Astral Apostle

Chapter 104: Eternal Apostle! (2)

However, after deployment was completed, the Eternal Apostle would not be able to leave the current Astral Realm immediately. He would need to stay for enough time before the cooldown ended and he could be retrieved… This meant that there had to be a certain interval between the two deployments.

In addition, the records of the Eternal Apostle’s cultivation results in this astral world would be synchronized and updated in real-time. When it was resurrected, the template used would be the refreshed records.

At this moment, the interface showed that there were two worlds that the Eternal Apostle could be currently deployed in.

One was the Mutant Beast World, Astral Realm #001.

The other was the main world he was in!

The Eternal Apostle could be placed in the main world where the main body was!

It was the same as the mechanism of ordinary astral travel. It would also consume one chance for deployment!

“There’s actually such a function!”

Zhou Jing’s heart was pounding as he exclaimed.

Bringing Jason to the main world… He hadn’t thought about that yet.

However, with the technology level of the main world, he would definitely be exposed as an illegal resident.

There was no need for this matter for the time being, and he could not think of anything that could help. Instead, it would bring trouble… Zhou Jing calmed himself down and put away this thought.

“There’s no need to release it into the main world now…”

Zhou Jing thought to himself.

In addition, the clearance settlement also brought another benefit, which was to increase the Eternal Apostle’s aptitude according to the evaluation and allow the main body to obtain certain attributes as a reward.

The most important reward was the “Free Transformation Slot of Body Abilities”!

Zhou Jing had already viewed it in detail. After clearing the level, the skills and supernatural system of the Eternal Apostle could be converted to the main body.

Every time an ability was transformed, it would consume Astral Points or Information State Particles to be generated in the main body.

Take Jason Wood’s supernatural system, the Mutant Blood Warrior (Second Enhancement), for example. The cost of conversion to the main body was 2,000 Astral Points and 20 Information State Particles.

The other Hunter Breathing Techniques also had their own conversion fees, which were much lower compared to the supernatural system.

As for the “Free Transformation Slot” that was given to him when he cleared the level, its function was similar to the “Free Inheritance Slot” when his apostle died…

However, it was not to allow the next apostle to inherit the power of the previous one but let his main body inherit the abilities of the Eternal Apostle for free!

Because it was more precious, there were fewer rewards with the clearance evaluation than the “Free Inheritance Slot” in the death settlement.

On the other hand, whether it was spending resources to convert the ability to his main body or using the “Free Transformation Slot,” the degree of conversion depended on his Astral Projector Rank.

(TL Note: The term Astral Projector Rank first appeared in Ch 33. There might have been instances where it was also translated as “Astral Travel Rank,” but from now, all will be standardized as Astral Projector Rank.)

Zhou Jing thought for a moment and roughly understood.

In the past, when he was doing the talent molding for Jason, he had seen that the Astral Projector Rank affected the initial strength of the Apostle Mode and the level of the ability to transform the apostle.

The Astral Projector Rank was equivalent to the extent he had upgraded the Astral Projection Interface itself. The extent of conversion was limited by this… It could be simply understood that the Astral Projector Rank acted like a funnel, and the wider the channel, the better.

For example, if the Eternal Apostle had trained a skill to Lv 10, but one’s Astral Projector Rank did not catch up, the main body could only retain this skill relative to their Rank. It would not be completely converted to Lv 10…

Of course, the cost would also be reduced. If he wished to convert an ability into the main body, he could choose to convert it at a lower grade… This could be considered as paying by installments.

Just like the technique that Zhou Jing had previously brought over, he could only transform one skill to Level 1. Then, he could use the experience he had previously grasped to let his main body train on its own to increase his skill level naturally. This was also feasible and could save on the cost of converting the skill.

Fortunately, the [Mutant Blood Warrior (Second Enhancement)] superpower system that Jason·Wood used was classified only at Astral Projector Rank 1. Even the most basic Astral Projector Interface could accommodate the transformation of this strength.

“Let’s try it first…”

Zhou Jing did not hesitate and immediately used the free conversion slot, directly selecting on the [Mutant Blood Warrior] system.

[Free Transformation Slot of Body Ability has been used.]

[Three abilities have been selected: Superpower System – [Mutant Blood Warrior (Second Enhancement), Skill – Hunter’s Breath: Forging (Lv5), Skill – [Hunter’s Breath – Swift (Lv4)!]

[The chosen Eternal Apostle ability will be transformed and converted into the main body.]

Zhou Jing was excited. He really wanted to leave his consciousness and return to his main body to check the effects.

However, he still suppressed his urge and patiently checked the subsequent information on the interface.

