Ever since he had comprehended the Telecommunication Law, his strength had been increasing rapidly. Challenging opponents a level above him was nothing unusual. And once he reached the Saint Realm, this set would be practically useless.
The Thunder God Set was more useful to him for everyday purposes. It was honestly a bit of a white elephant.
Crafting this set was mostly a way to make money, and also to legitimize the knowledge he had gained through his Golden Finger.
What he had truly spent a great deal of time on was bloodline research!
Ever since he had comprehended the Telecommunication Law, he had noticed that the lightning elements in the world were constantly flowing into his body and strengthening his physique.
This was especially noticeable while he was training.
He felt that if the elemental power strengthening his body were also directly converted into the magic power and battle qi he accumulated, he might already have reached the threshold of the ninth rank.
At first, he hadn't thought there was anything unusual about it. After all, when people trained in the Coiling Dragon World, their bodies were naturally nourished by the elements of the world. Whether they were warriors or mages, their physical strength far surpassed that of ordinary people.
But after meeting more and more warriors and mages, he realized that he was the unusual one. Other mages and warriors did have their physiques nourished by the elements as they trained, but nothing like what happened to him.
In terms of physical strength, even without using battle qi or magic, his body alone was already at the seventh rank!
In other words, his physique had surpassed the limit for ordinary people, who could reach no higher than the sixth rank by training their bodies alone.
And yet, no matter how much he looked into it, Lei Lin couldn't find any trace of a magical beast bloodline in the Zi'ao Family. Apart from him, no one in the family had ever possessed an especially powerful physique.
What was even more frightening was that his physique was still growing stronger. He had no idea how strong it could eventually become.
The eighth rank? The ninth rank? Or even the Saint Realm?!
He didn't know.
He only knew that his condition was definitely abnormal, so he had truly put a great deal of effort into researching bloodlines.
He was also genuinely buying up and researching Blue Heart Grass!
"Forget it. This is getting ahead of ourselves. Gathering herbs is what matters for now!"
"Since there's Blue Heart Grass here, there should be more than one plant. I'll have to search deeper. Lin Lei, find somewhere to hide for now!"
At that, Lin Lei immediately grabbed Lei Lin. "Big Brother Lei Lin, take me with you!"
"I..."
"I need Blue Heart Grass too!"
Lei Lin was momentarily taken aback, then asked, "You need Blue Heart Grass?"
"Mm. Are you interested in bloodline research too?"
Lin Lei fell silent for a moment before replying, "No, Big Brother Lei Lin. I'm not interested in bloodline research. The reason I need Blue Heart Grass..."
"Mm, Big Brother Lei Lin, have you heard of the Four Ultimate Warriors?"
"I'm a descendant of the Dragonblood Warriors."
Lei Lin: "... Your Baruch surname—is your family the Baruch Family of the Dragonblood Warriors?!"
Lin Lei: "That's right!"
The Baruch Family had been in decline for so long that it had been forgotten. But the Ultimate Warriors' reputation and legacy still carried weight. He had a new friend in Lei Lin, and he had no intention of hiding his identity or the chance to show off a little!
Lei Lin nodded thoughtfully. "So you're a descendant of the Dragonblood Warriors. No wonder you never forget to train as a warrior, even though you have no battle qi."
"So the rumor that Ultimate Warriors can't cultivate their special battle qi is true?"
Lin Lei sighed. "Alas, it's true. Unless our dragonblood reaches the required concentration to cultivate the battle qi exclusive to our family, we can't cultivate any other Battle Qi Manuals!"
"Otherwise, with our family members generally having stronger physiques than ordinary people, and if we were willing to work hard at warrior training, our family wouldn't have fallen to such a state!"
Lei Lin frowned and fell silent for a moment. "Tsk. Lin Lei, don't casually tell outsiders that you're a descendant of the Dragonblood Warriors from now on!"
Lin Lei asked in surprise, "Why? What is there to hide?" The main reason he usually didn't mention that he belonged to the Dragonblood Warrior Clan was that his family had fallen so far. Saying so wouldn't bring honor; instead, it would make people look down on the Four Ultimate Warriors.
But he himself was proud of his family and proud to be descended from one of the Four Ultimate Warriors. That was why, even though he couldn't cultivate battle qi, he never neglected his warrior training.
He longed for the day he could restore his family's glory!
Lei Lin shook his head. "Don't ask, Lin Lei. Like I said, I've achieved a certain level of success in the field of bloodline research, so I know things others don't!"
"So trust me: don't casually reveal that you're a descendant of the Dragonblood Warriors. And as for your training, I heard that the Ultimate Warriors can break past the seventh-rank limit that ordinary people face when training their bodies. Is that true?"
Lin Lei was still puzzled, but he didn't hide anything. "Mm. My father told me that even if our dragonblood doesn't reach the required concentration, we Dragonblood Warriors can still break through the seventh rank by training our bodies alone!"
Lei Lin nodded. "Mm. In that case, don't train so hard as a warrior. Stop once you reach the sixth rank and focus on your magic. With your talent for magic, there's a chance you could reach the Saint Realm someday!"
Before Lin Lei could ask anything else, he continued, "From what you said, is this Blue Heart Grass connected to your bloodline?"
Lin Lei nodded, a trace of longing appearing on his face. "That's right. If our Dragonblood Warrior bloodline doesn't meet the requirements, we can't cultivate the corresponding Dragonblood Secret Manual. But that isn't an absolute rule!"
"Even if our bloodline doesn't meet the requirements, we can still force it to awaken by drinking Living Dragon Blood!"
"As for Blue Heart Grass..."
Lei Lin cut in. "Blue Heart Grass is a miraculous herb used to counteract the side effects of drinking dragon blood. In my past research, I found that it could serve as a catalyst for bloodline research. It could suppress even something as violent as dragon blood."
"But the dragon blood you need for this awakening must be quite potent, right?"
"As one of the Four Ultimate Warriors, the Dragonblood Warriors can't possibly awaken that easily. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been dormant for so many years."
"And ordinary dragon blood probably wouldn't require Blue Heart Grass. Considering that you need Blue Heart Grass, and that the Dragonblood Warriors are one of the Ultimate Warriors..."
"Lin Lei, don't tell me you need Saint-level dragon blood to awaken your bloodline?"
Lin Lei couldn't help but marvel at Lei Lin's genius. He really was the greatest genius in history. His bloodline research was astonishing too; from just a few scattered details, he had already made a preliminary deduction about the requirements for awakening the Dragonblood Warrior bloodline by drinking Living Dragon Blood.
"Big Brother Lei Lin, it doesn't necessarily have to be Saint-level Living Dragon Blood. According to our family records, ninth-rank dragon blood will work too. It's just that the chance of awakening with ninth-rank dragon blood is lower than with Saint-level dragon blood!"
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