Eren searched for a few moments and found that there were no skills exclusive to shapeshifters.
Only one skill and an equipment caught his eyes among all the listed items.
[Reflex Boost
Permanent passive enhancement that improves the connection between nerves as well as spirit energy.
Improves reaction speed slightly.
Cost: 10 million.]
[Aegisbound Spirit Bracelet
*Increases Spirit by 10.
*Provides a permanent defensive barrier that reduces physical and magical damage taken by the user.
*Protects clothes and equipment during transformation.
Type: Artifact
Cost: 20 million.]
Eren bought both of them immediately without batting an eye.
"I should also buy a transformation crystal…"
He only had a single transformation skill that turned him into a wolf, but it wasn't suitable for all kinds of situations.
Especially times like when he was inside the Gloomfang Den, too many monsters had ganged up on him, making him unable to retreat or run away.
"I need a transformation that is evolvable as well as flying type. Since my transformation skill belongs to the Divine Blood faction, this one also needs to be in the divine faction as well."
He filtered all the options, and that shortened the list to only four transformation crystals available.
[Radiant Falcon]
[Seraph Hawk]
[Sacred Roc]
[Judgment Falcon]
All of them satisfied Eren's needs, but a particular one caught his attention greatly.
[Seraph Hawk — Low-Level Divine Blood Transformation Crystal
Type: One-time consumable
Upon use, people with a Shapeshifter profession will gain the Seraph Hawk transformation.
Beast Skills:
[Holy Serenity (Passive)]: A gentle aura constantly radiates, calming allies within a 20-meter radius and stabilizing their spiritual energy.
[Dream Hymn (Active)]: A soft sacred cry that gradually puts targets into sleep.
[Mirage Halo (Active)]: Scatters light particles into the air, creating illusions to deceive enemies.
[Radiant Needle (Active)]: Condenses holy light into needle-like projectiles that have a penetration effect and shoot enemies with precision.
Type: Evolvable
Cost: 750 million.]
Eren directly paid the price without making any negotiation.
The delivery time was shown as four days.
By the time his order was confirmed, the skill scrolls and equipment had already been delivered into his account.
Since both of them were products of the Association, it didn't take much time.
He took the skill scrolls out of his account and used them immediately.
Both of them turned into tiny particles and entered his forehead.
[You gained active skill [Breath Concealment]!]
[You gained passive skill [Reflex Boost]!]
"Level up [Breath Concealment]!"
Messages popped up after nine consecutive skill level-ups.
[[Breath Concealment] active skill has reached the maximum level possible…]
[Would you like to upgrade [Breath Concealment] to [Aura Suppression] using 1,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Upgrade!"
[Gained +10 spirit]
What followed was another nine skill level-ups.
[[Aura Suppression] active skill has reached the maximum level possible…]
[Would you like to upgrade [Aura Suppression] to [Presence Erasure] using 10,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Upgrade!"
[Gained +20 spirit]
"Level up!"
[[Presence Erasure] active skill has reached the maximum level possible…]
[Would you like to upgrade [Presence Erasure] to [Phantom Concealment] using 100,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Upgrade!"
[Gained +50 spirit]
"Level up!"
[[Phantom Concealment] active skill has reached the maximum level possible…]
[Would you like to upgrade [Phantom Concealment] to [Absolute Concealment] using 1,000,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Upgrade!"
[Gained +100 spirit]
"Level up!"
[Ding! [Absolute Concealment] has reached maximum level… Cannot be upgraded further!]
[Detected [Absolute Concealment] has reached the level of Authority…]
[Would you like to sacrifice [Absolute Concealment] to [Eternal Masquerade] to gain Concealment Authority using 10,000,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Huh?…"
"Sacrifice [Absolute Concealment] to [Eternal Masquerade]? Concealment Authority?…"
Curious, Eren said, "Yes…"
More than 71 million Life Essence vanished within the span of five minutes.
[Ding! [Eternal Masquerade] has gained a new Authority…]
[Gained +200 Spirit]
Once again, spiritual energy surged through his body, taking a more refined form.
Now his Spirit attribute exceeded 3000.
