Sora's damaged body was rapidly healing, and he felt his strength returning to normal. The teique had put an enormous strain on his body, but his [Adaptive Regeion] ehat he could recover quickly and build resistao such damage iure.

  At the same time, he could sense his power increasing through [Mana Growth] and [Strength Assion].

  He looked at the skill that allowed all of this.

  [Crystallize] (Perfect)

  [Description: An incredibly densed mana that takes a solid form. store additional mana within.

  Body level Requirement: Omega 21 ]

  When his [True Mage] css had reached level 100, Sora had unlocked the ability to dense mana into a solid state. Initially, the skill allowed him to store more mana, increasing his overall reserves, but it didn’t seem particurly useful at the time.

  His mana regeion was already exceptional, and the process of refining densed mana into a solid form was slow, requiring time he rarely had in bat. heless, he accumuted quantities of it, unsure how to best utilize it.

  After days of experimentation, the drawbacks became clear.

  'Cirg solid mana through the body is suicidal. Every time I move it through my blood, ans, or vessels, it tears me apart. I’ve almost died several times trying this...'

  Kara, who trained in the same spaoticed his life force dwindling and saved him each time he pushed too far. After a long versation, she offered to help him survive his training and build resistao the damage using his Supreme Skill and her healing.

  Now, standing in front of the approag 12th wave, Sora recalled the new 'state' he'd unlocked through his reckless experimentation:

  [Lava in my veins] (Inplete)

  [Description : A uate reached by a madman who drives crystallized mana through his veins. Repces mana with crystallized mana in the energy flow. Additional effects are unknown as this is the result of experiments.]

  'Once again, the system thinks I’m a madman. Maybe that means I’m on the right track. But it's still too dangerous to use this' He had thought.

  Feeling his ans recover just in time for the wave, Sora exhaled deeply, relieved.

  He sed his surroundings, ting the enemies of the 12th wave: [50 Elite Blood Orcs] and one [Blood Orc Lord].

  Sora let out another heavy sigh before activating [Lava in My Veins] again. His body tensed as the familiar pain coursed through him, igniting every nerve. He alternated between forms, using moments of rest to heal and summoning all his strength when the waves desded.

  This cycle of recovery and battle allowed him to gradually build resistao the strain, lessening the devastating damage over time. As his tolerance grew, he relied less on [Peak Meditate], reg more of the trol over his strength with every fight.

  Still, he could feel the crystallized mana he had amassed before entering the trial gradually depleting with each csh. He thought, 'It's a shame that I couldn't crystallize mana iime Space]... I'd have dried up the space too fast acc to Kara.'

  Following the same pattern, Sora fought through levels 12 to 15, leaving oe alive at the end of each wave to rest and recover. He faced 50 Elite Blood Ord 5 Blood Orc Lords in the final battle, his movements a blur. Every swing of his [Soul Sledge Hammer] shattered enemies, empowered by the dwindling reserves of his [Crystallized Mana].

  Finally, after hours of brutal bat, the st boss fell.

  [You have earned 287,500 Assion Points.]Though victorious, the trial had drained half of his solid mana reserves.

  'I 't beat the level... There's going to be a qualitative ge in the enemy's lineup,' he thought, his instincts warning him of what was to e, based oterns so far.

  Aowledging his limits, Sora pressed the option on his panel, seleg [End Trial].

  Just as he began to be transported out, the 16th wave started materializing. Sora felt an overwhelming pressure desd upon him, making his entire body tremble. His eyes widened in disbelief as the new oppo appeared before his fading figure.

  [Level 150 Blood Org] (World Boss) ★

  ‘My god… what was that?’ He thought, feeling a chill running down his spine.

  [You have survived 15 rounds i floor trial, Solo mode, Extreme difficulty.]

  [Total points accumuted: 830,790 points.]

  [Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Level up!][Remaining didates i floor trial: 4]‘That’s an impressive amount of experience… Do they only give it after the floor is cleared?’ he thought, his mind already analyzing the meics of the event.

  Sora was teleported into a calm, empty space with two doors—one beled "Exit" and the other "Sed Floor." Two abs appeared on his Event Panel: [Results] and [Assion Shop].

  He clicked on the [Results], where he found a summary of his results, pared to others.

  [Floor 1: Rank 1/4320][Floor 2: None][Floor 3: None]…[Floor 20: None]‘What is this? I’m first on this floor… That’s incredible. Looks like Kara’s trailing behind this time.’ He grinned, still slightly salty about his previous loss to her after her first interaining session.

