Chapter 46: Spiritual Sea Storm
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Chapter 46: Spiritual Sea Storm
Sage felt his soul getting ripped and torn apart by the raging winds overtaking his spiritual sea. Gradually growing smaller as he felt the meager amount of spirit power remaining within him. The Eye of the World had nearly drained him completely and his time was about to run out. The hope that the Eye was growing weaker was nearly completely gone now and Sage gave up with his attempts to subdue it with flame. Is there really no way for me to get out of this situation? It seems to fit with that saying Ive heard here: A bird dies for food and people die for wealth.
He had been hoping to damage the Eye enough to weaken it, at least enough to let him pull back his spirit power and escape. Never would he have imagined that simply trying to examine the Eye would lead him to this state and send him speeding towards death. It was no wonder there were so many warnings and statements of caution in the treasure hunting guides. There was no telling just how these things would react. Its just too bad that all the treasures arent like that Seed of Life and just happily jump into my body of their own accord.
That random thought suddenly stopped Sages mind. He remembered the Heavenly Treasures guide listed two qualifications to capturing the treasures getting it into the body and resisting its power. Sage suddenly tried to pull the Eye of the World into his own internal space, just like how it was currently within the Twin Ringed Soul Serpents body. The Eye completely resisted him, he felt like there was a barrier around the Eye that separated him from it like oil and water. Wait how did I even bring it into the Serpents body?
With this idea in mind, Sage realized that the Serpents spirit power was unaffected by the strange suction force. A completely insane idea popped into his head. Within the True Insect Immortal Index the Merge techniques final level was a forbidden ability. The capability to truly and completely merge the Cultivator with their linked Chong. At the time Sage had thought of it as a Spirit Insect whenever he read the word Chong, but at this point after having experimented for years and linked to a Serpent this time around he realized how wrong he was. The forbidden ability was one that had led to persecution in the past and also destroyed the future of many young cultivators who had irreversibly turned themselves into monsters. I dont want to turn into a monster, but what other choice do I have?
Moments earlier, his consciousness had been thrust into his Spiritual Sea. His soul clinging tightly to the light of the Seed of Life, huddling away from the rapidly encroaching whirlwind of fog. A moment later, the Twin Ringed Serpents soul entered the area where his soul was. The Seed of Life no longer harming it as a special sort of energy drew the Serpents soul towards Sages. At the last instant before they touched, the Serpents Twin Soul suddenly rushed over and tried to separate them. Fighting frantically to keep the two souls, man and serpent, from combining. The Serpent made a desperation move, the Twin Soul actually twining together with it before slowly being absorbed. The energy that made up the Twin Soul was absorbed into the Twin Ringed Serpents soul, causing it to grow larger. The Serpent Soul was as large as an arm of Sages soul, and it seemed to be not nearly enough as the technique was unstoppable at this point.
The two souls began to meld together, the mind and consciousness of the two being smashed together. Sage was dropped into a dreamlike state as his memories, personality, and even his identity was merged together with that of the Serpent. The strength of the soul determined how they combined, which meant that Sage made up the majority of the combination. At the same time, the melding of soul and mind meant that the end result of this fusion would create a creature that was completely unique from either of the originating beings. The fusion of souls losing their shapes, swirling into a cocoon shape within the Spiritual Sea just like that around the body in the physical world.
As the mind and souls of the Serpent and Cultivator begin to combine and slip into a state of unconsciousness, the physical body of the two combined in a far more drastic way. Every inch of the two began to combine, taking aspects from the two creatures and fusing their qualities. A serpent had nearly twice as many bones as a human, but the variety among the bones was far less. Snakes were mostly made up of vertebrae, ribs, and a complicated skull. On the other hand, humans had much more variety among their bones to support their limbs and create their dexterous toes and fingers. Sages began to transform from the ground up, his spinal column and ribs changing to be like those of a snake. His vertebrae and ribs multiplying in number, gaining movability, and shrinking as they line his body. His pelvis gained flexible joints to allow it to compress, and more drastically his legs disappeared. That previously vestigial tailbone turned into the continuation of his spinal column. Sages legs were quickly replaced by a massive snake tail, transforming his body shape into that of a half-man, half-snake. The combination giving him a body matching that of the Mythical Naga or Lamia.
His breastbone disappeared and his shoulders gained extra joints just like his pelvis, giving this new body the ability to squeeze through tight spaces. Sages head also underwent massive changes, his forehead shortening, skull elongating and the connection point with his spine moving up towards the back of his head. If he were to now tilt his head upwards it would be long and narrow just like a snake. Most drastic was the addition of extra joints around his jaw and face. An extra hinge on his jaw increased the vertical width his mouth could open, his chin was split in half and another set of joints allowed his mouth to open horizontally, and lastly another set made it possible to swing the upper jaw and now flattened nose forward. Along with a special throat tube, this new Naga body would be just like a snake that could swallow larger creatures than its own body.
