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Before evolving, I had to quickly take care of a few things, namely evolving the dream weapons of everyone else who could evolve them.
"Alright, come here, everyone!"
After some time letting them stretch their legs and exploring the surrounding area, we all gathered together for me to get this done.
By now, it was possible to evolve all of their Dream Weapons. Well, except for those who had already evolved theirs.
This meant that Partner, Emeraldine, Arthur, Nia, Celes, Jonathan, and Arachne could all get newly evolved weapons. Yay!
So I quickly started doing it in a random order, so whoever came first got it first.
Unsurprisingly, the first one to come to my side once I mentioned evolving dream weapons was my dear Partner.
"Alright, let's see what my spears become! I've been looking forward to it!" she said, her crimson eyes shining brightly with excitement.
Ding!
[You have touched a Dream Weapon that is available for Dream Weapon Evolution.]
[The owner of the Dream Weapon has given your approval to evolve the weapon.]
[Do you wish to evolve [Partner]'s Dream Weapon: [Cursed Dual Spears Of Blood And Darkness (Weapon Type)]?]
[Material Requirements]: [Darkness/Blood Attribute Spirit Stone] x20 [Mithril Ore] x10 [Darkness/Blood Attribute Nightmare Beast Bones, Flesh, or Scales] x30 [Any Magic Ore] x30
[Cost]: [20,000,000 System Points]
[Yes] [No]
Huh, so it counts as two weapons in one. That's why the materials are a bit more than usual. But that's alright with me. I have so many materials and system points anyway.
"Alright!"
FLUOSH!
All the materials emerged once I pressed [Yes], fusing into Partner's spears as they floated in midair, growing longer, sharper, and even more elegant.
They overflowed with blood and dark energies, shaping into bats, eyes, jaws with sharp fangs, and even claws.
The metal itself gained bat-like wings and eyes made of jewels, looking both creepy and cool.
Ding!
[You have successfully evolved [Partner]'s Dream Weapon: [Cursed Dual Spears Of Blood And Darkness (Weapon Type)] (Dream Weapon Rank 1)] into: [Abyssal Dual Vampiric Fang Spears Of Bloodshed And Annihilation: Huginn & Muninn (Weapon Type) (Dream Weapon Rank 2)]!]
[The Dream Weapon has received a great boost to its stats and abilities and has gained the new Dream Weapon Ability: [Abyssal Bloodshed Annihilation Domain Manifestation]!]
"Wow! Oh wow! Wowowow!"
Partner grew super excited, grabbing her spears and swinging them happily. The new ability was also very strong and had a very long name! A new Domain would enhance her fighting style even more.
"Alright, let's hurry. We don't have much time to waste!"
Without wasting time, I began mass-evolving all the weapons one after another. I moved from one to the next, barely waiting for the previous one to fully evolve.
Ding!
[You have successfully evolved [Emeraldine]'s Dream Weapon: [Holy Yggdrasil Spirit Bow (Weapon Type)] (Dream Weapon Rank 1)] into: [Holy Sacred Yggdrasil Spirit Magic Bow: Demeter (Weapon Type) (Dream Weapon Rank 2)]!]
[The Dream Weapon has received a great boost to its stats and abilities and has gained the new Dream Weapon Ability: [Infinite Sacred Elemental Spirit Arrow Creation]!]
"Ah! I love it! It's so shiny and has much more divine power than before!" Emeraldine said.
One thing I noticed as I evolved each weapon was that each Dream Weapon had a different name from the actual physical weapon I had once crafted for them.
Ding!
[You have successfully evolved [Jonathan]'s Dream Weapon: [Holy Blade Of Sunlight (Body Extension Type)] (Dream Weapon Rank 1)] into: [Holy Divine Blade Of Radiant Sunshine: Sol (Weapon Type) (Dream Weapon Rank 2)]!]
[The Dream Weapon has received a great boost to its stats and abilities and has gained the new Dream Weapon Ability: [Shining Justice Strike]!]
"Oh wow, this sword. I never imagined it could become this powerful. Thank you, Maria!" Jonathan said.
This was kind of strange, but perhaps it meant that these weapons, and the Dream Weapons themselves, had changed in more ways than I imagined as we entered this world.
Ding!
[You have successfully evolved [Celes]'s Dream Weapon: [Azure Trident Spear (Weapon Type)] (Dream Weapon Rank 1)] into: [Spiritual Trident Of Rumbling Oceans: Poseidon (Weapon Type) (Dream Weapon Rank 2)]!]
[The Dream Weapon has received a great boost to its stats and abilities and has gained the new Dream Weapon Ability: [Calling Of The Sea]!]
"Oh wow, thank you! It's so cool!" Celes celebrated.
Ding!
[You have successfully evolved [Nia]'s Dream Weapon: [Thunderous Ghoul Spear (Weapon Type)] (Dream Weapon Rank 1)] into: [Divine Spiritual Spear Of Wind & Thunder: Zephyrus (Weapon Type) (Dream Weapon Rank 2)]!]
[The Dream Weapon has received a great boost to its stats and abilities and has gained the new Dream Weapon Ability: [Windstorm Domain]!]
"Is this spear for me? Is it really okay for me to have this? It's too strong!" Nia panicked.
We didn't quite realize it yet, but it felt like this world was made for us to become stronger. I don't know if this was intentionally part of the Tower's design or just a coincidence.
Ding!
[You have successfully evolved [Arachne]'s Dream Weapon: [Abyssal Arachne Legs (Body Extension Type)] (Dream Weapon Rank 1)] into: [Void-Crawling Abyssal Arachne Legs: Lolth (Body Extension Type) (Dream Weapon Rank 2)]!]
[The Dream Weapon has received a great boost to its stats and abilities and has gained the new Dream Weapon Ability: [Void-Crawling Legs]!]
"My legs feel stronger for some reason, mama! Thanks!" Arachne smiled cutely. "Oh? I can crawl in space!"
But that wasn't all. Some of these weapons weren't even weapons but body parts or even powers, like Lucifer's flame or Arachne's legs.
Others remained weapons, growing stronger, absorbing the very "essence" of their masters to evolve further.
Ding!
[You have successfully evolved [Arthur]'s Dream Weapon: [Golden Spear (Weapon Type)] (Dream Weapon Rank 1)] into: [Heavenly Duality Spear Of Yin & Yang: Zheng Shie (Weapon Type) (Dream Weapon Rank 2)]!]
[The Dream Weapon has received a great boost to its stats and abilities and has gained the new Dream Weapon Ability: [Heavenly Duality Armament Aura]!]
"Thank you, big sis. I'll make sure to use this spear for good," Arthur nodded.
Everyone gained new and fantastic abilities, and the weapon names changed quite a lot. Some went from normal to divine level, like my brother's!
And I lost a lot of System Points!
[You have spent a total of 100,000,000 System Points.]
[Because you've evolved so many Dream Weapons, the [Dream Weapon Forgemaster: Lv2] Skill has leveled up to Level 4!]
With all this done, it was time to evolve. I moved through my Soulscape into a darker, emptier area, a desert of gray ashes.
While I moved outside using my combined Soul Egos, I'd be evolving here. I didn't really know how it would feel, but let's see.
I closed my eyes amidst the desert of gray ashes, concentrating as the evolution started on its own.
[All Conditions have been met for evolution!]
[You have begun to evolve, breaking the limits of an L+ Rank Entity!]
[Evolution Duration: 12 Hours.]
Twelve hours?
I'll barely make it!
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