The Ultimate Summoner

Chapter 14: Evolution 2

Chapter 14: Evolution 2

[Profile;

Name: Aldrin Draca

Race: Human

Age: 20

Title: Spirit Summoner

Class: Spirit Practitioner

Subclass: Summoner

Grade: Spirit

Level: 20

Stats;

Strength: 247 (+60)

Agility: 248 (+109.4)

Stamina: 248 (+20)

Vitality: 250

Spirituality: 6500

Zen: 0      

Free Points: 240

Skills;

{Active}

>> Summoning {Spirit; Level 1}: Summons any creature contracted to host

>>Spirit Suppression {Spirit; Level 1}: Suppresses target(s) in a 5m radius via spiritual pressure, judgement based on difference in spirituality stats. Costs 20spirit per second. Pressure can be increased at an increase in spirit costs.

>>Power of Stars {Unknown Grade}: Unknown Effects

{Passive}

Spirit Sense {Mortal; Level 3}: Allows host to detect spirits and spirituality fluctuation.

Contracts:

Salamander Fire Spirit {Spirit; Level 1}: Summons a salamander fire spirit to aid you in battle, costs 300spirits to summon and 15spirits per second to maintain.

Sylph Wind Spirit {Spirit; Level 1}: Summons a sylph wind spirit to aid you in battle, costs 300spirits to summon and 15spirits per second to maintain.

Golem Earth Spirit {Spirit; Level 1}: Summons a golem earth spirit to aid you in battle, costs 300spirits to summon and 15spirits per second to maintain.

Rusalka Water Spirit {Spirit; Level 1}: Summons a rusalka water spirit to aid you in battle, costs 300spirits to summon and 15spirits per second to maintain.

Soul Armaments:

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]

Aldrin first pulled up his profile window and went through his full profile and smiled, his comprehensive strength had increased by quite a lot, his strength alone was more than enough to overwhelm most warriors and only those at the peak of the rank would beat him in terms of just pure strength but pure strength wasn’t enough to defeat him in a battle.

He noted his changed title and smiled to himself ‘Finally I’m no longer trash’ he thought as he clicked on it to check its effect.

[Spirit Summoner:

Basic Title; Increases the chances of contracting a spirit by 35%]

A very simple effect but for a summoner like himself this was one a great deal, if had this title before, contracting the spirits wouldn’t have taken so many times, he made a mental calculation, his previous success rate was around one in every four times which amounted to 25% but with this additional 35% he was certain to be able to contract a spirit at least once in every two trials.

His summoning skill had increased by one grade but its description remained the same, power of stars remained unchanged and finally he now had a passive skill, one that allowed him to sense spirits and spiritual fluctuations, with this skill his success rate for contracting spirits would at least be around 80%.

The price for summoning and maintaining the spirits had also increased by threefold, so if he was to summon all four spirit at once his current spirituality would only allow him to maintain them for around 88seconds before he completely runs out of spirituality and that was something he would never allow to happen so the maximum he can keep them all summoned for would be around a minute.

“Well what’s the big deal, I’ll just increase my spirituality.” He said with a grin before bursting forward with an insane amount of speed, his body moved at a speed his mind wasn’t used to making it hard for him to control.

[Absorbed spirit essence; Spirituality +200]

[Absorbed spirit essence; Spirituality +200]

[Absorbed spirit essence; Spirituality +200]

[…]

After coming to a stop several notifications flooded a corner of his vision, he took note of the reduction in spirituality after his evolution but wasn’t surprised by it, it just meant his soul had gotten stronger.

He began running about catching butterflies using this as a medium to train himself and get used to his strength and speed, sometimes he burst out with explosive speed, sometimes he increased his speed gradually, other times he changed direction suddenly, it was better to get accustomed to his strength now than to do it in battle where his life would be in danger.

With every passing second the number of spirit essence in the valley reduced drastically it was like a massive veil of darkness was dousing the shimmering lights that once adorned the valley and soon only five motes of light were left in the valley while his spirituality had increased by about 10,000. He smiled complacently,

“My spirituality had far exceeded that of a grandmaster now, even if it wasn’t at the same level of a supreme master then it wouldn’t be far off” He muttered to himself, little did he know that even if there was a supreme master with the same amount of spirituality as himself their number wouldn’t exceed a single digit in the entire human empire.

The remaining five ‘butterflies’ he didn’t absorb but trapped carefully in a jar meant to store special items, trapping them was harder than it seemed as he had to be careful not to come in contact with them lest he accidentally absorbs them then it also took quite some time to find the appropriate container to store them, while they look like they possessed physical form they were made from pure energy and thus there weren’t many things that could contain them.

