As Oasis reviewed the materials, his mind drifted to the intense process that awaited him.“I have a feeling this is going to be more painful than when I started the Phoenix cultivation,” he thought, recalling the agony he had endured during that initial transformation.The words from the manual, with their poetic promise of strength and ascension, still echoed in his mind, tempting him with the power that lay within reach.Despite the allure, Oasis decided against starting the process immediately.“Nah, I won’t be doing it now. I’ll do it sometime later,” he reassured himself, pushing the materials and the manual aside for the time being.Yet, as he tried to settle his thoughts about his father, the verses from the manual kept replaying in his mind, like a haunting melody that refused to be forgotten.Oasis, after placing the first box’s contents back into his storage bracelet, turned his attention to the second box—the gift Cedric had given him.With a deep breath, he opened it, his
He gazed out at the mountains, his newly acquired sight transforming the world before him.He could see the flow of mana in the air, swirling like invisible currents, connecting everything in the world.It was as if a hidden layer of reality had been revealed to him. He looked down at his own arm, watching as the blue-cyan aura of his mana flowed within him, pulsing with life.The energy felt more vibrant, more alive than ever before, a testament to the divine gift he had just refined.“This is truly a heavenly gift,” Oasis thought, marveling at the sight. Yet, as he continued to gaze at his aura, a realization struck him.“Mmh… but my cultivation did not increase after all that,” he pondered, a slight furrow forming on his brow.Despite the incredible power he now held in his eyes, his overall cultivation level had remained unchanged.“Ohh, these eyes use my spiritual energy more than my mana,” Oasis thought, as he began to feel the extent of his newfound abilities.The realization w
“Damn, I can't shake him off,” Oasis thought, gritting his teeth as he felt the figure gaining on him. His heart pounded with adrenaline. “Damn it!”Without a second thought, Oasis spun around just as he leaped onto a rock in the valley.His body radiated with blue flames as he reversed direction, heading straight back toward his pursuer.The flames danced around him, the embodiment of the Dancing Phoenix technique, a fiery aura that surged with power.As he moved, he reached into his storage bracelet, pulling out his sword, Kaze no Kagutsuchi. The blade, imbued with his fiery mana, gleamed with a menacing light.“Huh, fascinating,” the shadowy figure smirked, a dark smile spreading across his concealed face as he noticed Oasis’s sudden change in tactic.The figure was also moving at high speed, a blur of motion through the rocky terrain.The shadow's form seemed to meld with the darkness of the valley, swift and fluid, as if he were part of the shadows themselves.In one fluid motion
As soon as Oasis landed, Rurik had already taken a detour, avoiding the flames and closing in on him at high speed.His movements were erratic, as if he was constantly teleporting from shadow to shadow, the darkened corners of the valley providing him with cover.Oasis’s azure eyes tracked Rurik’s movements, the new power in his gaze allowing him to see through the shadows and follow the elusive figure.“This guy isn’t underestimating me. He’s not even giving me time to circulate my mana and use my techniques,” Oasis thought, feeling the pressure mounting.The relentless pace of the battle was pushing him to his limits.“Wind Magic: Wind Blade,” Oasis whispered, his voice calm as he summoned a slicing gust of wind that hurtled toward Rurik.The blade of wind cut through the air, sharp and swift, aimed directly at Rurik’s path.But Rurik merely smirked, his daggers radiating with a dark, visible aura as he sliced through Oasis’s magic with ease.The wind blade dissipated into nothingne
"Brat, you dare try to run?" he shouted, his vision blurred as he tried to focus on Oasis.The pain in his head made it difficult to channel his spiritual energy, but he forced himself to pull out a large black bow, mounting a black arrow with a dark aura radiating from it."I will kill you, brat!" Rurik roared in pain, locking his bloodshot eyes on Oasis as he prepared to shoot.“Damn it,” Oasis thought as he realized he was being targeted again.He glanced back at Rurik, his eyes narrowing with concentration. In a blink, he tagged Rurik’s conscious realm with his gaze.Rurik felt the tag instantly, a disruption in his focus that caused him to release the arrow without properly aiming.The arrow missed Oasis by a hair's breadth, instead striking a large, dry tree along the valley.The impact shattered the tree’s stem, leaving a massive hole through it before the arrow buried itself deep into the valley wall.Rurik, still reeling from the pain in his head and the tag on his consciousn
Oasis's breathing was ragged, each breath sending a sharp pain through his shoulder where the dagger remained lodged.His once-simple tunic was now soaked and torn, stained with his own blood.The cool breeze that rustled through the bamboo offered some relief, but the agony in his body was undeniable.He gazed up at the sky, trying to focus his mind and calm his racing heart.The blue-cyan aura that had flowed through him during the battle now flickered weakly, barely visible as he fought to maintain consciousness.As he lay on the training field, surrounded by the stillness of this hidden sanctuary, Oasis could feel his body beginning to shut down from the pain and exhaustion.The world around him started to blur, the edges of his vision darkening as he drifted toward unconsciousness.But even as his eyes began to close, his mind clung to a single thought: he had survived, and he would continue to fight.---On the brink of losing consciousness, Oasis summoned every ounce of strengt
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Oasis opened his eyes. He could feel the surge of power within him, his body now brimming with strength and vitality. "I feel like I've regained all my strength," he thought, flexing his fingers and rotating his healed shoulder.But a pang of regret hit him as he remembered Kaze no Kagutsuchi, his trusted sword, left behind in the valley.The realization stung, but he knew he had to let it go for now. "Too bad I lost my sword," he muttered to himself, his thoughts drifting back to the battle.Shaking off the regret, Oasis focused on the time he had within the Celestial Garden Sphere."I’ll be in here for two years, which is just two days outside," he mused, the oddity of time in this space both a blessing and a challenge.He clenched his fist, determination surging through him. "I have to get stronger by the time I leave this place."The weight of his mission bore down on him."I'm too weak for the mission. A lackey almost killed me; then wh
Oasis's body shimmered with a Blue-cyan hue, his skin glowing as the powerful mana was absorbed.The intensity of the heat grew, and the area around him became a steamy, ethereal landscape.The two ponds, once serene, now churned with raw energy, their waters swirling as they fed the ritual.As the energy continued to flow into Oasis, the final stage of the Phoenix Heart Cultivation Technique began to solidify within him.His heart beat in perfect harmony with the ancestral power within, each pulse resonating with the energy of the phoenix bloodline within.Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. Oasis remained motionless, completely absorbed in the process.Over time, his physical form became obscured by a radiating aura of azure flames that enveloped his body.The flames danced and flickered, shaping themselves into a figure that mirrored his form, as if Oasis had transformed into a being of pure fire.The energy was so intense that his body seemed to dissolve into the flames