The System Awakens: Rise of the Champion - Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Sir Holloway’s Theory

There were two ways for a human to evolve.

One was to receive a piece of essence from a higher-ranked species of another race, which would transform them into a part of that race.

Many people debated whether this process truly counted as “evolution” or if it was merely being forcibly evolved, especially since it involved becoming part of another race.

However, this concern only applied if the transformation was complete.

When a human was turned into another race, they would not become that race entirely.

They would still retain a part of their original human genetics.

For example, when an alpha werewolf bit a human, the human would evolve into a beta werewolf.

However, they would not be considered a true werewolf because part of their human genetic code remained within them.

During this transformation, a small portion of the alpha’s essence would be transferred into the human’s inner system through the bite.

This essence would rewrite the human’s genetic code, awakening hidden potential while also influencing and upgrading it by mixing with the werewolf’s genetic structure.

The same principle applied when a noble vampire turned a human into a plebeian vampire by sharing their blood.

The human’s genetic code would merge with that of a vampire.

As a result, a human-turned-vampire would not be a pure vampire, just as a human-turned-werewolf would not be a true werewolf.

However, there was a major downside to this transformation.

Because of the introduction of foreign genetic material, humans who underwent this process would lose their ability to procreate.

This was one of the main reasons many hesitated to be turned into a plebeian vampire or a beta werewolf.

Yet, despite this drawback, the transformation provided undeniable benefits.

Even though they would lose the ability to have children, they would gain significant power boosts, including enhanced regeneration and, in the case of vampires, a form of immortality.

Vampiric immortality, however, was conditional.

So long as they were not killed, they could live forever.

They also possessed rapid regeneration, provided their head remained intact.

Werewolves, on the other hand, were not inherently immortal.

However, they had superior endurance, resilience, and physical strength compared to vampires.

They also possessed accelerated healing and extended lifespans.

Through intense training, werewolves could further prolong their longevity, and some could even achieve immortality much like vampires.

The second way to evolve was through the system.

The system actually gives you an opportunity to evolve without having to depend on a higher species of other races and being at their mercy.

Although no one really knows how to trigger the mission that the system gives out, called the [Evolution Mission], completing it grants the opportunity to evolve.

The system does not specifically evolve you into anything.

Rather, it gives you a choice in your evolution.

However, most people tend to ignore the option to evolve into a plebeian vampire or a beta werewolf.

This is because there are no essences or beings in existence that could provide the essence required to turn a human into a noble vampire or an alpha werewolf.

They went extinct a long time ago.

As a result, even the system can only evolve humans into lower-ranked beings.

Despite this limitation, many awakeners prefer the system route for evolution because, when they evolve, they are not bound to serve someone else.

Beta werewolves are always slaves to the alpha werewolf who turned them, and they cannot defy their will.

It is in their very nature.

The same goes for plebeian vampires.

They cannot resist the influence of the noble vampires who turned them.

However, through the system route of evolution, individuals experience much less influence from higher-ranked species of other races and can still evolve into a vampire or a werewolf.

Additionally, with system evolution, one can choose from a variety of races aside from werewolves and vampires, provided they are compatible with the being they wish to evolve into.

There have been cases where some people could not withstand the evolution process and died before completing it.

However, with the system, the probability of this happening is close to zero because the system selects the most suitable evolution for the individual.

“But he isn’t evolving through another race or the system… how is he doing this?” Shiru asked with a frustrated expression.

“Honestly, I can’t tell. There are many things I find strange about him,” Sir Holloway replied, looking at the white cocoon enveloping the throne and the person sitting on it.

“…Ghaa,” Shiru sighed.

She had never met someone more frustrating, annoying, astonishing, and shocking at the same time.

And the most ironic part?

She had made a contract with him, someone who was everything she was not.

“…Evolution Mission?” Shiru suddenly remembered something before glancing at Sir Holloway.

“What happens to the Evolution Mission that he triggered? Now that he’s evolving, wouldn’t that mission become useless?”

“I don’t know. Even I, who have lived for 800 years in the tower, have never seen or heard of something like this before,” Sir Holloway replied, rubbing his pale chin.

“Although… what would happen if the system still grants him an option to complete the Evolution Mission? If it does, could he evolve again using the system a second time? And if he did, what would he evolve into?”

Sir Holloway’s researcher mind wandered through thousands of unanswered questions, unable to form a definitive answer.

He could only come up with theories that seemed plausible.

He was particularly intrigued by the “what-if” scenarios, especially regarding whether the system would grant him the Evolution Mission rewards after completing his current evolution.

If he was already an evolved being when he completed the system’s Evolution Mission, and if the system still rewarded him with another evolution, that would mean a second evolution.

Based on the race he chose, could he evolve into a higher-ranked species?

For example, an unevolved human with vampire essence would become a plebeian vampire.

So what would an already evolved human become if they evolved using vampire essence?

What about werewolf essence?

If an unevolved human evolved into a beta werewolf, then what would happen if an already evolved human underwent another evolution using werewolf essence?

And what about using the essences of other prominent races like Yokai, Qilins, Sirens, or Elves?

“What a unique existence this young man is. He has so many possibilities ahead of him,” Sir Holloway thought.

He was impressed, no, beyond impressed.

In fact, there was no word to express how astonished he was by Damian and the potential he had shown.

And it hadn’t even been more than four days since he appeared in the first tower realm.

It had been two days since Shiru and her friend, Sir Lucian Holloway, arrived here, yet Damian still hadn’t finished evolving.

“How long do you think it will take for him to complete his evolution?” Shiru asked.

“It depends on the person and the type of being they are evolving into. Most of the time, it takes only a few minutes for vampires and werewolves. Even system-based evolution takes some time. But it’s been two days, and he still hasn’t completed it. It could be because he is evolving on his own,” Sir Holloway replied.

“I’m still wondering what he’s evolving into. I’m sure it’s a human evolution since there was no essence of other races involved, and he can’t evolve into a High Human because High Humans are the noble vampire equivalent of the human race. So, he must be evolving into a plebeian vampire-equivalent species of the human race…”

Sir Holloway always wondered why Awakeners never even considered human evolution, even with the system route.

Then again, the High Humans went extinct a long time ago, so long that he didn’t even have any information on them.

He was very much hoping to become acquainted with Damian so he could study him.

This was the most important reason he asked his friend Shiru to introduce him to her contractor.

After watching Damian fight in the power-ranking battles, he had never seen a more promising Awakener in his 800 years of life.

Not even his master, the ancient noble vampire, seemed this powerful when she was dominating the First Tower Realm in her time.

It was safe to say that Damian had already started his path toward dominating the entire First Tower Realm.

The only question was how far he would take it.

From the way Damian handled the power rankings, created his own faction without hesitation, and even established his own territory, Sir Holloway could clearly see that Damian was greedy and ambitious.

He couldn’t imagine Damian settling down without pushing himself to the absolute limit.

“Times are about to change…”

Just as Sir Holloway and Shiru were discussing Damian’s possible evolution, his pupils suddenly dilated as he sensed a wave of hot air brushing past his pale, cold skin.

He turned to glance at the cocoon on the dais, noticing cracks beginning to form on its surface.

“He’s done evolving…”

Just as the thought crossed his mind, the cocoon exploded, dissolving into a mist of energy.

The entire room turned cold, and on the throne sat a figure.

A mysterious blue glow emanated from his eyes, the only visible feature at first, as a thick, blue aura seeped from his body, pushing away the mist to reveal his full form.