Infinite Potential System

Chapter 516 Hidden Effects? A New Quest!

Becoming stronger had made William forget what creating Spells used to be like. Magic was like second nature to him now, but back in the Gravitas Ruins he had once beheaded himself while trying to learn the functions of the Space Element.

Other Elements had similar impacts. The Fire Element was easy to visualize and was William's first Affinity, but it also taught him about Mana Sickness and the dangers of upgrading Elements if his body wasn't strong enough.

Chaos reminded William that even his own power could turn against him if he wasn't careful, and Order spoke volumes of the Elements' intelligence, and that they weren't as two-dimensional as they seemed.

One thing was consistent across all Elements, and that was visualization. Without it, William wouldn't be able to cast a single Spell. If he didn't visualize the flow of Mana, he wouldn't be able to use it, and if he didn't visualize the Mana gathered into his desired form, the same would happen.

In two months, four years would have passed since William was transported to Efretta. In those four years, he had plenty of time to understand how each Element functioned, but the truth was that he was still very inexperienced in several of them.

When William tried to create Ascended Granite with the Earth Element, this was what stopped him from developing a suitable Spell. If he couldn't properly visualize what Ascended Granite looked like, what it felt like, and how strong it was, he wouldn't be able to conjure it up.

He scanned his memories for any moments in which he would have come in contact with Ascended materials— anything that had to do with the Earth Element. After a bit of carefully inspecting several unique terrain features, William had an idea of what Ascended Granite looked like, among other things.

Several thousand Mana went into creating a block of Ascended Granite, but it promptly exploded before William could finish channeling the Spell. It was an instantaneous failure, but he was at least successful in producing an Ascension-level material.

He tried again, this time with even more Mana to hold it in place. William assumed that since he was in the Celestial Planes, he simply hadn't used enough.

"Boom!" the granite powder exploded before it could even fully form. It was obvious that his logic was reversed.

He tried once more, creating a half-meter cube of lightweight Ascended Granite that floated above his fingertips. He used only three hundred Mana this time, which seemed to be an almost perfect ratio for the material.

Developed a new Spell: +1 PP

New Spell: Ascended Granite

But if he cleared the Quake Dungeon, wouldn't that attract exactly the kind of attention he wanted to avoid? He would also lose this moment of respite, and he would quickly lose control over his own life.

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System Quest: The Host has discovered the purpose of the Quake Dungeon training grounds, and identified a series of events that could destroy the Host's potential. Clear all 40 Floors of the Quake Dungeon using only the Earth Element. Floors cleared with Spells other than from the Earth Element will not be counted towards the progress bar.

Difficulty: Impossible

Rewards: 500 Ascended Points + Secret knowledge of the Earth Element

Penalties: None

Time Limit: 361 Days (December 30th, 2028)

Floors Cleared: 0/40

Note: Difficulty of Quest is relative to the Host's current strength. Difficulty will decrease as Host's strength improves.

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Seeing the System Quest issued gave William even more motivation to complete the Quake Dungeon. He didn't care that his progress had been wiped, or that he'd have to start from the first floor again, because this would just provide more opportunities to collect loot.

Besides, with his current Earth Element, the earlier floors would be a piece of cake; it would barely waste any time. There was just one thing he wanted to do first, since this would be the last time he was alone at least until he reached the 15th floor again.

Before I go down there, this would be a great time to learn more Spells! The more the merrier!

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