After completing the class mission the previous night, he had sworn never to rest again — not until he mastered every skill and reached the peak of his new existence.
Levels no longer mattered. They felt… human. Limiting.
From now on, only ranks defined his strength.
He opened his status window — the word Magic had vanished, replaced by Divine Power, an automatic correction from the system after his transformation.
Name: Klaus
Race: Celestial Dragon Hatchling (Rank S)
Current Rank: B
Attributes:
Strength 63
Agility 63
Vitality 63
Intelligence 63
Dexterity 63
Luck 60
Divine Power 64
Free Points: 0
Stored Vital Essence: 4,320 units
Evolution Points (EP): 43
Skills:
Essence Devourer (Rank C)
Player Appraisal (Rank E)
Weapon Mastery: Sword (Rank D)
Celestial Aura (Rank F)
Draconic Vision (Rank F)
Divine Resistance (Rank F)
Golden Flame (Rank F)
Emerging Wings (Rank F)
With 43 EP and a massive reserve of Vital Essence, Klaus began the hunt anew.
The streets swarmed with zombies, goblins, and skeletal warriors — creatures that now seemed pitiful before his draconic might.
He swung his steel sword, its edge empowered by divine energy, and cleaved through five Level 3 zombies in a single arc.
Vital Essence surged around him as the Essence Devourer drank deeply — 60 units absorbed, wounds sealing in seconds.
The massacre unfolded like a storm.
Klaus unleashed Golden Flame, sending a fan of radiant fire across ten zombies — they disintegrated into glowing ash.
"Two to three hundred divine damage," he estimated, feeling the drain of 10 Divine Power.
Each swing carried an ethereal pulse of essence, turning combat into something closer to ritual destruction.
Within the first hour, 120 zombies lay dead — 1,440 Essence units harvested.
He converted 1,000 into 10 EP, investing 5 to evolve Essence Devourer → Rank B, increasing absorption by 20% and expanding core capacity.
Three more EP raised Player Appraisal → Rank D, extending analysis to enemies up to 10 levels above him.
The last two EP went into Sword Mastery → Rank C, granting +15% base damage and +10% attack speed.
By 6:17 PM, after 240 kills, he had gained 5,760 Essence, converting another 1,000 into 10 EP.
He evolved Celestial Aura → Rank E (+15% dark damage reduction, +7% regen),
Draconic Vision → Rank E (15 m range),
and Divine Resistance → Rank E (+20% status resist).
His racial powers began to synchronize with his ascension.
Soon goblins (Lv. 5) and skeletons (Lv. 6) appeared.
Klaus leapt skyward using Emerging Wings, slashing downward in a spinning arc that decapitated three goblins at once.
His Sword Mastery flared, pushing his combat rank to A- after 360 kills in six hours.
Total Essence rose to 7,200 units → 72 EP.
He spent 10 EP to upgrade Golden Flame → Rank E (damage 100-200, range 7 m),
and 10 on Emerging Wings → Rank E (flight 5 s, 45 s cooldown).
Now his mobility and offense burned in perfect harmony.
By 11:17 PM, after 12 hours of uninterrupted slaughter, Klaus had slain over 720 monsters and reached Rank A+.
10,080 Essence flowed in his core — converted into 100 EP.
Blood-soaked and trembling, he knelt amid a carpet of corpses as divine light pulsed from his body like a halo of war.
Then the System spoke:
[Rank Progress: A+ Achieved]
[Class Unlocked — Selection Available in 5 Minutes]
He closed his eyes, meditating while celestial energy washed over him.
When the timer expired, golden light enveloped his form — and a list appeared before him.
[Class Selection Available]
• Class 1: Deathweaver (Rank A)
Focus: Magic & Strength
Description: A master of ethereal threads capable of weaving nets of life-force to drain and dominate foes. Blends physical combat with necro-divine manipulation.
Starting Skills:
– Threads of Death (Rank C): Creates threads that drain 20-50 Vital Essence per second from targets (cost: 15 Divine Power).
– Voracious Web (Rank C): Casts a snaring web that immobilizes and drains 100 Essence per turn (cost: 30 Divine Power, 1-min cooldown).
– Woven Strike (Rank C): A physical attack empowered by threads, +20% damage (cost: 10 Divine Power).
Klaus smiled — the synergy with Essence Devourer and his draconic heritage was perfect.
He selected Deathweaver.
[Class Selected: Deathweaver (Rank A, Legendary Potential)]
[Attributes Adjusted: +5 Strength & +5 Divine Power on Rank Up]
[Skills Acquired: Threads of Death, Voracious Web, Woven Strike]
He tested Threads of Death on a lingering zombie.
Silver-white filaments coiled around the corpse, draining 40 Essence per second until it burst into radiant dust.
The stolen energy poured back into him — warm, vital, intoxicating.
"Perfect," Klaus whispered, golden eyes gleaming.
The apocalypse would burn — and the Celestial Deathweaver had just begun to spin his web.