CHAPTER 163 - DOOM FURNACE [BONUS CHAPTER 2/5]

With an excited heart, Ren closed the Doomsday Roulette. "You guys are truly amazing!" He kissed each of Yukino, Eriri, and Megumi on the cheek. They didn't understand why, but they felt that Ren seemed very happy.

Ren calmed down and first perceived the newly upgraded Vector Manipulation. As expected, he felt that the essence of Vector Manipulation hadn't changed much, but its degree had further improved. First, the range. At lv6, Vector Manipulation had already broken free from the limit of skin contact, becoming an existence similar to a Vector Field. The vectors he could manipulate had already spread like a field to a planetary scale.

Now at lv7, the Vector Field further expanded. For example, taking Earth, where he was currently located, it already covered beyond the Solar System. Throughout the entire Solar System and a large area beyond it, vectors and energy had become his playthings. A gentle kick would be enough to cause the Solar System to collapse. A single thought could apply vectors to the Solar System, changing and stretching the vector axis. Using the Solar System as a gravitational point, devouring everything in its vicinity, he could create a true planetary system black hole—a true black hole that could continue to expand, not a pseudo-black hole.

Secondly, there might be other improvements, such as a deeper natural understanding of Primal Energy. Perhaps his current ability to naturally comprehend Primal Energy had further deepened. These improvements were all within his predictions. With the precedent of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, Ren wasn't particularly surprised.

The most important thing was the Space Gem. He took out the Space Gem from the Chat Group space. It was an oval gem shimmering with blue light. The moment he held it in his hand, with a casual thought, Ren suddenly vanished from where he stood.

"Wow!" Eriri, losing the support of his thigh, plopped onto the ground with a yelp, rubbing her backside and grimacing. "Where's Ren?"

"Did he go to the Otherworld again?" Marin blinked her large, watery eyes.

"Perhaps." Yukino was also unsure about this.

Ren certainly hadn't traversed worlds. The place he was currently in looked completely different from Earth. There was no blue sky, white clouds, or green vegetation here; instead, it was a desolate, silent gray world. Under the sunlight, the surface rocks gleamed with a metallic luster, giving a cold, hard sensation. The surroundings were covered in craters, and the temperature was completely different from Earth. He was on the Moon. Fortunately, his current life no longer required oxygen; the Power of Faith or Power of Sin could easily sustain his life, so being in outer space was no problem at all.

He looked at the smooth, oval blue gem in his hand—the Space Gem. The instant he held the Space Gem, an indescribable sense of clarity flooded his mind. He naturally understood everything he could do with the Space Gem. Using this gem, he could instantly move himself or any object to any space at will. He could also manipulate space according to his will, such as separating, cutting, twisting, reordering, or even creating new spaces. At the same time, it contained infinite energy.

Using the Space Gem made spatial abilities like spatial teleportation, spatial distortion, and spatial stasis as simple as breathing. Just now, he had instantly performed a spatial teleportation to the Moon at will. He perfectly perceived that the range of his spatial teleportation was extremely vast. Crossing galaxies was simple. It could be said that now, except for crossing the two ends of the universe, he could freely traverse large areas of the universe. Of course, whether the universe has an end is still uncertain, and he is not yet clear. If his strength were stronger, he could try to explore it.

Moreover, he felt that the power of the Space Gem had not been fully unleashed. Different people using Infinity Stones manifested different levels of power. For example, Ronan using the Power Stone in Guardians of the Galaxy compared to Thanos using the Power Stone, or the Ancient One using the Time Stone compared to Doctor Strange using the Time Stone. Perhaps the extent to which one can use an Infinity Stone is greatly related to one's body and talent.

Although Ren felt that holding the Space Gem allowed him to traverse large areas of the universe and create new spaces, this was not yet the limit of the Space Gem. And... "This method of use is too uncomfortable," Ren complained, pinching the Space Gem. The fact that he could only use it by holding it was a significant drawback for him. His physical quality, enhanced by Primal Energy, might now be able to shatter the entire Moon with a single blow. Coupled with the existence of various abilities, there was no need to worry about the damage to his body when using the Space Gem. The energy was entirely within his tolerance.

It would be great if it could integrate into his body. The moment this thought appeared, a new notification came from the Doomsday Chat Group.

[Ding! Detected that the number of Doomsday Chat Group members has reached twenty-five!]

[Doomsday Furnace function enabled!]

[Apocalypse Battlefield function enabled!]

"New functions?" His eyes lit up, and he put the matter of the Space Gem aside, opening the Chat Group. Indeed, two new functions appeared in the group functions section. He first clicked on the Doomsday Furnace. He used his administrator privileges to view its functions.