  ‘I’m ranked first. That in itself is hard to believe,’ he thought, studying the results. ‘I’m almost certain there are other [Supreme Skill] users among the pyers who ehe tower, including Kara. Holy, I even suspect Emily might have one. Her fighting ability was quite u least an Innate Skill, if not a Supreme Skill.’

  He frowned slightly. ‘Without bining my own Supreme Skills and mitigating the damage mana was inflig to my body with [Loved by Mana], I wouldn’t have stood a ce against those st five waves. I’m sure other pyers attempted the Extreme or Maximum difficulty too; but the bination of two supreme skills on a trial where actives skills are not allowed is probably what gave me this rank.’

  As he read the numbers, he noticed details about the remaining didates in the first trial. His eyes narrowed. ‘4,320 pyers? What oh? Did they mist, or are the moderators asleep?’

  The thought left him uneasy. ‘I wonder if this New World really has moderators and admins…’

  He shook his head, trying to refocus. ‘I didn’t t, but there were only around 400 pyers who ehe tower in Nara… Nara? Don’t tell me there are other pces like this oh,’ he specuted, feeling a suspi he couldn’t quite shake.

  [You ot access the Shop before leaving the Assion Tower.][Would you like to exit the Assion Tower?]‘What? Why show me the shop, then?’ Sora frowned, irritated by the tower’s seemingly pointless notifications.

  Rather than dwell on this, he approached the door marked "Sed Floor."

  [You ot access the sed floor.][Please wait for all didates’ trials to end.]‘No shop, no rewards except for points that seem pointless, and I ’t even leave… So, everyone’s stu these waiting rooms.’ He sighed, shaking his head. ‘Guess there’s o rush through the trials, then.’ Initially worried he might miss opportunities by taking his time, he now felt reassured that pace wasn’t important.

  Havied most of his solid mana reserves in the previous trial, Sora sat down and activated [dense] and [Crystallize] simultaneously. Mana flowed through his body, densing in his dantian and being stored all over his body. Part of it would then be solidified, f a tiny crystal that grew steadily as the flow of mana tinued.

  Ohe crystal reached a certain size, Sora would start f another, ensuring his reserves would be fully replenished for the rial.

  'Making them any rger would be too painful when using [Lava in My Veins],' Sora focused, carefully managing the size of the crystals. Keeping them small but plentiful allowed was the key to a smooth use of this new form. 'My va form was the key to this first trial, so let's not waste time giveween floors.'

  After a while, a notification appeared:

  [The first trial is over. Pyers ranked below 3456 are eliminated. Please leave the tower after colleg your reward. gratutions to all who remain. Please select your reward.]Sora read the notifications and thought, 'So many pyers have been eliminated. It's crazy' he thought as he sed the reward options.

  [You chose Extreme difficulty: Reward x3.][Reward Option 1: +3 Talent Level][Reward Option 2: +3 Growth Factor][Reward Option 3: +3 Soul Pearls]

  “Soul Pearls? What?!” he muttered, caught off guard. 'Soul Pearls as a reward equivalent to talent rowth… does that mean they’re even more useful than I realized?'

  Sora’s mind raced, pieg together the possible significe. 'Soul Pearls increase Soul Level, and even my [Prestige Fe] hammer e 50. Could the Soul Level be more important than I thought?'

  He refocused, sidering his choice carefully. 'I mass-produce Soul Pearls as long as there’s no cap. I’ll skip those for now since I’ve still got plenty stored up. But which should I choose? The temporary buff from the [War shop] I tried in Turkey increased my base Talent and Growth Factivireme increases when multiplied by my prestige. However prestige resets celed the temporary buff. If these rewards do not carry through resets, I'll cry.'

  [You have chosen the +3 Talent Level reward!]Sora selected the Talent Level boost, reasoning that it would always help to have more talent, as opposed to his Growth Factor if a maximum level happeo exist... 'If I get stronger, I’ll level up faster anyway.'

  'No wohis tower’s infamous for making talented pyers reach the top,' he thought, refleg on the immense bes offered even at this early stage.. 'Even just the first floor made me four times stronger. Alright, enough overthinking. Time to crush the sed floor.'

  He opehe door and stepped forward.

  [Wele to the 2nd floor of the Tower.]mimou

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