BXBX NOVEL Chapter 69 - A New Skill That Will Change Everything!
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Having finally increased his attribute values and having decided his next plans and ambitions, Noah decided to absorb the Ability Cores he had, transforming them into Skill Points.
Ding!
[You Exchanged six [Ability Core (E)] for 180 Skill Points!]
"Hm…? I gained more Skill Points than usual… Why? Should it had been 90?" thought Noah.
"Can\'t you realize? The stronger you grow, the more power you can extract from this world. Your Blood Rank Level is now 2, meaning that you can extract even more refined power from sources… Those extra Skill Points must be because of that…" said the Blood Progenitor.
"I see… so the stronger I become through the Blood Core Cultivation and Evolution, the more power I can drain from Ability Cores… Good, let\'s spend them right away!" thought Noah, opening his System Windows, and selecting the Skill Tree Option, where he found that a new Level of his Skill Tree was unlocked.
[Level: II]
[Vampire Noble (00/60)]: Spend Skill Points into this branch to unlock more of the innate strength of the Blood Progenitor, such as bonus Attribute Values, Skills, and more.
Additional Abilities can be unlocked after the Branch is Maxed.
Additional Abilities (I): [Blood Core Creation (0/50)], [Crimson Flash (0/55)], [Vampiric Drain (0/60)]
Additional Abilities (II): [Blood Frenzy (0/70)], [Vampiric Wings (0/75)], [Crimson Aegis (0/80)]
Additional Abilities (III): [Blood Storage (0/90)], [Blood Servant (0/95)], [Blood Pact (0/100)]
"Oh… I see… I can only get two things for now… Wait, Blood Core Creation? This… Can I create Blood Cores with this Skill?" wondered Noah, seeing the possibilities for his subordinates to finally evolve through the acquisition of a Blood Core!
"What?! You acquired such Skill already?! Infected beings that become Vampires can form a Blood Core of their own with time and effort… but through that Skill, you most likely can increase the speed of their Blood Core creation and given it to them instantly…" sighed the Blood Progenitor, it was hopeless to keep such secrets if Noah had the answers he needed to create a Blood Core in front of his face.
Noah decided to spend 165 Skill Points by maxing out the Vampire Noble trait, and Blood Core Creation, and Crimson Flash Skills.
Ding!
[You exchanged 60 Skill Points!]
[Attribute Value Bonus Earned]
[You acquired the [Mist Form: 1 (C)] Skill!]
[You exchanged 50 Skill Points!]
[You unlocked the [Blood Core Creation: 1 (C)] Skill!]
[You exchanged 55 Skill Points!]
[You unlocked the [Crimson Flash: 1 (C)] Skill!]
"Three new Skills… and my Attribute Values also increased by a bit as a bonus. Good… Now, let\'s see what these Skills can do…" thought Noah.
Mist Form was one of the Skills that shocked Noah the most.
Such power was something that he barely remembered in some old Vampire media from the Earth before the Apocalypse.
It gave him the power to become Mist, just like some Vampires could do in such ancient stories.
By converting himself on Mist, he would be constantly spending Mana until it ran out, and he would not be able to recover it back through Blood as his regeneration was disabled, and well, he did not have a stomach on his mist form.
This Skill seemed ideal to evade attacks he was not able to, although the damage would not be completely nullified, the Skill stated that he still received damage, but reduced, although those attacks charged with strong magic or elements might still deal quite some damage, ignoring the damage reduction.
With this form he would also be able to free himself from most binding skills or anything of the sort, giving him a nice edge over such powers.
Blood Core Creation was, just as the Blood Progenitor explained, the power for Noah to trigger the creation of a Blood Core inside any vampiric being who lacked it or was in the middle of its natural formation, it was fairly easy to understand and use Skill, and it seemed that most Vampires in Abyss had it, according to Dracula- the Blood Progenitor.
Last but not least, Crimson Flash gave Noah the ability to unleash an Aura of Crimson red, which could let him move at fast speeds for a second, it could also be used to evade an attack, or surprise an enemy from behind, however, it only could be used for one second, so multiple activations were needed, which could easily drain all of Noah\'s Mana if he was not careful.
"All these skills will be very useful… Special Blood Core Creation! I must begin their creation straight away!" thought Noah, as he checked his Attribute Panel to see how his Stats had increased.
