As Dragon and his crew were preparing to set sail toward their next destination which they so kindly didn't tell Yuki about since they didn't trust him in the least.
The guy in question suddenly went to an area empty of people before he took out a devil-looking mask and directly wore it and it instantly started to deplete a bit of his mana passively.
However, if anyone was near him at the moment, they would have noticed that his presence was completely erased from the world to the point that a strong person like Dragon who was keeping an eye on him was barely able to sense him now with his strong observation Haki and it caused dark lines to appear on his face 'That kid is definitely abnormal, where did he disappear to at this moment? this is definitely suspicious!'
However, those dark lines only grew further as he suddenly felt the reminder of Yuki's presence completely disappear from the face of the island which left him dumbfounded…
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Meanwhile, Yuki simply used phantom phasing which allowed him to further hide from any detection before he dived deep into the earth and made a hole for himself before he deactivated his skill… He of course didn't forget to leave a hole so that he could breathe, and after everything was set up he directly went into action
'I don't have much time as the ship will depart soon..'
As Yuki thought this, he directly opened his statue window and observed his new attributes after this week's training which was basically equivalent to 40 weeks of training thanks to the buff [body of a dreamer]!
[Strength 98 108]
[Speed: 27 35]
[Vitality: 77 100]
[Soul: 98]
[Will: 10 11]
'It seems like I already reached the limit of my minotaur's talent… Training any further is becoming exponentially harder… Hopefully, this next evolution will change things'
As Yuki made up his mind, he opened the notifications he had been putting on hold since he arrived in this world and directly clicked Yes!
[Path of evolution activated…]
Yuki suddenly felt a deep beast inside of him awakening as his path of evolution ability awakened and it suddenly took control over his dimensional link ability…
"This is…" Yuki could barely mutter this before a terrifying suction force gushed out of his body and started to devour everything in his surroundings!
'What the hell is happening? Just what kind of materials are needed for this kind of evolution?' Yuki couldn't help but wonder as his eyes widened in disbelief and a notification appeared in front of him
[Path of evolution is collecting the necessary materials to initiate the evolution, this is only possible thanks to the cooperation of this world's spirit]
'Why would this world's spirit help me?' Yuki's intuition instantly started ringing the alarm bells as he wasn't the type to believe in random kindness or charity, and the system's next notification confirmed his doubts
[As the host probably already noticed, you can't use your soul powers or magic to affect your surroundings effectively anymore, this is from the world directly affecting your powers so that they conform to its laws, and the world spirit is trying to adjust your body to make you obey this world's laws without it needing to interfere actively in the future]
"WHAT! Does that mean I will lose my skills and abilities?" Yelled Yuki in panic but a notification suddenly appeared in front of him with a smiley face on it before it changed to a single terrifying sentence
[No world or law can suppress what I grant you if I don't allow it to]
Yuki's panic suddenly disappeared as it was replaced with an eerie silence before he started laughing so creepily, and if anyone saw him in his devil's mask with his hair flying around him, they would have truly thought that he was a devil at this moment
"Amazing, truly amazing, I really wish I could see that world's spirit reaction when it realizes that it got scammed, hahahahaha, I'm almost starting to like this system, almost"
The hole Yuki was hiding in grew a lot bigger, thankfully he moved into the direction of a forest underground so it wouldn't catch too much attention, or so he hoped, but the withered trees above his location along with the countless dead beasts that only had their hide left told a completely different story… One full of the horror of the terrifying events happening underground!
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[Collection of materials completed… Initiating evolution]
Yuki suddenly threw away all distractions and focused solely on his body and watched the wonders that were happening to it… Those wonders that didn't seem to change anything about him!
"What the hell, all of this just for the energy to seep into my body?" Muttered Yuki in disappointment and he even started thinking that something went wrong with the evolution or it simply failed.
But suddenly, a sharp pain burst out from every cell of his body as if they were being stabbed by microscopic knives and getting reshaped!
"AAAAAAAAAAAA" Yuki couldn't handle the pain and directly screamed his lungs out, yet by the time it left the deep hole he dug for himself, it only turned into a muffled scream...
'What in the hell is happening to me? Aghhhhhhhhhh'
[This is a small price for tricking a world and opening the path to getting stronger]
Yuki wasn't even able to read what the system said as he tried to resist the unbelievable amount of pain that almost drove him crazy, but that's when his magic core started shining with a strong holy light before it burst from it and covered Yuki's whole body like a warm embrace before manifesting itself into two silver wings that further wrapped themselves around him gently.