When Eren took a look at his skill details, he found an additional piece of information.
[Authority 5: Absolute Concealment
The user can completely erase their existence from all forms of perception. Upon activation, the user's presence, body heat, scent, spiritual energy, and some degree of environmental disturbances are perfectly concealed.
The ability isolates the user from the surrounding flow of reality, making their existence effectively nonexistent to detection spells, perception abilities, sensory techniques, and tracking methods will all fail to identify the user's presence.
Only beings of Tier 6 or higher, or abilities of Celestial Grade and above, possess the capability to perceive abnormalities caused by this concealment.]
Eren took a sharp breath.
"This is amazing!"
He had a very hard time controlling himself from using the authority right away just to test it.
"What the hell do these Authority-type skills truly mean?!" he muttered.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, he diverted his attention to another skill.
"Level up [Reflex Boost]!"
Just like before, continuous level-ups occurred before a message appeared in front of him.
[Passive skill [Reflex Boost] reached the maximum level possible…]
[Would you like to upgrade your skill [Reflex Boost] to [Nerve Acceleration] using 1,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Upgrade!"
[Gained +10 Constitution]
"Level up!"
[Passive skill [Nerve Acceleration] reached the maximum level possible…]
[Would you like to upgrade your skill [Nerve Acceleration] to [Combat Instinct] using 10,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Upgrade!"
[Gained +25 Constitution]
"Level up!"
[Passive skill [Combat Instinct] reached the maximum level possible…]
[Would you like to upgrade your skill [Combat Instinct] to [Phantom Perception] using 100,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Upgrade!"
[Gained +50 Constitution]
"Level up!"
[Passive skill [Phantom Perception] reached the maximum level possible…]
[Would you like to upgrade your skill [Phantom Perception] to [Transcendent Instinct] using 1,000,000 Life Essence?
Yes / No]
"Upgrade!"
[Gained +100 Constitution]
"Level up!"
[You have gained special trait
[Ding! Passive skill [Transcendent Instinct] has reached the maximum level possible!… Cannot be leveled up further!]
Boom.
Eren's spiritual energy surged through his head, directly through his central nerves and brain.
In an instant, the whole world around him seemed to move at a slower pace.
Everything surrounding him moved at nearly five times slower speed.
'Special trait again?!'
Eren recognized this sensation.
When he obtained the new trait [Spiritual Sense], his spiritual energy had gone out of control just like now.
This time, he didn't get flustered at all.
He calmly closed his eyes and easily diverted his spiritual energy to other parts of his body, which made everything return to normal.
[Transcendent Instinct (Passive)
This skill greatly enhances reaction speed, senses, and body coordination dramatically. It makes it easier for the user to adapt to any kind of situation.]
The explanation made it seem very simple, almost like a lower-grade skill, but the effect Eren was currently feeling was otherworldly.
Not only had his constitution been boosted to an extreme level, he could also feel an unshakable control over each and every cell in his body.
Before, his strength felt like a fire spreading in every direction, but now it felt like lava that could erupt whenever he wanted.
"All that's left is getting my Awakener ID updated…"
The moment that thought crossed his mind, a layer of spiritual energy spread like a wave and covered his entire body, reducing his presence by half.
'Level up!'
With five consecutive level-ups, he reached Level 10 in an instant.
The strange thing was that there was no light covering him this time, and no one noticed any change.
'It really worked!'
He exclaimed in his heart.
He had tried to hide his level-up phenomenon using Absolute Concealment Authority, and it worked far more easily than he expected.
He had also gotten a little used to the new authority.
"Y-You again!…"
This time, the man at the registration counter looked at Eren as if he had seen a ghost when he recognized him.
Without minding it, Eren handed over his Awakener ID.
"I want to re-evaluate my level…"
The same appraisal stone that the girl had previously used to evaluate his level was placed on the desk, and Eren placed his hand on it.
[Name: Eren Morrow]
[Job: Shapeshifter]
[Tier: I]
[Level: 10]
His current level was updated on his Awakener ID.
Under the bewildered gaze of the man, he walked outside the Association building and took a taxi to the outer gate.