chapter 40

Next Hou activated the needle parasite's false will. Hou felt spikes growing out of his skin, leaving small holes where the are. He then shot them out, flying as far as they did before.

'Hmmm, so this one is very different, the effect is almost exact as the parasite'

Hou then destroyed the red moss on his hand, and activated it with the new blood formation shell. Like before, blood was consumed and spread into a mist which Hou could control.

He then looked at his stomach and tried to do what he's been doing with parasites, with a symbiote. Hou looked carefully at the structure of the symbiote, committing it to memory.

He then pulled it out, and with help of his body control, destroyed the symbiote and quickly recreated it with a blood formation. Hou quickly went to put the will back in the formation.

He then tested it's ability and both miasma and sunlight, as well as natural qi was absorbed from the air, and Hou controlled the foreign qi with his blood formations and pulled any natural qi into his inner world to become his own, in order to power his one spirit will.

Hou would need to accumulate more of his own qi in order to allow people to use his false spirit wills while in his inner world.

Now the only things left were a set of parasites and a symbiote.

Hou decided to do the parasite first, his ear parasites that allowed him to hear plants spirits, likely spirits from the communication dao.

Hou crushed the two flowers, letting the false spirit wills be free, until Hou constructed a shell with a blood formation, which he put the wills into street they combined.

Activating the ability, he heard the stories talking and could inner what is happening far way. As he was listening, he heard that some humans were being attacked!

Instantly Hou stopped his experimenting and flew towards the direction. Hou flew high above and was constantly using his absorbing qi will to replenish the miasma cost of flight.

Hou saw the fight, it was a family of three, two adults and one teenager. Hou quickly swept in, activating his eye ability and predicting the path of the enemy. They were running from one monster bear and one normal bear. The monster could shout and cause a sound powerful enough to knock people over.

Hou swift in closer and started to use his combination move, condensing his blood fog and shouting it on the needles for a paralytic poison. Hou shot at the normal bear and it stopped, barely moving.

Hou then moved in closer to the monster beat which Hou predicted would turn towards him so he stopped flying and put his strength wills into his legs to run.

He hit the ground and ran towards the monster bear, causing slight shakes with his running. Hou got closer and predicted a swipe of the bear's paw so he jumped up, and activated his flying ability and moving strength to his arms. Hou punched at the bear, using flight and his arm strength to cause it's head to explode, dying.

Hou flew over to the fleeing family and showed his arms were open.

"Don't be scared, I just saved you. I'm not trying to hurt you. Are you okay, do you perhaps want to join up with me?"

The husband walked forward, introducing himself carefully,

"My name is Roland, this is my wife Ruth and son Hafar. Thank you for saving us, I would dare not refuse your offer, where is your settlement?"

"Quite far, so if you would let me"

Hou stopped mid sentence and floated up, showing off his power.

"As you can see, I have... Certain peculiar powers. I want to give you some powers too, and be able to run fast, is that fine with you"

"Well you do have your sanity, from my knowledge most of those who get powers lose their minds and humanity, is this safe?" Roland needed confirmation that it was safe before he gave in.

"I give you my sincerest guarantee, you will not have any danger, and once we're back I will take the powers back."

Roland thought she a second and nodded,

"We'll take you up on your offer then, I hope you'll protect us well"

Hou moved closer and placed his hands on Roland's legs, transferring a strength false spirit will to each. An intangible transfer occurred and Roland had the powers.

Before Roland did use them, Hou gave him a few orbs of condensed miasma.

"I insist I test then first to make sure I'm safe, his do I use them"

"Just imagine using them, your legs will become super strong and you can run faster"

Roland closed his eyes, focusing on Hou's instructions. Hou looked at Roland as he got ready to run, suddenly he set of running and was as far as a wolf.

Roland ran for a while and came back, observing himself to make sure he was fine.

"Sorry for doubting you, please go ahead" Roland gestured to his family.

Hou moved to Roland wife and teenage son. He did the same, placing his hands on their legs and transferring the false spirit will. The two gained their powers and discussed with Roland how to use it.

He looked over them not interrupting and smiled. Then after a short while of testing, the group set off, Hou followed his connection with his inner world and ran forward, making a slow pace for the inexperienced family to keep up with.

The group was much slower than Hou himself, and so Hou had to cut his experimenting short, as by the time they were close to the camp, it was nearing the end of the day.

As the group was running closer, they felt Hou going slower and asked,

"Why are you slowing I don't see the camp anywhere nearby?"

"Ahh you don't see it, but it's right here, watch!"

Hou ran faster and disappeared!