68 Title at the End of the Chapter (1/2)

As Arnin began to draw the two marks, he used the same method as mark making, however he was using his own unorthodox style. It was the best, as it utilized the life and death components completely, which would allow him to better understand the new marks.

Hours passed, and Arnin was finally able to create marks that used the life and death components completely, however, there was a problem. Instead of him having only one option like he did when he combined light and darkness, Arnin found that he had three different options. This was unexpected, and he took it very seriously.

His goal was to combine life and death in order to create the seed of reincarnation. He didn't want any other powers, but now he had to choose.

This would have been fine if he could just find the one that gave off the aura of reincarnation since he knew exactly how it felt, however that wasn't the case. All three of them were emitting an aura of reincarnation, and not only that, but they all emitted the exact same amount.

'What the hell is this? All three of them have the aura of reincarnation, but what are those other powers I am sensing?' Arnin closed his eyes as he tried to figure out what the other unknown powers were.

Another few minutes passed and Arnin was unable to tell what the three different powers were. He felt that they had some similarities, however he was just unable to decode what each one was.

'If I don't even know what the three powers are, then how am I going to decide which combination of marks to use?' This thought struck Arnin, causing him to get a small headache. He just didn't know which to go with.

'If I were to choose the weaker one of the three, wouldn't that mean that I have basically just wasted my time?' Although Arnin knew that the unknown powers were just bonuses, that didn't mean that he would try and select the weakest one. If he could get the strongest one, why wouldn't he?

Arnin sat in contemplation as he began to think about the three options in front of him. Right now, he had to make a gamble that affected his future cultivation with life and death. Although the effect would not be anything bad, he wanted the best outcome rather than the worst.

Suddenly, an idea came to his mind. 'What would happen if I made them all? I have enough life and death essence to accomplish such an act.' Arnin was smiling when he thought of this, however he stopped before going through with the procedure. 'No, that would just waste essence, and force me to nurture three different seeds. This isn't a good idea in the long term.' Arnin sighed when thought of this.

He felt as though each of the three had their own specialties, however if he were to create seeds for all of them, then he would need to nurture all three of them evenly. Not only would this waste time and essence, but the three different powers might not be entirely compatible. They could be conflicting powers that would try to devour the others, which would ultimately harm his body.

'Maybe I can redraw the mark, but with all three of these designs in mind.' Arnin nodded his head and tried it. If he could successfully combine the three marks, then there was a chance of creating an equilibrium between the three unknown powers, and the reincarnation aspect of the mark might be boosted in strength.

Arnin took out a large page, and began to draw. Although these pages were normal, they were able to hold mark designs, however there was one problem. These papers were very weak when compared to the marks, which would force one to decrease the amount of components put onto the page to prevent it from being completely destroyed. This was also one of the factors that did not allow for Arnin to detect the unknown powers.

Slowly, he began to draw a new mark. Of course, he was unable to do it on his first try, but after using nearly a dozen pages, he was finally able to create one. This mark, however, only had two of the unknown powers inside.

Even though this was the case, Arnin couldn't help but smile. At first, he was worrying whether these marks could even combine, however seeing it now, he knew that it was possible.

He redrew them a dozen more times, destroying many of the pages in the process. Finally, he was able to combine two powers together again, but this time, one of the powers were different.

This continued until Arnin was able to combine all three powers together with one another. However, this final step was the most difficult, as he needed to combine all three of the marks onto one page. He knew that the three powers were only able to interact with one another if there were a total of the two marks on a page, however he was unsure as to what would happen if he placed all three powers into one mark together.

Arnin took a deep breath, and went back to drawing.

”Haha! This power! Haha!” Laughter resounded inside the room that had less grass than before. There were craters, and even flames in the corner. It was obvious that the room was in an unstable position. However, all of this was not the weirdest part. If one looked at the piece of paper, they would notice a weird mark on it that was half black and half white. Not only that, but around the paper in a five feet radius, the grass was dying and regrowing simultaneously.

Sometimes, the grass would become dry and dead, soon to disappear, however, it would then grow back and look completely revitalized. It was extremely weird, yet also fascinating.

'This is it! This is the mark.' Arnin looked at the mark on the paper with his smile reaching his ears.

After finding the mark that he needed, and seeing the power it released by just being on the page, he felt extremely excited. Arnin calmed himself down, and observerved his orb. Creating the mark inside his body would make things extremely difficult since he could see that the power level was extremely high. It was just as strong as the Flames of Neutrality that Arnin created, however unlike the Flames of Neutrality, which were peaceful inside his body, this new power was extremely aggressive and tyrannical.

'This may cause problems, but I need to control it.' Arnin gritted his teeth, and began to draw the new mark onto his orb.

A couple of hours passed, and the sun was already peeking out from the horizon. Arnin was just about to complete the mark, and only needed to draw a few more lines and symbols.

Soon, the mark was complete, however…

*SIIIIIZZZZZLLLLLEEEEE*

A sound that was similar to that of a frying egg exploded throughout the room. It became louder and louder, and noise of bombs exploding also began to sound.

The whole room was rumbling as if there was an earthquake happening right under it.

Arnin, who was the center of the sounds and rumbling, was not in a good position. His previously childlike skin would sometimes dry up and he would be near death, however the very next moment, he would look as if he was filled with lifeforce.

His young body would wrinkle, and then become a new. His face was a ghastly pale, and his whole body was trembling greatly. Blood also slowly fell from his seven facial orifices, and his clothes were now completely gone. His body seemed to have bruises everywhere, and small bits of ghastly power even seeped out of his fingernails.

Arnin scratched his body with his nails, as if trying to rip open his own skin. Clawlike cuts began to appear all over him. He was bleeding profusely, and looked like he was in extreme pain.

'This damned power, it is so painful! They won't stay still, they won't!' Arnin screamed internally as he slowly opened his eyes. Blood continued to seep out, making everything red and blurry, however from the corner of his eyes, he saw something horrifying. The page that had the mark was wrinkling and disappearing.

Arnin knew from the scene in front of him that this would be him sooner or later. 'No! I won't let that happen, I am the Demon Lord for a reason!'