Evolutionary Edge

*The struggle of the wild hones the sharpest edge.*

## Summary

Evolutionary Edge is a peak quality D-grade skill that Zac manually evolved from Nature's Edge after returning from Perennial Vastness. The old skill was no longer very useful, except for its burst function, due to his mastery of technique, and his movement skill; and Zac made alterations to the skill to directly enhance his axe and work with his fighting style.

## Skill Fractal Location

**Right Hand**

*Presumably the location did not change.*

## Skill Window

[D] Evolutionary Edge - Proficiency: Early. The struggle of the wild hones the sharpest edge. Upgradeable. **Chapter 1,086**

## D-Grade Evolution

### Reasoning

* Today, he barely used **[Nature's Edge]** to empower his weapon, mostly because of the huge strides he'd made with his technique. **Chapter 1,086**
* There was no point in forming a fractal blade when infighting any longer. If anything, a meter-long blade placed in front of your weapon made infighting more cumbersome. **Chapter 1,086**
* Not only that, but **[Verun's Bite]** was already so sharp and durable it was better to let the axe itself strike the enemies than to use an intangible blade. That was doubly true now that Verun had become a D-grade Spirit Tool. **Chapter 1,086**
* Meanwhile, releasing fractal blades at ranged targets was only somewhat effective. It was easier for Zac to just flash into melee range and unleash **[Nature's Edge]**'s area blast instead. **Chapter 1,086**
* He wanted the skill to regain its usefulness as a repeatable attack he could use to empower his combat style. **Chapter 1,086**
* The solution he'd picked for **[Nature's Edge]** was to transform it into a skill that directly imbued the weapon itself rather than form a blade. **Chapter 1,092**
* His idea was to create a semi-passive skill that could boost his lethality when infighting, and it had allowed him to execute a Hegemon and his Heart Curse with a simple swing. **Chapter 1,124**

## Early Proficiency

* Streams of gold and steel swirled around Zac's right arm, forming a shroud resembling a familiar figure—Verun. It was like a hazy miniature of his Tool Spirit had wrapped itself around his arm, instilling it with power and potential. In reality, it wasn't actually an effect of his upgraded Spirit Tool. Rather, the Dao-Empowered haze was entering his axe rather than vice versa. **Chapter 1,124**
* However, Zac calmly swung his axe upon spotting a small gap in the inferno, and a streak of deadly Life shot forth. The energy moved like it was alive, weaving through the web of destruction as it approached its target. At the last moment, it pounced on its prey by transforming into a fractal edge. **Chapter 1,124**
* There wasn't much difference between the edge and its predecessors when it came to appearance or function, but upgrading the skill to D-grade automatically came with a fundamental improvement. Energy. Ten times the energy was compressed into the small blade, making it incredibly resilient and a better carrier of the Dao. **Chapter 1,124**

## Commentary

* It was one of the first skills he upgraded after returning from the Perennial Vastness, and Zac had long since excavated every aspect and ability of the skill. **Chapter 1,124**
* Only a small part of **[Evolutionary Edge]**’s fractal design were responsible to create blades, but it was ultimately a Peak Quality D-grade skill. Each attack could create as much destruction as the E-grade skill's special burst just based on the huge discrepancy in energy. **Chapter 1,126**