Dark Forest

Azkar thought about the [Halo Management] Authority, and a golden panel appeared in front of his eyes.

[[ {{ Halo Management }}

>Tier-1 [ Origin Domain ]

>Creations / Assimilations :-

Origin Codic Brain [ Creation]

Akashic Plane [ Creation]

>Features -

Size Regulation(Unlocked)

Movement(Unlocked)

Anchor(Unlocked)

Assimilation (Locked )

>Advancement Condition - Small World core ]]

"..."

Seeing this, he doubted his eyes for a second, thinking that he had seen the wrong thing. However, he wasted no time and asked his system why his advancement condition looked like this.

[Master, it was because of the changes that happened in your fundamental unit of existence. Also, there is no need for you to comprehend the law for advancement to the next rank because of your Trait. Now, the system has infinite computing power due to your ultimate authority (Infinite Computnal Particle Hive). This is why you only need the world core, and the system will handle everything. Using the world core, the system will extract all the data from the core regarding how the world is created from every particle and how they behave to sustain life. The advancement process is included, but you still need to comprehend the law for other purposes.]

Understanding the prompt, Azkar realized that he didn't need to follow the normal route for the power system. While others replicated the planet inside their body in the origin space, he was different. He was creating a real planet inside his halo. To achieve this, mere law would not be sufficient; he needed more. His system would extract all the data from the [World Core], allowing him to create a perfect planet using that data.

Checking everything, Azkar comes to the conclusion that he can protect himself from a world-rank expert using all of his powers. However, if he were to face someone stronger than a world-rank expert, his chances of survival are too low. To completely eliminate him, they would need to erase every bit of the "origin codic particle" from this reality, requiring a level of power capable of erasing a whole solar system. This is why not everyone can kill him. Still, he decided not to get arrogant because he wants this power to achieve his goal, and if power becomes his goal, he doesn't even deserve to achieve his dream.

After thinking about everything, Azkar is now ready. But before going outside, he decides to use his second identity to avoid attracting more attention.

Azkar used his [Shapeshift] ability from his bloodline, and his entire bone structure began to change, bones cracking as each one shifted its shape. Simultaneously, his slightly long hair started transforming into blond, and the Metatron's Cube symbol in both pupils, representing the Origin Codic Particle, began to fade until both of his red eyes turned green.

Currently, he's wearing a black pant with a black shirt and a long white coat. Though his slightly long blonde hair makes him uncomfortable, he decides to make a small ponytail.

[1:35 AM] [04/12/1755]

It took him hours to complete his evolution, and he also knows that now that everything is completed, he won't see any evolution anytime soon. But looking at the time, there is at least 5 hours remaining until sunrise. Should he leave now or wait for the sunrise? He asked himself, but then he decided to go outside because right now, he is broke, and during this time, he can encounter some demonic beasts that hunt in the nighttime.

Walking out from the underground room, he sees nothing. The forest is called the Dark Forest, and people who come here go insane at nighttime because of the dark fog covering the middle part of the forest.

He used his shapeshift ability to mimic the components and attributes of owl eyes because he doesn't have any [origin point] or [cosmic point] to create a new skill right now, so he cannot create a night vision skill. Instead, he decided to use his shapeshift ability to do the trick. He also has data about everything that Zenith Empire has.

[Author Note: Domain rank experts can see at night, but the situation here is different because his vision is getting blocked by the dark fog. So, he used owl attributes to enhance his eyes and relied on his own eyesight to navigate inside the dark fog.]

Now he can clearly see, as if it's daytime, and he decides to head straight towards the vampire empire. Instead of taking the official route, which goes into the vampire empire, he chooses to cross the dark forest because he can get some loot this way.

Azkar is on his way, but he stops because he notices that time has stopped completely. This happens when something poses a threat to him, indicating that something is attacking him from behind. If a normal person were here instead of Azkar, they would probably be dead by now.

Azkar sees everything stopped in front of him and notices a small black cat with red eyes behind him, completely demonic, with its claws inches away from his body.

"..."

"What the hell?" Azkar thought. "Am I that easy to bully? Even wild cats are attacking me. It seems hiding my powers and pretending to be the young master of a big family is a pretty good plan. This plan will reward me with some pretty good loot. But how come this cat was able to come this far? Because of my [Reality Negation] authority, no weak person or anything can have the slightest amount of hostility towards me, as they'll face instant death."

Azkar decided to test his new eyes' ability on this cat, he thought,

"Analyze Gaze"

[ Name : Zytharion Abyssal ( Soul fragment)

[ Species : Primordial Demon Age : 1000+

[ Status : Sealed Cultivation Rank: Unknown

[ Innate Abilities: Sense Nullification, Dark wings.

[ Authority ( Absolute) : Mana Manipulation, Sense Nullification, Ancient Magic.

[ Danger Level: Low 5% (Chance of winning 95%) ]

"..."

Never in both his lives did he ever think that a cat could be that dangerous. If not for his [Null Acceleration] ability, he would have gotten scratched by this demonic cat.

"Why is its Cultivation rank unknown?" Azkar asked his system.

[Master, we don't have much data about the next Cultivation rank after world rank because this cat is possessed by only a fragment of a demon soul. The system did not get any data from the "analysis." It must be that this fragment of the soul is not enough to gather all the data.]

"Make sense. Let's see, use this fragment of the demon and check its location. If it's nearby, it would be good to have some loot. Also, I can get some more information about the enemy. Judging by its age, this demon must be too old and most likely sealed here in this dark forest," Azkar said.

Azkar sees the cat, suspended in the air for the last time, and decides not to play around because this case possesses a danger level that can harm him. He resolves to finish this real demon before morning.

"Absolute Absorption," Azkar says while focusing his eyes on absorbing the live cat with this ability.

After saying this, he sees a black dot begin to form near the head of the cat and instantly devoured by a small black hole without any problem.

[+1 Unknown Rank Origin Core obtained…] DING! The effects of Loot Multiplier are applied… [+1 Shard of a World Core are obtained.]

[+2000 Blood Pearls obtained…] DING! The effects of Loot Multiplier are applied… [+33 True Blood Pearls are obtained.]

[+2000 Origin Points obtained…] DING! The effects of Loot Multiplier are applied… [+33 Cosmic Points obtained.]

"..."

Seeing the loot, he is disappointed because this amount of loot is almost same what he gained from the domain rank powerhouse last time he killed one of them. However, the system prompt indicates that its rank is unknown.

"How come it died? Is it too easy to kill?" Azkar thought.

[No, master. It's not that easy as you think. You were able to kill this cat because it was in a suspended state; otherwise, the low danger level was correct. This demon has the ability to harm you.]

"Find its real body. First, I'll check how my chances of killing the real demon are. Then I'll try to do something if it's killable," Azkar thought.

[Yes, Master.]

Azkar thinks this is convenient because knowing the chances of winning against the enemy is a good thing; he can formulate a better plan after seeing the information about the enemy.

[Absolute Looter Applied]

[10 Crystal of Darkness Law obtained]

[Unknown Rank Primordial Demon Bloodline obtained…]

[100 years of memories obtained]

[ Absolute Authority Mana Manipulation obtained ]

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