Epic of Caterpillar
chapter-2400

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I glanced at the new skill with great interest, what it included and what it meant to me was more than I imagined. Yes, it didn't restrain me completely, it was an activation-type Skill, so I could choose when to activate it or deactivate it, so there was no problem with that.

The combination of your Endless Demonic Lust and your Enlightened Mandala Arts has opened the Path towards your Ascension as a Bodhisattva, a legendary figure that is on their path towards Buddhahood. Your body has become the Embodiment of Mandala and Lust, while also becoming a Weapon that wields their power to finish enemies with the power of Enlightenment and Depravity knotted together.

The meaning of the Kama Sutta is that sensual desire, like any habitual sense pleasure, brings suffering. You have been enlightened, and your endless, demonic depravity has been restrained with the {Chains of Kama Tanha} whenever you activate this skill. The chains will wrap around your body and block your flaring sexual desires, the accumulated power of your demonic depravity will grant you incommensurable, fiery strength akin to a Demon of the Seven Narakas.

Through, the description alone was both awesome and also kind of funny in a way, to think my own lust, something I always held within me could now become a tremendous amount of power. I had mixed thoughts about this, but I was definitely not hating this.

Also it says I am on my path to Buddhahood? So there's not just one but many Buddhas, perhaps? I wonder what does it even means to become one? Is it the same as becoming a God? No, the cosmic scale would be definitely different.

Nonetheless, this seems much stronger than their original Skills, and the boost to all Stats is really nice between modes.

Then there's this.

While your body is wrapped on the {Chains of Kama Tanha}, your Health, Strength, Deftness, and Vitality will increase by 500% (+25% x Skill Level) with an additional percentage based on your Accumulated Lust, which will show as numbers that accumulate over time whenever you have depraved thoughts or you are hit physically, increasing up to an additional 500%. You will also take 50% more Damage from Attacks and your Health Regeneration Speed will decrease by 70%, but you will be able to unleash unique techniques within the {State of Restrained Flaring Lust: Kama Sutta}.

In this State of Body and Mind, your body will be covered by the {Demonic Flames of the Seven Narakas} that will burn through your foes Souls as you hit them with your physical body, dealing damage based on 300% (+25% x Skill Level) of your Strength Stat every 5 Seconds while burning their bodies and dealing damage based on 400% (+30% x Skill Level) of your Vitality Stat every 10 Seconds.

So it's a state where I get wrapped on those chains, they don't seem to inhibit my movements at all, and I also get to have some cool flames to burn foes' souls and bodies, amazing. The damage they deal every few seconds is immense too, my stats are already very high, so not many things will be able to withstand being burned for too long unless they have insane regeneration... well, most do, but it'll at least cancel out most foe's insane regeneration. Also apparently this can last on forever unless I receive damage or if I... don't think lustful things? It seems that even imagination or simply remembering my various passionate nights with all my queens would quickly fill me with power, that's really funny, yet powerful.

And then this, the "second phase" of this skill.

Once a certain amount of time has passed or once you've received enough damage while being on the {State of Restrained Flaring Lust} while being wrapped by the {Chains of Kama Tanha}, you'll be able to achieve enlightenment and break through the chains, reaching a state of complete and serene mind through the {State of Enlightened Mind: Nirvana}, which will instead increase your Ancient Essence, Intelligence, Fate, Soul Ether, and Cosmic Power Stats by 600% (+25% x Skill Level) with an additional boost based on how much Restrained Lust you had accumulated, up to 600%.

You will also take 70% less Damage from Attacks and your Health Regeneration Speed will increase by 300%, while you will be able to unleash unique techniques within the {State of Enlightened Mind: Nirvana}. In this State of Body and Mind, your body will continuously release {Divine Heavenly Light of Nirvana} that will burn, blind, and weaken all foes within 500 meters around you, dealing constant damage every 5 seconds based on 200% (+30% X Skill Level) of your Intelligence and Soul Ether Stats. Blinded foes will be unable to see anything no matter what for 5 Seconds, and Weakened foes will have their stats decreased by 50% for 5 Seconds.

