SWNOVELXO Chapter 1379: Even With The Consequences Too!
Chapter 1379: Even With The Consequences Too!
[You have successfully signed an UNLIMITED CONTRACT with the Primeval Deity, TITEMIUS!]
[You have received the Immortal Void Physique of the Third Stratum, Embodiment of Accelerant Starlight!]
[You have received the Realm rank Prime Treasure, Plasmodian Strider Greaves!]
[You have received Exora Mead (x145 skins)!]
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[Your contract is open ended. You will receive more gifts for each usage of 'Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz' by the Primeval Deity, TITEMIUS]
And it was done.
Skullius had chosen to play the risk, and he could almost feel the tension radiate from Serenity within him. He could have almost said the same for Vow, but he knew she wouldn't waste his last piece of <Counsel> just to tell him how big of a mistake he had made.
But well, as long as the two didn't expand on why and how TITEMIUS was so much more dangerous than other Primeval Deities, who had equal opportunities to lie to and deceive him, acting friendly only to then screw him over later on, Skullius was content with his choice. Of course, that didn't mean he wouldn't be cautious though. He also felt dreadful tensions in the fibres of his flesh and soul.
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[You have received a response from TITEMIUS. Would you like to read it?]
[You have received a response from DRADPAS OL'HERT. Would you like to read it?]
[You have received a response from SVEERCUSK. Would you like to read it?]
[You have received a response from D'JORRO. Would you like to read it?]
[You have received a response from ABBON-RIGGIE. Would you like to read it?] [You have received a response from COLMUUN. Would you like to read it?]
'I'm really not in the mood for threats. I'll only entertain TITEMIUS'... and COLMUUN's responses...' Skullius thought with a sigh. He started with the message sent by the former. [I'm a little surprised. Haha. I can only imagine that your gut told you to choose my contract rather than your head. Only the wider reality knows the ideas %$#$^! And $%^* have implanted in your head about me. I do believe this will be a very beneficial relationship for both of us]
Skullius frowned. He had noticed earlier as well, but some of TITEMIUS' words were being censored. VOW was hiding something, as he had surmised.
'Well, I won't waste <Counsel> on that.'
Skullius checked the other response from COLMUUN. The Primeval Deity made him particularly uneasy. Unlike D'JORRO, he had a way of instilling fear without being... extra.
[НАНАНАНАНАНАНА!]
...
And that was it.
Skullius' face fell.
That was the kind of response he'd expect from a truly dangerous individual: a simple laugh. The future promised some truly horrifying encounters and experiences, it seemed. But then again, it wouldn't have been any different even if Skullius chose COLMUUN.
The Hybrid Warmoth found some comfort in that.
'Well... there's really no use crying over this now. My goal is to enhance my strength now, scrape clean my dark sentiments over my defeat from Fulgardt and move on,' Skullius thought. 'Hmmm, you know, I have developed a lot more than I thought I would. My Default body wasn't meant to be so reliable in a contest against extremely powerful beings, but in the end, it is. In fact, it's become a more flexible combat unit than my War Body - which makes sense.'
Speaking of this flexibility, Skullius immediately focused on the boons he had gotten from TITEMIUS. Whatever his concerns about the Primeval Deity, having an Immortal Void Physique was just too good of a benefit.
Skullius was eager to equip it.
[You have equipped the Immortal Void Physique of the Third Stratum, 'Embodiment of Accelerant Starlight'!]
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[Incongruence detected!]
[The Immortal World Physique, 'Audacious Chassis of the Ninth Filament' opposes the Immortal Void Physique of the Third Stratum, 'Embodiment of Accelerant Starlight'!]
[Would you like to unequip the Immortal World Physique, 'Audacious Chassis of the Ninth Filament' from your arsenal of Physiques?]
'Absolutely!' Skullius affirmed. That physique might as well have been non-existent when compared to the two he had just equipped and acquired.
[The Immortal Void Physique of the Third Stratum, 'Embodiment of Accelerant Starlight' has successfully been equipped!]
[+75% resistance to attacks two whole leagues above the user's defences]
[+65% resistance to malevolent Deific forces]
[+65% to total Exora Amras reserves]
[+45% to Exora Amras regeneration speed]
[+90% to Broader Existence Defence]
[+100% to Soul Independence]
[+100% effectiveness to attacks delivered while in Soul form]
[+100% to all Soul attributes]
[The Immortal Void Physique of the Third Stratum, 'Embodiment of Accelerant Starlight' resonates viscerally with the Third Grand Tier Andori, 'Sagacious Antiphon of Dawnlight'!]
