Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 116

Chapter 116: Path of the Acolytes Chapter 116: Path of the Acolytes As Lucivar had predicted, his battle with Arga caught the attention of powerful people.

Since someone like Callista was there, he reckoned the people there were of her caliber.

And he was right.

On top of that-the South Hues Tournament, is a highly anticipated tournament, between the academies inside the whole Sunhold City.

A clash between the best of the best and there are also guest academies from other independent cities.

It wasn’t a regular thing to involve guest academies but this year’s tournament was different.

Other than the cream of the crop, the governor’s grandson was participating too.

As a result, ambitious Hybrids eager to prove their strength and talent flocked to participate in the tournament.

All eyes would be fixed, on this tournament, it would be watched-by the entire Light World, and the winner would be rewarded handsomely.

Not only the participating Hybrids but the academy and also the sponsor would be too.

Naturally, the big players were searching for someone to represent them.

Lucivar was wondering when those families, clans, and other forces would recruit him.

And it seemed like today was the day.

“A contract for 10 supreme coins?!

Are they insane?!” Sabrina gasped, as she read the first contract, it came from the Dark Raven Clan, which was offering to be Lucivar’s sponsor, covering the expenses to participate in the tournament-as well as giving 10 supreme coins as a downpayment and 50 supreme coins if Lucivar won.

50 supreme coins is a staggering amount.

1 supreme coin is equivalent to 10,000 gold coins.

And a regular office worker in a big company would earn 5,000 gold coins a year.

In Sunhold City’s Sector 3, a coveted area known for its excellent neighborhood, the price of houses averaged around 500 supreme coins.

Even with just 10 supreme coins, Lucivar could comfortably cover the downpayment on a quality home.

So obtaining 60 supreme coins is a lot for someone as young as Lucivar.

As opposed to reacting like Sabrina, freaking out-Lucivar was unnaturally calm.

“Open all of them and keep the best offer-the one sent by the Trading Union-and also the one sent by the Feradith Family if there was one,” He instructed with intention, and stood up to leave.

“As for the others, throw them into the garbage” “Is there a limit as to how many sponsors you can have?” Sabrina asked.

Considering that there were at least 20 scrolls, he could’ve accepted all and raked in money.

He would easily become rich and obtain anything he wanted.

But Lucivar wasn’t planning to do that.

“No, there’s no limit,” Lucivar shook his head and stopped in front of the door to glance over Sabrina behind.

“But not anyone is worthy enough to be represented by me, I am only going to accept two or three high-quality sponsors” Having a lot of sponsors wouldn’t be ideal.

It would only make his image money-oriented and that’s not a good look overall.

On top of that-the glory if he won would be shared with his sponsors and there might be a chance that if he accepted too many sponsors, some of them would pull back as it wouldn’t be worth it for them anymore.

Lucivar wanted to avoid that from happening.

Because of that, keeping it at three maximum would be ideal.

It would be the equilibrium between the sponsors’ reward and also his benefits.

“Besides, do not be fooled by the money they are giving right now, this is only the beginning offer,” He continued, smirking in delight.

“At least, the offers would triple than now as we get closer to the tournament…” …

Leaving Sabrina stunned inside the room, Lucivar walked out.

It was around five in the morning and the corridor was still empty-the classes and training wouldn’t start until seven, he had two hours to go to the garden as per usual, but he wasn’t planning to go to the garden today.

Instead of going to the academy building instead.

During the last couple of days, he was reading more about the forces inside the city, and also cultivating once again.

He was absorbing the green power crystal from Tobias and found that his advancement was way slower than before.

Compared to when he was in the Neophyte rank, he was progressing slower now.

From Sabrina, Lucivar learned the method to advance through the Acolyte rank.

A Neophyte-rank Hybrid had it simple, the process was straightforward, they only needed to channel either their natural ether or external ether to fortify their Supernatural Ego by simply infusing it.

This method focused on awakening the core inside the Supernatural Ego and also gradually enhancing its strength.

Once the Hybrid stepped into the Acolyte rank, the method of advancement changed.

Now, the Hybrid would need to begin awakening their bloodline’s Attribute.

In order to achieve that, the Supernatural Ego’s material must be altered.

And that required not only a lot of ether but also an Attribute Stimulus.

An Attribute Stimulus, contained a unique energy, that would react to a Hybrid’s Supernatural Ego, the special energy would trigger it to shed its rocky skin faster and regrew another layer of skin that was now inherited the Attribute of their bloodline.

Since the Supernatural Ego’s core was awake, this process could happen naturally.

Given enough time, this process would happen without needing the Hybrid to do anything.

