As Zash clicked on the skill Fusion option Zash could see with his newfound skill decoding eyes how mana and Essense along with other particles within the pools were dancing forming a circuit eventually meeting together forming a foundation for arrays of unknown origin and matters which might even stun beings above Tier 10 as they were selecting the best method to fusing with Zash they eventually found one bit that too had a catch to it.
Looking at the buzzing prompt window opened in front of Zash he curiously read out the contents.
[System found a suitable method of fusing with the now enhanced Yet stable New Devourer Syphoning ability.]
[However the potential risks remains he same as the system can also only partially help the host with the skill Fusion process and the rest depends on you and this is the path system chose which is most effective in your case though the benefits received will be deduced by following the method.]
"So you're saying I get to choose if I could fuse with the skill by myself but the system cannot guarantee the best of its optimal boost in helping the fusing with the skill myself. I get all the Skill's benefits but may or may not be successful in gaining the skill is what you're saying ?" Zash asked curious and considered his options.
"Ok show me the downsides I will supposedly get from following the system's method." meanwhile the arrays and runes stopped after developing to an extent and awaited he further permission needed to start them.
[The potential Benefits remains mostly the same the Host can steal 5% of attribute points from strongest stats from Every single one of his enemies slain but can only gain one Skill per month at Tier 1 due to Your standards being too low and although the host is strong enough Host's Physical parameters are not fully understood by the system as such the system can only help so much ]
"So I either get minimal help or sail through unchanged Territory all by myself?" Smirking at his options and almost nothing too ridiculous of a downside at his situation Zash spoke once again.
"I choose the method system chose for me" Zash spoke unfazed while he could gain an skill from every enemies he could do that eventually in the future as well when he's a Higher Tiered Being and already had the absurd 5% of max Attribute points steal from enemies which alone satisfied Zash's needs he didn't mind if it was decreased to 3% as well but the Skill steal was only available twice per month as he was a Tier 1 Being right now.
Moreover Zash was not foolish enough to give up on this opportunity to receive ant external help he could get at least he moment as he was in an uncharted territory right now and. Had seen what an unruly Skill did to an almighty Tier 5 Dragon and what became of him he certainly wasn't cocky enough to brave throuh Everything himself and wherever he was in an unknown situation he Simply had to ask for help and support from around and he had that available so it would only be cockyness which would drive one to give up on these ample guidance filled opportunities presented in front of him right now.
"Say system I can steal 2 skills each month from any enemies right ?"
[Yes Host]
"Do I get to choose a Specific target to get a skill from or they are selected randomly or from the first enemy slain?"
[Answering to the Host]
[The host can select a target and choose whether if he wants to get a skill out of it, but yes the skill stolen is randomised and depending mostly on Luck & INT Stats of the Host]
Nodding with a smile plastered on his face Zash accepted this answer and chose to proceed forward with the fusion process as the process resumed the strain on the runes amplified and they converted into the same energys that previous helped Zash advanced in his First Tier up and gathered down almost like stars were falling slowly yet ever so dazzlingly the speed at which they fell were extremely slow yet stable and while the pattern might seem disordered they were very much in synchronisation covering Zash's upper body and forming a multi layered mana body which filled Zash with a pleasant yet overbearing power as he grinned at this process he was preparing from the next steps and understood that the next steps could be painful and he might need the medicines and excess of energys he had prepared beforehand and had a few worker robots on standby which held the valves connecting the two other pools just in case.
A ray of light pierced Zash's hands and drew arrays which seemed like Bloodarays which was somewhat of an long lost technique of the Ancients even Tier 10 beings might not know of anything related to it as it was long lost in history.
Zash without a thaught took note of the techniques used for making Bloodarays and recorded the process in both His mind and Recordings now overjoyed with choosing the system's help as it had helped him greatly up till now free of cost as for learning these sets of skills that was entirely up to Zash who as for now couldn't be bothered to try being distracted at this point.
Time seemed to have came to an standstill as minutes turned into hours.
