(A/N: I got the whole first arc written out. So, you guys could start giving me some ideas. I don't mind going back and rewriting part of the chapters yet to be released.
Also, I have a question. Do you think Instant Death can skill something that is Endless? By endless, I mean without beginning or end. Also, if you think Instant Death could kill someone who is omnipotent, then I'm sorry... you're stupid. If you can be killed, you were never omnipotent. How can you be supreme and all-powerful, with the power to do anything and absolutely anything and die?
Anyways, the MC of Instant Death is the end of all things, right? So naturally, a being without end should be Immune right? That's like if I embody time, naturally, someone outside of time would be free from my powers, right? I don't want to get too carried away with this. Anyways enjoy.
2 more chapters coming tomorrow.)
At floor 100, it was a milestone floor unlike any before it. With a stupidly high max level of one billion, beings at that level could easily destroy a universe with minimal effort. The 100th floor itself was a vast, infinite expanse that stretched beyond comprehension, truly massive in scale compared to anything below it.
But this was the last floor where levels were a major factor. Above level one billion, the levels would disappear entirely, and it would be up to each individual to train and draw out their system abilities on their own. Think of levels 1 to one billion as the system holding your hand, guiding you along the path of power.
Zenryu stepped onto floor 101, a floor which was shockingly infinitely larger than floor 100. He instantly realized that going forward, every floor would be infinitely larger than the one before it.
"Cold," Zenryu said softly as he found himself standing in a world of ice. The chill cut through the air, biting at his skin as frost clung to everything around him. His breath formed thick clouds before his face, drifting away into the frozen expanse.
Floor 101 held an infinite number of dimensions, each region its own world filled with its own dangers, opportunities, and secrets waiting to be uncovered by those brave or foolish enough to seek them out.
Anyways, Zenryu's power level skyrocketed as his body rapidly adapted to the cold. At the same time, he gained abilities that made him completely immune to the freezing temperatures, and even made him stronger the colder his surroundings became.
"Thanks, Raphael," Zenryu said while creating clones, which spread outward in every direction the moment they formed, each one going on to handle their own tasks across this floor.
By the way, he had fused his Zenkai Boost with his Shadow Clone Jutsu. In other words, when his clones were destroyed, he would gain a Zenkai boost from each and every one of them. The more clones that fell, the stronger he would become.
"No problem. Also, mind giving me the energy from different worlds? Different energies equal different means to go Super Saiyan. For example, Super Saiyan God is a form gained using God Ki instead of normal Ki. If you have Chakra, you would unlock a new transformation using Chakra, which I can then fuse with the normal Saiyan transformation to create something even greater." Raphael said calmly, already calculating the possibilities.
"No problem... by the way, how about bloodlines? I got the Soul King Bloodline and even a Hollow Bloodline." Zenryu asked, curious about what else he could unlock.
"Yes, those two bloodlines have unlocked The Soul King Saiyan and the Hollow Saiyan. And all of these can go legendary, on top of Ultra Instinct." Raphael said. Zenryu grinned at that, excitement building in his chest. He needed to look at the moon and quickly go Super Saiyan to test out these new forms and see just how far he could push them.
[Congratulations on reaching level 15. Please collect two of the listed abilities.]
The grades of the abilities were all mid-grade, with some high-grade rewards scattered throughout the list to pick from. He carefully went through every option laid before him and picked Sage Mode. He wanted the ability to use chakra, and even senjutsu chakra, so he naturally chose this without hesitation. On top of that, he selected the Nen ability Godspeed, giving him access to Nen. This excited Raphael greatly at how complex and layered that energy system was compared to others.
This unlocked the Sage Super Saiyan and a Nen Super Saiyan transformation. Of course, all of these forms would naturally be fused into one unified transformation, since Zenryu didn't need a billion different forms cluttering his arsenal and complicating his battles.
After spending some time on floor 101, fighting through its dangers and collecting its treasures, Zenryu reached level 19. But no matter how hard he pushed himself, he couldn't reach level 20. The experience required was simply too vast to obtain on this floor alone. Without another choice, he had to move on to floor 102 to continue his growth. But first, he naturally needed everything on this floor, and that took a few hours as his clones traveled to every corner of the infinite expanse, leaving nothing behind.
