Whew~
His slightly heavy breathing, like a low rumble of thunder, echoed throughout the entire manor.
Amidst the sweltering heat, Lancelot sat cross-legged, his body crackling with lightning and flames. The space around him rippled like a turbulent sea, and was even occasionally torn open by flashes of lightning.
The spatial confinement of the City of Freedom seemed to have no effect on this manor hidden beneath the surface world; the Steel Feather Cloak isolated everything.
The improvements are ongoing.
Lancelot's aura surged like a rocket.
On the information panel, the four main attributes—Constitution, Energy, Spirit, and Charisma—first rapidly broke through 131 points, and then broke through 141 points, directly advancing from Epic Tier One to Epic Tier Three, and the momentum continued to rise.
Lancelot only stopped improving his talents once all four main attributes reached 150 points.
Everything has its limits. Rashly breaking through to Demigod would be detrimental to future development, so he needs to slow down. After all, although he has a clue about the SSS-level Innovation Skill and has laid a good foundation, there are still some shortcomings that need time to refine and improve.
One's own combat experience also needs to be improved.
The Primeval Stone is indeed omnipotent; it can even forcibly enhance [Epic Combat Skills], infusing Lancelot with combat experience.
However, knowing something in your mind and knowing it in your hands are two different things.
The experiences in your mind also need to be put into action and thoroughly integrated into your soul in order to truly become your own.
Besides, skill level is secondary; being able to fight is what really matters!
If I can kill Demigod, then I will be Demigod. As for life rank, that's a minor issue.
I glanced at the Primeval Stone in the World Furnace. Hmm, very good. After a round of almost insane consumption, I still have a little over 30,000 left.
Primeval Stone are hard to earn, but they are really durable.
Looking again at the information panel, the highest combat power level is already no weaker than most Mid-Rank Demigod, and this is without wearing the Infinity Scale Armor.
"Now, it's time for the main event!"
Lancelot exhaled a breath of stale air and muttered to himself.
All the previous preparations were for the final upgrade in the second round, namely the two major Innovation Skill.
[Immortal Body] and [Thunder Dragon King]!
The former has been optimized and upgraded.
The latter was created from nothing.
Lancelot chose to upgrade [Immortal Body] first.
The flames roared and engulfed his body once more.
With the infusion of the World Origin Force, [Immortal Body] and [Immortal Heart] completely merged. Originally at the SS+ level, this upgrade made them completely comparable to the SSS-level Innovation Skill, or even stronger.
With his current [Immortal Body] alone, Lancelot is confident that he can fight Mid-Rank Demigod. The extent of this improvement is unimaginable.
In fact, due to the immense power boost, Lancelot experienced a long-lost sense of rustiness in his strength, creating the illusion that a casual strike could destroy the world.
Fortunately, his strong mental control allowed him to quickly break free from this state and regain his senses.
In the process of rapid advancement in strength, Transcendent individuals can easily lose themselves in the surge of power. This is the Original Sin of Pride. Once they enter this state, they cannot extricate themselves and will eventually Destruction themselves.
Great power must be paired with a great mind.
The Immortal Heart that Lancelot fused with in order to fight against the Lord of the Free City inadvertently filled his last weakness.
Feeling the explosive power surging within his body, and knowing that every bit of that power was under his control, Lancelot smiled with delight.
With his current strength, based on the known intelligence, he is already capable of destroying the entire City of Freedom.
However, to be on the safe side, Lancelot decided to complete the final upgrade.
It's time for [Thunder Dragon King] to make his appearance.
The [Immortal Body] is based on the [Tree of Life].
[Thunder Dragon King] is based on the [Electromagnetic Domain] after Limit Breaking, and integrates talents including [Teleportation], [Extreme Sharpness], [Electrified Cells], [Thunder Dragon Wings], [Lightning Breath], and [Strength Intimidation]. Just by hearing the names of these talents, you can tell that [Thunder Dragon King] is not good at defense, but rather at speed, domain and Energy Manipulation.
It has begun to improve again.
Golden flames once again enveloped Lancelot's body. The World Origin Force surged into his body through countless pores. Hundreds of millions of cells, like insatiable wolves, rushed forward and devoured the World Origin Force, as if no matter how much of this power came, they would consume it.
His body frantically absorbed the World Origin Force, yet it didn't improve his physical attributes in the slightest. On one hand, it was accumulating foundational strength, subtly enhancing Lancelot's potential; on the other hand, most of it flowed towards [Power of Adaptation].
It's not that [Power of Adaptation] is absorbing these World Origin Force. This talent plays more like a general manager, coordinating every bit of power Lancelot controls, including world World Origin Force, to maximize their effectiveness.
Lancelot's mind was completely focused on his body, his clear mind reflecting the subtle changes in the smallest details.
Skin, tendons, bones, internal organs, blood, bone marrow, down to the smallest cells, and even the countless stars that come into view—those seemingly Endless particles are the basic units that make up his body.
Unlike last time when he almost became obsessed with ascending to immortality, this time Lancelot seemed to have developed resistance, or perhaps his spiritual realm had improved, allowing him to remain unperturbed and to look down upon everything with an extremely clear mind.
The intricate network of energy, like steel wires, runs through every part of the body, from organs and bones to the smallest details, even connecting to every single particle.
That energy was none other than electromagnetism.
A force that can only be described as terrifying.
Lancelot's current mastery of electromagnetic force is just the beginning; the ultimate goal of the [Thunder Dragon King] is to master electromagnetic power.
Once this power is truly mastered, creating Black Hole with bare hands, creating all things, and even distorting Space-Time will no longer be a pipe dream.
However, before that, we should first be down-to-earth and lay a solid foundation.
Lancelot forcefully focused his mind, refraining from dreaming of the future and instead concentrating on the present, taking each step steadily into the present.
Whew~
Flames flickered, and golden Radiance poured down like water across the entire manor.
A dragon's roar quietly rose, gradually growing louder and more spirited, like the rising sun.
Sizzle~
Lightning filled the entire manor, with dense, golden arcs the size of chopsticks flashing like electric snakes.
A terrifying dragon slowly spread its wings above the manor. Its dark golden vertical pupils radiated overwhelming dragon might. Thunder and lightning crackled on its crown-shaped horns. Below its body, a cloud of gray-black clouds hovered. In an unseen place, a thunderous domain, rising from the ground to the sky and covering the entire world, passed through the barriers between inside and outside and spread throughout the entire City of Freedom.
Rumble!!
Lightning bolts crackled overhead, and dark clouds gathered.
The enormous dragon head, with its dark golden vertical pupils, slowly emerged from the clouds, its long whiskers parting the dark clouds. The overwhelming dragon's might silenced all the dark Mage for a moment. Then, they saw the dragon open its mouth and spew out a burst of brilliant golden lightning that filled the surrounding area.