Keith tried raising both of his arms but they felt heavier than usual maybe this was because he didn't have enough energy to lift them up but still, he persisted. He was not going to give up that easily. Keith wasn't one to give up in a fight and wasn't really fond of losing because his ego wouldn't let him lose. Losing for him is never an option, he would make sure that he'll win even if the fight would turn into an unrecognizable monster in the process.
He was finally able to raise his arms at the last minute and absorbed the concentrated negative soul essence ball. He absorbed all of it and using his soul core and soul circuits he circulated the energy around his body making it thicker and stronger. He returned the negative soul essence to his soul core and compressed the negative energy ten times turning it into a small seed.
He wasn't done yet he absorbed a large amount of negative energy and directed the energy towards the seed. This seed started changing bit by bit. It developed black long roots that attached themselves to his soul circuits changing their color from red to pitch black. The seed started developing a stem and after a few more minutes of absorbing negative soul essence a flower grew and bloomed. The flower closely resembled a white lotus flower but his had purple petals.
[The host has acquired Celestial ability, 'Celestial Black Lotus']
[Details: The black Lotus flower made up of negative soul essence is a flower that allows the host to absorb a large amount of negative energy without facing soul corruption. It increases the host's absorption speed by ten times]
Keith proceeded to create another Celestial Talent by covering his entire body with a thick and dense aura that had a blackish hue. The aura which surrounded his body gave off an eerie and dark malevolent aura that sent a chill down the bear's spine.
[You have learnt two new Celestial abilities, (Negative Energy manipulation) and (Negative Aura)]
[Negative energy Manipulation]
[Description: Negative energy is an untamable energy that listens to no man, beast or deity but with this skill the user can impose his will upon negative energy and bend it as he sees fit]
[Negative Aura]
[Description: a dark malevolent aura shrouds the host's entire body and makes it stronger for a set period depending on how much negative energy the host has at his disposal]
[Duration: 30 minutes]
[+30 Strength]
[+25 Agility]
[+20 Defense]
Keith feeling opened his eyes and stared at the bear sending a shiver down its spine. His eyes changed into a deep amethyst that gave off an enchanting glow. His hair turned a pitch-black color that complimented his amethyst eyes. He looked over to his sword which was moments away from shattering into pieces.
He absorbed a huge amount of negative energy and infused it into his sword and he learned another talent.
[You have learned a new Celestial Talent, (Negative energy infusion)]
[Description: This talent allows you to infuse negative energy into a living and nonliving organism]
[You have created your first soul weapon]
[What do you wish to name it]
"Cursed Blade of Vengeance," he said before lunging at the bear and slashed diagonally leaving a deep wound from the left shoulder to the right waist. He then punched the bear on its chin and sent it flying through the air.
He jumped up high in the air and kicked the bear's side with all of his strength and sent it crashing down to the ground and leaving a crater which was fifteen meters in diameter and also caused a minor tremor. He jumped back down and went to the bear and said, "Stand up and fight weakling."
The bear clearly infuriated by Keith's words stood and shot a beam of negative energy at him which Keith absorbed with his black lotus and infused the negative in his katana and released a concentrated energy slash at the bear which it caught and threw it into the sky. Keith rushed at the bear with lightning speed and swung his sword multiple times leaving a few scars on its body. The bear backed up a bit and roared at Keith pushing him back a few meters.
The bear stood up on its hind legs and covered it paws in thick black aura. Keith also coated his blade with a thick black aura and lunged at the bear at lightning-fast speed. The bear also lunged towards Keith and sent a flurry of paw and claw strikes. He dodged and deflected the attacks gracefully and skillfully.
His every movement was like a well-coordinated dance. He ducked and weaved most of the attacks and would also strike at the bears weak spots each attack landing on the bear with lethal force and precision.
The bear was being overwhelmed for the first few minutes of the fight but it ended up adopting to his fighting style and was able to defend against the attacks with a bit of difficulty. The bear swiped at him; it claws mere inches away from injuring his face. He dodged the attack using flash step and appeared behind the bear. He created a ball of negative energy and sent it flying towards the bear's back and it exploded on impact.
The bear was sent flying headfirst into a large tree. The explosion was from the negative energy sphere was only able to slightly injure it. The bear got back to its senses and charged at Keith in a fit of rage
"Come at me," he shouted in excitement as he rushed at bear increasing his speed using spiritual energy. Using his negative energy, he created ten negative energy sphere which were forty-five centimeters in diameter rotating around him. He shot two of the spheres at the bear. The bear seeing the incoming attack opened its mouth wide open and fire a negative beam at him.
Keith just sent more orbs towards the bear. When both of their attacks collided, the bear expected a big giant explosion but to it surprise the negative energy orbs absorbed the power from the negative energy beam. The sphere grew in size and had a diameter of five meters.
The spheres dissolved and the negative energy gathered around his sword. The negative energy that gathered around his sword turned into a dark amethyst flame that sent shivers down the bear's spine. The bear instincts screamed at it to run away but it couldn't move because of the fear it felt.
Keith raised his sword, the tip of his blade pointing at the sky. The blade absorbed more negative energy resulting in the amethyst flame growing larger and larger but the second. He swung his sword vertically and released a giant blinding amethyst energy slash at the bear splitting in half.