Chapter 117: Chimera Bloodline Replication

Chapter 117: Chimera Bloodline Replication

[Tracing Origintrait Activated!]

The notification flashed suddenly within Luo En's consciousness.

Almost immediately, the entire spiritworld began violently trembling, as if an immense force was breaking through reality's constraints.

Then, a semi-transparent selection interface materialized before Luo En:

[Bloodline Tracing Origin - Choose Tracing Direction]

[Warning: This choice determines your Bloodline Activation Path. Choose wisely]

[Snake - Hydra]:
The legendary multi-headed venomous snake, sharing consciousness and toxins across all heads, granting [Venom and High-Speed Regeneration].

[Swamp - Swamp Consciousness Collective]:
Ancient swamp ruler controlling wetland elements and swamp creatures, granting [Corrosion and Life Siphon].

[Dragon Kind - Scarlet Flame Dragon]:
Divine-era Dragon Kin, distant relative of Yangyan Dragon, granting [Dragon Scale Armor] and [Scarlet Blaze Breath].

[Sun - Winged Divine Bird]:
Sky's favored offspring with apocalyptic heat, granting [Solar Eclipse Eye] and [Scorching Body].

[Mixed - Chimera]:
Divine-era mythical beast with three heads and one tail, granting the unique Bloodline Ability [Bloodline Replication].

Can replicate target bloodline traits through three heads and tail, inheriting partial abilities. Unlimited potential. Classified as stellar ring bloodline with ascension potential.

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Luo En's heart pounded as he stared at the options. Each represented divergent power paths shaping his future.

"The Multi-headed Serpent Bloodline grants multi-layered attacks and Regenerative Capacity - extremely practical in combat..."

"The Swamp's Life Siphon enables continuous restoration during battle, practically making me invincible..."

"The Dragon Kind's power speaks for itself..."

"The Sun's traits complement my Solar Corona Breathing Technique, accelerating my positive mana cultivation..."

Weighing each option's pros and cons, Luo En noticed most provided two immediate power boosts.

Yet his gaze settled on the second-last choice - Chimera. The final Devourer option he dismissed without consideration.

Though Chimera seemingly offered only one innate talent, Luo En keenly sensed its infinite potential.

"Bloodline replication means I can adaptively copy different creatures' bloodline traits rather than being confined to single-path cultivation."

He recalled his infinite career slots and synergistic multi-profession effects, determination flashing in his eyes.

"While other options grant immediate power, Chimera's Bloodline Replication allows situational adaptation. This spiritual vitality and growth potential surpasses temporary strength."

Crucially, Chimera was marked as stellar ring bloodline - capable of ascension through cultivation advancement.

"That's it." Luo En mentally decided, selecting the fifth option - Chimera.

The moment selection locked, the spiritworld violently trembled again, this time exponentially stronger.

The emerging Multi-headed Serpent vision shattered completely, scattering like broken glass across the Spirit Ocean.

Swamp landscapes twisted and collapsed, replaced by gray-white void space with no reference points - only endless emptiness.

From this void, a colossal form materialized.

A beast as large as a mountain, possessing three distinct heads - lion, goat, and dragon - with a venomous snake head at its tail.

Its body combined contradictory features: lion's muscular build, dragon's scales, and unidentifiable grotesque elements.

Every detail exuded primordial mythic aura, as if emerging from ancient legends.

"Chimera..." Luo En whispered, equal parts awe and caution.

The beast sensed his presence, three heads swiveling simultaneously. Six eyes glinted with terrifying intelligence and wildness, while the snake head cunningly coiled behind its body.

Chimera didn't attack immediately, instead studying Luo En with curious intensity, as if evaluating this human daring to covet its bloodline power.

After tense silence, the lion head roared deafeningly, shaking the void.

Challenge accepted. The battle began.

Luo En inhaled sharply, entering combat stance.

He knew he must prove himself in this spiritual battlefield to claim Chimera's bloodline.

"Then let's fight!"

Chimera struck first. The dragon head unleashed searing flames straight at Luo En.

Simultaneously, the goat head emitted a strange cry, forming visible shockwaves through the air.

Luo En evaded swiftly, constructing a Sound Wave Oscillation spell model within the spiritworld - a refined technique from reality.

"Sound Wave Oscillation!"

Invisible ripples shot from his palm, striking Chimera's goat head.

The ripple penetrated silently yet powerfully, causing the goat head to shriek in pain and temporarily lose its sonic wave capability.

Chimera's counterattack came swiftly.

The lion head lunged forward, its massive claws tearing space itself, moving faster than the eye could track.

Luo En summoned a spiritwood sword, combining mastery-level Foundational Swordsmanship to block the fatal blow at the last instant.

- Dawn Cross!

Blazing sword light arced like a meteor, cleaving toward the lion head's right eye.

