Chapter 91: More Bloodline Spells
"Where should we go next?" Jacob asked.
Raven pondered for a while and sighed.
"Let's go back to the resort. Although I wanted to visit the Royal City Library, I changed my mind."
"Yes, My Lord." Jacob nodded and hurriedly informed the coachman to return to the Garden Street.
"So, did you finish your task?" Raven asked.
"Yes, My Lord." Jacob nodded.
"Tell me after we return to the mansion," Raven said as the carriage started to move.
When the carriage returned to the mansion that Raven rented, it was already 3 P.M.
"You guys can go and rest," Raven said as they entered the mansion building and turned his gaze towards the elderly butler.
"Is there any basement in this mansion?"
"Yes, I'll guide you if you want to, Sir Thomas." The head butler, Harold, responded with a nod.
As Harold led the way, Raven followed him through the left-side corridor and soon walked down a dimly lit staircase at the end of the corridor passage. The air grew cooler and damper with each step. The faint scent of stone and age filled the space, suggesting the basement had not been used in a long time.
"This is it, Sir Thomas."
Harold took a brass key from his pocket and unlocked a heavy iron door at the bottom of the staircase.
It creaked open to reveal a spacious underground chamber. Even though it was utterly dark, Raven managed to see everything thanks to his night vision.
'Oh? This chamber should be as large as the mansion's main hall.'
"This is the mansion's basement, Sir Thomas," Harold said, stepping aside to allow him entry. "It's rarely used but remains in good condition. Should I bring anything down for you?"
Raven nodded his head. "Hmm, bring me a few Aether Lamps to lighten the chamber."
"Yes, Sir Thomas." Harold nodded and hurriedly went upstairs. A few minutes later, he came with five Aether lamps and installed them in the large chamber before lighting them up.
The underground chamber became brighter in a few seconds, giving warmth.
"Good. You can go back now. Until I come out, do not let anyone near this basement."
The butler politely bowed before retreating up the staircase, leaving Raven alone in the bright hall. Raven's sharp eyes swept over the stone walls, noting their sturdy construction.
"It's time to get more bloodline spells." He touched the spatial ring and hurriedly took the glass-sealed gigantic humanoid being from it.
"Wow, this corpse almost covered half of the chamber!" Raven opened the glass container that sealed the corpse and walked near it.
It was the Three-Eyed Cyclops' Corpse.
Then, he placed his palm on the corpse's gigantic arm and activated the 'Bloodline Devouring Ability.'
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[Bloodline Devouring Ability is activated!]
[Three Eyed Giant's bloodline has been found!]
[Analyzing the purity of the bloodline….]
[Calculating…]
[The corpse has 34% purity of Rank-1 Three-Eyed Giant's bloodline Essence!]
[It is possible to extract the Three-Eyed Giant's bloodline Essence and one of its bloodline spells!]
[Would you like to use the 'Bloodline Devouring Ability'? Yes/No.]
"Yes." Raven didn't waste any time and clicked the notification.
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[Bloodline Devouring Ability is on commence!]
[Randomizing the Bloodline Ability Extraction!]
[Rank-1 Three-Eyed Giant's 'Eye of Destruction' bloodline spell has been selected!]
[Host has obtained Rank-1 Three-Eyed Giant's 'Eye of Destruction' Bloodline Spell!]
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[Host has absorbed a part of Three-Eyed Giant's Bloodline Essence!]
[Host's spirit power has been increased by 0.09]
[Host's vitality power has been increased by 0.7!]
[Host's strength power has increased by 0.8!]
[Host's agility power has been increased by 0.7!]
[Host's body is undergoing a mutation!]
[The mutation will take 4 minutes and 5 seconds to complete!]
[Please stand by!]
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Raven felt a tearing pain coursing through his body, which caused his body muscles to bulge a bit.
What shocked him most was a strange prickling sensation on his forehead, causing him to take out a mirror and look at his face hurriedly.
"W-What is that?" Instead of a plain forehead, he saw strange vertical, closed eyelids in the center.
Moreover, he noticed that his face had also changed to its original appearance!
"I can only use this spell in my original appearance, huh?"
While muttering, he noticed a golden hexagonal structure with bluish sparkles in the mind space and also received lots of information about the bloodline spell.
For the next few minutes, he remained silent while enduring the pain and soon noticed everything was returning to normal.
'A Lightning attack spell, huh?' Although he wanted to try it out, he refrained from casting the bloodline spell.
After that, he stored the Cyclops' corpse inside the spatial ring and took the Twin Shadow Viper's corpse from it. It was a large snake with two heads and also had obsidian-like scales all over its body. It was around 10 meters long and had sharp fangs and even a strange horn.
Raven didn't waste a single moment as he squatted down and touched the Viper corpse's abdomen.
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[Bloodline Devouring Ability is activated!]
[Twin Shadow Viper's bloodline has been found!]
[Analyzing the purity of the bloodline….]
[Calculating…]
[The corpse has 84% purity of Rank-1 Twin Shadow Viper's bloodline Essence!]
[It is possible to extract the Twin Shadow Viper's bloodline Essence and one of its bloodline spells!]
[Would you like to use the 'Bloodline Devouring Ability'? Yes/No.]
"Yes." Raven clicked the notification.
…
[Bloodline Devouring Ability is on commence!]
[Randomizing the Bloodline Ability Extraction!]
[Rank-1 Twin Shadow Viper's 'Shadow Shift' bloodline spell has been selected!]
[Host has obtained Rank-1' Shadow Shift' Bloodline Spell!]
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[Host has absorbed a part of Twin Shadow Viper's Bloodline Essence!]
