"Five hours, just like that... It went so fast," Sunny muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the system screen.
{Upgrade in: 00 Hours: 00 Minutes: 05 seconds.}
He watched the countdown tick down to zero. The system screen reappeared, but this time, its golden glow had been replaced by a vibrant red.
{Congratulations Master for upgrading the system to the next level.}
{Congratulations, All rewards received from the system have been upgraded... Master will no longer get grand class equipment.}
{Congratulations, All Mercenaries created will have double stats.}
{Congratulations, Skill shop has been unlocked.}
{Note: Master can buy skills with his personal money, but skills bought can only be used once.}
{Congratulations, Master can now see more information on his and targets' profiles.}
{Congratulations, Master has gained 100 Billion Personal money for upgrading the system.}
{Congratulations, All Equipment given by the system has been upgraded to the next level... Note: only effective to the All-changer armor.}
{Congratulations, Master's two bloodline skills: Space Master and Fenrir transformation have successfully fused together.}
{System has detected restrictions on Master's Celestial energy and flying abilities... Restrictions have successfully been broken.}
{Welcome Master.}
Sunny turned his head to the side, his eyes widening. Standing next to him was a beautiful girl, looking about 16 to 18 years old, with long golden hair and eyes that stared at him with a gentle smile.
"Wait a second... you're the system?" he asked in disbelief.
{Yes, Master... The more I upgrade, the more I grow.}
He blinked, a single thought running through his mind: 'Am I the first to get such a system?' He voiced another question. "Can you fight?"
{No, Master. I can't interact with any physical objects, and you are the only one who can see and hear me.}
"Okay," he said, nodding. "Tell me something, why did you suddenly upgrade?"
{There is an unknown energy on this planet. The moment it struck you, it activated my upgrade.}
"....?!" Sunny was dumbfounded. "There's such an energy here? Wait, is it the fruit?" He looked out at the horizon. "If the fruit can trigger the system upgrade without even getting close, what else can it do? The existence of such a treasure is beyond thinking."
He exhaled, feeling his full strength return to him. He then looked down at the two Giants, who still stood at the base of the hill.
"Let's check out these bastards' profiles," he said, and the system screen appeared before him. "Let's start with the 10-meter one."
{Name: ???.}
{Race: Giant.}
{Bloodline: None.}
{Rank: ???.}
{Strength: 100,000.}
{Agility: 90,000.}
{Stamina: 100,000.}
{Defense: 100,000.}
{Attack: 100,000.}
{Celestial energy: 0.}
{Magic resistance: 100,000.}
{Extra skill: Immunity to skills and elemental attacks.}
{Weaknesses: Master's rank is too low.}
"You've got to be kidding me! This thing's stats are even higher than Patrick's! What will the leader's stats be?!" he muttered, and then turned his attention to the second Giant, who was only 5-meters tall.
{Name: ???.}
{Race: Giant.}
{Bloodline: None.}
{Rank: ???.}
{Strength: 50,000.}
{Agility: 40,000.}
{Stamina: 50,000.}
{Defense: 50,000.}
{Attack: 50,000.}
{Celestial energy: 0.}
{Magic resistance: 50,000.}
{Extra skill: Immunity to skills and elemental attacks.}
{Weaknesses: Master's rank is too low.}
"He was right, a baby could slap a celestial rank warrior to death," Sunny mumbled. "Tell me, what are the bloodlines out there? Tell me all the stages."
{Understood, Master.}
{Bloodlines are classified into five stages: Common. Rare. Epic. Legendary. And God...}
{Before Master asks, in millions of years, only a handful of humans have appeared with god-stage bloodlines.}
"Only a handful... you mean five?" He looked up at the system girl, who nodded. "Okay... do you know some?"
{Two are already with Master.}
"GASP!!"
Sunny looked over his shoulder at Ellen, who had just sat up, looking left and right in shock, sweat running down her temples.
"You're awake," Sunny said, standing up and walking toward her. He squatted down in front of her. "Are you okay?"
Ellen's gaze swept around the hilltop, and then she turned to Sunny. "Where are we?"
"Oh... don't tell me you forgot sneaking inside the Starship," Sunny said, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh." Ellen lowered her gaze. "Sorry, I guess I just didn't want to lose you two."
"Lose me too?" Sunny was confused.
"I don't know... But I... I felt like I lost someone dear to me. I can't bear it if I suddenly lose you again," she said, looking up at a stunned Sunny.
He exhaled slowly. "You will never lose me." He stood up and extended his hand toward her. "Come on, it's time to leave this place and search for Star."
Ellen took his hand and stood up, her gaze fixed on the horizon. She then raised her head toward the dark storm in the distance. "Dad... There's something over there," she said, pointing.
Sunny followed her finger, but saw nothing. "Huh? There's nothing there."
Ellen shook her head. "No... I can see it. It's a golden light, it's very far from here. I don't know how... but I can see it."
"...?!" Sunny stared at her, utterly speechless.
'Did the fall affect her brain? No... that can't be it, maybe it's something else,' he thought. He activated the system, checking Ellen's profile. What he saw next froze him in place.
{Name: Ellen Dra.}
{Race: Founding Dragon.}
{Bloodline: Light Dragon (First of Its kind) (Half-Locked) (God-stage).}
{Rank: Core rank. Stage 3.}
{Strength: 200.}
{Agility: 200.}
{Stamina: 200.}
{Defense: 200.}
{Attack: 300.}
{Celestial energy: 1,000.}
{Magic resistance: Immune to Magic attacks.}
{Bloodline advantages: Endless flow of celestial energy; Replenish Celestial energy usage in seconds. Once an attack hits the target, the target suffers a backlash, which deals half of her attack strength continuously for five minutes. When transformed; Immune to all magical and elemental attacks; physical damage taken will be reduced by half. Once in her peak state, all her attacks ignore all defense. God-eyes; sees things no mortal can see.}
Sunny was so frozen he couldn't utter a word. He had just discovered Ellen's true bloodline and potential. He had thought she was a powerhouse before, but now... the little girl before him was more than a powerhouse—she was a god.
'These bloodline advantages already make her one of the deadliest creatures in the galaxy... Just imagine when I give her a star to completely activate her bloodline,' he thought, a slow smirk forming on his face.