Chapter 342: Aether Qi
[Evil Eye: Your eye can now unleash the combined anguish of every soul you have devoured, your bloodlust and presence to break the mind of those who dare to meet your gaze. Once their mind is broken, you can create realistic illusions inside their consciousness. These illusions can be tailored to exploit the target's fears or desires, making them more effective]
Ashlock glanced around the mountain peak with his new mutation {Evil Eye [A]} while the system's description hung in his vision.
"I can unleash the combined anguish of everything I've eaten? How many is that now?" Ashlock started counting every meal he remembered and soon gave up. There were far too many, and there were undoubtedly many souls that hadn't been very willing to die. "I bet I harvested a lot of anguish from the Voidmind librarian as I slowly tortured him inside my soul... oh, and that Evergreen brat that damaged my soul during my Star Core ascension."
Ashlock looked around some more and realized he could see the flow of Qi far more clearly than before.
"System, what other changes has my eye undergone?"
[Your gaze now has true sight. You can see through any kind of barrier or illusion made by Qi. Your ability to perceive the flow of Qi in your surroundings and people has also increased significantly]
Ashlock realized he could see through the illusion barrier surrounding Red Vine Peak as if it weren't even there. It had never inhibited his sight as it was made from his Qi, but it would still distort the air a little.
"Truly an upgrade befitting the 'All-Seeing Eye.' Now barriers or illusions can't block my sight," Ashlock paused, "But the Evil Eye part is a little concerning. This is a perfectly good attack skill, but it doesn't do my evil god image any good. It's been fine until now due to Stella's clever marketing idea with the welcome boxes, but if my public image turns too evil, it will be hard to recruit new members..."
Ashlock sighed. Such was the life of an up-and-coming deity. He had never anticipated that his ability to gather allies would depend on good public relations and marketing in a cultivator world, but life was full of surprises.