The Heavenly Martial Empress Returns: An OP Xianxia Returnee LitRPG

Chapter 75: Primal Power

-----

“Hmm… meat…”

Merkite was gently biting my shoulder as we cuddled in bed. I didn’t feel like waking up yet anyway, so I happily stayed in bed while Urbosa went to do her things.

I didn’t really force her to do anything; she’s that type of woman who likes starting the day early and doing a lot of stuff. She’ll probably bring me breakfast, even though I didn’t really ask her to do that.

Well, I can’t complain; she’s a very traditional type of girl in that sense, and she takes great joy in serving her mate.

I’ll make sure to also serve her back and repay all her favors.

“And you… You’re such a sleepyhead, still haven’t woken up?”

I gently caressed Merkite’s head as she was drooling over the bed.

Then she started licking the air. Was she dreaming of licking something?

I enjoyed her company anyway; she was very warm and fluffy, and while sleeping, she ended up hugging me back.

So cute…

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

Ugh.

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

Agh, stop it!

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The system was a bit annoying today; I haven’t checked it in a long while, and it kept pestering me about looking at it. It was desperate to be seen.

It made me wonder if my system was developing some sort of intelligence of its own, an inner consciousness.

After all, I separated it from the “hivemind” that was the general system everyone has, and it has been feeding off my powers since then.

It might be slowly evolving into a powerful being of its own, for all I know.

And maybe that’s why it's so annoying too. Like, seriously, just stop it.

“Okay, I will check it; show it to me slowly. Try to resume everything if possible.”

Ding!

[You and your Party have defeated over a thousand Primal Beasts!]

[You have defeated the [High Australopithecus Primal King: Lv7254]!]

[You and your Party have defeated the [Primal Dinosaurus Chimera King: Lv6162]!]

[The Levels of Several Skills have increased! Many Skills have reached Max Level.]

[You have reached Max Level within your Class.]

[To Further Rank Up your Class, please visit Floor 10’s Class Rank Up Trial.]

[The Skill: [God Predator (SSS)] Skill effects have been activated. You have absorbed the Developing Divinity of the [High Australopithecus Primal King: Lv7254]!]

He had a Developing Divinity?

It makes sense that he had at least something like this; he was even stronger than the Gods of Eclipse combined.

[You obtained the {Broken Divinity}: {Prehistoric King of Might}!]

[All your Physical Stats have increased by +500.000]

[You gained +150.000 Divinity.]

[You have stolen the Faith of the Primal King!]

[You gained +500.000 Faith.]

He even gathered Faith! Was it out of just the fear he provoked in others?

[You learned the Classless Skill: [Primal Power Manipulation (SSS): Lv1]!]

[You learned the Classless Skill: [Prehistoric Martial Arts (SSS): Lv1]!]

[The Skill: [Divine Class Absorption (SSS)] Skill effects have been activated. You have devoured the Divine Class of the Demigod you have slain!]

[You devoured the [Primal King of the Prehistoric World] Divine God Class!]

[You have earned +20.000 Skill Points!]

[Several Class Skills have Leveled Up!]

[You have slain the Apex of the Prehistoric World, gaining his crown as the strongest Primal King, and you acquired the [Primal Queen] Title!]

[You exude an Aura of Respect that all Prehistoric People will fear and admire. Prehistoric-type Monsters and Primal Beasts can be easily tamed. Once you can visit the Prehistoric World, you can mark it as your Territory.]

[You have defended Earth from an unprecedented and unpredicted invasion from a Parallel Timeline, you have acquired the [Guardian of Earth] Title!]

[Your Stats will increase whenever you’re fighting to protect your home world, Earth, by a certain percentage. You can also better lead the people of Earth, making your words more believable. When nurturing people from Earth, their growth speed increases threefold.]

Interesting, from new Skills to Classes, and even two new Titles!

I feel way stronger now, I can tell.

Those Titles seem quite useful as well; perhaps it is thanks to them that I was able to easily gain the trust of the prehistoric people.

And then there’s Guardian of Earth, which sounds really good as well. Especially the growth boost for those I nurture, it will definitely be useful.

My Divinity increased, and so did my physical Stats. I do feel my muscles and bones have become a bit tougher, yes.

