The damage of the red mist was too terrifying. It overwhelmed Kai's ability to regenerate. Kai felt his body becoming more and more powerless.
Kai opened his eyes and shifted his gaze to the King of Pain. He began to watch him and his reactions. Wounds began to appear on his opponent's body as well, but in much smaller numbers. The King's condition was many times better than Kai's!
"Damn! At least the gap isn't so monstrous... If he's taking damage, it's not that bad..." - Standing reasoned Kai.
He now understood what he needed to do next. If he could tame the regeneration process and figure out how to use it, everything would change. He would be able to spot heal himself and not waste a lot of effort. It is at that point that it will be possible to fight the red mist.
Next, everything will be decided by stamina. If Kai could endure longer than the King of Pain, he would win! Kai was suited for such a scenario.
"Since receiving this strange bloodline, I haven't had time to give it the attention it deserves... It seems like it's finally time." - Kai thought.
He recalled Kessia's words that by absorbing the blood of other creatures, he would be able to amplify himself. Thinking about it, Kai realised that bloodline was definitely related to blood. And the stronger its master, the stronger the bloodline.
Alas, there were no creatures here to absorb them. All the enemies in Asura's Hell were not real, there was no way to absorb their bloodline.
That said, Asura's Hell itself was very well suited for the development of this bloodline. This only became obvious after obtaining it. It wasn't too strange. Since according to Kessia, the Invisible Kings Torture Technique originated from her homeland.
Now Kai understood why that girl with fiery hair was so surprised. He was only able to cultivate this technique with the help of a human bloodline. It seemed that she wasn't very suitable for the Invisible King Torture Technique.
Looking at the situation more broadly, Kai began to realise what would have happened if he hadn't obtained Kessia's legacy. To pass the competition with the Pain King would be very difficult! It would take him a huge amount of time!
- Kgah! - Coughing, Kai coughed, spitting out a large gulp of blood.
Parallel to the huge array of thoughts in his head, the wounds on his body were becoming countless and horrible!
.......
Sitting beside the river, Kai opened his eyes. At this moment, he wasn't too much tired. It seemed like it was because he had hardly expended any of his energy. Even so, his entire body was whimpering and covered in sweat.
- Yeah... The further it goes, the more interesting it gets... - Kai said thoughtfully.
After leaving the Asura Hell, Kai didn't even stand up. He just continued to sit in thought. Pondering about his energy and those strange impulses, Kai felt something familiar swirling on his mind...
Thus, he continued to sit as if in a trance for over an hour... And suddenly, his eyes shone!
- That's right! That's where I heard something like that! - Kai shouted in a daze!
Looking at the water and scratching his chin, he uttered:
- The Law of the Flesh, there is a fifth law. Everything begins with flesh, flesh animate and inanimate, flesh material and spiritual, even the manifestations of nature have flesh.
- The Law of Energy is the sixth law. The development and activity of everything gives birth to myriads of variations of energy, its combinations and kinds.
- The Law of Spirit, is the seventh law. With sufficient time, everything receives its spirit, and its consciousness, which is the manifestation of the highest form of being.
After repeating this, he sat in thought for a while longer. Only after a few minutes he got up and began to walk round in circles, musing about something.
"I don't know where this Essence Sphere came from, but it seems there are so many truths in it... The last three Laws state Flesh, Energy, and Spirit..." - Walking in circles Kai reasoned.
After walking like that for a while, he stopped and started talking to himself.
- Thinking about the Laws of the Essence Sphere, I could never fully understand what the last three of them were about. Although the first laws, the Intangibility of Time and Space, the Eternity of Will, the causelessness of Fortune, and the Law of Life and Death, are very mysterious... But at the same time, you can make sense of them and understand a lot of things. I at least understood the approximate vector of thought... But the last ones... - Kai reasoned in his ear.
He had always speculated about the essence of the Laws of Flesh, Energy and Spirit, but there were no clues. None, until now...
Seeing these strange pulses in his body, it seemed that Kai had received a sudden enlightenment. Sometimes, sweeping, revolutionary thoughts, could come to mind completely by accident. Just by observing nature, people got incredible ideas. Something similar happened now.
- It seems that a living being has three important aspects... It is its body, energy and spirit... - Kai said to himself, - Earlier it seemed to me that it was all one whole... But it seems that I was very wrong! - With his eyes wide open, Kai said.
He was now very much elated. It seemed to him that his understanding of the world had reached a new level.
- The Body, the Energy Centre, the Spiritual Sea... They all acted as independent systems! Hahaha!!! - After saying that, Kai started laughing loudly.
Previously, Kai had perceived all these factors as part of a whole. It seemed to him that all of them were acting on the basis of his energy. But when he saw the strange impulses, Kai realised that he was very much mistaken!
- The Law of Flesh, Energy and Spirit, are the fruit of the Higher Triad of Laws and the Law of Life and Death. They complement and suppress each other, creating balance! - Kai shouted out in admiration, echoing the words of the Essence Sphere!
- Indeed! Energy could affect the body, and even help it recover. But the process itself is not based on it at all! It's the same with the Spiritual Sea! Although everything is connected and has an influence on each other... But at the same time, they act independently! Just like the Essence Sphere said! They complement and suppress each other, creating a balance! That's it! - Saying that, Kai exulted in his mind!
This kind of thing always caused great consternation. When one came to understand some global concepts that overturned their view of life, it couldn't go unreacted.
- The Flesh seemed to function on the basis of these impulses. The Energy Centre is based on energy. And the Spiritual Sea... Hmm..." Kai thought and was silent for a few seconds, "Perhaps my perception, with which I scan my surroundings, is something similar to energy and impulses... Can it be called spiritual energy? Or should I call it spirit? - Kai reasoned to himself.
- It all makes sense... I'm sure it's roughly the case! But we still have to test it in practice. Hasty conclusions are bad too... - Kai said to himself, slowly coming to his senses.
After some more thought, he decided that he would put these thoughts aside for later. Besides, as always, Kai decided not to share his thoughts with others. He was able to realise all of this because he had the Eyes of Essence, a strange bloodline, and the Spiritual Sea. And most importantly, the Laws of the Essence Sphere, showing him the path in which to ponder. Most likely, ordinary masters even at levels above the Cloud Sphere wouldn't be able to get to the bottom of such things.
Kai liked to stay in the shadows. He would much rather not be noticed than flaunt his talents.
- Okay, we need to figure out how to use this impulse..." Kai said thoughtfully, walking towards the river.
He was a little sweaty and hungry, so he decided to do some routine things. For now, there was no point in rushing to Asura's Inferno. If he didn't understand the principles of how regeneration worked, he would just be wasting time.
- It would take practice... Although the extreme conditions of the Pain King's domain would be very helpful in learning. But first, one must at least understand the general principle.
Kai realised that first, one must learn at least minimal control. Only then would it be possible to return to Asura's Hell and train in the brutal conditions. But at that moment, it would even be useful.
Pondering this, Kai calmly undressed and dove into the river. First he would clean himself up, and then he would think about the rest.