Staring at the blood fruit I thought about today's events, more specifically the arte that I used in the brief battle with Lykan.
Abyssal Ascendancy is an arte that explains how abyssal demons with emblems should battle. I was basically summoning elements of the Heavenly Dao, they worked similar to circles but unlike them, I could use these elements however I wanted. The most broken part about Abyssal Ascendancy was that it required little to no arcana. As long as I had a high comprehension of whatever element I was using which was embedded into my emblem due to my comprehension, which in this case would be fire then all I needed to do was summon that specific element. This was not an elemental force caused by my arcana but natural fire in its purest form and the best part is that it uses the comprehension of my dao to form whatever element I choose. Along with this, the only artes I needed were my Into the Abyss Mantra, Chaotic Katana of Order, and whatever my body cultivation technique is, I no longer needed techniques or artes since all elements in their most natural form, except for the artes that come from my soul of course.
There were three levels or stages to Abyssal Ascendancy, the second level would allow me to summon my emblem within my body, giving me an infinite supply of arcana temporarily. Everyone in creation could only have access to only thirty percent of what they comprehended when they reach the max, it didn't matter your level as according to most you could only use so much for your battle artes, so to most experts, thirty percent is the max. That is untrue since it depends on the race, from what I remember demons and devils have access to forty-five percent, angles and fallen have access to fifty and high humans have access to sixty percent. Abyssal Demons, since they are the origin of all are the only race that will always have a hundred percent access to the elements, there was no changing that, so even without Abyssal Ascendancy I would be able to use the full power of whatever element or dao I used. At my current cultivation level, at the peak of Arcana Condensation people would only be able to use at most four percent of what they comprehended.
That was the main reason why that flame arrow did so much damage to Lykan. Black Dragons flames are usually pitch black to the point where light would be devoured by its heat, it is known for its destructive properties and is pretty much a free ticket into comprehending the Dao of Destruction, in fact, most people in the clan use their flames to comprehend both fire and destruction simultaneously. My flames were scarlet-black due to my race but no one will care about what they looked like.
The third and final level would push my emblem into my soul, making the effects of the second level permanent, so I could all-purpose be that element.
"This arte is far too broken... it's akin to cheating," I said as I now had my full focus on the blood fruit in my hand. The blood energy from its aura alone was giving me benefits, I would most likely reach the first order using this.
Body cultivation was divided into nine orders with the next order harder to progress to than the last. I don't know what is after the ninth order but from what I've heard there is another stage of body cultivation one must go through, after that it is godhood for the body. There are multiple ways to start body cultivation but blood fruits were always the way to go as you can only use one body arte and open the gateway to body cultivation once so how you start will determine everything.
Blood fruits will rejuvenate your blood, bones, muscles, etc to an unforeseen level, giving you an incredible foundation. While I am an abyssal demon, I never started my body cultivation and my body is still in its infancy stage so this will be of massive help, the foundation you would have when you used blood fruits could be determined by the tier the fruit is, the higher the tier, the stronger the foundation. The boost my chakras gave me would make the foundation more absurd than it already was, with how I was currently I could battle a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator equally but after I reached the First Order of body cultivation, under the late stages of Nascent Soul I was unrivaled. Of course, this was only due to my race and chakras as most people who reach First Order would at most be able to battle peak Core Formation experts, Nascent Souls could still butcher them.
At the end of the day, Arcana Cultivation was still easy mode, body cultivation was a lot harder but it gave one the advantage of being stronger than everyone on the same level as not only would they have a far stronger body, they would also be able to hold a lot more arcana. People had to make sure that the arte they were using was the best they could find as once you started that arte you couldn't go back. I stared at the blood fruit for another second or two before finally throwing it in my mouth and eating it in one go, it tasted sweet for some reason but I didn't really mind it.
I felt my meridians becoming sturdier and increase in size as scarlet blood energy flowed through my body, I felt my bones crack under the pressure and change the energy brought, surprisingly I didn't feel any pain or discomfort, to be honest. The blood energy toured through my entire body and proceeded to evolve every shred of it. The impurities started coming out of my body due to the blood fruit being high rank, causing it to completely wash all parts of my body.
Releasing a turbid breath of arcana I stood up and immediately got into the shower to clean the filth off of me. Drying my body instantly with a flicker of arcana I stretched my body, hearing the popping and cracking of numerous bones, My eyes widened hearing my body shiver and feeling it pulsing with power. I went up to the mirror to see if there were any changes and there were some, my dark skin gained more luster and it looked smoother, while my bone structure looked more refined, I might have to start wearing hoodies in the future, my face is too attention drawing. My body felt a lot lighter and my senses improved in every possible way to obscene levels.
"I actually reached the peak of the first order using that blood fruit, only late stage Nacent Soul experts and above can now deal with me, those people are basically the second years of the academy." I said as I still gazed upon my reflection in the mirror.
I wouldn't have to worry about challenges anymore as even if people go ahead and still do it I would have no worries, I was about to go back to my bed and contact Treysin and give him the news when suddenly my soul began to pulse and another stream of information entered my mind. When I calmed down and took a look at what I just learned, I laughed in pure joy as I dashed to my room and jumped on my bed...fuck Treysin, that bastard can wait.