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Chapter 46: Spiritual Sea Storm
Sage felt his soul getting ripped and torn apart by the raging winds overtaking his spiritual sea. Gradually growing smaller as he felt the meager amount of spirit power remaining within him. The Eye of the World had nearly drained him completely and his time was about to run out. The hope that the Eye was growing weaker was nearly completely gone now and Sage gave up with his attempts to subdue it with flame. Is there really no way for me to get out of this situation? It seems to fit with that saying Ive heard here: A bird dies for food and people die for wealth.
He had been hoping to damage the Eye enough to weaken it, at least enough to let him pull back his spirit power and escape. Never would he have imagined that simply trying to examine the Eye would lead him to this state and send him speeding towards death. It was no wonder there were so many warnings and statements of caution in the treasure hunting guides. There was no telling just how these things would react. Its just too bad that all the treasures arent like that Seed of Life and just happily jump into my body of their own accord.
That random thought suddenly stopped Sages mind. He remembered the Heavenly Treasures guide listed two qualifications to capturing the treasures getting it into the body and resisting its power. Sage suddenly tried to pull the Eye of the World into his own internal space, just like how it was currently within the Twin Ringed Soul Serpents body. The Eye completely resisted him, he felt like there was a barrier around the Eye that separated him from it like oil and water. Wait how did I even bring it into the Serpents body?
With this idea in mind, Sage realized that the Serpents spirit power was unaffected by the strange suction force. A completely insane idea popped into his head. Within the True Insect Immortal Index the Merge techniques final level was a forbidden ability. The capability to truly and completely merge the Cultivator with their linked Chong. At the time Sage had thought of it as a Spirit Insect whenever he read the word Chong, but at this point after having experimented for years and linked to a Serpent this time around he realized how wrong he was. The forbidden ability was one that had led to persecution in the past and also destroyed the future of many young cultivators who had irreversibly turned themselves into monsters. I dont want to turn into a monster, but what other choice do I have?
Moments earlier, his consciousness had been thrust into his Spiritual Sea. His soul clinging tightly to the light of the Seed of Life, huddling away from the rapidly encroaching whirlwind of fog. A moment later, the Twin Ringed Serpents soul entered the area where his soul was. The Seed of Life no longer harming it as a special sort of energy drew the Serpents soul towards Sages. At the last instant before they touched, the Serpents Twin Soul suddenly rushed over and tried to separate them. Fighting frantically to keep the two souls, man and serpent, from combining. The Serpent made a desperation move, the Twin Soul actually twining together with it before slowly being absorbed. The energy that made up the Twin Soul was absorbed into the Twin Ringed Serpents soul, causing it to grow larger. The Serpent Soul was as large as an arm of Sages soul, and it seemed to be not nearly enough as the technique was unstoppable at this point.
The two souls began to meld together, the mind and consciousness of the two being smashed together. Sage was dropped into a dreamlike state as his memories, personality, and even his identity was merged together with that of the Serpent. The strength of the soul determined how they combined, which meant that Sage made up the majority of the combination. At the same time, the melding of soul and mind meant that the end result of this fusion would create a creature that was completely unique from either of the originating beings. The fusion of souls losing their shapes, swirling into a cocoon shape within the Spiritual Sea just like that around the body in the physical world.
As the mind and souls of the Serpent and Cultivator begin to combine and slip into a state of unconsciousness, the physical body of the two combined in a far more drastic way. Every inch of the two began to combine, taking aspects from the two creatures and fusing their qualities. A serpent had nearly twice as many bones as a human, but the variety among the bones was far less. Snakes were mostly made up of vertebrae, ribs, and a complicated skull. On the other hand, humans had much more variety among their bones to support their limbs and create their dexterous toes and fingers. Sages began to transform from the ground up, his spinal column and ribs changing to be like those of a snake. His vertebrae and ribs multiplying in number, gaining movability, and shrinking as they line his body. His pelvis gained flexible joints to allow it to compress, and more drastically his legs disappeared. That previously vestigial tailbone turned into the continuation of his spinal column. Sages legs were quickly replaced by a massive snake tail, transforming his body shape into that of a half-man, half-snake. The combination giving him a body matching that of the Mythical Naga or Lamia.
His breastbone disappeared and his shoulders gained extra joints just like his pelvis, giving this new body the ability to squeeze through tight spaces. Sages head also underwent massive changes, his forehead shortening, skull elongating and the connection point with his spine moving up towards the back of his head. If he were to now tilt his head upwards it would be long and narrow just like a snake. Most drastic was the addition of extra joints around his jaw and face. An extra hinge on his jaw increased the vertical width his mouth could open, his chin was split in half and another set of joints allowed his mouth to open horizontally, and lastly another set made it possible to swing the upper jaw and now flattened nose forward. Along with a special throat tube, this new Naga body would be just like a snake that could swallow larger creatures than its own body.
