Zeke had come to this realization after discovering the new functions of the Ark of the Sacred Relic and the elixir.
The elixir had the effect of blending substances that were normally incompatible.
Surprisingly, this had applied to random boxes as well.
He had tested combining low-grade random boxes after enhancing their stats in the Ark of the Sacred Relic with the elixir, and even with a low success rate, the grades had improved.
Thanks to this, he could merge low-grade random boxes to create a special random box.
Considering the total karma points required for the combination, it was highly inefficient, but if this method could upgrade an extra-grade random box one step further, he figured it was worth the cost.
"The key in this combination is the elixir. It's rare, but since it's available for purchase in the shop, and I have points to spare right now, I can use as much as needed."
Anything short of something like the Philosopherʼs Stone, which couldn't be bought in the shop, was best used when possible for efficiency.
He rubbed his palms together and opened the crafting system window.
First, he combined five special random boxes to make an extra-grade random box.
Woooong!
A brilliantly glowing extra-grade random box appeared.
While special random boxes were useful in their own right, they couldn't compare to the extra-grade random boxes that could yield legendary-grade artifacts.
Zeke took a deep breath as he looked at the two extra-grade random boxes before him.
He placed the newly created extra-grade random box into the Ark of the Sacred Relic.
Any item that went into the Ark of the Sacred Relic and came out would have its stats enhanced.
Zeke set down the two extra-grade random boxes whose stats had been boosted by the Ark of the Sacred Relic and began the main preparations.
"This is where it gets important."
Zeke carefully placed the extra-grade random boxes, along with the elixir and other necessary materials, into the crafting system one by one.
This was a combination method he had personally devised through trials with various low-grade random boxes.
He had some of the required materials on hand, but for those he lacked, he could buy them from the shop using points.
Having repelled the demon invasion this time with defense mode, he had earned another massive haul of points, pushing his total close to ten million.
Thanks to that, Zeke could generously spend points to acquire the materials and complete all preparations.
"Whew. Here we go!"
Even Zeke was tense since this was his first time attempting this combination with extra-grade random boxes.
If it went wrong, he could lose all the expensive materials he'd just bought.
Zeke steadied his breathing and cautiously pressed the craft button.
The crafting process began, merging the two extra-grade random boxes into one.
Woooong!
Light poured from the system window, triggering an effect Zeke had never seen before.
A message appeared before his eyes.
[Crafting is proceeding in a new, unrecorded method.]
[The user's strong will activates the authority of fortune.]
[Under the influence of fortune, the optimal result for the user is derived.]
[A new combination method for merging extra-grade random boxes has been discovered.]
[A new combination formula that did not previously exist has been created.]
[The combination formula is recorded in the Akashic Code.]
[The rank of the Undying has risen further due to the successful combination.] Zeke was startled by the messages.
"Just discovering a non-existent combination method can increase my divinity?"
Divinity seemed to be elevated in a different way from raising the rank of the soul before becoming a transcendent.
Woooong!
As Zeke pondered the messages, the completed new random box materialized before him.
"Hm?"
Surprisingly, it wasn't a box.
A sealed jar with a smooth, white-glowing surface sat in front of Zeke.
Unlike the usual random boxes, it was an unfamiliar form he'd never seen before, leaving Zeke puzzled.
"It said the combination succeeded... What is this?" Zeke first checked the jar's name.
[Primordial Jar]
"Primordial Jar?"
Seeing something entirely different from a random box, Zeke approached the primordial jar with a curious expression.
His original plan had been to place the combined random box into the Ark of the Sacred Relic to further enhance its stats and then open it for a new item.
He tried putting the primordial jar into the Ark of the Sacred Relic, but a warning message appeared.
[Items of a higher grade than the Ark of the Sacred Relic cannot be inserted.]
This meant the primordial jar was a higher-grade item than the legendary item Ark of the Sacred Relic, which contained the power of the primordial light.
"What the hell is this...?"
After some thought, Zeke decided to open the primordial jar first.
"Whew."
Knowing it was a higher-grade item than the Ark of the Sacred Relic, he took a deep breath and tried to lift the lid.
But strangely, no matter how much force he applied, the lid wouldn't budge.
As he stared at the jar in confusion, a message appeared before him.
[Insufficient divinity to open this item.]
"What?"
Even Zeke, who had become a transcendent and gained divinity, couldn't open it.
Zeke fell into thought while gazing at the primordial jar.
"To open this, I need to raise my divinity further."
The fastest way to increase divinity was by absorbing constellations.
He recalled the fallen constellations sealed in the Ring of Solomon.
"Should I absorb them to boost my divinity and then open it?"
The problem was he didn't know how much divinity he'd gain from absorbing them, and their authorities might merge with his unique authorities and vanish.
"If I absorb the sealed body of the arrogant savior, my divinity will rise, so it might be better to wait and open it then."
He was extremely curious about what was inside, but there was no need to take the risk, so he decided to store it in his inventory for now.
After deciding on the jar, Zeke organized his items and moved on to unlocking the sixth stage of his dragon race skills.
Unlocking the sixth stage of dragon race skills required 20,000 points.
At this point, points weren't really an issue for Zeke.
What mattered more was whether he could unlock the stage and use those skills.
"Before gaining divinity, I couldn't even unlock the sixth stage. But now..."
