Chapter 718: Space-Time Eye
Cain stared at the orb for a few seconds before sending his Ego Wave into it. However, as soon as his red force field touched the orb, he immediately tried to pull it back since the luminous orb began to consume its energy like a ravenous beast.
If before the infusion of Merit made Cain feel his hand was set ablaze, now he felt his mind split in half due to the luminous orb draining his Ego Wave. It was an excruciating feeling, and the worst part was that it neutralized him, making it impossible to fight back.
Luckily for Cain, it lasted only a few seconds, and just as he was regaining his focus, the luminous orb flashed toward his forehead, piercing into his skull!
Cain could not help but show terror on his face as he felt the luminous orb piercing his skull and unleashing trillions of microscopic tendrils that connected to his brain. Just as he prepared to take drastic measures, the pain faded, and a wave of confusion assaulted him since now he was seeing from three different angles.
With a wave of his hand, Cain conjured a piece of reflective ice. He saw that he now had a third vertical eye on his forehead. Half of it was sky blue, and the other was bright silver, and they were in constant motion.
"Congratulations on obtaining the Tier Zero Gift, the Space-Time Eye: It is the treasure of the Supernova Race, offering you insight into the fabric of reality itself and the ability to manipulate the very threads of space-time."
Once again, that majestic voice echoed from inside the Samsara Flame, revealing the treasure's nature and power.
Immediately, a sense of delight appeared on Cain's face as the Space-Time Eye was exactly what he needed. His training as a Primordial exponentially improved his mastery of the Elemental Laws.
Yet, Cain lagged in the Law of Space since he had no treasure or bloodline related to this power. Yet, now that was solved!
Although Cain had just obtained this third eye, he could feel his affinity to the Laws of Space-Time improving by leaps and bounds. As Cain focused on his third eye, he could perceive spatial dimensions with greater clarity than ever before and even detect the majestic flow of time to some extent.
"Was it just luck, or are the Gifts related to the needs of the person?"
Cain could not help but ask as he stared at the flame, but it was clear he would not get an answer. After a few seconds, he turned around and left the sacrificial ground, turning his gaze back to the Death Forest before focusing on his Tier I Rebirth Mark.
Sacrifices are not the only way to obtain Merit since you can also receive it by defeating Soul Automatons. However, the second path was much more time-consuming, and if Cain's calculations were correct, he would have needed to fight for over two years before gaining enough Merit to form his Tier I Rebirth Mark.