[You have reaped 16 years of Lifespan from an F-Rank Hunter Therian (Half-step Foundation Establishment)]
[You have reaped 14 years of Lifespan from an F-Rank Hunter Therian (Half-step Foundation Establishment)]
[You have reaped 11 years of Lifespan from an F-Rank Hunter Therian (Half-step Foundation Establishment)]
[You have reaped 8 years of Lifespan from an F-Rank Hunter Therian (Half-step Foundation Establishment)]
[You have reaped 6 years of Lifespan from an F-Rank Hunter Therian (Half-step Foundation Establishment)]
[You have reaped 4 years of Lifespan from an F-Rank Hunter Therian (Half-step Foundation Establishment)]
The amount of Lifespan gained only worsened with each notification, even when the one killed was stronger than the previous ones. Noticing this pattern put a slight frown on Zar's face, but it wasn't as if it were the end of the world.
Like all the times before, he just had to find stronger opponents to reap Lifespan from. Only that way could he perpetually improve and hit the 1,000-year Lifespan milestone.
Leaving the Viper Snake cave, Zar not only increased his Lifespan by over a hundred years, he also replaced a few of his current Shadow Beasts with stronger ones. This brought up the question of whether deceased Therians could be converted into Shadow Beasts.
A question whose answer was—
No.
It was a bit disappointing, but it made a lot of sense, considering that Therians were more Human than Beast. The outcome would likely be the same if he were to attempt to cast "Arise" on a Godling like himself.
The four seasons cycled in order. A timeless feeling coursed through the residents of the sectioned-off area of the Great Forest of Jargon.
One year later.
— Within the hollowed-out center of a massive ancient tree, avoiding the Divine Sense scans of several Foundation Establishment Realm Therians from Verndale —
[Lifespan: 17/1003]
Finally!
1,000 Lifespan!
After stagnating at the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm for so long, Zar could now relish the joy of increasing all aspects of his existence!
Doing just that, he pulled up the System Interface and started gliding his index finger across the illusory screen. Lifespan disappeared in the dozens, and that clean-looking 1,000 Lifespan quickly lost its charm.
*Ding!*
[20 years of Lifespan have been invested into your Better Five Elements Spirit Roots, and slight synchronization with the Laws of Heaven and Earth has brought about major qualitative changes!]
[After comprehending the synchronicity of Heaven and Earth for 50 years, your Better Five Elements Spirit Roots have evolved into Superior Five Elements Spirit Roots!]
[100 years of comprehending the profundities of Heaven and Earth have led to enormous progress in understanding the Five Elements Spirit Roots!]
[With 150 years of comprehension of the Five Elements Spirit Roots under your belt, the Five Elements have achieved perfection!]
[Superior Five Elements Spirit Roots → Perfect Five Elements Spirit Roots]
[250 years of understanding and refining your comprehension of the synchronicity of Heaven and Earth as well as the core nature of the Five Elements has led to an epiphany!]
[Your Spirit Roots have begun to undergo a fundamental evolution!]
[Perfect Five Elements Spirit Roots → Inferior Tri-Heaven Spirit Roots!]
"Tri-Heaven Spirit Roots?" Zar questioned. "If Spirit Roots are better the fewer aspects they have, then that must mean my talent in cultivation has just tremendously improved. Tri is better than Five, after all."
The previous him never would've even dreamed of it being possible to upgrade his Spiritual Roots. Any normal person would've thought the same, for unless one had a Divine Pill of sorts, the talent you were born with was the talent you'd have for the rest of your life.
However, with the existence of the Infinite Beast Evolution System, things were no longer the same as they once were. Previous logic no longer applied.
Sighing in an aged manner, Zar returned his sight to the next section of his System Interface—
His Cultivation Technique.
Beginning right away, he dumped dozens upon dozens of years of Lifespan into evolving his only Cultivation Technique.
[25 years of circulating the Mastered Mid-Mortal 'Feral Essence Condenser' Technique have led to a sublime understanding of how the Technique functions!]
[After 50 years of trying to grasp the Ultimate Understanding of the Mastered Mid-Mortal 'Feral Essence Condenser' Technique, you have finally achieved it!]
[75 years of circulating the Mastered Mid-Mortal Technique with an Ultimate Understanding have led to the chimes of heaven and earth ringing out, signaling the birth of something Great!]
[Mid-Mortal Feral Essence Condenser (Mastered) → Peak-Mortal Ultimate Converger (Unmastered)]
[100 years of comprehending the Peak-Mortal 'Ultimate Converger' Technique have brought about a substantial proficiency improvement!]
[Peak-Mortal Ultimate Converger (Unmastered) → Peak-Mortal Ultimate Converger (Partially-Mastered)]
[150 years of arduous and mentally taxing comprehension while on the brink of depravity have finally allowed you to fully Master the Peak-Mortal Ultimate Converger Technique!]
[Peak-Mortal Ultimate Converger (Partially-Mastered) → Peak-Mortal Ultimate Converger (Mastered)]
[It took 300 years of non-stop comprehension of a Technique that would've reduced any other to ash before they got anywhere with understanding it, but nonetheless, you did it! Your Cultivation Technique has broken Mortal Boundaries, skipping past the Half-Evolutionary state and ascending to something superior!]
[Peak-Mortal Ultimate Converger (Mastered) → Low-Yellow Diamond Foundation (Unmastered)]
"The Yellow Rank…?"