Aetheria sat up, not remembering where she was. Then, in a rush of clarity, she remembered the events from before her blackout. "Hey, system," she started, "Why did I lose consciousness?"
You lost consciousness due to the rewards of the giftbox 'Stargod's Boon'. The rewards of the giftbox caused physiological changes in your body.
"What?! What changes did it cause?" Aetheria quickly stood up, and then noticed that she felt more in tune with her body.
The giftbox changed your race and made you a member of the Nebula race. The members of the Nebula race are descendants of the Stargod and are able to evolve into an elder member of their species, which is called a 'Starchild'.
"It's amazing to think that I am now just like a star!" She exclaimed, smiling up toward the heavens. "What else did I get from the giftbox?"
You received a cultivation method, Path of the Almighty Stargod, which is highly compatible with you due to the change in your race. You also received a Mythical Bloodline Ticket.
"Hmmm, alright. Use the Bloodline ticket. I want to start cultivating as soon as possible!" Then she stopped. "Hey system, why do I know what cultivation is? I heard you say it but it didn't mean anything to me, and now I can recall exactly how to do it. Why is that?"
That would be due to me. I implanted memories of how to cultivate in your brain so that you would have an easier time acclimatizing to this world.
"Oh, well in the future please run it by me before you implant memories in my brain."
Affirmative. I will catalogue this information for the future.
"Okay, now use the Bloodline ticket!"
Using Mythical Bloodline Ticket....
Rewards received! Acquired Sunwalker Bloodline!
"That sounds awesome! The sun is a star which means I can walk on stars! Bring up the info on the bloodline, system."
Sunwalker Bloodline Traits - Perfect Fire Affinity, Fire Immunity, Fire Qi Absorption
"I understand the first two, but what's the last one..." she mumbled to herself. "System, explain the Fire Qi Absorption trait to me.
Fire Qi Absorption - All fire-attributed attacks will be absorbed by the host and added to Qi storage, refilling it.
"Wow! That's awesome! This bloodline is really powerful! Ok system, do you think you can compile all of this information for me so I can look at it easily.
Certainly.
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Name: Aetheria
Race: Nebulae
Bloodline: Sunwalker
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Affinity: Fire (100%)
Realm: N/A
Stage: N/A
Cultivation Method: Path of the Almighty Stargod
Techniques: N/A
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"This is great, system! Now, let's start cultivating!" She sat back down on the ground in the lotus position and began to try to sense the Qi in the air. After a few minutes of sensing nothing, she sensed it. There it is! I can sense the Qi in the air! After sitting there and sensing the Qi for a while, she finally received the notification she was waiting for.
Host has broken through to the 4th stage of the Mortal Realm!
"Hold on, system, how am I at the 4th stage already? I've only been sensing the Qi in the air!"
That is correct. The first 3 stages of the Mortal Realm focus on sensing the Qi in the air. Because you have achieved that, you were able to immediately break through to the 4th stage. Stages 4-9 focus on absorbing the Qi in the air for breakthroughs, and after the 9th layer comes the Foundation Realm, which is divided into three stages. Τhe strongest person in this world is at the middle stage of Ethereal Realm.
"Well, I suppose that makes sense. Is there a realm between Foundation Realm and Ethereal Realm?"
Affirmative. After the Foundation Realm is the Core Formation Realm.
Sighing, Aetheria went back to meditating, this time, trying to absorb the Qi she sensed in the air. It entered her body easily and spread throughout her meridians. Soon after, she felt her meridians contract and then expand, growing even larger. She checked her notifications and received a shock.
Host has broken through to the 5th stage of the Mortal Realm!
Amazed by her own progress, she asked the system, "How is this possible? How did I break through so quickly?"
Due to the quality of the cultivation method, Path of the Almighty Stargod, as well as its exceptional compatibility with you, the host, you are able to cultivate 100x faster than the average human, which compounds with your racial trait, Celestial Mist, which allows you to scatter your body and become a miniature nebulae, as well as allowing you to move Qi along your meridians much smoother. At your current cultivation speed, you should be able to reach the Foundation Realm in the next 2 hours.
Shocked, all I could manage to do was sit back own and continue to absorb the Qi in the air.
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Host has broken through to the 6th stage of the Mortal Realm!
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Host has broken through to the 7th stage of the Mortal Realm!
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Host has broken through to the 8th stage of the Mortal Realm!
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Host has broken through to the 9th stage of the Mortal Realm!
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Host has broken through to the Early stage of the Foundation Realm!
Generating giftbox....
Aetheria came out of her meditative trance and smiled as she realized she had made it to the early stage of Foundation Realm. "System, please display my status."
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Name: Aetheria
Race: Nebulae
Bloodline: Sunwalker
Affinity: Fire (100%)
Realm: Foundation
Stage: Early (10% progress)
Cultivation Method: Path of the Almighty Stargod
Techniques: N/A
1 Giftbox Available
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"Awesome! Now open the giftbox!"
Opening giftbox....
Received rewards:
Legendary Movement Technique Ticket
Legendary Combat Technique Ticket
Mythical Companion Ticket
"Use the movement technique ticket and the combat technique ticket."
Using Legendary Movement Technique Ticket....
Received rewards:
Stepping on Stars - Legendary-rank Movement Technique
Using Legendary Combat Technique Ticket....
Received rewards:
Fifteen Fiery Fists - Legendary-rank Combat Technique
Aetheria giggled excitedly, and then used the system to download the knowledge of the techniques into her head. Aetheria made a vow. "I'm going to get strong enough to meet the Stargod in person!" She began practicing her techniques, knowing that to get stronger fast, she would have to kill all of the beasts on the island.
Look out world, because here she comes!