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  There were three other new Fusion Skills I had yet to try, but I decided to first use some other items I had. Now that I had freed up a lot of Skill Slot Space, I decided to learn these skills right away. They might not be important, but I think I could find some iing things to use or even fuse ter on.

  It was a bunch of books too, so by just opening them one by oheir tents emerged like glowing runes of light, imbuing themselves into my body and making me overflow with new power.

  I started from the lowest Rank to the highest Rank…

  Ding!

  [You have opened and absorbed the tents of the [Random Skill Book (S Rank)] x4!]

  [You learhe following Skills: [Bzing Sword Spirit Summon (S): Lv1], [Wind Gale Veil of Prote (S): Lv1], [Super Body Reinfort (S): Lv1], and [Quadruple Ssh (S): Lv1]!]

  Oh, iing Skills!

  I tried all four of them as I saw Mursha sparring with Fiery Hair.

  FLUOSH!

  A spirit materialized in front of me, starting with crimson fmes and then taking the form of a huge, bzing sword. At level 1, the skill could only create a single one.

  It seemed slightly se and would obey any ands; it was rather strong, and you easily use this as a powerful living on and projectile.

  “ is…”

  FLASH!

  A gale of spiraling winds covered my entire body out of nowhere, creating a dress-like shape, glowing with emerald, semi-transparent light, and sparkling brightly.

  It was quite beautiful and fshy; it allowed me to easily fly around and release gusts of wind.

  “Hmm, not bad.”

  Then the other two were simpler.

  “Oh?”

  I felt my body gain a slight boost to its physical strength and stamina; at my current level of power, it wasn’t anything too big, but it was noticeable.

  “It could bee something big iure, for sure.”

  Then, in the fourth skill, I swung my bde into the skies.

  FLUOSH!

  Then four sshes appeared, sshing through spad creating four cracks. The heavens above rumbled slightly, but I quickly repaired the cracks afterward.

  “Hm! So it divides a ssh into four? Amazing… Though they are redubsp;in power, it could be iing to use.”

  It works simirly to my Orochi teique, in a way.

  Now, I quickly opehe other, higher-quality books.

  Ding!

  [You have opened and absorbed the tents of the [Divine Skill Book (SSS Grade)] x3!]

  [You learhe following skills: [Divine Winter Draification (SSS): Lv1], [Divihuorm Spirit Armament (SSS): Lv1], and [Divine Body Enha: Golden Mountain Physique (SSS): Lv1]!]

  Hm?! These are quite iing now.

  “Let’s see…”

  BOOM!

  My body suddeed with frost power, ice spreading around my body as I saw azure scales and silver scales grow around my arms and legs, and even draic horns and wings.

  “How amusing! SSS Rank Skills are sure something.”

  I had undergone Winter Draification, taking upon the power of a Winter Dragon into my body. Right now, it was quite low, but it seemed that it could improve. Ice powers surged from me out of nowhere, a I had not even cultivated before.

  By merely staying in this form, I could feel the cold enpass my body and bring me some enlighte into the Dao of Cold, Snow, and Ibsp;These three Daos make up all things involving ice, frost, cold, low temperatures, and so on.

  Now the one is quite fshy.

  RUMBLE!

  Thunder fell from the skies, enpassing my entire body and resembling a living being made of golden lightning, quickly shaping my body as armor.

  With my mind, I could easily shapeshift its form into ons or even shields as I wished, which is pretty good and iing.

  And stly… The physique assive ability, so the effect was already applied. It was mostly another enhao my physical strength and stamina.

  Through tration, I was able to feel a clear e to the ground, the roots made of stone and ores, and what y beh.

  There was some sort of Underground World in the world of Elios, perhaps where the Thralls e from.

  “…”

  Ding!

  [You have opened and absorbed the tents of the [her Energy Manipution Skill Book (SSS Grade)] x1 and [Soul Aether Manipution Skill Book (SS Grade)] x1!]

  [You learhe following Skills: [her Energy Manipution (SSS): Lv1] and [Soul Aether Manipution (SS): Lv1]!]

  These two Skills were quite important, I believe, and with them, I finally begin my proper cultivation and prehension of the Dao of Souls ah and improve not only my own Soul even more, but the Souls of everyone.

  This means that the more I improve their Souls quickly, the faster they absorb their System Status instead of letting the System parasitize them.

  “her Essence... and Soul Aether.”

  In my right hand, a slightly moldy, slimy bd dark blue energy materialized, he essehat Undead use to maintain themselves in the world of the living and to fuel their bodies. It was sticky and cursed and seemed to have the property of keeping souls stuck to physical objects.

  Then in my left hand, a glowihereal, and bright essence surged; this one came from my very soul, materializing as a beautiful fme of gold and white light. This was Soul Aether, it was faint and would dissipate at any moment; it had a hard time staying in the world as it is; it needed a vessel, a living vessel.

  “Both are simir, yet at the same time so different.” I smiled with a sigh. “I shall use these Skills well.”

  After that, I took a look at Mursha and Fiery Hair’s spar. These two were almost equally strong. Mursha was shocked that Fiery Hair was fighting with her bare fists and legs and successfully blog her sword attacks with them.

  CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

  “W-What is this ridiculous woman?!” Mursha muttered in disbelief. “How is it possible for a human to just deflect my teique with their bare body?!”

  “Fiery Hair is the stro of her tribe!” Fiery Hair said. "Mursha, not bad... But we need more power, more strength... Lack of vi... ermination!”

  Fiery Hair rushed forward, her red hair suddenly glowing and being fmes themselves; her eyes fred with fiery fmes. As her powerful and tall body used its tremendous weight to her advantage, her two fists fell over Mursha like bzieeing explosions with each blow.

