Other than the hidden benefits of upgrading 5-Star Eagle Eyes to 6-Star Roc Eyes, Michael obtained the normal benefits as well. And those were truly amazing!
First of all, his eye color changed to a vibrant gold. That may not seem like anything big, but the transformation of his eyes was accompanied by various benefits. Michael could now see the streams of energy in front of him at all times. The energy streams were vivid and extremely detailed.
Other than the streams of energy around him, Michael was now capable of seeing the energy within and around objects and other people as well. Michael could clearly tell that Lincoln possessed a little bit more energy than Zeke, but that the purity of the origin energy within him was a little bit lower. Both Zeke and Lincoln possessed less origin energy than Kaleb even though his War Rune's refinement degree was lower. Kaleb's origin energy had a higher purification degree as well.
'The alteration of everyone's origin energy is also pretty interesting. I can analyze everyone's origin energy and find out what their Soultrait is capable of, to a certain extent, at least. Nice.'
Every energy was a little bit different, whether it was the alteration, purity, potency, the amount of energy within an Awakened and so on. Being able to see everything clearly was a great means to measure the power of his enemies.
As for his eyesight, Michael was not even sure how far he could see at this point. Everything in his view looked crystal clear. He could pinpoint the faintest details far ahead without straining his eyesight.
'Two or three kilometers?'
Other than the benefits provided by the transformation of his eyes, Michael noticed that his eyesight could be further amplified by weaving origin energy into his eyes. An important factor about Roc Eyes was that channeling energy into them allowed him to see everything around him as if time itself had slowed down. It was not an extraordinary change but Michael was certain that it could be very useful in battle, both to predict the attacks of his enemies and to counter the enemies' attack patterns by moving even before they could initiate their movements and attacks.
Spirit Gaze's connection to Roc Eyes was the most impressive change though. It was easy to tell that Spirit Gaze would fuse with Roc Eyes in the future. Even now Spirit Gaze and Roc Eyes were already fused by a small margin. The fusion had already begun and all it took was upgrading Spirit Gaze to 6-Star. At least that was what Michael presumed.
Upgrading Spirit Gaze would require a 'bunch' of SoulStar Fragments. Therefore, it was about time to get moving. Michael released tendrils of Extraction outside his body to tap into the streams of energy. Simultaneously, he channeled more energy into his eyes, activating Roc Eyes' full power for the first time.
Information about the surrounding area entered his mind, including all the miscellaneous details that nobody needed to know. Michael discarded the useless pieces of information instantaneously and moved over to the fewer important details.
'A group of…four..no, five Tekur five kilometers to my right. Alright.'
Michael pinpointed a group of enemies and made his move at once. He released more tendrils of Extraction into the surroundings and activated Insert simultaneously. He inserted the tendrils of Extraction precisely into the streams of energy around him to increase the efficiency with which the golden tendrils extracted the energy from the surroundings.
He used the energy he'd absorbed immediately to create a compressed Glacicle Sword. The Glacicle Sword was compressed until Michael's mastery reached its limit and couldn't go any further. Michael then used Reinforced Sword Qi and Enhancement to coat the compressed Glacicle Sword. The third step was to create another layer of Glacicle Sword around the compressed Glacicle Sword which he…compressed again. Then the second layer of Reinforced Sword Qi and Enhancement was applied.
Michael didn't stop until the Glacicle Sword had been compressed thrice with three layers of Reinforced Sword Qi and Enhancement applied within and outside the triple-compressed Glacicle Sword. He then repeated the process four times until he had a total of five triple-compressed enhanced Qi Glacicle Swords.
The energy required to create each of the triple-compressed enhanced Qi Glacicle Swords was equivalent to almost 15% of his entire storage, yet Michael's energy storage was still field to the brim – all thanks to the tendrils of Extraction. Maintaining five of those terrific tendrils drained him mentally a little. However, it consumed more energy than it put a mental strain on him. Fortunately, the tendrils of Extraction were still activated.
