Chapter 189: Refining Bloodlines and Growing Stronger

Bai Jinze introduced the various supernatural blood samples preserved inside the warehouse to the two of them.

"This is the Blood of Pangu. Almost all the Blood of Pangu supplied to the nation's Combat Police recruits each year comes from here.

"This is the Winged Dragon's blood. We can produce 250 kilograms of it annually, all of which is used for equipment production and research.

"This is Lei Zhenzi's blood. Be careful. It carries a high-voltage electrical charge, so don't get too close.

"This is the Bull Demon King's blood...

"This is Xingtian's blood...

"This is Chi You's blood..."[1]

One of Yu Xian's eyes belonged to Eternal Purity, so what he saw was completely different from what Bai Jinze and Yu Lie saw. The Winged Dragon's blood contained fifteen supernatural bloodlines, most of which belonged to Flood Dragons. Even its wings originated from a western dragon.

Yu Xian estimated that if he drank the Winged Dragon's blood and raised its bloodline purity to the maximum with the Blood Demon Style: Infinite Self-Devouring Art, it would increase his Power only by about 0.5 to 0.9.

The other bloodlines were largely the same. They were all patchwork rather than complete bloodlines. Moreover, not every bloodline was of a high grade.

Through Eternal Purity's eye, Yu Xian could see that Lei Zhenzi's lineage was composed of the bloodlines of a supernatural Electric Eel, several Electric Rats, Thunder Serpents, and other small magical beasts. Even with Blood Demon Style: Infinite Self-Devouring Art, it would probably increase his Power only by 0.1. Although someone with Power of 0.1 could hardly be considered weak on the Blue Planet, where they had already reached the threshold of Dragon rank, to Yu Xian, it was far too feeble.

When he assessed the other bloodlines, he found that they were even worse. The bloodlines of the Yellow Lion Demon, Great Immortal Antelope Power, Great Immortal Tiger Power, the White Nue, and the Two-Headed Black Pig had all been cobbled together from extremely incomplete remnants. Even if refined to their absolute limit, each would probably increase his Power only by around 0.001.

Yu Xian had initially hoped to unearth a hidden gem among them, but the more he examined, the more disappointed he became. As expected, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Yu Lie walked beside him with a smile. "What? Are they not up to your standard?"

He was not surprised by Yu Xian's reaction. While the country did possess many valuable things, it had very few heaven-defying lineages. The main reason was that most people knew they could not make an excessively outrageous wish since they couldn't pay the price.

As time went on, those who obtained Forbidden Fruits generally exercised more and more restraint when making their wishes. As a result, the bloodlines they received became increasingly ordinary.

Yu Xian nodded. "It's... much worse than I imagined."

Yu Lie smiled. "In the past, those who made overly greedy wishes all paid a terrible price. Naturally, the people who came after them became increasingly cautious with their wishes, so the resulting bloodlines grew progressively weaker."

At that moment, Eternal Purity said to Yu Xian, "There's another reason as well. How can powerful lifeforms let the Abyss devour themselves so easily? Since the Abyss cannot consume such powerful beings, the Forbidden Fruits naturally wouldn't contain any traces of them."

Yu Xian finally understood and relaxed. That's right! The stronger a being is, the harder it is to kill. And the harder it is to kill, the less likely its bloodline is to leak out. Consequently, Forbidden Fruits will never contain such powerful bloodlines in the first place.

When Bai Jinze finished showing them all the available lineages, the three of them entered a spacious, empty room. A minute later, two soldiers entered the room, carrying 250 kilograms of the Blood of Pangu.

After learning what it was, Yu Xian said, "I don't need the Blood of Pangu. Prepare one portion of every other blood sample instead."

Bai Jinze nodded, then looked at the two soldiers. "All right. Take it away."

Every gram of blood had to be officially recorded. Yu Xian could not simply come over and take as much as he pleased. Only after the staff had completed the necessary records and delivered the blood to him would it officially become his.

After that, various types of blood were carried into the room, and Yu Xian consumed them. Primordial Pureblood had granted him the ability to manipulate blood. There was no longer any need to drink these portions of blood directly. He simply had to draw the ownerless blood toward himself and slowly absorb it.

A short while later, enormous globules of blood floated throughout the room. At the center was an even larger sphere of blood, with Yu Xian inside it, frantically absorbing the blood around him.

When he had used the Blood Demon Style: Infinite Self-Devouring Art inside the golden gate, only one heart remained in his body. Now, however, as he continued absorbing blood, new hearts grew inside him once more.

In theory, he could still bask in the sun and awaken the ability trees within those hearts. However, with the Blood Demon Style: Infinite Self-Devouring Art, he could refine and fuse these bloodlines far more quickly. There was no need to go through such a troublesome process.

Of course, this art could not make him stronger out of nothing. Using it required an extraordinarily vast supply of nutrients.

He had managed to complete his first transformation inside the golden gate mainly because the World Tree among the prisoners had failed to answer his question. When his energy ran low, his instincts had driven him to draw energy from the World Tree to replenish himself, which allowed him to complete the transformation. To use the art now, he needed two things: new bloodlines and enough energy to sustain the transformation.

He had already formed a plan. Once he obtained enough bloodlines, he would apply to acquire Little Dummy's eight remaining brothers from the Bronze Divine Tree. At that point, he would have ten suns supplying him with energy.

As long as he slowed the rate of his transformation, that would provide enough energy for him to complete his second transformation through the art.

Inside the golden gate, he had been using the art for the first time, which was why he had refined all his bloodlines at once. Now that he had experienced it, he could refine the bloodlines one at a time instead.

Inside the room, once he absorbed a certain amount of blood, he felt so bloated that he could burst at any time. Even as a vampire, he had his limits. He couldn't absorb thousands of tons of blood in one sitting. In fact, one ton was already close to his limit.

Feeling as though he had more blood inside him than he could use, Yu Xian decided to go all the way and refine the bloodlines on the spot. "Blood Demon Style: Infinite Self-Devouring Art!"

Naturally, he selected only the weaker bloodlines. Stronger bloodlines required far more energy, so he would save them for later.

First was the bloodline of the Star Officer of the Pleiades.[2] It was a bloodline pieced together from thirty fire-attributed rooster demons.

As Yu Xian refined it, his eyebrows rapidly turned red, and roaring flames erupted across his body. However, he did not feel hot at all. Instead, he opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing all the flames into his stomach. When he opened his eyes again, his already red pupils had become even brighter and more vivid.

He could feel that his control over fire and light had grown stronger. His resistance to fire had also increased significantly, and ordinary flames could now barely harm him.

Yu Xian checked his attributes.

Power +0.005.

He closed his eyes and selected another heart to refine. At the same time, he rapidly consumed the blood inside him as nourishment for the Blood Demon Style: Infinite Self-Devouring Art.

Power +0.003.

Power +0.006.

Power +0.02.

Power +0.01.

As Yu Xian continued refining his various hearts, his Power steadily increased. Although each refinement provided only a small increase, together, they accumulated into a formidable amount of Power.

1. 蚩尤 (Chīyóu) is a legendary warrior and tribal leader in ancient Chinese mythology. He is traditionally associated with the Nine Li tribes and is best known for fighting the Yellow Emperor at the Battle of Zhuolu, where he was ultimately defeated. He was later revered as a god of war. ☜

2. 昴日星官 (Mǎo Rì Xīngguān), or Star Officer of the Pleiades, is a deity in Journey to the West associated with the Pleiades lunar mansion. His true form is a rooster, and his crow possesses the power to subdue certain demons. ☜