BXBX NOVEL Chapter 106 - Evolutions
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Noah acquired a new Skill, Blood Prison!
But what could Blood Prison even do?
Noah read its description in detail…
[Blood Prison: 1 (B)]
Only those who are capable of controlling Blood with incredibly high mastery can use this Skill.
Unleash the power of your blood, automatically generating a prison made of hardened, iron-like blood that can entrap a single target for a limited amount of time.
While in Blood Prison, the target Mana cost to use any kind of Ability is tripled.
Imprison Time: 5 Seconds.
Cooldown: 40 Seconds.
This Skill does not prevent the target from moving, and the Prison can be destroyed.
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Noah found this Skill rather useful!
And as long as he keeps increasing his proficiency, the time for the Imprisonment would increase while the cooldown would decrease!
"For now, it is not as impressive, but if it can reach high proficiency and then even awaken afterward… It could become a mighty Skill. I will make sure to use it tonight in the dungeon we shall visit…" thought Noah, as he began to use several Skills at the same time to practice their proficiency, even having his Blood Armor on all the time, as his current clothes were in fact made through Blood Armor as well.
Noah decided to keep practicing Skills as he ate and stockpiled calories, the hours went by and everyone seemed to have finally finished evolving.
"Ah… we are back up… Hm? Well, we didn\'t change much…" said Arthur.
Indeed, everyone seemed rather similar than before, as it seemed that when Vampires evolved, their physical appearances did not undergo drastic changes, but their internal strength did.
More than evolution, it seemed like evolutions for Vampiric races were more like Classes, and each evolution had a name that reflected the Class a Vampire could be.
Noah was a high caste of Vampire, and he became a Vampire Noble and then a Noble-Born Vampire Viscount, while the other members became Knights, Warriors, Priests, or other classes.
"Yeah, I am not much different… Hm? I got tattoos?" asked Timassa, noticing a small golden mark in her hand, resembling a thunder.
"Oh? I also have one…" said Arthur, noticing a black and yellow one, resembling a staff.
"Me too…" said Jon, showing a purple one resembling an eye.
"Noah, I also got one, what are these?" wondered Iris, showing her blue-colored tattoo that resembled a phantom flame.
"Tattoo?" asked Adamantina, showing off her own, resembling a black claw.
"Interesting… These are… (Blood Progenitor, what are these tattoos?)" asked Noah to the Blood Progenitor, freeing him from his Mind Chamber.
"Oh? So when you finally need my help you free me! …Well, not like I have a choice. Those tattoos are named Vampiric Crests, and form in Vampiric Subordinate when they reach a high grade of power, they connect to your Blood Core, and they can draw power from you by activating them," said the Blood Progenitor.
"So that\'s it… They are named Vampiric Crests, they can connect to my own Blood Core, and whenever you need power, you can draw from me to gain a boost in your strength or magic. Don\'t think on abusing it either, as I can easily cut the connection between the two," said Noah.
"Ooh?! So that is it! Amazing, Noah! You know so much about this stuff!" said Iris.
"Heh, of course, I do!" said Noah, without giving any credit to the Blood Progenitor.
"Oi, give me some credit you ungrateful successor!" roared the Blood Progenitor, as he was imprisoned again in the Mind Chamber.
"Amazing… Vampiric Crests, this means that we have all achieved a greater level of power thanks to Noah-sama… I am forever grateful for the opportunities you\'ve given to us," said Timassa.
"Me too, thanks a lot… And let\'s keep fighting and striving for more," said Arthur.
"Yes… I am very happy as well…" said Jon while smiling adorably.
"Master! Strong?" asked Adamantine.
"Yes, you are quite strong now, Adamantine… And of course, we shall keep striving forward, there are many things left for us to do! …And don\'t treat me as if we were pals in here, I am your progenitor, so treat me more respectfully!" said Noah rather intimidatingly, as everyone nodded while sweating a bit.
"A-Ah! Sorry, maybe we went a bit too carefree there…" said Arthur.
"Hehe, don\'t worry! Noah is in fact very happy! He just not showing it but- Nnguh!"
Smack!
Noah smacked Iris\'s head as he made her shut up.
"Ouch! That hurts… Geez…" sighed Iris while pouting, although it didn\'t hurt at all due to her immense endurance.
"You are a Vampire, that clearly didn\'t hurt at all," said Noah, as he crossed his arms, her emotional manipulation wasn\'t effective against this cold-hearted Vampire!
"Now let me inspect your status, I am curious about your current progress," said Noah, as he slowly began to inspect everyone\'s status.
