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Arnin gritted his teeth as he tried to use the Flames of Neutrality to fight against the new mark he had created.

Both of them had about the same strength, so the flames were able to counter them relatively well, however the damage caused by the fighting was even more devastating.

'This is not working! I need to find a different solution!' Arnin could now only think, as speaking had become too difficult.

Arnin's options were limited. The Flames of Neutrality helped suppress the new mark, however there was still a lot of damage being done. 'What should I do?!'

He kept thinking about all the possible ways he could deal with the situation. His saber was extremely powerful, however he needed to manually control it in order to do anything, so this would not be a good decision. His tattoos did have abilities that could help, however he didn't have complete control over them either. Plus, he didn't exactly know how to activate them.

'Seems like there is only one thing that I can do.' Arnin resolved himself, and resorted to the only solution he could use at the moment.

Arnin's mind slowly appeared in front of a large cube that was floating in front of the white saber. Although it felt extremely dangerous, Arnin felt something familiar from the powers.

'My powers, I shall use you to help me seal this mark and complete the seed creation.' Arnin's control over his powers was at perfection, however just a tiny bit of strength would absorb essence completely, and it might even destroy his orb.

Although this was true, and the risk was high, Arnin knew that there was a way to pull out a small amount of power from the cube, and make sure nothing was absorbed. Although the amount would be very insignificant, almost like a small hair from amidst a million bulls, Arnin felt that even that much would be very helpful.

The saber. This was something that had the abilities of both the tattoos and the orb. With the saber, Arnin could control some of his original powers without allowing them to do major damage, however the whole procedure was extremely risky.

'Let's just take the risk!' Arnin calmed his breathing, and began to use the saber to pull out some of his Demon Lord power. (Authors note: Let us call his original powers, Demon Lord power from now on. The rest of the powers will be the same.)

The previously white blade was now completely black, however because the saber did have some of Arnin's Demon Lord power during its creation, the saber's ability to control the Demon Lord power was very high.

Arnin led the Demon Lord power infused saber towards the tyrannical new mark. He then began to attack the mark ruthlessly, however he made sure not to cause it any damage. He wanted the mark to quickly transform into a seed like the Flames of Neutrality.

Another hour passed, and the new mark was completely subdued. There was no more violent or tyrannical aura being released, rather the mark seemed extremely submissive. Arnin couldn't help but sigh in relief, until another problem occurred. His moment of distraction led to the Demon Lord power becoming somewhat out of control.

It began to travel throughout his body, aiming for the orb. He went extremely pale. 'Sh*t! It's trying to absorb the orb!' Arnin's face became extremely ruthless.

'Don't act so arrogant in here, I am your owner! Stay still!” Arnin yelled towards the power, and unexpectedly, the Demon Lord power halted. 'Go back into the seal!' Arnin said in a serious tone.

The Demon Lord power acted as if obeying a god, and went back towards the cube, and sealed itself. Arnin sighed in relief when he saw this. He knew that this only worked out because of the power being extremely insignificant when compared to all of his Demon Lord power. If there was any more, Arnin knew that his orb would have been devoured and he would have lost his chance to cultivate in Afloria.

'That was way too close. I need to make sure I find a way to control future problems like this without using my Demon Lord power.' Arnin sighed, but shook his head, and continued to observe the mark slowly transform into a seed.

He saw all the damage that happened to his body due to the Demon Lord power. Many of his threads were gone, and even his internal organs were extremely damaged. Arnin felt his body weakening, and knew that if he didn't do anything soon, he would die.

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Kosok, who Arnin previously faced off against, did not actually leave the tenth floor. Rather, he was waiting outside Arnin's door. He wanted to speak with Arnin, and had some questions.

He had been out there for many hours and couldn't help but begin to feel a little impatient. 'What is that kid doing in there? It has been so long already!' He felt a little frustrated, but was also very curious. Although he would sometimes stay inside a cultivation room for a couple of days, he was only able to do so because of his patience increasing with age.

Arnin was only five, and he couldn't fathom such a child having such diligence in cultivation. 'Maybe this is why that kid is so strong.' He shook his head and smiled bitterly. 'Seems like I am still incomparable to that kid.'

Kosok continued to wait as people who came out of their cultivation rooms looked at him curiously.

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The seed was finally complete. Arnin stared at the seed that looked completely different from the flame like seed of Neutrality. This new seed, although shaped like a seed, looked nothing like his first one.

The tip had two extremely tiny black and white seeds revolving around it. The main seed was three different colors, purple, green, yellow. Arnin looked at the three, and could finally feel what the three unknown powers were. When he understood, he felt extreme shock.

The purple was Samsara, the green Nirvana, while the yellow was also another form of Nirvana. Arnin was dumbfounded. He knew that Nirvana had two stages, however it was considered impossible to achieve, or have control over both. For the first time, Arnin possessed both of the Nirvana's powers. Previously, he was able to touch upon one of the powers of Nirvana, emptiness, however he was unable to master it.

Now, he was able to obtain both of the Nirvana's powers. Arnin was happy, also felt extremely worried. His internal organs were in an extremely bad state. He would die if he didn't get any treatment. Plus, many of his orb threads were absorbed by the Demon Lord power, which weakened him greatly. He felt that his realm was sitting around Orb Birth - Earth at the moment. If he didn't treat his condition right away, he would probably not be able to move further up in his cultivation, plus he might even die because of his injuries.

'That power of mine is truly not something I should unseal. Just that tiny amount, even smaller than a grain of sand, was able to put me in such a condition. I have been lowered in cultivation realm, and even my injuries are life threatening. What should I do?' Although Arnin had was highly skilled in medicine, he just couldn't do anything in his current state. He was barely able to move, for if he made any sudden or drastic movements, he would die on spot. Things were looking extremely bleak for Arnin.

Suddenly, his eyes began to close. He tried to keep them open by gritting his teeth, but he couldn't with his current state. His essence was slowly leaving his body, and blood also escaped from all over his body. Arnin could feel his organs not being in their proper spots.

'Am I going to die? Do I need to unseal my power in order to stay alive?' Things slowly went black.

Title: {New Elemental Seed and Life or Death Condition}