Chapter 931: Adapting (2/2)

At least, that was his plan. Unfortunately for him, the Whale Tooth Sword only stopped when it touched the ground, nicking a part of the rock. Sighing, he continued to swing it, getting used to the skin armor he had created.

And, as he sweated, his sweat coursed through the skin, forming on its external surface. Moreover, when he doused himself with the water, the skin absorbed them, retaining some within itself, healing him for longer durations while remaining in contact with his skin.

At first, he was unable to emit any Neon Radiance through the skin. But as he turned up the intensity while working out, occasionally dousing himself with the water, Krune realized that the skin armor was slowly changing.

It was getting adjusted to his body, his form, his presence, and his abilities. It did come as a surprise to him, for he wondered if the ocean water had such properties as well. Since he hadn't tested it before, he wasn't sure.

Moreover, he wasn't sure if it was brought about by a special mineral composition within the mountain range that the ocean water absorbed while seeping through. He wasn't sure. Without his Divine Sense or even Mental Energy, Krune was unable to investigate.

Left with no other choice, he could only continue to train while observing the changes. After all, his mindset wasn't unaffected by them. Even if he changed species, it didn't matter. After all, once he left the place, he could simply commit suicide and revive as his usual self or figure out the cause and eradicate it thanks to his Spiritual Incarnation.

A normal cultivator wouldn't have such an option. But as someone with a Spiritual Incarnation, having absolute control over oneself was normal.

From time to time, Krune did pull up the skin armor, heaving a sigh in relief when he discovered that even though it was changing, it still remained as skin armor. It didn't attach itself over his skin. As long as that didn't happen, he wasn't troubled.

In any case, as he continued to use his abilities, the skin armor eventually adapted to him. Now, even while wearing it, he was able to use his Neon Radiance. There was some loss as compared to when he used it while naked, but Krune was willing to stomach that in favor of the defense the skin armor provided him.

For two weeks, all Krune did was eat and train. During his resting time, he worked on creating his gear. If anything, he needed to create a suitable undergarment with an attached belt that he could use to carry all his items.

For that, he used the tail skin of the two Monster Geckos he had left with him, embedding tiny bones that he had carved into it to form something similar to a belt, with the extra portions of the skin hung over like a parted skirt.

On his front, he made a pocket where he could keep the rolled-out parchment safely tucked within. On his right, he made secure pockets for the Water Essence, one per vial. Under it was the place to sheathe each Whale Tooth Dagger respectively.

And finally, on his back, trailing across the belt, were numerous holders for the knives. After all this time, Krune still had a good number of knives that were usable. Thanks to the thread from the fishing rods, Krune was able to keep everything well sheathed.

To experiment, he sprinted, jumped, rolled on the ground, and did a variety of activities in his cave, making ample use of the boulders. In the end, he determined that none of his items were damaged or fell out.

For work that was just done in a couple of weeks, he was satisfied with the result. Upon seeing as to how his reserve of meat was running low, only enough to last him another day, Krune exited his cave.

He still had no idea about where to use the hook and the handle of the fishing rods. So, at present, he just piled them at one corner of his workbench in the cave. His only weapons were the two daggers and the six knives.

For emergencies, he had a yarn of thread and a small packet of water. Now prepared, he walked on the solid rock ground, using the Sonic Radar to keep track of his surroundings, keeping the sounds he emitted to a minimum.

He was able to get a picture of everything in a twenty-meter radius around himself. And beyond that, he could still get a blurry picture through the Sonic Radar. So with that, he approached the forest of bone trees, looking at the tree with stubby branches as he observed the carvings he had made, following it as he soon approached the tree he had marked, intending to check its mutation.

He was still around thirty meters away from it. Just to make sure he wasn't ambushed, Krune unleashed a powerful roar that was short, not even spanning half a second. At the moment he received feedback, he turned and ran away, sprinting at his maximum speed in alarm.