[Congratulations, Zero, for collecting every treasure located on the 101st floor. You have been rewarded with the title: Treasure Hunter.]
[Treasure Hunter] — This title gives its user the unique ability to sense treasure. Although this allows the user to sense any and all treasures no matter where they might be hidden, it does nothing to help pinpoint exactly where the treasures are located. The stronger the treasure, the stronger the user needs to be in order to pinpoint its exact location. Otherwise, the treasure would feel like it exists everywhere and nowhere all at once.
"Perfect. Let me take that title and fuse it with The Almighty, Gate of Babylon, and Hogyoku. I will also fuse it with other abilities to find the best possible fusion." Raphael said, already working through countless combinations. Zenryu burst into laughter as his senses suddenly expanded far beyond what they had ever been before, reaching out across the tower itself. He activated the newly evolved Gate of Babylon.
Instantly, the sky above Zenryu split open like a wound in reality as a vast sea of treasures began raining down from the heavens. All of them entered his Gate of Babylon, vanishing into the golden portals that opened to receive them.
Zenryu floated in the air, looking off into the vast tower that stretched infinitely abovehim, seeing countless treasures scattered across dimensions and floors that he had never even set foot on. Every treasure he laid eyes on, his Gate of Babylon instantly copied and reformed better than ever before within his treasury, creating perfected versions of items that had existed for eons.
Those that physically appeared and fell from the sky were ones he had summoned directly, for they were beyond the current Gate of Babylon's ability to simply copy. Amongst them were many divine-grade weapons that had been lost to history.
There was Zeus's Thunderbolt, which the god of lightning had lost long ago. There was a sword belonging to the mother of all vampires, Lilith.
Wukong's Staff appeared as well, which had been lost before the Monkey King was sealed away—damaged from whatever battle had separated it from its master, but possessing the ability to heal itself. There were so many treasures gained in that single moment, and naturally, this drew much attention to Zenryu from beings across the tower who sensed the disturbance.
Currently, he had many pupils in his eyes, each one golden and shimmering with immense power, showing that he was actively using the newly formed Gate of Babylon fused with The Almighty, many other abilities layered on top, and even The End woven into its core.
"That's a lot of skills and abilities you just got. I will need some time to go through them all and sort out what's useful." Raphael said, already beginning to organize and categorize the sea of spells, skills, and abilities that now resided within the Gate of Babylon. Since Zenryu had already mastered everything to 120%, and even copied better versions of said skills through The Almighty End, all Raphael was doing now was fusing similar abilities together, birthing new and more powerful techniques from the raw material.
"Take your time. I doubt I would ever use most of them anyway," Zenryu said lazily, waving his hand dismissively.
"That's exactly why I'm fusing them with abilities that are similar in nature, to make your core abilities stronger rather than leaving them unused. For example, every ability that converts damage into power and similar effects shall be used to improve your Zenkai Boost, making it far more potent. All sense-based abilities shall be used to boost your Almighty, expanding its reach and clarity. And so on for every category." Raphael explained methodically as Zenryu stepped onto the 102nd floor, leaving the frozen world behind. There, Zenryu went on to level up to level 20 through combat and exploration, and then prepared to take on his trial. Of course, he chose a six-star difficulty trial once again. Anything less would be a waste of his time.
Zenryu appeared on a battlefield that stretched endlessly in every direction, standing face to face with over 10,000 monsters, all at level 50. Naturally, it would be impossible for anyone to accomplish this while at level 20—to fight so many monsters simultaneously, each one at level 50 and thirsting for blood. And all of these monsters were trolls, creatures well known throughout the tower for their incredible regeneration that allowed them to recover from nearly any wound. One could easily guess how difficult this task was supposed to be for any normal challenger.
But Zenryu just used his imagination. He imagined all of them were dead... and instantly, all of the trolls dropped dead where they stood, collapsing to the ground without so much as a twitch. This was the power from the Soul King Bloodline, the ability to turn fantasy into reality with nothing but a thought. For example, if he imagined that the bones in someone's arm were made of cookies, this would become true, their skeleton transforming in an instant.
He didn't even use the newly improved Visionary. It would simply be overkill to fuse this with other abilities…. Well, more like Zenryu felt like it would be like pulling out a bomb to hunt a bunny.
