The Annihilator: Killer Of Gods

Chapter 68 Agni Flame Sea

The journey from the blazing desert to the Fang-Tongue Forest proceeded as usual. During this time, the shadow guards shattered all the orbs. This time, they managed to acquire only twenty orbs, but the yield was even better than before.

After shattering the twenty orbs, they obtained ten weapons, five artifacts, and five skill books. Most of the artifacts were for enhancement, so Karsha didn't take any. He also gave away the weapons since they were not suitable for him. However, he kept all the skill books despite them being Tier 5.

With three skill books already in his possession, acquiring five more Tier 5 fire-type skill books meant he could successfully synthesize a new and enhanced skill book.

Despite its magnificence, synthesis can only enhance items to a certain level. Skills can be synthesized up to Tier 7, and weapons can reach Legendary rank. No matter how high the tier of the items used for synthesis, the highest attainable levels are Tier 7 for skills and Legendary Rank for weapons.

Karsha had the option to learn all eight skills and use the subspace to elevate his mastery quickly. However, this would be wasteful since he already possessed a Fire Beam he could use both within and outside the domain.

He hasn't tried using it inside the domain; however, using it outside the domain has proven to be quite powerful. After his fight with the Dark Mutant, he realized just how fragile his domain was. Without compressing it to a few hundred meters, any strong monster would be able to break out at any time.

He needed to strengthen the domain. Since most of the monsters are too large to fit inside a 200-meter domain, Karsha began focusing on enhancing his skills outside the domain. With the Red Eye Tiger skill, the amplification will further boost his damage output even when outside the domain.

In addition to the skills he gained after breaking through to the Grandmaster stage, Karsha now possesses four powerful skills. He has two domain skills, both Tier 8, with his mastery over them rated A and above.

Additionally, he has the Tier 9 Lightning Strike skill, where his mastery is also rated A. Under the lightning element, he has the Stormstride Ninefold Path movement technique. It's a great technique, one that, if mastered, will significantly enhance his speed and movement.

He has only mastered the first level, Initiate's Bolt, where he can channel the yin-yang lightning through his body to aid in 108 different movements. He has mastered all of these movements and is now applying them in his battles. Once he is satisfied with his mastery, he will move on to the second level to further advance his understanding.

Lastly, there is the Tier 8 Fire Beam skill. Thanks to the Absolute Fire crystal and the subspace, he advanced his mastery from D to S within 72 hours. During this time, he achieved a breakthrough, evolving the Fire Beam and adding "Rapid Slash" to its repertoire.

Now, he could boldly claim that his strongest skill is the Fire Beam. Although it requires time to gather enough fire essence to launch an attack, he can use the Rapid Slash to deal significant damage. Once he masters Dual Attacks, he will be able to execute both Rapid Slash and the Mega Fire Beam Attack simultaneously.

Despite the recent failure of the domain, Karsha knew how useful it actually was. With the debuffs and variations he had created, discarding the domain would be a huge loss.

If he wasn't going to discard it, then he had to make the domain more robust, even in its 3km form. He needed more skills, and they had to be of higher Tiers to strengthen the domain. The more skills he added and the higher their Tier, the sturdier the domain would become.

He could individually learn the eight skills, but that would be a waste. With his synthesis ability, he could combine the eight fire-type skills, and with some luck, achieve an even more powerful skill.

Karsha stood, walked to the back of the boat, and sat in a lotus posture. He then activated the synthesis, and a green formation appeared.

"Place the items to be synthesized into the formation," the system prompted.

Karsha took out the eight skill books. Two of them were fire ring skills. When used, these skills would allow Karsha to create a ring of fire around himself and his opponent(s), providing a 10% debuff to the opponents and elevating Karsha's attack by 10%.

The third skill is Fire Lance. As the name suggests, Karsha can use the mana inside his dantian and in the air to create fire lances. These lances deal 10% damage for critical hits and 5% for normal hits.

The fourth skill is a sword-type skill called Fire Aura. It coats the edges of the sword, enhancing its sharpness and sturdiness, and also increases the damage output.

