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The two joked and teased each other in a language that only they understood, full of ambiguity and innuendo.
After the chat ended, Gu Chuan felt a sense of curiosity and anticipation about what "reward" Hai Meng had received.
Speaking of which...
He suddenly remembered the pink figure in the chat group who was always loud and energetic.
Chika Fujiwara.
Unfortunately, he didn't have the secretary's contact information. He could only imagine in his mind her excitedly waving her arms and shouting "Awesome! Gu Chuan is the most handsome genius hero in the universe!" after learning that the Holy Grail War had been won. It was a comical and cute scene.
Although this Holy Grail War was full of twists and turns, the result was a happy one for all.
Almost every participant gained a huge amount of dust in this apocalyptic game, making it a very lucrative endeavor.
As the sole "player" and the ultimate "winner," Gu Chuan naturally reaped the greatest rewards.
He opened his system panel and glanced at the astronomical Doomsday Points balance.
[Doomsday Points: 132,800]
The second investigation revealed that the remaining 98,000 was worth over 700,000!
This huge sum of money was enough for him to undergo a transformative and extravagant spending spree!
"system."
Without hesitation, Gu Chuan issued the order in his mind.
"Consuming 500,000 Doomsday Points, I'm upgrading my ability [Primal Stone Vector Manipulation] to L6!"
[Ding! Command confirmed... Points deducted...] [Ability [Primal Stone Vector Manipulation] is being enhanced...]
boom--! ! ! !
An unprecedented and unimaginably massive torrent of information rushed into his mind in an instant, like a flood bursting its banks!
It is no longer simply about the calculation and manipulation of "vectors".
Rather, it is a much deeper and more fundamental understanding and perception of the basic laws that constitute the entire universe, such as "energy," "mass," "spacetime," and "causality."
If L5's vector manipulation makes him a near-invincible "Accelerator" in this physical world...
So, after stepping into the threshold of L6, he felt as if he had vaguely touched upon the realm of "gods," which transcends the three-dimensional world and belongs to a higher dimension!
146 God's Domain
That massive torrent of information was not knowledge forcibly instilled, but rather more like a kind of "unlocking".
It was as if his brain itself was a library storing the ultimate secrets of the universe, and each improvement in his abilities was just giving him a "key" to unlock deeper areas.
At this moment, Gu Chuan finally and completely understood the true and terrifying nature of his ability called [Original Stone Vector Manipulation].
It is fundamentally and drastically different from the "Accelerator" who was the number one in Academy City that he had seen in anime.
Accelerator's abilities, at their core, are more like an ultimate "particle accelerator." He needs to establish a "whitelist" through skin contact, filtering out harmless energy (such as sunlight and oxygen), and then calculating and reflecting all "vectors" that are hostile to him—kinetic, thermal, and electrical. His "vector manipulation" is merely a final manifestation of this.
However, one's own abilities are completely different.
Its core is not "reflection," but three seemingly simple yet profoundly meaningful words: "understanding," "manipulation," and "addition."
Understanding: After reaching L6, he could easily comprehend the essence of any kind of energy. Whether it was light, electricity, magnetism, kinetic energy, thermal energy, or even magic, divine power, or the power of the soul... in his eyes, they were all just strings of basic code composed of different "vectors" that could be easily deciphered.
Manipulation: Based on this absolute "understanding," he can manipulate these energies at will. This manipulation no longer requires skin contact; rather, it is omnidirectional and absolute domination! He can actively change the kinetic energy direction of a bullet; he can also passively make all energy attacking him automatically deflect away. He can even create an entirely new energy vector out of thin air, from nothing at all!
Additional information: This is the most terrifying aspect. He can attach any kind of energy "vector" to any ordinary object, thereby creating entirely new and even terrifying phenomena that violate existing laws of physics!
For example, he could infinitely attach the vector of "gravity" to a tiny coin. Then, around that coin, a quasi-"gravitational singularity," comparable to a black hole, would form, capable of swallowing light and space!
This is the true meaning of "energy manipulation"!
Gu Chuan slowly opened his eyes.
In his view, the whole world had changed.
The wind flowing in the air, the sunlight streaming through the window, the current surging through the light bulbs, even the faint bio-thermal energy emanating from Sayuri and Sakura... everything transformed into countless colorful vector torrents composed of arrows, clearly presented before him.
He felt that if he wanted, he could completely annihilate the energy of the entire apartment and reduce it to nothingness with just a thought.
Let's expand this idea a little further...
He could even, in an instant, manipulate all the energy on this planet! Stop the atmosphere from flowing, stop the Earth's core from rotating, stop the oceans from surging…
It could even completely annihilate this blue planet from within!
This is an absolute power that is so exaggerated, so free, and so close to "God"!
Gu Chuan took a deep breath, barely managing to suppress the shock and confidence that came with the rapid expansion of his power, a feeling that seemed to shatter the heavens.
Is this the miracle of the "raw stone"?
What it bestows upon itself is not a simple, imitative "superpower," but a true path to "omniscience and omnipotence," a supreme path to godhood!
Just as he was feeling excited about his breakthrough in ability, he subconsciously glanced at the points needed to upgrade his ability further.
The next second, the expression on his face froze completely.
[Ability: Primal Vector Manipulation L6] [Next Level Required Doomsday Points: 5,000,000]
"Five...five million?!"
Gu Chuan stared at the long string of "0"s, his eyes twitching uncontrollably a few times. Everyone was dumbfounded.
From 500,000 to 5 million? A full tenfold increase?!
The entry barrier for this system is ridiculously high!
