Chapter 684 - (1/2) Eva's Upgrades 1

In a more serious setting, Eva and the Phoenix Ancestor were still meditating as they had connected their minds. The Phoenix Ancestor stood before a giant Ball of Light, which she took for her disciple's Martial Spirit when it was in fact an avatar of Eva's Goddess of Light Inheritance. 

The Phoenix Ancestor looked at the magnificent avatar with a strange smile on her face, as if she couldn't understand what she was seeing. This was a Martial Spirit… right? 

But if so… it was too powerful and too horrifying. The old woman sweated inwardly, remembering how she had insulted her disciple's use of Light Energy. Now, directly faced with the little girl's potential, thinking about her limitless future nearly made her shit herself. 

At the same time, though, the Phoenix Ancestor was excited as she had finally found a way for her name to last forever. If she raises this disciple to the point when she might be able to surpass her, she might be able to break through to the Upper World. 

Then, she and her husband could come along! 

Thinking like this, the Phoenix Ancestor could no longer hold back. Her feelings for Eva changed from casual mentorship to motherly love. Eva felt goosebumps on her skin as she watched the old woman suddenly look at her with such love. 

"So, what's next?" Eva asked quickly. 

"What's next is that I will manifest my own Martial Spirit in our mindspace, so you can feel its nature and emulate it through yours." The Phoenix Ancestor explained gently. 

The old woman focused for a bit, as a pure and potent white light manifested from behind her. The next moment Eva heard a Phoenix's cry that almost made her tear up because it sounded so similar to her beloved Luxia. 

From behind the Phoenix Ancestor, a beautiful Light Phoenix manifested that flapped its glowing wings with majesty. It did look somewhat similar to Luxia, but its light was more defined, giving it an older and wiser appearance compared to Eva's pet who still looked young and naive. 

It gazed at Eva neutrally, seemingly unaffected by the Phoenix Ancestor's change in demeanor. However, its arrogance was quickly replaced by shock and fear once it gazed upon the giant Ball of Light behind Eva. 

It turned to the Phoenix Ancestor as if seeking an explanation, at which point they seemed to be communicating through their minds. Eva ignored this and focused on her own Inheritance, diving deep into it. 

She found that, yes, she could rearrange its form with how close she was to it. This was in part due to having reached Rank 3 and having made the Main Avatars submit to her. 

Then again, if one would remember, Eva's Light Inheritance was special. Her Goddess of Light Inheritance had rebelled, wanting her to be more slutty, so Eva had called Riveting Night to beat her up, which had worked splendidly. 

The same had happened for her then Abyssal Eye Inheritance. Only the Ball of Light had unconditionally supported Eva, as it always had since her childhood. It was why using Light Energy was the first and foremost for her when using her bloodline back then. 

Coming here with the idea to reshape it, it was as if the Ball of Light was sighing with exasperation, shouting: 'Finally!' 

Realizing that it had waited all of Eva's life for her to do this, the little girl felt terrible. She bowed to the Ball of Light and sincerely apologized, but it sent back feelings of acceptance and closeness. 

Was this how Draco felt towards his Black Dragon? If so, it was a lovely feeling. 

Of course, Eva couldn't have been farther from the truth. Draco's bloodline Black Dragon was arrogant and callous, and the Abyssal Prime had been forced to bully it into submission. His soul's Black Dragon, though, was obviously much more amiable. 

Eva connected with the Ball of Light and told her what form she wanted it to take. Then, right before her eyes, it began molding itself and morphing, as if a giant hand was using it like clay to form a sculpture. 

Eva was startled to realize that it wasn't anything else, but her own mind that was shaping it. Even though she verbally called for the change, it could only be done by her own hand. 

In a matter of minutes, the outline of the Ball of Light formed, and it resembled a Light Phoenix that was in its adult stage. It didn't have any distinct features like eyes and the like, as Eva would have to envision those, but the shape alone made her heart beat. 

She felt like hundreds of words and lines were coursing through her mind from her body, her bloodline's knowledge of Light Phoenix being sent to her, so she could finish the design. 

As if possessed, Eva continued the aesthetic sculpting. This was different from before, where she had just formed the outline. Now, she was adding the details, and this was crucial. 

