MMORPG: Rise of the Primordial Godsmith

Chapter 1859: Ideas and Coincidences

’...But of course, whether or not the two skills truly stack on top of [Soul Split] and [Soul Unification] would still need to be tested.’

’Though, now that I think about it, I can only test it with [Soul Unification]. [Soul Split] has already been upgraded to [Soul Summoning].’

Although Valyr felt confident that the two pairs of skills wouldn’t clash with one another after they were activated, the young man still felt that he needed to test the skill combination at least once.

After all, what if his hunch was actually wrong? What if the two skills being activated together actually caused immense backlash rather than boost his stats even further?

’At least there would be no problems testing the combination here,’ muttered Valyr inwardly, giving Zenith a brief glance. ’Even if there is backlash in combining the two together, Zenith would help me out... probably.’

"So, what do you think of the effects you gained from the ascension?"

While the young man was still pondering over how he’d approach combining [Echo Amplification] with [Soul Unification], the only other being within the Void Core asked him a question.

"Stronger than I thought," answered the young man. "I do have a couple of questions, though."

"Ask away."

"It says that I can now use Origin Essence after ascending to the second realm. Does that mean I can use to substitute the energy for my other skills, or...?"

"Not at your current realm." Zenith shook its head. "For now, you can only use it on the skill you got from the ascension."

"I see." Valyr nodded, only to realize that there was more to the answer than meets the eye. "Wait... at my current realm?"

"I don’t see the need to directly spell it out for you," the former replied. "I’m sure you understand what I mean by that."

The young man could only nod once more, already imagining what might happen if he were to ascend his Origin Essence to higher realms.

"I also have some questions about the skill I got," he said after some time. "Say I owned a skill that had similar effects to it. Would the effects of the two skills stack on top of each other or would they cancel each other out?"

"...Depends," answered Zenith after giving the question some thought.

Valyr raised his eyebrow at the answer. "How so?"

"I don’t really get it either." The former shrugged, its mind whirring as it went through its memories. "From what I know, there are skills that cause its effects to cancel out, while there are some that stack on top of it."

"And before you ask me, no. I don’t know the basis behind it," it added, stopping the young man’s follow-up question in its tracks. "In fact, even Veradine doesn’t know why that is."

Hearing those words, Valyr could only remain silent as he gave the entire thing more thought.

Although he was already planning to test out the skill combination he had come up with, the young man thought that it was a good idea to ask Zenith about it just in case it knew more on the matter.

The good news was that Zenith indeed knew more about it.

The bad news was that the answer he got left him with no choice but to actually test it out.

’Hopefully this works.’

Informing Zenith that he was about to try and activate both skills together, the former’s expression became serious as it kept a close eye on what would happen next.

But, just as Valyr was about to activate both skills together...

Whoosh! Whoosh!

"...If my guess is correct, the one that triggered the Resonance of the Creators is already awake. Surely you’ll be able to convince him, right?"

"As I said before, I’ll try my best to convince him, but the decision is still ultimately up to him."

"Relax. As long as he understands that he’ll gain a lot out of it, him accepting it is a matter of— eh?"

All of a sudden, two new beings had appeared inside the Void Core, forcing the young man to stop what he was doing.

"Eh?" Although he was surprised to see Arcane return to the Void Core once more, Valyr’s attention was currently focused on the being that had come along with her.

That’s because, just like Zenith, the being beside Arcane was the spitting image of Veradine.

However, unlike Zenith, the being looked more like Veradine in her later years, giving off an ethereal feeling thanks to its otherworldly appearance.

"Did you... wake up before me?" the being asked Zenith, ignoring the young man for the meantime.

"A bit after," said the latter after a bit of silence. "I woke up at around the point where Valyr here was almost done going through her life. You?"

"Just as it happened," the being replied as it pointed at Arcane, knowing that Zenith understood what it was implying. "Of course, that’s all thanks to Lynnett over here giving me the energy needed to fully wake up."

Hearing a random name leave the being’s mouth out of nowhere, Valyr went silent for a bit as he looked at the two in slight confusion.

Though, when he saw the being point at Arcane, it did not take long for him to put two and two together.

"I see." Zenith nodded at the being’s words. "So, what brings the two of you here?"

"What other reason would we have to come here?" The being let out a bit of laughter before pointing at the young man.

"If it’s what I think it is, then there’s no need." Glancing at Valyr for a bit, Zenith immediately understood what the being was trying to say. "He’s already accepted."

"He did?" At those words, the being’s eyes widened in surprise. "That quickly?"

"Surprisingly." The former nodded.

"Huh... I wasn’t expecting all that planning I did to not be needed."

As those words left its mouth, the being let out a slight chuckle before turning to look at Valyr.

Then, with a smile on its face, it extended one of its hands out.

"I’m sure you have a lot of questions that you want to ask. Trust me when I say that we’ll get through all of them bit by bit," the being said. "But before that, let me properly introduce myself first."

"The name’s Nadir."

"And just like Zenith over here, I’m a remnant will Veradine left behind."