As the sharp claws on both sides of the ship, under the control of Rhodes, made a dull sound when they were swung in the air, the fusion ceremony was coming to an end.
The blood aura belonging to Rhodes was spread by the arms placed on the ship until it spread throughout the entire hull.
So far, the entire huge magic ship can be counted as part of Rhodes' body. The current surface of the ship's hull still maintains its original hardness, but under the nourishment of the blood aura, it will gradually move closer to the composition of flesh and blood before long, and eventually the entire ship will turn into flesh and blood.
"Although the fusion ceremony has been completed, the subsequent optimization process of this body is not a simple matter." Rhodes seemed to have thought of something and sighed slightly in his heart.
Although the fusion has been completed, in Rhode's view, there are still many areas that can be optimized in this current body.
For optimization, it is best to use brand new flesh and blood. Even if Rhodes temporarily fills it with his own flesh and blood, it will be difficult to completely optimize the entire ship. To achieve this, Rhodes needs to find new demons.
Of course, the optimization process does not need to be rushed. Rhodes is very satisfied with being able to achieve what it is now.
In the system log, the character attributes belonging to Rhodes have changed significantly. Among them, what concerns Rhodes the most is his own bloodline characteristics. The new powerful force in his body made Rhodes realize how much his bloodline had been improved.
Originally, the characteristics of the magic ship that came with the Soul Forge, under the influence of the fusion ceremony, have now become Rhodes' bloodline characteristics, which can bring significant improvements to Rhodes' strength.
Expanding the list of bloodline characteristics, a series of powerful bloodline characteristics such as [Greed of Desire], [Soul Amplification], [Boundless Divine Power (Fake)], [Magic Shield], etc., are displayed in front of Rhodes at this moment.
Each of these features is different. Some are extremely practical, while others only work under extreme circumstances, covering a variety of different aspects.
Rhodes knew that among these bloodline characteristics, the increase in attribute values was secondary. The most important thing was that they could help him cope with various environments.
Just like the [Sand Journey] in the bloodline characteristics, this ability allows the magic ship to drive all the way to the shore and turn the ground touched by the bottom of the ship into sand, so that it can sail on the sand more quickly.
Rhodes recalled that the ability [Sand Journey] was obtained from one of the crimson furnace cores on the magic ships of those dog trainers.
At that time, Rhodes did not pay too much attention to this ability.
The magic ship itself has extremely limited combat power, and is often used as a battle venue. Many features of the Soul Forge are also based on this function.
Hell Behemoth's fighting style is extremely fierce. He will not hide on the magic ship at all, but will actively attack the enemy's magic ship. Because of this, before the fusion, even if [Sand Trip] can make Rhodes wear the magic ship The West sailed ashore, but it didn't seem to have much effect on Rhodes at that time.
But at this time, as the fusion ceremony proceeds, the effect of [Sand Trip] becomes practical. Under the influence of this ability, Rhodes, who is now integrated with the Percy, can directly drive the magic ship ashore, which also saves Rhodes a lot of optimization steps.
[Sand Trip] This ability has not changed due to the fusion ceremony. It allows the magic ship to sail on land and increases its value. It is Rhodes' use of the magic ship that is different.
The various abilities in the Soul Forge allow Rhodes, who is fused with the Pacey, to deal with many complex situations.
For the previous Percy, it had not devoured enough furnace cores. Although these furnace properties were powerful, they were far from satisfying Rhodes.
As Rhodes seizes more furnace cores, the Pacey, which has now become part of his body, will provide him with more powerful bloodline characteristics. In this process, what Rhodes needs to do is to find and destroy more magic ships on the Lake of Fire.
However, Rhodes' time is limited. Soon, when the ten gates are opened, the trial on the Lake of Fire will surely enter the next stage. Seeing that there is not so much time for Rhodes to invade other magic ships.
Rhodes understood this deeply, and he must seize all the time in the trial.
Soon, under the gaze of Tisi and Hela, a magic ship with arms waving wildly and purple lines all over the wooden board, like blood vessels in the body of a living thing, drove in front of them from the lake of fire.
The solid land did not stop the magic ship from moving at all.
Tisi noticed that the bottom of the Percy was slightly stranded on the land, but it was still moving forward at a constant speed. When the ship got closer, she could see clearly that there was a deep dent behind the ground where the magic ship passed, and both sides of the dent were filled with fine dark yellow sand.
"Lord Eliot..." Tisi seemed a little confused. She looked at the magic ship in front of her, and then looked at the dark yellow monster integrated with the mast in the center of the magic ship.
"Come up, it's time to get out of here." In Tisi's surprised eyes, on the starboard side of the magic ship, on the strong claws, a ferocious dog head suddenly opened its mouth, and Rhodes' voice came out.
After receiving Rhode's order, Tisi was transported little by little to Rhode in the middle by the arms all over the magic ship without any struggle.
Beside her, Hela had already boarded the magic ship first and was staring at Rhodes in the center of the magic ship with extremely solemn eyes.
There was a bit of surprise in her eyes, and there was a faint fear in her heart that she was not aware of.
She stretched out her hand, gently brushed the extremely obvious purple lines on the surface of the magic ship, and murmured: "You succeeded... you can really fuse with the magic ship. If you told me this before, I I definitely won’t believe it…”
At the end, there was a bit of disappointment in her words.
Rhodes noticed this loss, but he didn't care about it. Anyone who hears that someone wants to merge with a big ship will think that person must be crazy. Even those magicians who are well versed in this will not be optimistic about it.
The same goes for Hela. Before that, she desperately wanted Rhodes to perform the fusion ceremony, just waiting for Rhodes' ceremony to fail, her own strength to drop significantly, or even direct death. For her, that situation was undoubtedly the best.
But at this moment, after realizing that Rhodes had successfully completed the ritual and even gained a lot of strength as a result, how could she not feel disappointed in her heart? She realized that the possibility of regaining her freedom was getting lower and lower.
(End of chapter)
