As Kieran's figure landed on the ground, the dazzling core of the [Philosopher's Stone] paused for a moment.
Then, an almost blinding light shone from the core.
Within a breath's time, the core of the [Philosopher's Stone] turned into a small sun.
Amidst the endless light, a hymn-like recitation sounded all of a sudden.
"Knowledge is like a flight of stairs, climb it and you will reach the top!"
"Life is like a gemstone, embed it and you will shine brightly!"
"Wealth is like a mountain rock, hold it and you will feel heavy!"
"Fate is like a fluttering cotton, the wind swirls it and you will feel unpredictable!"
"You …"
"What is needed?"
The recitation was loud like thunder, attracting Kieran's attention the moment it appeared.
But soon enough, Kieran's attention was shrouded by the place where the light couldn't shine.
Behind him!
While bathing in the radiance of the [Philosopher's Stone], a shadow appeared behind him.
Under the radiance, the shadow got darker and denser.
It was as black as ink.
It was flowing and twisting like ink.
"Knowledge is the key to death!"
"Life is the dry stone beside your feet!"
"Wealth is the treasure in your heart!"
"Fate is the fool of the superior!"
"You have seen me, so it's up to you!"
Under Kieran's gaze, his shadow seemed to come alive, the heavy ravings echoing in his ears. Kieran squinted his eyes and stood still. One side was radiant, the other was dark.
The voice in the radiance was getting louder.
The voice in the shadow was getting weirder.
Still, it didn't affect Kieran at all.
His powerful Spirit allowed him to ignore all that.
He carefully inspected and observed the difference in the core of the [Philosopher's Stone].
Kieran's inspection and observation seemed to have attracted the dissatisfaction of the two voices.
In the radiance, the pressure felt like a mountain rock was pressing down on Kieran's body.
In the shadow, the coldness felt like a sword was pressed against Kieran's throat.
It wasn't comfortable.
It was even uncomfortable.
The direct feeling made Kieran frown. The Origin Forces in his body moved a little and the presence of Gluttony appeared.
In an instant, the radiance and shadows froze.
Then, like rabbits encountering a ferocious beast in the wilderness, they shrunk back.
The core of the [Philosopher's Stone] was still the core of the stone.
In fact, it was even more urgent.
It was as if nothing had happened before.
Only Kieran knew what had happened.
Some small measures.
Or, more accurately, it was some kind of defense mechanism.
It might be the core of the [Philosopher's Stone].
Or maybe it was added by Victor later.
However, no matter which one it was, it was still very dangerous.
Kieran was sure that no one who answered would have a good ending.
As for what would happen if he answered?
Sorry, he didn't want to understand.
He preferred to solve the problem in front of him in his own way, rather than stepping into the opponent's home field.
Therefore, when Kieran squeezed the [Philosopher's Stone]'s core, Gluttony's presence appeared again.
This time, a light dot jumped out from the shining [Philosopher's Stone]'s core and tried to escape further away. However, before it could get far, it was swallowed by Gluttony.
Without a doubt, it was Victor's stress mechanism.
Not bad.
The Origin Forces in Kieran's body that was already surging fiercely grew once more with an exaggerated speed.
It was still at the Basic level.
Just like what Kieran expected, even though his body had reached its limit, the Origin Forces didn't show any signs of leveling up, as if they were locked down by the chains in the void.
As if the chains sensed the changes in Kieran's body, the chains appeared again.
Kieran looked up and saw the stone gate.
The chains around the gate were flickering non-stop.
He raised his hand again and got closer to the flickering chains.
After grabbing a random one, the dangerous feeling appeared again.
Similar to how he remembered it, it contained a fatal danger!
"So this is your setup?"
Kieran let go of the chains and looked at the stone gate again. His tone suddenly turned relaxed.
It was rare for Kieran to feel relaxed since he entered this dungeon world.
It was because he finally found a trace of Broker's goal.
That's right, it was Broker's goal!
When the malicious wind blew, Kieran was certain that it was sent by Broker, or at least had a certain relationship with Broker.
Other than Broker, Kieran couldn't think of anyone else who could send such a suicidal warrior.
