Following that, the Technique of Sacrifice has another effect—
[3 You can initiate the most extreme form of sacrifice by permanently losing a part of your body, along with the associated fragment of your soul, to unleash special abilities.
Sacrifice: Finger – You will gain the Annihilation Chainsaw, which has a power output of 1.5 times your maximum output and can last for 600 seconds. Sacrifice: Skin – You will acquire the Fire of Sacrifice; this Flame is classified as universal damage and is not mitigated by any means. Opponents burned by this Flame will sustain significant damage continuously, and their souls will be scorched.
Sacrifice: Brain – You will summon an eye with true vision to survey the battlefield and continuously emit laser beams, with the output being 1.5 times your maximum output.
Sacrifice: Spine – You can obtain the blade—Defeating Demons. While wielding this blade, you ignore all effects that hinder movement. The base attack of this blade deals 1.3 times your maximum output, and each attack will enhance the next, stacking an increase of 20% indefinitely.
Sacrifice: Heart – You will summon three avatars that possess all your strengths. These avatars share life force, and when one is about to perish, it will enter a frenzy state.
Sacrifice Life, ??? (The effects will vary based on the power you have cultivated and the characteristics of your soul.)]
"This skill is quite sinister," Sterl remarked as he examined the new ability he had acquired.
The good news was that he was no longer connected to the Ancient One in any way. Perhaps due to Sterl's strong will, the cheat had undergone targeted adjustments during its evolution.
In the effects of the Technique of Sacrifice, the option of "the Unknown Deity of the Place of Stars" no longer appeared among the targets for sacrifice. It seemed he had completely severed ties with that Ancient One.
However, Sterl had never intended to sacrifice himself to anyone. There was no target in the lower realm worth such a sacrifice, and in the upper realms, he was a wanted man known as Solomon.
To actively reach out to them through sacrifice would be tantamount to courting disaster.
Aside from that, there were the beings from other worlds. He only knew of the one Ancient One, but Sterl wanted nothing to do with it.
The first effect of the Technique of Sacrifice was utterly useless to him.
On the other hand, the second effect of the skill was quite practical, allowing Sterl to gain enhanced capabilities. In battle, he could grow stronger with each fight, and in daily life, he could accumulate rare items to strengthen himself further.
After all, this was a skill transformed from the power of the Ancient One, and the first special effect explicitly mentioned that no matter how strong the sacrificial target was, fairness principles must be upheld, indicating that the Technique of Sacrifice held significant value.
The values provided by the second effect should also be generous.
As for the third effect of the skill, it caused Sterl to frown slightly.
Immediately, dazzling light flashed through the scale before it shattered! It transformed into a pale blue liquid flowing through Sterl's veins.
At this point, he had three different types of blood circulating in his body: bright red, brilliant gold, and pale blue. Strangely, these three types of blood coexisted in harmony.
As for the reason...
Sterl could roughly guess that this was because the bloodline of the Earth human race was indeed extraordinary! It had forcibly dominated two unique types of blood.
In Sterl's bloodline panel, beneath the Earth human race, a new ability appeared:
[Ancient One's Blood · Modified]
[Description: Even the Ancient Ones had their childhoods. These powerful beings from beyond the universe were not born strong; they also went through a period of gradual development after their birth. At that time, they were simply known as the Ancient Ones.]
[Effect: You have gained the Blood of the Ancient One, which grants you a natural affinity for powers from the outer universe series. You can unconditionally use all skills within the Ancient One System that are not exclusive abilities (provided you learn them). Each of your attacks will impose a mental check on your opponents. If they fail the check, there is a chance they will be permanently marked with a Followers imprint. Depending on the effects of your Followers imprint, they will be subjected to various influences (this skill can be activated at your discretion). If your various pieces of information are in a disguised state, opponents will be unable to read them. If in a true state, when opponents attempt to read, they will undergo a mental check; failing this check will plunge them into a deep madness that directly affects their souls and cannot be undone. Any units killed by opponents in this mad state will transfer their experience to you.]
"Blood of the Ancient One?" Sterl sensed the change, but he didn't feel any difference in himself. In fact, this bloodline hadn't provided him with any increase in combat power; it had merely enhanced his camouflage ability.
Additionally, it granted him an automatic protective attack ability when detected.
But the most important thing was...
Sterl had initially thought he would need to find a way to acquire the ability to impose the Followers imprint, only to discover that it was given to him for free?
He couldn't help but glance up at the sky, at the countless stars shining down! That Ancient One was indeed a great bro!
Sterl had already figured out why he had been pulled into the Place of the Stars—it was primarily because he held a Stars Change in his hand while being in the Starry Clan's underground palace.
Now, having severed his connection with the Ancient One through point allocation, Sterl felt much more at ease.
He was safe!!
He even had the mind to get excited, eagerly sensing the ability to create Followers, his eyes filled with anticipation.
At first, he was quite thrilled. Planting Followers imprints required no resources for Sterl; he could plant them infinitely!