Only a bit, but that’s good enough for someone as strong as myself.

Then, moving on, there’s the Faith I gained, enough to upgrade my Divinity Tree a bit more, but I’ll wait until I accumulate more from Leviathan’s work.

Now, onto more important matters: that Primal Power.

I have a skill that could let me use it!

I still have the remains of the Primal King’s body. I had almost completely disintegrated him, but I had devoured his soul and all his energy and body as I killed him.

I only left the head to show the prehistoric people that I took care of him.

But all this power I devoured from him has been swirling inside my Inner Realm, resembling a giant golden cloud.

I had also taken as many of the dinosaur monster corpses as I could, as well as the brutes we slew.

Their bodies were packed full of their unique energies, the Primal Power.

It was a mysterious, aggressive power that simply wouldn’t let itself be tamed.

Every time I tried to absorb it, the Primal Power, as if it carried the rough and wild personalities of all the beasts it had taken over, attacked me back fiercely.

It couldn’t damage me, but it would end up destroying itself before I could assimilate it or refine it.

This made me think that Primal Power, unlike Ki, Mana, or Spirit Energy, is much more complex; it is an energy with a personality of sorts.

And it somehow inherits the personality traits of all its vessels as it develops, as if it had a hivemind of sorts. It is rough and aggressive, and it has a grudge against me for killing its greatest vessel, the Primal King.

And maybe because it knows I wasn’t born in the Prehistoric World, so it doesn’t want to give me its powers.

Well, let’s try now with this new Skill I got.

Ding!

[You have equipped the [Primal Power Manipulation (SSS): Lv1] Skill on your Classless Skills Slots 13/13!]

[The Skill has been activated automatically. Primal Power can now be manipulated.]

“Let’s try…”

Sending my intent inside of my Inner Realm, I attempted to assimilate and refine the golden cloud of Primal Power. It rumbled furiously, but it couldn’t fight back as much as before.

It felt like something—a connection of sorts. Perhaps this Skill gave me the same “sensation” as being born in the Prehistoric World, so the Primal Power seemed to accept me more easily now.

“Ooh?”

Slowly, the golden, heavy, and almost flame-like energy started flowing inside my physical body. It was a strange sensation; it started making my entire body much heavier than before.

Yet at the same time, I also felt stronger and more agile.

It was hard to describe, but Primal Power wasn’t like anything I had felt before.

But I could say one thing for certain:.

It was incredibly strong!

My muscles started swelling, growing several times larger; my vitality became even higher; my stamina became even larger; and all my physical senses expanded.

And this was just a mere taste of it.

The Primal Power still didn’t trust me completely; it was acting cautiously.

At this point, I can’t fully refine it yet; it’ll be a gradual process, even with the skill.

Ding!

[The [Primal Power Manipulation (SSS): Lv1] Skill has Leveled Up!]

But I’ll get to it soon enough.

“Hah~ Well, that’s that,” I smiled.

I might be able to teach my family how to use Primal Power once I master it myself; it looks like a really good boost to all physical strength.

It doesn’t do anything else than that, though, and I am sure it could enhance Martial Arts to completely new levels.

Such powerful and fantastic energy like this definitely never existed back in Murim.

And according to Fiery Hair, it even came from outer space, through a meteor of sorts.

Just where could it have even originated from, I wonder?

Well, for now, let’s have a look at my stats; I haven’t seen that in a long while.

-----

[Name]: [Katherine]

[Race]: [Human?]

[Titles]: [The One Who Folded the System] [Dungeon Gate Keeper] [Undefeated] [Talent Seeking Guide] [Apprentice Chef] [Boss Slayer] [Devil Slayer] [Savior of Arcadia] [Primordial Calamity: Ragnarök] [Destroyer of the Church of the Brilliant Mother of Light] [Silver Moon Beast Tribe’s Hero] [Acacia’s Tyrant] [Master Adventurer] [Barrier Master] [Raid Empress] [Destroyer of the Evil Cult of Deep Darkness] [God Slayer] [Eclipse’s New God] [Demigoddess of Yin and Yang] [Primal Queen] [Guardian of Earth]

[Divinity Tree]: [Yin and Yang Harmony Tree (Tier 1: Rank 1)]

