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

The trading session had ended, leaving Daniel, Lia, and Ayra immensely wealthy in both resources and gratitude from the dozens of Awakened whose passage to Level 4 they had secured.

As dusk turned to night, casting deep shadows across the Taiji Basin, Daniel led his team back to the devastated shoreline of Yang Lake.

The air here was still heavy with the scent of the Leviathan's death, a mix of ozone, brine, and something ancient and primal.

Ayra, despite her S-Grade Crystal Gloves and new wealth, looked slightly apprehensive.

"So, this is it," she muttered. "The giant fish's final moments. What now, Vance? A burial at sea? Or are we having a very, very large barbecue?"

Daniel just smiled, a hint of predatory excitement in his eyes.

"Neither, Ayra. It's time for our final teammate to truly come into her own."

Herald of Fire and Ice!