[You have cleared the level with a synchronization rate exceeding 80%. You have received: [Projection Force — Jason·Wood]!]

[Note: When an Eternal Apostle is born with a synchronization rate exceeding 80%, you can obtain said Apostle’s [Projection Force]. After using it, the main body will temporarily borrow all the current abilities of the Eternal Apostle, including talent, skills, superpower system, and so on. Moreover, the damage received during that period will be reflected on the Eternal Apostle at the same time. After removing it, it can only be used again after a certain cooldown time.]n

[Projection Force — Jason Wood]

[Current Number of Uses: 2]

[When the number of times it can be used is 0, it can be recharged with Astral Points. The cost depends on the Apostle’s combat strength.]

“Can my main body borrow Jason’s power…”

Zhou Jing’s eyes flashed. His first reaction was that it was a little similar to diverting power from one source to another.

But on second thought, he suddenly understood.

As the Eternal Apostle continued to grow, he would be able to choose more and more abilities to transform. He might not be able to obtain all of them when that happens.

When there was only one Eternal Apostle, he might not be able to see its effects, but after there were more Eternal Apostles, he would have to consider the combination of his abilities and the cost of conversion. He might not be able to select all the abilities that he wanted then.

In addition, the power obtained from the conversion was only the strength of the Eternal Apostle’s ability at that moment. It would not automatically become stronger as the Eternal Apostle grew.

He could either train with his main body or consume resources to continue converting the Eternal Apostle’s further cultivation results.

Therefore, with these factors, there was a difference between the abilities of the Eternal Apostle and the strength of his main body!

Thus, by using Projection Force, he could borrow the current peak power of an Eternal Apostle. It might contain the ability that he had yet to convert as well.

“It sounds good! Fortunately, when I killed Maggi’s group, my synchronization rate increased by 10%. Otherwise, I would have missed it.”

Zhou Jing quickly understood its use. In a critical moment, this was a life-saving trump card.

Although he did not feel that he was in any danger at the moment…

Of course, this alone was not enough. After all, every user would consume resources. The stronger the Eternal Apostle, the more points it would burn. As such, continuously strengthening his body was the most stable way. The strength of the main body was the foundation.

“Speaking of which, although Jason is dead, his strength is fixed at the standard of Second Enhancement…”

Zhou Jing’s eyes lit up.

Originally, the Second Enhancement had failed, and his body’s genes had collapsed. However, if Jason were to be reborn, he would still have the power of the Second Enhancement. As for the aftereffects, they would disappear with his last death, and his body would be brand new…

This was equivalent to using the Eternal Apostle’s file retention and redeployment mechanism to resolve the risk of the mutant blood enhancement failing.

As long as he did not die on the spot—even if his genes collapsed—he could redeploy the apostle and obtain the power of a new tier of blood enhancement!

“In that case, doesn’t that mean the greatest risk of enhancement through mutant blood does not exist for Jason?!”

Zhou Jing was very excited.

In this situation, it was as if he had been given an enhancement protection scroll.

This was the first time he realized that the Mutant Blood Strengthening System was actually so suitable for Astral Apostles. It was simply a shortcut to becoming a “jacked-up” apostle!

This way, Jason could drink the blood potion without worry!

He might really be able to break the record of eight enhancements in the Mutant World!

At this moment, the settlement page disappeared.

Seeing this, Zhou Jing could not wait any longer and immediately left the preparation space.

Whoosh!

When his consciousness returned to his body, Zhou Jing opened his eyes on the bed.

He jumped up and almost hit the ceiling. He felt that his entire body was filled with powerful and familiar strength.

“Has the transformation taken effect?”

He quickly opened the interface and immediately checked the attributes of his main body.

[Supernatural Power System: [Mutant Blood Warrior] – Second Enhancement (Lightning Strike Leopard, Wind Howl Tiger)]

[Accumulated Bonus: Physical Fitness +26, Resistance +19, Perception +13]

[Skills: [Hunter’s Breath: Forging] – Lv 5 (Instinct), [Hunter’s Breath: Swift] – Lv 4 (Proficient)]

[Current Attributes: Stamina 40 (+1) (Level 1 max), Resistance 30, Perception 18, Spirit 8, Energy 0]

Zhou Jing suddenly clenched his fists. Powerful strength surged through his muscles, emitting endless power.

This was an ability that he had used before. At this moment, he did not seem unfamiliar with it at all!

A wave of excitement surged in his chest!

“I’m finally… a Super!”

He exhaled heavily as if he had exhaled all the unwillingness from the past. All that was left was lightness and relaxation.