The reason he didn’t absorb them was to increase his bargaining chips against the elders of the clan, initially he didn’t really care about the position of clan head as he felt he wasn’t worthy but after the failed assassination orchestrated by his brother or half-brother rather, he felt aggrieved and infuriated which stoked his desire to actually compete for the position, this desire was further consolidated after he realized he could actually get stronger with the help of his system.

The trial comprised of two parts, the first part was the conquest where they all raided outpost and specific targets within the orc empire and their rankings would be based on their performance while the second part would take place in the bloodline shrine where their rankings would be based on how far they could go within the shrine, initially he didn’t have much hope for passing the shrine which was why he chose to raid this fortress. The difficulty in clearing it was higher than all the others his cousin chosen to raid and according to his plan he would have a very minimal loss at the end of the day which would fetch him quite some evaluation, the second reason he chose it was because of the demiplane it contained, a demiplane was a very strategic resource for any clan and having one extra was like having one extra goose to lay golden eggs, with the demiplane he hopped to sway their decision in his favour even if he came last in the bloodline shrine, after all he didn’t just do a meritorious deed for the human empire he even got some benefits for the clan, that enough was more than enough to put him a  head and shoulder above his competitors, but now he had something else to add to the mix.

“So what if you feel the demiplane isn’t enough, all of you old geezers would definitely be tempted by the spirit essence, I’d see how the others want to compete by then.” He said with a triumphant grin as he stowed the jar away.

“Now time to go take down that bone general.” Aldrin said as he glanced at the mission which was now displayed before him

[New Mission: Explore the forgotten battlefield and defeat the bone general

Rewards: Spatial Coordinates]

Getting the spatial coordinates of this demiplane would increase its value by several folds so he was determined to get it by all means, he considered retreating and getting the grandmaster to help him defeat the bone general but he had a feeling that it wouldn’t be that simple, so he decided to confront it on his own and only do that if he discovered that he couldn’t win.

He turned in a particular direction and began moving, as he was climbing out of the valley a thought suddenly hit him

‘Sylph was a wind spirit right, let’s see what it can do.’

“Summon Sylph wind spirit.” He said in a loud voice and a circular cyan circuit with glowing runes appeared mid-air before him and an ethereal being with a slender, wispy form, translucent pale blue skin and flowing hair. Her eyes were blue and seemed to sparkle while her delicate wings which were akin to that of a butterfly fluttered slowly, her body was covered in diaphanous robes that kept fluttering even without wind and upon her head was a tiara of flowers sat comfortably.

She faced Aldrin and curtsied while he took in her form, perhaps if she were slightly bigger and not just a foot tall then he might have considered her an unrivalled beauty but she was still stunning despite being small.

[Summoned Creature; Sylph Wind Spirit (Spirit; Level 1)

Abilities:

Wind Blades: Creates a barrage of wind blades to attack in 20*20yards area

Phasing: Becomes intangible and pass through all things

Cyclone Strike: Create localized whirlwinds, lifting and damaging foes.

Special Abilities:

Shared Senses: Shares senses with master

Wind Rider:

Increases master’s agility by 100%

Allows master to ride the wind and fly]

He quickly went through her details and he smiled, while it wasn’t in the same manner he imagined it still worked out either ways, she had an ability that allowed him to fly while increasing his agility by 100%, increasing his agility by 100% meant no matter how strong he got in the future his agility would instantly double the moment he summoned her, this was far beyond any normal increment in stat.

Having no experience with flight he scratched his head lightly,

“System how do I use the wind rider ability?” He couldn’t help but ask

[Just activate it.] The system replied

‘Wind rider, activate.’ Aldrin thought to himself and he suddenly felt himself levitating in the air, the moment his feet left the ground he instantly began to wobble as he struggled to grasp hold of something but there was nothing to hold unto.

He dangled and wobbled for several moments while trying to get used to hanging in the air.

“System is there a tutorial on how to use this thing?” he couldn’t help but yell but there was no reply from the system

“Sylph, help me.” He cried out to the small winged human and with a wave of her tiny palm he felt the wind buffet around him and his body stabilized only then did he let out a sigh.

“Let’s head to the highest peak over there.” He said while pointing in a direction, sylph followed the direction of his hand before flying in that direction leaving him behind, he was stunned for a moment and wanted to call out at her but decided against it. ‘I’ll just take this as training’ he thought to himself.