Chapter 610: Section 397: The Secret of the Spirit
The Dragon-man youth had swallowed the Holy Corpse at sea level using the Blood Core and had obtained two kinds of Fishman Bloodlines.
This was unexpected.
The concentrations of the two Fishman Bloodlines were 52% and 11%.
He tried to mutate in succession, and the 52% concentrated Fishman Bloodline turned him into a greenish-yellow Fishman with a tall stature, a hulking physique, bulging muscles, and strong bones.
Because its characteristics were quite evident, the Dragon-man youth was able to easily identify it through the information provided by the Tower Spirit—it was the Barbarian Fish Bloodline.
The Barbarian Fish Bloodline was of the Golden Level.
The only talent of the Barbarian Fish Bloodline was a magic-like Berserk.
Berserk was a talent commonly found among the Barbarians.
The main world’s Frost Continent, which was even larger than the Holy Bright Continent, belonged to the Barbarians.
Once a Barbarian went berserk, their individual combat power would multiply several times over. The stronger the Barbarian warrior, the more powerful the berserk. This resulted in the widespread renown of top-tier Barbarian warriors.
In ancient times, the Barbarians were as famous as the Dragon Clan and were the dominant races of the world. The Berserk talent played a significant role.
If not for the critical drawback of losing reason during the berserk process, the history of the world and the status of the Barbarians would have undergone an earth-shaking change.
Of course, some Barbarian geniuses could remain calm while in a berserk state.
This proved that the drawbacks of berserk could be eliminated.
Berserk was a magic-like ability with a high lower limit; if its drawbacks could be overcome, the upper limit would also be very high, making it a first-rate and outstanding talent worldwide.
The main reason the Barbarian Fish Bloodline was named “Barbarian” was because of the Berserk talent.
The Dragon-man youth attempted to go berserk in the Meditation Room and, just as it was about to take effect, he sensed that he would lose his reason, so he decisively stopped.
The attraction of the Golden Level Fishman Bloodline was not significant for him.
After all, the King of Flame Dragon Bloodline was of Legendary Grade.
Currently, the concentration of the King of Flame Dragon Bloodline was still 34%. When in Snowbird Port, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had made several trades with the City Lord of Snowbird Port, and the Dragon-man youth had absorbed many Dragon Beast materials. However, because most of them were of White Dragon Bloodline or sub-dragons, they did not enhance the King of Flame Dragon Bloodline.
Even so, the amplification brought by the 34% concentration of the King of Flame Dragon Bloodline was much greater than that of the 52% Barbarian Fish Bloodline. Whether it was defensive power or recovery power, the former far exceeded the latter.
After all, the former was a Legendary Bloodline, while the latter was only Golden Level, with a whole Holy Domain Level in between.
What interested the Dragon-man youth more was the 11% Fishman Bloodline.
After using this bloodline, the appearance of the Dragon-man youth was the one presented before Zhongyong—a fat body, not as tall as the Barbarian Fish form, but still towering at 1.6 meters, with dark blue scales and black wave-like patterns.
“Just 11% can completely transform the body; this bloodline has a very high Grade!”
The Dragon-man youth didn’t yet realize that this Fishman Bloodline was of a higher Grade than the King of Flame Dragon Bloodline—it was the Divine Level Bolang Fishman Bloodline!
The War Merchant’s database had no clear matching answers.
“An 11% concentration of bloodline doesn’t show many of the bloodline’s features.”
“If Zi Di were here, she might be able to detect it through Magic Potion blood testing.”
But this was just a “might.”
Magic Potion blood testing was not accurate, and there were many pitfalls.
“It’s about time for Zi Di to depart from Snowbird Port to the Royal Capital.”
Thinking of this, the Dragon-man youth sighed.
He yearned to go back.
The trip to the Royal Capital was of critical importance to the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
But there was no helping it; he had been accidentally transported into an Ocean Nest. Up to now, he didn’t even know his exact coordinates.
“There’s the Deception and Disguise Skill, Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill, and Zong Ge at hand; the Mercenary Group’s issues shouldn’t be significant for the short term.”
“I hope the line to the City Lord of Snowbird Port proves useful and that the connections at the Royal Capital can lend support.”
The Dragon-man youth gathered his thoughts and focused on the present situation.
The Ocean Nest, isolated from the outside, virtually stood alone in the world; he could only rely on himself to overcome the current predicament.
“I must familiarize myself with the Fishman Form quickly to prevent the worst-case scenario from occurring.”
“The Familiarity Aura has already been tested. Next up are the Spiritual Whip and Spiritual Vision.”
The Bolang Fishman Bloodline blessed the youth with four Extraordinary Talents.
Aside from the three mentioned, there was also a Healing Skill.
The Healing Skill was the first to be tested, and its effects were quite good.
