Vampire Overlord System in the Apocalypse

Chapter 170 - Awakened Skills

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After inspecting the Excalibur and the Soul Devour Skills, Noah decided to check the last of the three new Skills, one of which had a mysterious name to it.

Through all those times he read Skill Encyclopedia Books where Skills from hunters were registered, Noah had never seen any Skill with such a name.

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[Demon Path Guider: 1 (A)]

A path for those that walk through it without wishing it, a path for those who are inherently "different".

The word "Demon" is often used to call something evil, a being who is purely evil, but those that walk through this path are not necessarily evil but simply different.

Those that walk through the path of the Demon Guider are enlightened and accepted, they feel like they can finally belong to somewhere, a place where they can be themselves.

Those that receive the blessing of this Skill acquire the [Self-Strengthening: Guidance] Skill, creating a stronger connection with the wielder of the Guider Skill, alongside undergoing drastic changes, increasing their strength and development in exchange for growing further away from the path of righteousness.

Anyone else that is "ordinary" and does not fit within the criteria of this Guidance Skill will think of the possessor of this Skill and those who follow its guidance to be fearsome and chaotic beings.

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After reading the extensive description, Noah realized that this was the power he awakened while sleeping, with this power he "guided" those souls and humanoid figures that appeared inside of his dream.

By using this power, he guided these people and enlightened them, making them blossom like beautiful flowers in spring.

Through the power of this Skill, Noah was able to save Iris from her nightmares, and guided her alongside his path, bringing her the brilliant light she saw, which pierced the darkness of her past.

Despite being seen as evil or dark by his enemies, Noah seemed like a bright light that guided those who had fallen into the abyss of this world, of this chaotic era.

He wondered if Iris was having such nightmares every night, which made his chest slightly hurt.

He sighed in relief, happy that he could have been able to help her a bit more.

Before seeing the other awakened Skills, Noah moved near his sleeping wife, as he gently kissed her cheek.

He looked at her sleeping face, feeling the desire to be with her for all eternity, to protect and give her all the warmth she deserved.

He moved his arms above her shoulders, hugging her and caressing her silky hair while kissing her neck.

He began to desire to spend the entire day like this, hugging her while they slept peacefully.

Iris seemed to be deeply asleep, however, she began to move a bit, her hands quickly grabbing him tightly as if by reflex.

After a bit, he decided to let her sleep for the time being as he continued glancing at his Skills.

A large amount of them awakened, but many of them simply received enhancements to their existing capabilities.

Such enhancements were not so varied and often simply made the Skills stronger, swifter to use, and more effective.

However, amongst the most noticeable ones, there was his Soul Skill, which was the first one to have awakened to an SS-Rank Skill, having a tremendous amount of power.

His [Yin and Yang Crimson Soul: 100 (S)] Skill awakened into the [Grotesque Soul of Abyssal Yin and Brilliant Yang: 1 (SS)] Skill, which enhanced his Soul even more.

Although Skills were a combination in between the reflection of one's very powers and also the power that the System offered for the development of them, that Noah's soul evolved like this was both due to the souls he ate and also thanks to gaining a lot of proficiency in the use of his very soul through the System.

His soul did indeed felt quite enormous now as if it had become a being of its own. Noah could feel as it moved and expanded, like a mass of formless and quite grotesque ethereal flesh.

His soul, at closer inspection, seemed to be divided into two sections, one was incredibly bright and yellow gold-colored, while the other half was as black as an abyss… within this soul there was a single crimson eye in the middle of both parts, unifying the two.

This eye… seemed to not be part of the Spawn of Azathoth, but Noah felt that it was probably resting within this area of his soul. Whenever the eye opened, the Spawn of Azathoth would try to do something.

For now, the eye maintained itself close, and Noah remembered that the Spawn of Azathoth had helped him a tiny bit against the Lady of the Lake, mostly because it was seemingly annoyed by her.

Certainly, this entity's behaviors were hard to predict, and Noah could not realistically rely on it to help him, as the greatest help that he received in this battle were the soul and mana of his subordinates and wife.

Now that Noah's soul had grown grotesque and enormous, it seemed to be charged with more power than ever, and he was able to easily move it outside of his very body and even materialize it a bit, having a new way of fighting with his very grotesque soul.

The [Eviscerating Crimson Claws: 100 (B)] Skill awakened into the [Artery Bursting Scarlet Claws: 1 (A)] Skill, which seemed to be a straight upgrade to the claw's strength, endurance, and slashing power.

It was now an A-Rank Skill, so the amazing power it had was something to recognize. With his claws Noah could possibly slice through the scales of a dragon… maybe, perhaps.

The [Vampiric Blood Control: 100 (B)] Skill awakened into the [Vampiric Blood Dominion: 1 (A)] Skill, which gave Noah masterful dominance over blood, as if it were part of his very being. Not only his blood, but that of anyone that didn't resist enough, and anyone weaker than him was bound to have their blood toyed with by him now.

His power over blood was so great that anyone below B-Rank could easily die now by having their blow converted into blood needles and having their entire bodies pierced from the inside out… truly terrifying.

The range in which Noah could control blood was around 10 meters, but the blood that came from his own body could be controlled from even farther away, up to 50 meters.

The [Blood Weapon Creation: 100 (B)] Skill awakened into the [Blood Armament Creation: 1 (A)] Skill, giving Noah even greater freedom in the creation of weapons through-hardened blood, which he could also combine directly with Elemental Blood Gem Creation. It was as if Noah could now create something like giant cannons out of this hardened blood and elemental blood gems, but perhaps he could create new things with greater freedom by using such materials produced through these Skills.

The [Flight: 100 (B)] Skill awakened into the [High-Speed Flight: 1 (A)] Skill, giving Noah a greater boost in the speed of his flight, which he did by controlling the blood inside of his body and making it float, although, with the addition of his Vampiric Wings, he was able to enhance his speed even more by flapping them and moving the wind around him.

It wasn't wrong to assume that Noah could now fly as fast as a rocket, if not faster.

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