Chapter 1515: Core
Using Data Mining and Data Absorption while keeping his focus on controlling those skills beyond their limits, Rain managed to complete the energy path. That wasn’t all; he began to absorb information about Arel’s existence instead of just her actions... which would make it easier for him to find her weaknesses. However, the hands suddenly pushed him away, and the effects of Lonos’ spell also began to dissipate. Still, he eventually pulled off the last bit of knowledge that she had used in the red star.
Lvl 100: Energetic Genesis—Initiates the genesis of a new era of energy manipulation, where the practitioner becomes the architect of a new reality, shaping the cosmos with every thought and action guided by the boundless potential of energy manipulation. It increases the power of all these path skills by twenty percent per level.
"... I commend you for being this truly annoying. I knew that you had the potential to become like this the first time I saw you, but I still didn’t expect that things would actually end like this."
"Well, life is a box full of surprises," Rain said while checking his body. "Your torture methods certainly were something, but they weren’t foolproof. I didn’t gain so much experience fighting enemies much stronger than me from the beginning for no reason, after all."
Arel couldn’t deny that... while they all had information regarding Rain, the data was already outdated, considering how much Rain had improved... actually, any data was almost useless since he was quick to come up with new tactics.
"It seems that I am not a good match against you, but this will be fun nonetheless. Let’s see what you can do before Lonos intervenes."
Arel made countless giant hands emerge from the red star, and soon they all fired massive fire blasts toward him... Rain attacked them with palm strikes and repelled those with ease. However, the fire blasts began to grow more powerful, and Rain had to work harder...
"While I can force Limit Breaker and Apex Fury to increase my power beyond the limits, there is still the matter of stamina consumption," Rain thought when his arms started to get heavy. "The skills usually have a certain cost because it is the most balanced version, but I am going far beyond its best efficiency levels..."
Rain’s stamina was being drained as well, and now he still had to consider that his mana was being affected by the suns under Arel’s control...
Although Rain felt that there was an easy solution to the problem and it was almost coming out... at the last minute, the idea would fail to form in his head. Rain knew since the start of the battle that there was something wrong with him, but his instincts warned him that he shouldn’t worry too much about that.