Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

Corey's eyes and mind swept through his status screen and the storage space in his Tri-Pupil Eyes after hearing the words of the one-eyed Underworld official.

After his death, he had been wondering what sort of price people would have to pay, and although a lot of thoughts and ideas came to his mind, what never came to his mind was that the price could be one of his skills.

His items, yes. But not his skills.

Corey could not imagine what his reaction would be if he lost one of his talent skills, his title skills, his manipulation skills, his forbidden skills, his resistances, or any skill of his.

Majority of his skills were extremely important and useful to him, and if Corey lost any of them without having the ability to regain them back, the loss would be too much for him.

A second after Corey swept through his status screen and storage space in his Tri-Pupil Eyes, he realized that he had lost not just one, not just two, but three skills.

Losing three skills brought about a strange and complex feeling of loss and relief in Corey. Although he had lost three skills, the skills were not his core skills.

'Super Jump, Undercover, and Lockpicking… Although I don't use these three skills frequently, they had their uses.'

'Luckily, I didn't lose any of my items. Although I would have been surprised if I lost any of my items because they're kept in my Tri-Pupil Eyes.'

Corey furrowed his brows slightly as a pondering light flashed in his eyes. He tried to recall the knowledge he had on the three skills, but even with the help of his stars of consciousness, he failed.

Everything he knew about the three skills had disappeared from his mind, his stars of consciousness, and his Library of Record. It was almost like he had never had or known anything about the three skills in his life.

'What sort of power is able to take away somebody's skills in such a manner. The Dimension of the Old Ones is full of secrets and it's also a horrifying place.'

Corey dismissed his status window and was about to speak to the one-eyed Underworld official, but Nina's voice stopped him.

[It's not only those three skills that was taken from you. Your lifespan was also taken from you.]

Corey's entire body and mind froze, and it took him two seconds to recover his composure. When Nina knew this, she continued speaking.

[The price you were meant to pay for your resurrection is not meant to be just those three basic skills. They wanted to take more from you, they tried taking your talent, your connection to Dreams and Nightmares, and most importantly, the blood essence of the Paragon Ancestor from you. But I prevented that.]

Corey's eyes widened slightly in surprise.

[It was not easy, but they were only able to take those three skills from you after my intervention. However, because we were in their domain and they're also stronger than me, I could not stop them from taking your lifespan.]

[Normally, those eyes were not meant to appear, but because they were angry, they increased their influence in their domain.]

Corey's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this. He remained silent for two seconds, and then he looked at the one-eyed Underworld official. He had been standing in one spot without talking for way too long now, and he knew he needed to say something or the Underworld official would start becoming suspicious.

"I know the price I paid for my resurrection. Thanks for the information."

The one-eyed Underworld official raised his brows at Corey's words. He was beginning to get suspicious since Corey remained silent and barely moved for so long. Although he wanted to ask certain questions, he decided not to.

He didn't really care about the status of a Tier 2.

"If you're okay, you may leave and return to the Amphitheater to watch the remaining Battle of Chosens."

Corey nodded, and without saying a word, he walked towards the door of the room. As he walked, he spoke with Nina.

'You said my lifespan has ben reduced. By how much?' Continue your journey with My Virtual Library Empire

[You only have one year left to live.]

Corey nearly paused in his steps, but he didn't and regained his composure quickly.

'I only have six days left before my Void Phoenix Heart kills me, and now my lifespan has being reduced to a year?'

[Yes.]

Corey's lips twitched as he walked out of the room. He looked around, and although he had no idea where he was, he knew how to reach his goal.

[You need to become a Mystic Being in less than a year, but even if you become one, your lifespan would not increase as much as other Tier 4s. But when you become an Immortal, you'll not have this problem anymore.]

Corey frowned when he heard this, and then a translucent screen appeared in front of him. The translucent screen was the map that showed the locations of nearby Evolution Centers. He looked at it, and when he saw a golden dot on the screen, he closed the map and turned to his right.

'Am I cursed?'

After hearing Nina's words, the word that came to his mind was that he was cursed, but he knew that should not be possible because of his status as a Demi-Paragon.

[You're not cursed. It's more complicated than that.]

Corey hummed softly, and then he asked another question that was on his mind.

'Who are the 'they' you've been talking about? Are they the Old Ones?'

[Yes and no… Don't think too much about it and don't ask so many questions about them. They are beings that are somewhat comparable to the Paragon Ancestor and the Supreme Ancestor.]

"Hmm." Corey hummed, and some minutes later, he arrived in front of a familiar building.

The Evolution Center in the Inner Area of the City of Sin.

"It's time to finally become a Tier 3."