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After inspecting the nest, Vlad stepped forward, touching the egg and feeling its warmth. Unlike Chris, he wasn't attacked by some sort of thunderbolt or zapping attack, and he could feel the life of the little guy inside growing stronger and bigger. The requirements for the egg to hatch were quite interesting.
He had to imbue the egg with as much energy as possible; there didn't seem to be any upper limits. And based on how much energy he infused, the beast within the egg would receive bonuses to his stats or even obtain new skills.
Of course, it wasn't 100% confirmed; there were chances, but these chances could increase the more energy he infused. He also assumed he couldn't ask for the help of others, as that might end up with more backlashes like what Chris experienced.
"Alright, let's do this."
Once finally ready and making sure there wouldn't be disturbances, the Vampire Prince quickly released his Aura and infused it with everything he had into the egg; manipulating the Aura with his own mind and will become something easy for him, despite how other Players usually struggled with these supernatural powers.
FLUOSH!
First, he began infusing Arcana as much as possible. The Arcana emerged as a blue-colored, sparkling energy, wrapping around the egg and giving it a magical aura, resembling blue-colored clouds with sparks that resembled tiny stars.
"Aaah, this is as much Arcana as I… have… Now, this…!"
Next, he infused the egg with his Blood Energy, coming from his very Blood Core. This energy was packed with great amounts of power, as his Blood Core was very high ranked.
FLASH!
The Vampire Prince glanced as the egg suddenly gained a red-colored aura and even red-colored dots here and there… it also gained a strangely ominous and intimidating presence.
"Now… let's go for the stronger energies."
He smiled, beginning to infuse the egg with the power of his Soul Essence, and also of his Spiritual Blood Ki!
His Soul Aura emerged from his body, resembling a golden flame that encompassed the egg, then his Spiritual Blood Ki, looking like a brighter, sparkling version of his Blood Energy.
Both energies filled the egg, which devoured everything with a lot of hunger, without even feeling full at all.
"Haah… Haah… I-I think that's it? About the Blessings, I have no idea how to do that; it's probably automatic, but…"
["What do you mean this is it? Use my power as well, fool!"]
"Your power?!"
The Heavenly Demon suddenly started annoying Vlad again, his voice incessantly calling for him to use his powers.
["Just do it! Don't think too hard; it's obvious that the thing will become stronger with all of my endless Ki infused into it!"]
"W-Will that really work?! What if the thing dies?"
["It won't, don't worry…"]
"Uh…"
Vlad wanted to ignore him, but another side of him thought this might be the best idea that the heavenly demon had ever thought about!
If he didn't do it now, he might regret it for the rest of his life…
"Fine, whatever…!"
He wasn't going to do much fighting today; it was tomorrow anyway. His Heavenly Demon transformation would reset its cooldown by tomorrow either way, so it didn't matter if he used it sparingly today.
"It has been a while since I have used your power… So let's do it."
He activated the Skill immediately, as he felt his own Soul awakening, and immense, ancient power coursing through his entire body.
FLAAASH!
[The Character Background Trait: [Heavenly Demon's Soul (Legendary Grade)] has been activated!]
[For 10 Minutes a day, you'll receive 50% of the Heavenly Demon's former strength and abilities. And all debuffs and status effects will be canceled.]
[However, your mind and body will be possessed by his unending rage, charisma, and personality!]
It was the same ability as it was when he began playing the game over a month ago; it didn't need to change either way.
Some people might not think that 50% of the power of the Heavenly Demon would be that much, but that's only because they didn't know how truly powerful he had been when he was alive.
Because Vlad knew, he saw a glimpse of his true power when he confronted all three Outer Gods in the first Class Change Trial.
"Hahaha! Such a refreshing sensation! I missed not feeling like my body was all crippled…!"
Suddenly, his personality shifted instantly, becoming much more arrogant, charismatic, and talkative.
"Now, you little creature, prepare yourself; I'll give you as much power as you desire! You better not die on me!"
FLAAAASH!
RUMBLE!
The surroundings suddenly trembled as the Heavenly Demon and Vlad combined their power, infusing as much Heavenly Ki into the egg as possible.
The egg, like an endless, bottomless stomach, absorbed and swallowed every little bit of energy and power, constantly growing stronger.
To the point it suddenly began… growing later!
TRUUM!
TRUUM!
TRUUM!
With each tremor, the egg became larger, suddenly becoming metallic and changing from red to gold color, then black, purple, and back to gold and red once more.
Countless decorations appeared, carved into the egg's metallic exterior, depicting nine heavens, mountains, countless millenary beasts, and powerful men hunting them.
"W-What the hell is going on?!" Gofumina gasped in disbelief.
"W-Wow! This is his power! Vlad's amazing ability made him become so overwhelmingly powerful! I don't know the name, but this is it!" Emerlinda was hyped.
"Heh, he really used that?! He's crazy…! But the egg is somehow keeping up with him? Is it just programmed to really have no upper limit?!" Chris wondered.
After all, the amount of Heavenly Ki that Vlad possessed when he transformed was rumored to be just endless by him and Chris.
However, as he kept infusing more and more energy, his entire body grew stiff…
And he was emptied!
"Hah! It seems the energy I have has a limit at the end… It's incredible that this damned egg ate it all…! But would you look at that! You've become a rather fine piece of art now… Truly amusing."
The egg was now five meters in height, gigantic, and covered completely by metal of red, gold, purple, and black, and embedded with many colorful jewels.
"Now, what are you waiting for?! Come to me, my beast!"
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