The Unlimited Ascension: Reborn as an Extra

[Ding! Your Passive Ability ’?????’ Triggered!]

[Ding! Due to the restrictions placed by ’????’, your fate and destiny cannot be exploited by any other being.]

[Ding! The entity’s memories have been completely erased.]

[Ding! As punishment for sneaking into a realm that even the gods themselves are restricted from seeing, the entity’s body and soul have been erased from existence!]

Suddenly, the monster that stood in front of Alen dropped to his knees. He clutched his body as an invisible force crushed his soul.

"HUH? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?! WHAT?..."

Before he could continue, his connection to his physical body was severed. His soul shattered into several pieces, and his body began to melt into a pool of rotten, dark liquid. Even his soul seemed to be erased from existence.

Alen couldn’t see the soul shattering, but he could sense that the monster had officially died.

He stood in awe at his sudden stroke of luck. He didn’t fully understand the notification on his status window regarding "fate" or "destiny," but he felt happy that an undefeatable monster had vanished from existence.

The grimoire that had been floating in the air fell to the ground now that its master was dead.

Alen picked it up.

[Ding! You have acquired a new item: ’The Grimoire of Darkness’ (A+)]

Alen smiled. This was the first physical item he had acquired from a trial. He usually received skills or abilities, so getting an artifact like this felt like a true reward. He could sell it for a fortune if he wanted to, though he wasn’t currently thinking about that. He already had enough money to sustain himself for a few months.

He decided to examine it to see if it would be useful.

[Ding! The Trial ’Conquer the Dungeon of Chaos’ has been successfully completed!]

[Distributing rewards according to contribution rate...]

[Ding! You played a massive role in passing the trial. You have received 1x ’Escape Ticket’ for the Ascension Realm!]

[Item: Escape Ticket]

[Description: This ticket can be used to escape from the Trial of the Ascension Realm without completing it. The ticket can be used only once and by only one person.]

[Note: The trial will not be counted as completed if you choose to escape.]

[Ding! You stood firm and did not waver on your path. The ’Laws’ of the World have favored you...]

[Ding! You will be less affected by the natural manifestation of the ’Laws’ of the World...]

[Ding! Your ’Nexus Elemental Art’ has leveled up to Rank B!]

[Ding! Your mana capacity has increased significantly!]

[Ding! You have learned a new element: ’Wind’!]

[Ding! You have successfully broken through to the next minor rank!]

[Rank: C]

[Ding! Your ability ’Night Vision’ has leveled up to Rank A-!]

[Ding! Your skill ’Phantom Step’ has leveled up to Rank B+!]

[Ding! You have acquired ’Shadow Inventory’.]

[Shadow Inventory]

[Description: Your shadow acts as a living storage space that can hold weapons, items, and other objects. Anything stored inside the shadow becomes weightless and hidden from the physical world. You can instantly summon or return items through your shadow at will.]

...

As Alen stared at the several interface windows, he finally enjoyed the rewards of his hard work. He hadn’t just gained a priceless artifact; he had acquired several powerful upgrades.

He summoned the Escape Ticket into his hand. It was a golden color with the imprint of a star. It didn’t provide much information, but it was essentially a "second chance" at life. If he ever felt he couldn’t pass a trial, he had an out.

He also gained favor from the ’Laws’ of the World. Alen wasn’t entirely sure how that would be useful yet, but he was glad to have it.

He closed his eyes and sensed the massive, endless space hidden within his own shadow. It was a small-scale pocket dimension. He didn’t even need to carry a storage ring anymore.

Having successfully broken through to a new rank, Alen finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Status window... Open!"

[Status Window]

[Name: Alen]

[Age: 17]

[Titles: The Outlier, The Elemental Master, Illusion Walker]

[Talent: Unknown]

[Rank: C]

[Element: Sound, Water, Wind]

[Physique: Celestial Body (0-★)]

[ATTRIBUTES]

STR: 120/150

AGI: 127/150

DEF: 110/150

INT: 130/150

HP: 1200/1250

MP: 1580/2500

[ABILITIES]

1. ???? (?)

[Description: Your ???? will not be affected by the ????????. The ????? will cancel every ????? recognized as a ?????. Your ???????????, so you will be ?????? Fate...]

2. Nexus Elemental Art (B)

[Description: Attacks performed using this art will receive a 600% power boost. The proficiency of this Art depends on the user’s knowledge of the techniques. This Art is evolvable.]

3. Night Vision (A-) (Evolvable)

[Description: Your sense of sight will be increased tremendously in the dark. You can see clearly through the darkest nights and the densest fog.]

[SKILLS]

1.Body Strengthening (Lv. 2)

[Description: Enhances the user’s physical body by reinforcing muscles, bones, and internal structure with mana. Increases strength, endurance, and resistance to damage. Effects scale with proficiency. Continuous use gradually improves the user’s base physique.]

2.Mana Concentration (Lv. 2)

[Description: Compresses a large amount of mana into a single focal point and forcibly discharges it, creating a devastating mana blast.]

3. Phantom Step (B+)

[Description: You can moves so fast that your body seems to disappear, leaving behind phantom-like afterimages. Enemies are tricked by your illusions while the real body strikes or escapes.]

[SHADOW INVENTORY]

•Chaos Shard

•Grimoire of Darkness (A+)

•(Empty)

•(Empty)

...

Alen stared at his status window, deeply satisfied with his growth. He had gotten much stronger. Even though he was only a C-Rank Awakener, his skills were already at the B-Rank level. He could now confidently fight opponents stronger than himself. He had fought several stronger opponents before, but every time, he had been forced to rely on dirty tricks, and traps to win. Now, there was no need for tricks. He could fight and win purely based on his own raw skill.

As Alen pulled his eyes away, the status window vanished into thin air. He looked around his surroundings, which were slowly disintegrating into particles of light now that the trial was officially completed.

Alen looked over at the unconscious bodies of Serene and Zane. He couldn’t exactly leave without them.

"Sigh... What a pain. Do I have to carry them out myself?"

He walked toward them, stopping halfway as a thought crossed his mind.

"Oh, I remember Zane has that shadow magic. It could carry him instead. But will it listen to my commands?"

Alen looked down at the floor near the blonde boy.

"Hey, stupid guy’s shadow, can you hear me? Can you carry him so we can exit?"

For a few seconds, nothing happened. Suddenly, a pitch-black silhouette rose smoothly from Zane’s shadow. It was purely dark; no face or features were visible. It didn’t speak. It simply reached down and lifted Zane securely over its shoulder.

Alen looked at the faceless entity. ’Damn, this guy still has plenty of shadows. I can sense dozens more lurking in there...’

In the last battle, Zane had sacrificed many of his shadows to deflect the Dungeon Master’s attack, which had caused severe physical backlash to his body. Yet, he evidently still had a massive arsenal of them left in reserve.

Alen shook his head and walked over to the naive lady. He noticed that she was heavily bruised and grazed, and her dress had been badly torn during the chaotic fight. Without a word, Alen took off his own coat, draped it gently over her body, and lifted her carefully into his arms.

As he stood up, the space in front of him began to distort. A spatial whirlpool opened in the empty air—the exit portal.

With the faceless shadow leading the way, Alen stepped into the portal to finally return to the real world.