Reawakening: SSS-Rank Villain's POV

Chapter 43  Practicing The Heavenly Demon Transformations!

Lucian was quite impressed with his stats at the moment. However, the minuscule amount of mana he possess made him a little helpless. "Should have bought the mana potion at the auction house while I could."

However, he knew the amount mana potion that would fill his mana and his reservoir amulet would not be little. Hence, buying a technique was more practical. "Maybe I should learn to craft mana potions."

Lucian muttered softly. However he didn't have time to think too much about it. He needed to regain as much mana as he possibly could.

With a slight thought, Baltzer grabbed a Titan nearby he tore its body to pieces and proceed to shower Lucian with its blood. While Lucian wanted his first beast form to be a dragon, there was no dragon blood at the moment and he needed mana. Moreover, he could counteract the Titan's blood by using more dragon blood hence he wasn't worried. Siting cross legged on the blood soaked ground, he immediately started executing the Heavenly Demonic Transformations Meditation Technique. ◇" Heavenly Demonic Transformations "◇

[Type] ✦ Meditation Technique

[Grade] ✦ Mythical

[Description] ✦ A forbidden technique created by the disciple of a mad god. It harnesses the blood of corrupted beasts to enhance mana recovery speed by drawing out the latent God Blood within their genes.

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⬥ Effects by Stage

▸ Initial Stage

➥ [Mana capacity] +20%

➥ [Mana Recovery Rate] +200%

➥ [Heavenly Transformation I]: When the blood of a corrupted beast reaches a certain saturation point, a mutation occurs, transforming the host into a hybrid form.

  ☉ All Physical Stats ×100%

  ☉ Vitality -1000 (for 1 minute)

▸ Middle Stage

➥ [Mana capacity] +40%

➥ [Mana Recovery Rate] +400%

➥ [Heavenly Transformation II]: The blood of a different corrupted beast can be used. When saturation is reached, the host mutates into a human-beast hybrid.

  ☉ All Physical Stats ×200%

  ☉ Vitality -4000 (for 1 minute)

➥ [Free Transformation]: Can freely shift between two hybrid forms.

▸ Final Stage

➥ [Mana capacity] +60%

➥ [Mana Recovery Rate] +600%

➥ [Heavenly Transformation III]: The blood of a third corrupted beast can be used. When saturation is reached, the host mutates into a hybrid form, merging characteristics of three beasts.

  ☉ All Physical Stats ×300%

  ☉ Vitality -8000 (for 1 minute)

➥ [Free Transformation]: Can freely shift between all three hybrid forms.

➥ [Permanent Transfiguration]: Gains bestial instincts along with enhanced perception, smell, sight, etc.

▸ Ultimate Stage

➥ [Mana capacity] +200%

➥ [Mana Recovery Rate] +1000%

➥ [Heavenly Demon Transformation]: Fuses the three beasts into a Tri-Brid Form—an apex transformation merging all traits into one entity.

  ☉ All Physical Stats ×500%

  ☉ Vitality -5000 (for 1 minute)

➥ [Free Transformation]: Can freely switch between all three hybrid forms.

➥ [Permanent Transfiguration]: Without transforming, the user retains beast-like instincts, including heightened perception, smell, hearing, and sight.

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As Lucian sat cross-legged on the blood-soaked ground, the titan blood continued to cascade over him, drenching his form completely. The crimson fluid clung to his skin like a second layer. He closed his eyes, and directly went into meditation. His breathing slowing down as it got into a slow rhythm. Then he began to execute the Heavenly Demonic Transformations Meditation Technique.

The first breath he took was deep, filling his lungs to capacity before releasing it slowly. With each breath, he established a peculiar rhythm, three quick inhales followed by one prolonged exhale, then two sharp inhales and two staggered exhales.

The pattern seemed irregular and maybe even dangerous to the spectator, but within the irregularity lay a chaotic order, a breathing technique designed to stimulate specific energy nodes throughout his body.

As the technique activated, Lucian's skin began to tingle. Tiny drops of the titan blood started to move independently across his flesh, as if drawn by invisible magnet. The blood didn't simply just flow down his skin, it began to permeate it, seeping through his now expanded pores. His skin began to sizzle and then wisps of steam started rising from his body slowly. However, the steam started to increase rapidly as the technique started to work within him. In the next second, it expanded to a thick crimson fog around his body that swirled towards the sky. From a distance, it appeared as though Lucian was a celestial god as his crimson aura rose to the skies. Within his body, his mana pathways began to expand and contract in a rhythmic pulsation. The titan blood that had penetrated his flesh began to separate. Ordinary blood cells, plasma, and water evaporated through his skin as crimson mist. But the crucial elements, the god particle, the primordial energy, the essence of the titan was captured by his mana and drawn deeper into his body.

Lucian's muscles vibrated at frequencies imperceptible to the human eye. Each muscle oscillated at a different frequency and his core at a low, steady hum, his limbs at a rapid flutter, the muscles of his face and neck also vibrating in a peculiar rhythm as they continued breaking down the Titan blood.

Around him, the air vibrated with mana. The natural energy of the world responded to Lucian's technique, drawn in by the vacuum created as he processed the titan blood. This atmospheric mana appeared as faint blue particles, swirling inward to mix with the rising crimson fog. Where they met, flashes of purple light sparked momentarily before both energies were drawn into Lucian's body.

The absorption rate was staggering. Typically, his mana absorption was a slow process—like carefully pouring water into a pipe to avoid overflow or bursting the pipe.

But with the Heavenly Demonic Transformations technique and the catalyst of titan blood, Lucian's absorption had increased. Mana flooded into him at 200% the normal rate, filling his pathways almost faster than they could expand to accommodate the influx.

Inside his mind, Lucian visualize the process as rivers of blue light intersecting with streams of crimson, merging to form a royal purple energy that flowed through his mana network.

Each node in his meridians glowed brighter as the energy passed through it, like stars igniting one after another.

The final stage of absorption began as the last of the waste blood evaporated, leaving only the purified essence of the titan. This essence condensed within Lucian's body, merging with his mana and permanently altering its composition. His mana, which was previously a normal colorless substance, now carried a faint trace of crimson color. It was becoming tangible now.

This continued for more than three hours before Lucian decided it was time to stop.