Chapter 253

A ritual capable of drawing in a nest descent on such a massive scale—no matter how one looked at it—could never be called simple.

As an inheritor of divine power, killing fifth- and sixth-tier monsters was essentially no problem. Even against land-sinking–grade creatures of the same tier, he likely possessed the strength to contend head-on.

But—

4,000,000 points.5,000,000 points...6,000,000 points!

Gul stared at the leaderboard as the score kept jumping. Every single increment began at a million points.

What the hell... was the God of Chaos just feeding him points?

This trial—It’s not fair!

...

Kanzaki Rei cleared the insect nest dungeon ten times in one uninterrupted run. His total score climbed past ten million before he finally paused.

It felt... easy.

It had returned to that familiar rhythm—enter the dungeon, walk through it, walk out, done.

And on the tenth run—

Finally...

He obtained "Realm of Ascension."

This potion called Realm of Ascension...

It was exactly the same as what he had seen in the premonition.

"Realm of Ascension""A potion that reduces the requirements for your next class advancement. Effect diminishes significantly with repeated use.""Creator: Zmino"

Holding the potion in his hand, Kanzaki Rei couldn’t help but consider switching to an Alchemist class.

If he could gamble for a potion-related talent... and endlessly replicate this Realm of Ascension, then achieving a degree of class freedom might truly become possible.

Or—

Enhancing the potion itself, pushing its effect even further... that could be another viable path.

After all, its current effect had limits. If those limits could be expanded, the benefits would be obvious.

Come to think of it...

He didn’t have a single crafting class yet.

If possible, he really did want to take one.

With Molten Sanctified Flame already in his possession, he even had the foundation to switch into a Blacksmith class.

As his level continued to rise...

It was becoming harder and harder to find equipment that matched his strength.

Aizen was only a level 6 enchanter. Even if he followed the enchanter’s principles obsessively, leveling up quickly would still be difficult.

Enchanting required time.

Even if Aizen worked without sleep, he still couldn’t perfectly fulfill all the principles in a short period.

At the absolute fastest... it would still take months, maybe even a year.

And right now—

Even seventh-tier equipment was merely usable for Kanzaki Rei.

Not necessarily good.

If he ever entered battle without a suitable weapon—

If his gear constantly risked breaking mid-fight...

That would be extremely troublesome.

"...Yeah. I should give it a try."

Kanzaki Rei glanced at the rankings again. With over ten million points, no one could challenge him for now.

Kumironi still sat at 0 points.

Was it because healers truly weren’t suited for combat?

Aside from the Realm of Ascension, he had killed roughly 120,000 sixth-tier monsters.

The drops included:

Over a dozen "Longevity Flowers"

Two portions of "Ageless Demonic Spring Water"

One body-refinement technique: "Undying Demonic Physique"

One recipe: "Elixir of Immortality"

Obtaining the Elixir of Immortality recipe was also one of the reasons he was considering becoming an Alchemist.

The main ingredients—Longevity Flower and Ageless Demonic Spring Water—were already gathered.

As for the auxiliary ingredients...

They weren’t hard to obtain.

In fact, Kanzaki Rei already had around 80% of them on hand.

Selling the recipe?

Out of the question.

Letting it gather dust?

That felt like a waste.

He also had several exquisite soul phylacteries containing a total of 6,666 flawless, pure souls—only slightly inferior to his own.

And yet—

6,666 souls... as a reward on par with the Elixir of Immortality recipe?

Kanzaki Rei found it almost laughable.

In the end...

This time, he had been greedy.

Originally, his plan had been to observe, remain cautious, analyze carefully...

But somehow—

He couldn’t resist the temptation.

An event where killing specific monsters guaranteed valuable drops—

If he missed it, it might never come again.

The opportunity was simply too good.

...Sigh. Me, huh.

He couldn’t help but reproach himself internally.

This opportunity far exceeded the risks he had worried about.

As the saying goes—

With a 300% profit margin, even a merchant would risk his life.

Though he was cautious by nature...

When the gap between risk and reward grew large enough—

When the returns overwhelmingly surpassed the danger—

Greed became unavoidable.

Most of the risks had already been eliminated.

And the opportunity was practically being handed to him.

Walking away?

That was far too difficult.

And now...

The results spoke for themselves.

"...Drinking this Realm of Ascension as it is would be a waste."

Its current effect still felt lacking.

If he could amplify it further...

Then during future advancements and class changes, he might gain far greater flexibility.

And if becoming an Alchemist could reduce the requirement thresholds of other classes—

Then it was worth it.

After repeated deliberation, he made his decision.

Priority: Reduce class requirement thresholds.

Alchemist—

It was necessary.

Kanzaki Rei slowly closed his eyes... then opened them again.

Another simulation of the future had just concluded.

"...High feasibility. Let’s try it."

He began setting up the class-change ritual on the spot.

At this point, he was already extremely familiar with arranging rituals.

Unless it was something fundamentally impossible for his class—

Most standard rituals were second nature to him.

As for materials...

He carried countless sets at all times.

Forget a simple class-change ritual—

Even the ritual for Pure White Descent, he could perform immediately if needed.

The ritual was complete.

Kanzaki Rei glanced at the sky.

With a slight activation of mana, he initiated an extremely special root-level magic—

One without tiers.

"Root Magic — Origin."

A faint barrier manifested before him.

This was the first time he had actively chosen to use Origin.

Ever since his first class change into Death Priest, he had never used it again.

