Ever since he took part in battle, Ves never truly felt satisfied with his performance.
Sure, he was able to employ tricks that the Dread Marines couldn't replicate, but he felt a bit outclassed.
It shouldn't have been a surprise. Ves was a mech designer. He was not a qi cultivator, so trying to fight like one would never yield great results.
While Ves accepted the reality that he would never become a great qi cultivator, it was different in the case of Blinky.
His companion spirit was his second life. The Star Cat may technically serve as an extension of his own Spirituality, but he had gained enough independence to adopt another form of cultivation.
Ves had specifically worked on the Imaginary Universe Method Version 3.0 in the hopes of transforming Blinky into a scary and versatile True God one day. He clearly had high hopes in his companion spirit's ability to absorb, process, manipulate and exploit E energy of all varieties.