The fifth and sixth skills are Fire Rain and Fire Drops. By pumping mana into these skills, Karsha can activate fire rains that deal continuous damage from the pool of flames falling on the ground. Fire Drops has a similar effect but with a twist. In addition to dealing with damage, it also provides health to the wielder, making it both an offensive and healing skill.

The seventh skill is a summoning skill called Call of the Fire Serpent. By using mana, Karsha can summon a fire serpent that sprays fire from its mouth. The flame from the serpent contains poison, which slowly eats away the HP of the targets.

The last skill is called Fire Gaze. With this skill, Karsha could shoot fire beams through his eyes. Although it's only Tier 5, Karsha knew that once upgraded, it would become a powerful skill. As a swordsman destined for close combat, the Fire Gaze skill, being a sneak-type attack, would allow him to strike his opponents unexpectedly and deal critical damage.

However, after a few seconds of pondering, he recognized that strengthening his domain was the priority. Reluctantly, he let go of the urge to keep the skill and tossed it into the formation as well.

"Synthesizing. Note: Based on the items used, the final product will have combined properties," the system announced.

The formation emitted a sizzling glow, and after a few seconds, the eight books vanished. Moments later, the formation emitted another glow, producing a red-covered skill book.

< Synthesis completed. >

< Ding! You have synthesized a Tier 7 fire-type skill book: Agni Flame Sea. >

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< Agni Flame Sea >

-- Why call it destruction when fire is just being itself, the essence of destruction?

Tier: 7

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Rating: A

[Flame Sea]

-- Engulfs the area within 500 meters in a sea of flames, consuming 10000 MP every second. Deals 5% damage every 10 seconds. Adding fire essence increases damage output by 120%.

[Flame Serpent Summon]

-- Allows the wielder to summon flame serpents that emit hypnotic flames and shoot fire beams from their eyes. Each serpent requires 1000 MP per second. The wielder can summon up to 100 serpents.

[Agni Sword]

-- By sacrificing 100% of fire essence, the wielder can summon the sword of the fire deity for 10 seconds. Attacks with this sword carry 2% of the deity's total attack power. Using the sword demands full focus and a strong body, and caution is advised.

< Does the host wish to learn this skill? >

Karsha hesitated, considering the immense power and the potential risks involved. However, recognizing the strategic advantage and the enhancement it could bring to his arsenal, he decided:

"Yes, I will learn this skill."

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"Damn, this is an incredible skill," Karsha muttered to himself. The last ability aside, even the first and second abilities are formidable. With the first ability alone, he could engage in a game of hide and seek with his target. Inflicting 5% damage every 10 seconds meant that no matter how powerful his opponent was, their HP would steadily dwindle over time.

As for the second ability, summoning serpents that sprayed flames and shot fire beams was already a potent offensive tactic. The skill seamlessly integrated elements from the Fire Gaze and Serpent Summon skills found in the combined skill books to create the Agni Flame Sea.

These two abilities alone were more than sufficient for Karsha's needs. The third ability, allowing him to wield the sword of the fire deity for 10 seconds and imbuing its attacks with 2% of the Demi-god Agni's total attack power, was incredibly powerful. It was said that deities were Demi-gods selected by the gods themselves to act as their intermediaries in direct contact with mortal domains.

Since the gods couldn't directly interfere in mortal affairs, they empowered deities to choose apostles who could carry out their will without facing divine retribution.

Though not divine beings like gods, deities wield formidable power that often rivals that of gods themselves. Some deities possess abilities so potent that they can easily bring about death.

The Fire Deity Agni is among these formidable beings, and for Karsha to have direct access to wield Agni's sword holds significant meaning. The strength of the 2% attack power carried by the sword depends on the amount of fire essence Karsha possesses.

Fortunately, with Chaotic flames coursing through him and an Absolute Fire Crystal embedded in his consciousness, acquiring the necessary fire essence posed no issue for Karsha.

"Add it to the Red Eye Tiger," Karsha declared.

<Ding! Congratulations, you have learned a new Skill: Agni Flame Sea.>

<Congratulations, a new skill has been added to the Red Eye Tiger.>

<Ding! Congratulations, your domain has evolved.>