So once I accumulated enough of this Lust, I can break out of the chains and suddenly achieve a temporary enlightened state, where the bonus stats swamp to the others, more ethereal and magical stats, while I gain the ability to unleash a divine light that can blind and weaken foes, while dealing constant, deadly damage, very nice.

Apparently this state also makes me completely forget any lust I had, and fills me with serenity, enlightenment, and boundless love for all things, perhaps.

Then there was this...

Additionally, your body, between both forms, can embody different weapons. In your {State of Restrained Lust: Kama Sutta}, you can embody the Spear, the Sword, and the Dagger. While in your {State of Enlightened Mind: Nirvana}, you can embody the Shield, Hammer, the Bow, and the Axe. By embodying a weapon, you can use any weapon technique with your body instead of requiring that weapon in specific. And their power as weapons within your Aura between both Stats will increase in Power and Materialization based on 300% (+25 x Skill Level) of your Strength, Vitality, Intelligence, and Soul Ether Stats. Meanwhile, 50% of this Power will also go towards the techniques you can use in each State of Mind and Body.

It's all about my body being a weapon, or well, certain weapons that are swapped each time. Even the second phase also includes the shield, so my body gain tremendous durability and defensive power, not bad at all!

And above all, their attack power is insane, I wonder if with this, I could spam weapon techniques from, for example, Mammon's Skills. Using both Mammon, my many hands, legs, and even my head, unleashing dozens or hundreds of the same technique, completely

destroying a foe.

Is it possible, I wonder?

And last but not least, the techniques.

Available Techniques {State of Restrained Lust: Kama Sutta}:

Level 1: [Harmonious Chaotic Lustful Wrath] [Seven Lives of Perpetual Hell] [Sinful Emotion Assimilation] [Lustful Wink of Cursed Destruction]

Level 5: [Descent of the Heavenly Demon of Love] [Ferocious Passionate Kiss Of Destruction] [Demonic Heart Break] [Succubus' Sadistic Heels of Depravity]

Available Techniques {State of Enlightened Mind: Nirvana}:

Level 1: [Break The Depraved Chains Of Fate] [Destiny Defying Step Towards Enlightenment] [Mountain Splitting Enlightened Resolve] [Eternal Love Aura Armor of Protection] Level 5: [One Step From Nirvana] [Heavenly Light Hammer of Harmony] [Wave of Healing Enlightened Love]

They appear to be upgraded versions of the Chaotic Mandala Arts and Succubus Queen Lust Arts, some of them even merging their powers and effects, and others even "purifying them", giving me a new repertoire of amazing techniques that'll get unlocked over time.

It seems that they unlock every 5 Levels, so I'll get more at Level 10, then 15, then 20, then 25, and lastly 30, pretty good, I wonder how strong the Level 30 Techniques could be though.

"I think I'm done with this..."

After having inspected the skill to my heart's content and know everything I need to know, I moved across the castle on top of Wall, reaching Eduard and Michaela, who were talking with Raito, Palami, Asure, Truhan, Celica, Kizuato, Goruden, Yukan, Jinsoku, and Meiji. "Looks like while I wasn't here, all of you became really good buddies, huh?" I wondered, giggling. "Truhan, have you met Surtr? I'll call him over."

"L-Lord Surtr?" wondered Truhan.

He was very excited to see him, especially because he was a valiant fiery warrior like him, and

a figure he admired and venerated as he had blessed him on our early days, which was also the reason he was able to evolve into a Flame Titan like he is now.

"Yes, ah, there he is!" I said. "Surtr! Come over here!"

"Huh?"

Surtr was carrying a huge plate with food he had gone to fetch from the kitchen.

At the same time, he was being accompanied by Flora, so it was convenient they were

together.

Flora, after all, is an Ancient Human like Eduard and Michaela, I'm sure she'll get happy to

know their true identities.