"Nothing!" Singer shook his head decisively. Deep in his mind, the black and white voices struggling within him were instantly crushed by a stone falling from the sky, engraved with two golden characters—"From the Heart".
When obtaining a first passive skill from the system, it doesn't put much strain on the body. However, when the skill upgrades, it brings intense pain, growing stronger each time. The only consolation is that the pain comes fast and fades fast.
Ur shivered, recalling the upgrade. He had genuinely feared for his life.
If Singer had truly attempted a sneak attack during the upgrade, Ur wouldn't have had much chance to resist. The agony of leveling a secondary skill to a tertiary one was extreme, almost leaving a psychological scar.
After this experience, Ur silently reminded himself never to upgrade skills casually outside, and an idea even flashed through his mind.
Maybe I should get full anesthesia before upgrading next time?
Invincible Passive System
Host: Wei Yi (Ur)
Passive Abilities:Void Hunger, Evil Equilibrium, Perseverance, Way of the Wanderer
Talent:Lava Beast Armor
Health: 50 (15/50)
Magic Power: 601 (103/601)
Mental Strength: 35 (13/35)
Magic Resistance: 2%
Armor: 4%
With Ur's Behemoth's Power upgraded, his status panel underwent a complete transformation.
First, the Level 3 Behemoth's Power passive no longer appeared under the "Passive Skill" section—it moved to the "Talent" section. Even without asking the system, Ur felt that this was a fundamental, qualitative change.
With a slight thought, he opened the description for the talent Lava Beast Armor.
[Talent: Lava Beast Armor — The exclusive talent awakened after fully integrating the power granted by the Lava Beast. Host can activate this talent to unleash the magic of Lava Beast Armor.]
[Host's Earth/Fire dual-element magical aptitude upgraded to S-Class.]
[Host can unleash twice their HP in physical power, with increased armor growth.]
At first glance, the level 3 Lava Beast Armor seems similar to level 2 Behemoth'sPower, just stronger in every aspect. In reality, the level 3 Lava Beast Armor was fundamentally different. Unlike Behemoth's Power, which was just a passive ability, Lava Beast Armor had become Ur's own talent.
The difference is like the difference between wielding a sword and awakening your own magic. Both grant power, but the strength and potential are on entirely different levels.
Moreover, the level 3 Lava Beast Armor even seemed to grant an active ability, reminiscent of Erza's Requip magic or Gildarts' Crush magic!
In addition, Ur's other attributes changed, particularly his magic power. After slaughtering so many beasts and the three Beast Apostles, his magic power almost doubled, surpassing the level of an A-Class mage and reaching S-Class.
However, the rapid mana growth had a drawback—his mental strength couldn't keep pace, risking potential loss of control. Although the effect wasn't noticeable now due to high magic power consumption, it could cause side effects once fully recovered.
Other stats: HP, magic resistance, armor, also improved slightly due to the recent battle and upgrade.
The only frustrating part for Ur was that armor and magic resistance were still slow to improve, only increasing slightly with his overall growth—a snail-paced progression.
Great power always brings comfort.
Yet, seeing 1,000 gold coins vanish instantly from his inventory made Ur's heart twitch.
Although the money was "free" in the system and useless outside it, spending such an enormous sum at once made him want to curse himself for being extravagant. After all, 1,000 gold coins equaled 300,000,000,000 J in the world's currency—a staggering amount for a pauper like Ur.
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Outside the castle, Gildarts and Mirajane were restoring their magic power. They noticed the attacking beasts had weakened, though they didn't know the specifics. To prepare for any unexpected situation, they stayed vigilant.
Thud, thud, thud.
The sounds of beasts attacking the castle continued, but the frequency had greatly decreased.
Without Singer controlling them, the beasts had lost interest in the massive "stone" before them. Only a few nearby creatures, sensing the presence of "food" inside, continued to act on instinct.
With the pressure from most monsters gone, the castle's walls and gates, previously at risk, held firm for over ten minutes.
Gildarts and Mirajane couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At that moment, Ur appeared from above, escorting Singer.
Seeing Singer, both Gildarts and Mirajane were briefly stunned. They hadn't expected Ur to bring out the prisoner from inside the "gate."
Just as they were about to question him, a loud voice rang out from outside the castle:
"Hey! Ur, Gildarts, Mira… are you guys okay? We're here to save you!"
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"ROOOAAR!!"
"AWOOO!"
"ARGGGH!"
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