True Ancestor

—————— True Name: Yu Xian Codename: Salty Fish Race: True Ancestor - Shiny Vampire Gender: Male Age: 17 Health: 30000/30000 Lifeforce: 5000/5000 Strength: 16 Fortune: Fortune Equal to Heaven Theoretical Lifespan: Year 8326481692424717, February 25, 01:33:35 Rank: God Universal Rank: Heaven Rank Faction: Huaxia Dragon Dynasty - Qilin Department - Combat Division - Evil-Slaying Squad Method: Blood Demon Stream: Infinite Autophagy Method Abilities: [Appraisal, Other Shore Omniscient Divine Art, Spatial Jump Art, Spatial Expansion Art... omitted.] [True Crimson Demon Core: Demon and god, light and shadow, illusion and reality, bone and flesh—a power of true crimson formed by blood kneading all into one.] [Primordial Pure Blood: A new blood formed by the fusion of sixteen bloodlines, possessing thirteen traits: 'Undying +2', 'Blood Assault +1', 'Light Devouring', 'Shadow Banishing', 'Fire Manipulation', 'Blood Control', 'Regeneration +1', 'Blood Enslavement', 'Life', 'Blood Curse', 'Blood Molting', 'Charm', and 'Spacetime'.] [Summary: Though not a progenitor, by consolidating and purifying thirteen vampire bloodlines and using them as the foundation to reach the pinnacle, you are... True Ancestor - Shiny Vampire!] —————— Although Yu Xian knew that the Blood Demon Stream: Infinite Autophagy Method could drastically increase the purity of his bloodline and his overall power, he had never expected to jump two whole ranks at once, stepping straight into God rank. He had already known that the vampire bloodline in him actually originated from thirteen worlds swallowed by the Abyss. The vampires of those thirteen worlds were clearly not of the same variety, each possessing differing abilities. Now, having integrated those thirteen bloodlines through the Blood Demon Stream: Infinite Autophagy Method, he had directly become a new kind of vampire standing above all thirteen. Essentially, every ability derived from his bloodlines had been merged into the Primordial Pure Blood. Far from being diminished, every single one had grown stronger. While Yu Xian examined his attributes, Zhenwo Changjing was also studying his status. She spoke up, "Your path seems different from the current system. Your rank has already far surpassed the Heaven Rank, yet it has not quite reached the Star Rank." "That's probably because my current method of cultivation comes from a very, very, very long time ago," Yu Xian said with a smile as he closed his status window. Every era had its own cultivation methods. They might be more advanced than those of the past, but they could just as easily be more primitive, or largely the same. The modern path to power emphasized accumulating strength over time to erupt all at once, seeking to take the world by storm—with every breakthrough to a new realm bringing an explosive surge in strength. Yu Xian was different. His approach was to stack power one step at a time. As long as he had enough super bloodlines, his combat strength would continue to climb. "Yet the potential within you... has been thoroughly exhausted," Zhenwo Changjing pointed out. Clenching his fist slightly, Yu Xian felt the immense power coursing through him and said with confidence, "Then I'll just go hunt down more powerful bloodlines. My path will never end!" "Sounds promising. It seems to coincide rather well with Mister Eye's legacy," Zhenwo Changjing remarked. In the past, Yu Xian might have been concerned by that, but he no longer cared. From the moment he chose to use the Blood Demon Stream: Infinite Autophagy Method, he knew how his path forward should unfold. Having integrated sixteen bloodlines and reached their zenith, his combat strength was now 16. In other words, as long as he acquired another eighty-four bloodlines on par with these sixteen, he would possess strength rivaling Edward's. In truth, the source ranks of the bloodlines provided by Forbidden Fruits were not particularly high. Most were incomplete versions, or even makeshift imitations cobbled together from scraps. Take the Pangu bloodline represented by the Pangu Heart, for example. Its origin was not the true Pangu, but twelve different animals. Those twelve animals carried thin traces of the Twelve Ancestral Witches' bloodlines. After they were swallowed by the Abyss, when someone wished to become Pangu, those twelve abilities were slapped together into the so-called 'Pangu bloodline.' The issue was that the bloodline itself was horribly fractured. If a complete bloodline was a finished painting, those twelve animals held merely a single 'puzzle piece' each—and from twelve completely different paintings at that. Yet the Forbidden Fruit had thoughtlessly