The shadow brought over the ice cream by opening the door between the sitting room and bedroom. It could pass through walls, but it couldn't bring other things with it when it does so.
Kelvin received the ice cream and ate it contently. He was truly content even though he didn't gain the immortality he wanted.
He had used the Life Bond ability on his shadows, but he couldn't target them. It didn't work because they were his abilities, not a separate entity that he could anchor his existence to.
It is a letdown, but he is very happy with what he got.
He finished the cup and said with some emotion. "I'll miss Wrath. She was a tumor, but she was wise and sometimes fun. We had some good time."
One shadow whispered to the other, "What is he doing?"
The other shadow shushed him. "Don't interrupt him. He is pretending to care."
A third snickered and said, "If he had cared, he wouldn't have killed her."
He looked over at them and said, "I can hear you."
The first shadow said, "So what? Just because you're our creator, you think you can boss us around?"
He replied with a nod, "Yes."
The shadow thought about it and said, "Makes sense."
He laughed and stood up from the couch. He said to all six of them, "Today is a great day. It is a happy day. Today, the Wrath of Icon is no more. Today, the Glory of Augustus is born. Are you with me?"
They cheered. "Glory! Glory! Glory!"
They continued to cheer as he left the room to remove his mark. He wanted to return to earth as soon as possible and continue growing stronger.
He has grown quite strong already. It is something he could see in his destiny report. But he wanted more power. So he hurried to do what he needed to do so that he could return to Earth-11 quickly.
Getting rid of his mark was easy. It was also very easy to return to Earth-11. He was ushered into a translocation transporter.
The transporter was a small capsule that he lay in. Then it was passed through a portal to Earth-11.
But he had to wait for a while before a portal to Earth could be opened. During the time he was waiting in the transporter, he meditated and brought up his destiny report.
What he saw made his eyes widen in surprise.
Name: Kelvin Thorn.
Health: 109,248,588. Stamina: 109,248,588. Focus: 436,994,352.
Class: Physique. Tier: 1 (Professional League)
Level: 10 >>> 29
Strength: 10%. Constitution: 20%. Speed: 10%.
Endurance: 10%. Vitality: 10%.
Mind: 40%.
Kill Count: 65,528 >>> 83,142
Fans: 703 >>> 657
Game Points: 2,900 > > > 1,870
Power Rating: (657 × 83,142 x 2) = 109,248,588 (A-rank)
Abilities:
A. Power Shifting (Divine): Shadow Clones.
1: Myriad Physique (Alpha Ability): Fuse 0/20. Remove 0/1.
2: Juggernaut's Armament (Alpha Ability): Fuse 0/40. Remove 0/1.
3: Mind Domination Network (Alpha Ability): Fuse 0/40. Remove 0/1.
4: Life Domination (Omega Ability): Fuse 0/80. Remove 0/1.
5: Extraordinary Perception (Omega Ability): Fuse 0/20. Remove 0/1.
6: Shape-shifting (Alpha Ability): Fuse 0/10. Remove 0/1.
7: (Open 0/1280).
He was surprised because his original shape-shifting ability had become a part of his power-shifting ability. It appeared to have replaced the Poltergeist ability he had in the sixth slot.
Not only had the Poltergeist ability and the seed disappeared, but his power shift ability had also been upgraded from an omega ability to a divine ability.
He didn't know why it happened. The best he could do was make guesses.
"It seems the poltergeist ability and the seed it possessed disappeared after fusing with the ring of paragon. So the seed itself has become the Power Shift ability. It would explain why it went from the omega rank to the divine rank."
"As for why my first ability became a part of the power shift ability, it is probably because the ring of paragon and Wrath weren't the only things that the seed broke down and replaced."
He smiled and said, "This is good. It is very good."
He is very happy that he can now upgrade his original ability. It makes the 1,030 game points he had spent for these changes to his abilities more worth it.
350 game points were used to create the Life Bond ability; 40 game points were used to fuse the Life Bond ability to the Life Core ability to create the Life Domination ability, and 640 game points were used to open the sixth slot for the Poltergeist ability.
So of the 2900 game points he had after exchanging the bulk of his military merit points for, there were still 1870 left for him to use.
He is looking forward to using them to acquire more abilities when he returns to earth. There are some nice abilities he has been looking forward to.
The first ability is the inorganic shifting omega ability belonging to a certain super called Gem. The second ability he is interested in is Rewind's ability.
He wants to get Rewind's ability or Earth Escape. They are just too important for him, as they are his only option for escaping that he has access to near his location.
The last ability he has his eye on is that of the super called Havoc. Havoc has the metal manipulation ability, which he believes can be upgraded into a more powerful form if fused with other abilities.
He wants to use the metal manipulation ability as the basis for a powerful weapon class ability. It will be very powerful if he can manage it.
It was exciting to think about, but the cost of his plans also made him wince.
"A new slot costs 1280 game points now. I hope the advancement game gives a boost to my game points."
It has been less than a week since the invasion ended and he is already running low on game points. So he hopes that the advancemwnt game will give him a pleasant surprise.
It is not a far-fetched expectation because the participants of each advancement game are usually many. A large number of participants means a lot of kills and game points.
He has placed all his hopes on the advancement game though. He still has some other plans to free up some game points.
The main plan is his intention to fuse the Shape Shift ability with the Myriad Physique ability and also fusing the Life Domination ability with the Mind Domination Network.
He doesn't have much hope for the fusion of the Shape Shift ability with the Myriad Physique ability because they are too similar. He will be content if it frees us a slot.
Now that the ring of paragon has been replaced by the seed of Yggdrasil, he is not afraid of losing any ability anymore since they can always be replicated. Only the pain still worries him.
As for the fusion of the Life Domination ability and Mind Domination Network, he has great hopes for it because the requirements to use the Mind Domination Network are very easy to meet. He just needs to look at someone to use it.
He is hoping that the Mind Domination Network ability will be able to help him overcome the requirement for a close connection before he can use the Life Bond ability of the Life Domination ability.
He thought about it and said, "As long as nothing is lost, I will be content if a slot for a new ability is opened up for me."
He felt impressed with the power of the seed and all the benefits it has granted to him. It made him think about its new designation as a divine ability.
He said, "I wonder what a divine ability is."
Then he sighed and said, "Unfortunately, the person I could ask about it is no more."
He would be lying if he said he didn't mind Wrath. After all, they were mostly good companions for three years.
If she were here, she would be fussing over his new abilities and be happy for him. He would also be able to ask her for information about the things he didn't know.
She was a traitor to him. But she was also a reliable fountain of knowledge.
By replacing her, he has lost access to her knowledge forever. It is a pity, but it is not something he regrets doing.
He sighed again and stopped thinking about her. Instead, he busied himself with making a mental to-do list.
"I fuse abilities, I participate in the advancement game, and I go looking for the other rings of power. It is about time I start narrowing down on their position."
He knows now that as long as he becomes a demigod, he will be able to find the other rings. But he is not willing to wait for that. He wants to get more rings so that he can increase his survivability.