Zeke opened the system window and unlocked the sixth stage of dragon race skills.
[Unlocking Dragon Race Skill Stage 6.]
The list of sixth-stage skills appeared before him.
—Dragon Race Skill Stage 6— Draconic Tongue (Locked State)
The sixth stage had only one skill: Draconic Tongue.
"No seventh stage, huh."
This meant Draconic Tongue was the final skill he could learn.
Zeke had somewhat expected this.
As a transcendent with divinity, Zeke could already wield power stronger than a mature dragon.
Draconic Tongue was the most important marker of a dragon surpassing the hatchling stage to become a mature dragon.
The reason they were stronger than any other race and could wield mysteries that governed the phenomenal world.
It was because they could command the Draconic Tongue.
Zeke checked the details of Draconic Tongue.
—Dragon Race Skill Description—
Draconic Tongue: Imbue will into word magic to adjust the structure of the phenomenal world using karma. (Unlock requires 1,000,000 points)
Zeke couldn't help but be impressed by the description. To adjust the phenomenal world through word magic—Draconic Tongue was a godlike ability.
He had karma points, but without the system, he couldn't use them.
However, mastering Draconic Tongue would allow him to utilize the karma points he'd accumulated in entirely new ways.
He recalled seeing the hermit of stories directly manipulating karma to transcend causality.
With Draconic Tongue, Zeke might be able to perform similar miraculous feats.
Zeke took a deep breath and unlocked the dragon race skill Draconic Tongue.
[Acquired Dragon Race Skill Stage 6 .]
Zeke let out a long breath after gaining the Draconic Tongue skill.
But then—
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The middle dantian, where the dragon heart resided, began pounding rapidly.
At the same time, the intense pain from his heart made Zeke drop to his knees.
"Urk."
As he tried to figure out what was happening amid the sudden phenomenon, a message appeared before him.
[Acquiring Draconic Tongue awakens the Undying's body into a complete body of the ancient dragon.]
[The dragon heart temporarily stored in the middle dantian fuses with the Undying's heart.]
The hearts of Bahamut and the elder dragon, dormant in his middle dantian, merged with Zeke's own heart.
The middle dantian that Nigel had forcibly created in his previous life fully awakened into a dragon heart.
"Guuuuh!"
The pain twisted his entire soul, beyond what his immortal body or full recovery could handle.
At that moment, his unique authority infinite breakthrough activated.
[Unique Authority Infinite Breakthrough accelerates the fusion of the dragon heart and the Undying's heart.]
[Unique Authority Full Recovery reduces the shock.]
As the messages appeared, Zeke's body shook as if in an earthquake amid the immense pain.
Crack! Crackle!
Zeke's body underwent another transformation.
His near-perfect physique was restructured to match the rank of a transcendent, surpassing human limits.
Any ordinary human would have already burst from the pain and died.
But Zeke overcame it thanks to his two unique authorities.
"Huff! Huff!"
Finally, the pain subsided, and his newly awakened body settled into place.
After enduring the ordeal, a stream of messages appeared before Zeke.
[Awakening the complete Body of the Ancient Dragon reduces the seal stone's compression rate by 25%.]
[Proficiency of all possessed dragon race skills rises to expert.]
[The power of the shadow spirits possessed by the Undying strengthens.]
[Acquiring Draconic Tongue newly updates the functions of the master administrator system.]
[Offense mode, an extension of defense mode, has been added.]
[However, to execute offense mode, an offense tower must be installed at the attack point to establish a base, or a mobile base must be deployed.]
By fully awakening his dragon power through Draconic Tongue, he had not only advanced his dragon race skills but also gained new master administrator system functions.
"Offense mode?"
Intrigued by the new concept, Zeke reviewed the details again. It was an extension of defense mode for repelling invaders, allowing him to establish bases and launch attacks against enemies.
Zeke thought of the invasion fortresses the demon realm princesses possessed as he read the offense mode description.
"It seems similar."
The invasion fortresses from the demon archlord were incredibly powerful in base warfare.
If Zeke could wield similar power, it would be a huge asset when assaulting Narak's stronghold.
He quickly scanned the offense mode structure.
It involved using karma points to install an offense tower at key enemy points, set the base range, and build out from there.
The offense mode setup felt oddly familiar to Zeke.
"This is almost exactly like the demon realm chess I played with Anastasia."
Since demon realm chess was modeled after constellation games, it made sense that the Kabbalah system had something similar.
Having mastered related strategies through demon realm chess, Zeke figured he could utilize offense mode effectively in battle without much trouble.
Still, it wasn't identical, so he needed to understand it precisely. As he examined the functions in detail, Zeke paused at one point.
"Mobile base. Does that mean something like a floating ship?"
In demon realm chess, he could produce knights and systems for battle, and in the late game, use floating ships for aerial combat.
Zeke thought that if offense mode functioned like demon realm chess, he could likely deploy such floating ships.
"But since I can't produce them myself, it must mean linking with existing ones." He recalled that defense mode had a list of linkable base zones.
"System, are there any registered mobile bases that can link with offense mode?" In response to his question, the system displayed a message.
[Registered mobile bases compatible with offense mode are available.] Zeke's eyes widened at the system's reply.
"Show me the list of mobile bases."
At his request, the system message appeared again.
[Loading the list of "mobile bases" compatible with offense mode.]