But Chimera's reflexes exceeded expectations. It slightly tilted its head, avoiding the killing strike with only a shallow wound across its cheek.

"No wonder it's a divine-era mythical beast..." Luo En marveled internally, adjusting tactics.

Combat within this spiritual battlefield was far deadlier than reality, directly impacting spiritual essence without protection. One misstep could mean spiritual collapse or soul annihilation.

The battle raged for hours, both sides exchanging blows while draining each other's strength.

Chimera's attacks were ruthlessly diverse - the lion head's physical assaults, goat head's sonic waves, dragon head's elemental breath, and the venomous snake tail's surprise strikes.

Luo En employed his full arsenal:

Mastery-level Foundational Swordsmanship flowed seamlessly, balancing power and precision.

Improved Sound Wave Oscillation delivered stronger, harder-to-defend attacks.

Slime Splash cleverly obscured Chimera's vision.

Spirit Interference targeted its consciousness, attempting to disrupt its thinking.

Despite his skill, Chimera's raw power overwhelmed him. After hours of relentless combat, Luo En fell.

[First Death]

[Spiritual Form Resetting.]

Timekeeper Pocket Watch activated, his spiritual form reconstituting - battered but resolute.

"At least now I understand its combat patterns", he muttered, rejoining the battle immediately.

In the second round, Luo En prioritized defense and evasion, carefully studying Chimera's attack rhythms for weaknesses.

"Post-lunge, the lion head has brief stiffness. Before elemental breaths, the dragon head shows clear charging movements. While goat head's sonic waves are hard to avoid, they have fixed cooldown periods..."

Despite tactical adjustments, Chimera's might proved insurmountable. He fell again.

[Second Death]

[Spiritual Form Resetting.]

Subsequent battles saw Luo En adapting to Chimera's tempo, experimenting with bolder tactics.

Observing the beast's coordination revealed cracks - while three heads possessed unique strengths, their cooperation wasn't flawless. Subtle timing errors created attack windows.

"This is Chimera's fundamental weakness... Though mighty, as a composite creature, internal coordination remains compromised."

During the third round, Luo En successfully wounded the dragon head during a chaotic multi-attack sequence. But ultimately succumbed to the snake tail's venom.

[Third Death]

Spirit Body resetting...

Fourth round of battle, Luo En attempted a more cunning tactic:

Using spirit interference to disrupt the chimera's lion head while simultaneously unleashing Sound Wave Oscillation at the goat head, creating brief chaos and allowing him to strike the dragon head with a critical blow.

But ultimately, the lion head's sudden counterattack tore him to shreds.

4th Death

Spirit Body resetting...

Fifth round of battle, Luo En nearly succeeded.

Through precise timing and skill combinations, he grievously wounded all three of the chimera's heads.

Just as victory seemed certain, the hidden serpentine tail ambushed him. Its venom directly targeted his spirit essence, causing his death once again.

5th Death

...

6th Death

...

7th Death

Spirit Body resetting...

Eighth round of battle—Luo En decided to use his last resort.

He intentionally wounded himself to lure the chimera closer, then released the binding spell he'd prepared earlier—an improved version of Slime Splash—temporarily immobilizing the chimera.

Then, he poured all his strength into driving his ironwood sword straight into the chimera's heart.

The three heads howled in unison, their massive body trembling violently.

It tried to retaliate, but had no strength left.

Finally, the ancient beast collapsed with a thunderous crash, heads and tail hanging lifelessly as if all vitality had vanished.

Luo En panted, cautiously approaching the chimera.

He knew the battle wasn't truly over.

Sure enough, as he drew near, the lion head's eyes suddenly snapped open—not with hostility, but with strange recognition and respect.

"You... passed... the trial..."

A raspy voice echoed in Luo En's mind:

"Proving... your... worth..."

Clearly, this was a being whose mere breath could shatter mountains in the physical world.

Letting a mere apprentice fight it in a consciousness space for so long was clearly just a test.

Luo En kept his guard up: "Is this the final stage of bloodline activation?"

"Yes... I will... become part of... you..."

The chimera's voice faltered:

"But remember... I am merely... sleeping... not... perished..."

With those words, its body began disintegrating into countless motes of light, slowly merging into Luo En's spiritcore.

The sensation was both agonizing and euphoric, like a thousand silver needles piercing his soul, yet flooding him with unparalleled power.

As the final wisp of light entered him, Luo En felt an unprecedented sense of wholeness, as if he'd finally reclaimed a long-lost part of himself.

In the real world, the ritual array blazed at its peak brilliance, nearly as bright as daylight.

The mana crystals vibrated in perfect harmony, creating a resonant chime.

The array's light faded, and the crystals dulled into ordinary stone.

