Chapter 157: Quest Rewards
After Ian grabbed the dark ring thrown by Ignysyl, he heard the prompt for the completion of the Quest.
However, due to the situation at that time, he hadn't paid attention to it before.
It was just the right time now to check what he would gain this time, as he even completed the Addon Challenge Quest together.
Once Ian gave the order, a light blue screen once again appeared in his mind converting the information.
[Ding!]
[You deceitfully stole the mana ring from the hand of Dornar Claywright.]
[Congratulations! You successfully gained what belonged to you.]
[Congratulations! You have completed the Intermediate Destiny Quest 2: Can You Finish What You Have Started?]
[Congratulations! You gained a reward: Direct inscription of the first-ring spell: Soul Siphon.]
[Soul Siphon: A diabolical uncommon spell related to the soul that allows you to extract, weaken, and absorb the soul power of others for your own use.]
[Note: Although Soul Siphon is a first-ring spell model, the strength of the spell depends directly on your soul power rather than mana. Be careful when choosing as you might become prey instead of the hunter.]
[Congratulations on completing the Intermediate Destiny Quest! You gained a reward: 100 Luck Points.]
[Current Luck Points: 450.]
"Wow!"
Ian shouted in bewilderment as he felt more and more that this System always rewarded him based on the situation and his interest.
After all, he was still confused about what to do with the Soul Essence in his consciousness, which was floating randomly.
Although it seemed harmless, he was still on edge as something was on his mind, and he couldn't do anything about it.
'But with this Soul Siphon spell, I should be able to absorb Dornar's essence, right?'
Ian thought as the System prompt continued in his mind, not stopping for his musings.
[Ding!]
[You killed Dornar Claywright and extracted his soul essence.]
[You managed to steal the chances he saved from Kaelzor for his family with the help of Ignysyl.]
[You chose to involve yourself in this cause and effect.]
[Congratulations! You completed the Addon Challenge Quest.]
[Congratulations! You gained a reward: Awakening of your Bloodline Skill: Primal Bond.]
[Primal Bond: A passive, permanent ability exclusive to your unique bloodline, accessible only to those with a high-level blood and life form.
Effect: Allows the user to establish a potent spiritual link with another being of their choice, connecting both individuals. The nature of the bond—dominant or equal—depends on the bloodline strength of the other party.
Note: Bonding cannot be initiated with beings of a higher level than the user.]
[Ding!]
[Do you want to start the direct inscription of the first-ring spell: Soul Siphon?]
[Do you want to use the chance of Awakening of your Bloodline Skill: Primal Bond?]
After the rewards came, the two prompts asked Ian if he wanted to absorb the rewards he just got.
"Hah...."
Seeing the new rewards he got, Ian took a deep breath and finally put aside his random thoughts and gave the order in his mind,
"Start!"
It was better to absorb what he got before thinking about anything else.
"Swish!"
As soon as he gave the order, he once again felt the same power acting on his mind, engraving this complex first-ring spell model in his consciousness in impeccable perfection.
No matter how many times he felt it, it was incredible.
And maybe because his mental power had increased compared to the first time, besides a slight headache, he didn't feel anything else.
Of course, he also felt that his consciousness now seemed unable to hold any other spell model anymore. He might need to increase his strength to the Third-Class Apprentice level or maybe even higher, he didn't know.
"Click!"
It didn't take long for the spell model in his consciousness to finish as Ian suddenly felt a refreshing current pouring into his essence as if showering him in a warm sauna.
It was too damn comfortable.
'It is working.'
The moment the 3D structures in his mind finished their construction, they immediately began to work automatically, targeting the white globe of mass suspended in the same consciousness space.
Maybe, as they were in the same space, Ian didn't need to actively use the spell to siphon that soul essence as he thought.
Instead, the spell worked on its own, absorbing the pure essence that needed no filtering and pouring it directly into his soul.
"Damn! It is refreshing."
Ian mumbled in extreme satisfaction as an increase in soul power was different than mana. He felt his very existence cheering from within when the Soul Siphon supplied that essence.
However, it didn't take long for all the essence he had collected from Dornar to be used up, as the spell fell silent following the disappearance of the white mass, leaving him to savor the aftertaste with lingering disappointment.
'My soul power seemed to have increased quite a lot. Can I now control that Aracnae Grotto?'
Ian thought after feeling the clear increase in his soul power.
The best effect of this increment was on his perception, as even without actively using Veilborn Shroud, he felt his senses had increased countless times compared to before.
'I guess not. It needs a peak First-Ring Wizard soul power to control and I'm not there yet.'
Ian then thought that what he just absorbed was just the essence of Dornar, not his entire soul.
In fact, if it wasn't the pure essence extracted by that inexplicable power, he doubted whether he could even absorb something as mysterious as a soul this fast.
"Swoosh!"
However, after the completion of the first-ring spell in his consciousness, the system didn't stop and began to help awaken his bloodline skill: Primal Bond.
Unlike the complex process of constructing the spell model, awakening the bloodline skill didn't seem hard as Ian only felt something click in his body as if someone forcefully tore apart some binding force within.
Then came the complex information flooding his mind, allowing him to know every aspect of his new Bloodline Passive.