“I’ve already seen the effects of the Familarity Aura. In this guise, I have met Zhongyong for the first time, yet I was able to elicit candid words from this Silver Level Mage. This kind of Extraordinary Power can greatly enhance my leadership and communication abilities; it’s a very excellent support tool.”
“However, the current test subject is only Zhongyong. I do not know how it affects races other than Fishmen.”
“Spiritual Whip is about using one’s own spiritual power to lash at the target. The force of the whipping is determined both by the strength of one’s spirit and by the user’s active control.”
Bloodline is the sum of life information.
High-grade Bloodlines naturally carry far more information than low-grade ones.
The Dragon-man youth had gained four Extraordinary Talents from his Bolang Fishman Bloodline, each with its corresponding informational notation.
The Dragon-man youth did not know what exactly his Bloodline was but had a certain innate understanding of these four innate magics.
Indeed, High-grade Bloodline information would naturally indicate what one’s own bloodline is.
For example, if a dragon were born from an abandoned egg, the Bloodline information would tell it that it was indeed a dragon and perhaps which type, such as a green or red one.
However, the concentration of Bolang Fishman Bloodline that the Dragon-man youth had received was only 11%, so the information he received was incomplete.
The information for the four Extraordinary Talents was present, not out of luck, but because if they could be used, it meant that part of the information was quite intact. Even if not complete, it must certainly exceed 50%.
Therefore, the Dragon-man youth knew the names of these four Extraordinary Talents and had a general understanding of their conditions.
However, the real effects would have to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
With only 11% Bolang Fishman Bloodline, the Dragon-man youth’s execution of Magic-like spells was definitely much weaker than that of a person with 100% Bolang Fishman Bloodline.
As for the Magic-like spell of Spiritual Whip, the Dragon-man youth wasn’t particularly interested.
Given a choice, he would rather replace this offensive Extraordinary Talent with a defensive one like Spirit Barrier.
Because that’s what he was lacking.
For offense, he could substitute with many other things, such as weapons and equipment, Magic Scrolls, etc.
“The last of the four Extraordinary Talents is Spiritual Vision. According to the information from the Bloodline, when the user employs this Magic-like spell, they will possess a special Extraordinary Vision. All life forms within the range of this vision will reveal some of their innermost secrets.”
When the Dragon-man youth first received this information, his initial question was, “What exactly are these innermost secrets?”
Regrettably, he didn’t know.
The Bloodline information ended abruptly, with no further explanation.
To test this Extraordinary Talent, the Dragon-man youth first thought of Zhongyong as a subject.
But considering that he was currently engaged in alchemical work, work that was far more important than the Dragon-man youth testing his newly acquired abilities.
Hence, in the end, the youth only tested the Familiarity Aura on Zhongyong.
“Clearly, Spiritual Vision is a reconnaissance skill, it should be similar to a Windshield,” the youth mused to himself.
The Windshield, sourced from Bu Quan, could identify external presences, indicating the threat level relative to the user.
This practical alchemy device provided considerable help to the youth.
The former Dragon-man youth, now a Fishman youth, began to use Spiritual Vision.
Firstly, he looked at his own body, but nothing out of the ordinary happened.
“Is this skill ineffective on oneself?”
After pondering for a moment, the Fishman youth went to the storage room.
There, he found a large number of Tide Snake eggs.
Originally, they had acquired many Tide Snake eggs on Snake Rat Island. Although they had sold some, they still retained the majority.
Under the Spiritual Vision, these Tide Snake eggs exhibited an almost identical white glow.
This white glow was not pure white, but an off-white, giving the Fishman youth a sense of nascent, yet fervent vitality filled with hope just by looking at them.
“Compared to the colored light, this sensation of the heart is more important. So the focus of Spiritual Vision is not the vision, but the heart, emphasizing heartfelt perception.”
“As for why it is white, could it be because these Tide Snakes have not yet been born, and the world of Spiritual Vision is still a blank slate?”
He then keenly noticed that the off-white glow of each Tide Snake egg was slightly different.
Although most were spherical, some exceptions had special shapes.
Besides this, the size of the off-white light orbs varied. Some Tide Snake eggs were large, yet their light orbs were small. Conversely, some were small eggs, but the orbs of light they exhibited in Spiritual Vision were not small in size.
“What does this indicate?”
“Could it be that the larger the off-white light orb of the Tide Snake egg, the richer the mental world of the hatched Tide Snake will be? Or does it mean a higher spiritual potential?”
After letting his thoughts wander for a short while, the Fishman youth fetched a mirror and looked at the Tide Snake eggs through it.
However, the mirror did not reveal any anomalies in the Tide Snake eggs.
The Fishman youth couldn’t see even a single orb of off-white light.
