Start of the academy arc

They were finally at the royal capital and were only a few hours away from the academy, through this time Eric had accumulated a fair amount of flesh, roughly half a ton of miscellaneous meat, one-third a ton of blood, and half a ton of bone, the rest was used during various actions, such as his new arsenal of weapons made purely of flesh and bone, with a little blood in there too, As well as his new and improved body.

{name: Eric

Gifts:Potential, adaptation

Realm: energy gathering 3/9

Powers: soul fire, tree of flesh, custom physique lv3

Skills:

enhanced intellect lv6, rapid learning lv6, black magic(Journeyman), sacrificial magic(Journeyman), puppet control lv3, soul magic(intermediate), multi-minded lv3, body magic(journeyman) life/trade skills(intermediate), combat mastery lv3, weapon mastery lv3, bestial fighting(self-made), appraisal(self-made),

Energy: demonic/mana

Equipment: bestial set (4/4, coat, gloves, pants, shoes, growth type), bone armory (spear, sword, axe, bow, scythe, sickle, chain sickle, gauntlets, hammer, knife, whip, growth type, connected to tree of flesh)

Stats: (healthy)

Strength:350

Agility:350

Perception:350

Intelligence:350

Constitution: 350

Ep: 22,500 (100%)}

His previous core-based powers such as energy and body refinement had been fused with his custom physique that he made with body magic and stored flesh, the bone armory was the collection of weapons he had made. when he finished them, he fused them with his heart hence why they were connected with the Tree of Flesh, and why they were growth type because they got stronger along with his body and the Tree of Flesh.

His stats had been increased in the making of his custom physique, speaking of that, all he did was use some stored flesh and body magic to optimize his body for his needs. currently, he only needed two hours of sleep and one meal a day along with only needing a liter of water. Every muscle and bone had been changed and remade for combat and some other things and finally all his organs had been revamped and upgraded.

His current appearance was 6'10, handsome, slight fangs, still short and messy dark black hair, light blue eyes with a hint of purple, a well-shaven beard, athletic build with slight bulk, and slightly tanned skin with an apparent age of early to mid-thirties. A well-built and handsome Dilf cross playboy.

He didn't need to worry about fitting in with the other student of the academy because even though it was called that there wasn't really an age cap to attending, you just needed to pass the tests and get in, but that was for people without a recommendation like Eric, all he needed to do was attend the tests to show his aptitude and he would be placed in a class fitting of his skill set and level.

At least that's what he had been told by his guide, who had been blushing furiously since he had remade his body. Yes, she was a girl, and no he did not have the hots for her, she had a beard and arms the size of his waist, not his type.

As he waited to reach the testing grounds of the academy he was doing regular maintenance on his equipment, he had already checked his bestial set and was taking care of the bone armory, he was currently checking one of the spears, although it only said 'sword' or 'axe' in its description, that was just the category of weapons that it had, in reality, he had to multiply types of each ready to use, the spear he was currently working on was slightly longer than usual with a thinner blade, it was a pike made for countering cavalry, specifically horses.

A few hours later he had just finished with the last of the whips when his guide began to speak "We have reached the academy, once you step out you will be greeted by one of the staff and brought to the testing grounds I wish you luck."

Stepping out of the carriage he saw an assortment of demons, from tall to short, old and young, buff and skinny, and a whole lot more. Not bothering with them Eric just walked over to a quiet corner and continued with his work on runes. After a few minutes, an old and distinguished-looking demon stepped onto a podium at the front and began the usual 'We are a family' 'work together' speech, not.

"alright you brats, today you will go through tests to see if you are worth your time here or if you should be fed to the beasts, at this academy, might makes right. Don't like something? Be strong enough to change it. Can't change it? Too fucking bad. Being bullied? Kill the fucker that did it. can't? Then suck it up and take the beating because if you can't beat them you are worth less than them and no one will care about you.

However, we are not as thick-skulled as those idiots over in the military as to think that the only kind of strength is fighting strength. Any kind of power is good power. not strong enough to stop the guy bullying you? That's fine your friend can kill him with a flick of his finger, social might. Want to live somewhere but it's infested with monsters? Hire a hit squad to clear them out and build your new home, economic might.

Gonna get stabbed? Convince them to stab your enemy, charismatic might." he paused to let his speech sink in before continuing. "finally if you think that this is like your noble family where your dear mama and papa will help you out of any situation, your wrong. In this academy, we teach and make the future pillars of hell, you need to be strong, smart, and tough enough to hold the weight of every demon down here on your shoulders. And as for you, human" as he said this he pointed over to Eric. "if you think that you will have it any easier just because you're not a demon then you are sorely mistaken."

Eric looked up at the demon and smiled, revealing his sharp teeth, similar to that of a beast, ready to eat its prey, and with a psychotic glint in his eye said "It wouldn't be any fun that way now would it?"