Chapter 378: Bloodlust (2/2)
Whoosh!
”See you…later?” As Horell responded to Aurus's farewell, he could not help but notice the peculiar aura surrounding Aurus at the very moment he was about to teleport. Eventually, he decided to just shrug it off and think of it as it being part of the skill Aurus was improving.
…
Whoosh!
By the time Aurus had arrived at the location he had marked on his system, the sun was already at its peak. Nevertheless, the heat of the sun couldn't be felt as strong gusts of wind blew over the area once in a while, making one feel colder than they normally would feel.
Sensing the density of Wind energy particles in this area, Aurus could not help but mutter to himself, ”As expected of a high-level region in Infinite Stick Evolution. The Divine Wind Valley is truly one of the best places to improve Wind-related skills if one were to talk about the continent of Arveridia…if it was called that anyway.”
Coincidentally, the Divine Wind Valley is also the place where Helios's Heaven's Gust Inheritance could be found. Though, Aurus came here not to undergo through inheritances, but to improve his comprehension over the Epiphany that had been given to him by the heavens.
With that in mind, he then went ahead and teleported to an area that was more secluded than most, eventually ending up in a slightly dense forest located near the edge of one side of the valley. Sitting cross-legged on top of one of the sturdier trees in the forest, Aurus closed his sense of vision once more as he attuned his body to the Wind energy particles.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Fortunately, Aurus's hypothesis was correct, sensing that his progress in comprehending his Epiphany had improved compared to the rate it was previously progressing. A large amount of Wind energy particles could be seen circling around his body before being absorbed by his body altogether, as if he was slowly turning into the incarnation of wind.
Well, in actuality, his hypothesis was only correct for a short amount of time as around ten minutes or so later, the amount of Wind energy particles he was pulling in had decreased drastically once more, just like what had happened to him back in the Verdant Blossom Branch Alliance. With that in mind, he hastily stopped absorbing more Wind energy particles from the surroundings, instead pondering over what specific conditions he should meet in order to improve his Epiphany very quickly.
”Hmm…since it's called the Epiphany of the Tempest, then that means my comprehension should be related to Wind energy particles, or the element of Wind itself,” Aurus muttered as he pondered over what part he was lacking on. Eventually, he decided to give up on pondering over it and continue to absorb more Wind energy particles to progress his Epiphany. In the end, his Epiphany would still improve, albeit at a slower rate.
But just as he was about to close his sense of vision once more, a small creature decided to hop along the tree where Aurus was sitting on. Naturally, Aurus's curiosity got the better of him as he looked at the creature that appeared.
If one took a quick glance, one would notice that it was just a normal docile rabbit. Though, thanks to the overabundance of Wind energy particles in the area, the rabbit's fur had taken on a slight green shine as it moved through the area at slightly quicker speeds. Nevertheless, with Aurus's current strength, he could track the rabbit's movement quite easily.
Of course, that wasn't the reason why he was staring at the rabbit at this moment. That was because, just like how something had awakened inside his body while Horell was talking to him, that same feeling awakened once more as he looked at this rabbit. Before, he wasn't so sure as to what this feeling was while he was with Horell. At most, he could only sense that it was something tied to his life so far, as if it was a primal instinct.
But now, after experiencing this feeling once more, he was now certain of this feeling. Indeed, it was a primal instinct innately imbued inside one's body, an instinct only beings of flesh and blood could have. Although it would normally not make sense for an Inanimate to have something like this, to Aurus, who used to be a human in the past, it made full sense for him to have this. This feeling was none other than…
Bloodlust.
Whoosh!
Without hesitation, Aurus extended his right palm outward as he tracked the small rabbit with his sense of vision, utilizing the effects of his vision-related skill very well. As he did that, an aura rarely seen on Aurus had appeared once more, making him give off the feeling that he was a madman longing for blood.
Eventually, a blade of Wind energy particles manifested in front of Aurus's extended palm as he shot it out towards the small green rabbit. Naturally, with his current strength, the rabbit was killed in one shot as its blood splattered all over the ground.
Seeing this, it was as if that feeling had now fully awakened, causing a great amount of Wind energy particles to surround him before bombarding his body with it, stimulating the progress of his comprehension over his Epiphany to reach outstanding levels. Eventually, it had reached its peak as a notification sound resounded throughout his mind, telling him that he had now reached the second level of Epiphany.
It was at this moment that Aurus realized something else about his Epiphany.
”Sure, the Epiphany of the Tempest is greatly related to the element of Wind. But only now do I realize that there is one more thing to this Epiphany.”
”One could say that it's the destruction of all things in its path, one could even say that it's the destruction of all living beings in its path. In any case, it would eventually be summed up into one word.”
”…”
”Chaos.”