Ashen: Hm… and how did you manage to do it?
Raizen: It's simple. By observing the pattern of your bloodline's origin. Even though I didn't understand everything, I copied part of your Devouring ability and added it to the Giant Demonic Eye. Now, all I need is some beasts to show you how it works.
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After hours of searching, they stood in the middle of the desolate forest.
Raizen: Alright, we found enough. Let's begin the test.
Direct Blood Control – Giant Demonic Eye: Activate!
BOOM!
A bloody red beam shot out from the giant eye, piercing through the beasts ahead. Suddenly, their bodies shriveled, their skin clinging to their bones, their veins dried up, leaving them to collapse as empty husks without life.
Ashen: Oh… you really did it! Did you restore the spear mold now?
Raizen: No. I have another idea. The spear was just a weapon I wanted, but this is the true goal I've been aiming for. What I will rebuild is not the spear, but the giant eye itself, relying on your technique.
Ashen: Hah? Didn't you want the spear instead of those fists?
Raizen: The fists were only an addition to the eye. What I'll do is remove the fist part, replace it with the spear, then reconstruct the giant eye using your method, making it more material and stronger. The eye will be the foundation, and with it, spears will naturally form instead of fists. Do you understand?
Ashen: Hm… I think I get the essence of it. But achieving it won't be easy, right?
Raizen (laughing madly): Who do you think I am, Ashen? I'm a genius seen only once in thousands of years. Just watch me.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the giant eye that was once half-illusory became heavy and real, as if it was part of reality itself. A bloody dye spread through it, turning it crimson red, filling it with an aura of evil and corruption.
Raizen: Hahaha! Do you see? The hardest part is over. Now, let's move on to forming the spears.
BOOM… BOOM… BOOM!
Three blood clots emerged from the giant eye and circled around it, throbbing in the air like beating hearts.
Raizen (gritting his teeth): Come on… take shape for me!
A red bloody light engulfed the three clots, and they slowly changed, stretching and shifting into new forms.
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Hours of exhausting focus passed.
Above Raizen now floated a massive vertical bloody eye, terrifying and overwhelming, surrounded by three crimson spears glowing with sharp, heavy auras, as if they could tear apart the void itself.
Raizen (breathing heavily): Hoh… finally! That was really exhausting. Do you see, Ashen? I told you I'd succeed. Now, all I need is to absorb more blood, and both the eye and the spears will grow endlessly stronger. What an incredible technique!
Ashen: Heh… well, congratulations. Did you gain any abilities for these spears?
Raizen: Indeed, what a technique! Even if it's not as refined as your bloodline's, it's still very powerful. With constant blood absorption, I might even surpass you in this skill. As for abilities… fine, since it's thanks to you that I got here, I won't hide it.
In truth, the abilities are not for the spears, but for the giant eye itself. It is the foundation, after all. In addition to its old powers, I gained two new abilities.
Ashen (surprised): Wow… even I only got one ability after forming the chains!
Raizen: Heh, I added something from the Spear Intent during the shaping. I think that's why I got two.
The first ability… is the Piercing Eye.
With just one look from this eye, I can pierce through anything… as long as it's not far stronger than me.
Ashen: Isn't that the same as what you did before with your spear?
Raizen: It may look similar, but it's different.
First: Speed. The eye only needs a glance, while the spear required movement.
Second: Power. The piercing from the eye is far stronger, with greater range.
Third: Variety. This ability isn't limited to physical attacks. It can be turned into a spiritual attack, devastating against enemies with weak souls, or an attack on awareness and mind, causing confusion and illusions.
But… the drawback is that I can only use it once at a time, unlike the spear where I could launch multiple strikes. On top of that, it consumes a huge amount of energy, and the pressure on the soul is far heavier. Still… it's a formidable ability.
Ashen: What a power… it really seems Intents change the very essence of abilities. And the second ability?
Raizen (smiling mysteriously, his eye glowing with a strange light): Hehe… that's a secret, Ashen. Not all my cards are on the table. Besides, I can't use it yet… it requires a higher cultivation level.
Ashen (seriously): Heh, fair enough. Since you got what you wanted, it's my turn now.