Soul Trigger

Chapter 15 Strengthening
The first time he got the cognitive index was after he used the faceless bone for the first time, and the second time was when he transformed into Odin and this time he gave him 15 points.

At present, the specific principle of this thing is still unknown, but since the faceless bone can continue to improve, it is better to use it to confirm his guess:
A numerical value appeared on the top of the faceless bone, slowly jumping and decreasing, but the changes in the faceless bone were completely different from last time.

Ji Li saw that as the value decreased, a dark streak appeared on the whorls of the huge curved horns of the sheep's skull, and slowly moved upward along the shape until it filled a small part of the whorls of the pair of horns and stopped.

At the moment when the number 15 returned to zero, Ji Li felt an indescribable sense of clarity spreading throughout his body, as if he was bathing in warm water, and his entire soul seemed to be humming softly. This feeling only slowly faded away after more than ten seconds.

"The feeling of weakness has eased a little..." Ji Li looked at the faceless bone and saw that the interface had changed:

【No facial bones】

[Soul quality: inferior]

[Enhanced state: single spiral]

[Features: Willpower Amplification Level 2, Affinity Amplification]

"Affinity enhancement?"

The first spiral should represent the current strengthening progress. In contrast, Ji Li was more concerned about the changes in the characteristic column. He called out the attribute panel and found that "will" increased by 4 points and affinity attribute increased by 2 points.

Name: Ji Li

Soul Core: Odin (codename V1)

Personality Relic: Faceless Bone (In stock)

Willpower: 22.6 (+4)

Super sense: 7.5
Creation: 1.4
Affinity: 7.8 (+2)

"These four attributes really correspond to my soul strength... The faceless bone has an additional bonus to will, and my current will attribute is also the highest. From another perspective, the killing performance in the evil spirit state should mainly come from the attribute of will, so will can be regarded as my... strength and agility? Or attack power?"

Ji Li originally wanted to say energy output power, but the word attack power seemed more intuitive.

"But what does affinity mean..."

Ji Li tried to invoke the trigger sensor in the soul space, and it seemed to be smoother than before. The "dryness" feeling that the Soul Well constantly conveyed seemed to be alleviated a little.

It would be nice to be able to test it here.

As this thought came to his mind, Ji Li saw his hands, which were originally white light, turned into white bones, and a familiar sense of power surged into his heart.

He transformed into a demon in the soul space. An invisible mirror appeared not far in front of him, allowing him to see his current appearance.

After the enhancement, the faceless bone did not look much different from before, but the gray-white curved horns, which were originally the same color as the skull, now had some black at the ends along the spiral lines of the curved horns.

After moving his body and doing a few moves on the spot, Ji Li realized that this should be just a simulation, because the feeling of dryness in the Well of Souls did not disappear. It was just simulating his state when he turned into a demon. It was enough for a test.

Ji Li tried to "create" another object for sparring here, such as the Spider Woman in the Lingbo Prison, but failed. He could only simulate himself.

After testing it, he simply practiced on the spot the various fighting techniques and combat skills he had learned during the carbon-based human period deep in his memory, and then let the Ascension Protocol calculate whether the comprehensive performance values ​​had increased.

This set of testing algorithms was used during the Murphy Megastructure period. After coming to this world, it cannot be updated or maintained. Therefore, the test is not rigorous for the faceless bones composed of soul energy.

But since simulation can be carried out in the soul space, the data calculated by the ascension protocol should also have a certain degree of authenticity and accuracy.

The data stream rushed past my eyes like a waterfall. The final result showed that the comprehensive performance of the faceless bone morphology was enhanced by 4%-12%. The fluctuation range was large. It should be a problem that the algorithm was not suitable and could not present accurate data.

But in terms of physical sense, the improvement in flexibility and strength is very obvious. As a combat master, Ji Li can easily perceive the subtle differences, even without those high-precision neural transmission systems. And the more subtle difference is an inexplicable sense of smoothness.

If Ji Li's previous use of the evil spirit transformation was still a little awkward, and the joints between the bones felt sluggish and heavy as if they were rusted, then now it's like a little bit of lubricant has been dripped on every joint, and...

He retracted his movement from a fighting stance and lightly pressed the trigger. A plume of pitch-black spirit exploded from deep within his bones, transforming into a withered black skull that emitted a tiny hissing sound. The tumbling black mist was like the tail of a meteor, circling around his body for a circle before disappearing.

Ji Li now seems to be able to control these "ghostly black bones" in the body to a certain extent.

He still remembered that when he first transformed into the Faceless Bone, these things were quite a sight, but they rarely appeared during his subsequent transformations.

When he reviewed the situation, he originally thought that it was because the Well of Soul had dried up and was overdrawn. Now it seems that it was because the "affinity" attribute was not enough, and this part of the power could not be fully exerted.

"That is to say, the affinity attribute involves the higher-level power of the personality relic. If the faceless bone is used as an observation sample, it is reflected in the release of more potential..."

"In addition, 'Affinity' can improve the compatibility of my Well of Souls, making the Faceless Bone and I more compatible, and making my actions under the evil spirit more natural and smooth."

The whorls on the sheep's skull have only been filled up to a small extent. Obviously, if the cognitive index continues to be injected, the enhancement will be far more than that. This makes him think about something further:

"If there are more cognitive indices, I wonder if this thing can grow directly to the level of Odin's incarnation. There will definitely be more terrifying existences in the future..."

"If I get other 'relics', I can probably take in new personalities and unlock more evil spirit forms..."

There seems to be more to consider.

Finally, I checked to see if Odin's usage time had increased. The number 19.834 did not change.

He can still only use it for less than 20 seconds. I don’t know if it’s because this improvement is too weak for Odin, or if Odin’s improvement needs to start from other aspects. I don’t know yet and more tests are needed.

But judging from the current gains, it has been a small achievement. There is no point in rushing for success. With the subsequent intelligence collection and exploration of the gray space, everything will gradually become clear.

My thoughts were turning around and I didn't know when the scenery in front of me gradually became blurred.

He is about to wake up.

……

"You are safe now, please don't move."

This was the first sentence Ji Li heard after opening his eyes.

Then he felt a sharp pain in his arm, and heard a series of frying-bean-like sounds, and his bent arm returned to normal. When he came to his senses, he was already sweating, and then he felt a cold energy spreading throughout his body -

[Increased cell activity detected, the Well of Soul is active, and the healing assistance program begins...]

The sound of the Ascension Agreement echoed in his ears, and Ji Li only saw a hideous and strange hand stroking in front of him.

The fingers seemed to have been cut off and sewn together again, with fine black stitches all over them. The palm was slender and long, and should belong to a woman, but it was full of gray and white, as if it didn't belong to a living person.

"……here it is?"

"You were on 'Flash Street' and Agent Kim brought you here."

Jin Misa?
Ji Li calmed his breath and tried to look around, but was stopped by the other party:
"Please be patient, the treatment will be over soon."

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