A single mistake here would result in a blemish for all eternity. Imagine her calling out her bloodline Phoenix, and it had one eye slanted yet the other eye round... or with a crooked beak! 

However, this did not seem to be a problem for Eva, as she was being guided by a hand that lay deep within herself. Whether it was the consciousness of her bloodline, or some remnant will of Amaterasu helping out, its assistance was splendid. 

By the time Eva was done, the Light Phoenix before her was one with glowing gold wings, two bright golden eyes that were as sharp as Eva's own, and a tail that dropped light dust that sparkled in the air. 

It had green lights streaking through its feathers where they weren't gold or white. The color combination made Eva's Light Phoenix look unique, like an elf among humans. 

It was far more beautiful than Luxia or the Phoenix Ancestor's Martial Spirit. It even seemed unfair to those to make a comparison. Just like one wouldn't compare a human to a God. 

The bloodline Light Phoenix gazed at Eva fiercely, before submitting with a gentle look. Eva walked over and caressed its feathers as it cooed softly. She felt power and uniqueness from this Light Phoenix, so much so that she was wondering what powers she had acquired. 

Eva didn't have to wait too long, as she suddenly froze, her mind collapsing due to the onslaught of new information that rushed in. Her bloodline was informing her of all her new tricks, how to manage them, how much they would cost, etc. 

It took her only 5 seconds to digest this information that would crush the mind of a normal human. After all, with her Light Angel Inheritance and her Tier 5 Control, her mind was better than a supercomputer and reached quantum computer levels. 

Once she came to, Eva was speechless. She now understood that her Martial Spirit out there would surely be on par with the Black Dragon, but it wasn't just that. 

Eva had gone a step further. Just like how Draco's Serpent God Inheritance had the God Serpent Array available to him, she too had a similar thing for all other powerful species that had the Light element like Light Dragons, Light Qilins, and more. 

However, unlike Draco, she could not access it because she had to unlock it manually through practice. However, given that Draco could get them a time sphere to accelerate time, this could be solved later. 

Eva was extremely satisfied with her power up this time. She exited her bloodline visualization realm and went towards her soul area. Unlike below, this one was still a Ball of Light, which was waiting for Eva to mold it. 

She did the same as before, styling it exactly like her bloodline Light Phoenix. When it came to, it spread its wings out and screeched with joy, before zipping all over the place. 

Eva herself smiled, before her eyes grew blank again, receiving a different type of information inheritance this time. Now, she was learning the history and nature of Light Phoenixes, as well as their culture, origin, how they worked biologically, and their language. 

Her bloodline Light Phoenix had taught her about the physical aspects of the Light Phoenix, yet her soul Light Phoenix had taught her about the mental and psychological aspects. 

Eva could now converse with Luxia! 

Or any avian species, really. Just like how Draco could converse with any serpentine species. 

Eva left her soul realm and opened her eyes in the cave, two bright beams of searing light shooting out. They blasted into the wall of the cave, burning a hole through the rock until it reached outside, where they could see moonlight filtering in. 

Before her, the Phoenix Ancestor was gazing at Eva with shock and joy, the love in her eyes no different from how Kiyoko Reiwa, Eva's own mother, looked at her. 

This made Eva smirk. She had a feeling her relationship with her new master would be a very good one, and she had to admit that she was grateful to the Phoenix Ancestor for her teachings. 

Meanwhile, on the other side of the cave, the two fellows were in the midst of a heated battle… 

"Hahaha brat, why are you so angry? Don't you know that anger leads to hate and that leads to getting hernia?" The Dragon Ancestor playfully laughed as he danced by twerking his bum while Draco attempted to use his Dark Angel abilities to crush him to death via telekinesis. 

His Black Dragon and Horned Demon Inheritance had proven ineffective, as such, he had resorted to his third one well. Unfortunately, the results weren't too good. His mentor did have the typical blue outline around him, which was testimony that Draco did have a grip on him, but… 

That damn monster was able to move freely! 

No, in fact, Draco was the one feeling dizzy because the fellow's rapid movements and silly dancing were forcing his blue outline to follow him. 

The little boy eventually had to give up and clutch his head, wailing as it was the first time in this timeline that he suffered from vertigo....