Genetic Ascension

Chapter 2231: Unfair

Nyssenne leaned back on the chair, her private room now just as vacant as her eyes.

She had… lost?

She, Nyssenne Zoruunkai, had lost in this way to an unknown figure. She who sat tenth amongst the best C-tier Rune Masters of the entire Skai Heaven. She who stood as a near unmatched genius amongst her peers of the Thryskai, one of the seven most powerful Clans of the entire Demi-God Skai Heaven… Had lost? And in such utterly humiliating fashion?

Sylas didn't even seem to be all that shocked or impressed. She would have thought that he was someone who simply didn't know who she was, but how could that be possible?

The only Rune Creators who could travel to the Creation Towers of the other Heavens were the S-tiers who had figured out how to bend and break some of the tower's rules.

That was to say that anyone beneath the S-tier that was also here had to be from the Skai Heaven. And if they were from the Skai Heaven, it was impossible that they wouldn't recognize a Thryskai when they saw one. And if they were a Rune Master, it was almost just as impossible that they wouldn't know who she was.

She was someone countless youths looked up to. She had one of the best Runic Age ratios in all of existence, and when it came to her strength to Rune comprehension, she was amongst the best of the very best as well.

How… could she possibly lose to someone she didn't even know?

"Creation… of… Key…"

The words came out dull and lifeless on her lips. Could Sylas really be the one? And he was taking his Creation Tower exam now?

But if the tower had picked her out, then didn't that mean that the odds it would also pick out the others would also be… quite high?

Nyssenne laughed hollowly.

What a joke. Why should she care about that? She had lost. She had actually lost.

A fire suddenly blazed in her eyes as she stood to her feet.

She wouldn't let her path crumble like this.

**

Sylas watched as a young man collapsed to a knee, heaving for breath. This was already the fourth person he had faced off against, but honestly, he thought this form of competition was pretty unfair… for them.

The problem was that the tower kept trying to test his priming ability.

One had to recall that Will Priming was one of the techniques that helped Rune Masters the most—especially those at Spark and above mastery. You essentially prepped the world with your Will to configure and shift it around so that it formed an environment conducive to the Rune or Runes you wanted to forge.

Unfortunately for these "geniuses", Sylas' Will was already off the charts. His Charisma? Even more so. If Sylas had to give his Charisma a ranking right now, it was probably well beyond True Infinity. It might even dwarf the equivalent Will level of the Monkey King in Charisma alone.

That was to say that even if Sylas' comprehension of Runes had been poorer than theirs, these C-tiers had very little shot at Priming an area with better efficiency and speed than someone with True Infinite Will and Charisma even surpassing that.

The world itself was probably barking like a dog just waiting around to fulfill Sylas' orders. The moment he acted, it was already twisting.

That said, these geniuses were actually… quite good.

By the time Sylas got to the third one, he actually found himself curious about their Rune Paths. They had some real unique quirks and changes to them. Their insights were fascinating.

Sylas found himself slowing down his speed just to see more of their ideas before blitzing past and claiming victory in the end.

There was no doubt. In terms of raw ability, the people he was coming across now were probably at about a level playing field with him when it came to Rune Creation.

When he got to the fifth… he actually found that they had begun to surpass him.

These people weren't just D-tier Rune Creators, their C-tier Rune Mastery was closing in on C-tier Rune Creation. The step could be little and impossible to cross, or it could be vast and bounded across with a single leap in insight.

But whichever it was, they were a lot closer to C-tier Rune Creation than Sylas was, and that would have made them extremely difficult opponents to defeat… If not for the method of testing.

As Sylas faced off against the sixth ranked C-tier Rune Master of the Demi-God's Skai Heaven, he realized that this was the first person to actually come to the answer faster than he did, and started acting faster than he did as well.

However, Sylas' lag in response was instantly made up for by his overwhelming Will and Charisma.

The Rune shattered and the man across from him looked on in shock as though he couldn't believe it. For a moment he thought Sylas was messing with him.

"Who are you? Why are you trying to humiliate the Thryskai?" he asked coldly.

Sylas just looked at him, wondering if he would stop talking and hurry up. He was trying to learn more.

While it was the case he felt like he was starting to fall behind, the more he battled it out against these people, the more he grasped, and the more weaknesses he began to cover up for.

Faelan's gaze became ice freezing and his Skai Eye opened up wide on his forehead. A sweeping, chilly blue light passed and the world seemed to grow colder in kind.

"Fine." He said coldly. "We'll see how much longer you can keep this up for."

A new Rune began to form and Faelan's Will trembled.

Sylas' eyes narrowed. The other Thryskai he faced hadn't used their Skai Eyes, but that should be because it wasn't helpful in this sort of competition.

Faelan had, though.

Sylas became a hint more serious as the Rune took shape.