Ascension of the Dark Seraph-Chapter 251: Preparation Complete

For the remaining days until the South Hues Tournament started, it was back to normal routine again.

Lucivar, armed with the golden spheres he gathered from the night market massacre, dedicated his time to breaking through to the Chrysalis rank. He spent most of his days in Ravenna's room, excluded from the mandatory exercises and classes for academy hunters.

Since he was only a little short of breaking through, he should reach the next rank easily.

Next, at the time after rescuing Nerissa, he got a huge chunk of arcane points again.

It was from Morriva, she seemed to be working like a horse.

Curious, Lucivar asked Gandr to take a peek at what she was doing, and turns out, she already created a cult dedicated to worshipping him. Better than that, she also already took down the neighbouring city and spread the influence of the cult.

She was now known as the Saintess of Verdant Flame.

Even though Lucivar has high expectations of her, considering that he invested a lot of effort into her, into shaping her, this was far beyond his expectations. He could feel it, Morriva's longing—she wanted to meet him again badly.

And this was her way of gaining his attention, and she succeeded.

Lucivar planned on visiting her after the tournament, which was at the top of his list.

For now, he made good use of the arcane points he obtained.

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-> Greedy Grasp (Immortal) — Low

-> Radiant Burst (High Mortal) — Mid

-> Major Morphing (High Mortal) — Low

-> Soul Warden (High Mortal) — Low

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Surprisingly enough, with a little bit of finesse by making small manipulations to Ravenna and Sabrina, he managed to amass enough Arcane Points to push the Greedy Grasp ability to Low Immortal mastery, which made it a lot more effective.

Reaching the Second Divine Elevation already strengthens the Greedy Grasp ability.

Lucivar only needed a bit more Arcane Points to push it past mortal limitation.

It happened recently, and Lucivar hadn't tried fully utilizing it.

But from what he had tried, replenishing his now 25 maximum God strands only took ten minutes.

He could do it even when Ravenna was outside, exercising.

Of course, she came back complaining since the absorption rate became an annoyance for her.

Sabrina, on the other hand, could still endure it without a problem.

Her ether reserve was massive, at least five to ten times that of Lucivar.

It was the effect of having Surapankha bloodline, making her more fitting as a Walking Ether Pouch.

Other than the Greedy Grasp ability, he also increased the masteries of his other abilities, increasing their potency. One that was worth mentioning was his Soul Warden spell. His mastery over the spell allowed him to unlock the second stage of the spell, the Debilitating Stage.

Now, the spell wasn't restricted to locating those who are marked.

Lucivar could now induce a debilitating effect that was fully derived from his bloodline.

Once again, he hadn't tested it out, but he already had a few guesses in mind.

In addition to the unexpected power gain thanks to Morriva, the night market massacre also yielded him a massive bronze sphere. All helpless Hybrids and people who were killed that night by him—It was accounted for by Sutekh and rewarded.

Not to mention, Zibbo also killed some before he was cornered by the others.

And as a result, he filled the essence bars substantially.

Now, Lucivar was able to unlock all of the first layer aspects along with most of the second layer aspects, excluding the eyes and blood vessels. As for his muscles, skeletons, tendons, and ears—all of them had gotten substantially stronger.

Even his physical assessment has reached High Sphinx tier, a small tier increase. from mid to high.

Coupled with his newly strengthened physique from the training he had undergone in Sutekh's realm, Lucivar was confident that even in a direct clash, he wouldn't lose to a Titan Hybrid at the same rank, which meant Caldaros wouldn't have the upper hand against him.

Loki might be weak in a confrontational battle, but Sutekh is not.

Lucivar played on the fact that he's the Blessed Oracle.

So long as he won in the end, the means to achieve it were, and always would be, justified.

People who think otherwise would all have a place at the bottom, as losers.

In the middle of the night, the day before the tournament started, Lucivar opened his eyes.

He was meditating, consolidating the new form of his Supernatural Ego within his Inner Chamber, which was now half radiant and half abyssal. Since he was a new Chrysalis-rank Hybrid, his aura was all over the place and needed to be consolidated.

Not to mention, with his successful break through—his second wing finally sprouted fully.

Like the first time, it was a painful and bloodied process.

The Heavenly Rune of Justice was blooming, branded onto his second wing, infusing him with rigorous power of heavenly might. But that rune quickly turned into the Corrupted Rune of Power—influenced by Sutekh's power.

Lucivar glanced to his side, at Ravenna sleeping soundly—her bare body covered by the blanket.

Behind his gaze, there was tenderness that wasn't usually there.

"Fortunately, she was here to take care of me. Or else, it would've been bad…" He shook his head.

…

Yesterday, Lucivar was inside his Inner Chamber.

He was standing with a golden sphere in hand, facing the egg statue in the middle of the chamber.

Most of the egg statue had already been transformed into his bloodline's attribute—one said a brilliant light, the other consumed by abyssal darkness. Only a small patch at the center—remained untouched, still the cold, original, lifeless stone.

