Chapter 78: Great Progress And Sparring!
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As Benladann braces herself, I check my stats.
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Name: Drake.
Race: Adult Winged Ice Dragon.
Titles: Merciless, Savior, Pack Leader, Magic Teacher.
Mana Core Cultivation: Rank 2 (Middle Stage).
Status: Satiated.
Vitality: 3724/3724
Mana: 7203/7203
Strength: 3208
Dexterity: 2032
Magic: 5898
Abilities:
Unique Skill: [Immortal Body]
Unique Skill: [Winter Magic]
Unique Skill: [System]
Unique Skill: [Ice Absorption]
Unique Skill: [God] (Sealed)
[Camouflage: Level 5]
[High-speed Thought Processing: Level 8]
[Parallel Thought Processing: Level 7]
[Wind Magic: Level 7]
[Mana Control: Level 8]
[Telepathy: Level 7]
[Berserk Mode: Level 6]
[Fear-Inducing Aura: Level 5]
[Naming: Level 5]
[Kin Control: Level 3]
[Crafting: Level 5]
[Apothecary: Level 4]
[Mining: Level 4]
[Hastened Mana Regeneration: Level 1]
Ice Dragon Natural Skills:
[Ice Dragon Bloodline]
[Ice Dragon Frost Breath: Level 1]
[Metallic Ice Dragon Scales: Level 1]
[Medium Self-Regeneration: Level 1]
[Strong Freezing Slash: Level 1]
[Furious Freezing Bite: Level 1]
[Freezing Tail Whip: Level 7]
[Steel Body: Level 1]
[Keen Instincts: Level 2]
[Ice Thread Production: Level 2]
[Group Cultivation: Level 2]
[Whip Technique: Level 1]
[Spear Technique: Level 1]
[Projectile Fire: Level 1]
Resistance:
[Cold Immunity]
[Hunger Resistance: Level 4]
[Fear Resistance: Level 5]
[Pain Resistance: Level 6]
Ice Dragon Natural Resistances:
[Physical Attack Damage Resistance: Level 9]
[Fire Resistance: Level 4]
[Wind Resistance: Level 6]
[Thunder Resistance: Level 4]
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My Stats had skyrocketed these last weeks after intense physical training, mana cultivation, and by constantly eating tons of low-ranked Mana Cores from literally anything I found that wasn't the wolf pack, after the evolution, my stats skyrocketed once more.
I think I have finally maturated as a dragon completely, as my stats clearly reflect that.
I suppose now that I am this strong, I am clearly surpassing other beings with the same Rank as me… So I won't probably come across anything stronger than me… unless it is of several Ranks above me. This hunting zone is getting stale though.
And to compare my stats, there is Benladann in front of me, who had been proactively training both physically and magically.
She is just as talented as me if not more, her Giant Bloodline triggers each time she trains physically and increases the gain of muscles, while her high grade of Mana Core makes her Magic and Mana grow at exponential rates the more we cultivate together, and since we began to use the Group Cultivation Skill I got, we had been able to cultivate even more intensively by sharing constant streams of Mana around everyone. This also means that the Pack is also getting stronger.
Once more, Benladann doesn't have a system, so the stats showed are just an estimated value made by her current capabilities only, and it might vary greatly, but it still a good average to estimate it.
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Name: Benladann.
Race: Ice Giant (Jotunn) (Female)
Mana Core Cultivation: Rank 1 (Upper Stage).
Status: Healthy, Ready to Battle.
Average Estimated Vitality: 1726/1726
Average Estimated Mana: 1843/1843
Average Estimated Strength: 1405
Average Estimated Dexterity: 1011
Average Estimated Magic: 1663
Abilities:
Unique Skill: [Mold] (Suppressed)
Unique Skill: [Charm] (Active) (Ineffective against you)
[Ice Giant's Bloodline: Ymir's Descendant]
[Cold Immunity]
[Ice Resistance]
[Hastened Self-Recovery]
[Parasite Immunity]
[Status Effect Resistance]
[Ice Dragon's Skin]
[Cooking]
[Butcher]
[Crafting]
[Sewing]
[Mana Manipulation]
[Giant's Great Physique]
[Magic Genius]
[Acrobatics]
[Forager]
[Fungokinesis] (Mold)
[Mold-Assisted Telekinesis] (Mold)
Sealed Abilities:
[Undying Stamina] (Sealed)
[Degradation] (Sealed)
[Crazed Agility] (Sealed)
[Crazed Consumption] (Sealed)
[Infection] (Sealed)
[Legion] (Sealed)
[Bone-Breaking Claws] (Sealed)
[Deadly Mold Whip] (Sealed)
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To say the least, for the level she is, her stats are nothing but insane.
And I believe I am at fault of this, my training is really pushing her to her limits and beyond, and she had been doing this every single day, this combined with her great magic talent and giant bloodline made her grow at an exponential rate… She isn't as strong as me, but she is indeed quite strong, and quite possibly stronger than anyone within her Rank.
I think there is another factor I have been ignoring that might had been enhancing our cultivation, which is eating cultivation materials…
This whole forest could be seen as a treasure trove of Ice Path Cultivation Materials, and as we eat them every single day, from the Ice Pear Fruits, the Ice Mushrooms, the Salt Roots, the meat of the Ice Rabbits, Ice Crows, and Ice Wolves, and more… they're all Ice Path Cultivation Materials, and we eat them in large quantities!
Even if Benladann does not use ice magic, she's still an ice giant, and as one, she is still benefited by the ice path materials.
Nonetheless, she was now looking at me with conviction in her eyes, the Ice Axe she was holding was made by yours truly, and it even carries some stats through my system, so it is her weapon of preference.
She wants to learn how to use a heavy weapon, and she wanted to wield axes like her father, so I let her be.
But she is also asking me to craft her a staff, as she wants something to enhance her mana and magic… I don't know if I can just make something like that yet, but she has high expectations of me.
And about me? I don't think I can wield any equipment for the moment… And because I launch ice projectiles around, it is better to make them in the go than put time and effort into making a weapon I am just going to throw around.
Nonetheless, we began to spar.
Well, "spar", I am way too strong, and my defenses are insane, so she won't be able to do any damage, but if she can swing that thing well, she will earn proficiency and might learn an ability related to wielding an axe.
The abilities of other living beings do not relate to my System, but I can clearly see them. In this world it seems that people can simply learn abilities that are not just knowledge and experience, they're actual skill-like abilities but that they don't perceive them like that.
What differentiates me from them is that I can level them up and grow exponentially faster.
"Alright, Drake! I am not holding back!" said Benladann, rushing towards me with her axe.
Clash!
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