Grim had been fixated on hunting for the last few days. He had overlooked weekly ability refresh.
Now that he had free time, he decided to check it out.
"System Shop Open"
[ System Shop ]
[Available Evo Points: 5077]
[Ability 1: Streak – 70 Evo]
(increased your speed up to 200 kmph {124 mph} for 10 minutes)
[Ability 2: Leap – 60 Evo]
(allows you to jump up to a height of 20 meters)
[Ability 3: Poison Resistance – 100 Evo]
(develops resistance against weaker poison)
[Weekly Ability Refresh Ticket: 1]
"Exchange first and third ability."
" The ability 'streak' and 'poison resistance' has been exchanged, and 170 Evo has been deducted from the host."
"Due to affinity towards each other, 'breeze' and 'streak' have assimilated."
"The ability 'breeze' has evolved. Now, the host can fly at the speed of 400 kmph (248 mph) for 7 minutes."
He began to cultivate after settling all the work.
"Reap"
Qi started gathering around him. His body began absorbing them slowly.
He could feel Qi entering his body slowly. It was a pleasant feeling.
Thus, his crazy cultivation schedule began.
Grim would cultivate from morning to evening. He would only go out for food, and he checked for new abilities once a week.
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His schedule continued for a whole month. After a month of absorbing Qi, his body was overflowing with Qi.
Now, Grim was ready to take his first step toward the cultivation world. He heard a notification just in time.
"The host has reached the suitable condition for the breakthrough."
The system started instructing him.
"Please use your Qi to cleanse your body."
Grim carried out the system's instructions and started to clean his body. His body started undergoing tremendous changes.
Tissues in his body started changing.
His bones were the first to change. They started breaking slowly and repairing themselves. It molded his bones.
Next in the line were muscle tissue. They started tearing apart and repairing themselves. It made his muscles stronger.
Then, it was the turn of connective tissues. They started the wear and tear process again. It strengthened the bond between other tissues.
Next was epithelial tissue. It went through the same process. It improved his protection, secretion, absorption, excretion, and filtration ability.
And finally, it was the turn for nervous tissue. It was the same process. However, the resulting pain during this process was so unbearable that a high-pitched noise escaped from his mouth.
Screech! Screech! Screech!
The process lasted for hours. By the time the process was concluded, he had already fainted.
The next morning, he woke up and observed his body.
His body had doubled in size. His feathers were now golden red, similar to goldfish scales. His beaks and claws were as strong as titanium. And the scales on his legs had turned silver.
Grim was feeling energetic. He wanted to test his newfound strength. However, the system's notification came out as 'cold water to his face'.
"Please be prepared for the next step."
"It's not over yet?" His mood was ruined.
He had gone through so much pain yesterday. He didn't want to suffer again.
"The next step will not be painful. So, the host can rest assured." The system tried to reassure him.
However, he was skeptical.
"Gather all your Qi to a point and try to form a crystal." The system gave the instruction.
Grim carried out the instructions. A small crystal was forming slowly inside his body.
After several hours of effort, it was finally complete.
The crystal had a rough shape and size. It had a milky white color to it.
"Now for the final step, the host can choose one basic element to imprint on the crystal."
"System, how many elements are there?"
"There are 12 elements, Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Thunder, Ice, Force, Time, Life, Shadow, Light, and Space.
"However, one can only choose from the basic elements in the mutation realm, and they must have resonance towards the element."
"The host can only choose 'wind'."
He imprinted a 'wind' element on the crystal. The crystal began to change color. It was turning cyan.
Grim could feel his resonance with the air growing strong. He could feel some kind of shackles loosening.
He felt like he could blend with the air.
"Congratulations to the host for reaching 1st level of the mutation realm."
"An achievement has been unlocked, 'Baby steps'."
"The host has been rewarded with 1000 Evo and 1 ticket for a weekly ability refresh."
"*-*"
"Who even made this achievement?" He was fuming.