Chapter 664: Skills And Abilities
[SKILLS AND ABILITIES]
[<<<Old Skills>>>] [<<<New Skills>>>]
The two radiant tabs shimmered into view before him, and Ryuk's eyes gleamed with expectation.
He was naturally drawn toward the New Skills tab—it was the very reason he'd summoned the interface.
But then he paused.
He remembered the Special Evolution Cards... and more importantly, the Ability Upgrade Card he had obtained.
'Let me see if I can upgrade or combine some of my old abilities into something better.'
With that thought, he focused on the Old Skills tab.
Immediately, a long column of glowing text unfolded before him, stretching farther than expected.
Even for Ryuk, the sheer number made him momentarily dizzy. His lips curled into a faint smile—half disbelief, half pride.
[<<< OLD SKILLS >>>]
ELEMENTAL SKILLS Category A: Frost Cultivation
[True Skill: Tyrant Form — Frostborne Calamity Dragon]
Type: Lesser Draconic Apex Transformation
Description: A fusion of Frozen Physique, Sovereign of Eternal Frost, and Glacial Essence derived from Isha's evolutionary core.
This transformation manifests the user into a towering Frostborne Dragon, cloaked in glacial wings and scales that shimmer like diamond ice, surrounded by a perpetual blizzard that bends the laws of reality.
Effects:
Size: Up to 60 meters long, 30-meter wingspan
Divine Ice Scales: Immune to elemental damage; reflects fire-based attacks with 2x amplified force
Absolute Zero Aura: Freezes both physical and conceptual elements (e.g., sound, momentum, time shifts)
Signature Attack: Glacial Cataclysm — Rains frozen sky-forged spikes with enough force to level a city
Special Breath: Cryo-Annihilation Beam — Erases existence through a concentrated frost-energy beam.
Cooldowns:
Glacial Cataclysm: 1 Hour
Cryo-Beam: Consumes 50% stamina(now only consumes 10% due to Host's increase in power).
Domain Expansion: Winter's Solace
🌌 VOID MUTATION SKILLS
Infused from the Voidline of the Asura Voids, these are unnatural evolutions birthed from abyssal entropy.
[Mutation 1: Abyssal Claws] — Void-infused talons that shred physical, magical, and divine barriers.
[Mutation 2: Voidstep Legs] — Grants instant micro-teleportation; removes physical friction and inertia.
[Mutation 3: Abyssal Gaze — Void Truth Eye]
Reveals hidden forces and illusions—even divine-level.
Sees through deception and dimensional veils.
Can rend space to glimpse parallel realities. (Cooldown: 10 mins)
[Mutation 4: Monarch's Core — Spinal Throne of the Void King]
Spinal column transforms into void-metal spires crowned with emberlight.
Grants:
Void Reversal Pulse: Reflects 50% of damage received.
Void Amplification: Stores one attack and unleashes it with increased force.
Immunity to stun, disable, and paralysis upon activation.
Domain Expansion: Nether Crown — Throne of the Dying Star
Summons a sentient void realm.
Every 30 seconds, the user may rewrite one rule of reality inside the domain (e.g., reverse light, erase healing, negate flight).
[Utility Skill: Void Vortex]
Opens portals to summon/store energy, matter, or tools across spatial coordinates.
AETHERIS BLOODLINE SKILLS
(Subtype: Draconic Supremacy)
[Skill: Draconic Overdrive!]
Type: Forbidden Transformation
Transforms the user into a hulking 50-meter giant, encasing them in jade dragon armor.
{Note: Height Increase is no longer possible due to the existence of the Host's Skeletal System, more than capable of containing the energy required without a skeletal lengthening.}
Boosts STR / AGI / END by +5,000 each.
[Skill: Draconic GraveMarch]
Type: Draconic Mindform Technique
Each step creates a 5-meter domain of pressure with +200x gravity.
Active only when walking. Ends if airborne or motionless.
🧬 NANOBODY SKILLS
[Sovereign Rewriting]
Allows molecular restructuring of non-living matter within 5 meters.
Limit: 50kg mass per 5 seconds.
Cannot affect living beings or complex energy systems—yet.
ABYSSAL KNULL BLOODLINE SKILLS
(Primordial Lineage: Knull of Destruction)
[True Skill: Tyrant Form — Knull of Destruction]
Level: 1
Type: Apex Annihilation Form
Transforms User into a 7-meter-tall humanoid Knull-Tyrant with crimson entropy markings.
Form Effects:
Immune to all damage types (physical, elemental, divine, spiritual).
Fear Lock Aura: Triggers mental collapse in lower beings.
Anti-Regen Claws: Sever regeneration and penetrate dimensional barriers.
Signature Abilities:
Law of Destruction — Terminal Execution
Erases a 100-meter cone of reality in one swipe. (Cooldown: 1 Hour)
Roar of Nullity
Freezes nearby enemies' systems, senses, and abilities for 12 seconds. (Costs 65% stamina)
Drawback:
After 10 minutes, risks Corruption Overflow—which forces descent into primal instinct and loss of identity.
'Hmmm, so the transformation into a Knull already has its own Knullic Skill tab, and it even comes with a special skill set too. I didn't even know about that.' Ryuk thought to himself as he re-read the skill info.
It was very powerful, now that he read about it, and his previous use of it during his battle with Zar'kull was the barest minimum.
But then, his eyes furrowed a bit when he continued down and noticed the flashing red button below the skill panels.
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SYSTEM NOTICE
[Notice: The Host is advised to consider fusion of compatible skills to reduce system complexity and open paths toward Eternity-Class evolutions.]
[Skill Slots Occupied: 18]
[Suggested Maximum Before System Instability: 24]
'18? But I only counted 11?' Ryuk replied, but the panel appeared.
[They're 11 to Host only because there are 11 distinct, named abilities or transformations that the Host actively sees and uses.]
[18 is correct as the system treats each sub-power or passive as its own functionally unique module.]
The system replied as Ryuk hummed silently to himself.
'So, if it reaches 24, there'll be an instability from you?' Ryuk asked, and it flashed before him once more.'
[Actually, the 18 skills slots are occupied by the Host's old Skills. There are 4 more new skills, which means all the slots have already been occupied.]
[The system is still stable, since the threshold has only been achieved, not surpassed, but crossing the threshold will lead to:
1.[System Cascade Error]
Conflicting abilities will cause recursive feedback loops. Symptoms: random skill activations, temporal hiccups, and involuntary domain leaks.
2. [Existence Tearing]
The Host's body may forcibly fuse or reject abilities at the molecular or dimensional level. Results: permanent physical mutations or void implosion.
3. [Knull Awakening Risk: CRITICAL]
Overload may prematurely awaken dormant Knull instincts. Full regression into Apex Predatory state is expected, and Host identity may be overridden.
[RECOMMENDATION: Fuse related skills or purge minor mutations immediately.]
[Alternate Option: Trigger Class Evolution if criteria are met.]
[Failure to act will result in irreversible outcomes!]