?


    Ding!


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    Please select the ss you would like to take as your Rank 3 ss:


    High Elementalist (Rare)


    Four Natures High Elementalist (Epic)


    True Prodigious cksmith (Mythic)


    Mystic Shadow Warlord (Legendary)


    Six Paths True Elementalist (Legendary)


    cksmith of the Three True Paths (Mythic)


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    ''I see there''s a lot more choices this time around.'' Being made to choose the ss he would have at Rank 3 by the system, Valyr decided to take his time looking through some of the high rarity sses made avable to him. Even though the ss he would choose to take for his ascension was already a given, the young man was still surprised by some of the choices. ''Oh? There''s another Mythic ss?''


    Focusing his attention on the other Mythic ss that had appeared as a choice on his system, Valyr went ahead andmanded the system to bring up its description. Once the description of the ss appeared on the screen beside the one he was already looking at, the young man read through it in detail, faintly nodding in understanding once he was finished.


    ''So, if I''m getting this right, this ss basically reces the entire forging process I''ve been doing with the three energies I currently have control over,'' thought the young man to himself. While allowing the ss'' information to linger in his mind, he dispelled the screen containing its description.


    Commanding the system to bring up descriptions of the other high-rarity sses that piqued his interest, Valyr eventually shook his head. ''Although it''s definitely a strong ss in its own right, it leans more towards cksmithing from a more magic-based approach. That feeling only bes even more prevalent if I consider the stat distribution of the ss, which focuses more on INT and WIS.''


    ''Moving onto the next ss.'' Briefly pondering over which person he had alreadye across would excel with the Mythic ss under their belt, the young man took a look at the sses that had the word ''Elementalist'' on them.


    From the name itself, an elementalist referred to a branch of mages that specialized in magic revolving around a certain element. If one were to think about it even further, bing an elementalist seemed limited in terms of future growth.


    However, there were actually multiple ways one could grow as an elementalist, with the simplest method among them involving theprehension of another element.


    As Valyr had picked up magic involving the four elements, it was no surprise that he had obtained a ss corresponding to it, which was the Four Natures High Elementalist ss. Though he had no ns to pick the ss up, the skills avable to the ss definitely inspired him, such as one that allowed him to fuse the four basic elements together into a higher-ranked element.


    Taking the Elementalist ss one step further would be the Six Paths True Elementalist ss, which the young man quickly figured out that it had be avable thanks to his Shadow Energy and Mystic Energy.


    Naturally, the skills avable to the ss went one step beyond what the Four Natures High Elementalist ss was capable of, causing thoughts of fusing Shadow and Mystic Energy together to form in Valyr''s mind.


    ''I gotta enter the Mystic ne before then.'' However, with how the quality and quantity of his Mystic Energy was disproportionate to his Shadow Energy, he would shelf the idea for the meantime, moving onto thest ss that piqued his interest.


    ''Mystic Shadow Warlord.'' Unlike the other sses he had previously looked at, this ss leaned towards utilizing Shadow Energy and Mystic Energy from a more physical perspective. In fact, Valyr felt like he would have chosen this ss for its superbbat ability if not for the fact his current ss was one grade higher than it.


    "Moving onto the species." Feeling more or less inspired by what some of the other sses were capable of, the young man went ahead and chose True Prodigious cksmith once more as the selection for his new species appeared in front of him.


    Ding!


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    Please select the species you would like to take as your Rank 3 species:


    Human (3rd Unsealing)


    Kin of the Mystic ne


    Half-Serpent


    Agent of the Shadow ne


    Shadow ve


    Human (Shadowforged)


    High Human


    Half-Shadow Serpent


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    ''Most of the new choices are based on Shadow and Mystic Energy again, huh.'' Taking a few deep breaths topose himself, Valyr looked through the species he could choose to ascend to, with some of them he had seen during his ascension to Rank 2, which were Human (Shadowforged), Half-Serpent, and Half-Shadow Serpent.


    Seeing them once more, Valyr was reminded that these three species were actually better than his current species in every way. After all, aside from increasing certain stats by a considerable percentage, these other species also gave him Racial Skills, which Human (2nd Unsealing) had none of.


    However, as someone who had given up on seeing the species till the very end in his past life, Valyr knew that he would not make the same mistake twice.


    In fact, one of his current choices was the species he had ended up choosing in his past life after giving up on reaching the end of the path of Unsealing.


    ''Why''s High Human unlocked?'' Finding the species avable on his list of options, the young man was momentarily confused. After all, as far as he knew, High Human would only be avable once he had reached 3rd Unsealing, which was the choice he was going to go with for this ascension.


    Though, after mulling over why it had appeared one rank earlier, it did not take long for Valyr to get an idea. ''I have a strong feeling it has something to do with the fact that I''m a Harbinger. If Mystia had not told me about it, the choice probably wouldn''t have popped up.''


    Inwardly shrugging his shoulders at the thought, the young man went ahead andmanded the system to bring up its description, faintly smiling as he read through it once more. ''If I knew this would have stopped me from evolving to a stronger form of humanster on, I would have probably stayed on the path of Unsealing till the very end.''


    ''Unfortunately, only hindsight is 20/20.'' At this thought, the young man bitterly chuckled, focusing his attention on the reason why he had stopped to choose High Human in his past life.


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    <Racial Skill: Hundred Aspirations - The human race is considered the strongest race in the universe when ites to adaptation, able to survive in any situation and environment through sheer tenacity. This skill converts 5% of the user''s total stats into Points of Aspiration, which could be allocated wherever and however the user chooses on their eight main stats. Any stat points gained in the future shall not be converted into Points of Aspiration. Cooldown: 10 minutes.>


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    After finding out that the higher forms of the human race had better versions of the racial skill he got as a High Human, Valyr instantly felt an immense amount of regret, cursing himself tens of thousands of times that he had made the wrong choice. In the end, he swore to himself that he''d see the path of Unsealing to the bitter end if he got the chance.


    Nevertheless, even though he felt regret from choosing the High Human race after that realization, the racial skill it gave him still allowed him to achieve feats normally impossible.


    ''Plus a 5% boost on all stats isn''t that half-bad,'' muttered Valyr to himself inwardly, moving onto the other species that hadn''t been avable in his previous ascension.


    Though, Kin of the Mystic ne and Agent of the Shadow ne seemed to be two different paths, their purpose was more or less the same, which was to increase Valyr''s affinity with the specific energy, as well as hispatibility with the ne that the energy originated from. The only real difference between the two was the fact that Agent of the Shadow ne took it one step further, which was probably because he controlled higher quality Shadow Energy.


    On the other hand, Shadow ve was definitely an unexpected surprise to the young man. If he ended up choosing it, he would have gained a 30% boost to all of his stats, as well as a series of skills that would basically make him on par with Noel in terms of control over Shadow Energy, which was unheard of for an obtainable ss at this rank.


    However, in exchange, he would only be avable to roam the outside world for an hour, with the remainder of that time being in the Shadow ne. After finding out that this hour was actually a Shadow ne hour, which meant a seventh of an hour in the outside world, it was no surprise that Valyr''s determination to see the path of Unsealing to the very end was greatly reinforced.


    ''Alright, let''s do this.'' Choosing Human (3rd Unsealing) as the species he would have at Rank 3, the young man felt a surge of energy throughout his body, only for him to fall unconscious not long after.