"pain will be put as penalty"
"Well... nothing ventured, nothing gained," he muttered, shaking off the thoughts.
[Skill assimilation initiated: Infernal Demonic Claw (Rank 1)]
The scroll glowed then dissolved into motes of light that circled around Silvan, merging into his body. A searing pain coursed through his veins. He clenched his teeth to keep from screaming, his fists digging into the dirt below.
[Warning: Assimilation process will induce pain amplification. Estimated duration: 2 hours.]
Two hours. The thought of enduring such agony for so long was daunting, but Silvan pushed through. He had faced worse in the past and so did he. Not knowing that the pain penalty isn't the same for everyone. The more will power the stronger the pain becomes.
Silvan's body Shaked involuntarily as waves of searing pain wracked his entire body. It felt as though molten fire was coursing through his veins, burning its way to every corner of his body.Even his head wasn't an exception.
Desperation gripped him, but Silvan forced himself to focus. Through gritted teeth, he muttered, "Eyes… of the Dusk Lizard... activate."
The world around him shifted, Through the agony, Silvan looked at his hands attempting to see what was happening within his body.
What he saw froze him.
His Qi was moving wildly, bulging and pulsating like a living creature within his veins. Strands of fiery red energy twisted and coiled, creating strange knots at key points in his body.
"They're forming… pathways," he realized, his voice barely hearable.He traced the flow of Qi with his vision, watching as it spread outward from his core. The pathways extended focusing on his arms, concentrating near his hands. Silvan recognized them as the very things that were in that demonic man's body.
"This power… it's dangerous," he thought, his breathing ragged.The pain was unbearable, but he can see his veins widening. Time passed slowly as hissed of agony escaped from his mouth now and then. As time progressed it felt like his whole body was implied with needles from within.
As the process neared its end, Silvan's vision blurred, and his breathing slowed down it was tiring him down mentally too.
"It's done," he muttered, collapsing onto the ground. His body felt heavy, his Qi drained, but deep within, he could feel the strange path ways his body created.
[System Notification]
Skill Assimilation Complete: Infernal Demonic Claw (LV.1)
[New Active Skill Acquired: Infernal Demonic Claw(LV.1)
Unleashes destructive flame-based Qi attacks, channeling energy through specialized knots using the environmental Qi as aid.
The sensation of pain disappeared and the emptiness of his Qi changed which was so weird at the same time the mental pressure he was enduring also disappeared as if he hadn't gone through such pain a while ago.
Silvan clinched his fists while using the skill. His core right away reacted. And he can see what's happening with his Dusk eyes!
His core reacted sending forth qi in his both hands entering the three knots located on his shoulder then the middle joint then finally at the palm. The essence being send forth from his core.
" So this is how it works" Silvan puttered clinching his fists. The flames weren't harming him. But he can see it if he injects some more Qi the flames solidifies a little like real things. There were also thin lines on his fingers that worked as paths and shapes the claw.
It was quite fascinating to him.That person was a cultivator without a doubt. He didn't think cultivators had such depth and concept. Silvan also remembered something. He didn't collect the loots from the wildwood he killed. But realizing he can't collect them now as his double was destroyed and his main body can't exit the dungeon.
Silvan sighed,He let the skill go. The claws disappeared while the essences of fire retreated arriving in his core. Silvan clinched his hands. The skill wasn't active but he could feel it his Qi was still present within those knots and was channeling slowly on its own.
[Name: Silvan Owsris
Affinity: Fire
Trait: Puppeteer
Cultivation: Sixth stage of Body tempering (130/4000)
Stats:
Qi: 450 → 585/585
Endurance: 12 → 16
Strength: 18 → 23
Agility: 14 → 18
Intelligence: 27 → 35
Genetic codes
•Eyes Of Azur Eagle [Rank 1]
•Eyes of Dusk lizard [Rank 1]
Focus Visson [LV.1],Double body [Max],Dungeon portal [Max],Vein eyes [LV.1],Infernal Demonic claw [LV.1]
"I Grown quit a lot."Silvan muttered looking at his status window. He can't pinpoint which stats will increase. But he can see each breakthrough was increasing his stats latest by thirty thirty percent. Making him realize if this continues the gaps of future stages will increase. Meaning the stunt he pulled today won't work in future stages.
Silvan closed it and opened the Dunglord title. He remembered The system saying he obtained a soul or something along with something related to the dungeon subject.
[Dungeon Lord: Silvan Owsris]
Rank: 1 (5X5)
Active perks: Shard of Forest (Max)
(500 Dungeon points are required for ranking up)
Feature's:
Dungeon Map <>
Buy/sell <>
Summon <>
Subjects <>
Soul slots : 1 <> ]
[Soul slots ]
[Hint: Soul can be interacted with]
[Hint: The Soul of Xiao Yun can be used to create a Dungeon Subject. You may sell the soul to the system for 1000 Dungeon Points or use it to create a subject by selecting a body from the Shop or using a corpse of a slain creature or created body Additionally, you can choose whether to retain or erase the soul's memories in the newly created subject.]
Silvan's gaze lingered on the notifications, particularly the line about the Soul of Xiao Yun. He squinted, his brows furrowing as he read the hints over and over.
"A soul? I have his soul? What does that even mean?"
[To be continued ]