170 Evolution of True Name (1/2)

The moment that Zatiel hand pierced Martin's heart, the mouth and eyes of the Angelic Paragon open and an immense amount of light came out from them. It was so intense that all the Neo-Demons in the chamber feel their eyes burning for a second.

Luckily the runes covering the Duke's body acted immediately diminishing the power of the bloodline combustion, decelerating the speed of the process thousands of times, and reducing the amount of light that was being generated.

Zatiel, Sophia, Ezequiel, Rax, and Kilo had their eyes closed. There was an absolute focus on their faces as they absorbed the energy that the Angelic Paragon was generating.

Before this point, flaws could be accepted since with enough time and tempering they could be mended and will not leave any lasting damage. But the moment they started to fuse the blood essence created by the Elemental Chaos Heart and Bloodline heart in the marrow of their spine, everything changed.

The vertebral column is the principal axis of their bodies and any damage done to it will provoke a severe reduction in their battle power. It is fundamental in every application of force, so the strongest it is the more physical power you can display.

But the most important function is its connection with the spinal cord since not only contains it but also brings protection. The spinal cord it's an essential part of the central nervous system since it is the one who communicates the brain with the rest of the body.

The spinal cord is considered the tree of life. In most blood and flesh life forms, the brain and the spinal cord are the first things to be created and from where the rest of the body is formed.

Right now the five of them were using the immense amount of energy obtained from the Rank 4 Angelic Paragon to transform the marrow on their vertebral columns.

This will not only increase their physical power and enhance their bloodline abilities but once the Elemental Bloodline Marrow in their vertebral column reaches a high enough level, it will start to gradually and safely alter their spinal cord.

The pain the five Neo-Demons were feeling was excruciating, like if acid was being pumped into the bones, but not one of them let it affect their concentration

The days passed and the power on the five of them was steadily increasing. From time to time, the sound of bone cracking could be heard, and they were so loud that some of the Neo-Demons mistake them with thunders

Zatiel could feel the changes in his body. His physical strength has increased considerably and his blood was carrying the healing properties of his flame.

It reached the point, that his blood could now be considered an elixir capable of healing any physical harm of a Rank 2 life form.

Similar changes were happening on the rest, and they feel the power that was filling their veins.

Thanks to the runes, it took four months for the bloodline combustion on Martin's body to be over. But even then, the five Neo-Demons did not open their eyes and merely removed their hand from inside his chest.

The energy the had obtained from the Duke was still working in their bodies and they were analyzing the changes inside them.

Two months later Rax and Kilo open their eyes and the moment they did, a great sense of power could be felt from them.

From between their scales white and dark-red flames were coming out and the heat in them was so high, that it could easily burn any Rank 2 life form that touched it. These were not a spell but merely a state of their body that did not require any energy to be active.

A few hours later Sophia opens up her eyes. The scales that were always hiding under her skin now had a black color, due to the Styx water being fused into them.

With this, any attack on the Neo-Demon will need to pass through it to affect her, and it will destroy any sort of harmful power that tries to invade her body.

All of a sudden the three of them were startled since they feel a burst in power way greater than the one occurred on themselves.

Zatiel eyes open and his Eye of Life and Creating was more bright than ever. His veins seem to create a golden path on his skin and there was an immense sense of life force filling his body.

But despite these impressive changes, he was not the one who alerted the other three Neo-Demons. The burst of power also broke his concentration.

The one who was generating the phenomenon was Ezequiel. The power on his body had just stabilized a few moments ago just like the rest but all of a sudden it started to grow again.

The Neo-Demon still had his eyes closed, and to the wonder of all who were looking, he started to disintegrate into arcs of lightning so thin and small that they were invisible for most of them.

The only one who could see them was Zatiel, thanks to his Eye of Life and Creation. And still, he could only see the energy in them and not their physical form.