CHAPTER 233: VOID BLESSING

Furthermore, if Skylar had a weapon in his hands, he would have already been eliminated in the first clash.

Coupled with the ability to slow down time, Nash was completely unmatched.

If not for the runic space boosting his calculation power a hundredfold and shielding him from external influence, he wouldn’t even have a chance of winning.

"Alright, you two, stop! We haven’t even started exploring, and you’re already injured! What were you thinking?" Natasha snapped.

"It was just a warm-up. No need to worry," Skylar muttered, downing a bottle of healing and void potion.

Though his second ability was extraordinary, its cost was terrifying.

Slowing Nash for just a second had drained most of his energy.

"What about you, Noir? Are you alright?"

"No problem," Nash replied with a smile, taking healing potions to mend his body.

Unlike Skylar, who burned energy to use his ability, Nash was burning his blood and life.

Activating the [Overlimit Module System]’s limit for mere seconds had already caused him severe internal injuries.

"You two..." Seeing that both were fine, Natasha heaved a sigh of relief.

"Shouldn’t you announce the winner?" Hobis said coldly, seeing that his young master was injured.

"Winner? There isn’t one. I said the condition for winning was landing a heavy blow, and so far, neither has done it."

"Then it’s a draw?" the watching seeded talents murmured, disappointed.

Now what? With a draw, who would they vote for as leader?

"No need. I’m out. You can vote for Noir as you want," Skylar declared, no longer interested in the Shelter Core.

As the glorious son of the Nova Family, he didn’t lack access to a shelter core.

He could have one whenever he pleased.

His only reason for wanting this one was curiosity about the difference between a regulated shelter core and an unregulated one.

According to the head of the Nova Family, the supreme leader of the Nova Sector, it held miraculous power, beneficial for enhancing affinity and comprehension of elements and laws.

Not desperate for such a boost, Skylar stepped back, giving Nash the opportunity.

Without delay, hearing Skylar withdraw from the competition to become the shelter’s leader, everyone unanimously voted for Nash.

As for running themselves, they knew their own limits.

Even the Void Generals didn’t dare to step up, seeing that the two Void Venerates of the team had already given in.

As remnants of the previous cosmic competition, they could only yield to the new generation.

Seeing he had won after just a small skirmish, Nash couldn’t help but smile.

It seemed the leadership of the shelter was destined for him.

Reaching out to the shelter core, the voice of the Void Administrator echoed in his mind.

[Binding Shelter Core...]

[Initiating permissions...]

[Setting all building architectures...]

[Scanning the range of controllable zone...]

[Establishing a protective barrier...]

[Binding a tier 5 unowned shelter for the first time. Do you wish to receive the void blessing?]

"Void Blessing?" Unfamiliar with the term, Nash accepted it regardless.

[Determining the highest void affinity...]

[Unable to determine...]

[Distributing the void blessing equally...]

Before long, a flood of pure energy surged through his body and soul, as if elevating his very being.

Unlike a genetic potion, the blessing seemed to dig deeper, unearthing and enhancing his potential.

"It can increase my affinity?"

Opening his runic panel, derived from the earlier virtual assessment, Nash quickly confirmed his suspicion.

[Void Affinity:

Fire: D Level (Growth)

Water: D Level (Growth)

Earth: D Level (Growth)

Wind: D Level (Growth)

Wood: D Level (Growth)

Metal: D Level (Growth)

Light: D Level (Growth)

Dark: D Level (Growth)

Space: D Level (Growth)

...]

"It increased all my affinities by one level?!"

From E to D, Nash hadn’t expected a mere void blessing could elevate all his void affinities by one level.

Recalling the earlier prompt, though, it seemed the blessing was usually targeted.

Nash wondered how much an affinity could grow if it focused on just one or two.

"Congratulations, it seems you’ve received the void blessing!" Natasha said with a smile.

"Can you explain it to me?" Nash asked.

The others also turned their attention to her, eager to learn about the void blessing.

As a secret known only to a select few, most had no idea what it entailed.

"The void blessing is what you receive for binding an unowned shelter core of a certain tier," Natasha explained.

"From what I know, a tier 5 unowned shelter should elevate a single void affinity to SSS level."

"SSS level?!"

"So much?! How is that possible?"

Though many treasures could enhance void affinity, the process was gradual.

Hearing a void blessing could elevate their affinity to the SSS level in one leap, regret stirred in their hearts.

They should’ve fought for leadership of the shelter.

Even if they couldn’t win, at least they tried!

"What about lower-tier shelters? Do they have the same blessing?"

"Of course. An unowned tier 4 shelter can enhance one affinity to SS level or three to S level," Natasha continued.

"An unowned tier 3 shelter can enhance one’s affinity to S level or ten to A level.

An unowned tier 2 shelter can enhance three affinities to A level or ten to B level.

Finally, an unowned tier 1 shelter can enhance five affinities to B level or fifteen to C level."

"Hiss—this must be how those pioneering teams got so strong!"

Even if they could only claim tier 1 shelters, they could boost all their affinities to B level.

With 118 void affinities to fill, they’d only need to conquer about 24 shelters!

Furthermore, since the void administrator granted the blessing upon binding a shelter core, did that mean...

"Don’t even think about it," Natasha cut in, seeing through their thoughts.

"The void blessing only takes permanent effect once a shelter is fully defended. If not, you could even be cursed, with your affinities dropping."

"Furthermore, you can only receive a void blessing once per shelter tier."

"So, once you’ve gotten a blessing from an unowned tier 5 shelter, you can’t get another from the same tier."

"Tsk, what a pity..."

Realizing they couldn’t exploit the Void Administrator, they sighed.

After Natasha’s explanation, Nash also let out a sigh.

His dream of maxing out his void affinities with shelter cores had vanished before it began.