Death... and me



Rean shrugged as he continued. "This is quite a weird way to start a planet and a sun too. I mean, you know how the Universe originated through the big bang theory, right? This is completely different, so it is all about the Soul Gem System's power and not a real solar system."

Roan nodded. "So be it. As long as everything works as expected, I don't mind which route it takes to get there." Following that, Roan ignored the earthquake and closed his eyes once again. 

Rean, too, did the same thing and focused on Hex's runes. "Well, back to work." Since the Destiny Points were used already, the upgrade should have no issues.

Time continued to pass, and everything took its supposed shape. Well, there were only two things, though. The Planet and the Fake Sun. It's just that both were enormous now.

Finally, two and a half years later, the upgrade reached its end.

*Blop, blop, blop, blop, blop...*

The people and Demon Beasts were sent back to the ground as the Spatial Bubbles around them burst one after another. The Golden Light of Time also dissipated as if it had never been there before. The Demon Beasts didn't understand anything and just continued their life as usual. As for the Village People, Sesame explained to them what he needed and could.

Hex's runes also stopped moving after the Golden Light disappeared. [It's finally over. If I couldn't use the Time Power around as energy to keep the time power itself from affecting me, I would have been frozen just like everyone else.]

Rean also exited his bubble with a smile. "That was very useful for me and Sister Orb, though." 

He then focused his mind on his connection with the Soul Gem System and checked the entire Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. He could see the planet orbiting the Sun, and especially the much larger Spatial Barrier that kept the Dimensional Realm separated from the Spatial Power outside. "This is truly a huge thing."

Roan did the same thing. "Considering the average size of planets, perhaps our own can't even be considered one. 18000 kilometers is just too small to be compared to them. Nonetheless, as a Dimensional Realm, this amount of land is very good. I can't see us using this much land anytime soon."

Suddenly...

*Pin!*

[Soul Gem Dimensional Realm Upgrade Complete]

[Level 5]

[World Essence has been Upgraded to Solar Essence]

The system went silent after reporting the upgrades. However, those words immediately caught Rean's attention. "Solar Essence? Not World Essence? Sister Orb?"

[It's exactly as the system said. It's an upgrade. World Essence could be said to be the lowest type of Essence in the Universe. Solar Essence is the second on the list.] Sister Orb explained.

"What's the difference?" Naturally, that's what Rean was most interested in.

[If I could say it in simple words, I would put it as purer Essence. Can you tell the difference between the Universe Essence you got from the system in the past and the World Essence you got until now?]

Rean immediately nodded. "Of course! The Universe Essence that Roan and I used to fortify our foundation was countless times better. Too bad we couldn't get more of that since then."

[That's basically it. Solar Essence is one step further in that direction. As a Blacksmith, you will notice the difference when you use it again. Oh, there is a piece of good news. The accumulated World Essence the system had before has transformed into Solar Essence. It's just that the amount is several times lower since the level is higher. It's not enough to remake your weapons like you did in the past, but it should be enough for you to test.]

Rean didn't need to hear it twice. He immediately focused his mind on the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm and located the Solar Essence Sister Orb was talking about. This time, it wasn't located under the Soul Gem Dimensional Land but inside the fake Sun in the center. Well, it wasn't that hard to imagine due to its name.

With a thought, a wisp of the Solar Essence was teleported away from the Sun's core and appeared right above Rean's hand. He used his Divine Origin Energy and kept it still as he analyzed the Essence with his Divine Sense. "Hum... indeed. I can feel a higher quality from this Essence. It's definitely a lot more useful. Fortunately, I can barely forge Divine High-Level Equipment now. I don't think a weapon or any sub-occupation creation of a lower level would be able to hold this energy. They would break without a doubt."

Roan heard that conversation. "Are you going to reforge our weapons, then?"

Rean shook his head. "There isn't enough Solar Essence to forge two weapons. Our weapons aren't just about having the opposite of our elements. They are also a set of two. Every time I reforge them, I make it so they can work without disturbing each other's Elemental Management. We will need to wait until enough Solar Essence is accumulated so that I can reforge them both."

Roan didn't mind. "That's no problem. The weapons you made are already quite powerful for their level, anyway. Sister Orb, how long do you think it will take?"

[That depends on how much Solar Essence Rean needs,] said Sister Orb, looking back at Rean.

Rean pondered a bit and nodded. "Around 20% more Solar Essence should be just enough. Before, we spent over two hundred years cultivating, so we had a lot of World Essence. That helped quite a lot now that it was all transformed into Solar Essence."

Sister Orb heard it and calculated the time. [In that case, it shouldn't take more than 3 years to accumulate enough Solar Essence. If you think it is a lot faster than expected, that's because of the upgrade. Things will only get better as we go forward.]

Rean was indeed surprised to hear that. "Great! In three years, I'll reforge our Divine Middle-Level Weapons into Divine High-Level ones."