From the Star Abyss
Chapter 621

The Secret of Bloodline 325?

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Li Aoz paused for a moment.

Although he had witnessed many human tragedies, it was still quite shocking for Nefes to recount his past so calmly.

"Before I met you, I couldn't think, I couldn't cry, I couldn't feel pain, I couldn't feel fear—it's as if your existence made me weaker."

Nefes raised his hand to his chest and murmured:

"I don't know why, but your blood seems to contain a supreme power. Whenever I encounter it, I feel fear... the fear of being wiped out and destroyed by you at any time, erased from the world."

"Is that so?"

Li Aoz was surprised, but thinking about it, it made sense.

[Sequence 82 · Bloodline] was not discovered in the early stages. When people found it later, they were too busy mocking its useless attributes and extremely low growth rate.

While some players do use bloodlines as materials to summon demons, in the later stages of the game, players have so many other methods that they simply don't bother exploring these methods anymore.

For example, in his previous life, Li Aoz was a level 300 [Starcaller] with the support of the Empire and an entire star system under his command. He had thousands of Guerrilla Star used as offensive tools alone.

If there weren't so few people on this path, and no one to share the curse, Li Aoz wouldn't have been unable to descend further once he reached the void.

There must be at least five thousand top players like Li Aoz.

For them, the theory of bloodline is outdated; everyone is a race, and some of the Big Brother are even the Path Sovereign.

In this environment, bloodline is completely ineffective in suppressing any of the opponents, which seems quite ridiculous.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

Bloodlines, perhaps, are not entirely useless.

"Wait a moment— Nefes, I have some things to take care of."

Li Aoz quickly stopped Nefes's recollection. He pulled out his notebook and began to think rapidly, "The description of the [bloodline] ability is too one-sided, and it's already fully developed from the start, basically cutting off any room for improvement. The attributes that can be increased are also limited."

But why is it that even so, [bloodline] still ranks No. 82? That's strange, isn't it?

Sequence Arcane Energy, after all, is still at the Omega level in terms of grade. Many non-sequence Omega Arcane Energy are actually more powerful than [Bloodline], but not as powerful as other sequences. Thinking about it carefully, this is very strange.

If the [bloodline] is truly useless... then why is it a sequence? [Sequence Ninety-Eight - Phantasmal Beast] can transform into various Phantasmal Beast species, whether it becomes Great Void Dragon spewing explosive light, or transforms into Phoenix bird, undergoing rebirth through fire, or even becomes Golden Pegasus, creating humans everywhere—in short, it surpasses all non- Sequence Omega- level beings.

[Sequence 90: Absolute Dark Matter], although Li Aoz used it to synthesize [Dark Light] as soon as he got it, its ability to manipulate shadows and force all targets into darkness is unmatched by any other Omega Aoneng.

[Sequence 96 · Oscillation] can cause matter within a certain space to oscillate. With the final development, it is enough to form a particle storm at the microscopic level. For civilizations that specialize in physical systems, it is the ultimate restraint.

The [Bloodline] sequence is already at number 82, so why is the effect so weak?

Li Aoz couldn't help but fall into thought.

Or perhaps... the purpose of bloodline isn't actually in combat?

Taking [Calamity] as an example, [Calamity] itself is not Aoneng to deliver a decisive blow or specific numerical damage. Instead, it causes death by accumulating calamities.

In other words, if this ability fell into the hands of an ordinary person, it might just cause others to have bad luck, choke on cold water, get burned by iced cola, or be late for the college entrance exam—it wouldn't directly kill anyone, so it's not that scary.

But in the hands of someone like Li Aoz, whose charm is exceptionally high, the variety of tricks becomes endless.

If you're not afraid of being hit by a bicycle, then hit me with a truck, an aircraft carrier, or an asteroid.

If you're smart, then we'll accumulate all sorts of negative emotions in you, making it impossible for you to calmly assess the situation.

If you're a fat, lazy shut-in who never goes out, then let's make you get crushed by whales in the game, complain on the forum and be ridiculed, and become disheartened, directly inflicting 'emotional damage'.

It's even possible that the "scourge" might, in order to kill a prince or nobleman, first cause the prince's family to fall into ruin, and then, while fleeing in the rainy night, fall headfirst into a ditch and drown in the floodwaters.

From this perspective... [Calamity] might actually have lower damage output than [Bloodline].

Because 90% of the time, the "scourge" does not cause any harm at all.

"Nefes's statement makes a lot of sense. It seems that the [bloodline] is acting directly on my blood. Even Gabros, who has been completely modified, is awakened by his biological instincts of fear upon contact with my blood—oh yes! That's the key."

Li Aoz's eyes lit up. "Those who reach the final stage in the later stages no longer have biological bodies, so they don't even have blood anymore."

"If blood is the key, then the ability of [Bloodline] has probably been misunderstood..."

Li Aoz pondered for a moment, then had an idea.

The path of the Starcaller is no longer a carbon-based life form in the later stages.

If this is truly the case with bloodlines, then in the later stages of the game, if someone doesn't have blood in their body, is this ability completely useless?

No, absolutely not.

The focus of [Bloodline] should not be on aggression, but in other directions.

For example... production? Li Aoz immediately seized on the blind spot.

"Could I use the mechanism of [bloodline] to modify the bloodline of other creatures, thereby improving their racial attributes?"

Nefes only came into contact with his blood, and in less than 8 hours, he went from a heartless killing machine to someone who cherished his life and was learning to be a human being.

If he were to inject his blood into a creature of another race, ensuring the other's survival... would it alter their bloodline? And even further...

"If my bloodline could modify species."

Li Aoz clenched his fists, his gaze serious.

"Then, can the citizens who were forcibly transformed into Blood of Ether by the [Hidden Society] also be transformed back?"

Li Aoz had already heard about Dai Yawen's departure and her decision to dive into the Star Abyss from her secretary Dia Lan. He hadn't forgotten his friend, who had been forced onto a difficult path due to the forced reformation by the [Hidden Society].

Lioz also said that the "Hidden Society" represents other dimensional invaders from Earth. They search everywhere for C3 Luca-type Cosmic Human Race in order to select citizens who meet their criteria and improve their combat power.

The Hidden Society defeated Lioz's Society and was also the most powerful Society. Its greatest advantage to its citizens was its highly toxic blood known as Blood of Ether.

Even a useless person like the White Knight Yuhelai almost killed himself and Du Zexin with his poisonous blood. For most people, this stuff is an incurable poison.

Either adapt and become Hidden Citizen, or be poisoned.

There was no other choice.

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