"Impossible! Unless that person has a supernatural gene, it is a pipe dream for him to ascend to the supernatural level!" The dark elf confidently stated.
Cleo cannot ignore her, as he is still planning on trading with their race.
"I have the strength that can kill supernatural lifeforms much easier compared to people at the same level; together with the ongoing battle against the lifeforms, I have enough resources to nurture a supernatural warrior, but because of my friend's unique condition, he is not able to ascend via the normal method."
He carefully explains it to her, noticing the expression of the teachers that had fought with him. The dark elf can only lower her head; she knows that she had spoken out of turn since she is not related to the subject they are currently discussing.
"I believe you; unfortunately, I cannot help you with your request to meet the person who owns the technique that I currently hold." Dragon Sabre's aura seems to have weakened slightly.
"I really need the technique!" Cleo is determined to let Leon ascend to the next realm; he is not going to waste such an opportunity to increase his strength.
"Do not worry, Lord Miracle Child, we are going to tell you the technique, but only if you swear to uphold the dignity of the creator of the technique," the enlightened monkey hurriedly said.
"What about the creator of the technique?" He might be interested in the technique, but he knows just how precious supernatural-grade techniques are.
"The creator would definitely agree on letting you and your friend learn the technique, especially since the both of you fought together with him and you are one of the reasons why I managed to avenge him," the enlightened monkey stated.
Cleo freezes, an image appears in his head, and he sighs as he instantly realises that the owner of the technique was actually the drunk teacher who fought with him during their battle on the wall.
"I shall honour his name and title," he solemnly promised.
Dragon Sabre without hesitation taught him the sword technique, and surprisingly, it is a simple technique that focuses on one aspect of swordsmanship.
Sword Drawing!
The technique's greatest trait is its speed; it can cut its targets in an instant, killing them before they can register what's happened.
The system immediately gives him a notification that such a technique is perfect for Leon, as it is a superior technique that derives its origin from a simple move.
The technique might be one of the strongest techniques that he knows up to date, but it has two glaring flaws. The first is the time it takes to use many of its instant kill attacks, and the second is the user's inability to follow up on his attack. The technique is a burst-type attack that drains the user's strength in one blow.
'System, has Leon learned it? ' He hurriedly asked, clearly excited with his greatest ally's ascension.
He also has a powerful soul blessing that is clearly much superior to the soul blessings that the Azure Berserk Monkey gives out.
[Cleo's Clone (Leon) is currently adjusting its physical body to follow the optimal path for the sword technique; it has learned it but still has not mastered the attack; without any soul, it is much more difficult for it to master sword intent.]
He is stunned; just as he is about to ask what he should do, the system already informs him.
[Suggest for the host to hunt a sword slave and use it's soul blessing as a sacrificial fusion for Cleo's clone (Leon).]
His eyes narrow as he quickly recalls the existence of the sword slaves. It seems that both he and Leon need one to improve their aptitude on the path of the sword; fortunately, he knows that there are multiple sword slaves currently present on the battlefield.
He starts scanning the surroundings; all the teachers have now engaged with the tide of lifeforms, leaving him in his current spot to recuperate.
'There! ' He immediately discovers a sword slave after seeing it kill three warriors surrounding it; without giving it any time to react, he appears besides it using dragon flight and killing it by using his sword.
[Ding! The system has discovered an anomaly: the instant the host killed the sword slave, other than its soul blessing, a unique energy enveloped the host's sword.
'My sword? ' He is confused; he waves it, and he feels the air getting sliced. He raises his eyebrow as he feels the sword has become an extension of his body.
'Wait! This feels like! No! It can't be! ' He is shocked by this, not because of the improvement brought to him by his sword but because he is exactly similar to a certain lifeform.
[Correct, the host has discovered it himself; you are currently similar to that of a sword slave.]
'So that means.' He turns to the sword slave that he just killed, but it quickly turned into dust; the energy that it had left behind was absorbed entirely by the system and the Gemstone of Life.
[There is an eighty-seven percent chance that the Sword Slaves are created by the corpses of humanoid creatures that learned sword intent and were contaminated by this realm.]
'As expected, but still, this realm is truly strange and intriguing.' Quickly snapping out of his reverie, he takes a deep breath and uses the abhorrent function that he swore to never use again.
[Fusion Starting...]
[Fusion Completed! ]
'Wait what!? ' He is shocked; he already broke his throat in order to stop himself from crying in pain, but there was no pain.
[Cleo's Clone is a unique entity that is deeply connected to the soul of the host; it has different requirements for using the system and the Gemstone of Life; some are simple and some are complicated; fusion is in between.]
'What do you mean by in between?' He feels that it is very simple since the fusion did not give him any pain.
Fusion is the act of combining two pet-type soul blessings; during the process, the two soul blessings would fight for supremacy, causing tearing pain to the soul.
'So that is the reason for the pain, but the Shadow Wolf is clearly stronger than the Gluttonous Fish.'
[But the act of fusion is considered defying heaven; it is suppressed because of its implications; Cleo's clone is different; it is the main body in all fusion; the other soul blessing fused with it is secondary, acting as a sacrificial item; if the compatibility of the fusion is high, there will be no aftereffects like pain.]
'But if the compatibility is low? '
[The soul-tearing pain will be much stronger than the fusion between the Shadow Wolf and the Gluttonous Fish.]
He takes in a deep, cold breath and inwardly swears that he would not fuse Cleo with any special type of soul blessing or pet type of soul blessing that is not compatible with it.
Even though he promised this to himself, he had already broken one of his self-promises when he used the fusion ability once again.
Leon's aura suddenly changes, startling those that are nearby. He lowers his body and puts his hand on the handle of his sword.
Sword Drawing Art! Beheading Flash.
SWISH! He seems to have disappeared in the eyes of everyone for a second, but when he reappears, he is already deep into the tide. The lifeforms that he had passed through were all slumping on the ground with their heads tumbling away from their bodies during their fall.
[Cleo's Clone (Leon) has successfully mastered a supernatural-grade sword technique (light speed sword drawing art). It has obtained the required martial art for evolution.
Will the host sacrifice a supernatural-grade soul blessing for the evolution? ]
"Yes, use the mammoth soul blessing as the sacrifice!" After saying this, he quickly commands Glutton to bring Leon to safety; he must evolve successfully.
Sacrificing the unknown Soul Blessing (Mammoth) will strengthen the defence of Cleo's Clone (Leon), but there is a low probability that it will obtain a new form. There is a certain chance of obtaining elemental mastery. [extremely low probability of obtaining the supernatural ability.]
[Compatibility: 29%]
He cannot help but frown. He realises that using the mammoth as a sacrifice is not worth it; not only will he lose a powerful soul blessing, but the compatibility is too low for Leon to obtain the greatest benefit for his evolution.
"System, do I have any supernatural-grade soul blessings that have higher compatibility with Leon?"
[Four Winged Eagles (76%), Dogman (66%), Treeman (50%), and Azure Berserk Monkey (43%).]
"Oh! I never thought that I had these many supernatural-grade soul blessings." It seems that during his crazy state, he had killed weaker fake supernaturals, obtaining their soul blessings.
"Show me the attribute of the four-winged eagle."
Sacrificing the Four-Winged Eagle Soul Blessing will strengthen the speed and agility of Cleo's Clone (Leon), and there is a high probability that it will obtain a new form. There is a certain chance of obtaining elemental mastery. low probability of obtaining the supernatural ability.]