[Host's vitality power has been increased by 1!]
[Host's strength power has increased by 0.6!]
[Host's agility power has been increased by 1!]
[Host's body is undergoing a mutation!]
[The mutation will take 14 minutes and 5 seconds to complete!]
[Please stand by!]
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Another round of mutation went through his body for the next few minutes, along with information regarding the 'Shadow Shift' Bloodline Spell.
But this time, Raven felt a sharp headache appeared in his head.
It remained even after the mutation became complete, causing him to be puzzled.
[Warlocks and Wizards experience this when they have less spiritual power to construct more spell models or when they reach their soul's limit. Although a human soul can hold up to 14 spells or skills, forcefully constructing more spells might do more harm than good.] Zera explained.
'Oh? I can't absorb more bloodline essence?' He asked as he stored the Twin Shadow Viper's corpse and took out the strange Goblin's corpse.
[You will only face a little difficulty if you absorb this. Don't you already have the 'Instant Memorize' skill? It will be more like an assimilation of an existing skill.] Zera answered.
'Oh? Will I get a unique spell related to memory like the 'Past Self'?' An excited look appeared on Raven's face.
He instantly squatted beside the Goblin's corpse and placed his palm on its chest.
A second later, an invisible force appeared out of nowhere, extracting all the blood essence from its body. After that, it condensed all the bloodline essences into the size of a small orb and pulled it into Raven's hand.
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[Bloodline Devouring Ability is activated!]
[Dawn Goblin's bloodline has been found!]
[Analyzing the purity of the bloodline….]
[Calculating…]
[The corpse has 54% purity of Rank-1 Dawn Goblin's bloodline Essence!]
[It is possible to extract the Dawn Goblin's bloodline Essence and one of its bloodline spells!]
[Would you like to use the 'Bloodline Devouring Ability'? Yes/No.]
"Yes." Raven clicked the notification.
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[Bloodline Devouring Ability is on commence!]
[Randomizing the Bloodline Ability Extraction!]
[[Memory Seal] bloodline spell has been selected!]
[A similar skill related to the [Memory Seal] bloodline spell called [Instant Memorize] has been found in the Host's body!]
[It is possible to merge [Memory Seal] skill with [Instant Memorize] bloodline Spell! Would you like to proceed? Yes/No.]
'Yes,' Raven didn't hesitate and clicked quickly.
[Host has obtained Rank-1 Dawn Goblin's 'Memory Seal' Bloodline Spell!]
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[Host has absorbed a part of Dawn Goblin's Bloodline Essence!]
[Host's vitality power has been increased by 0.3!]
[Host's strength power has increased by 0.09!]
[Host's agility power has been increased by 0.42!]
[Host's body is undergoing a mutation!]
[The mutation will take 19 minutes and 12 seconds to complete!]
[Please stand by!]
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Raven had gone through another painful experience as a new spell model appeared in his mind space.
At the same time, he also learned more information about the spell.
'This is the eleventh spell model!' It shone brightly in white light.
After storing the Goblin's corpse, he instantly checked his body status.
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[Name: Raven Sillalus Jorvot,
Age: 15
Nationality: Zenith Empire
Title: 66th Prince of Zenith Empire
Level: 9
Class: Acolyte Warlock (3rd Circle)
Soul Rank: Mortal
Life Pathway: Beginner Alchemist
Health: Normal
Attributes:
Strength: 9.9
Agility: 9.9
Vitality: 9.9
Luck: 0
Spirit: 19.99
Bloodline Spells:
Iron Resilience, Poison Touch (Poison Immunity), Fortuitous Finder (Completed), Blood Control, Face Morph, Mind Eye, Cold Breath, Past Self, Eye of Destruction, Shadow Shift, Memory Seal.
Additional Skills: Basic Spearmanship (78%)
Affinities:
Life: Low, Ice: Genius, Spear: Low.]
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'This is the limit of my soul. But as long as I assimilate the spell models into the elemental circlet techniques, I'll soon reach the peak realm.' Raven nodded in satisfaction.
'Zera, I have a doubt. What is the elemental affinity for the 'Memory Seal' bloodline spell? Is it 'Wisdom'?' He couldn't help but ask.
[No. Memory Seal spell isn't related to wisdom but your mind. In truth, you have two spells that do not relate much to affinities and won't cause backlash at any cost. They also don't need elemental power to activate and can enchant your body organs or body parts with minimal spirit power.]
'Oh?' A surprised expression appeared on his face.
'Wait… Two spells? Is it 'Face Morph'?' He asked.
[Yes. This spell only allows you to alter the genetic codes of your facial structures, skin tones, etc., not mutate them into completely different ones. As for the 'Memory Seal' spell, this is more like linking your mind with your Sea of Consciousness and enchanting its ability.] Zera explained calmly.
'Still, I need to concoct affinity potions for the rest of the spells, huh?' Raven soon thought of the affinity potions he needed to concoct.
'Poison, Blood, Darkness, lightning, Time, and Luck. Other than the luck affinity, I can get the rest with the help of potions.'
[Yes. Once you get all the affinities, you should assimilate the spell models into the elemental circlet techniques and rank up. Of course, you should only rank up after comprehending all the spell models.]
'Haa, it seems I have a long road ahead. For now, I should focus on concocting the 'Time affinity' potion before the final hearing.' He went upstairs and asked Harold to shift a few tables and benches to the underground basement. Then, he also told Jacob to go out and get the Empire's Constitutional Book.
After that, he returned to the underground basement and focused on concocting the 'Time Affinity' potion.
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