The Tale of the Void Emperor
chapter-160

While Athan was practicing the genome technique, Tiana, Avelia, and others were fighting in the trial for rewards.

They would fight two or three battles, and after that, Athan would recall them inside the special space so they can fill up their genome power.

Since it takes them a month to fill up the genome power, It took them five months to get all of their rewards and reach the limit, just like Athan.

Everyone mostly received fruits, and just like Athan, They also got better rewards. After eating all of the fruits, Their souls were strengthened by a large margin.

Tiana's soul body became thirty meters big.

Avelia's soul body became thirty-one meters big.

Qerin's and Mike's soul body also became thirty meters big.

As of now, Everyone was training as they fully concentrated on filling up their branches.

By now, Athan was a few minutes short before he filled the second branch of his genome tree.

Inside his soul realm...

Just when he filled up the second branch of the genome tree, changes happened. A whirlpool appeared on top of the genome tree, and a vast amount of purple energy was released from it.

This purple energy was different from the one that Athan and others gathered to use their genome skill.

The energy released from the whirlpool encompassed the whole genome tree, and the pond of purple energy around the tree started to disappear.

Athan saw that the genome tree now looked like it was inside a purple bubble. He waited for a minute before the bubble burst, and purple energy rained down as a larger pond of genome energy formed around the tree.

At the same time, The purple horned crown that was always on top of his genesis avatar automatically flew up and hovered on top of the genome tree and right below the purple whirlpool.

Athan knew that something was happening, and he would soon know that, so he just waited.

After twenty minutes, The whirlpool disappeared, but the crown didn't return to his genesis avatar. Instead, It went towards his main soul and wore itself on his soul's head.

At the same time, He received information.

[ Geno Skill: Apocalyptic Roar ]

[ Geno Frame: Purple Monarch ]

He was surprised that he received an entirely new thing along with a geno skill, and when he saw the information about the geno frame, He couldn't help but get excited.

He also found out that he could extract more purple energy from the whirlpool when he uses his genome technique, Purple Monarth of Deep Chasm.

The pond around the genome tree became even bigger, probably five to six times bigger, and the energy was clearly different from before.

' It feels more powerful than the previous one. Looks like I have to try the new powers I received and see what other changes happened after the second branch lit up. ' Thinking of this, Athan stood up and went outside. He didn't just get information about the new skill and geno frame, but he also got other information about his previous geno skill and geno art.

He first used chasm severing, but he could properly control it this time and didn't shoot the slash like before. Instead, He grabbed the chasm severing with his left hand. The dark purple slash didn't have solid and static form as it was constantly moving like a flame in his hand.

" This is long-range and short-range both. " Athan muttered as he swung the purple flaming slash in his left hand.

He could use chasm severing as a projectile attack for long distances and also as something to be used as melee. The most surprising thing was that his geno energy decreased by only 10% after using the chasm severing.

This skill was also more powerful than previously due to the change in his geno energy around the tree, as this version of purple energy was more powerful than the previous version.

Afterward, He manifested his geno art on his physical body as a purple horned crown appeared on his head. The real crown stayed on his main soul body.

He instantly felt the difference as his body became much more powerful, He was astonished by the strength he felt inside his body, Not just his body, but he felt that his entire existence was enhanced, " Holy shit...After my body was refined by the energy from unima core, It was already very powerful but this..." He was speechless.

A thin film of the purple aura also surrounded his body when the crown appeared on his head.

" I want to test my new strength but it seems I can't do it here. " Muttering this, Athan remembered the red crystal he got from the trial.

He took out the red crystal and pinched it between his thumb and finger as it shattered.

[ You will enter The Bloodpath trial in five seconds. ]

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Right as the countdown hit zero, Athan felt a force pulling him, and he disappeared.

He looked around and found himself in an eerie place. The ground was blood red, and there were small and big rocks everywhere. He could see the sky as he seemed to be inside a cave. But this cave was wide and big.

Athan estimated that the wideness of this cave of probably around five kilometers, and there was only one path in front of him.

He looked back, but there was a deep gorge without an end that spanned across uncountable distance.

Suddenly, He sensed something and looked at his right side.

A being of Brazol race suddenly appeared and one of his hands was cut off. He overlooked Athan as right after he appeared here, He started cursing, " Damn damn damnnnn, Who are those little shits that entered the trial and messed it up by capping everyone strength? Fuck them..."

He was not just cursing as he took out a mangled flesh that looked like his hand and was curing it while cursing, " It's good that my power is unsealed inside the Bloodpath, If those ants appeared here, I would definitely eat them raw. "

Athan was silent as he clearly heard what that fat brazol race man was speaking, ' Looks like there are no restrictions in the Bloodpath. '

The brazol race member finally noticed Athan after his hand was cured and narrowed his eyes.

" You...could it be you are one of the little ants that entered the roumbra blood war? " He naturally assumed this since he didn't feel any rule powers from Athan.