"My wish is... that through my talent, I can further enhance the effects of potions."

The wish was made.

In the unseen depths of fate, he felt a subtle blessing descend upon him.

Standing at the center of the ritual, he conducted it alone—without any external assistance.

He spoke:

"Herbs and fragrance—healing and poison—nothing is unusable."

"I shall step into the hall of ten thousand medicines."

"To verify the possibilities of infinity."

As the words fell—

He felt the resonance between the ritual and the class.

A faintly fragrant essence merged subtly with his being.

His aura remained subdued.

There was no dramatic outward change.

A level 1 class change required no demonstration of principles—only the completion of the process.

And—

The corrupted insects did not appear.

It seemed God-Tier · Unsolvable Enigma had naturally blocked them.

Origin hadn’t even been necessary.

Still—

Out of caution, Kanzaki Rei kept Origin active.

He had defenses.

He had methods to evade corruption.

But—

He had no way to cleanse it.

If he were contaminated...

The only person he knew who could purify it—

Was Kumironi.

At the same time—

He clearly felt it.

A new class had been added to his existence.

"Level 1 Alchemist"

This was his sixth class.

Its primary purpose—

To reduce the difficulty of advancing other classes.

Everything else was secondary.

"Alchemy Knowledge Acquired: Material Identification""Alchemy Knowledge Acquired: Herbalism"

The class naturally granted him knowledge of identifying materials and appraising potions.

"Skill Acquired: Potion Appraisal""Skill Acquired: Potion Crafting"

The ability to combine materials into potions—

The most fundamental and core skill of an Alchemist: Potion Crafting.

Without it—

You couldn’t create potions at all.

Without the Alchemist class, any mixture was just... liquid.

Only what an Alchemist created could truly be called a potion.

Only potions possessed effects far beyond their raw ingredients.

As for the underlying principles—

Even Kanzaki Rei couldn’t fully grasp them.

This world’s class system was inherently special.

Only those with the appropriate class could perform the corresponding actions.

But—

None of that was what he truly cared about.

Those basics—

He already understood.

What mattered was—

What kind of talent would this class grant him?

"Talent Acquired — Better Potions (Excellent) >> God-Tier · Final Perfection"

...He actually got it.

His wish—

Had been answered.

"Enhances potion effects, allowing them to be elevated into their ultimate perfect state."

Kanzaki Rei took out the Realm of Ascension from his storage.

The bottle was thick, intricate, and glass-like, shimmering with layered colors.

Holding it in his hand—

His God-Tier talent activated.

Through the bottle, the potion began to react.

It started—

Boiling.

He could almost perceive it—

The internal elements, the composition—

Everything restructuring in an instant.

Gurgle—

After seven or eight seconds—

The originally colorless liquid turned into a radiant golden glow.

He activated Potion Appraisal.

"Potion Appraisal: Ultimate Perfect Realm of Ascension"

"Effect: Permanently reduces the advancement requirements of all classes. After five uses, the effect will gradually diminish."

The wish he had just made—

Was already fulfilled.

So this—

Was how he secured the talents he wanted.

Permanent reduction.

All classes.

Exactly the same as in his premonition.

Encountering a scenario identical to his simulation—

It was almost a pleasant surprise.

Yet—

After countless simulations during the Month of Chaos—

Their accuracy had become increasingly unreliable.

The future no longer unfolded exactly as expected.

A lingering doubt remained.

Still—

He did not drink the potion immediately.

Instead, he stored it away.

There was only one for now.

He wanted more.

If he couldn’t obtain additional ones—

Then he would analyze its composition and replicate it himself.

Worst case—

He would only ever have this single bottle.

Though—

That probability was low.

In about ten minutes of farming, one had dropped.

High rate? Low rate?

Hard to say.

But this phase alone lasted three full days.

Surely—

It wouldn’t be just one.

That was also why, when making his wish, he chose to enhance the potion instead of duplicating it.

If supply wasn’t an issue—

Then stacking copies would be inefficient due to diminishing returns.

Better to maximize quality.

"...Let’s keep farming."

He decided to continue.

A full day of grinding—

How many could he get?

The insect nest dungeon before him had already been fed 300,000 souls, offered gradually in batches of 5,000 to 10,000.

This time—

He would go bigger.

He still had another insect-type dungeon waiting after this one.

Kanzaki Rei injected 2,000,000 souls in one go.

The dungeon’s color deepened—

Turning into a dark, crimson black.

He stepped inside.

As usual, he intended to summon the Purified White Tree and wipe out everything instantly.

However—

The moment he entered—

Through the perception of his Observer Undead—

He detected...

No monsters.

Not a single one.

Instead—

He saw a human figure.

A man holding a black war spear.

The ground was littered with the corpses of insect monsters.

A human... inside a dungeon?

This was a first.

He seemed to be hunting monsters as well.

Maybe—

They could exchange some information.

He had already used three simulations today.

He didn’t want to waste the final one carelessly.

But just as Kanzaki Rei was about to speak—

His shadow suddenly rose from the ground—

Forming a sharp spike—

And stabbed straight toward him!

A killing blow.

Yet—

To Kanzaki Rei—

It was unbearably slow.

So slow that—

Clap—

The shadow spike failed to keep up with his speed.

In an instant—

He had already appeared before the man.

He raised his leg high—

And brought it crashing down.

"Heavenly Vault Style — Second Form: End of Laws Vertical Severance."