The more powerful a creature was, the fewer of its kind there were.
Whether in the Sub-World or the Main World, this rule generally held true.
Though he could not gather enough powerful individuals, Bitter Tree did not give up.
They used Egret Rats to exhaust the Source Divine Blood's "repulsion force," then switched to powerful individuals for testing once it was nearly depleted.
Yet this alternative ultimately failed.
The Source Divine Blood's repulsion force possessed a strange ability to recognize creatures. If it had previously burst an Egret Rat, they had to keep using Egret Rats. If they switched to another creature, the repulsion force would rapidly recover to its original strength, forcing them to start over.
This peculiar phenomenon was called "repulsion force reconstruction," and was recorded in great detail on the stone tablet.
Once further strengthening Source Grade Bloodlines proved to be a dead end, Bitter Tree changed direction and attempted bloodline fusion.
When Luo Zheng translated this part, Primal Celestial Venerable's expression shifted slightly. "So the Human Spirit King began attempting bloodline fusion that early."
Primal Celestial Venerable had tried countless times inside Ghost Mountain and knew very well how difficult bloodline fusion was.
Simply combining two bloodlines was not difficult, but after fusion, their bloodline abilities would repel one another, becoming extremely unstable!
Some fused bloodlines could last only a few breaths, while even the longer-lasting ones endured no more than a few hours.
After pondering the problem for an exceedingly long time, Primal Celestial Venerable had managed to keep several fused bloodlines from breaking down for months.
Such bloodlines certainly could not be put to use, but his goal was to help the Monkey Lords awaken the Monkey Spirit King. Practical usability was naturally not a consideration.
By comparison, Bitter Tree had far better