[Congratulations, Zero, for being the first person ever to complete a six-star trial with a score of 100% two times in a row. You have done the impossible. Your rewards have been doubled.]
By the way, I never explained what his title, The Impossible, does.
[The Impossible] — This title allows the user to get a +1 reward every time they complete a trial, instead of the normal two.
With that title, plus the bonus from completing the impossible twice, Zenryu could get a total of six abilities. It was so beautiful that it was enough to make Zenryu almost cry.
"These are extreme grade rewards. Let's go for more energy. What do you think, two abilities and four cheat abilities?" Raphael asked. Zenryu thought for a moment before speaking.
"I'm thinking Natsu Bloodline. That would give us everything Natsu has except his magic... but we would have the physique to use his world's magical power." Zenryu said.
"I could recreate Dragon Slayer magic, so that's okay," Raphael said. With that decided, Zenryu selected the bloodline before moving on to pick another ability.
"I'm thinking this time we go for Rimuru's bloodline... I should be stronger than when he named his Raphael. So, if I get his bloodline, shouldn't I get the power to name you?" Zenryu asked calmly.
"Yes, that should work. But Rimuru's bloodline... well, at least the true dragon bloodline isn't there." Raphael said, causing Zenryu to scan through the list. And indeed, Rimuru's bloodline wasn't available.
"Ultra Ego. I want to see what ability I could get from fusing this with other abilities," Zenryu said calmly. Raphael nodded in agreement.
"Third... let's go with Gold Experience," Zenryu said. Raphael was happy to hear that, as this would give them access to another power system.
"Fourth, should I get the Uchiha bloodline, or would it be a waste? I can't help but picture using The Almighty, and every pupil I grow being Rinnegans." Zenryu said.
"I like the way you think. Go ahead and get it," Raphael said, eager to birth such a power. Zenryu wasted no time and selected it.
"Fifth... what's this? Divine Protections? Is this Reinhard's power?" Zenryu asked with a raised eyebrow, seeing that option available to pick from.
"Seems like it. Might as well pick it. With it being an extreme grade, it wouldn't be a waste." Raphael said, also interested in seeing what the ability could do.
"I guess lastly would be Full Counter... and it's the complete one, cool," Zenryu said softly, seeing how this Full Counter affected both magical and physical attacks. Again, Raphael was happy with another power system gained.
[Natsu Bloodline] — Also known as E.N.D., this is a bloodline that is a mix of dragon, demon, and human blood. This bloodline would naturally come with the power to use Dragon Slayer magic, along with Devil Slayer magic. The most useful power of this bloodline is its capability to turn emotion into raw power.
[Ultra Ego] — While Ultra Instinct was all about movement without the need for thought, relying purely on instinct, Ultra Ego instead focuses entirely on taking damage and getting stronger as you suffer injuries. It gives one the power of destruction, making the user a god of destruction capable of destroying all in one's path.
[Gold Experience] — Gold Experience is a yellow, humanoid Stand with green ladybug-themed decor scattered across various parts of its body. It uses melee attacks, but can also attack with the lifeforms it creates. This Stand gives its user Life Creation, Life Preservation, and Life Giving.
[Uchiha Bloodline] — This bloodline gives the user many benefits, but the main benefits lie in their eyes. The Sharingan, which can evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan, and if lucky, the Rinnegan.
[Divine Protections] — You're now Reinhard 2.0. Reinhard is loved by the world itself, to such an extent that he alone is able to request any Divine Protection he feels he needs at any particular moment. You can naturally obtain any Divine Protection you want, and even create new ones that don't exist.
[Full Counter] — Full Counter enables its wielder to reflect attacks aimed at them back at their enemy, but with more than double the power. Therefore, the stronger the opponent's attacks are, the stronger the user's reflected power becomes. However, the main drawbacks to this ability are that the user cannot initiate any attacks themselves, and they would not be able to reflect attacks if the opponent does not allow them to read the nature and timing of their attacks.
"Alright, I just fused everything. You're pretty overpowered now." Raphael said. Zenryu grinned at that.
"Well, let's speed run to the highest floor possible." With those words, Zenryu stepped onto the higher floor... and well, it was a cakewalk.