Immortal Ice Empress: Path to Vengeance

Chapter 404 [Bonus Chapter]New Abilities Part 5

Now on to her fluffiest tail, the pink one! Unsurprisingly, this tail isn't much different from the previous one. While her pinkish-blue tail focuses more on illusions, her pink tail can increase her 'charm'.

The meaning behind this is a little abstract, and Mira's not exactly sure what it means to increase her 'charm', but Mira felt it was similar to her illusionary ability, just that the illusion here is that she's changing how others perceive her.

From what Mira knew, 9-tailed foxes all have a certain charm ability that they can use to make others have a favorable impression of them. Or, if their charm ability is high enough or the difference in cultivation is large, Mira's even heard of myths where 9-tailed foxes can essentially enslave others and force them to do their bidding.

Mira didn't know much about this as they are mostly myths and rumors, but based on what her instincts told her, there should be some truth to them.

To properly test out this ability, Mira needed to find a victim. So, she immediately sped towards the nearest beast.

When she appeared in front of the beast, although it was enraged that someone dared to target it, it was also cautious because it didn't even feel Mira approach it.

However, before it could do anything, Mira channeled the energy in her pink tail, and soon, a pink mist came out of Mira. When the beast smelled the scent coming off of Mira, its anger and caution disappeared like the wind, and it approached Mira as if she was the love of its life.

Obviously, this disgusted Mira, but she didn't stop releasing this pink mist and instead controlled it to wrap around the beast.

After a few seconds of absorbing this mist inside its body, the beast was under Mira's complete control.

Unfortunately for the beast, it wasn't accustomed to these kinds of mental attacks, so it was completely at Mira's mercy. Well, that's not too surprising since it is a beast. Even if it is a Rank 6 beast, its intelligence still hasn't reached a level similar to humans. Unless it was a species bred to resist these kinds of attacks or if its cultivation is much higher than Mira's, then it would never be able to escape this kind of attack.

Mira was extremely surprised by this result as she essentially just created a slave who is willing to do anything for her. Well, at least until she runs out of energy.

After experimenting a bit more with the beast, Mira got bored as it could only respond to simple commands like 'attack' or 'walk'. She really wished she could test this ability out on a human, as they should be able to understand more complex commands, but that'll have to wait.

So, Mira eventually killed the best and decided to move on to the next tail, the turquoise one. This one also happens to be another complex ability that has a multitude of uses, but contrary to the other abilities, this one is difficult to quantify.

The only description she got from her instincts was 'Time Perception'. She didn't know what that meant. Did that mean she could change her perception of time? Or can she change her enemy's perception of time?

She had no idea, and she'd probably have to meet up with Maria or someone to get a better idea of how this ability worked, but for now, she could only try it out on herself.

Mira channeled the energy within the tail, and almost immediately, Mira felt her perception of the world around her change. It felt like she could process information at a higher rate!

Therefore, everything felt like it was moving slower than it really did. Mira was ecstatic about this because if everything around her seemed to slow down due to how fast Mira was processing the information, she could easily dodge or block attacks that might normally be too fast for her to react to.

No, fighting isn't the only action where this ability is useful. If she were to focus on smithing, this increased perception would help her exponentially!

There also seemed to be more than meets the eye about this ability as well. Her instincts were telling her that this might be one of her most useful abilities in high-intensity situations. No, not just that, but she had a feeling that this ability would be crucial for her growth.

One must remember that Mira isn't quite accustomed to these high-level fights where people are fighting in the air, and their attacks can cause the ground to crack and crater. Her instincts might be insanely sharp, but she can't rely on that forever. This ability should help Mira grow accustomed to such fights.

However, that seemed to only be a part of this ability, causing Mira to grow excited at the future possibilities, and she couldn't wait to meet up with Maria to test out the rest of the effects.

For now, though, Mira could only shelve these thoughts and move on to the next tail, the sapphire one.

This is one that Mira is probably the most excited about. No, it wasn't some super overpowered attack or anything like that. Quite the contrary, actually. The ability of this tail is a defensive ability.

As for how great of a defensive ability it is, Mira's instincts were telling her that it was extraordinary!

So, without wasting any time, Mira channeled the energy within the tail. However, much to her surprise, all the energy in the tail was immediately drained while a sapphire blue shield appeared around Mira's body.

Although Mira didn't know exactly how strong this shield was, she knew that even with her strongest attack, she wouldn't be able to break it. Her strongest attack should contain the power of someone in the 5th or maybe 6th Stage of the Core Formation Realm, so that alone should prove how strong this shield is.

However, it only lasted for a split second before it dissipated. Mira was a little disappointed that it could only last for a split second, but on second thought, it made sense. This defensive ability would be way too overpowered if she could keep it up for several seconds or perhaps even longer.

This shield is meant to be used when facing an attack that she can't handle. It's not there, so she can battle others without having to worry about her life. Also, she's only in the 1st Stage of the Core Formation Realm! Her body might be strong, and she should be able to face those several stages above her, but so can pretty much everyone in the Sect.

That's not to say that others are more talented or stronger than her in the same cultivation Realm. In fact, she's pretty much invincible when facing those that have the same cultivation as her.

However, Mira also understands that the difference isn't nearly as large while here in the Sect compared to other places on the Continent.

Someone talented at the 3rd or 4th Stage of the Core Formation might be able to fight evenly with her or even defeat her.

Of course, this is all just an assumption on Mira's part. She's not exactly sure how strong she currently is compared to others.

Mira shook these thoughts out of her mind and focused on her final and most deadly tail: the black tail.