  BAAM! BAAM! BAAM!

  “Ugh…!”

  Mursha gritted her teeth as her bde easily blocked the attacks, but the immense explosions ing from Fiery Hair’s blows pushed her back stantly, makiruggle quite a lot.

  “RAAAH!”

  Mursha pushed forward, swinging her sword vertically and then horizontally. Her bde cshed against Fiery Hair’s bare hands, barely leaving a small bruise that didn’t even bleed.

  Fiery Hair might be shaping up to be the Primal King, or, well, Queen.

  She hasn’t been sg off inside my Inner Realm. I’ve been training with her and learning how to use Primal Energy from her.

  She’s a rough girl, though, so after a lot of training, my Doppelgangers would break apart, surprisingly.

  As she trained with me, she also cultivated Ki and Mana, two energies I helped her obtain; she now had her own non-parasitic System, as well as a Physique, and aal Core.

  So she had growrohan before.

  Much stronger.

  But above all,

  “W-Wha…?! How e you’re so tough? Are you made of steel- Not even steel!”

  “Heheh… Fiery Hair strong! Must be strong to protect people and family! You must be strong to love Bing Bing! Because Bing Bing is very strong, she won’t love weaklings!”

  “I ck…?! What are you even talking about!” Mursha roared angrily. “I don’t ck resolve! I am a proud warrior of the Bloodfang Tribe!”

  Fiery Hair wasn’t wrong, Mursha; itacks and her teiques, even in her movements, I could still recall a lot of hesitation; it wasn’t because she was weak. It was because she cked resolve and something to drive her.

  If her story is right, after her eribe died, I tell why she became like this. Maybe she was even stronger before everythio sh*t for her.

  And that ck of resolve is affeg her strength; it makes her doubt herself.

  And because of that, she ot let out all of her tent potential.

  “HAAAH!”

  With a ferocious roar, the orc warrior swung her bde once more, her Blood Aura surging from her body fierily as her skin started growing red with fme-like tattoos of fire.

  Her eyes turned deep red too, and as blood fmes appeared in her sword, eabsp;attaleashed explosive waves of cutting sword energy.

  BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

  Yet Fiery Hair did not evade; she imbued her entire body with the mighty Primal Power and then used Ki to further reinforce her foundations, making her a walking, iructible sentinel.

  But I know Mursha could do more than this; these attacks she was doing were desperate, g any substance or teique behind them.

  “Mursha ot fight anymore! You are desperate! Not a warrior! Sit down!”

  Fiery Hair roared, rushing towards her and smming Mursha in the head, hitting her sly that she ushed into the floor.

  BAAAM!

  “Ugh…! Y-YOU!”

  With a ferocious roar, the orc warriors unleashed a devastating storm of sshing attacks, hitting Fiery Hair, and trapping her in a tornado of blood energy.

  Yet…

  “Not enough…!”

  Fiery Hair cpped her hands with tremendous force, and the tornado instantly dissipated into thin air as Mursha was left speechless.

  Yeah, Fiery Hair was very strong; I would even go as far as saying she’s my stro disciple in terms of raw strength and power.

  Only Yanisse pare in terms of power with her Void Essence.

  “Hahah… I’ve beeed twice today; this is... My whole pride is broken into tiny parts now,” sighed Mursha while ughing dryly. “I guess I have grown weak.”

  Fiery Hair theended her hand.

  “You are not weak; you are strong! Mursha is a very strong warrior! Fiery Hair likes Mursha! We train together, grow strong together, yes?”

  “You… Would you help me train?”

  “I help! You help back! Yes?”

  “Hahaha! You have such a funny way to talk, okay then…”

  Mursha took her hand and stood up.

  “What you teach me then, cavegirl?” ughed Mursha.

  “Primal Power! You use it! You have talent! Mursha has talent!” Fiery Hair said with excited eyes.

  Wait, what?

  Does she have talent?

  Do people have a talent for that energy?

  “Primal what…?!”

  BOOOM!

  Before Mursha could say anything, Fiery Hair hit her chest with her Palm as an explosion of golden Primal Power rushed into Mursha’s entire body.

  Wow, I guess she learned from me, huh?

  “Uuaagh! W-What is this power- AH!”

  Mursha gasped for air, suddenly feeling it rush through her entire being. Usually, Primal Power would destroy your body, anybody that ot withstand it.

  It has a will of its own too, and it even tried to destroy my body; if I wasn’t s, it would have surely killed me.

  Yet with Mursha, it was different.

  I walked towards the two girls, cheg on Mursha’s "awakening.”.

  “My body… It is much rger now? Did I get a bit taller?” Mursha stood up, feeling her muscles being slightly rger.

  Yes, she had grown slightly more muscur and taller; she was very hot.

  “It looks like Fiery Hair here has chosen you as her disciple now, hahaha!” I ughed. “Dear, I had no idea you were going to choose one now. Will you let me have her as my disciple too?”

  “Yes! I recruited Mursha for Bing Bing!” she said, kissing my cheek. “Bing Bing happy with Fiery Hair? Love me?”

  “Aww, aren’t you cute?” I giggled. “I appreciate the help! Thank you.”

  I kissed her cheek iurn, making her fiery hair bze and turn blue for a moment.

  “Uwaah!”

  She was like a cute girl sometimes and then a rough warrior other times.

  “Now, you feel it, Mursha?” I wondered.

  “I do… But what is this?” she wondered.

  “A new power, one that could help you finally avenge your tribe,” I said. “Mursha, the War Games will soon begin. And I have a grand pn in mind. Will you aid me in putting it into motion?”

  “Grand… pn?” she wondered.

  “I am sure you’ll be ied,” I smiled.

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