"Hehehehe."
A draconic laugh rang out from within the cave, filled with excitement and fervor.
Feeling the power seemingly surging from within his body, Zhu Jin could not help but sigh. "This is the strength of bloodlines. No wonder both magical beasts and Dou God Clans pursued bloodlines like mad. Xiao Xuan and Hun Tiandi were even willing to stake their entire clans just to break through to Dou Di. This power is like having cheats, like possessing a system. No, it's even more outrageous than a system."
He had once read a line in a novel, spoken by a villain to the protagonist: Your so-called system rewards are things I was born with.
Just imagine it: pure-blooded dragons on Dragon Island whose dragon blood had reached Level Seven or above were born with Dragon Dou Qi at the Heaven Tier. You might struggle desperately to obtain a Heaven Tier cultivation technique, while they were born with one. Members of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan underwent their clan's ritual baptism and were born as Dou Wangs.
Xiao Xiao had taken a Grade Seven pill and undergone a secret clan technique before she was even born, becoming a Dou Zong at birth. After Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Di, he soared straight to Dou Saint in one go. Who would not want such an ability, even more absurd than a system?
Zhu Jin looked at the slowly spinning crimson vortex manifested by the Devouring Spirit Secret Art in his palm. The next moment, he clenched his fist tightly and rejected his own earlier thoughts. "No. What I gain with my own hands is different from what others bestow upon me. That will let me go farther, all the way to the end."
Zhu Jin let out a long breath, slowly