Even the tormented souls wandering through the mist were frozen solid by the cold and shattered into hazy chunks of ice that fell into the sea below.
"That gate looked nothing like the magnificent sight I imagined. It looked ancient and dilapidated instead..."
Adrian frowned slightly and flew to the edge of Hell Gate's path. A red glint of Future Sight flashed through his eyes before he reached out and pinched up a bit of white frost.
"I can't sense anything unusual. Maybe a Soul Reaper is already immune to this degree of soul-chilling cold."
Returning to the top of the tower, Adrian tested the Spiritual Pressure, Resurrección, and Ghost Creation he already possessed, gaining a rough understanding of how they had changed.
His newly acquired Resurrección was particularly worth mentioning: endlessly versatile and extraordinarily hard.
Even the edge of the Cursed Sword Kitetsu could not leave the slightest nick in it.
Once he had familiarized himself with all his new abilities, Adrian checked his character panel.
—Updated or important entries Personal attributes: Strength 1839, Agility 1838, Stamina 1756, Intelligence 4435, Charm 126, Luck 1 Secondary Professions: Sniper, Shipwright Specialties: Iron Fist, One-Man Army, Strongest Swordsman, Pillar-Stone Fortitude, Soul Reaper Fruit, Soul Reaper Body Skills: Extreme Shot, Basic Shipbuilding and Repair, Basic Attack, Reaper Power, Soul Domination, Hell Gate, Spiritual Pressure, Resurrección, Ghost Creation Legend: World's Greatest Swordsman Equipment/Items: Elbaf Entry Permit Quests: Disaster, Apocalypse Forecast, Prophet, Species Transformation —
"Those attributes are looking better and better~"
Adrian gazed at the increasingly pleasing row of figures, delight clear in his voice.
"My Intelligence passed four thousand, and the new ability that awakened... I see. It really was Resurrección."
During the Sword Trial Tournament, his Hollow Mask had already been on the verge of shattering.
Whether fighting Mihawk or