Meanwhile, on the other side, Ram, noticing Takeru's abnormality, was the first to fly to his side and catch him. Beatrice and the others also immediately gathered around Takeru, encircling him.
"The birth of a new Demon Lord... how wonderful. Such abundant offerings... truly an honor. I have waited long for this day. May I follow you from now on?" Looking at Takeru, the Daemon dressed in a tailcoat and butler's attire slightly bowed.
He had black hair, with a tuft of red fur on his forehead, golden eyes, and red pupils. Takeru, though his consciousness was hazy, immediately recognized the Daemon before him. Hearing his inquiry, Takeru revealed a smile. "Yes."
"Is that so? My sincerest gratitude." Receiving Takeru's reply, Noir, the Primordial Black, spoke with a slight bow.
Hearing his thanks, Takeru struggled to continue his absorption of souls, yet found it increasingly difficult to maintain.
"Mahapdama!" Thinking this, Takeru strained to release his ability to freeze time and space. Within Mahapdama, Takeru's consciousness finally cleared slightly.
Seizing this opportunity, Takeru exerted all his effort to absorb the remaining souls within the barrier...
After maintaining it for several minutes, Takeru felt he could endure no longer. The souls in the sky were also nearly exhausted.
Seeing this, Takeru completely dispelled Mahapdama. As the ability lifted, endless drowsiness surged forth, and Takeru fell into deep slumber.
[Notification: The individual known as Nara Takeru has begun evolution into a Demon Lord. Upon completion, his direct subordinates shall receive a blessing.]
"This is...?" Hearing the peculiar voice seemingly emanating from the sky, Beatrice, Esdeath, and the others were astonished.
Meanwhile, Felt and the others, still protected within the barrier in the tower, stared blankly at the empty sky.
Even Houndoom, who was hunting with Tsumugi, heard the World Voice's notification and halted its steps.
"What's wrong, Houndoom?" Seeing Houndoom suddenly stop, Tsumugi asked quizzically.
But Houndoom's attention was not on her. It gazed up at the sky, its heart filled with concern for Takeru.
"This is the World Voice." Looking at the confused Emilia and the others, Noir, the Primordial Black, calmly explained.
Hearing his words, everyone turned to look at him. Although still unclear, they did not press further. Everything could wait until Takeru awoke.
[Notification: Demon Lord evolution commencing.]
[Reconstructing body. Evolving into new race. Confirmed. Evolving from Human race to Human-Demon race. Successful.]
[Physical abilities comprehensively and significantly enhanced. Retention of previous individual's existing skills and resistances. Successful.]
[Acquisition of new inherent skills: Ultimate Perception, Demon King's Aura, Gravity Domain, Infinite Regeneration, Lightning Mastery, Enhanced Clone, Freeze Domain, Ultimate Barrier, Magic Control, Telekinesis Domain, Space-Time Manipulation. Successful.]
[Acquisition of new resistances: Natural Effects Nullification, Abnormal Status Nullification, Mental Attack Resistance, Physical Attack Resistance, Pain Resistance, Magic Attack Resistance. Successful.]
[Request: Sacrifice [Giant Killing] to evolve [Gluttony].] Within this unique state, Takeru could still act on instinct.
[Successful. Special talent [Gluttony] has evolved into the ultimate skill [Devourer].]
[Request: Sacrifice [Photographic Memory] to upgrade [Absolute Defense].]
[Successful. Special talent [Absolute Defense] has evolved into [Ultimate Defense].]
Outside, Takeru's body continuously emitted light, appearing almost sacred.
This continued for over thirty minutes before the light on Takeru's body finally dissipated.
[Notification: The individual known as Nara Takeru has completed Demon Lord evolution.]
As the light faded, the World Voice once again reached the ears of Esdeath and the others, who had been waiting nearby.
"Takeru!" Hearing the World Voice's words, everyone looked at Takeru with delight.
[Commencing blessing of direct subordinates.]
"Blessing?" Hearing this, everyone was momentarily stunned. Then, they sensed a peculiar power flowing into them. Instantly, an immense drowsiness overwhelmed them, and they could barely stand.
"So this is the blessing... I can feel the connection between Takeru-nii and me growing even stronger..." Barely finishing her sentence, Felt and the others directly fell unconscious.
Only Ram, Rem, Beatrice, and Emilia struggled to remain sitting, watching Takeru. They remembered their promise to Takeru: to protect him while he was unconscious.
"Please rest assured. I shall remain here and quietly await Master's awakening." Looking at Ram and the others, who were struggling to persevere, Noir spoke to them.
