The Anomaly stood there stunned, his eyes bulging with shock as he watched the scene unfold in front of him.

The Salamander, who had been bolting away at full speed moments before, was now crashing towards the ground, twitching in agony, unable to even let out a painful roar, his body ageing at a rate visible to the naked eye. Midway through the fall, his body resembled a mummified corpse, devoid of any trace of life; as he hit the ground, his body turned to dust.

After digesting what had happened, the Anomaly turned around, an unreadable expression on his face, and looked in the direction of Fionn.

On Fionn's side.

AAARRRGGHHH!

As the Salamander died, Fionn felt a strange energy enter his body through the chains that wrapped around his hands; soon, he clutched his head and let out a painful scream due to the sudden intense pain he was feeling in his head.

"Ahh! Is this how increasing spirit power feels? "Fionn grimaced, his head splitting with pain.

The pain intensified until Fionn felt as if a barrier in his consciousness had been broken; the sensation was indescribable. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around, everything seemed extra clear and he was able to notice the details he had previously overlooked, thoughts in his head balzed at a faster pace, and the question that had previously plagued him now felt easier.

He felt a never-before-seen strength coursing through his body, as if he could punch a mountain to smithereens, but deep down he knew it was just a fake feeling caused by the sudden increase in strength, similar to how one would feel after going to the gym for a week.

Suddenly, all of his avatars ejected from his body and began levitating around him, absorbing mana like crazy from the surroundings. The star mark on the back of his hand began to change colour rapidly, from red to partial red, from partial red to complete yellow, and finally to partial green.

Fionn could feel all of these changes and transformations inside his body as his spirit energy increased. His avatars had also become stronger, but in order to accurately gauge their strength increase, Fionn had to wait until the process was completed.

His skysurf board avatar and AK47 are undergoing significant changes, while others are undergoing minor or insignificant changes.

"So this is why practitioners are so obsessed with strengthening their spirit energy," Fionn thought as he felt his avatars strengthen.

GROWL! GROWL!

Suddenly, Ether's growling came from the distance, Fionn turned his head and saw Ether rushing to his location.

"It's good that you are back; please keep an eye on the surrounding until I finish this process." Fionn spoke to Ether.

Just as he finished speaking, a disturbance was felt in the sky on the horizon; glancing to the side, Fionn noticed a silhouette flying towards him at high speed.

"He's here," Fionn told Ether, adding, "you should be able to handle him at his current level, but don't attack first, let's see how he reacts."

THUD!

The Anomaly landed in front of them with a loud noise, and after getting up, he looked at them with a strange expression on his face.

Fionn sighed, looking at his wounded body, and asked, "Do you want to attack us?"

After their bloodline awakens, creatures with a high ranking bloodline receive the inheritance memories of their forefathers, which includes magic arts, history, and languages, so Fionn is not concerned that the Anomaly will not understand what he is saying.

The Anomaly stared at Fionn, his voice hoarse and deep, and asked, "You created me right?"

Fionn, perplexed by his question, nodded and responded, "technically yes."

Hearing Fionn's response, he fell silent for a moment before asking, "If I follow you, could you make me even stronger?"

Fionn, sensing the direction of the conversation, laughed and said, "It's possible, but what's the guarantee you won't backstab me?"

"We can make a blood contract." Suggest the Anomaly, his eyes reflecting his resolve.

Hearing his suggestion, Fionn nodded and asked, "But what would I get in return?"

"I can be both your sword and your shield." Anomaly stated confidently.