Law Tattoo

After a few days of such absurdity, Lei Mo began preparing for Rachel's tattoo.

Bailey's essence blood was absolutely top-tier, though it was unclear how effective it would be, so he summoned the captain of the Duke Mansion guard and gave a few instructions.

Half a day later, looking at the few grimy boys, Lei Mo spoke slowly.

"This experiment carries unpredictable dangers, but if successful, you will all be able to become powerhouses in the future, or at the very least, live a life free of worry."

The latter part was Lei Mo's promise; in his view, there was no mortal danger—at worst, the rune tattoo would simply fail to activate and remain an ordinary tattoo.

"Begin!"

He had people take the children to bathe and change, and after they were cleaned up, Lei Mo looked at the scrawny children again, noting that their spirits were quite good.

To achieve the best results, Lei Mo sedated them and used the collected essence blood of a Rank 9 Magic Beast, preparing to carve seven different runes he knew onto the seven children.

Just as he was about to begin, Lei Mo had a sudden whim and added some of his own blood, tattooing it onto the backs of the seven children before activating them one by one.

"Hum—"

Elemental energy permeated the room; earthy yellow, cyan, fiery red, incandescent white—various elements crisscrossed, entangling but not merging.

"All seven succeeded?"

"Is it really this easy? In the history of the Tauren, has no one ever tried carving runes onto their bodies?"

"That's impossible! Some clans and tribes have a tradition of tattooing; they couldn't have never tried it!"

Lei Mo carefully recalled the process of carving these runes, noting that he had replaced the carving knife with a hollow needle and changed the intaglio technique to continuous puncturing.

There was nothing special about it; wasn't that how all tattooing was done?

That left his own blood; this was the third time Lei Mo's blood had revealed its extraordinary nature.

The matter of my blood must never be exposed until I am invincible. I won't tell a soul!

Lei Mo set this rule for himself.

Now he could tattoo Rachel. He instructed the new steward, Lauro, to arrange housing for the seven children, effectively taking them into the Duke Mansion.

Lauro—a former member of Lei Mo's guard, a peak Rank 7 warrior who worshipped the strong—had volunteered to become the steward of the Duke Mansion.

Lei Mo mixed his own blood with a dozen drops of Bailey's essence blood, added the necessary medicinal powders, and prepared the required ink.

He switched to a pure silver hollow tattooing needle, called Rachel over, and told her that everything was ready.

"Are you afraid of the pain?" Lei Mo asked.

Rachel gave Lei Mo a charming roll of her eyes and shook her head.

Entering the secret chamber, Rachel slowly removed her outer robe, revealing a back as smooth as jade.

There were no coarse pores like those of Westerners; her skin was delicate and white, so white it was almost translucent, making Lei Mo's heart race.

Collecting his thoughts, he had Rachel drink a decoction with anesthetic properties and placed a wooden stick in her mouth to bite down on.

Lei Mo began the carving with the silver needle, puncturing Rachel's back in rapid, continuous motions.

At first, she trembled slightly, but later, perhaps as the decoction took effect, she ceased to react.

This time, Lei Mo chose two runes: the Image Rune and the Illusion Rune.

For the sake of symmetry and aesthetics, Lei Mo carved these two intricate runes beneath Rachel's left and right shoulder blades, respectively.

He then activated them, and the secret chamber was instantly filled with swirling water mist; Rachel's figure became ethereal and illusory, flickering in and out of existence.

It seemed as if there were two Rachels, but upon closer inspection, she returned to normal.

"It's done. Rachel, try to perceive the elemental energy around you. If there is anything you don't understand, tell me."

Lei Mo said gently, helping Rachel up.

The moment the runes were activated, the wounds caused by the carving healed at an incredibly rapid pace.

That's right! The water element is naturally adept at healing!

Lei Mo couldn't help but think.

At this moment, Rachel's jade-like back bore only those two mysterious runes, which seemed to sink into the surface of her skin, with a faint cyan light flickering within them.

"Duke, I can feel the water elements in the surroundings pressing close to my body. The entire chamber is filled with cyan energy, and there is an inexplicable fluctuation I don't recognize!"

Lei Mo was astonished. After his careful cultivation, Rachel was already a Rank 3 warrior, but she certainly shouldn't be able to perceive the Laws!

To sense the fluctuations of the Laws at Rank 3, no matter how minute, is simply incredible!

Lei Mo wondered: was Bailey's essence blood too heaven-defying, or was his own blood too miraculous?

This is easy to verify. I just need to find the essence blood of another divine beast and try it without adding my own blood.

Perhaps it's both. The previous Rank 9 Magic Beast blood also had my blood added, and I didn't hear those seven children mention any fluctuations!

Maybe those seven children are just too weak to manifest anything mysterious!

Many thoughts flashed through Lei Mo's mind.

Since Rachel's talent was already this heaven-defying, she should continue practicing her water-attribute battle qi, modifying it as she trained; perhaps it would become even more suitable for her.

"Yes, that's exactly what I'll do!"

Lei Mo had already decided to let Rachel be, though a trace of unwillingness still lingered in his heart.

"My bloodline and my imagination are both so heaven-defying! Why is my cultivation talent so trash? Is it possible I was born with a support-only destiny?"

He began his muttering again. Lei Mo's Destruction talent was definitely not weak now, but compared to the miraculous effects of his blood, it seemed a bit lackluster.

With the assistance of Franklin's runes, Lei Mo's progress was not exactly lightning-fast, but the fact that he improved every time he studied the runes was already astonishing.

"Rachel, your current talent is extremely high. To what extent? As long as you cultivate diligently, you will certainly reach the Saint Realm!"

Lei Mo was not trying to fool Rachel; being able to sense the fluctuations of the Laws at the third rank meant that reaching the Saint Realm was a certainty.

Although this was gained through the Law Tattoo, the speed at which she absorbed elements was genuine.

"Rachel! I believe you are willing to be eternal with me, aren't you?"

Lei Mo lowered his head and said softly; what woman could resist such high-level sweet talk?

"Of course I am willing, Duke! Thank you!"

The ripples in Rachel's eyes began to stir again, as if they might overflow at any moment.

Lei Mo gently released Rachel and whispered, "Cultivate well; we have all the time in the world."

"Mm—"

Rachel replied, put on her outer robe, sat cross-legged in the secret chamber, and began to circulate her Frost Battle Qi.

Days passed by one after another, and Rachel's Battle Qi progressed with remarkable speed.

During this time, Lei Mo took out the magic core of the Wind-Thunder Magic Bear and handed it to the Divine Wind Bear—Bill Cleveland.

Bill swallowed the magic core directly and then fell into a deep slumber.

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed, and Rachel was already a seventh-rank warrior—it was simply godlike speed!

But compared to the geniuses across countless planes, there was still a gap; for those people, comprehending the Laws was as simple as drinking water.

On this day, Lei Mo called Bailey into the hall of the Duke Mansion and, pointing at Rachel, said, "This is the mistress of the house; you two should get acquainted."

"This is Bailey, a divine beast. Don't let its cute appearance fool you; no one in this kingdom can defeat it. It is my magic pet and can be trusted absolutely."

Lei Mo then pointed at Bailey and said to Rachel.

"Duke, are you planning to go on a long journey?"

Rachel asked, her intuition very sharp.