[Iris]
[Bloodline: Dhampir/Phantom (Evolved)]
[Blood Core Rank: Level III: Noble-Born Dhampir Phantom Flames Knightess]
[Vitality: 310]
[Mind: 300]
[Force: 320]
[Skill(s): [Spectral Demonic Fox Transformation: 62 (B)], [Dhampir: - (S)], [Subordinate\'s Loyalty: - (A)], [Undying Body: 71 (A)], [Infectious Poisonous Black Claws: 55 (B)], [Blood Manipulation: 72 (C)], [Poisonous Blood Projectiles: 68 (C)], [Berserk Mode: 57 (B)], [Telepathy: 77 (D)], [Phantom Fox Spirit: 65 (B)], [Phantom Flight: 55 (C)], [Phantasmal Soul Wounds: 55 (C)], [Phantasmal Aura: 65 (C)], [Phantasmal Soul: 66 (C)], [Phantom Materialization: 1 (C)], [Nether Blue Flames Creation: 1 (B)]
Iris seemed to have kept specializing in using her Phantom Skills, now she possessed even greater mobility options and a varied Skillset that made her an amazing fighter at the side of Noah, her lover.
Phantom materialization could let her materialize her once ethereal phantom, now being able to also deal physical damage with them, and her Nether Blue Flames Creation gave her the power to summon blue cold flames, although not as strong as her other Skills.
[Arthur]
[Bloodline: Dhampir (Evolved)]
[Blood Core Rank: Level III: Devil Dhampir Corrosion Warlock]
[Vitality: 277]
[Mind: 320]
[Force: 294]
[Skill(s): [Healing Blight: 82 (B)], [Dhampir: - (S)], [Subordinate\'s Loyalty: - (A)], [Undying Body: 52 (A)], [Blood Manipulation: 62 (C)], [Telepathy: 41 (D)], [Corrupt Waves of Corrosion: 42 (A)], [Dark Light Barrier: 75 (C)], [Corrosion Domain: 35 (B)], [Self-Regeneration Tattoo: 43 (B)], [Dark Sphere of Erosive Contamination: 32 (B)], [Corrupt Blood Projectiles: 56 (C)], [Flight: 43 (C)], [Corrosive Poison Synthesis: 1 (C)], [Corrosion Beast Invocation: 1 (B)]
Arthur continued his specialization as well, but now he had the power to fly very well, and generate different types of corrosive toxins through Poison Synthesis, although he could not throw them, and they needed to be stored somewhere or they would simply all off his hands. He could also summon one single beast made of poison at his side, to assist him in battle.
[Timassa]
[Bloodline: Ghoul (Evolved)]
[Blood Core Rank: Level III: Ghoul Abyssal Thunder Witch]
[Vitality: 292]
[Mind: 310]
[Force: 290]
[Skill(s): [Black Thunder Projectiles: 44 (A)], [Ghoul: - (A)], [Subordinate\'s Loyalty: - (A)], [Gluttonous Hunger: 1 (B)], [Undying Body: 52 (A)], [Paralyzing Dark Lightning: 84 (A)], [Dark Thunder Armor: 54 (B)], [Electrifying Charge: 66 (C)], [Black Thunder Spirit: 67 (C)], [Dark Thunder Soul: 50 (C)], [Monstrous Electrifying Rampage: 43 (B)], [Black Thunderclouds Domain: 1 (B)], [Cursed Black Thunder: 1 (C)]
Timassa became an even better witch of Black Thunder, being an excellent offensive long-ranged attacked, now her thunder could even curse enemies.
[Jon]
[Bloodline: Dhampir (Evolved)]
[Blood Core Rank: Level III: Accursed Dhampir Devil Gazer]
[Vitality: 274]
[Mind: 320]
[Force: 292]
[Skill(s): [Clairvoyance: 78 (B)], [Dhampir: - (S)], [Subordinate\'s Loyalty: - (A)], [Cursed Evil Eye of Phantom Pain: 82 (A)], [Undying Body: 45 (A)], [Blood Manipulation: 42 (C)], [Cursed Blood Projectiles: 55 (C)], [Telepathy: 51 (D)], [Devil Life Sap: 60 (C)], [Devil Mana Sap: 60 (C)], [Cursed Evil Eye of Distortion: 35 (A)], [Energy Transfer: 40 (B)], [Cursed Evil Eye of Maddening Fear: 1 (B)], [Third Mystic Eye: 1 (C)]
Meanwhile, Jon intensified his specialization over Evil Eyes with a third new evil eye, and also the ability to create a third eye on his forehead to use this third evil eye alongside the others at the same time.
[Adamantine]
[Bloodline: Ghoul (Evolved)]
[Blood Core Rank: Level III: Nightmare Ghoul Shadow Berserker]
[Vitality: 310]
[Mind: 273]
[Force: 312]
[Skill(s): [Nightmarish Shadow Aura: 54 (A)], [Undying Body: 74 (A)], [Horrifying Shadow Demon Claws: 65 (A)], [Ghoul: - (A)], [Subordinate\'s Loyalty: - (A)], [Gluttonous Devourer: 54 (B)], [Shadow Demon Mode: 63 (B)], [Shadow Abyssal Flash: 1 (B)], [Monstrous Bloodthirsty Insanity: 1 (B)], [Shadow Spears: 54 (C)], [Shadow Beasts Invocation: 1 (B)], [Cursed Wounds: 1 (C)], [Telepathy: 1 (D)]
And lastly, Adamantine became even more beastly, and she now also had the power to summon a shadow beast to help her in battle… oh, and she can now use telepathy too, she was late for the party.
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