Chapter 18 - Mysterious

The jackals eyes were mesmerizing in spite of it giving cold chills. Those golden eyes swiftly turned towards the Death Fenrir and an outburst of energy was sent towards the Heretic seal, seemingly wanting to rip it off. Devlin was horror-stricken by the current situation. He tried to cut off the connection, but the jackal seemed as if it was another entity intent on finishing this task.

Without warning, two mild bumps began to pop out of the Death Fenrir's shoulders. It looked hideous as those two lumps slowly bounced around trying to free themselves from the skin. It made Devlin's own skin tingle just from watching.

Two heads could be seen popping out, the same exact as the middle one. Devlin was overwhelmed by the sudden curveball. His emotions seemed to be in a constant rollercoaster throughout this session. Finally the Anubis attempt at removing the curse stopped. It's powerful aura had diminished by a great deal from the large amount of energy it used. On the other hand, the Death Fe.. Whatever that phantom was seemed to have grown larger and more powerful as if the seal had been weakened a lot. Devlin heart pounded and began to question himself as if his eyes were playing tricks on him. Not only did his phantom have the aura around a Peak Celestial Phantom, he also had ANOTHER phantom. This other phantom wasn't a simple one either. It's aura that it displayed was very similar to the Deity Phantoms he saw before.

He had many questions he was trying to wrap around his head, but eventually decided to leave it all behind for now. He didn't have a lot of time to start off with and now he had to cultivate two phantoms to increase his cultivation. Although he could be considered a Blood Knight 1-Star after releasing the Godhead from his first phantom, it was as if a barrier was preventing him from making that final step. He silently deduced that this barrier was his second phantom holding him back. He repeated his steps from last time and it was a whole lot quicker than before. Mainly because he had already done it and because the curse wasn't limiting his chi efficiency with the jackal.

Immediately he could see two godhead floating around two phantoms each with a third of their impurities cleansed. Devlin took a long breathe as he finally finished dealing with both phantoms. His eyes were heavy from this long session. Adruptly, two words flashed in his mind, "Immortal" and "Burst Breath" and at the same Devlin spit out a pool of blood. His body was too weak to handle two godheads at once. Usually only when you breakthrough into Blood Lord, would one be able to handle two godheads within their dantian.

Devlin's eye flashed with fear, trying quickly to solve the situation, but all he could do was watch as his skin cracked and his veins break one by one. Ultimately, he got up, opened the door, and decided to lay down his pride and ask Selena for help as he began to struggle his way towards her room. He was taken aback halfway through the living room though when he felt a cool sensation run through his body. His body slowly began to regenerate his cracked skin and broken veins. The desperation he felt from this incident suddenly turned to anticipation, wondering how was his body doing this. All of a sudden, he remembered two phantom skills emerge within his brain. A quick glance and Devlin could already tell the "Immortal" Phantom skill was the one that saved him.

You could say it was almost perfect for the situation. It was a passive ability that didn't use chi at all, and could heal light wounds and even his inner organs faster then normal. Its most massive advantage though was its ability to evolve and heal at faster rates once breaking through higher cultivation stages. Sadly, its ability was rather low for Devlin's injuries to fully heal. Instead it was a constant battle as his wounds bled and then healed. The constant torture made Devlin exhaust lots of blood but he could feel his body strengthening at a snails pace. In the end, he could only go back to his original plan of asking Selena for help.

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"I'm still too slow. He's already way above me. If I'm gonna surpass him, I need to double… no triple the effort to cultivate."

Selena felt a small migraine from the ordeal given by her clan. She may seem like a majestic beauty thats easy-going, but underneath that exterior is a woman who wants to be free and make her own choices in life.

Suddenly she heard footsteps and knock on the door.

"Didn't I tell him not to disturb me while I'm cultivating" She mumbled with a dissatisfied attitude.

A groggy call could be heard from the other side, "Heeelppp.."

Selena choked on the drink she took a sip from and rushed to the door, completely forgetting about her simply wearing only a towel. Only the sound of that muffled call for help was playing within her mind. Once she opened the door, she saw a tall figure stained with blood and cracked skin constantly breaking and regenerating.

Devlin's appearance right now could sway the heart of any maiden. His outwardly handsome appearance combined with a fragile expression caused Selena's heart to drop.

"How did you end up like this!!!"

Devlin mind was conflicted currently. Should he expose himself about having two godheads? Or should he say he had an accident while cultivating? Maybe the curse acted up causing his body to start bleeding uncontrollable? No, that wouldn't explain why he's able to regenerate so quickly. Constant decisions scrambled in his brain, but they can't keep getting worse and worse. Instantly, he felt light-headed from all the blood loss and nearly dropped to the ground. A warm and pleasant scent flashed through his nose as a soft, supple body held him up with only towel in between them. Although it wasn't the time to be enjoying this sensation, the smell helped calmed his senses.

'I can only gamble on her now otherwise I may die without even starting.' Devlin finally said to himself with a determined tone.

Selena watched Devlin's facial expressions writhe and distort as she knew he was contemplating what to say while dealing with the pain. When she saw him nearly faint, she rushed to his side and held him up with a look of concern. At first, Devlin's eye's went blank from Selena's soft touch, but then his gaze hardened as he decisively came to a decision.

"I have two godheads currently in my dantian, however, my body is unable to support both of them. What should I do?" Devlin said with dull attitude.

Selena's mind nearly crashed when she heard this. Out of all the problems, Selena did not expect this scenario one bit. 'How in the hell did this goofball get two godheads already?' She said to herself as she pulled out a small red stone from her Nova Ring.

"Although I do not understand how you were able to get two, as well as your body able to stand up to them for this long, it's actually a quite simple method to fix. All you need to do is strengthen your body with Grade-1 Blood Crystals"

When Devlin heard it was a simple dilemma, he had a wry smile as he spent over half an hour enduring this excruciating pain. He took the Blood Crystal, sat down and began to absorb it. Not long after, Devlin's pale body that looked frail just to touch, started to return to its rosy color. Even more his thin muscles even began to bulk up a bit. After half an hour, Devlin sighed relief as the red stone turned pale grey and cracked. He could feel his body was even stronger than after he broke through. His veins had enlarged and were tough to break now.

"How mysterious" A small voice could be heard.