Infinite Potential System

The Tribulation continued like normal, each Chasm Guard passing with ease. The Plains Vultures released low, guttural hisses to the sky to declare their decisive victory, but they didn't have more than a moment of rest before they sensed another Tribulation brewing.

William remained concealed with the Illusion Element, which seemed to properly conceal him from the Heavens. With his insane Mana Regeneration, William wouldn't have to worry about running out any time soon, but he wondered if the Stealth Talent would conceal him at higher Ranks.

From Foundation Establishment to the Golden Core Realm, the Plains Vultures continued to undergo one Tribulation after the next. Their strength was increased to handle each test with ease, but their injuries weren't healed before the upgrade.

William was forced to secretly use Life Magic to heal the Vultures before each Tribulation, but he was able to do so while still concealed, so he wasn't discovered a second time.

At the end of the last Tribulation, the Plains Vultures finally reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

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BEAST UPGRADED

Chasm Guard One: (F --> A)

Learned 2 new abilities.

Strength, Speed, Stealth, Mana Efficiency slightly improved.

Perception moderately improved.

Next rank up: 2000PP

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Only 2 new abilities with all those upgrades? And other than Perception, none of their other stats were improved more than slightly.

System, how does this work?

-The number of abilities your Companion Beasts can learn depends on their Rarity. Since they're only Uncommon, the Plains Vultures are lucky to learn even one ability. If they were Common Rarity, your Beasts probably wouldn't learn a single new ability until the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

Does that mean the Strength, Speed, and other stats work the same way? Are they Nascent Soul Beasts with weak combat power?

-They are Nascent Soul Beasts with slightly above-average combat power. These stats are slightly improved with each level, but they are base statistics. If a normal Nascent Soul Cultivator has 100 Strength, these creatures have 110.

William nodded in understanding. It now made sense why Atticus was so strong and almost impossible for others to detect. His Stealth had been improving immensely since the first upgrade.

That also means that these guys shouldn't be able to talk yet. Their intelligence hasn't gone up once...

Once the Tribulation Clouds fully cleared up, William gathered up the Chasm Guards and inspected them each individually. Their stats were nearly identical, with roughly single-point differences from one to the next, so William had no idea which to appoint as a leader.

I still have thirteen thousand Points left, I guess I'll raise one of them to the Soul Formation level, just in case.

William proceeded with the upgrade, concealing himself while Chasm Guard One was pushed to S-Rank. Along with the other usual stats, its intelligence was also slightly improved, which would hopefully be enough to act as a leader for the others.

"Chasm Guard One, you'll be the leader of these other nine. Guard the nearby area and destroy any Beast Tides that form within fifty kilometers of here." he ordered, to which the Plains Vulture performed a curt nod.

It was only a few hours old, technically, but the Vulture seemed to respond like a fully-grown being, which made William relieved. He went to the very center of the Vultures' assigned area and placed a large communicator that could be activated even by a Magical Beast, then placed a single button on the ground next to it.

He spent a few minutes trying to teach Chasm Guard One how to use the communicator, but it didn't seem to understand and would repeatedly press the button the moment William left, so he was forced to disable it for the time being.

It was a bit naive of me to think these guys could use communicators. I'll leave this here just in case.

With their positions fully established, William could now absorb the Lesser Lightning Veins without concern. He disabled the Illusion Spell and walked up to the Vein with Mana Mode active.

The entire process was very swift, the Lightning Vein absorbed in a matter of seconds. While absorbing the Vein, William discovered that a small amount of the Heavens' aura was entering his body.

System, is this safe?

-Request requires 35 Potential Points. Yes/No?

Confirm.

-Some more powerful beings might be able to manipulate you using their residual aura, but gaining control over this aura can have interesting effects.

Why didn't you tell me this earlier? William complained as he redirected the potentially harmful aura to avoid absorbing it with the rest of the Lightning Vein.

-The amount you have absorbed up to now isn't much.

I don't care about that! If someone wants to control me, I'm not going to help them out! William didn't want to experience enslavement again, and he had no intention of controlling the Heavens' aura.

While he trusted the System, he could sense that it was wary of these beings. Unless the System was at a level above the Heavens, William couldn't be confident.

-Absorbed Lesser Lightning Vein: +5 PP
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William moved on to the other Lightning Veins in the general vicinity. Instead of five Lesser Veins, the chasm only had three, each positioned an equal distance from the next. He absorbed the other two just as fast as the first, also diverting the Heavens' aura back into the environment.

-Absorbed Lesser Lightning Vein: +5 PP

-Absorbed Lesser Lightning Vein: +5 PP

-The Chasm is in chaos. A Beast Tide is forming.

William's vision picked up a dark mass rising up from the ground in the distance, which condensed into dozens of Foundation Establishment Stone Golems, as well as almost a hundred Qi Refinement Lightning Scorpions.

Instead of teleporting to the group and wiping them all out in one move, William waited in silence for his Chasm Guards to act.

He didn't have to wait long, as Chasm Guard One's head snapped towards the newly formed Magical Beasts. It grunted, which spurred two Chasm Guards into action.

The other seven Chasm Guards remained in place, while the two Nascent Soul Beasts took flight and called Darkness Mana to their open beaks, releasing two identical pillars of Darkness at the group of Magical Beasts.

BOOM! The Darkness Spells landed at the same time, spreading into a black miasma that targeted their brains and killed off the entire Beast Tide without severely damaging their bodies.

-Your Companion Beasts have killed a Lightning Scorpion (x93): +94 PP

-Your Companion Beasts have killed a Stone Golem (x14): +29 PP

It didn't surprise William that two Nascent Soul Beasts were able to do this, but he was very satisfied with Chaos Guard One's orders.

Since the level of the enemy only peaked at the Foundation Establishment Realm, it only sent two of its subordinates to take down the Beast Tide, while the rest held their own positions.

Not only this, but the Beast's natural instincts had kicked in, preserving the bodies so they could be eaten later. It seemed that the Vultures weren't stupid, they just didn't have a good understanding of Humans' complex tools, which was understandable.

With this in mind, William gave an additional order to his Chaos Guards, asking them to preserve the non-edible Beast materials for later.