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 conclusion of the freshman entrance tests left the vast plaza of Astralis Academy's Upper House buzzing with an energy that was part exhaustion, part relief, and part pure amazement.

The news of Daniel's unprecedented performance and the Principal's unique training arrangement spread like wildfire through the ranks of the surviving aspirants.

He was no longer just the record-breaker, he was now the Principal's personal disciple, a title that carried an almost mythical weight.

As Director Sterling formally dismissed the assembly, instructing the students to find their newly assigned dormitories and prepare for the official commencement of their studies the following day, a subtle but significant social shift occurred.

The crowd, which had previously kept a wary distance from Daniel, now seemed to see him as a nexus of opportunity.

From Aspirant To Asset!