In the first three chapters, I introduced all of Rimuru's skills, but fearing the pace would be too slow, after he used "Devour!" on Shizue, I only mentioned one of her skills, Metamorphosis, and didn't detail its specific effects.
Here, I'd like to clarify that the skills Shizue gave Rimuru were actually Metamorphosis and Heat Manipulation.
Metamorphosis: Integrates and separates, combining various skills and promoting their evolution into new skills.
Essentially, this is a super Unique skill with heaven-defying growth potential; it can integrate skills to generate new ones.
After using "Devour!" on the Fire Spirit Ifrit, Rimuru acquired Ifrit's Duplicate, Flame Form, and Area Barrier.
As for Duplicate, those who have seen the anime know that when Rimuru transformed into a smaller version of Shizue, he mimicked a large male duplicate. However, because the male duplicate's mass exceeded Rimuru's Slime form, it was compensated with black mist. After being compensated with black mist, the duplicate's ability would be weakened to a certain extent.
This means the larger the object Rimuru mimics, the more severely it is weakened. Therefore, in the Marvel Universe, if Rimuru were to transform into something as large as Abomination, his combat power might significantly decrease, which would actually be a net loss.
The Duplicate possesses the same abilities as the main body and can be freely controlled within one kilometer. Beyond one kilometer, it can only share vision and execute commands. The main body can also issue commands to the Duplicate through Thought Communication, which is Telepathy.
Area Barrier can control heat within a certain range to prevent leakage and can also resist some physical and magic attacks, so Rimuru reduced it to a protective shield for use.
Through the integration and evolution by Great Sage and Metamorphosis, it later evolved into Multiple Barriers, which was demonstrated once in episode nine during Rimuru's fight with White.
White's sudden sneak attack severed Rimuru's arm, which was protected by Body Armor + Multiple Barriers, greatly shocking Rimuru.
Great Sage listed Mimicry, Flame Form, and Heat Manipulation together under the special skill Metamorphosis, then obtained the skills Black Flame, Molecular Manipulation, and Universal Change.
Universal Change is an ability that only requires a partial skill from a monster after "Devour!". If the skill is released without fully mimicking the monster's form, its power will decrease.
In the anime, Rimuru didn't transform into a Black Spider; he directly extended his palm and released Sticky Steel Thread to bind Shion, which is an application of Universal Change.
Black Flame is the ability to generate Fire directly from within the body without needing to create a Demon Body. In this book, our protagonist possesses this skill!
Black Flame Lightning, which Rimuru used to intimidate the Great Ogre, is a new skill integrated by linking Black Flame and Molecular Manipulation. This is a more advanced skill than Black Flame.
In the anime, it directly shattered a giant rock, but in the novel, it directly annihilated a mountain, making it an extremely powerful skill, which is why Rimuru said he wanted to seal it away.
Alright, that concludes today's supplementary information on Rimuru's skills. I hope you all enjoyed it!
and since we have 70 power stones then we have 3 extra chaps as promised