But the process was so long that it wouldn’t be possible for a Human lifespan.

It was the reason why an Acolyte-rank Hybrid needs an Attribute Stimulus.

An Attribute Stimulus comes in three grades depending on their compatibility, and the Hybrid would need to pay attention to use the appropriate Attribute Stimulus, for their bloodline, and talent, or else they risk wounding their Supernatural Ego permanently.

Lucivar’s lackluster growth was because he hadn’t absorbed an Attribute Stimulus yet.

So lackluster that even his second wing hadn’t grown yet.

Deciding to take care of this problem, he was going to get himself one today.

He was heading to the academy’s trading center and see if he could buy himself one.

“Do you consider yourself harmless or do you consider yourself as dangerous…?” Along the way, Gandr’s words rang inside Lucivar’s mind.

No matter how strong he had become compared to back then-there was a part of him that still dragging him back and keep him feeling weak.

He didn’t know how to root it out, he had no clue no matter how much he tried to ponder.

It felt like the souls of his Mother and brother were still clinging to him.

Both of their insults were still latching onto him like a parasite.

Just then, he stopped mid-track when his eyes caught sight of someone riding a bike.

It was Caladaros, he was already geared up to train this early in the morning.

Seeing him, Lucivar stopped and clenched both of his fists.

‘I don’t know how to get rid of this weakness inside of me, I’m entirely clueless but I’m sure becoming stronger would help me in this matter,’ He nudged his chin down-determinedly.

‘And to do that, to know that I really got stronger, he’s the next stepping stone for me…’ Not idling any longer, Lucivar turned away, pulling his attention away from Caladaros.

On the other hand, Caladaros stopped his bike and looked to his behind.

“What was that…?” He mused, touching his nape.

Caladaros felt a bad premonition seconds ago but he was on academy grounds.

It shouldn’t be possible especially since he also doesn’t have any enemies.

Or at least, any enemies that would try actively to kill him.

His eyes then saw a person on the other road, he took a bike at the bike station, and headed, in the other direction, heading to the main academy building.

Caladaros squinted his eyes, “Is that not the new strong hunter?” Meanwhile, Lucivar arrived and parked the bike in front of the main academy building.

Entering the building, he wasted no time and made his way to the trading center.

Not a lot of students were present, only the early birds, he deliberately came at this hour-so that he wouldn’t need to cross a lot of students who brought nothing but trouble.

He stepped into the lift and headed to the designated floor.

Once he was in the trading center, Kalvin helped him to browse through.

Surprisingly enough, the purchasing process was quite easy.

Lucivar sat on a sofa inside a big room filled with single sofas-and was given a tablet where he could browse the entirety of the academy’s stash.

Upon swiping his ID at the scanner, his academy points appeared at the bottom left.

“5,100 academy points…?

Professor Aeldric seemed to be generous” He mused with a smile.

Other than giving him a chance to read any spellbook, he was also awarded with this.

Nodding his head, he filtered the selection and searched for an Attribute Stimulus.

Soon, Lucivar was confronted by three types.

But even before he could read the descriptions to ensure he was choosing the right one, his eyes widened at the cost.

Drawing in a sharp breath-he shook his head, “Seriously?

10,000 academy points for the cheapest one…?” Although he expected the Attribute Stimulus would be expensive, this was too much.

And from the looks of it, the grade of the bloodline would determine the compatible Attribute Stimulus to use.

Since Lucivar’s bloodline was a red one, the highest possible one-he would need to purchase the most expensive one, and that cost 50,000 academy points.

“Buying it would be out of the picture then,” Lucivar sighed, he came here for nothing.

Just then, however, he remembered something.

He didn’t want to come here for nothing so he would at least buy something.

Lucivar’s fingers quickly operated the tablet as he searched for another item.

‘Other than the normal weapons provided by the academy-I have nothing.

All of them easily break, I think I’m going to buy one that’s more durable, and suited for my power,’ He thought, searching for the weapons he wanted.

Even though his ether was strong-and was most of the time enough to handle Acolyte-rank or below opponents, having a strong weapon would make all the difference.

Lucivar browsed the weapon selections and filtered the type to be daggers or short swords.

Hundreds of selections appeared.

And above, Lucivar saw that he could also filter the cost and the element of the weapon.

Most selections have the blood element so Lucivar decided to filter it to blood and also wind element.

He wanted his weapon to be swift and also have high penetrating power, so a short sword or a dagger with wind elements would be ideal.

Fortunately, unlike the Attribute Stimulus, he has a wide range of selections with his points.

“Double-fang Emerald Dagger…?

This one is pretty cool”