Chapter 46: Spiritual Sea StormSage felt his soul getting ripped and torn apart by the raging winds overtaking his spiritual sea. Gradually growing smaller as he felt the meager amount of spirit power remaining within him. The Eye of the World had nearly drained him completely and his time was about to run out. The hope that the Eye was growing weaker was nearly completely gone now and Sage gave up with his attempts to subdue it with flame. Is there really no way for me to get out of this situation? It seems to fit with that saying Ive heard here: A bird dies for food and people die for wealth.He had been hoping to damage the Eye enough to weaken it, at least enough to let him pull back his spirit power and escape. Never would he have imagined that simply trying to examine the Eye would lead him to this state and send him speeding towards death. It was no wonder there were so many warnings and statements of caution in the treasure hunting guides. There was no telling just how these things would react. Its just too bad that all the treasures arent like that Seed of Life and just happily jump into my body of their own accord.That random thought suddenly stopped Sages mind. He remembered the Heavenly Treasures guide listed two qualifications to capturing the treasures getting it into the body and resisting its power. Sage suddenly tried to pull the Eye of the World into his own internal space, just like how it was currently within the Twin Ringed Soul Serpents body. The Eye completely resisted him, he felt like there was a barrier around the Eye that separated him from it like oil and water. Wait how did I even bring it into the Serpents body? With this idea in mind, Sage realized that the Serpents spirit power was unaffected by the strange suction force. A completely insane idea popped into his head. Within the True Insect Immortal Index the Merge techniques final level was a forbidden ability. The capability to truly and completely merge the Cultivator with their linked Chong. At the time Sage had thought of it as a Spirit Insect whenever he read the word Chong, but at this point after having experimented for years and linked to a Serpent this time around he realized how wrong he was. The forbidden ability was one that had led to persecution in the past and also destroyed the future of many young cultivators who had irreversibly turned themselves into monsters. I dont want to turn into a monster, but what other choice do I have?Moments earlier, his consciousness had been thrust into his Spiritual Sea. His soul clinging tightly to the light of the Seed of Life, huddling away from the rapidly encroaching whirlwind of fog. A moment later, the Twin Ringed Serpents soul entered the area where his soul was. The Seed of Life no longer harming it as a special sort of energy drew the Serpents soul towards Sages. At the last instant before they touched, the Serpents Twin Soul suddenly rushed over and tried to separate them. Fighting frantically to keep the two souls, man and serpent, from combining. The Serpent made a desperation move, the Twin Soul actually twining together with it before slowly being absorbed. The energy that made up the Twin Soul was absorbed into the Twin Ringed Serpents soul, causing it to grow larger. The Serpent Soul was as large as an arm of Sages soul, and it seemed to be not nearly enough as the technique was unstoppable at this point. The two souls began to meld together, the mind and consciousness of the two being smashed together. Sage was dropped into a dreamlike state as his memories, personality, and even his identity was merged together with that of the Serpent. The strength of the soul determined how they combined, which meant that Sage made up the majority of the combination. At the same time, the melding of soul and mind meant that the end result of this fusion would create a creature that was completely unique from either of the originating beings. The fusion of souls losing their shapes, swirling into a cocoon shape within the Spiritual Sea just like that around the body in the physical world. As the mind and souls of the Serpent and Cultivator begin to combine and slip into a state of unconsciousness, the physical body of the two combined in a far more drastic way. Every inch of the two began to combine, taking aspects from the two creatures and fusing their qualities. A serpent had nearly twice as many bones as a human, but the variety among the bones was far less. Snakes were mostly made up of vertebrae, ribs, and a complicated skull. On the other hand, humans had much more variety among their bones to support their limbs and create their dexterous toes and fingers. Sages began to transform from the ground up, his spinal column and ribs changing to be like those of a snake. His vertebrae and ribs multiplying in number, gaining movability, and shrinking as they line his body. His pelvis gained flexible joints to allow it to compress, and more drastically his legs disappeared. That previously vestigial tailbone turned into the continuation of his spinal column. Sages legs were quickly replaced by a massive snake tail, transforming his body shape into that of a half-man, half-snake. The combination giving him a body matching that of the Mythical Naga or Lamia. His breastbone disappeared and his shoulders gained extra joints just like his pelvis, giving this new body the ability to squeeze through tight spaces. Sages head also underwent massive changes, his forehead shortening, skull elongating and the connection point with his spine moving up towards the back of his head. If he were to now tilt his head upwards it would be long and narrow just like a snake. Most drastic was the addition of extra joints around his jaw and face. An extra hinge on his jaw increased the vertical width his mouth could open, his chin was split in half and another set of joints allowed his mouth to open horizontally, and lastly another set made it possible to swing the upper jaw and now flattened nose forward. Along with a special throat tube, this new Naga body would be just like a snake that could swallow larger creatures than its own body.