A tremendous feeling, like being doused with a bucket of cold water, instantly pulled him back from his fantasy of being "invincible" to the harsh reality.
It seems that my path to godhood is still long and arduous...
147 Binge Eating
Just a second ago, Gu Chuan was still immersed in the ecstasy and shock of his sudden rise to the top and his touching of the realm of gods.
The next second, when he saw the glaring, outrageously long string of "0"s on the system panel, the heroic ambition that had once filled him with boundless energy vanished in an instant, like a punctured balloon.
"Five...five million?"
He looked at the number and felt his heart skip a beat.
He painstakingly planned and schemed, even personally taking action to defeat the oldest king, before finally accumulating over 3 points. He thought he was already considered to be in the "moderately well-off" class within the system; even if he wasn't extremely wealthy, he had at least achieved "points freedom."
But reality gave him a harsh slap in the face.
It turns out that when it comes to the threshold of reaching a higher level of power, I am still a complete...poor person.
The inflated sense of self-importance and godlike power I had just felt instantly cooled. In its place came a feeling of stark reality, even a touch of frustration.
"System, are you messing with my mentality?" Gu Chuan couldn't help but complain in his mind. "Jumping from 500,000 to 5 million, your inflation rate is more outrageous than the Zimbabwean dollar! Are you forcing me to destroy a few more worlds?"
The system naturally wouldn't respond to him.
Gu Chuan sighed helplessly, forcibly banishing the thought of upgrading to L7 from his mind.
Five million points is out of the question for now.
"Since proactive upgrades are not an option, then we'll just have to... rely on luck."
Gu Chuan placed his hopes once again on the "Roulette of Abilities," which was full of infinite possibilities.
What he craves most now is not pure, destructive offensive power. With L6 vector manipulation, his offensive capabilities have already exceeded his limits.
What he lacks most now is a kind of "perception" ability that is extremely wide-ranging and can see the smallest details.
The final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji in the Demon Slayer world served as a wake-up call for him. If he hadn't been unable to pinpoint the cunning final boss, who had split himself into countless fragments, from within that vast city in the first instant, the battle could have ended much more easily.
Having immense power but being unable to find an enemy is the most frustrating thing.
Only with a sufficiently powerful perception ability can his seemingly invincible "vector manipulation" unleash its full potential!
"System, activate the Ability Roulette! Ten consecutive draws!"
Gu Chuan took a deep breath, and with a mixture of reverence and anticipation, gave the order.
[Ding! The Ability Roulette has been activated. Consume 100000 Doomsday Points for a 10-pull...]
As points were deducted, a magnificent virtual roulette wheel composed of countless starlight appeared in his consciousness space.
The roulette wheel spun rapidly, the pointer tracing the mysterious runes that represented unknown abilities, before finally coming to a slow stop.
[Ding! Thank you for your patronage.]
"..."
Gu Chuan's eye twitched slightly.
"Come again!"
The wheel spun again, its light flowing.
[Ding! Thank you for your patronage.]
"...I refuse to believe this nonsense!"
[Ding! Thank you for your patronage.] [Ding! Thank you for your patronage.] [Ding! Thank you for your patronage.]
Nine times in a row, when the ninth cold, emotionless "Thank you for your patronage" rang out, Gu Chuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Damn it! Is there even anything in this roulette wheel?!" He finally couldn't hold back and cursed, "Nine empty rounds! Your drop rate is even worse than those unscrupulous mobile games! At least give me some consolation prize! Even a few [Stamina Recovery Potions] or a few [Cleansing Charms] would be fine! This isn't how you get something for nothing!"
He even began to suspect that he was being secretly targeted because he had cursed the system in his mind earlier.
Just when he was so frustrated that he was about to give up, the tenth lottery wheel finally shone with a dazzling golden light that was completely different from the previous ones!
[Ding! Congratulations, host! The pity system for ten consecutive draws has been triggered!] [Congratulations on obtaining a brand new S-rank ability—[Gluttony]!]
A golden beam of light descended from the sky, slamming a ball of light filled with mysterious runes deep into the depths of his soul!
"An S-rank ability?!"
Gu Chuan's spirits suddenly lifted!
The previous haze was swept away!
As expected of a guaranteed win! They went all out from the start!
He immediately and impatiently began to examine this newly acquired ability.
[Ability Name: Gluttony] [Ability Level: S] [Ability Description: Based on "eating," it devours everything to purify energy.]
The introduction is ridiculously simple.
"Devouring everything and purifying energy?" Gu Chuan stroked his chin, carefully savoring these words.
It sounds like it might be a kind of... transformation ability?
Perfect, I can use this to test it out.
His gaze fell on an empty ceramic teacup on the dining table, the cup of tea that had just been used up.
He stretched out his hand and silently recited a phrase in his mind.
"—Bingeating."
The next second, a miraculous scene unfolded.
The white ceramic teacup wasn't crushed by an invisible force or swallowed by a black hole as he had imagined. Instead, it vanished from the world as if gently and eerily erased by an invisible eraser, disappearing into thin air.
The entire process was silent and unsettling.
However, Gu Chuan's brows furrowed slightly.
Because he didn't feel any energy feedback whatsoever from this "absorption." The teacup simply vanished.
"...Is it because the energy contained in this teacup itself is too low?"
Gu Chuan immediately realized the key point.
The ceramic teacup is made of a substance with a negligible energy density. Even after consuming it, the energy extracted by one's "gluttony" ability might not be enough to compensate for the energy consumed in activating the ability itself, hence the lack of any feedback.
To test the true effectiveness of this ability, we must find some objects that contain enormous energy!
For example... Rin's jewel? Esdeath's ice? Or even... a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm?