Genetic Ascension

Chapter 1311: Silent Oath [Bonus]

[Bonus Chapter Thanks to Kalinus <3]

Sylas reached out toward the Gold Gene and let it hover in his palm. His Scorpion Warlord Armor bristled with Strength and Vitality, rippling out with waves of might that made Khan’s pupils constrict into pinholes.

Gralith’s second disciple’s sight might not be as good as his master’s, but he was an elite Scorpion warrior himself. He knew a Spark Mastery Armor when he saw one from his own kind, though he didn’t have a good feel for just what percentage it was at.

Whatever commotion Sylas had caused had to have been a big deal, and this seemed to be what it had to be for the Emperor Sanctum to be alerted like they were.

Even so, seeing it personally…

“Well fuck me. And I thought Gwenu was already enough to make my hairs grey…” He blinked for a moment and then erupted into laughter. “She’s going to be so pissed. That little girl has such an overinflated ego. This is just perfect.”

Sylas continued to look at the Gold Gene for a long while, wondering… should he take it?

’What is my Foundation Grade right now?’ Sylas asked.

The little girl seemed to have been waiting for this exact question.

’Superior Common.’

Sylas’ eyes narrowed. It had to be remembered that this was the mark he would receive after absorbing everything before… maybe.

The little girl had said he’d have a surer bet at a Mid-tier Common Foundation while building his way to the E-tier. But now she was saying that right this moment, he had a Superior Common Foundation before he had begun to absorb his Genes, his Titles, and other things.

’And if I complete it?’

’You should be able to just barely reach Superior Bronze now, factoring in your perfected D-Grade Race.’

So this was the “gift” the middle-aged man had given him. A Superior Common Foundation in exchange for a Legendary Gene he couldn’t find anywhere else in the universe.

What a great deal.

’You probably shouldn’t blame him too much. He couldn’t give you a greater Foundation without literally killing you. He wasn’t being cheap.’

Sylas didn’t dignify that with a response. He wasn’t sure why the little girl seemed to like to press his buttons, but right now he wasn’t in the mood.

’How many Gold Genes can my body take right now?’

’In the F-Grade?’

’Are you saying I could take in an E-Grade Gene?’

’Not now, obviously. But once you break through, it might be a possibility, though a limited one. Like I’ve told you before, there’s a big difference between having a body that can take Gold Genes in the F-tier, and one that can do it in above tiers. Even having a Bronze Gene at D-tier is countless times more valuable than an F-Grade Legendary Gene. That’s why they think they’re doing you a favor. To them, what they took was really just a convenient fix for a very inconvenient problem.’

Once again, Sylas didn’t take the bait.

’Of this caliber? You can probably take about three or so. But I would be careful. You’ve gotten reckless. What is your Gene State at right now? Can you even guarantee taking that Gene in?’

’I can,’ Sylas said indifferently.

The little girl frowned, seemingly not understanding for a moment. In fact, she thought it was the Pride Seed speaking for a brief instant of time.

Sylas looked at the Gold Gene as though it wasn’t something many would scratch and claw over. After having had a Legendary Gene in his grasp, he felt that this was beneath him. But since it was all his body could take, it was just going to have to be what he did.

’And what would my Foundation be if you included my Rune Mastery?’ Sylas asked.

’You can’t—’

’You said I probably couldn’t. Not that I couldn’t.’

’Yes, you probably couldn’t unless you—’ The eyes of the little girl widened. ’You…!?’

Seed inside Sylas, his Spark Seed was stirring until a radiant golden light came out of him in waves. He wasn’t able to take this final step before because he was instantly assaulted by the Scorpion Emperor, halting the progress.

Then, in a half-completed state, he had managed to push the Scorpion Emperor Armor to 100% Mastery. What he could do with a True Spark Seed was on another level entirely.

’Answer the question,’ Sylas said calmly as his Spark Seed bloomed into a True Spark, forming tendrils of golden roots that spread throughout his consciousness and Will Core, reaching deep into his Layers and even further beneath with every passing moment.

’You would certainly… reach…’ The little girl frowned. The calculation was much more difficult with something as variable as a True Spark. Not all True Sparks were created equal. At the same time, there was a bit of a curve as well…

The system really liked it when the weak did the impossible. It showed it new paths toward success, and thus there would be rewards that came with that.

However, this time, the system hadn’t rewarded Sylas for some reason. It was likely because the proof of his accomplishment had been taken away before it could register it, while his real body had been seen as dead or in a state of limbo for a short while before the middle-aged man saved his life.

’My best guess is Superior Silver.’

“Mm…” Sylas said calmly. ’And if I raised my two Gene Classes to Legendary?’

’Inferior Gold.’

That, for now… was going to have to be good enough. He knew what to do.

With a squeeze of his hand, Sylas shattered the Gold Gene and his Armor crumbled with it. Rapidly, a new, modified Armor began to form—one laced with far more emerald than there was violet or black, one that sparked with lightning that seemed to cause a weather change even in the skies above.

He’d make a new path.

He didn’t care to make them feel regret. He would make them feel fear. He would make them feel despair.

All of the emotionless weight on Sylas’ shoulders seemed to vanish, and the skies boomed, the planet rumbling.

He didn’t speak out of a vow this time, but the words he would have spoken were etched into reality nonetheless as a sacred System Oath was made.

Thunder boomed, and lightning—reflected as green gems—pulsed like raging dragons across it.

The last shingle of the Armor fell into place.

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[Class Upgraded][Glassvolt Duke (Gold) > Glassborn Cryst Emperor (Legendary)]

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