And with this golden sphere in his hand, he could finally complete the transformation.

Once the Supernatural Ego's material is fully converted, he would officially step into the Chrysalis rank.

But he was hesitant.

"I've already gone through Sutekh's Hell, this pain should've been nothing," Lucivar thought, anticipating the full emergence of his second wing, which was going to be painful. "It should be fine. I should be a lot more ready than back then."

Lucivar was hyping himself up with words, hypnotizing himself to be brave and strong.

However, going through Sutekh's hellish training didn't make him accustomed to pain.

Instead, he hated pain even more.

Not to mention, there was also the factor of the Gods inside him.

A breakthrough like this, Lucivar didn't believe that one of them would attempt something on him.

After all, he was entertainment for them.

"Tch!" Lucivar clicked his tongue and hardened his expression. "Here goes nothing!"

Once he was ready, he absorbed the golden sphere and transformed the small patch with full force.

Then, the moment the patch was transformed, the entire egg statue blazed with blinding light—and the whole chamber trembled violently. Agonizing pain struck at once, hurling Lucivar out of his own Inner Chamber.

Upon returning to reality, he quickly moved, tumbling himself off the bed.

Splash!

Both of his wings sprouted as blood burst from his back.

His second pair grew, twisted, and swelled with power—flickering between emerald and bronze.

On his second wing, the Heavenly Rune of Justice appeared but soon contorted and changed, turning into the Corrupted Rune of Power. Lucivar writhed in pain, pressing his forehead against the cold floor, desperately trying to endure the pain.

Fortunately for him, the room was empty—Ravenna and Sabrina were out right now.

As long as he could hold it in until the process finished, he should be fine.

But that was naïve of him to think.

"Raargghk!!"

A searing migraine struck Lucivar, like countless blades driving into his skull from every direction.

Both of his eyes were invaded—with the bronze color of Sutekh's power, and his mind was corroded, robbed from his consciousness, and taken over by something powerful and destructive. It was painful and overwhelming.

'Shit, shit! It's the same thing as back then!' Lucivar exclaimed inside.

It was the same sensation as when he lost control after seeing Delilah's death.

No matter how much he tried, he couldn't stop this invasive force.

And it was then, the door slammed open.

Ravenna was standing on the door, and saw Lucivar on the ground around his own pool of blood.

Instantly, she rushed to help.

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At the time, Ravenna saved him.

Her bloodline reacted to Sutekh's power and made her body exude this weird, tantalizing scent.

She didn't do anything but pull Lucivar into her embrace.

It was then the potent scent influenced him, causing him to instantly fall asleep in her embrace.

Lucivar woke up the next day with Sha cursing at him and Ravenna, throwing more than a thousand cursed words—like a lunatic. She was angry that Ravenna took away the fun of seeing Lucivar getting more trouble on his plate.

Clearly, had it not been for Ravenna, he would've gone on a rampage within the Bastion of Blades.

Even though he was the Blessed Oracle, the Gods inside him also wanted entertainment.

And he could provide that entertainment for them.

But Ravenna took the fun away from Sha, and she was angry.

Not at Ravenna directly, but at Surpanakha's blood inside of her, which always reacted to Sutekh's power.

Shaking his head, Lucivar looked down at his hand.

Then, he concentrated, channeling the power within him and summoning two attributes on his palm, two attributes that were dancing in harmony—two currents of black and white. It was the Light and Dark Attribute from his bloodline.

"Finally, the Chrysalis rank…" Lucivar mumbled whisperingly with a smile.

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After managing to change the material of his Supernatural Ego, he now unlocked his attributes fully.

Now, he could be considered a Chrysalis-rank Hybrid—not a mature one, though.

In order to be considered a mature Chrysalis-rank Hybrid, he needed to undergo a phenomenon that many called the Snippet of Bloodline. Basically, it was a phenomenon where the Hybrid would stimulate their attributes and peer into their bloodline.

For normal Hybrids with no-named bloodline, they would simply learn an ability.

A stronger ability than their previous, innate abilities.

Basically, the Hybrid would learn a stronger ability that correctly utilize the attribute they unlocked.

However, this process was completely different for a Hybrid with a named bloodline.

For these talented Hybrids—the Snippet of Bloodline would essentially send their consciousness deep into the root of their bloodline, essentially sending them back in time to see the very previous life of the associated named entity, and learn how they used their attribute.

In the case of the Valerius Supreme House, they would be able to see Dracula's previous life.

Or for the Ashbourne Supreme House, their descendants could view Cacus the Mountain's life.

And from those snippets, usually during a battle, they could learn an ability called Primeval Skill.

Lucivar was planning to do it before the tournament started.

'I have an Angel Bloodline, but my bloodline is certainly tampered with by the Gods.'

'I wonder… which life would I see? The Angel's side or the Gods' side?'