jammed those pieces from twelve different paintings together to form an image dubbed 'Pangu.' Using the Blood Demon Stream: Infinite Autophagy Method, the most Yu Xian could do was restore those 'puzzle pieces' to perfection. Even so, he could only restore that single piece; he could not conjure missing parts out of thin air to turn each piece into its own complete painting. Unless... he could obtain more 'puzzle pieces.' ... Half an hour later. Yu Xian, Zhang Shou, and the others sat side by side, resting together on the beach. Once he had figured out how much his strength had grown, Yu Xian had first searched for the unconscious Gong Qian and brought her back. When he hurled Gong Qian away, her head had collided with the ice, skipping across the frozen surface for several thousand meters before burying itself beneath blocks of ice, knocking her out cold. Fortunately, Gong Qian's skull was sturdy enough. Had it been Xiong Da or Qingniao, they probably would have been reduced to a pool of frozen bloody foam. After Zhang Shou finished treating Xiong Da and Gong Qian, Yu Xian concealed nothing from the group, recounting everything he had experienced after stepping through the Golden Gate. At the same time, as an apology, he decided to teach the *Dragon Blood Species-Shifting Method* and the *Scripture of the Wicked* to everyone present. Had Zhenwo Changjing not rushed back in time, the others truly would have met a grim end. Moreover, these two cultivation methods were completely different from modern training approaches, making them ideal for beings from a Level 1 world who were innately deficient. However, the former required obtaining the blood of a powerful member of the dragon clan, while the latter required hunting down and slaying wicked people; each carried its own advantages, disadvantages, and difficulties. "I've decided! I'm going to cultivate the *Scripture of the Wicked* and slay every big villain under heaven!" Gong Qian announced from her beach chair after giving it some thought. Zhang Shou sighed and said helplessly, "I don't even know if I can cultivate them. If I can... Salty Fish, please carry me!" The exclusionary energy inside him made it impossible to acquire other supernatural powers aside from relying on the system created by his Forbidden Fruit. If he had a choice, he would definitely pick the *Dragon Blood Species-Shifting Method*, waiting until Yu Xian grew stronger to help procure a sufficiently powerful dragon clan bloodline and launch him into greatness. "The Forbidden Fruit's side effects and weaknesses aren't impossible to remove. Supposedly, there are ways within the Abyss to get rid of them... But in your case, does that even count as a side effect?" Yu Xian remarked uncertainly, holding a drink. Zhang Shou considered it carefully—come to think of it, he had a point. His side effect was rapid aging on a seven-day cycle, whereas the exclusionary energy inside him was sometimes an advantage rather than a weakness. For instance, when he was teleported to that dead world, it was precisely because his body repelled other energies that he had not been harmed by corpse qi. So he truly did not know whether it counted as a side effect or not. "These two methods are indeed formidable, but neither suits me very well. I'll just stick to cultivating my Rocket Blazing Bear Art," Xiong Da spoke up. Qingniao, on the other hand, chose the *Dragon Blood Species-Shifting Method*, hoping she might obtain potent dragon blood down the road and put it to use. Once everyone made their choice, Yu Xian taught them their respective methods, urging them not to pass them along carelessly. Both techniques carried a demonic edge; in the hands of good people, they posed no problem, but in the hands of the wicked, they would spell disaster. The *Dragon Blood Species-Shifting Method* could tempt villains to target individuals with supernatural bloodlines, while the *Scripture of the Wicked* could be cultivated in reverse into the *Scripture of the Good*, allowing one to grow stronger by slaying the righteous. When Yu Xian first received these methods, he had faintly sensed they might be double-edged swords whose nature depended entirely on the user's moral character. He trusted the character of Gong Qian and the others, but as for outsiders, it was hard to say. Since none of them had anticipated an abrupt two-day stay, plenty of matters had piled up outside that required their attention. After passing on the methods, Yu Xian sent everyone out of the Island Grotto-Heaven. Once they departed, a spatial bubble emerged from his finger, and he teleported away in an instant. He, too, had something he was eager to test.