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The System Awakens: Rise of the Champion

Chapter 101: The Path Of Infinity - 1

[Remaining time until war begins: 05(D):23(H):59(M):59(S)]

After finishing his hunt for [Fire Elemental Cores], Damian moved on to gather the remaining elemental cores he needed to complete the [Elemental Dungeon Mission].

First, he battled the fire spirits in [Fire Spirits Territory #187].

After that, he headed to [Water Serpents Territory #96].

The elemental spirits here were shaped like serpents with giant cores on top of their heads.

They seemed difficult to deal with as they lived underwater, and there were a large number of them in the lake.

Damian raised his hand and pointed it at the massive lake, channeling [Lightning Essence].

Lightning began to manifest in front of his palm, spreading across his entire arm and body.

More and more lightning condensed, forming a ball of yellowish plasma that radiated intense heat, sending small sparks crackling in all directions.

The plasma ball grew to about one meter in diameter before Damian launched it into the lake.

The moment it made contact with the water, a blinding explosion erupted.

An extreme amount of heat and energy was released, vaporizing gallons upon gallons of water.

A massive, expanding pillar of superheated steam rose, accompanied by rings of unnatural yellow lightning that spread outward, striking everything in range.

"Oh, shit..." Damian’s eyes widened as he saw the lightning surging toward him, followed by a destructive wave of energy and intense heat.

It seemed he had underestimated the power of his own attack.

He had poured all of his [Lightning Essence] into a single strike, hoping to electrocute the water serpentine spirits to death.

While he succeeded, he had also created an explosion so powerful that it was about to flatten the entire area.

Instead of trying to escape, Damian stood his ground as the shockwave of pure energy, lightning, and searing heat engulfed him.

Minutes later, when the explosion finally settled, Damian remained standing.

His entire body was scorched, one of his arms was missing, his hair had been completely burned away, and cracks covered his skin, which was charred and glowing red.

Some parts of his flesh had melted entirely.

Yet, he stood motionless amidst the flattened, blackened land, with sparks of lightning still dancing around him in the aftermath.

[Your Talent [Boundless Refinement] is taking effect.]

[Your Constitution [Unyielding Warrior’s Physique] is taking effect.]

[Your pain tolerance is improving.]

[Your resistance to lightning is improving.]

[You have developed the trait [Lightning Resistance].]

[Verdant Avatar: Form Activated.]

As Damian’s broken body stood on the verge of collapse, a greenish-white energy infused with [Wood Essence] enveloped him like a second skin.

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[Form: Verdant Avatar]

[Effects:]

-When the form is activated, all natural healing and regeneration are amplified by 300%.

-Additional healing capabilities increase by 200%.

-All impurities within the body are removed.

-Any injuries sustained will be instantly healed.

-The user will feel no pain.

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-No fatigue will be sustained.

-The user gains complete toxin resistance.

-The body is restored to peak condition, allowing physical capabilities to be utilized at 125%.

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The moment the form activated, Damian’s destroyed arm regenerated instantly.

All his injuries from the plasma blast healed in mere seconds, and even his burnt hair regrew as if nothing had happened.

Damian had awakened the racial trait [Accelerated Healing] when he evolved into a [Superior Human], allowing him to heal ten times faster than a normal person and even regenerate lost limbs.

However, full limb regeneration would have typically taken years.

With [Verdant Avatar] amplifying his healing ability by 300%, along with boosts to the healing properties of his other energies, his lost arm regrew in an instant.

Once fully recovered, Damian deactivated [Verdant Avatar].

His body, now back in perfect condition, was revealed once again.

He retrieved a new set of clothes from his inventory, dressed himself, and then turned to assess the destruction caused by his plasma explosion.

Everything within a 100-meter radius had been completely vaporized.

It was as if the lake had never existed, along with all the water serpents that once lived there.

Not even the [Water Elemental Cores] they would have dropped survived the blast.

His attack had ultimately been meaningless.

[You have leveled up.] x8

"Oh god... I just wasted a lot of [Lightning Essence] on a useless attack. At least I leveled up a few times."

After searching for a while and asking a few [Water Fairies] for guidance, Damian found a few more territories ruled by aggressive water spirits.

These included [Water Makara Territory #71] and [Winged Water Snake Territory #83], both inhabited by giant elemental monsters.

The [Water Makara Territory #71] was home to the Makara, massive water elemental spirits resembling elephants with crocodile-like heads, fish-like scales, and huge [Water Elemental Cores] embedded in their underbellies. @@novelbin@@

[You have leveled up.] x5

After clearing that territory, Damian proceeded to [Winged Water Snake Territory #83], where he faced snake-like water spirits with wings.

Despite having wings, they could not fly.

