Chapter 1038: Surrounded
The countdown swiftly started, and Vale had no plans of cancelling this fusion.
5... 4... 3... 2... 1...
[ The Spell Model has been imprinted on your body. ]
The chamber Vale had rented was soon shrouded in dim light...
Then, Vale felt it; his advancement to the next stage of Immortality had finally started.
During this process, the new Spell Model in his body started spreading influence through his soul and spirit...
’This...’ Vale felt the changes, and he swiftly calmed down and sat on the floor.
The moment Vale sat cross-legged on the obsidian floor, the Spell Model of the Umbral Dominion within his body stirred like it was about to consume him whole!
’What? Is this normal?’ Vale frowned as he monitored his body. Since he wasn’t getting injured and was only being drained of energy, he decided to let nature take its course.
At first, it was subtle... It felt just like some ripple through his veins... Then, he felt like his soul was expanding...
It was such a strange sensation that he couldn’t describe. It also felt different from how he advanced from a Mortal Arcanist to a Half-Immortal... and from that to the Immortal Realm.
But then the resonance deepened. His breathing slowed, and he felt every thread of Divinity gathering around his body like there was a black hole devouring every energy within the room.
The vendor’s warning echoed faintly in his head... "The Towers are not cheap, but they are built to withstand Immortal cultivation..."
’Seriously... I hope that this chamber will last...’ Vale thought. After all, he could tell that what was happening within him was not ordinary cultivation.
The Spell Model was not only forming a foundation—it was remodeling his very existence.
His skin suddenly had dark lines that traced across his arms...
His bones groaned and cracked as if it was reforging themselves under some higher law.
Then, his blood was filled with power that felt neither holy nor evil...
However, it was filled with Darkness...
"This is it..." Shane muttered to himself as he endured the changes. He knew that he was reaching the limit...
Then, as he absorbed a lot of energy, the room shuddered.
The receptionist and many other half-immortals and immortals within the tower realized that something huge was going on within the story...
The receptionist’s quill fell from her hand as the tower walls released its emergency energy source to supply the rooms with Divinity and Energy.
She looked around in panic. ’What in the heavens is happening?’
Inside, Vale could not even notice the chaos he was causing.
His spiritual energy was surging. It was swelling as though it could no longer be contained...
Then, as time passed, he felt as if he had finally been freed from the shackles...
The Umbral Dominion Spell Model expanded and felt it had become the foundation of his Immortality.
Just like that, he no longer felt like a Lesser Immortal Realm. He found himself in a far more profound state of existence...
’Is this the Earth Immortal Realm?’ Vale was excited. He could even tell that his Divinity had thicked a lot and it gained more power than before...
At the same time, the Immortal Tower had also stabilized...
The absorbed essence or energy of the tower had strengthened his body.
And then—
[ Congratulations, you have successfully transcended into the Second-Stage Celestial Realm.
Your body, soul, and spirit have undergone celestial reforging.
Maximum Essence Capacity: Expanded by 300%
Physique: Second-Stage Shadow Celestial
Main Spell Model: Umbral Dominion Lv1 ]
Vale then clenched his fists as he felt the raw vitality and divinity coursing through him...
Still seated, he raised his palm.
The Spell Model within him was triggered...
Just like that, shadows flowed into his hand, forming into a sphere of condensed dark energy. It was no ordinary spell—this was his first manifestation as an Earth Immortal, or what the system calls as Second State Celestial Realm.
Vale’s lips curled into a smile as he already knew what he could do with this power...
"I wonder how effective this is if I use the Abyssal Sovereign Spell on top of it." Vale muttered as he felt that he could probably fight equally against an older or veteran Earth Immortal Stage, even if he had just advanced.
He knew that what he had gained was not merely strength—it was authority over anything within his dominion...
"That should be enough for today..."
Vale exhaled while dismissing the sphere and stood slowly. His body felt alien, and he wanted to get used to it first...
After some time, Vale finally wanted to leave...
As he slid open the chamber door, he felt the presence of multiple Immortals...
He couldn’t help but freeze at the sudden imposing presence.
Waiting in the corridor were eight Immortals.
From their robes, Vale could tell that they were all Immortals connected to the Hoffman Immortal Tower.
Their gazes locked on him immediately. There was some wariness, curiosity, and even a bit of hostility.
Behind them was the receptionist, who looked really pale...
One Immortal, a silver-haired man with golden irises, was the first to speak.
His aura was definitely a lot stronger than his, so Vale instantly understood—this one was no mere Second-Stage like himself. He was at least a Third-Stage Celestial, perhaps even stronger.
"You," the silver-haired man said, his tone calm yet piercing. "What sort of technique did you just cultivate? The tower lost a lot of Divinity... Do you know what that implies?"
Shane was shocked. He didn’t think that he’d get questioned like this.
Another Immortal beside the silver-haired man added...
"That wasn’t just advancement. The signature... it was foreign. It carried something corrosive. Did you bring a cursed art into Note City?"
Their words had then caused some stir among those who were listening.
Vale could tell from his Divine Sense how they were probing and testing him.
Still, Vale knew that he had to be firm about this.
His expression didn’t change. To a certain degree, he had already expected his breakthrough would draw attention, though he hadn’t expected it to be this immediate.
"My work inside should be confidential..." Vale said as he looked at the receptionist, before he continued.
"Are you seriously trying to know what I did, or are you all just trying to rob the Spell Model I have? Is this how you treat your customers?"