hatchling stage and become an ancient dragon.
The reason they could wield power stronger than any race and manifest mysteries that regulate the phenomenal world.
It was because they could handle Dragon Word.
Zeke checked the information about Dragon Word.
―Dragon Race Skill Introduction―
Dragon Speech : Can adjust the composition of the phenomenal world with karma by putting will into word commands. (Required points for unlock: 1,000,000)
Reading the content, Zeke couldn't help but be amazed. Being able to adjust the phenomenal world through word commands - Dragon Speech was truly an ability close to that of gods.
Although Zeke has karma points, he cannot use them without going through the system.
But learning Dragon Speech meant he could use his accumulated karma points in a different way.
He had previously seen the Hermit of Stories directly use karma to transcend causality.
With Dragon Word, Zeke might also be capable of such miraculous feats.
Zeke took a deep breath and unlocked the Dragon Race skill Dragon Word.
[Acquired Dragon Race Skill Level 6 <Dragon Speech >.]
Zeke took a deep breath after acquiring the Dragon Word skill.
That's when it happened.
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
The middle diantan where the dragon's heart resided began to beat rapidly.
At the same time, Zeke fell to his knees from the intense pain he felt in his heart.
"Ugh."
As he tried to assess the situation amid this sudden phenomenon, a message appeared before his eyes.
[The immortal's body awakens into a complete ancient dragon body with the acquisition of Dragon speech.]
[The dragon's heart temporarily stored in the middle dantian combines with the immortal's heart.]
Bahamut's heart and the Elder Dragon's heart that were sleeping in the middle dantian merged with Zeke's heart.
The middle dantian that Nigel had forcibly created in Zeke's previous life seeped into his heart, perfectly awakening it as a dragon's heart.
"URRRGH!"
The pain twisted his entire soul, and neither his immortal body nor complete recovery power could do anything about it.
That's when Zeke's unique authority, Infinite Breakthrough, activated.
[Unique authority Infinite breakthrough accelerates the combination of the dragon's heart and immortal's heart.]
[Unique authority Complete Recovery reduces the impact.]
As the message appeared, it felt like an earthquake was occurring in Zeke's body along with tremendous pain.
CRAAAACK!
Zeke's body underwent another transformation.
His nearly perfect body was reconstructed to match the status of a transcendent beyond human.
A normal human would have died from their heart bursting, unable to endure this pain.
But Zeke could overcome the pain with his two unique authorities.
"HUFF! HUFF!"
The pain finally subsided as his newly awakened body settled.
After enduring the pain, messages appeared before Zeke's eyes.
[The seal stone's compression rate decreases to 25% with the awakening of complete ancient dragon body.]
[Proficiency of all possessed Dragon Race skills increases to Expert level.]
[The shadow spirits owned by the immortal become stronger.]
[Master administrator system functions are updated with the acquisition of Dragon speech .]
[Offense Mode function, an expansion of Defense Mode, has been added.]
[However, to execute Offense Mode, you must establish a base by installing Offense Towers at attack points or deploy a mobile base.]
By acquiring Dragon speech and fully awakening dragon power, he gained not only Dragon Race skills but also new administrator system functions.
'Offense Mode?'
Seeing this new concept, Zeke checked the content again. It meant he could attack enemies by establishing strongholds, an expansion of Defense Mode which blocks incoming enemies.
While reading the Offense Mode description, Zeke thought of the invasion fortresses possessed by the demon realm princesses.
'Seems like a similar concept.'
The princesses' invasion fortresses received from the Demon Lord exert tremendous power in positional warfare.
If Zeke could use such power, it would clearly be a great help when attacking the Abyss stronghold.
He quickly scanned the Offense Mode configuration.
It was set up to establish a base by using karma points to install Offense Towers at key enemy attack points to define the base's range.
The structure of Offense Mode felt somehow familiar to Zeke.
'This is very similar to the demon realm chess I played with Anastasia.'
Since demon realm chess itself was made following constellation battle games, it made sense that the Kabbalah system would be similar.
Having already mastered related strategies through demon realm chess, Zeke thought he wouldn't have much trouble utilizing Offense Mode in battle.
Still, since they weren't exactly the same, he needed to understand precisely. While examining Offense Mode's functions in detail, Zeke pondered at one point.
'A mobile base. Does this mean something like a floating ship?'
In demon realm chess, floating ships could be used for aerial combat in the late battle phase since pieces and systems could be produced for battle participation.
Zeke thought if Offense Mode had similar functions to demon realm chess, he should be able to move such floating ships as well.
'But since I can't actually produce floating ships, it means I need to link with existing ones.'
Zeke recalled there was a list of stronghold areas that could be linked in Defense Mode.
"System, are there registered mobile bases that can be linked with Offense Mode?"
The system displayed a message in response to his question.
[There are registered mobile bases that can be linked.]
Zeke's eyes widened at the system's answer.
"Show me the list of mobile bases."
Another system message appeared at his request.
[Loading list of 'mobile bases' that can be linked with Offense Mode.]