This time, instead of using his [Lightning Plasma Attack], he opted for [Earth Elemental Magic], summoning massive earth walls to collapse onto the lakes, crushing the spirits’ heads.

[You have leveled up.] x4

[Water Elemental Cores: 43/5]

Not only that, but he also found two dozen [Water Elemental Sources] and formed contracts with them just like he did with the [Premature Water Elemental Source].

However, they were quite different.

He discovered [Winged Water Snake Sources] and [Water Makara Sources], about a dozen of each, and made contracts with them.

As they absorbed [Water Essence] and grew, they would fully transform into [Winged Water Snake Spirits] and [Water Makaras].

These stronger spirits would then force weaker spirits into submission, ultimately making them Damian’s contracted beasts as well.

After gathering the [Water Elemental Cores], he headed to the nearest territory—[Earth Golems Territory #10].

Within fifteen minutes, he had eliminated all the Earth Golems.

These monsters had massive, flat bodies made entirely of rock, making them difficult to deal with due to their hard exteriors.

However, they were nothing Damian couldn’t handle.

[You have leveled up] x 8

[Earth Elemental Cores: 37/5]

Next, he moved on to [Wood Dryad Territory #23], which turned out to be the easiest challenge.

A simple burst of fire burned their wooden bodies within minutes, causing them to drop their cores.

[You have leveled up] x 7

[Wood Elemental Cores: 55/5]

After that, he traveled to [Ice Golem Territory #03].

Using his [Fire Essence] and [Fire Elemental Magic], he blasted their bodies apart.

Within half an hour, he had successfully conquered the territory.

[You have leveled up] x 5

[Ice Elemental Cores: 33/5]

Once he was done with the [Ice Elemental] region, he proceeded to [Mountain Djinn Territory #06].

There, he had to face waves of wind spirits known as [Wind Djinns].

These were formless beings with their [Wind Elemental Cores] acting as their physical bodies.

As long as a part of their windy form remained, they couldn’t die.

However, Damian discovered an easy way to defeat them—by burning their wind forms.

Since fire thrives on wind, they were easily consumed by the flames, leaving behind their cores.

The biggest challenge was catching them, as they were incredibly fast.

Their lack of solid bodies made them immune to physical attacks, and they were highly territorial.

[You have leveled up] x 5

[Wind Elemental Cores: 35/5]

Afterward, he ventured into the [Phantom Corona Territory], where he encountered light-elemental spirits known as [Phantom Coronas].

These creatures were similar to the wind spirits he had fought earlier, but they were even faster—much faster than the [Wind Djinns].

They were flickering, formless beings that radiated intense light, making it difficult for Damian to see or catch them.

It took a great deal of effort before he was finally able to hunt them down.

Using his [Earth Elemental Magic], he created a massive territorial trap—an enclosed dome that trapped the spirits inside.

Once they entered, the dome would shrink, crushing them between the earth walls.

Damian never even got a clear look at their true forms.

When he found the [Light Elemental Cores], they glowed so intensely that he had to shut his eyes before grabbing them and storing them in his system inventory.

It took Damian about 14 hours to defeat five [Phantom Coronas].

[You have leveled up] x 1

[Light Elemental Cores: 5/5]

Finally, there was the matter of the [Darkness Element], which he couldn’t locate at first.

When he asked some fairies, they led him to a canyon with a deep underground dungeon.

The deeper he ventured, the darker it became.

Although he couldn’t see any darkness-related spirits, he knew they were present.

Annoying little entities constantly pestered him—hitting him in the back before vanishing, giggling as they threw soil in his face, pulling his hair, and even attempting to yank down his pants.

They didn’t seem particularly dangerous, but their mischief was relentless—so much so that it was almost more dangerous than an actual threat.

Unable to tolerate it any longer, Damian activated his [Fire Avatar] form and spread flames throughout the entire dungeon.

As the fire consumed the darkness, the hidden spirits, known as [Shroud Lurkers]—though in Damian’s opinion, they should have been called [Pants Lurkers]—were exposed and burned away, leaving behind their cores.

[You have leveled up] x 7

[Darkness Elemental Core: 34/5]

After that, he went to the [Lightning Cat Territory #84], where he fought against literal cats blazing with lightning.

Their tails whipped like lightning ropes, and they were insanely fast.

He had to use his [Lightning Avatar] form to fight them head-on.

When the form activated, his entire body became covered in lightning, and he himself seemed to transform into pure lightning.

He was able to follow their movements, strike them with his sword, and kill them.

However, he had already exhausted most of his lightning essence in his earlier plasma attack, so he could only maintain the form for about a minute.

But that was enough for him to kill a couple of them, extract their lightning essence, and use the [Lightning Avatar] form again.

[You have leveled up] x 5

[Lightning Elemental Core: 34/5]

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