"Then... I leave it to you." Although unwilling and worried, even Ram, the strongest among them, could barely maintain consciousness.
"Please be at ease. I stake everything upon it." Hearing her words, Noir gave a slight bow.
Hearing Noir's reply, Ram gave him a deep look, then fell unconscious.
As time passed, approximately an hour after Ram had fallen asleep, Takeru opened his eyes. With the return of his conscious awareness, Takeru realized he had completely transformed.
Compared to before, it seemed a qualitative change had occurred. Simultaneously, a faint sense of unfamiliarity, a feeling that he could casually destroy the world with a mere gesture.
Briefly sensing himself, Takeru looked around. Seeing Beatrice, Ram, and the others had all received the blessing and fallen asleep where they stood, Takeru willed it. The earth beneath the fallen Beatrice and the others slowly rose and softened, directly transforming into special beds.
Subsequently, Takeru glanced at Noir, who had been continuously bowing, watching him from not far away, and the two ordinary Daemons kneeling on one knee. Giving them a slight nod, Takeru closed his eyes and began examining the changes within himself...
[Reincarnator No. 3: Nara Takeru
Race: Human-Demon
Bloodline Power: Senju Bloodline, Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan (Left Eye: Rewind, Right Eye: Kotoamatsukami)
Talents (Unique Skills): Ultimate Perception, Magic Control, Demon Lord's Aura, Gravity Domain, Infinite Regeneration, Lightning Mastery, Enhanced Clone, Freeze Domain, Devourer, Ultimate Barrier, Telekinesis Domain, Space-Time Manipulation, Ultimate Defense, Perseverance, Nen, Lion's Heart
Strength: 885 (425) (Average Human 20)
Constitution: 912 (8)
Defense: 1312 (629)
Speed: 873 (4)
Spirit: 1353 (38)
Mana: 342,000 (2,706) (Average Human 0)
Resistances: Natural Effects Nullification, Abnormal Status Nullification, Mental Attack Resistance, Physical Attack Resistance, Pain Resistance, Magic Attack Resistance
Skills: Eight Gates (Intermediate), Multiple Shadow Clone Technique (Advanced), Triple Rashomon (Intermediate), Meditation, Venom Dragon Devourer, Rokushiki (Advanced), Light Healing (Advanced), High Healing (Master), Illumination Spell (Advanced), Purification (Master)...
Evaluations & Points: Remaining S-Rank Evaluations x2! A-Rank Evaluations x2! B-Rank Evaluations x1! D-Rank Evaluations x2! Points 275,500]
Looking at his abilities, Takeru was somewhat astonished. His skills had not changed much, but his Sharingan had evolved from ordinary to Eternal.
The most significant changes were in his talents, which had now merged with his unique skills, and many unfamiliar skills had appeared.
[Ultimate Perception: Investigates the surroundings via magical particles.]
[Magic Control: Magical talent greatly enhanced. Able to master all elemental attributes of magic.]
[Demon Lord's Aura: Releases one's own aura to oppress and intimidate enemies. Can cause those with low Spirit attributes to faint from fear, or even die.]
[Gravity Domain: Evolved from one's own Gravity Magic. Deploys a special gravity domain. Within this domain, one can easily manipulate the gravity of surrounding objects. Mana consumption for spells cast within the domain is reduced.]
[Infinite Regeneration: Evolved from the talent Hyper Regeneration. Greatly enhances one's recovery ability. (Note: Includes but is not limited to injuries, stamina, mana, Chakra, Nen.)]
[Universal Barrier: A multi-layered composite barrier, and an absolute defense provided by spatial severance.]
[Lightning Mastery: Evolved from one's own Lightning Origin. Mastery over lightning is enhanced.]
[Enhanced Clone: Creates a special clone using mana.]
[Freeze Domain: Evolved from Demon's Extract. Mastery over freezing is enhanced.]
[Devourer:
Predation: Absorbs a target object into the body. However, if the target still retains consciousness, the success rate is greatly reduced. Activation is not limited to organic or inorganic matter. Attacks lower than one's own defense are guaranteed to be successfully devoured.
Mimicry: Can reproduce absorbed targets and exercise equivalent abilities. However, this is limited to target objects that have been successfully analyzed.
Absorption: When a monster is affected by this skill, one can extract the abilities it has acquired and also gain mana reserves. (Note: Mana conversion ratio is higher than Gluttony.)
Supply: Target is humans or monsters affected by or spiritually connected to the user. Grants a portion of abilities to said humans or monsters.
Soul Devour: If the target's heart has submitted to the user, one can use this skill to devour the opponent's soul. Like manipulating their heart, one can put the opponent to death anytime, anywhere.]