[Noah]
[Bloodline: Vampire (Evolved)]
[Blood Core Rank: Level II: Vampire Noble]
[Vitality: 115]
[Mind: 120]
[Force: 118]
[Skill Points: 15]
[Skill(s): [Blood Progenitor: - (SSS)], [Undying Body: 84 (A)], [Eviscerating Crimson Claws: 18 (B)], [Vampiric Blood Control: 18 (B)], [Blood Weapon Creation: 22 (B)], [Champion\'s Great Perseverance: 75 (C)], [Telepathy: 74 (D)], [Blood Soul: 61 (A)], [Blood Flow Acceleration: 56 (C)], [Blood Sacrifice: 63 (C)], [Blood Retribution: 64 (C)], [Vampiric Eyes of Hypnosis: 42 (C)], [Poisonous Blood: 40 (C)] [Blood Curse: 27 (C)], [Blood Armor: 21 (C)], [Blood Potion: 20 (C)], [Blood Combustion: 23 (C)], [Flight: 23 (B)] [Mist Form: 1 (C)], [Blood Core Creation: 1 (C)], [Crimson Flash: 1 (C)]
"I do have indeed a lot of Skills now… Way too many, perhaps only A-Rank Hunters or above could ever have as many high-ranked Skills as me, especially those of B-Rank, such Ability Cores carrying those Skills would often cost a fortune…" though Noah.
As the rest of the party finished absorbing their Cores, Noah called them to his side, one by one.
The first one was Iris who was right at his side.
"N-Noah-sama?" she asked.
"I\'ve acquired the power to unlock your true potential, but stay still," said Noah rather coldly, as he placed the palms of his hands over Iris\'s chest.
"E-Eh?!" asked Iris, as she seemed a bit flustered, Noah\'s hands were right… over her breasts!
"Remain still," said Noah expressionlessly.
"Y-Yes…" said Iris, as Noah used the Blood Core Creation Skill on her!
FLASH!
A sudden flash of crimson light enveloped Iris, as her entire body absorbed such essence, making her grow stronger and stronger!
"A-Ahhh… W-What is this?!" asked Iris, she felt as if all the power she had accumulated was now being stored right below Noah\'s palms, stockpiling itself until it suddenly began to turn physical, materializing into something within her flesh!
"S-Something! Something is growing! Uwaaaahhhh…!" cried Iris, gritting her teeth as her breasts bounced a bit in the strange sensations that Noah was producing to her body!
"Stop, stay still!" said Noah, glaring at Iris\'s eyes and using Vampiric Eyes of Hypnosis to completely paralyze her!
"Agh…!"
Iris was then made into a living statue until Noah finally finished his Blood Core Creation.
Iris felt as if something hard and powerful emerged inside of her chest, and it was a bit itchy.
"What I\'ve given you is a Blood Core. With such power, you should be able to evolve and even generate a Skill Tree… perhaps," said Noah, freeing Iris from his hypnosis.
"R-Really?" asked Iris.
"Consume an Ability Core and try it yourself," said Noah.
Iris then grabbed the Ability Cores that she had in her pocket, which were some she had been saving for some time now, and used them all!
Flash!
Suddenly, she received several system notifications… and then!
"Skill… Points?" asked Iris.
"So you got it too! Good, now, use such Skill Points wisely, if you max it, I believe you can evolve," said Noah.
"Evolve… me?!" asked Iris.
"Yes, make sure to spend your Skill Points," said Noah.
Iris checked her System, as she saw a Skill Tree named \'Phantom Fox Demon Dhampir\'!
In there, she used her Skill Points to unlock the Skills and new powers within, although compared to Noah\'s Skill Tree, her Skill Tree was simpler, and did not have as many Skills, and they also cost more.
Everyone glanced with awe as Iris increased her power in a flash, by using Skill Points!
"I-I maxed it all but I don\'t feel like evolving- AH!" cried Iris, as she was startled with another System Notification!
"Did you got any System Notification?" asked Noah.
"Yes… It says that requirements have been met and now I can evolve into a… Dhampir Phantom Knightess…"
"Oh? Evolve then, Iris, don\'t think it too much!" said Noah.
"O-Okay!" said Iris.
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