So, after entering the dungeon world, Kieran was full of vigilance.
He didn't think Broker would spend so much on this dungeon world without any ulterior motive, just to let Kieran enjoy a 'Only' dungeon world.
There must be a secret in this place!
And this secret might be able to help Broker in some way.
For example, the next step of removing the seal.
Or perhaps …
Kieran pushed the stone gate open.
Of course, it wasn't Broker's handiwork.
Broker was powerful, Kieran had to admit it but he wasn't strong enough to ignore the rules of the big city.
However, Broker was cunning.
Kieran wouldn't mind slightly exploiting the rules of the big city.
If he could get rid of Kieran, an eyesore, while exploiting the rules, it would be even better.
Besides, Broker had quite the confidence to do it!
After all, according to normal thinking, after removing the chains on his body, his attention would naturally be on the flickering chains around him and the stone gate.
Even if there was a sense of danger in his heart, most people would give it a try.
Even the more timid and cautious ones would have the thought of 'give it a try and retreat if it doesn't work'.
But such an attempt would surely bring disaster upon himself!
Kieran trusted his instinct.
Likewise, he also believed in his own strength.
Before his strength was fully unsealed, the feeling of danger from the flickering chains was something he acknowledged. But as his strength was unsealed step by step and almost returned to his prime, the feeling of danger was still there. Kieran started to have doubts in his heart.
Even at his prime, he still had to face fatal danger.
That kind of danger was at least rank VI + or even rank VII.
And what he saw at that moment, even the powerful three kings were nothing more than rank IV to V.
Of course, it didn't exclude the possibility of some hidden existence that no one knew about.
But!
It was the current dungeon world that he was in.
It wasn't the seal in his body.
Some of his skills and talents that were sealed had reached rank VI + or even rank VII. Kieran was just thinking about it.
He didn't think the big city would overestimate him.
More so, in fact, the seal wasn't complete yet. His Spirit reached rank V, his contract follower Bloody Mary's binding power exceeded the upper limit, Blade of the Daybreaker and The Warden's power exceeded the binding power and all these proved that the seal's limit was around rank V, not beyond that range.
Therefore, Kieran was doubtful.
His instincts wouldn't lie.
The seal also existed.
Then …
Where did the danger come from?
When the question popped up in Kieran's heart, he unconsciously thought of the malicious wind and how he entered this unique dungeon world.
He killed the malicious intruder and got the chance to enter this dungeon world!
With the hint, a bold guess flashed over Kieran's mind. What if the shining chains and the stone door weren't a seal but a protection?
After the bold guess popped up, it was like an unstoppable flood, allowing Kieran's thoughts to spread out completely.
It might seem like a seal but it was actually a protection.
It protected him, an outsider, from being targeted by the outside world!
Only the dangers of the outside world could make him feel a fatal sense of danger.
Therefore, once he opened the protective 'lock' and 'door', he would be exposed in front of everyone in this world.
What kind of scene would it be?
Kieran's scalp went numb just by thinking about it.
Of course!
After coming up with such a guess, Kieran still needed a little more proof.
He needed to find out where his skills, title, and talents were sealed.
He had some guesses about the specific locations.
But if he wanted to lock onto them, he would need some help.
Kieran looked at the core of the [Philosopher's Stone].
"With the equipment and items around me as the price, I hope to see where my abilities are sealed."
Kieran was choosing his words carefully.
He avoided using words like skills, titles, and talents.
It was just his instinct to be careful.
Wung!
The core of the [Philosopher's Stone] slightly shook.
After a dozen equipment and items disappeared, Kieran saw his own skeleton.
His whole body was intact.
The mystical runes that were branded on his bones were tied up by hair-thin chains. Although it didn't affect his movement, it restricted his Transcendence abilities.
Then, it was his heart.
Both of his hearts had similar chains.
One of them extended out and wrapped around his left hand.
Kieran curled his lips into a grin when he saw the scene.
He had proved his guesses right.
The chains and doors in the void were not meant to seal him.
As for what would happen next?
It would be very simple.