Yuki instantly felt the pain decrease by 99%, yet even that single 1% was still enough to drive most people crazy! However, now he at least can think properly and he started hearing Dantalion and Morgana screaming at him with worried voices
"Master are you okay?" Yelled Morgana who completely lost her seductive attitude and Yuki gritted his teeth before he replied "I should be fine, thanks Dantalion, you saved my life"
"I'm glad I was of service" Replied Dantalion with a calm voice, although Morgana could see the absolute chill in his eyes directed somewhere no one could see… and she felt the same rage as he did!
Meanwhile, Yuki turned his attention to the system and noticed that he had multiple notifications but what intrigued him even more was his will had actually increased by 5 points! This was a terrifying increase considering that he dealt with that pain for no more than 4 seconds.
"I guess being a masochist is a good way to train the will attribute huh…" As Yuki muttered this he took a deep breath and noticed that he was doing fine against the current pain he was feeling so he spoke to Dantalion
"Increase the pain a bit more…"
Morgana and Dantalion couldn't help but shoot each other weird looks before the former said "Our master is truly crazy…"
Dantalion simply shook his head and responded to her "Isn't that why you like him?" Before he slowly started increasing the pain for Yuki and helped him train his will…
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2 hours later
On Dragon's ship which was called Wind's grandma, Koala was currently pestering Sabo and asking him "Do you think he changed his mind and won't be coming with us?"
Sabo remained silent for a while before he shook his head and said "He doesn't strike me as a guy who breaks his promises easily, don't you remember how he promised he would rob anyone who insults him clean?"
"Well, I guess that's true" spoke Koala with a worried look finding the example not quite convincing but then a huge Fishman approached them and said "Dragon-san said we can't wait anymore"
"Hack, what should I do?" Spoke Koala… Meanwhile, the rest of the crew sheered in happiness, and Dragon almost joined them as well if not for him wanting to keep his dignified image as a leader… Then he loudly yelled "Set sail"
Hack remained frozen slightly as he didn't know how to comfort Koala but a guy suddenly jumped from the shore and started climbing up their ship like a cockroach
"Yuki! You came! wait why are you covered in this black substance" Yelled Koala and Sabo when they saw him, but suddenly, a terrible stench burst out from Yuki's body and covered the whole ship and assaulted their noses!
"AGHHHH" those closer to Yuki directly started puking, and those far from him weren't doing that better either as Yuki slowly made his way to the middle of the ship where Sabo and Koala were staying but they suddenly had a change of heart when they saw the disgusting scene and casualties Yuki left behind him!
"Yuki! Please don't come any close!" Yelled Sabo and Yuki couldn't help but ask him "Why?" While tilting his head, but Sabo simply closed his nose with his hand and didn't know what to say so he turned to Koala only to find she had already run away somewhere…
"Tch, go clean yourself!" Yelled Dragon before a gust of wind hit Yuki and sent him flying into the ocean turning its bright blue color into a muddy brown...
Meanwhile, the crew started heaving sighs of relief as they were saved from this natural disaster, although the stench didn't disappear as Yuki's footprints were still stuck to the ship…
"Clean up quickly" Spoke Dragon before leaving to his room with a dark look on his face as he was also barely holding himself from puking... Meanwhile, the crew tried to clean what they started calling Yuki's dark filth, but it took quite the courageous and strong-willed soul to be able to clear it, something only those destined to stand at the top possessed so Sabo ended up cleaning everything on his own gaining him the respect of his crew…
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Meanwhile, as Yuki cleaned himself in the ocean while storing some of his filth away in case he needs it in the future, he finally had the time to check his rewards from the hardships he suffered since he directly started running to Dragon's ship fearing that they might have left him
'A total of 19 Will Points and the ability, Limit breaker'
[Limit breaker: The power of will and effort are one of the most important factors that can separate normal humans from legends, yet hard work doesn't always pay off. However, this ability makes sure that will never be the case. Pushing through your limits increases the rate of improvement depending on how hard the host is trying! (This ability is affected by Minotaur's talent if applied to physical training)]
'Hmmm? Does that mean that it not only works to help me break through my body's limits but also when I train my skills?' Yuki's eyes shined brightly in anticipation of what he could achieve thanks to this ability, but there was another reward that he appreciated a lot, and it was what caused his body to secrete that disgusting dark substance… His physical attributes have shot through the roof!
'Status' muttered Yuki inside his head…