Chapter 76 - Strange Things

"The way you are saying it makes it sound like you don't have a choice" said the bracelet.

"I really don't have a choice, else I would have left it and gone for another beast but the thing is where am I going to find a beast that is as powerful as this four-arm kangaroo, and let's not forget that it has to be dead" replied Jason with a sigh.

"There are many more powerful beasts here and all you have to do is go hunt them down" said the bracelet.

"And you think I will be able to keep my head if I went in search of those beasts without the liquid that I wasted on this beast" replied Jason as he turned to look at the dead kangaroo before him.

"You can always go look for more spiky frogs since they are not that hard to find" suggested the bracelet.

"Do you think it is easy fighting those beasts, especially the spiky frog when you don't know when it is going to spit that liquid on you" replied Jason.

"As long as you are careful enough it won't be a hard feat for you kid" said the bracelet.

"Yeah, maybe I will let you deal with that for me since it is very easy for you" replied Jason before sitting down near the dead kangaroo.

With a dagger being pulled out of his robe, Jason was just about to take the necessary part that he needed when a red glow came from his right hand and the blood of the dead kangaroo began to flow towards the glowing hand like it was following a command. Seeing what was happening in front of him, Jason tries all his best to stop his hand from glowing in fright but nothing seems to work. Left with no choice, he decided to give up on the dead kangaroo and turn tail to run but before he could take a step, he felt his whole body going numb and fell on the ground.

"What is going on with my body" said Jason in fright as he watched the blood flowing towards him.

"If I am not mistaken, it seems like you have run out of stamina resulting in you losing control of your body" replied the bracelet.

"But I was full of energy not quite long so how did I lose my stamina and is this red glow in my hand" said Jason as he tries to get up.

"I don't know exactly why you are losing stamina but if you asked me I will say it has something to do with the red glow in your hand" replied the bracelet.

"Why do I have the feeling that this has something to do with you" said Jason after forcefully getting up and was about to make a run for it but before he could, his Body went down again and this time the blood has already gotten to him as it begins to crawl on top of him before being absorbed into his body without his permission and that is when the itching pain kick in unlike the last time that he absorbs beast blood.

Enduring the pain as his body felt like it was being turned upside down by a force, it took him a whole hour before the pain began to subdued and that is when he realized that the strength that had left him earlier had finally returned. 

"Phew, that is a massive torture and it felt like the heavens are after my life" said Jason with a deep breath before wiping the bead of sweat off his face.

"Looks like you have regained your energy" asked the bracelet seeing that he was able to sit again.

"Yeah and the glow is also gone after the process is over" replied Jason as he left his hand to take a look. 

Getting up Jason turns to continue with taking the part of the dead kangaroo when he discovers that the kangaroo has turned into a pile of bone and by the way it is, it seems like it cant be used to make anything other than scrap.

"Fuck, what happened to my treasure" curse Jason out loud.

"Strange things just keep on happening in this age" said the bracelet as he also noticed the way the dead beast is looking now.

"What strange thing are you talking about here, can't you see that my source of income has gone away just like that" replied Jason.

"Well at least it is not a complete loss if you asked me" said the bracelet.

"And what do you mean by that" asked Jason.

"Have you tried taking a look at your body" replied the bracelet.

Taking a closer look at his skin, Jason noticed that it has gotten a bit hard compared to the way it used to be. Closing his eyes as he tries to search if he has made a breakthrough only to say with a smile.

"I thought I had broken through to the seventh stage of tempered body" said Jason with a sigh.

"At least now you are not that far from breaking through the seventh stage as long as you continue to cultivate" replied the bracelet.

"Do you think the red glow has anything to do with it" asked Jason.

"It seems to be possible since the blood starts flowing out of the beast the moment that your hand starts to glow" replied Jason. 

"If I remember correctly I did not practice any technique that has to do with boosting one's cultivation through blood" said Jason.

"There was once a family that specialized in using demonic techniques to boost their cultivation back when my master was alive but it was nothing like this glowing hand of yours" replied the bracelet.

"Where did this come from" asked Jason.

"I am also not sure but since you said you did not learn any technique of such, then it will have to be that it was imprinted in you by your family" said the bracelet.

"Then I will have to ask my mother about it when I get back but before then, I guess I will have to use it to my advantage" said Jason as he stood up and bent down before searching for the beast core.

Finally seeing the core but he was not happy since it had completely broken into pieces. Getting up from the ground, Jason did some punches before picking the halberd and walking out of the safe zone.

"What a night, I couldn't even get a single core before the sun began to set.

"That's what happens when you stop fighting a weak beast for once" reply the bracelet with a light chuckle.

"I guess you are enjoying this ain't you" said Jason with a frown. 

"Why wouldn't I be but if you take a look at what you have accomplished this night and last night, you will see that what you gain is thrice of what you gain the other night when you are hunting for weak beast" replied the bracelet.

"You are right about that and it is all thanks to that glow. If I were to use it on those weaker, who knows what would have become of me but the thing is why didn't it work when I touched those beasts" said Jason as he placed his hand on the cheek trying to figure things out.

"Who knows why couldn't but since you are here, why don't you take the time to try and learn more about the glow and think of how to use it to boost your realm" reply the bracelet.

"And the best way for me to learn more about it is by hunting for more beasts and using them for my experiment" said Jason with a smile.

"Yes and I know that it is going to be very difficult for you to beat a powerful beast but I know you will be able to do it" commented the bracelet.

"Who has the time to struggle with powerful beast when there are lots of weaker beasts for me to experiment on" said Jason with a smile. 

"How do you want the test to be effective when you are not using capable beast" asked the bracelet.

"And who told you that they are not capable enough to produce a better result" replied Jason.

"Now if you don't mind, lead the way to the nearest beast with the weakest spiritual energy" said Jason with a smile as he place the halberd before him.

"I thought you have changed your mindset but who could have thought that you will quickly go back to hunting weaker beast" said the bracelet.

Going around with bracelet directing him, Jason was able to catch up to some weak beast which he was able to defeat before he tried to activate the glow but to his surprise, it was not working, and decided to take the beast core and some part before heading out to test it on another beast.