Chapter 486: Inheriting Skills

-----“Heavenly Will… if it hadn’t been for her, I wouldn’t have been born, right? She was the one who told you and Dad to stop fighting and live a hundred years together to see the world with a new perspective,” Song said, looking at his mother.

“Yes, that’s right,” the Heavenly Empress nodded with a gentle smile. “I had more interactions with her… we even talked about many personal matters. To me, she was like a motherly figure. I’ll never forget her gentle voice, how much she loved this world, and all of us.”

“Today, we mourn so many people…” Zero One said with a sigh. “Um, so who is this new successor, if I may ask, Sir Primordial Beast? Is it okay for me to ask? I’m a machine, not even part of this world, but—”





“…Thank you.”

Zero One smiled, feeling relieved and happy.

“Now… about this successor…”



“Eh?” I looked at both of them. “Why? Is it, like, a baby Heavenly Will?”





Why are they acting so mysterious all of a sudden? 

Or, well, maybe it’s something they don’t know much about?

Perhaps I shouldn’t overthink it, but there’s something strange about it.

Anyway, we should get going for the final part of the funeral…Ding!

[Congratulations, you have fulfilled the Skill Copy Conditions for several Sponsored Allies.]

[Sponsored Allies with Fulfilled Skill Copy Conditions]:

[Zero One]: [Electromagnetic Energy Manipulation Arts (SSS)] [Instant Processing and Learning (SSS)] [All-Energy Artificial Vessel Core (SSS)]

[Hue Xian]: [White Heaven’s Domain of Radiance (SSS)] [Venerable’s Authority (SSS)] [White Feathers of Heavenly Judgment (SSS)] [White Crane’s Immemorial Divine Beast Bloodline Legacy (SSS)] [Heavenly Imperial Armament Creation (SSS)]



[Wuyue Zhiye]: [Black Heaven Domain (SSS)] [Destruction (SSS)] [Wolf of the Moonless Night (SSS)] [Primordial Embodiment of Yin (SSS)]

[Yaoyan Taiyang]: [White Heaven Domain (SSS)] [Creation (SSS)] [Lioness of the Bright Sun (SSS)] [Primordial Embodiment of Yang (SSS)]

[Song Weisheng]: [Divine Domain of White and Black Heaven’s Balance (SSS)] [Matter Restructuration (SSS)] [Divine Dao Child of Fate Aura (SSS)] [White Heaven Crane and Black Heaven Crow Hybrid Immemorial Bloodline Legacy (SSS)] [Blazing Scarlet Heart of Courage Arts (SSS)]

[Please choose the Skill to Copy before leaving this world. Once you lose contact with this world, you will no longer be able to copy skills from these individuals.]

There they are…

And, yeah, the Heavenly Demon’s… scratched. I couldn’t get one of his skills in the end.

Perhaps not because I didn’t fulfill the conditions, but because he’s gone.

Honestly, I’m not upset about missing his skill. I couldn’t care less about skills, stats, or any of that right now.

I’m just sad he’s gone… I’d probably trade all my strength, everything I have, to bring him back.

I wouldn’t mind starting from zero if he could return.

To me, these things are a means to an end. Sure, I might have fun with them and all that power fantasy stuff, but…

In the end, all this power is meaningless if I can’t save the people I love.…Alright then.

I know he’d probably reprimand me right now if I acted like this when more power was offered to me on a silver platter.

So, let’s just choose the skills I want and be done with it.

Some of the skills have changed a bit, I think. Zero One’s skills got stronger, going from SS to SSS…

And there are some new skills added here and there.

Okay, for Zero One, I’ll pick the obvious choice I should’ve made earlier, if I hadn’t been consumed by my desire for mecha powers.

[You have chosen to copy [Instant Processing and Learning (SSS)] from the Sponsored Ally Zero One!]

As for Mom’s skill list… I’m torn between that Armament Creation and… uh, that Domain.

The Domain Skill would instantly create a Domain, so it’d be much easier and more convenient than the Domains I can create through techniques.

Her Armament Creation is unparalleled, though, and mine can’t even compare to what she can accomplish. It’d be a huge leap if I could get it as a skill.

But with my new armor skill, the Morphin Core powers, and the other machine skills, I think I can make up for it.

Then again, looking at this, I have two other Domain Skills I haven’t used yet!

[Black & White Heaven’s Domain of Balance and Chaos (SSS): Lv1] and [Seven Demonic Cursed Seals Domain (SSS): Lv1]!

The first… I got it from the fusion of the Heavenly Demon and the Heavenly Empress in the Record World, right?

I sponsored them and snatched this crazy skill after fulfilling their desire to meet Song again, and then they merged with their original selves.

I used it in conjunction with my Aura, but it’s so powerful and complex that it’s taking a while to fully utilize its power.

I’ll have to practice back home as I fight other foes…

And the other is from my new [Heavenly Demon: ★★★] Subclass. I haven’t tried using that one yet, but I think it’s strong and might be easier to use than the other.

Okay, I guess Domains are more than covered with these skills. Do I even need more?

Armament Creation seems like the obvious choice now, but… maybe I could go for the Bloodline? Or the Wings?

I want… to carry a piece of her, of the Heavenly Empress, my adoptive mother, within me.

The Heart of Hope is already one piece, along with all her teachings, but I want something more personal.

Perhaps…

Ugh, but wouldn’t it be a bit weird?

…Screw it!

[You have chosen to copy [White Crane’s Immemorial Divine Beast Bloodline Legacy (SSS)] from the Sponsored Ally Hue Xian!]

I am now her blood-related daughter!

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