Mixed Blessing System

[Name: Lothur Ritter]

[Physique: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger]

[Bloodline: Life Devourer]

[Cultivation: level 16]

[STR: 279.9] [CON: 455] [DEX: 280.2] [AGI: 281.3]

[INT: 135.6] [PER: 244.1] [WIL: 200]

[EVF: 1,229]

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[General Demon Skull Soul Bone] [Rank: Gold]

[Progress: 15%]

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[Monarch Demon Fibula Soul Bone] [Rank: Bronze -> Silver]

[Progress: 5%]

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[Demon General’s Rib Soul Bone] [Rank: Silver]

[Progress: 40%]

Lothur saw his status and all of his Soul Bones with his new advancements. 𝘦.𝘰𝘳𝑔

Only the fibula bone had evolved qualitatively with this cultivation stage advancement. But they had all benefited from Lothur reaching the 3rd stage.

Their skills, in general, would be stronger from now on, while the skill of the fibula bone had evolved a degree higher. Now it had not only had each of its features strengthened, but a new ability had emerged for Lothur!

From what Lothur could sense, Black Flames could now not only mess with the minds and feelings of its targets. It could also even target non-corporeal beings, such as spectres!

He would still need to encounter beings of this nature to better test his new abilities. Still, at the present moment, he already had a notion that he would have some power over these beings.

But immediately after advancing to the 3rd stage, Lothur felt his understanding of his techniques advance, finally reaching the peak of each of them.

[Cross Walk] [Rank: Iron]

[Mastery Level: Grandmaster]

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[Steel Body] [Rank: Iron]

[Mastery level: Grandmaster]

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[Art of Tearing Down Trees] [Rank: Iron]

[Mastery level: Grandmaster]

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[Assassin Code] [Rank: Iron]

[Mastery level: Grandmaster]

As Lothur reached peak mastery over his techniques, he now felt much stronger, as the bonuses of the techniques increased with greater mastery over them.

When a person’s mastery level over a technique increases, that person will be able to use the laws more easily and effectively, achieving much better results.

As such, if he activated all his techniques now, Lothur could generate a more capable defense, achieve more incredible speed than his attributes allowed, and attack more creatively and with greater force.

At the same time, as much as training in these techniques would not promote further improvements in comprehension, he could have more significant results in his physical training.

Having reached the peak of those techniques, he could now bring his body up to the level needed to unleash its full power!

So Lothur smiled to himself, clenching his fists as he prepared to enter the last level of the labyrinth.

From where he stood, by using his visual ability, Lothur could see where the leaf the system wanted was and the enemies in its path.

Unlike the other levels of the labyrinth, there were not many beasts there. The opposite of that, this was level with the smallest number of beasts, only about 30 opponents.

However, they were much stronger than those Lothur had faced so far!

At the same time, this last area was not so large, unlike the other levels of the labyrinth, which were grandiose and full of dead-end paths with beasts in position. Moreover, it didn’t have many dead ends to make it difficult for anyone to get there.

A being able to reach this level would no longer need to go through so many tests.

As such, the area in front of Lothur had only a few corridors leading to the other side, where all the protective beasts of the area were waiting for him.

Lothur then saw for the first time the physical attributes of 3rd stage opponents!

[Scarlet Snake]

[Body Cultivation: level 17]

[STR: 420.8] [CON: 432.1] [DEX: 428] [AGI: 433.9]

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[Giant Yellow Scorpion]

[Body Cultivation: level 17]

[STR: 429.9] [CON: 478.5] [DEX: 438.4] [AGI: 463.1]

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He saw several of those level 17 beings until his eyes noticed the status of the strongest one in that place, the highest level being Lothur had ever seen.

[Royal Red Toad]

[Body Cultivation: level 18]

[STR: 539.3] [CON: 578] [DEX: 548.3] [AGI: 553.2]

Gulp!

He already knew it would be hard to win in this place. Still, seeing the attribute points of that giant dark red toad with devilish eyes focused on him, Lothur couldn’t help but hesitate.

Even considering all his techniques and skills, Lothur wasn’t sure he could defeat that creature!

‘I didn’t think the difference would be so great…’ He thought as he stood still, watching the beings behind the last corridors of the labyrinth.

Everyone there had already noticed Lothur’s presence on this level, but they were in no hurry to go to him. If he wanted to face them, he would have to go through the last corridors, where some of the few traps in this place were.

The giant toad saw Lothur standing there and thought about this strange human, ‘Is he going to give up? Well, it will be better for him if he decides to do so… Otherwise, he will die at my hands!

But I must admit that this human is quite capable. Getting here must not have been easy for him.’

While this creature was thinking about this, the leaf that Lothur was searching for was behind it at the end of that area.

There, a colored metal leaf was on what appeared to be an altar, floating on a rock, while several torches illuminated the surroundings.

Behind it, on the final wall of that labyrinth, was a statue of a being that looked like a human, but only a few beasts from the Secret Realm knew about its identity.

Lothur didn’t care about this statue and finally decided to enter the first corridor between him and those beings, even though he knew the traps there.

When he did this, flames immediately appeared in his surroundings, trying to burn him.

But his elemental resistance protected him while being stimulated by it.

The same would happen for every step he took in those corridors on his way, being attacked by several different elemental forms, most of which he already had resistance to, while others he would gain there.

In any case, Lothur’s defense level was not low, and even though those attacks were potent, they at most stimulated his body to generate resistance to the elements that he did not yet have.

Finally, after more than an hour of strolling through that final part before his opponents, Lothur crossed this area full of traps.

When he was ahead of those dozens of opponents and the leaf behind, Lothur tightened his fingers around the Elemental Staff and pondered what he should do.

He felt the Space Belt shaking and decided to take a chance, taking that item and absorbing it without having to defeat all those creatures.

‘Maybe I can steal them without any more trouble!’ He thought, before disappearing from his spot and emerging near that item, behind all those beasts.

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