[Doomsday Furnace: Can smelt any item from all worlds.]

[Smelting is divided into essence smelting and ability smelting.]

[Essence Smelting: Extracts the essence of an item's ability into an ability essence. Ability essence can be used to enhance that type of ability.]

[Note: There is no energy loss during the essence smelting process.]

[Ability Smelting: Extracts the essence of an item's ability and smelts it into an ability crystal. Fusing an ability crystal will grant the ability.]

[Note: There is a certain amount of energy loss during the ability smelting process.]

[Note: Depending on the item, smelting requires different amounts of doomsday points.]

Ren immediately saw the introduction to ability smelting! He instantly thought of the Space Gem; if it were smelted into an ability crystal, wouldn't it become a spatial ability? Gems were ultimately external objects; he preferred abilities to belong to himself. Furthermore, the Space Gem also had its limits. The Infinity Stones were forged from the essences of six singularities containing infinite energy before the Big Bang. The power of an Infinity Stone was destined to be confined within the scope of the universe. If it were transformed into an ability, perhaps its upper limit could be further increased.

"I just don't know how much the so-called energy loss will be, and what the fusion result of the obtained ability crystal will be." This was an unknown and very risky endeavor. Looking at the Space Gem in his hand, Ren fell into contemplation and indecision. A moment later, he made a decision.

"Let's do it!" Gritting his teeth, Ren decided to trust the Chat Group. He threw the Space Gem into the Doomsday Furnace.

[Ding! Do you choose to spend 500,000 doomsday points to smelt the Space Gem?]

"Yes." Since he had decided, he certainly wouldn't hesitate.

[Ding! 500,000 doomsday points have been consumed!]

[Please select the smelting direction!]

"Ability Smelting."

[Ability Smelting initiated!]

About five minutes passed, and Ren was getting a bit impatient with the wait. Fortunately, the Chat Group's notification appeared just in time.

[Ability Smelting successful!]

[Congratulations on obtaining an SS-grade ability crystal, Source of Space (lv8)!]

[Do you wish to fuse?]

"lv8?!" Ren was sure he hadn't misread it; it clearly showed lv8! "Hiss!" He gasped, his heart quite unsettled. This was still the result obtained after the Space Gem underwent energy loss during smelting.

"Fuse!" A lv8 spatial ability! He had to fuse it fiercely! The fusion was quick. In just an instant, the extreme clarity of spatial control he felt when holding the Space Gem had already integrated throughout his entire body. This was power merged with himself, not an external object.

Furthermore, he perceived that the spatial ability he now possessed was almost identical to the power he could exert with the Space Gem. He waved his hand casually. Space subtly rippled, and at first glance, everything seemed unchanged. Then, Ren spatially moved to Earth.

He teleported to Comprehensive High School, but there was no one in the high school now. Or rather, there was no life on the entire Earth at this moment. "A very powerful ability." This was the effect Ren wanted. Rather than calling this place Earth, it was more accurate to call it a parallel space of Earth.

The moment he waved his hand, he created a parallel space, parallel to the space he was in. Whatever happened within this space would not affect the original space. Moreover, the space he created was not just a parallel space of Earth but a parallel space of the entire Milky Way galaxy. This was the power of creating space.

With a thought, the space strangely shattered in an instant. Ren had already appeared in the Supernatural Research Club.

"Why didn't Yui come to school today?" Miura Yumiko asked as she pulled open the door. Miura Yumiko, who rarely spoke to Yukino or Ren in class, became quite talkative when she came to the Supernatural Research Club. "Hmm? Where's Ren?" She had originally intended to ask Ren, Yui's boyfriend, about the situation. At a glance, Ren was nowhere to be seen in the research club.

"I'm here." Ren tapped her shoulder. Suddenly, a voice spoke from behind, and her shoulder was touched. "Eek!" Yumiko shivered from head to toe, startled. She turned her head to see Ren behind her, who she hadn't noticed arrive, and angrily shouted, "Why do you walk without making a sound?!"

"Huh? Why is Ren-senpai outside?" Miko scratched her head.

Ren said, "Nothing, just testing out an ability."

"Tsk." Yumiko clicked her tongue in annoyance. "As Yui's boyfriend, do you know why Yui didn't come to school?"

"Yui isn't feeling well; she needs to rest for a day." Ren spread his hands. He certainly wouldn't reveal the specific details. He was, after all, the cause of Yui's discomfort.

"Alright then." Since things had come to this, she didn't have much more to ask. Since Yui had already told Ren, it probably wasn't a big problem. She moved her legs, only now realizing that she seemed to have leaked a little earlier when she was startled. Giving Ren a glare, Yumiko hurried away, seemingly heading to the restroom. She looked very urgent.

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