I Own the Evolution Domain
Chapter 2: Talent Awakening
Peculiar, yet nevertheless beneficial events just keep piling on top of one another for Novus right now, this young man sporting a wide smile on his face as he had come to realize the fact that his decision to enter this so-called Evolution Domain seems to be the right one.
[Entry of the system user detected.]
[As it is the first time that the system user entered the Evolution Domain, the power of the domain will assist in the awakening of a latent talent within the user for free.]
[Flow of unique energy detected within the system user’s body, now using Domain Energy to assist with talent awakening.]
Opening his eyes, the young man found himself in a completely unfamiliar place, vast field of greens reaching as far as his sight can see, grass running all across this fields reaching as high as his waist, though him arriving in a completely different place compared to what he is familiar with is not really what piques his mind, but rather, the things that are happening within his body.
Almost as if affirming the previous notifications of the semi-transparent floating screen in front of him, he can feel his body surging with an unknown energy coming from outside, from the very world surrounding him, this unfamiliar, yet pleasant feeling of his body seemingly being massaged down to the cellular level, making him wonder just what sort of mystical thing is happening to him.
That same mysterious energy continues to circulate all around him, from his orifices, mostly his mouth and nose where he takes in the air around him, to his lungs, before gathering within his heart, said heart surging blood with each powerful pump, sending that mysterious energy all across his body as it made him feel like he is being elevated, like he is being pushed to a level further than he had ever reached before.
With each cycle of the blood around his body carrying that mystical power, he can feel like his body is getting more and more energized as time goes by, his breathing more steady than before, his eyesight seemingly clearer to the point that he can even pinpoint the smallest of details, the tiniest of hairs on the blades of grass around him, his hearing sharper, making him well aware that he is not the only living, moving being in this place.
Not only his senses of sight and smell, but all other senses are amplified as well, his skin allowing him to feel the touch of the wind more clearly, his nose being tickled by the fresh scent of grass that he had never truly smelled before, and even his taste, sensing a hint of sweetness in the wind that made him wonder just where is it that it is coming from.
As Novus continues to enjoy the stimulation that he is certain he is having for the first time in his life, the indicator telling him of the progress towards the awakening of his talent continues to climb up, time passing by so fast that he only realizes he is making progress when the indicator finally hits the hundred percent mark.
[10%... 21%... 44%... 95%... 100%...]
[Talent awakening complete. Congratulations, the system user acquired a top-tier talent: True Immortal Blood.]
With a new notification flashing in front of him, he couldn’t help but smile as he started reading through the contents of this screen, the so-called talent that he had awakened, something that made him feel like it shouldn’t even exist in the first place, no matter what sort of mystical power this Evolution Domain helped him with awakening.
[True Immortal Blood (EX-Rank Growth-type Innate Talent)]
[Mastery: Entry-level]
[Grants the possessor of the skill a level of vitality that transcends mortal limits.
Nullify all consequences of physical damage through instantaneous regeneration of all damaged body parts.
Allows full recovery of the physical body from a remnant as small as a droplet of blood.
Cellular decay and degradation are completely halted, allowing the body to exist in its prime state perpetually, giving the possessor basic immortality.
In exchange for immortality, the soul is condemned to bear torment more than the burden sustained by the body. Pain felt through physical damage is amplified by a magnitude of around 3000% (Reduced as mastery over the talent and its abilities increase).]
And almost as if telling him that he has yet to reach the end of it all, despite already having this absurdity given to him, the young man is once again greeted by a torrent of semi-transparent screens floating in front of him, displaying different notifications, showing just how far this talent of extreme caliber goes.
[Detected that the awakening of this talent provides additional abilities that can be awakened with further mastery.]
[The possessor of the talent: True Immortal Blood met the requirement to awaken one of its latent abilities.]
[Latent ability awakened: Immortal Energy]
[Immortal Energy]
[A power derived from the existence of True Immortal Blood, an energy that governs all things that are immortal.
Drastically accelerate the effects of all regeneration-based talents, abilities, and skills. This includes but is not limited to body regeneration and recovery of all energy stored in the possessor’s body.]
It might look a bit vague to him, but he felt like this was just giving him a comfortable pillow when he is just about to sleep, this icing on the top of the cake, something that he instinctively knew would bring his newly acquired talent to a higher level.
Unable to contain the excitement within himself, Novus clenches his fist as the motivation welling from deep inside him starts searching for things to vent out on, making him talk to himself as he starts getting a feel of how strong his current body is after that enhancement.
Testing his current strength, he starts running across the moderately tall grasslands without a care for anything else, sprinting across the fields while utilizing his heightened senses to get to the location of the creatures he had been detecting for a while, curious as to what sort of beings are residing within this space that is all free for him to roam.
As he gets closer to the location of one of those signs of life he detected, he also starts getting a feel of his newfound strength, his body seemingly lighter than before as if he had just shed a great amount of weight from himself, that agile fastness making him feel like a swift ghost as he left trails of winds across this vast field of greens, his foot light and soundless with each steps as if this show of sneakiness is not the first time he had done so.
"Come to think of it, the system told me that hunting in this place will help me grow stronger, I guess those signs of life are the creatures I need to hunt..." moving without stop as he finally thought he is now in range to see what sort of creature is giving off that sign of life that he had been detecting since previously, Novus mutters to himself as he stares at the being in the distance, a trace of confusion in his eyes as he takes a good, long look, at the supposed opponent in front of him.