[Class]: [God Eating Calamity: Ragnarök (Primordial Venerable-Rank)]

[Level]: [999/999]

[Mana]: [1.263.900/1.263.900]

[Divinity]: [712.000]

[Martial Power]: [1.077.000]

[Strength]: [1.263.900]

[Agility]: [1.263.900]

[Vitality]: [1.263.900]

[Intelligence]: [763.900]

[Dexterity]: [1.263.900]

[Charm]: [573.000]

[Faith]: [750.000]

[Stat Points]: [3.780]

[Skill Points]: [46.780]

[Credits]: [901.375.000]

[Divine Abilities]

[First Root]: [Dual Rings of Radiant and Umbral Harmony (Demi Deity Rank): Tier 0/3]

[Divine Authorities]

[None]

[Classless Skills (13/13)]

[Premium Player Privilege (SSS): Lv10] [Kicking Strike (D): Lv10] [First Aid (D): Lv10] [Mirage Veil (A): Lv10] [Cooking (D): Lv10] [Basic Swordsmanship (C): Lv10] [Family Bond (D): Lv10] [Emperor’s Conquest (S): Lv5] [Basic Martial Arts (C): Lv10] [Crescent Moon’s Shadow Dagger Style (S): Lv10] [Commander (C): Lv9] [Seducing Aura (C): Lv10] [Primal Power Manipulation (SSS): Lv2]

[Magic Skills (13/13)]

[Triple Elemental Magic: Fire, Ice, Lightning (A): Lv10] [Divine Brilliant Light Magic (S): Lv10] [Divine Light Spirit Summon (S): Lv10] [Windstorm (B): Lv10] [Channel Void (S): Lv3] [Lesser Spatial Manipulation (A): Lv3] [Proficient Mana Manipulation (B): Lv5] [Divine Photon Essence Manipulation (S): Lv3] [Lesser Time Flow Manipulation (S): Lv3] [Blessed Blazing Starlight Cursed Relic Creation (SS): Lv5]

[Class Skills (9/10)]

[God Predator (SSS): Lv8] [Divine Class Absorption (SSS): Lv7] [God Killer (SSS): Lv2] [Divine Soul Parasite (SSS): Lv2] [Undead God Summon (SSS): Lv2] [Divinity Steal (SSS): Lv2] [God Throne Usurpation (SSS): Lv2] [Divinity Tree Absorption (SSS): Lv2] [Divine Realm Assimilation (SSS): Lv2]

-----

Several Skills Leveled a lot, especially the Channel Void Skill and the Lesser Spatial Manipulation ones; those are important; the more they level up, the easier it is for me to comprehend the Daos of Space and Void.

And from the three percent I had comprehended before, I felt slightly more enlightened after these skills leveled up.

I think it probably went from three percent to five percent, really good growth in such a short amount of time.

My status definitely looks better than before, but it bugs me that I cannot level up anymore. The feeling of increasing my maximum mana was really good, and now I’m missing on that.

Wait, no, do I even need to go to Floor 10 to get my Level cap unlocked and Rank Up?

Why must I rely on the Tower’s System when this is now my own System?

“Clide, are you there? Can you tell me a way to break my level cap without going to Floor 10? I’ll be a bit busy back home for now.”

[“Eh? You want to do that?! I-It’s impossible; you require an actualization from the Tower’s Main System Frame to Rank Up your Class, the database and everything are stored there, so… Well…”]

“I see, so it is a thing of a database, information?” I wondered. “What if I just force the level cap to open?”

[“I-I don’t know what would happen, but your System seems strange already. It has been evolving on its own, and it has also been adapting to you, Master Bing Xue”]

“So you’re saying it could work?”

[“I-I can’t confirm that, but it could adapt? I don’t know…”]

“Good enough incentive for me!” I smiled. “This confirms my System is no longer connected to the main System then, so I might as well update it as I please. It is mine after all.”

I quickly grasped the system’s status, and through my Divine Photon Essence wrapped around my hands, I physically touched the ethereal system.

The area that showcased the levels was quickly modified as I imbued it with my energy, information, and even memories of my life.

“If data is what you want, take all of this!”

FLASH!

-----