C-RANK

Alex stared at his new ability and the soul strength thoughtfully. They were both new additions to his status screen.

"Soul strength is abnormally strong, maybe because of transmitting. But I don't have any references. Telekinesis is the special ability that I got from the planetary system as a result of this invasion.”

"Well, it's really interesting that I have a replication, system and now I also have a special ability, what are the chances of me inheriting an ability?"

“Could it be that I am destined to rule the world no matter what?”

His narcissistic personality emerged from the deeper parts of his consciousness as he started to daydream about being the strongest in the world without effort.

But I'm this thought was pushed aside as he continued.

"The chances should be minimal but I did inherit it, let's see what this telekinesis can do."

Telekinesis: The power to move, manipulate, or otherwise interact with objects/matter without physical means.

"A short description with endless possibilities, this telekinesis should be related to soul strength, as I didn't have this before and only now have this after getting this ability.”

“Well, whatever, so move, manipulate or interact huh? Let's try this."

He looked at the tree in the distance and cleared his mind and then willed it to move upwards but as if the will wasn't strong and the intention was weak, the tree trembled but wasn't uprooted. He gestured with his hand and tried again.

He tried harder and he could feel the strain on his head as if his head was splitting apart he couldn't take it anymore and stopped immediately, he breathed hard and looked at the tree, the tree was deformed and its branches and the leaves were lying on the ground. Like a giant had squeezed it with his hands.

Alex breathed heavily and his eyes were red slightly as he said to himself, "Not that easy, really not that easy, but the force was extraordinary that the tree was nearly crushed and compressed inwardly."

"But I have to be careful, or else it can hurt bad, ahh it hurts," he said and held his head and clenched his teeth as the pain of the soul is felt multiple times.

After a little while, he recovered fully and then tried to lift something smaller. He tried it on a piece of stone. He was able to do it easily but the control was a little sloppy. It looked like it would fall at any time and it needed a lot of concentration to work.

"Practice Makes A Man Perfect."

"I should get mastery over this. This telekinesis opens even more paths for me to take. And my combat ability will increase as a result of this.”

Alex experimented with telekinesis for a while before he looked at his clone cultivating with his eyes closed. The mana in the atmosphere surged toward it. He commanded it to stop cultivating. then he went over and absorbed it.

As if a dam had broken massive amounts of mana gushed inside his body and it surged so fast that it nearly injured the pathways through which mana circulates inside the body.

Alex felt as if his insides were burning. He closed his eyes as the mana circulated in his body. but he didn't resist and allowed it to circulate and even urged it to go faster and at the same time absorbed more mana and tempered his physique even more.

Black impurities seeped out of his body and his body strengthened, even more, blood raged inside his veins, his mind became clearer and his cells hummed joyfully. Becoming stronger visibly.

As the mana settled inside his body at the center where the core was located. He opened his eyes and looked at his hands while clenching his hand into a fist to feel the strength in his body. The mana became sender as the aura emanating from his body became stronger.

"So, The amount of mana doesn't increase, it's just that its quality and efficiency of its usage increases drastically." He said and looked around for a water source to wash his body.

He walked around to look. While we look at the meaning behind the increase of the efficiency in the usage of mana. Let's say Alex had to use half his mana for self-replication that half is 50%. but now after the breakthrough. He only had to use 10% of his total mana. This may seem like just a difference in some numbers but it was not just that simple.

Of course, because of his unique absorption method, the speed of his absorption is high as well as the amount of mana compared to a normal individual. So, he could gather more mana than a normal cultivator that practiced the ordinary methods of absorption.

Alex heard splashing sounds close by and he followed it. He found a stream nearby.

"It must be a waterfall," he said as he walked along and saw a waterfall covered by some trees, he passed the dense greenery and saw a waterfall. The water falling on the rocks made splashing sounds and a cold breeze whistled in the area. The trees had covered the waterfall from all sides and it made a beautiful scene.

He removed his clothes and jumped inside. He was also a little surprised because of the change in his physique. He was a little chubby before but now he was leaner and taller and his hair was longer and thicker. His facial features becoming more defined. His muscle becoming more compact and big.

"Strengthening physique has a lot of benefits," he said with a smile on his complexion and called out.

'status'.

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Name: Alex white

Concept: REPLICATION

Strength: C-Rank

Health: C-Rank

Mana: C-Rank

Soul strength: C-Rank

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Special ability: telekinesis

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Ability: (physical enhancement)C-Rank

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"Hmm, using more mana and forcefully tempering my body worked. Soul strength didn't increase, I have to find a way to increase it as well. Cultivating the soul is something I dreamed about when I used to read novels.”

"And this ability is useless now as my strength and health are already that strong so there is no need to keep it but is there a way to remove it?"

As if to answer this question, words appeared on the status screen that read:

"Press and hold an ability and you will get the option to delete it and deleting will result in it being lost permanently and used to elevate your existence or state of being or origin of life and increase your overall strength by a small amount."

Note: Same ability cannot be learned and deleted twice.

"So I can also ask questions huh? He said while standing beneath the waterfall and looking at the status screen.

Words appeared again: Yes, and No, you can ask questions but only some predetermined questions will be given predetermined answers.

"So, it's like this," he said as he got out of the water and prepared to wear his clothes when he remembered replication.

“Replicate objects, there was the replication of objects too."

He said and willed his mana to replicate the clothes he had in mind, black jean pants, a silk black shirt, and black shoes.

Well, he tried to replicate the clothes but they weren't good enough, so he tried again and after a couple of tries replicated an acceptable outfit. He liked this simple dress but he didn't have the money to buy them. Now he could simply make them.

"Practice replication plus telekinesis, these are the most important tasks," He said and used self-replication to make a clone. It was relatively easy and consumed a negligible amount of mana to keep active. and it also seemed stronger.

He then commanded it to sit down and cultivate. He thought about letting it cultivate and regularly absorb the clones to increase his cultivation. It was the perfect method to increase his cultivation without a hassle.

So after the clone sat down. He thought about using telekinesis to fly. So, he tried to lift himself off the ground using telekinesis and had to concentrate fully to hover a meter above the ground. He made another clone as he could make more of them after the breakthrough. He got it to practice flying too. After he got the hang of it and did some complex set of movements to master flying like this. He absorbed the clone and its memories and then prepared to fly. This method to learn was very fast and convenient.

"It's very easy, convenient, and doesn't put a strain on my soul strength."

He said as he flew upwards and closed his eyes to feel the air hitting his face gently. Flying in the sky was everyone's childhood dream. Now he could feel this amazing feeling. This freedom as he moved with thought was fascinating and he was immersed in this feeling for a while.

After a while, he cleared his thoughts and prepared to move.

"Let's go to meet some people and clear some dungeons."