Luo En felt an unprecedented surge of strength and lightness, as if his entire being had been reforged.

He gazed at his hands—faint glowing specks shimmered beneath his skin, the mark of bloodline awakening.

Bloodline Activation Ritual Successful ✓

All advancement conditions met. Advance to: Bloodline Knight (Two-Star)?

Luo En quickly confirmed the class advancement:

Class Advancement Successful!

New Profession: Bloodline Knight (Two-Star)

Foundational Attribute Increase:

Physique 2.0→2.5 (+0.5)

Spirit 3.5→3.6 (+0.1)

Mana 1.2→1.4 (+0.2)

Breathing Physique Forging (Proficient Max) → Bloodline Awakening (Entry-Level 1/100)

Special Bonuses:

1. Combat Perception Increased
2. Bloodline Mana Generation Rate Increased
3. Physical Regenerative Capacity Increased

New Innate Talent Acquired: Bloodline Replication
(Possesses four independent consciousness cores; each can replicate partial abilities of a target bloodline)

Career Synergy Bonuses:

Potion Master + Bloodline Knight + Wizard Apprentice—
Potion Absorption Efficiency Moderately Increased—
Spirit Control Increased—
Bloodline Mana & Mana Conversion Efficiency Increased—

Though expecting improvement, the surge of empowerment from advancing to Bloodline Knight still thrilled Luo En.

This surpassed even his expectations, especially the Bloodline Replication trait.

As the chimera demonstrated, he could now replicate partial abilities from multiple bloodlines.

Though the attribute increases seemed small numerically, each decimal point carried exponentially greater weight at this stage.

Physique only rose 0.5, but his physical strength felt multiplied.

Moreover, the synergy between his three professions astounded him:

The Potion Absorption Efficiency boost meant enhanced effectiveness of all potions;

Spirit Control improvements aided spell formation and precision;

The bloodline mana and mana conversion efficiency laid the foundation for the future Arcane Swordsman Path.

"Feeling better, master?" Ai Lan had approached silently, writing on her notepad with concern.

Luo En stretched, savoring the bloodline energy coursing through him, smiling: "Better than I ever imagined."

He lightly leapt, soaring effortlessly over three meters, landing without a sound—his body felt a fraction of its former weight.

"My body... feels so light and powerful."

Stunned, he casually lifted an iron anvil like a wooden block.

Even more astonishing, when focusing, he clearly perceived four distinct consciousness cores within.

Perhaps these were the "three heads and one tail"—the chimera's signature trait.

The four cores weren't independent entities but extensions of his own consciousness, activatable at will.

"This is practically..." Luo En murmured, mind racing with possibilities. "The perfect bloodline for me."

Bloodline activation was just the beginning.

With this foundational uplift, his progress across all supernatural paths would accelerate.

For someone with infinite career slots, the chimera's Bloodline Replication Ability was like giving wings to a tiger.

"Breathing Physique Forging evolved into bloodline awakening..." Luo En noted the transformation, instantly grasping its meaning.

Breathing Physique Forging strengthened his body through mana circulation guided by breathing techniques;

Bloodline awakening directly activated his inner bloodline power, temporarily enhancing his abilities.

Naturally, improving the bloodline awakening skill still required third-stage breathing techniques.

But unlike pre-breakthrough breathing techniques that trained physicality, the third stage focused on making the bloodline more vigorous.

Luo En attempted the Solar Corona Breathing Technique, channeling his bloodline energy. A surge of heat rushed to his limbs.

His muscles tightened with newfound strength, his senses sharpened—able to hear faint sounds hundreds of meters away.

"This feeling..." Luo En mused, "The chimera's power is far greater than I imagined."

...

Dawn broke, mist in the Black Mist Jungle gradually lifting. Two figures walked side by side on the Cobbled Path.

"So you're saying you could now smash a stone to dust with a slap?"

Andie asked incredulously: "Even I'd need full effort to manage that."

Luo En chuckled, shaking his head: "Just a few times stronger than ordinary humans. Compared to true experts, I'm still far behind."

The past few days, both had been adapting to their new bloodline awakening abilities.

"Actually, there's something I've meant to ask", Andie suddenly lowered his voice, tone cautious:

"I noticed... my Dragon Kind bloodline feels strangely suppressed near you—like prey sensing a predator. Is that... normal?"

Luo En arched an eyebrow, unsurprised: "Maybe I carry something that suppresses dragons."

"No, it's not that."

Andie shook his head, golden pupils flickering with unease: "This is bloodline-level suppression. That shouldn't exist in a multi-headed serpent bloodline. Unless..."

He abruptly halted, locking eyes with Luo En: "Your bloodline isn't as simple as our family archives described, was it?"

Luo En didn't answer directly, merely smirking: "Everyone has secrets, don't they?"

(End of Chapter)

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