In its normal form, the ancestral spirit that Sonia had fused with possessed a decent figure and appearance.
However, when she activated her atavistic form... she transformed into a humanoid monster covered in thorns!
Her skin was dark green, and from head to toe, it was covered in poisonous stingers of varying lengths.
The stingers ran along her spine, extending all the way to the tip of her slender tail.
The two-meter-long tail was covered in barbs.
Her sharp claws resembled the legendary "scissorhands," equivalent to a level 1 enchanted weapon.
In her atavistic form, Sonia still retained her female characteristics.
Her enchanting body was full of curves.
Her private parts, including her plump breasts, were covered in poisonous stingers.
It was hard to say whether it was sexy or terrifying.
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Sonia's ancestral spirit worked at a research institute for "Doctor Hell" Faust. Dr. Faust is developing a new type of mobile weapon specifically for demons, or, to use a more fanciful term, a "construct."
The demonic armies invading Avernus are growing in number.
The demonic forces are no match for the demonic forces.
The demons have always relied on stricter discipline, more professional officers, more rigorous tactical planning, and more advanced military technology to barely hold their own against the demonic armies.
Therefore, the development and application of new weapons is crucial for the demons to persevere in the bloody battle.
Dr. Faust's research institute, which receives generous research funding from the Grand Duke of Demons, cannot rely solely on boasting in its proposal.
With the deadline approaching, they must produce reliable results!
If the project fails to pass the acceptance test and funding is cut, the entire institute will be doomed!
Sonia's position is to test-pilot the new generation of mobile weapons. She stood out in school, her talent surpassing that of a demon, but she still lacked the test of real combat.
In fact, countless half-blood demons like her emerged every year.
Carrying dreams, they drove Hell Chariots into battle, believing they could become ace pilots and idols.
But reality was cruel.
70% of rookie pilots died in their first year of combat.
They were torn apart and devoured by demons, their bodies torn to pieces.
Endless bloody battles, endless cruelty.
Sonia's ancestral spirit, hoping for a different fate, was naive.
Sonia couldn't change the fate of a dead demon, so she could only do her best to help the ancestral spirit fulfill its dying wish.
Only in this way could she achieve perfect meditation.
This was difficult.
So, she needed to use "gathering meditation" to summon Alan to her meditation world.
It's well known that demons excel at summoning magic.
Sonia pretended to cheat a little by summoning an alien creature; the ancestral spirits surely wouldn't mind.
Today was Allen's first experience with dual cultivation in a gathering, so he didn't stay in Sonia's meditation world for long.
During this time, Sonia also taught him a little trick.
In this "gathering" state of spiritual connection, participants could also directly share their meditation experiences.
Sonia injected spiritual energy into Allen, sharing the "Demon Meditation Method" point-to-point.
It was like giving him a shot of bloodline awakening agent, without the side effects!
These valuable cultivation experiences quickly refreshed on Allen's system page.
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Demon Meditation Method (Level 3): Files can be read and filtered by ancestral spirits. If necessary, skip minor content and fast-forward directly to key events.
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In short, the third-level Demonic Meditation method has an additional "montage" feature compared to regular meditation methods of the same level.
Practitioners can freely edit the memories of their ancestors.
Skip through the trivialities of daily life and fast-forward directly to the key plot points that determine the course of fate.
It's like watching a two-hour movie. With regular meditation, you have to watch it from beginning to end.
With Demonic Meditation, by occasionally fast-forwarding, you can see the essence of the film in half an hour.
The latter is of course much more efficient!
However, the method alone is not enough.
Demonic Meditation requires a supporting ingredient: the "hallucinogenic spores" that Sonia mentioned earlier.
Sonia disconnected the mental connection.
Alan exited meditation and opened his eyes.
Sonia, sitting across from him, was rummaging through her storage bag.
His movements and demeanor were reminiscent of a little squirrel.
Sonia produced another small spray bottle.
It sprayed out a few spores emitting a faint blue light.
Moving to Alan to come closer and inhale.
Alan had a level 5 poison resistance, so theoretically, the hallucinogenic spores were useless to him.
However, Alan could actively suppress his poison resistance, allowing him to experience the strange hallucinations caused by the spores.
The beauty of this was that Alan could leverage the powerful computing power of the Gluttony system to precisely adjust the intensity of the hallucinations at any time.
This meant he could reap the benefits of demonic meditation without losing his true nature and becoming completely possessed!
Beep—
A sudden system notification.
"Do you want to spend 8 potential points to fuse the 'Second-Level Meditation Method' and the 'Third-Level Demon Meditation Method' to attempt to deduce the 'Fourth-Level Demon Meditation Method'?"
"......"
Alan silently closed the system page.
Sorry to bother you.
I can't afford it!
I really can't afford it!
What's more, the higher the level of meditation, the higher the warlock rank required.
Migrating to a higher level of meditation is already a stretch.
If Alan didn't have the Gluttony system to suppress the hallucinations, he wouldn't dare attempt the Third-Level Demon Meditation Method.
Even with the system's assistance, he wouldn't dare attempt the higher Fourth-Level Demon Meditation Method...
For fear of dying if he tried!
The bedroom door opened, and Sonia entered, carrying bedding.
"It's late. I'll make the bed. Go to bed early," Sonia said, yawning. "Shall we sleep in the same bed?" Allen asked tentatively.
"What else?" Sonia asked confidently.
"Separate beds are better," Allen said with a slightly lewd joke. "I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and touch you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Sonia angrily interrupted him.
"You better not be able to control yourself!"
Bang!
Sonia slammed the door and locked it.
She turned to face Allen, her face gloomy and her eyes blazing with anger.
"I've already put on my sexy lingerie and I'm looking forward to a passionate fuck!"
"Now you're telling me we need to sleep in separate beds? You idiot! Think for yourself, is that even human?!"
"Sorry, Sonia, I take it back." Alan resolutely complied. "You can start your lingerie show."