The second bloodline Orion had chosen was the Infernal Hellion devourer's.
Without waiting for his body to recovered, he drank it in one gulp.
His body, that had just reformed, immediately shattered again despite how powerful it had become.
Crimson runes appeared all over his body, accompanying his bronze runes as a searing pain suffused through his entire body.
His frame and muscles which had become relatively bulky for his age immediately became compact and slim as his muscles were repeatedly torn and rebuilt.
His skin melted off his muscles as dark crimson hexagonal scales appeared in their stead. In another instant, his skin regrew and completely covered said scales.
His magnificent silver hair fell out, immediately replaced by scintillating smooth silver hair containing a slight crimson hue that flowed down like metallic filaments.
Each individual strand seemed sharper than most blades yet they still felt as smooth and silky to the touch.
Orion didn't have any moment of rest as his dragon bloodline immediately roared to life, fighting the newly arrived Hellion bloodline.
There was a reason why cultivators spaced out their bloodline assimilations and took the time to familiarise their bodies with their new bloodlines.
Under the violent clash of his two bloodline, his bones constantly shattered and rebuilt himself, his organs melted them regrew as an endless amount of impurities oozed out of his small body.
"VULKRON!" Shouted Orion, his face grimacing in pain.
Immediately, an appeasing azure glow washed over Orion as his bloodlines pacified and settled down.
Covered in sweat and goo, Orion fell onto his back as he frantically breathed in and out.
This had been a close one, very close one.
Madly grinning, Orion immediately burst into a fit of crazed laughter.
"What a fucking madman…what even is the point of fusing with two bloodlines at once?"
"The thrill! A pussy like you wouldn't get it!" Loudly said Orion as his laugh thundered around the room.
'Lost cause…' thought Vulkron with a sigh as he went back into slumber.
Orion's laughter rang like a bell until he eventually fell asleep.
—
Waking up a few hours later, Orion felt invigorated as he immediately used an ability he had come up with using his dream runes.
"[Inner Display.]"
[Analysing data…]
[Complete!]
[Bloodline: Shadow Dragon God of Endless Darkness.
•Mutations: acquisition of dragon heart, extreme physical power, draconic physiology, Heightened senses.
•Abilities~
~Endless Darkness Rule: The darkness swears fealty to you and lies in the palm of your hand. You have complete control over any and all forms of darkness as your are its origin and creator. The darkness is a part of you.
~Shadow Realm Heir: You are able to seamlessly enter the realm of shadows as you are marked as one of its future Heirs and rulers. The darkness serves you.]
"Holy shit…"
As soon as Orion became aware of his abilities, a flood of knowledge invaded his mind as he truly felt like a God of darkness.
Seamlessly teleporting around using various shadows, Orion quickly calmed down as he checked the effects of his second bloodline.
[Bloodline: Infernal Hellion Devourer.
•Mutations: Demonic nature, Truth Deciphering, Cosmic reconnaissance, physiology alteration control.
•Abilities~
~Sinful Resonance: You are able to tap into the never ending stream of sin and depravity caused by mortals as you are its rightful wielder. You can influence and lead anyone into sin with utter ease as you control the origin of sins.
~Pit of Gula: Your existence is able to devour and digest anything as you truly bear the blessing of one of the primordial sinners.]
"Hm, though those abilities are good, with the plan you have, you'll need to constantly change and alter your battle style. It's gonna be a hassle." Commented Vulkron.
"Doesn't really matter if I create a battle style that transcends my personal attributes. My aim is to create a style able to accommodate any and all abilities. It's gonna take a while to get there but I'll eventually reach it."
Shrugging, Vulkron went back to sleep.
After cleaning up the obscene amount of blood and bones that lingered around, Orion called Cecilia.
"Congratulations on your- did you fuse with two bloodlines at once?! Are you insane? The rush of blood force could've killed you! Especially when you fuse with such pure and powerful bloodlines!" She frantically said as she immediately checked Orion's internal blood force levels and to her surprise, it was stable, eeringly so.
'H-how?'
"Now that that's out of the way, let's spar!"
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Wielding a simple double edged spear, Orion faced Cecilia.
Vanishing without making a sound, Orion reappeared out of Cecilia's shadow as a crimson hue hung around him.
Attuning himself to the sin of wrath, Orion felt his muscles bulge and his strength soar as he performed a vicious yet concise vertical slash.
"Very good, but you need to make sure you mask your internal functions. I can hear your heart beating, your blood flowing and your stomach churning. Doesn't matter if your steps are soundless if you give yourself away."
With a simple side step, she effortlessly dodged his attack.
Orion stood unfazed as his body became flooded with mana and aether, greatly enhancing his speed and mental abilities.
In a single instant, four after images appeared all around Cecilia as he had attacked at speeds way past what normal Blood cultivators could achieve.
Cecilia smiled as she deflected the four attack using her index finger.
Having expected such a deflection, Orion kept pushing as his body burst into a frenzy of dark blue flames.
Cecilia's brow lightly rose as she saw this.
"You can use your flames without the dao domain now?"
"Yeah, it seems like my Titan body mutated during the assimilation of the bloodlines. I don't feel any strain whatsoever using them."
His flames gathered onto his spear's tip as he thrusted forth, to which Cecilia once again dodged but he sped up as he performed another lateral slash.
CLANK!
As soon as his blade met Cecilia's finger Orion's figure became enshrouded by a cloud of obsidian arcs of lightning as he disappeared.
Reappearing behind her, his shadow seemed to spurr to life then duplicate as multiple versions of his self simultaneously slashed forth.
Teleporting behind Orion, Cecilia could only nod in aprovement as she sensed Orion already behind her, his gaze focused and calculative.
The sin wrath met Orion's void flames, bridged by his endless darkness as his spear became the vessel of such a powerful union.
[Storm Declaration.]
Orion fell into a deep trance as the six other sins joined wrath as he tapped into the true origin of sin.
Pride, wrath, envy, greed, sloth, gluttony and lust shimmered through Orion's apathetic pupils as he sliced his spear a second time.
[Sinful Declaration.]
His two attacks seemed to transcend time and space as they overlapped and fused, becoming one unstoppable force fueled by the endless mana and aether his heart provided him.
[Sinful Deluge.]