Chapter 2435: Sacred Vault of the Aztorus Kingdom
Cain made the Blade of the End of Time melt into his arm.
Among the Royal Blutlinie, it was common to fuse weapons with their bodies, binding them directly to their life force. Once integrated, the sword could be nurtured by the Ancestor Drop, allowing it to grow alongside its master.
However, such fusion was only possible if the wielder possessed complete control and absolute ownership over the weapon. Otherwise, if the bond were ever broken, the backlash could be catastrophic.
Now that the process was complete, Cain adopted a meditative posture within the Ocean of the Blood Sun and began evaluating his current strength.
"The core of my power right now is my Ancestor Ability—Null Eternum," he thought.
Through it, he could manifest the Eternum Flame, the white fire that greatly enhanced his killing power while also granting extraordinary defensive capabilities. However, those effects were merely the natural manifestation of the ability.
"What I need now is to develop my Ancestor Arts."
Ancestor Powers themselves could not be altered. Their nature was absolute. But they could be trained, refined, and expanded, giving rise to unique techniques that dramatically increased their effectiveness.
Cain already had several ideas for how the white flames could evolve—methods to expand their range, deepen their control over causality, and perhaps even shape the Quietus Power into more specialized forms. But those ideas would require time and careful experimentation.
For now, he turned his attention to the other aspects of his strength.
"My Power of Chaos has weakened since I arrived in Paradise."
At present, he could use it to create channels that directed the vitality and energy of the Blood Ocean into targets, and he could influence the minds of others to a limited degree. However, he was unable to summon the Chaos Wings or unleash Chaos at its full capacity.