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[The Immortal Void Physique of the Third Stratum, 'Embodiment of Accelerant Starlight' resonates with the Immortal Realm Physique of the Third Stratum, 'Expanded Shadow Fiend's Leather'!]
[An Immortal Physique network has begun to form!]
'OH!'
A smile threatened to appear on Skullius' face.
An Immortal Physique network?
'It looks like TITEMIUS wasn't lying. This Immortal Void Physique resonates really well with [Sagacious Antiphon of Dawnlight]. The Expanded Shadow Fiends' Leather made it so that [King of Severing Twilight: AfterDark], which had been useless even against Uyuniya and Elita, had become effective against a Doom Knight - even though part of the help came from the Seed of the Fruit of World Myths, the Womb keeping the Dousing Sanctum intact, and Kenno keeping the darkness compact with his Territory. I wonder how [Sagacious Antiphon of Dawnlight] will react to this new one.'
The thought was extremely exciting. The effect on [Sagacious Antiphon of Dawnlight] was likely to be exponentially more powerful than that of [King of Severing Twilight], which was boosted by an Immoral Realm Physique.
The two darkness and light Andori had many powerful effects, but because of the calibre of enemies Skullius was already fighting, most of them were rendered useless, which was a
shame.
But not anymore. This was especially true when factoring something that had long finished condensing in Skullius' Broader Existence: the matter from the Doom Knight's Broader
Existence!
While Serenity was explaining how Skullius came to be as a Null Lifeform, Skullius had felt the new shard of Broader Existence swimming in his own. It was akin to a luminous piece of glass, hard, firm and billowing with a strange kind of power that Skullius' young Broader Existence had yet to taste.
It had yet to experience the odd, yet miraculous phenomenon that caused Fated Reefs to emerge within it naturally, giving its user dominion over the turbulent, spacious great void. It had yet to even develop a defence of its own by growing thicker and harder. It was simply
vacant, like the inside of a large balloon.
But now...
'What did the guidance field say about what I can use this for again?' Skullius called the guidance field and checked the description for Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz.
[Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz - Prayer of Void and Vain]
+Pseudo-Void+
Formed through the prime collection of Null Life abilities known as the 'Entropy's
Harmonising Nimbus' which successfully analysed certain depths to Void's qualities, this Exotic Parlous Nature has most unusual properties.
+The 'Entropy's Harmonising Nimbus' had great ambitions while forging this Exotic Parlous
Nature+
If used in <Void>, it can be paired with Andori and other Exotic Parlous Natures to find the boundary of a target's Broader Existence through continuous attacks over their body or soul. The number of attacks required depends on the scale of an enemy. Once the boundary is determined, the Parlous Nature severs the connection between a target and their Broader Existence for a hundredth of a Consternal.
If used in <Vain> - which is preferably done after the Broader Existence of a target has been determined - it will siphon a portion of the foreign Broader Existence, usually up to 10%, and attach it to the user's own.
Each of the siphoned pieces of Broader Existence, on top of contributing to the creation of the |Greater Cosmic Law will be used to accomplish the following:
+Unorthodoxly augment the calibre of Andori +Encroach upon Deity-exclusive prospects
+Add or create separate reserves of Amras
+Create powerful shields than can be sacrificed in the event that the user's Broader Existence
has been attacked.
+Caution+
Because of the unstable and contradictory nature of this Andori, a limited reserve of it can be produced at a time using exorbitant volumes of Amras.
Additionally, there is a 45% chance that the user's body, Broader Existence and all its components may be unable to handle the influence of Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz. Thus, it is advisable to be cautious with each use.
'I can augment the calibre of my Andori... unorthodoxly, encroach upon the Deity-exclusive prospects, add or create reserves of Amras, and create powerful shields that can be sacrificed if an attack reaches my Broader Existence... Handy indeed,' Skullius thought with a nod.
He understood three of the four benefits finely, but the one about Deity-exclusive prospects vexed him. It was... vague.
But that was another matter entirely, as was the thing about the creation of the Greater
Cosmic Lawl.
There was something to use <Counsel> on, or to ask Serenity about. Skullius knew the two had not yet told him everything. Serenity in particular had been pretty happy when Maximum Jaqquezjaqqz was created.
For now, Skullius chose to focus on the uses of the siphoned piece of Broader Existence from the Doom Knight. It didn't take a genius to figure out how he would use it.