“So, must one observe the living being directly in order to see it?”
To verify this, the Dragon-man youth made a special trip back to the cockpit. He attempted to observe the Tide Snake eggs in the storage room through the monitoring equipment there.
Still, he saw not a single orb of off-white light.
The Dragon-man youth returned to the storage room and put on the Windshield.
However, he did not activate this alchemy device, but merely looked through its lenses.
This time, he still saw many orbs of off-white light.
The Dragon-man youth became thoughtful.
A moment later, he gathered many pieces of glass. These pieces were very clear and thick, spare parts for the porthole windows of the Deep Sea Monster Fish.
The Deep Sea Monster Fish had numerous round portholes, all of which used very thick glass to withstand external water pressure and allow one-way transmission of light.
In other words, the crew could observe the outside scenery from inside the cabin, but nothing inside could be seen from the outside.
The Fishman youth continued to observe the Tide Snake eggs through these pieces of glass.
When these glasses piled up to eleven pieces, the extraordinary phenomena of light orbs in the Spiritual Vision disappeared.
“So, if there’s too much of a barrier between me and the object of observation, I also won’t be able to perceive the secrets of the heart.”
“Can I observe that Holy Domain sea beast?”
The idea popped into the Fishman youth’s mind, and he couldn’t suppress it anymore.
To tell the truth, it was a bit of a risk.
After all, this was a reconnaissance skill, and there was the possibility of awakening and angering the slumbering Holy Domain sea beast.
The Fishman youth thought it over carefully and felt that the risk was comparatively low.
Firstly, Spiritual Vision was not an offensive skill but merely for reconnaissance. The Holy Domain sea beast was in a deep sleep, so the likelihood of awakening it was not significant.
Secondly, the Fishman youth was very confident in his Deception and Disguise Skill and Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill. These involved the use of Divine Level materials. They had always safeguarded the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps without a hitch.
Lastly, the Fishman youth realized he had no choice but to take the risk. Next, he had to use those dual-ear detection puppets to thoroughly scout the Ocean Nest. Compared to the emission and reception of sound waves, the force behind Spiritual Vision was much less, thus the likelihood of startling and provoking the Holy Domain sea beast was also much less.
Instead of facing a greater risk later on, it was better to use this talent ability now and see.
After making his decision, the Fishman youth first went to the control room and made some preparations, putting the Deep Sea Monster Fish in a state of full activation.
Then, he went to a window suitable for direct observation.
Standing in front of the window, he used Spiritual Vision, his extraordinary innate magic, once again.
A blood-red light group, resembling a volcano, suddenly appeared in his vision. The blood-red light, like fire and blood, contained a deep anger and hatred.
And at the base of the light group was a vast expanse of pitch-black, giving one an unfathomable spiritual sensation.
Just observing this phenomenon, the Fishman youth’s spirit was struck by a forceful surge of rage and resentment!
The Fishman youth hurriedly stopped using Spiritual Vision, and the next moment, his vision returned to normal.
“What’s going on here?”
“Isn’t it said that the Holy Domain sea beast grows isolated from the world, without worries of food and drink, pure as a blank sheet of paper?”
The Fishman youth’s mind was filled with shock and uncertainty.
In his speculation, the Holy Domain sea beast should be like an oversized sea beast baby, but instead, he discovered a world-weary murderer!
The gap between the two was just too vast.
“Did I observe something wrong?”
“No, this direct spiritual sensation cannot be mistaken.”
“So, what exactly is going on?”
As if in response to the suspicions in the Fishman youth’s heart, a strong fluctuation suddenly occurred inside the Ocean Nest.
In the next moment, a large group of Sharp Clawed Water Monkeys were teleported in!
The Holy Domain sea beast was awakened!
It stretched its limbs and sent out angry spiritual waves. As soon as the group of Sharp Clawed Water Monkeys was still dizzy, it charged in.
Only then did the Fishman youth realize that the Holy Domain sea beast was a gigantic octopus!
The octopus sea beast wildly flung its tentacles, creating a bloody storm among the group of water monkeys.
After a violent massacre, the monkey group became food for the sea beast, swallowed up one by one.
Watching the Holy Domain sea beast’s brutal behavior, the Fishman youth’s forehead broke out in cold sweat.
“It seems that the teleportation phenomena have been ongoing for a long time, not just this once!”
“This is why the Holy Domain sea beast is so ferocious and brutal.”
“If it weren’t for the Deception and Disguise Skill and Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill, the Deep Sea Monster Fish would have been slaughtered by the Holy Domain sea beast the moment it was teleported in!”
The Fishman youth thought of this and couldn’t help feeling a sense of fear.
Following that, he frowned deeply, falling into profound distress: “How can I subdue such a ferocious Holy Domain sea beast?”