Die, Replay, Repeat

Chapter 153

Fang Xiu had mastered the skills of using the Blood Pupil and the Hair Specter all on his own for quite some time.

However, it always felt like something was getting in the way, as if there was a curtain between him and these abilities.

It was a completely different experience compared to just moving his arms around. Like, when he wanted to grab something with his hand, his brain didn't need to say, "Hey, there's that thing on the table, go get it."

His hands and arm just did it; no second thoughts.

Another example is that when people trip or get a knock on the head, their hands just jump up to protect their head without them having to think about it.

But getting the Blood Pupil and the Hair Specter to do the same thing was another story for Fang Xiu. They needed clear orders to move, kind of like how a computer needs specific code to do anything.

This kind of delay could be a real problem. In simple fights, it wasn't too big of a deal, but in really tough fights, the Blood Pupil and the Hair Specter weren't much help.

The problem was mainly about how well they worked together. Also, Fang Xiu's human body wasn't strong enough to bring out the full power of these Specters.

The Specter abilities couldn't get stronger since they were more like extra tools than part of him. Fang Xiu even thought about switching them out for better ones when he got more powerful.

But then, something changed.

If Type-III was as amazing as the two Spades said, it could be a game-changer.

The potion had a 10% chance to make his body the perfect match for Specters.

Fang Xiu took a good look at the medicine, then gulped it down.

It was super spicy, like drinking fire, and it felt like it was burning him from the inside. It was really painful, like his cells were being pulled apart.

But Fang Xiu could handle it. He stayed cool and even rinsed his mouth with water.

After an hour, the burning and pain started to go away.

Right after Fang Xiu took the potion, things felt different. He could control the Hair Specter and the Blood Pupil as if they were part of his limb. They were even more powerful.

But this success didn't make Fang Xiu happy. Instead, he was puzzled and asked himself if he really got that rare 10% chance.

Although everything seemed to work out fine, Fang Xiu realized he wasn't the perfect Specter host he hoped to become.

After a moment of calm, he looked at his wife and said, "I can see you."

His wife's gentle smile turned fierce. "You can see me?"

Naturally, Fang Xiu died, and his death triggered the reset. He was back to the moment before he drank the potion.

This time, Fang Xiu drank the potion again, but he lay down to drink it, hoping to increase his chances.

An hour later, it failed.

He tried sipping it slowly instead of drinking it all at once, and it failed again.

He kept trying, once, twice, up to six times.

The sixth time, he drank it while standing on his head, and immediately, it felt different.

An intense heat burned every cell, as if remodeling them.

Two hours later, the transformation was complete.

Fang Xiu was excited, a rare feeling for him. He had finally hit the 10% chance and became the perfect host for Specters.

The hair Specter and the Blood Pupil perfectly merged with his body, their power blending seamlessly with his human form.

Fang Xiu could feel the power of the hair Specter and the Blood Pupil strengthening his body.

Before, they were like tools attached to him, but now, they were part of him, continuously merging their power with his body, making him stronger.

He tested this by cutting his arm with a scalpel.

The sharp blade easily cut through his skin and muscle, but the wound healed quickly, stopping the bleeding, healing, and scabbing over in less than ten minutes.

His arm was back to normal, with only a faint scar.

_'Is this the healing power of Specters?'_ Fang Xiu wondered.

Influenced by Specter powers, Fang Xiu was becoming more like a Specter, physically. He still had a human body, but he started to have some Specter abilities.

Fang Xiu felt his strength, speed, reaction time, and even vitality greatly improve. And this was just from perfectly merging with the Blood Pupil and the Hair Specter.

He also had Nightmare, which used to be a Grade-S Specter. Although it died early, it was still more powerful than the first two.

"Specters! I need more Specters!" Fang Xiu's eyes showed a crazy desire for power. He saw a path to the peak. He wanted to consume countless Specters, stepping over their remains to climb to the top.

He couldn't do this before, not because he couldn't handle it mentally, but because his human body was too weak; now, it was different. The perfect Specter-host body let him consume Specters.

Before, his "software" was good, but his "hardware" wasn't; now, both were excellent.

This body was perfect for him and only him. Even if someone else got the perfect body, they couldn't consume many Specters. After all, the human mind couldn't handle Specters without being consumed by them. But with his twisted mind, Specters would be consumed by him instead.

Besides physical enhancements, Fang Xiu also found his Spiritual Energy awakened by 25%, thanks to the Type-III potion and the Specter powers.

If someone else made such progress so quickly, they would only face uncontrolled Spiritual Energy.

Fang Xiu had just broken through to the second tier not long ago, and now his power surged again. A normal psychic's mind couldn't handle so much Specter power without their mind becoming twisted.

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