Once the distance between him and the Tekur was less than a kilometer, one of them must have noticed him. They turned in his direction and charged at once. Michael realized that two of them were extremely fast. Therefore, he applied seven layers of Enhancement to his body. He weaved the Enhancement into his body in the same way he utilized origin energy to strengthen his physique temporarily.
His body felt like bursting apart as the seven layers of Enhancement took effect. However, Michael endured it all. He accepted the power that surged through his body and made his move. His feet sunk deep into the ground, creating spider web-like cracks all over the coarse surface. Loose soil was sprayed in all directions as Michael's feet kicked the ground with terrifying strength. He turned into a flash, the five triple-compressed enhanced Qi Glacicle Swords swirling around him.
Michael's body acted instinctively. His eyes flicked left and right to pinpoint anymore potential threats and determine the course of actions of his enemies. They circulated a tremendous amount of energy through their bodies and moved. Yet, just as they were about to attack, Michael had already appeared in front of the closest Tekur. Aethyr manifested in his hands and formed into a scythe coated in a bright golden light.
Extraction had been applied to the scythe's blade. It devoured the energy in the surroundings which was then used to actively apply Insert onto the golden sheen of extraction that coated the Aethyr Scythe.
As the Aethyr Scythe collided with the highly durable claw of the closest Tekur, the power of Extraction invaded the Tekur. However, before he could notice anything, a triple-compressed enhanced Qi Glacicle Sword burst forth. It accelerated with a rush of energy and crossed the remaining distance to the Tekur in an instant. The Glacicle Sword collided with the Tekur.
Simultaneously, the remaining four triple-compressed enhanced Qi Glacicle Swords were released as well. Each Glacicle Sword targeted one enemy. Yet, instead of using the Glacicle Swords to obliterate his enemies with one attack, Michael willed the Glacicle Swords to burst apart. Each layer was released with a burst, whereas the Reinforced Sword Qi layer was released to spread the freezing mist into the surroundings.
The Glacicle Swords burst apart right before the four Tekur could block, or evade the attack. They were taken by surprise as the Glacicle Swords burst into a dense cloud of freezing mist. The Tekur intended to charge through the freezing mist but they realized too late that the freezing mist around them was moving.
Smaller Glacicle Swords formed within the freezing mist and burst in their direction from all sides. The Tekur couldn't even see the Glacicle Swords. All they could see was a blinding white light. As for their senses, they were overwhelmed by the freezing cold and the energy that permeated every bit of the freezing mist.
Michael was having a migraine trying to cope with the four Tekur that were a little bit further away as well as fighting the Tekur right in front of him. The Glacicle Sword that shot toward the Tekur in front of him didn't burst apart immediately. It impacted at first, nearly crushing the Tekur's head but at the last moment, he used his Soultrait to block the attack and step away.
The sword burst apart in the next moment. Michael was now fully aware of the Tekur's Soultriat and its power. Therefore, he could modify his fighting style if necessary. He willed the freezing mist to transform into Glacicle Swords and used Insert with Extraction to insert golden threads everywhere within the freezing mist.
After applying several layers of Enhancement onto Extraction, Michael began to bombard the Tekur with Glacicle Swords from all around him. Insert's duration didn't wear of immediately. It allowed Extraction to infiltrate the Tekur from several positions and debilitate him over time.
Michael retrieved the freezing mist around the closest Tekur in the next moment. He stared deep into the pitch-black eyes of the Tekur and used Spirit Disturbance in its strongest form. The Tekur froze in his tracks for a moment, his mental fortitude unable to do anything against Michael or the threads of Extraction inside it. Extraction's strength spread out and devoured both lifeforce and energy simultaneously.
Michael's head stopped aching as the lifeforce entered his body. Meanwhile, the energy was utilized to use a second Spirit Disturbance. This time, Michael used Enhanceemnt on the Aethyr Scythe. He struck out with all his mind and slashed through the Tekur's head, cutting it in half.
An energy influx reached Michael as the Tekur crashed onto the ground. The last remnants of lifeforce and origin energy entered Michael's body, filling his energy storage to the prime while also returning his mental state back to the peak.
'I just used more origin energy to kill one of those bastards than most Mid Tier-3 Awakened have. My energy consumption is really out of this world…