By now 3 hours had passed yet the Baptism of falling starlight had yet to stop all the while Zash was feeling better and better of the situation he was in and really thaught he lucked out as this was ample effect already and he felt like he could take on whatever hardships awaited him in the fusion process.
While Zash was correct in choosing the right path and making the right decision to choose to go along with the system's help Zash was severely underestimating the strain his body and mind was gonna be during the fusion process.
As the 10th Hour came to pass by Zash was still mesmerising the feeling he felt at. The moment and was looking into the arrays and ways system was doing things and wanted to understand it better and had no problems sitting in the same position for years of given the chance to get to analyze these special Physical and mental parameters enhancing means system was currently helping Zash with.
And then the pain started to kick in.
At the 10th hour mark the same falling starsflakes if light fell onto the Qube of Devourer-Siphoning and the Faint Purplish aura radiated from it soon the aura turned thicker and the colour spectrum of the aura changed on the heavy note turning into dark purple to the extreme surrounding Zash and the pool he was in circling him like a seemingly hungry lion looking at it's possible prey, that's the feeling Zash was having right now.
As time passed the noticeable Devourer-Siphoning Qubicle had shrank from its original size and continued to shrink meanwhile the first Purplish Aura came into contact with the system's help .
Sensing a force compelling the ability to bond with Zash's the ability was a bit resistant at first but seeming to get what's best for it the ability started forming tubelike connections within his mana links seemingly as If a new Additional layer in his mana channeling network was being added the end result may be unimaginable yet so was the pain Zash was under right now as the process had just started and the energy was making and seperating the flesh from surrounding areas and.
"Is this how Sylphia felt ?" Feeling the pain and tremendous amount of strain his mana links were faced under. The horrifying process continued and as it continued the intake of Purplish Aura became more evident as the Qubicle had become 25% of it's original size and continued to shrink at the moment's notice and the Purplish Aura became like a dome enshrouding Zash as even the runes and bloodarays formed by the system barely held on as the Qubicle shrank more and more the equivalent amount of contents were released in Zash's body.
As the terrifying process continued Zash had a sudden surge of information flowing through his mind on how the ability worked and soon got the basic gist of it.
Still it was just a gist of it as more and more information surged into his mind making the pain multiply similarly Zash noticed the inner mana networks were now shared by a glasslike additional layer which purpose was unknown as of yet to him yet as he saw the process happening he couldn't stop marvelling at it as it gave Zash many theories and ideas he was coming up on the moment
"Mhhhh ! " Zash suppressed his groans by tightly shutting his mouth and held on he torment of mental and physical strain he was under just like Sylphia's Meridian forming process Zash too was going through something similar yet different.
The very fact that he had seen Sylphia go through this process had gave him an Idea of how torturous this process might be and he had prepared himself for this situation beforehand.
As more and more Purplish Aura became absorbed in Zash's mana links Zash who had nothing to do but suffer the pain which was barely bearable due to his 3 Secondary Brains boosting his Mental health and not making him go through a mental breakdown as such Zash just kept inspecting his body and looking at the changes while suffering the ongoing barrage of Physical and mental strain.
One hour passed and Zash could visibly make out an transparent tubelike outline both around surrounding his Mana Links and at the back of the Mana links seemingly Zash could only think of two things .
1: the Transparent outer tube might be for protection from Damage inflictions, Absorbing and processing Attribute points and Skills.
2: The Somewhat Golden Transparent tube had to do something with the Skill he had formed for storing excess mana and energy flow maintenance of sorts that's the only thing Zash could make out of this situation but they were only Zash's speculations and nothing was certain as of yet as hours came to pass
1 Day had gone by and the assault had yet to end any Normal Tier 1 personal had long been dead if it was anyone else than Zash who was leagues above a Tier 4 being in both Mind and Body.
Overall Zash's forte was his Mind as he was a Inventor and Pioneer in his own league and nobody came close to even hold a candle in front of him in this aspect. Even so it didn't help Zash's situation as his Cultivation was too an limited solution as he scanned just 10% of the Aura surrounding him had been absorbed by him yet this meant he had to suffer through much more than this and noticed his depleting Essense which too was being reduced as time went on at an visible pace.