"With the equipment and items, I hope to see where the seals on my bones can be unlocked!"
Kieran said.
The moment his words subsided, the equipment and items around him started to disappear.
Corresponding to the disappearance, the system notifications kept popping up.
[Skill Hand-to-Hand Combat, Transcendence Kick Combat unlocked!]
[Skill Firearm Weapon, Light Firearm unlocked!]
[Skill Tracking unlocked!]
[Skill Evading unlocked!]
[Skill Undercover unlocked!]
…
Notifications popped up one after another. Kieran saw the mystical runes on his bones glowed again and nourished the flesh around him.
The chaotic and dark aura around him was gone. Kieran's body had reached its peak condition almost instantaneously.
Huu! Huu!
Kieran took a few deep breaths to feel the discomfort that rose up in his body. After it was gone, he looked at the two hearts that were tied up by the chains.
It was without a doubt the source of the Origin Forces.
Once he unlocked them, he would be able to return to his peak condition.
But …
Could quantity really not trigger qualitative change?
Feeling the Basic Origin Forces in his body getting denser, Kieran hesitated for a while before he decided to give it a try.
Kieran believed that quantity could trigger qualitative change.
If there was no qualitative change, it would only mean that the quantity was not enough!
Just like what he was experiencing now!
Quantity was more than enough.
However, his body couldn't hold more, hence he couldn't trigger qualitative change.
So, he would have to make his body stronger!
"I'll use the equipment and items around me to increase my Constitution to the limit!"
Kieran said clearly.
Since the equipment and items couldn't be brought out of the dungeon world, Kieran had to maximize the benefits. Kieran's Intuition told him that his body was rapidly growing stronger as he watched the equipment and items disappear.
[Acquired Power of Wish, Constitution III (Strong) → IV (Weak)]
[Acquired Power of Wish, Constitution IV (Weak) → IV (Average)]
[Acquired Power of Wish, Constitution IV (Average) → IV (Strong)]
…
Every time the system notification popped up, a dozen items and items would vanish. The last notification was that the Legendary and Advance Rank items from the three kings' private storage turned into smoke and were absorbed by the core of the [Philosopher's Stone]. The absorption didn't stop.
The core of the [Philosopher's Stone] was shining non-stop.
Just a little more!
Without further ado, Kieran threw in [Sharp Standard-Issued Blade], [Gordor's Chain], [Acard Blade (Shard)], [Healing Potion (Witchcraft)], [Soul Holding Bangle], [Burning Blade] and other items that couldn't be brought out of the dungeon.
Then, [Philosopher's Stone (Shard)].
However, the [Philosopher's Stone]'s core didn't react as expected.
No doubt it wasn't enough.
Kieran frowned.
He still had some items on him at the moment.
Other than the items and equipment that could be brought out of the dungeon, the rest were items that he might use, such as [Seodi Stone (Complete)].
After a slight hesitation, Kieran took out [Goth Blade] and [Scarlet Moon].
When the rank II weapon and rank IV mystical item were placed inside, the core of [Philosopher's Stone] shone brightly.
[Acquired Power of Wish, Constitution IV (Strong) → V (Weak)]
…
Dong, Dong, Dong!
When his Constitution reached V, both of Kieran's hearts started to beat strongly.
The chains that bound them almost couldn't hold back the beating.
All they could do was stick to Kieran's heart tightly, not allowing it to escape their shackles.
Gluttony sensed the changes in its big brother at the first moment. It didn't hold back its conversion speed anymore, instead, it gave its all to convert the energy that it devoured.
In an instant, the five Basic Origin Forces skyrocketed.
A mere two to three breaths later, it surpassed Kieran's original body limit and started to approach his current body limit.
Kieran was watching everything closely.
He was prepared to fail.
But at the same time, he hoped for success.
Everything was progressing in a positive direction.
When the five Origin Forces reached the limit of his current rank V body.
Some magical changes started to happen.
They started to evolve on their own!
The quantitative changes triggered a qualitative change!
Kieran curled his lips into a grin.
In his field of vision, the chains that bound the two hearts broke with a snap.
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