Tower Ascension

"All right, let's start with my Burning Sun Skill. This ability converts your neutral mana into fire. This is something I stole from Keth. Do you still want to learn this skill if you risk being hunted by the Flame Dragon Guild?"

"I need to be clear about myself. I am not in charge of your care. I'll take you to the first floor once we've passed through this floor. After that, you must look after yourself." With a long sigh, Peter spoke. He didn't want to make any promises to this girl.

Despite the fact that he had felt this way numerous times. He is incapable of breaking promises. That is the worst thing you could do. Alice tightened her fist in response to his comments. She felt as if an arrow had been shot through her heart. Nonetheless, she bobs her head with a determined gaze.

"All right, then, let's get started on the recipe." As she said this, she brought out the Flame Ores and Fire Spirit Grass. To create it, he must first cook this. Fortunately, he'd previously recorded the utensils in his inventory. He pulled out a saucepan.

He also removed a water bottle and placed it in the saucepan. He then places the grass inside the pan. But first, he injects the mana into Flame Ore. Flame Ore emits a thin layer of steam as he injects it.

He quickly places Flame Ore inside the pot and covers it with the plate. After that, he walks in front of Alice, putting the pot away. He sat on the stone and said, "While the ingredients are being prepared, I will teach you the Burning Sun Skill."

After an hour,

Peter finished explaining not just Burning Sun Skill but also Spirit Assimilation Skill and Lesser Demon Transformation Skill. The ingredients they need to use were the resources including the mana cores.

Of course, he told her that he wasn't sure if she could practice all three abilities at the same time. As he approached the saucepan, he noticed that the steam had stopped. The ingredients had been cooked. When he took out the grass, he discovered that it had turned a dark red color.

As he placed it on the cover, it was likewise squishy. Flame Ore has changed into a hollowed-out white crystal. It also served no use. He only requires that dark red squishy grass. He waited till the grass became cold. Following that, he divides it into two pieces.

He provides one part of himself while giving one part of Alice. They each nod at one other and swallow the dark red spongy grass. The horrible taste made his entire body tremble for a moment, but he couldn't throw it out.

It released red energy that mixed with his blood as soon as it entered his stomach. As blood flows from his heart, it spreads throughout his body. However, it persisted in the blood veins. He also used his Burning Sun Skill at the same moment.

When the skill is triggered, a little bubble appears in his blood. This bubble combines with his blood veins, yet each time he feels pain in his nerves. He suppresses the discomfort by gritting his teeth, and the procedure continues.

That bubble was the source of fire that had escaped from the dark red energy. It was blending together with his veins. He can finally use the Burning Sun Skill after an hour. The same is true for Alice. However, her mana supply was so low that she couldn't use it.

But unlike him, she had to form the core first. Fortunately, it was still within the guidance of Burning Sun Skill otherwise she wouldn't have a chance to create the mana core. Every human must have a core to practice mana. And, not just humans, every creature has a mana core.

Skill utilizes that mana in a different sense. People can also use the skill to constantly temper their core. Tempering the core increases its size allowing people to store more mana. Just like mana, internal energy also has the same function.

Tempering their body cells with internal energy means growth and better endurance. This opens up a new path to hold more internal energy inside each cell and also creates proper coordination. Finally, genetic powers are a little different.

He needs to absorb more spirits and absorb the spirit power to enhance his own genes. Enhancing gene opens up a new path for humans to mutate with the powers of other creatures. And, also creates a path to improve the spirit itself.

Of course, both mean the same thing. Now his veins have transformed into fire veins. They can circulate the mana from the mana core and transform it into flame. He also learns that the numbers in system represent limit of mana and internal energy rather than the amount.

Each point is equivalent to a single attack. There can be tons of different attacks and each attack might have different outputs. This output is determined by the total mana used in the attack. If he uses the flames around his sword, it would cost him one or maybe two mana points based on the number of flames he uses.

Normally, the normal attacks like fireball only take one mana point. But, he can increase the output damage of the fireball by adding the extra flames into it. The internal energy on another hand has a different concept.

Unlike mana point, internal energy can't be used for long-range attacks. The biggest range attack would be coating their weapons with internal energy. But, the internal energy increases the physical powers by a lot.

One point of internal energy can enhance his strength by one. That means if he uses four points of internal energy, his strength would double. But, that also comes with a bitter disadvantages.

Unlike mana, he can absorb internal energy. He needs to painstakingly train with his skill and merge the mana with stamina to form the internal energy. Of course, leveling up once can instantly fill up his mana and internal energy.

But, he still hasn't understood much about the Genetic Powers. He could start training his Iron Body now. This skill was a little different than Active Skill. Unlike Active Skill, these do not create or manipulate energy during battles.

They can only be used to enhance the passive aspect of the body. Such as Iron Body, once he is learned he can use the internal energy during the hardcore training to strengthen his body. This allows him to increase his strength permanently.

Of course, it can work without the internal energy as well but the training will take a long time. It's the same as training with mana cores and without mana cores of the monster beasts.

Intense training such as heavyweights lifting, running with several weights, punching, kicking, and even jumping while using the internal energy makes the body transform. Lesser Demon Transformation uses this aspect of internal energy and transforms it into a pure physically dominating force.

The Dominating Force is an enhanced version of internal energy that focuses only on strength. To use the dominating force, a strong body is required. Without a strong body, the dominating force might even destroy the user's body.

And, the dominating force has another good aspect. It is derived from the demon race and they are known for having a strong vitality. Using the dominating force, he can actively heal his body. This works as a support skill that he required.

This is why they need demon blood. Only through the demon blood, the skill can create a source that allows them to constantly produce dominating force through internal energy. Unlike passive skill, active skill need a source that can constantly generate specific energy.

Like fire vein for Burning Sun Skill, demon blood for Lesser Demon Transformation Skill, and spirit for Spirit Assimilation Skill. Of course, passive skill also has a source but this source is overall body, mind, or mana.

Now, he has two skills for offense, one skill for defense, and one skill support. And as a support type, this skill can give him better active defense as well as active offense. A strong body directly correlates with strong defense.

But, to do so he activates that skill, he needs the demon blood merged with his body. After coming out of his thoughts, he turned his head at Alice. Unlike him, she can't generate internal energy through the system. So, she needs to practice the Lesser Demon transformation Skill to merge mana with stamina.

Once she creates internal energy, she can start practicing Iron Body. This is what he has planned. First, practice Iron Body, get a stronger body, and then practice Lesser Demon Transformation Skill. He thought for a moment and started practicing Iron Body without waiting for her.

While he was busying punching, kicking, sprinting, and heavyweights training, Alice finished condensing a little bit of internal energy. She saw Peter practicing on his own and started doing the same. But, she chose more intense training like punching rock, kicking trees, and sprinting while holding dozens of pounds.

Seeing her doing such intense training, he also started doing the same.. After all, he doesn't want to lose to an eight-year-old kid.