"Haa?" Noticing something strange happing in his body yet again Zash inspected once again and looked within him which stunned him speechless.
His Mana links aside his Meridians too were Surrounded by a Faint Transparent tubelike structure which spread from corner to corner, crevice to crevice making Zash stunned speechless as how marvelous this ability was and if there was a possible end to its usage as this seemingly Otherworldly Devourer-Siphoning Qubicle was definitely not meant to exist as this defies the basic laws of understandings on so many levels as of yet Zash had only came across information about Cultivation from certain specific 'Few' Dungeons which played scenarios and had only came across a few certain Heavenly Medicines and Herbs on the island which was Understandable due to it being an Paradise in the literal word of sense and Zash had transformed it into an Essense gathering station which collected all the unused Essense throughout the world and even the almost yearly supply from the Bases on the Moon.
Yet this was the very first time he came across an Skill which was able to Tamper and Coadjust with his Cultivation skill which somewhat perplexed him as this was a bit Scary yet exciting at the same time. Shaking his head Zash just showed no interest in these things for now as this was not the time and soon enough similar sensations of his flesh being forced to reform around His Meridians came about the energy input with his body increased at an visible state by 2% a second which was great as the process was speeding along quickly yet also it meant greater amount of Pain Zash was in.
Previously Zash was somehow able to cope up with the situation but now it was entirely different. Quickly letting go of the distractions Zash clenched his teeths tightly doing the best to endure the pain while concentrating on protecting his body and mind from this new assault as for the other worries and advantages which may or may not come from this process is not known as Zash simply had no time to even consider them focusing on Cultivation as it gave him a sense of protection also the abundant Essense Energy from him made the process somewhat comfortable.
Bearing in mind as Cultivation is a unique process which refines energy as time passed by for example it could be used as an dilution solutions which removes all impurities and besides removing impurities also soothes all he body and it's functions and makes one's body's adaptability and power output to the peak of its performance for example take the Normal Red Essense which was weaker than the Immortal Essense which as well was Weak compared to Purple Essense and then there was the rocks and liquified Sources of Energys from the moon & Now the Huge containers full of unknown Primordial Gases which was even more potent than Everything else as his body kept refining these Essense his body itself also was producing similar quality of Essense which First matched Normal Red Essense standards at Nirvana Immortal stage but soon surpassed that stage and soon it became comparable to Immortal Essense level of Purity yet not quite as not every individual Essense particle let out by Zash was similarly some still remained slightly low levelled Red Essense standards which was due to their difference in categories yet as Zash hit the 1st Stage of True Immortal Zash's situation changed once again as the Essense braught out by him was Purple Essense standards yet some was of Essense was yet at Immortal Essense standards which was due to the difficulty of refining them which needed an technique to refine them to the best of their capabilities yet he had none and while he had an ideas to make a Cultivation technique for himself which was tailored suited fit for him he had failed to come up as the blanks for his own understandings were filled at this moment and currently he was suffering from Energy Deficiency and was forced to use the 2nd pool which contained Immortal Essense and Purple Essense along with the Energys braught by the shipment from the moon absorbing them to the best of his limits Zash felt a bit relaxed about his situation still the assault continued.
Seeing this Zash was somewhat happy as he had no idea how this heaven defying skill would react with this Energy around him and may react violently yet everything was stable. It was reckless yet somehow paid off as
Zash then finally focused to make a Cultivation Technique for himself as he was merely doing it first-hand and it was only a rudimentary stage it shouldn't affect his future much and knew one's very soul may experience changes if he decides to practice Cultivation technique while Also performing Energy Circulation Techniques as each Technique focused on making the Energy flow through one's body in circular motions from limbs to limbs circulating everywhere making every other place's energy saturation purer and cleansing impurities and stuck up Essensces which braught along impurities with them.
As time passed on 3 Days had gone by Zeke and Flo were getting worried yet knew it would make Zash's situation worse if they did something. They were merely spectating with nervous complected complexion unable to do anything for them who were being above Tier 10 standards this was a feeling they hadn't felt for God knows how many decades, where they can't do anything but hope for the best.