The Sky Can Fall Too
After defeating Goliath, Lin Yuan did not immediately apply for an upgrade.
For the next six days, he continued to enter the Dungeon every morning.
There were no monsters on the eighteenth floor. He only stayed briefly in Rivira to confirm the path to the lower level before continuing into the Great Tree Labyrinth composed of giant trees and rock walls.
The monsters on the nineteenth floor and beyond are far more numerous than those on the upper floors. Tiger-men, sword-horned deer, and lizardmen constantly emerge from the forest and walls, and their attacks no longer rely solely on brute force.
Lin Yuan still did not use the Space God Slayer Magic.
He faced each monster head-on with his Nameless, adapting his body to prolonged running, continuous sword swings, and attacks from different directions. A single monster could not threaten him, but dozens of battles accumulated, allowing Falna to continuously absorb new experience.
Every night, Hestia would update his status.
Once the ability value exceeds SS, the growth rate slows down significantly. The initial update can increase it by dozens of points, but the closer you get to the final limit, the smaller the changes in the sacred script become.
Late on the sixth night, Hestia dripped divine blood onto Lin Yuan's back.
The five capabilities underwent their last change.
Name: Lin Yuan
Level: Lv.1
Strength: SSS 1318
Durability: SSS 1301
Dexterity: SSS 1342
Agility: SSS 1397
Magic: SSS 1364
Development capability: None
Skill:
[Campione]
True Magic:
[Space God Slayer Magic]
Hestia looked at the five SSS that were completely beyond common sense and repeatedly confirmed that the sacred texts were no longer growing.
"This is truly the limit."
"Then let's upgrade," Lin Yuan said.
Hestia did not act immediately, but first examined the experience she had accumulated during this period. Goliath's great deeds had already met the conditions for sublimation, and the experience of killing a large number of monsters had also condensed into a development ability that could be selected.
[Hunter].
After acquiring this development ability, the user will be able to exert a greater ability to defeat monsters against which they have previously gained experience.
Since Lin Yuan had no other suitable candidates, Hestia engraved [Hunter] into her Falna as well.
Her fingertips moved slowly along the sacred text, sinking all the power she had accumulated during her Lv.1 period into the depths of Falna.
The next moment, Lin Yuan felt a surge of heat spreading from his back.
It was not magic, nor was it simply an increase in strength. Bones, muscles, reflexes, and perception seemed to simultaneously leap across an invisible ladder. The body, which had been nourished by magic for a long time, became tough again, the time it took for nerves to transmit actions was further shortened, and the amount of magic that could be carried with each breath was significantly increased.
As Lin Yuan raised his hand, the wind generated by his five fingers brushed across the table, instantly lifting a corner of the status sheet.
He had stopped his power in time, but the speed at which his fingertips moved was still faster than before the upgrade.
This is what we call level elevation.
It's not just about changing Lv.1 to Lv.2 on the status sheet; it's about turning everything accumulated from the previous level into a foundation, allowing the body to enter a higher stage.
As Hestia rewrote her status, her gaze suddenly fell on the True Magic bar.
"Lin Yuan, a new True Magic has appeared after the upgrade."
Name: Lin Yuan
Level: Lv.2
Strength: I 0
Durability: I 0
Dexterity: I 0
Agile: I 0
Magic: I 0
Development capability:
[Hunter I]
Skill:
[Campione]
True Magic:
[Space God Slayer Magic]
[Heavenfall]
Wide-range spatial suppression True Magic. Folds the space above the target, transforming the upper sky into a falling black and silver dome. The coverage area and the intensity of the compression are controlled by the user, and a spell must be cast to activate it.
Chanting:
"Distant heavens, severed boundaries. With my hand I fold the high firmament, with my will I crush all things. Distance returns to nothingness, all enemies bow their heads to the ground. Fall—[Heavenfall]."
After reading the True Magic description, Hestia subconsciously looked up at the low ceiling of the basement.
The sacred text did not specify a fixed range or a clear power. The extent to which the True Magic could ultimately cover depended solely on the amount of magic Lin Yuan invested and his mastery of space. If released uncontrollably, it would crush far more than just the small patch of land where the enemy was located.
"This True Magic should absolutely not be attempted at home."
"I know."
"Not even in the city!"
Lin Yuan took the status sheet and looked at the name that Falna had drawn from her own potential.
Space can be more than just cut off, sealed off, and folded.
If necessary, the sky will fall.