NOVEL WEB Chapter 425 424: Gained Benefits
425 424: Gained Benefits
As Corey stared at the headless corpse of the Capra King, he tightened his grip on his shattered axe without taking his gaze off the Capra King's headless body.
Despite having cut off the Capra King's head, Corey was still wary and cautious because he wasn't sure if the Capra King would suddenly heal himself, or if he would still be able to move, or if his body would suddenly unleash an automatic self-defense ability, or if the Capra King would suddenly explode.
There were so many things that could happen, and the fact that Corey had multiple Stars of Consciousness made him start overthinking about what could happen even after he cut off the head of the Capra King.
Fortunately, and to Corey's relief, Corey noticed a black and brown glow on his axe, and a second later, his axe started trembling.
An instinctive feeling flooded his mind, and he took a fraction of a second to understand the feeling, and when he did, he released a sigh of relief.
'My axe… or should I say my Genesis Armament is about to get an upgrade and it wants to absorb the blood essence of the Capra King.'
Corey glanced at his trembling axe, and he knew that if he chose not to feed his axe the blood essence of the Capra King, it would still experience an upgrade, however, the upgrade would be inferior.
Corey glanced at his Genesis Armament for another second, and then he approached the Capra King's corpse.
He crouched, and contrary to what one would think, he did not stab his axe inside the body of the Capra King.
His eyes turned pure white, and two seconds later, he placed his right hand on the Capra King's solar plexus. A faint red sharp light appeared on his hand, and then he pierced into the Capra King's solar plexus.
Axe Intent
Corey's fingers moved slightly, and a second later, he pulled out an object from the Capra King's solar plexus.
When the object was brought out from the body of the Capra King, the dimension trembled. The flat continent, the stars, asteroids, and the mountains in the distance also trembled.
Corey was not bothered by this. Instead, his gaze was on the object in his palm.
At first glance, the object took the shape of a brown pearl, but when one blinked, it could become a mountain, a flat continent, an asteroid, a world, or a small and unassuming stone.
"An Earth Infinity Crystal… I truly did it."
A genuine smile of happiness appeared on Corey's lips, and a second later, he transferred the Earth Infinity Crystal into his Tri-Pupil Eyes.
After ensuring multiple times that the Earth Infinity Crystal was safely stored in his Tri-Pupil Eyes, he finally stabbed the corpse of the Capra King with his axe, allowing it to absorb the Capra King's blood essence.
As Corey watched his axe greedily absorb the blood essence of the Capra King, several thoughts 'slowly' appeared in his mind.
He thought back to his fight with the Capra King, especially the moment when the Capra King baited him into attacking by feigning a near state of death.
He was grateful for the fact that he chose to listen to his fear and wariness, or he'd be a truly dead Demi-Paragon.
Although he made it seem like the only precautions he took were activating Phase and Hexagon Nova Shield, however, he chose to activate one more skill.
Infinite Mirage
He created a powerful illusion that affected a radius of only 10m, and while it seemed like he was actually running toward the Capra King, he had gone around the Capra King so as to strike him from behind while his illusion distracted him.
If the Capra King was not baiting him, then fine.
If he was baiting him, then he had taken all the precautions he could take.
Fortunately for Corey, the Capra King was not only physically exhausted but mentally exhausted or he'd have seen through the illusion at a glance.
"Another lesson I learned in this fight is that no matter how powerful I become, I must not become arrogant nor must I toy with my enemy,"
"Who knows what plans my enemy or enemies might have even if they're weaker than me."
Corey made sure to engrave this lesson to heart as he stared at the corpse of the Capra King.
'I'm very sure he was stronger than most tier 6s and maybe some tier 7s. But he fell because of his pride and cautious nature.'
Corey sighed softly, but a second later, a light smile appeared on his lips.
"Apart from the Earth Infinity Crystal and the upgrade of my Genesis Armament. I was able to obtain something else…"
Corey's smile became brighter, and his gaze turned to one of curiosity, desire, and greed as he stared at the corpse of the Capra King.
"... The body of the Capra King."
There was one thing Corey realized about the shattered dimension of the Old Ones after his battle with abomination at the temple, and that was about the presence of abominations and nightmares.
His Nightmare Finger, which Corey just came to realize because of the Capra King, was a finger of the Old Ones or at least one of the Old Ones.
His Nightmare Finger had the ability to store abominations and nightmares, and because of his tier, his physique, and the power of his soul, he could store 50 tier 3 abominations.
His Nightmare Finger could also create a Nightmare or Abomination that could grow alongside him, however, he needed a complete corpse of a Nightmare or an Abomination, and one of his Nightmare Fingers.
For a long time, Corey had been thinking of how to find an abomination or nightmare, and in his mind, he guessed that he would only be able to find an abomination or a nightmare in the World of Dreams and Nightmares.
However, ever since he came to the shattered dimension of the Old Ones, he had encountered two abominations.
The guardian of the temple of the Old Ones, and the Capra King.
Corey could choose to absorb the corpses of the Temple Guardian and the Capra King, but there was no way he would do such a thing since he was still weak.
The Temple Guardian was as powerful as a tier 4 and would most likely cause issues for a weak tier 5. He could try to absorb the Temple Guardian, however, there was no reason for him to do such a thing. It was risky, and he did not see the need at the moment.
As for the Capra King, there was no need to even think about it. It was stronger than most tier 6s and even some tier 7s. He would definitely die before he could even absorb the corpse of the Capra King into his single Nightmare Finger.
'Although I can't absorb the Temple Guardian and the Capra King now, their bodies would be preserved inside my Tri-Pupil Eyes.'
'Also…' Corey grinned, '... I was able to get another Nightmare Finger from the temple of the Old Ones.' Just as Corey had this thought, his axe stopped absorbing the blood essence of the Capra King, and it underwent an evolution.