When these balling symbiotic spirit furs were outside on their own, they alone parasitized the sea beasts. If they also helped the sea beasts improve, grow, and become stronger, that was symbiosis. But when all the furs returned to their places instead of remaining outside alone, he could use the spirit furs on his body to perform a similar act of parasitism.
He had never considered this before, partly because his circumstances had limited him. After all, he had possessed fewer varieties of spirit furs back then. Without any special furs, naturally, he had come up with no special ideas.
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. If it failed, that would only mean he did not have enough ball-forming symbiotic fur. He already pictured himself as one enormous spirit fur. Once ball-forming symbiotic fur covered his entire body, the results would surely be good.
Of course, claiming he had never thought of it was merely an excuse for his own stupidity-or, more precisely, the limitations of his thinking. It was just like cultivating the most ordinary fire-resistant spirit furs before. Once the spirit furs became resistant to burning, he recalled them, and with all the furs back in place, he naturally became resistant to burning as well. The principle was the same. As he changed the spirit furs, the spirit furs changed him.
Still, there were differences. The spirit furs were resistant to burning all over, whereas there were gaps between the hairs on his body. Ball-forming symbiotic fur could enter symbiosis with a sea beast very easily on its own, even subtly granting its host greater hunting ability. With him involved, however, even the cooperation of many furs would probably impose a considerable burden-on the furs, and perhaps on the sea beast as well.