Chapter 178: Exp Crystals

Night and Sara nodded.

?Arthur said, "Don’t worry, sister. While I am no Demigod, I am not afraid of them either..."

He pulled out his silver sword, and the surroundings were immediately filled with a terrifying sword intent that covered the whole city like a cocoon.

?Everyone wielding a sword in the city felt their blades buzz in response. The intent was invisible to the eyes but everyone felt their hairs stand on end when they looked at the edge of the city.

It felt as if a guillotine hung there and would reap their heads if they looked too long.

?Night’s eyes widened as he finally understood he had underestimated this fellow Chosen. Beside him, Sara was also astonished.

?Arthur then said to Night and Sara, "I know you guys are stuck at level 50 for some reason, but I don’t doubt your strength. Though it might be a lot less than mine due to the level difference, against the normal monsters, it will work all the same."

?Night nodded solemnly as Nightmare Mist spread out from him, covering him fully. Zora and Arthur felt chills run down their spines as they saw the eyes within the mist looking at them with hunger. The eyes just looked at them without blinking.

?Night now looked like a monster that could easily qualify as something used to scare kids to sleep.

?Though they wanted to think Night was the same cute-looking boy they had seen a moment before, his current form told a very different tale. And the mouths grinning at them in response weren’t helping either.

?Beside Night, Sara chuckled and pulled out her magic tome.

?While Arthur and Zora looked at Night with a hint of caution, Night thought, ’I didn’t think a human could become so strong. He is a lot stronger than the Invaders who were suppressed at the peak of the Mortal Realm.’

?’Strength doesn’t come out of nowhere there is always a basis to it. This should not be possible unless I am missing something obvious here...’

?System Girl replied, ’Night, I think his stats are maxed, his bloodline must be powerful, and his species must also be at the Apex Rank.’

?Night thought, ’Bloodline? I see, that can indeed change things. And from the memories I have, I know an Apex Rank species is the peak. But Razen also had a powerful bloodline, with max stats and an Apex Rank species. But he doesn’t compare to Arthur.’

?System Girl added, ’Yes, and also don’t forget about titles. They have a lot of impact on a person, and it’s much easier to get titles during the early stages of System integration.’

?Night asked, ’I only have three titles, right? How do I compare, then?’

?System Girl said, ’Yes... We can only hope you can earn some titles in the tutorial.

’And Well as for you, a Unique Being is already an Apex species. As for your stats, though I can’t see them, they should be maxed out for your rank. Though I don’t have any idea about your bloodline; I don’t sense any bloodline in you, and you haven’t managed to devour any either.’

?Night mused, ’Yes, bloodlines... I have come to understand the importance of bloodlines after seeing Minerva. They feel useful, though I am not sure if I will ever have one...’

?System Girl said, ’You can already eat Records, so I doubt a bloodline will help much.’

?’Also, maybe you will be able to eat them later, just like the System EXP Crystals. Even [Dream] didn’t expect something like System EXP Crystals to exist.’

?Night thought, ’Yes, System EXP Crystals...’

?He had been surprised when System Girl first showed them to him.

?When he went to meet with Lilith earlier, he had also met with System Girl.

?At that time, she showed him these crystals that she had managed to extract from the Goblins he killed, calling them System EXP Crystals.

?Their function was obvious from the name: they were crystals that could be used to directly fill EXP bars.

?Seeing it [Dream] had warned him, ’I never expected System Girl to be able to create something like this... If the outside world knew about this, I am afraid even [Blaze] wouldn’t be able to save you. Especially since I think these don’t follow the same leveling restrictions.’

?She meant that as Awakened leveled up, the EXP they got was capped, and they received less EXP from low-level monsters. But his EXP crystals didn’t seem to have those restrictions and could technically even be used by [Blaze] himself.

?It was absurd that something he and System Girl created could help level up a Primordial God, but it was the truth.

Apparently according to [Dream], Unique Beings were just like that, they broke many things others considered common sense.

?Night replied, ’Yup, my mouth is sealed. Though I am surprised you asked me not to reveal this even to the others.’ He meant Lucy, Lilith, and the rest of his companions.

?[Dream] explained, ’There are many weird aspects and skills out there that allow others to steal memories or pry into the mind. Better safe than sorry.’

?Night sighed, ’Yes, and my amazing physique will be sure to attract people with those skills like flies. Sometimes I think it really is a shit physique, pun intended. Unfortunately, even if I off myself, the damn thing will follow me right into reincarnation.’

?[Dream] chuckled. ’Though you complain, you can’t deny the good things it has brought you.’

?Night internally rolled his eyes. ’What good things? It got Sara and Blade killed, that’s all I can see.’

?[Dream] countered, ’Yes, they died, but aren’t they alive now with way more potential in many ways? When Sara regains her level and cultivation, she will be able to fight thousands of her past selves and still win. Even now, though she has become your summon, she is already stronger than you.’

?Night blinked. ’Huh? Stronger than me? Since when?...’

?[Dream] said, ’She is talented and very diligent. She has been cultivating the technique I gave her non-stop and has already broken through to the Core Formation Realm.’

?Night complained, ’So fast! And you told me not to cultivate.....’

?[Dream] replied, ’She was already a Soul Formation Realm cultivator before, so this is basically just regaining her strength. Meanwhile, you, my cutie pie, are a newbie with no foundation, so it’s better to take slow steps.’

?Night calculated, ’Core Formation is equal to Rank 3, right? So if she reaches the peak, she should be at the peak of the Mortal Realm.’

?[Dream] confirmed, ’Yes, she just broke through yesterday. It will take her some time, but in no time she will reach the peak of the Mortal Realm. At that time, she should be about as strong as this sword wielder.’

?Night asked, ’Nice. What about Vivianne? She was a Devil Empress, right?’

?[Dream] said, ’Yes, that was her levels, though unfortunately her cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, which is two stages below the Soul Formation Realm, so she is taking some time. But she will also be comparable to an early-stage Demigod once she regains her cultivation.’

?Night smiled inwardly. ’That’s great. This should be enough to defend the city. I was worried Rango would run away after seeing he had to defend the city all alone, haha...’

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