[Salvos] 763. Grand Skill Max

[Salvos] 763. Grand Skill Max

763. Grand Skill Max

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After my battle with Chordus, I had leveled up a lot. Like, a lot a lot. It was probably the most levels I had ever gained for both my Subspecies and my Class in one go.

But that was to be expected. I had been up against a Level 205 Primordial Demon. Sure, she might have had a limited access to the true Skills an ordinary Primordial Demon would have. However, the fact of the matter was, she was slowly unlocking more and more of her abilities as the battle went on.

Maybe she had, if I was being generous, unlocked about half the power of a true Primordial Demon, before I sent her to be crushed in the fold between the planes. But she hadn’t even died as soon as that happened either. She had lingered in that twisted space for quite a while before she finally perished.

So it was very likely that she had grown even stronger during that lull until her actual death. 

Of course, I didn’t know if her access to her Skills or being a Primordial Demon even mattered towards rewarding me with experience. It was entirely possible only her levels counted, and since she was considered to be Level 205, it gave me an abundant amount of experience. 

All that mattered was that, right now, I now have 5 Grand Skill Points to spend, alongside with a brand new Grand Skill called [Soul Of The Primordial Demon]. I also had 45 Stat Points, 33 Skill Points, and 26 Secondary Skill Points, all available to spend. 

That was not to mention the Unique Skill I had learned— that was apparently so corrupted, that I couldn’t level it up in any measurable way.

But I pushed all those thoughts to the side for now. Because my main focus was on my Grand Skill and Grand Skill Points at the moment.

First of all, before I even addressed my new Grand Skill, I still had [Divine Essence Of The Angelic Devil Princess], [Claw Of Corruption], and [The World Of My Mind] at Level 2. The only maxed out Grand Skill I had was [My Flames Shall Burn Until Eternity Ends] at Level 3.

Extrapolating off that fact, I could only assume that at least one of my other Grand Skills would max out at Level 3. It was possible all of them maxed out at Level 3, but it was safer for me to work off the assumption that at least one of them maxed out at a higher level like Level 5 for example. 

After all, I needed all my Grand Skills to be maxed out for me to be able to evolve into a Primordial Demon, according to my dad. And with [Soul Of The Primordial Demon] added to the mix, I had to be extremely cautious with how I spent my Grand Skill Points.

If, for example, every single one of my current un-maxed Grand Skills needed 5 levels to be maxed out, then it was impossible for me to max out all my Grand Skills and evolve into a Primordial Demon even if I reached Level 190 in both my Class and my Subspecies.

And as far as I was aware, 10 levels before an evolution was the earliest possible level to get an option for evolution. 

So, hypothetically-speaking, if I reached Level 190 in both my Subspecies and Class, or if I reached Level 195 in my Subspecies and Level 185 in my Class, or even if I reached Level 200 in my Subspecies and Level 180 in my Class, I wasn’t going to be able to get an evolution option if this was the case.

In fact, I wasn’t even going to be able to max out all Grand Skills in this hypothetical scenario unless I was Level 200 in my Subspecies and Level 190 in my Class. And getting to that point before even facing Regnorex was practically impossible, unless I was somehow was able to kill another Primordial Demon or two.

This was the worst-case scenario for me. Because I needed to become a Primordial Demon as soon as possible to even stand a chance against Regnorex.

However, I had to factor it in as a possibility. Which, if it was, I would then need to instead allocate my Grand Skill Points to the Grand Skills which would best help me win this war.

So I thought about what upgrades or changes my current Level 2 Grand Skills underwent after I upgraded them.

First of all, I thought about [Claw Of Corruption]. It became stronger after I upgraded it. But that was it.

Like, was it more effective in battle? Yes, yes it was. However, I wasn’t sure if a stronger version of a one-time-use attack was going to turn the tides of a fight, especially if my opponent somehow dodged it.

So I moved onto my next Grand Skill, rather than spending any Grand Skill Points on it just yet.

Next up was [Divine Essence Of The Angelic Devil Princess]. With it, I hadn’t felt or seen any significant change when I leveled it up. Or at least, that was what I had immediately thought when I leveled up the Grand Skill. But now, after having been in a prolonged battle with Chordus, I realized what had happened.

The duration of the Grand Skill had been extended. And it wasn’t just a minor extension. Even now, I still had the massive increase in all my Stat Points affecting me, and I knew intuitively that it wasn’t going to come to an end anytime soon just yet.

While it wasn’t guaranteed that leveling a Grand Skill further would result in the same upgrade as before, I decided to put aside both Grand Skills for now.

Instead, I considered [The World Of My Mind]. Out of all my current options, this was the best contender for a Grand Skill to level. After all, it had been the main equalizer that helped me not just keep up with Chordus, but eventually defeat her.

Not only had it given me an entire sea of corruption to control and battle with, but it had also allowed me to teleport the transformed-[King Of The Wild] into the fold between the planes to ultimately defeat her. 

Of course, it hadn’t been easy— one of the main problems I had faced during the battle was manipulating the corruption, the pocket space, and fighting all at the same time. Perhaps, if I upgraded it, my mastery over manipulating [The World Of My Mind] would be even better. Or maybe I would even have access to a more powerful form of the corruption. Whatever it was, right now, maxing out this Grand Skill seemed like the smartest choice to me.

So that was what I decided to do. I leveled [The World Of My Mind], bringing it to Level 3, all the while hoping that it would have maxed out. Unfortunately for me, that wasn’t what happened. Even at Level 3, the Grand Skill could still level up even more, which meant that my chances of maxing out all my Grand Skills by Level 190 was not looking too good.

While I could have just saved my remaining Grand Skill Points to equally distribute them between my remaining Grand Skills, I wanted to test the upper limits of a Grand Skill’s max level. After all, I was working off the presumption that Level 5 could be the upper limit. It was entirely possible some Grand Skills could even max out at Level 10.

If that was the case, then I would need to focus on leveling my strongest Grand Skills since I wouldn’t even get the chance to evolve at Level 200 for both my Subspecies and Class— and right now, my strongest Grand Skill was [The World Of My Mind]. So I kept leveling it, bringing it to Level 4, then Level 5…

And I stopped. There was a mental block that prevented me from expending more Grand Skill Points into leveling it, which meant that it was maxed out. Focusing on my Status, I confirmed that was indeed the case.

[The World of My Mind] - Lvl. 5 (Maxed)

While this didn’t confirm that Level 5 was the absolute max for all my Grand Skills, I still did let out a small sigh of relief when it stopped leveling. Now though, the problem was that I only had 2 remaining Grand Skill Points left to spend, while having 3 Grand Skills I could level.

Which meant that I was going to have to leave one of my Grand Skills un-leveled. It was going to be hard to make that choice. But before I could decide on what to spend my Grand Skill Points on…

I raised my head as I whispered to myself.

“Let’s see what [Soul Of The Primordial Demon] does first.”

Author's Notes:

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