“Theoretically, that’s impossible.” Anima said, “Whether it’s the Divine Race, the human race, or the Demon Race, they can only awaken one Unique Skill in their lifetime. It’s impossible to have a second one.”
“…Is that also true for the Divine Race?” Shien pondered for a moment, then said, “I remember that the Divine Race’s powers are equivalent to the Unique Skills of humans and demons. And among the Divine Race, many goddesses have multiple domains. Doesn’t that mean they have multiple powers, multiple Unique Skills?”
If a goddess governed both water and fire, wouldn’t that mean she had the power to manipulate both, possessing two Unique Skills?
That’s what Shien meant.
But Anima shook her head.
“Indeed, many goddesses of the Divine Race have multiple domains, but the power that allows them to fulfill their duties is still just one.” Anima explained, “For example, Goddess Lilith. She governs both evil and chaos, and her power is the ability to drive people mad and corrupt them into evil beings. She doesn’t have a second power.”
The implication was that even with different effects, there was still only one Unique Skill.
Take Shien for example. His Unique Skill, [Divine Grace], had multiple effects.
Upon leveling up, all stats increased to their maximum value.
Upon leveling up, the number of skill points gained was maximized.
All skill acquisition conditions were reduced to their minimum.
All skill upgrade conditions were reduced to their minimum.
[Divine Grace] had these four effects, proving that the effects of a Unique Skill weren’t limited to just one.
The Divine Race’s powers were like this. Each goddess only had one. If they had multiple domains, it meant that their power also had multiple effects, allowing them to fulfill the duties of two domains simultaneously.
Therefore…
“All life in this world has the potential to awaken a Unique Skill, but they can only have one.”
Anima looked at Shien and said each word clearly.
“According to this theory, to answer your question, I can only tell you that if someone has already awakened a Unique Skill, then after entering the inner sanctum, it’s impossible for them to awaken another one.”
“At least, in the countless years of Omnipotence, no one has ever awakened two Unique Skills.”
“Including the Three Goddesses, the Six Demon Lords, and the Heroes of all generations.”
These words made Shien speechless.
Shien really wanted to ask, what about the Demon King and the Supreme God?
But thinking about it carefully, those two were exceptional existences, probably beyond the concept of Unique Skills.
The Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords had surpassed the limits of life, exceeding the level cap of one hundred, and no longer had the concept of levels or skills.
But even beings like the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords still had the concept of Unique Skills, using their power to fight.
Then, for those exceptional existences above the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords, the Demon King and the Supreme God, they might not have the concept of Unique Skills, or perhaps they transcended this concept.
For them, one was the ultimate in power, the other the embodiment of omnipotence. They didn’t “possess” Unique Skills.
Shien felt that this was the case.
Therefore, he didn’t ask this question.
That realm was too far away from him, even from someone like Anima. Perhaps she herself didn’t know how to answer.
Under such circumstances, Shien gave up on asking.
“Let’s go.” Shien said to Anima. “The purpose of this trip has been achieved. I should go back to Lucy.”
Anima stared intently at Shien, as if trying to see through him.
Shien didn’t say anything more, seemingly lost in thought.
Anima looked at Shien like this for a long time, then nodded.
“Then let’s go out.”
A gentle smile reappeared on Anima’s face.
“Yes.”
Shien smiled back, calm and composed.
The two then left the plaza together.
Following behind Anima, Shien took one last look at the gate standing in the center of the plaza, then looked into his own mind.
There, a message appeared.
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[Fate and Logic]
• Unique Skill
• When used, can modify currently possessed skills.
• When used, requires consuming corresponding skill points as a cost.
• When used, only has a certain effect on regular skills.
• When used, amplifies or weakens depending on the modification.
• Permanent effect, cannot be canceled by any means.