99 Divine Awareness Obtained 2 (1/2)
”Devouring power… could this be the effect that synchronizing with Sylvester's soul has had on mine?” Jodye Trill seemed to suddenly understand something about source artifacts, leading to him reaching a series of other conclusions. This was like finding the one piece of the puzzle that made the rest of the picture make sense. Placing the remaining pieces became much easier! Jodye even felt his origin power reached the bottleneck of the Scholar Realm due to his comprehensions. He couldn't possibly advance any further before breaking through the realm.
Jodye mused silently, ”The abilities of source artifacts are influenced directly by my main soul, or in other words, the combination of my host soul and three hollow souls. This new life of the so-called main soul, Joseph Goldwolf, is basically the true union of our incomplete souls!”
Typically, this union would have minimum effects on one's growth.
”However, if the laws of fate summon your consciousness to the destiny platform and bestow you with a source artifact, then your hollow souls evolve into combat souls! Depending on the type of source artifact you bond with, your combat souls would have different effects on your artifact and growth! The soul is the key to unlocking the body's potential!”
In truth, Jodye was simply no longer the secret agent Trill Jodye of the past. That was merely his host soul's previous life! However, even if Jodye knew this, he couldn't change a nature he had already developed. At his core, he would always identify as Trill Jodye, in spite of accepting his new reality..
”Soul… spirit… body. If the soul is the key to unlocking the body's potential, then the spirit must be the doorway! My spiritual meridians are the gateway between my physical body and ethereal soul! My host soul is fused with the Volos warrior Janair Mazi's soul. We have become one, this being is the main soul. The Volos are Divine Dragons of the Legendary Realm. However, my soul is only synchronized with Sylvester and Xavier's souls. What does this mean exactly?” Jodye Trill was thinking rapidly, and his eyes were swimming with faint golden lights as if he had entered enlightenment, ”It means that Sylvester, Xavier, and I remain separate but grow together. They'll feed off of me like parasites, but in return, I'll receive many benefits from them as well. Also, thanks to my heavenly grimoire, they can fight by my side! The united soul force of all this becomes a spiritual door! My spiritual meridians are in my physical organs, they can influence my body directly!”
Unfortunately, before Jodye could complete his train of thought, he heard an anxious scream right behind him. Right after that, Eureka jumped into his embrace purring gently as she rubbed her baby-like face on his own.
”Mew!” for some reason Jodye was able to vaguely understand Eureka, as though he innately understood the ancient fey language. Jodye's heart involuntarily experienced warmth as he realized Eureka had just called him ”big brother.”
Snapping out of it, Jodye realized that the curtain of fire had finally disappeared. As he glanced back at River, he was shocked to see her petrified and sitting on her bum. She was staring aghast while pointing up with a shaking finger.
Jodye didn't need to follow her line of sight to know what she was looking at, as he immediately perceived their surroundings with his divine energy as soon the magical flames were gone. He didn't dare to try to break past those flames with his divine power, but now he didn't need to worry. Jodye and River were in an enormous cavern, that was presumably the home of their red-scaled friend here.
Since the tunnel that they came from was so slick that it proved impossible to climb up, there was only one exit.That exit was on the other side of this eighth level vicious beast. Right behind Jodye was the over 10-meter tall eighth level Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard! The menacing monster was glaring down with its crimson eyes and licking out its serpentine tongue. Jodye could recognize by its supreme yang scent that this beast should be a male.
It had blood-red scales that looked sharp and barbed like a steel pine cone, four claws on each leg, two bronze horns on its front legs, as well as a rune-covered bronze horn on its snout. It's terrifyingly sharp teeth were bared, knocking the wind out of Little River. Merely, the serene ice shell was still in perfect condition. As Jodye turned to stare into the crimson eyes of this eighth level vicious beast, there wasn't even a trace of fear in his gaze. This, in conjunction with the magical defense the opposite party had utilized, gave the vicious beast temporary pause. It didn't know how to react.
An eighth level Vicious Beast had almost unlocked its spiritual wisdom, making it far more intelligent than other animals.
”Baby sister Eureka, I want to keep this one as a slave, so he cannot die. However, he tried to kill your big brother, are you going to just let this go?” Jodye shamelessly cooed to the Twilight Sphinx in his embrace. Shockingly, he saw a tinge of rage color Eureka's eyes. He couldn't help but praise, ”Baby god beasts sure are smart little guys!”
”Mew!” Eureka's tiny voice sounded like the notes of a flute as it magnified and echoed throughout this vast cavern they had entered. It seemed as if nature itself had answered the kitten's call, as the temperature plummetted. This suddenly reminded Jodye of his mother, and his mood instantly turned solemn. The serene ice shell shook and broke into five sharp meter long ice blades, in the shape of a claw!
”Magic, it's magic!” Jodye marveled. Was this Lifeblood magic?
Eureka hopped out Jodye's embrace as powerful serenity qi momentum exploded from the twilight sphinx kitten's body. As Eureka swiped out with her paw the ice claw slashed across the face of the Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard!
”Spluuuurrrt.”
”Roar~~~~!”
The slap made the red-scaled fire lizard's body spin by 180 degrees, as it crashed pathetically on its back. A considerable gash appeared on the Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard's maw as its blood rained down, threatening to burn the two children with its boiling hot temperature. Jodye picked River up and rapidly fell back, narrowly avoiding the boiling blood.
Jodye's eyes shined! Eureka was powerful! Albeit a bit uncreative, she was definitely intense, ”Eureka, seal him!”
”Mew!” Eureka released another proud shout, stirring the serenity laws in the surroundings. River Nile watched in shock as pink and silver ice encased and sealed the Red-scaled Fire Lizard faster than the beast could claw its way out. After a mere two breathes of time the eighth level vicious beast was totally frozen, its life force slowly eroding away.
Jodye Trill fearlessly approached the frozen Red-scaled Fire Lizard. He felt as if those crimson eyes were still glaring at him with thick hatred and killing intent. Jodye knew that this beast still had the heart of a dragon sleeping somewhere inside. He had to make sure that the dragon's heart continued to sleep. He glanced at Eureka and spoke a single word, ”More.”
”Mew!” Eureka increased the power of the serenity qi, and the pink parts of the ice started to turn purple and colder by a wide margin. Jodye finally saw a trace a panic appear in the eighth level vicious beast's defiant eyes. However, he knew the creature had not yet given up. Thus, Jodye sat down in the lotus position and meditated to arrange his thoughts.
”Spiritual power… spiritual power… the ethereal turned material, isn't this what true essence is? Could true worldly essence be the spiritual door that links a star with the heavens? Are the heavens the equivalent to the soul of the stars? Of the universe itself? If this is true, it temporarily explains why with spiritual power it becomes possible to temper my soul with sky energies!”
Eureka!
Sudden enlightenment!