CHAPTER 77: IMPRESSIVE

With the regeneration of his body starting once again, Azrael felt like his senses are gradually returning to him, and unsurprisingly, stronger than ever, making him feel like he can detect every minute detail in the surrounding area near him even with his senses still not fully recovered yet, and that is not the only thing that seems to improve.

Feeling the vigor rushing through his entire body, he couldn’t help but feel like something is changing, as if a very fundamental concept of his being is improving at an alarming rate, this being confirmed as once again, the guide’s azure floating screen appears to notify him of something important, shocking him the moment he starts reading it, nearly making him fall out of the meditative state once again.

[Detected that the ascender has completely harmonized the three S-Grade techniques, developing a way to practice them simultaneously without causing harm to the body.]

[Due to the constant cycle of repair and destruction the ascender’s body experienced from the process of harmonizing three S-Grade techniques, the ascender’s potential is pushed past and breaks the limits, improving an ability.]

[Absolute Regeneration (EX-Rank Growth-type Ability, First Awakening)]

[Comprehending the nature of the blessing from the god of life and death and transcending its original strength, the possessor of this ability unlocks its full potential for growth, granting the possessor with an immortal, yet still destructible body that can regenerate even from the smallest of cellular remain, this process is now further accelerated and will take at most an hour in order to completely recover from a single cell. Greatly reduce the pain caused by any external and internal damage to the body, as well as improve the body’s defensive capabilities.]

[First Awakening Effect: Immortal’s Blood Throne (SS-Rank sub-ability)]

[Detected that the ascender has accomplished a feat no one else has done in the entirety of the Ethereal Tower. This is a feat that will forever resound in the ears of all the denizens of the Ethereal Tower and everything under its jurisdiction, and is worthy of a place in the Ethereal Tower’s Hall of Fame.]

[This is a mandatory process and refusal is not permitted, however, the ascender/s who accomplish such achievement can choose to remain anonymous. They can also reveal their name anytime in the future if they want.]

[Detected that the ascender used a nickname: False Immortal in another Hall of Fame achievement. Would you like to announce your identity as the first ascender of the Ethereal Tower to ever practice multiple(3) S-grade techniques at the same time? Y/N]

Reading through this, Azrael initially thought that he just wasn’t strong enough to bear the consequences of simultaneously using three techniques at the same time, however now that this feat was recognized as something that should be put into the Ethereal Tower’s Hall of Fame, then he can pretty much confirm that he is the first ever person to do such thing and survive.

’Is it not a matter of strength... I feel like if I am stronger, maybe a few floors above this one, I should’ve been able to prevent myself from suffering like that...’ he thought to himself as he chooses the not to decide for now, this thought of his something that would’ve shocked even the people with the strength equal to or stronger than the enigmatic lady in front of him.

’Of course, there’s no way that I would choose that, hahaha, I’ve benefitted a lot from this disaster after all...’ knowing that he can still develop a method to simultaneously practice these three S-Grade techniques even if he delayed it, the thing Azrael is pertaining to is the fact that his other ability, something that already reached the peak of what was known to him and all the other ascenders from earth, the EX-Rank, is still capable of improving, having increased his regeneration rate once again while also granting him an unfamiliar reward.

’I should focus on completing this cycle first...’ as he feels like his body is returning to its peak state more and more, the young man opts to check this new feature later, prioritizing completing this practice session as he is still quite worried that something might go wrong.

’Things often go off-route at the last minute after all...’ he thought to himself all while wondering whether he is the only one who experiences things like that, shrugging these thoughts after a few moments as he focuses on the task at hand.

[Detected that the ascender is in a deep meditative state, all increase in Immortal Energy is multiplied three times.]

[Detected an abundant amount of life force being absorbed and refined by the ascender. Maximum Immortal Energy +3]

[Detected an abundant amount of life force being absorbed and refined by the ascender. Maximum Immortal Energy +3]

[Detected an abundant amount of life force being absorbed and refined by the ascender. Maximum Immortal Energy +3]

[Detected that the ascender is in a deep meditative state, all improvements on limit-breaking related techniques are multiplied ten times.]

...

After another hour passed, Azrael finally felt like he could stop practicing safely, choosing to do that to assure the enigmatic beauty carefully observing everything happening in his body, her gaze tinged with a bit of worry that made the young man smile in appreciation.

"Thank you for looking after me, Miss Qingyue, I owe you a favor" opening his eyes as he starts stretching his arms, not even feeling a little bit stiff after all those hours of staying in place, Azrael declares, surprising the lady looking at him in a trance for a bit before she returns to her senses in just a moment.

"Forget about thanking me, I couldn’t even do anything to help you get out of that state..." shaking her head as she sighs due to her helplessness, Xue Qingyue replies with a wry smile on her gorgeous face, her tone shifting immediately the next moment she starts speaking again.

"Now, let’s forget about the bad things, and enjoy the blessings, boy..." she said with her expression shifting into an ambiguous smile before she continued.

"Impressive~ reaaally impressive~~~" she said as she looked at something that she definitely shouldn’t be inspecting at all.