Alchemical Equipment, Bloodline Research (Part 2)

Ever since he grasped the Telecommunication Law, his strength had been growing at a rapid pace; challenging those of a higher rank was nothing to him. By the time he reached the Saint Realm, this set of equipment could truly be considered useless.

The Thunder God Set was more useful to him for daily life, making it quite a lackluster item.

Refining this set of equipment was done primarily to earn wealth and, incidentally, to normalize the knowledge he had acquired through his Golden Finger.

What he truly spent a vast amount of time on was bloodline research!

Ever since he grasped the Telecommunication Law, he discovered that the lightning elements between heaven and earth were constantly merging into his body, strengthening his physique.

This situation became especially apparent during his cultivation sessions.

He felt that if this elemental power, which was currently strengthening his physique, were instead converted directly into the magic power and Battle Qi he had accumulated, he might have already touched the threshold of the ninth rank by now.

At the beginning, he didn't think much of it. After all, when cultivating in the Coiling Dragon World, one's physique is naturally nourished by the elements of heaven and earth; whether one is a warrior or a mage, their physical strength is always superior to that of an ordinary person.

But as he came into contact with more and more warriors and mages, he realized his own abnormality. Although other mages and warriors also have their physiques nourished by the elements of heaven and earth during cultivation, it was never as outrageous as his.

In terms of physique, even without using Battle Qi or magic power, he possessed the strength of a seventh ranker based on his physical body alone!

In other words, his physical strength had already surpassed the limit of an ordinary person, whose physical training alone could never exceed the sixth rank.

Yet, no matter how he investigated, Lei Lin could not find any record of the Zi'ao Family having any Magic Beast lineage, nor had anyone in the Zi'ao Family, other than himself, ever displayed such exceptional physical strength.

What was even more terrifying was that his physical strength was still increasing. He had no idea what the upper limit of his physique would be.

Eighth rank? Ninth rank? Or the Saint Realm?!

He didn't know.

He only knew that his situation was definitely not normal, which was why he had truly put in the effort regarding bloodline research.

He was indeed purchasing and researching Blue Heart Grass!

"Forget it, that's getting ahead of ourselves. For now, gathering herbs is the priority!"

"Since there is Blue Heart Grass here, there should be more than one stalk. I must investigate further. Linley, you should find a place to hide first!"

Upon hearing this, Linley immediately grabbed Lei Lin and said, "Brother Lei Lin, take me with you!"

"I..."

"I also need Blue Heart Grass!"

Lei Lin was slightly stunned at these words, then asked, "You need Blue Heart Grass?"

"Hmm, are you also into bloodline studies?"

Linley was silent for a moment before saying, "No, Brother Lei Lin, I have no interest in bloodline research. The reason I need Blue Heart Grass is..."

"Hmm, Brother Lei Lin, have you heard of the Four Ultimate Warriors?"

"I am a descendant of the Dragonblood Warrior?"

Lei Lin: "..., your Baruch surname, is it the Baruch of the Dragonblood Warrior?!"

Linley: "Yes, that's right!"

The Baruch Family had been in decline for too long, forgotten to the point of obscurity. But the reputation and heritage of the Ultimate Warriors were still there. Since he could show off in front of his new friend Lei Lin, he had no intention of hiding it at all!

Lei Lin nodded thoughtfully and said, "So you are a descendant of the Dragonblood Warrior. No wonder I see you never forgetting your warrior training, yet you possess no Battle Qi!"

"Is the rumor true that the Ultimate Warriors cannot cultivate exclusive Battle Qi?"

Linley sighed upon hearing this: "Sigh~, it is true. Unless our family's dragonblood concentration reaches the standard to cultivate the family's exclusive Battle Qi, we simply cannot cultivate any other Battle Qi Manual!"

"Otherwise, with our family members' physiques generally being stronger than normal people, if we were willing to put in the hard work for warrior training, we wouldn't have declined to this state!"

Lei Lin frowned at this, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Tsk~, Linley, don't go around telling outsiders about your Dragonblood Warrior bloodline in the future!"

Linley asked curiously, "Why? Is there anything to hide?" The reason he usually didn't mention being from a Dragonblood Warrior family was mainly because the family was too declined; saying it out loud wasn't an honor, but rather something that would make people look down on the Four Ultimate Warriors.

However, he himself took pride in his family and in being of the bloodline of the Four Ultimate Warriors, to the point that even though he couldn't cultivate Battle Qi, he never forgot his warrior training.

He longed for the day he could revive his family!

Lei Lin shook his head and said, "Don't ask, Linley. Just as I said before, I have achieved a certain level of success in the circle of bloodline research, so I know some things that others don't!"

"So believe me, don't casually expose the fact that you are a descendant of the Dragonblood Warrior. Also, regarding your training, I heard that you Ultimate Warriors can break through the seventh rank, which ordinary people cannot surpass through physical training alone—is that true?"

Linley was still puzzled, but he didn't hide it: "Yes, my father said that even if our dragonblood concentration doesn't meet the standard, we can still break through the seventh rank by relying solely on physical training!"

Lei Lin nodded: "Hmm, in that case, don't train as a warrior so hard. Stop at the sixth rank and focus on cultivating magic. With your magical talent, it is not impossible for you to break through to the Saint Realm in the future!"

After saying this, without waiting for Linley to ask further, he continued: "From what you're saying, this Blue Heart Grass is related to your bloodline?"

Linley nodded, a look of longing appearing on his face: "That's right. If our dragonblood concentration is not up to standard, we cannot cultivate the corresponding Dragonblood Secret Manual. However, this is not absolute!"

"In cases where the bloodline concentration is insufficient, we can actually forcibly awaken our bloodline by consuming Living Dragon Blood!"

"And the Blue Heart Grass..."

Lei Lin interrupted directly: "Blue Heart Grass is the divine herb used to neutralize the side effects of consuming dragon blood. In my past research on Blue Heart Grass, I discovered it can act as a catalyst for bloodline research; it can suppress even something as violent as dragon blood."

"But the intensity of the dragon blood required for your awakening must be quite high, right?"

"As one of the Four Ultimate Warriors, it's unlikely to be that easy to awaken, otherwise you wouldn't have remained silent for so many years."

"Moreover, the intensity of ordinary dragon blood shouldn't require Blue Heart Grass. Considering the need for Blue Heart Grass and the power of the Dragonblood Warrior as an Ultimate Warrior!"

"Linley, you wouldn't happen to need to consume Saint Realm dragon blood to awaken your bloodline, would you?"

Linley couldn't help but sigh that Lei Lin was worthy of being the greatest genius in history. His bloodline research was truly terrifying; just from a few words, he had made a preliminary judgment on the standard for their Dragonblood Warriors to consume Living Dragon Blood to awaken their bloodline.

"Brother Lei Lin, actually, it doesn't necessarily have to be Saint Realm Living Dragon Blood. According to our Family Records, ninth-rank dragon blood also works. It's just that compared to Saint Realm dragon blood, the probability of awakening by consuming ninth-rank dragon blood is relatively lower!"