Then the shift reached his profound spirit.
Adam felt it stabilize first, regaining its previous state, restoring what had been lost the mont he unequipped his forr talent. The structure solidified again, firm and stable within him.
But the change didn’t stop there.
Sothing deeper moved.
It wasn’t just recovery, it was expansion.
His profound spirit felt... larger. Not in size, but in potential. Like sothing had been unlocked, but not yet fully realized. The ceiling that once limited it was no longer as close as before.
Adam understood it instantly.
To reach that new peak, he would need to use existence itself to push it further.
But that wasn’t a problem.
Not anymore.
The sensation slowly faded after that, the overwhelming surge settling into sothing stable and controlled. .
It was done.
Adam stood there in silence, feeling the difference settle fully into his being.
****
Adam’s thoughts sharpened as he broke the problem down to its core. If he wanted a unique absorption technique, then it had to be built around sothing that belonged to him alone. Redy already had hers.
Her thod relied on fast and precise movent under the sun, drawing in essence through constant motion and alignnt. It suited her perfectly. It matched her talent, her affinity, her entire structure. That was why she had broken through so quickly.
But that wasn’t his path.
Adam’s focus deepened as the collapsing battlefield faded further, ash drifting past him in slow motion. Redy stood nearby, watching, but she didn’t interrupt. She didn’t need to. This part was his alone.
So what was unique about him?
He began listing everything.
Equip and Connect, his greatest advantage. The ability to take, integrate, and use what others had. Then Fuse, which refined and combined what he gained into sothing stronger. On top of that, multiple affinities.
And several special talents.
Adam’s mind moved faster, organizing it all, comparing, filtering. Any one of those could serve as a foundation. Any one of them could define a unique path.
But none of them alone felt complete.
The mory around them cracked further, chunks of the battlefield breaking apart into nothing as the pressure of the outside grew closer. Ti was running out. The window was closing.
Adam’s eyes opened slightly.
"Why do I have to choose one?" he muttered under his breath.
The thought settled instantly.
Why limit himself?
He wasn’t built around a single advantage. His entire existence was based on stacking abilities, combining them, refining them into sothing greater. That was what made him different.
So why not build his technique the sa way?
Everything.
He would use everything.
His affinities. His special talents. Equip. Connect. Fuse. Analyze. All of it. Instead of narrowing his path, he would expand it, letting every part of himself contribute to the process.
Adam’s eyes snapped fully open.
This was it.
The mont the realization locked in, his control over essence reacted imdiately. The surrounding energy shifted, responding not just to his will, but to the structure he was forming.
It moved differently now.
The essence flowed toward him, but instead of resisting or needing direction, it adjusted itself naturally, matching his internal state. Every part of his control, every aspect of his abilities, began to synchronize.
This was his thod.
Redy watched from the side, a faint smile forming as the last fragnts of the battlefield dissolved around them. The space was almost gone now, but Adam was still standing.
It’s about ti.
****
Adam didn’t hesitate once the structure settled in his mind. A technique like this needed a na, sothing that matched what it represented. Unlike Redy’s simple, slightly questionable choice, his would reflect its purpose clearly.
"All-Encompassing Technique," he said.
Redy glanced at him, her lips curving slightly. "Good na."
The essence around him stabilized completely as the final fragnts of the battlefield began to vanish. The space trembled, the last of the mory collapsing inward. Just before everything disappeared, Redy turned to him again.
"Oh, before I forget," she said casually. "Happy twentieth birthday."
Adam blinked, caught off guard. "What?"
He didn’t get an answer.
The world shattered around them.
In the next instant, both of them were thrown out of the mory and slamd directly into the wild essence surrounding the soul. The impact hit instantly, violent and overwhelming, like being dropped into a storm that tore at every part of him.
The pressure was insane.
Adam felt the essence clawing into him, forcing its way through his pores, threatening to rip him apart from the inside. His body tensed instinctively, but before he could react fully, he noticed sothing.
Redy was already moving.
She stepped forward as if the pressure didn’t exist, her technique activating smoothly, drawing the wild essence into her control. The violent energy twisted around her, but it didn’t break her.
It obeyed.
Adam didn’t waste ti.
He activated his own technique imdiately.
The All-Encompassing Technique engaged, every part of his being aligning as the wild essence surged toward him. This ti, he didn’t resist it. He didn’t try to control it forcefully.
He absorbed it.
The essence crashed into him like a flood, violent and unstable, tearing through his body with brutal force. For a mont, it felt like he was being shredded apart from the inside.
But his technique held.
Every aspect of his abilities worked together, refining the essence the mont it entered, smoothing out the chaos before it could cause real damage. The pain remained, but it beca manageable.
Then the change began.
Their cultivation rose.
The first breakthrough ca quickly, the pressure building before snapping into place. Both of them stepped into the Warrior rank almost at the sa ti, their bodies stabilizing under the surge of refined essence.
But it didn’t stop.
The wild essence was still pouring in.
Adam gritted his teeth as he maintained the technique, pushing it further, faster. The energy continued to refine, to compress, to elevate them beyond their previous limits.
Another shift.
Expert rank.
The surrounding essence thinned slightly, but there was still more than enough to push them further. The pressure built again, heavier this ti, deeper, targeting sothing beyond just their bodies.
Boom!
The breakthrough hit.
Master rank.
The mont it settled, the wild essence abruptly stopped, as if cut off entirely. The pressure vanished just as suddenly as it had appeared, leaving behind only silence and the lingering strength within them.
Adam felt his surroundings shift again.
His eyes snapped open.
A white ceiling ca into view as he dragged in a sharp breath, the sensation of the breakthrough still echoing through his body.
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