Damigod

Facing extinction, humanity seeks salvation in the Astral Verge, a dangerous dimension accessed via portals that threatened to wipe out the entire planet.

Few years later, aspiring recruit Daniel Vance enters the Verge for his final assessment, hoping to Awaken a Talent and secure his future. While others gain common abilities, Daniel secretly Awakens the mythical SSS-Grade Talent: [Soul Assimilation]. This allows him to absorb essence, enhancing gear, gaining stats and EXP from slain creatures, and crucially, absorbing attributes and skills from fallen Awakened.

Witnessing the swift death of the arrogant Jaxon Rex, Daniel makes a grim choice: he assimilates Jaxon, gaining his first skill, [Kinetic Pulse]. This sets his path: scavenging the aftermath of others’ battles. He enhances gear and, after achieving his first kill on an injured beast, waits patiently to assimilate two more fallen recruits, acquiring [Quick Step] and the invaluable passive [Aura Sense].

Starting as average, Daniel rapidly gains power in secret, enhanced gear, multiple skills, and boosted stats , far exceeding his peers while remaining outwardly unremarkable. He navigates the lethal Verge alone, using its inherent dangers to fuel his growth, wrestling with the moral cost of his unique, overwhelming power.

SSS-Rank Talent: Super Upgrade System

Down below, at the base of the towering cliff, Lia and Ayra maintained a vigilant watch.

The air was thick with tension, the silence of the Dark Forest broken only by the distant, unsettling rustles of unseen things.

Lia, her B-Grade Verdant Lifespring Staff-Sword held loosely but ready, scanned the shadowy treeline, her calm grey eyes missing nothing.

Her [Lifeweave Affinity] made her sensitive to the subtle energy shifts in their surroundings, and she could feel the oppressive Yin energy of the region coiling like a patient serpent.

Ayra, on the other hand, paced like a caged tiger, her great-axe rested against a nearby obsidian boulder.

The earlier "spirited discussion" and subsequent awkward "tactical sleeping arrangement" with Daniel had left her feeling restless and on edge.

She needed to hit something. Badly!

Crimson Fury Vs Shadowy Might!