Chapter 690: Section 477: Fishman youth: I am an Undead Mage
The Bloodline Purification Array was aboard the Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Lan Zao and Zi Di had already benefited from it.
However, the conditions were not yet ripe for Cang Xu to purify his bloodline.
He was still lacking two conditions.
The first condition was that he needed to clearly understand what exactly his Undead Bloodline was, especially after the Bloodline Mutation.
The second condition was that the Fishman youth’s Blood Core needed to collect the corresponding Undead Bloodline. Only with the corresponding Blood Core demon energy infused into the Bloodline Purification Array could the purification be carried out.
Regarding the first condition, Cang Xu, through his own efforts, had ingeniously acted in the face of crisis and obtained the Middle-level Soul Vein inheritance, owning the spell that could detect the Undead Bloodline.
But…
He could not yet cast it.
The reason was that he was suffering from Zhou Zhang’s double bind of Divine Arts and Spells!
Therefore, to cast the spell to detect the Undead aptitude, it would have to be done by the Fishman youth.
As a Silver Level, Fishman Zhongyong was also a Mage, but he was not considered by either the Fishman youth or Cang Xu.
On one hand, the survivors did not intend to divulge the secret to Zhongyong; on the other hand, Zhongyong was unable to cast the spell that could detect the Undead Bloodline.
The latter was a bona fide Undead Magic that had to be cast with negative energy Mana.
This was an irreplaceable key element.
Thus, only the Fishman youth could do it!
But the Fishman youth was a fighter, not a Mage.
So, while Cang Xu’s prayers were not favorable, the two immediately adopted an alternative plan—they decided that Cang Xu would protect and guide the Fishman youth through a critical meditation.
In the Meditation Room, the Fishman youth sat down cross-legged and assumed the posture for meditation.
“Squad leader, may I ask which Meditation Technique you have chosen?” Cang Xu inquired.
“It’s called the Tide Sound Meditation Method, take a look,” the Fishman youth handed Cang Xu the detailed contents of the Meditation Technique.
Cultivating Combat Skills required Fighting energy, while refining Mana called for a Meditation Technique.
Of course, simple meditation could work too, but efficiency paled in comparison to using a Meditation Technique.
The Meditation Technique the Fishman youth took out naturally came from the War Merchant’s data repository.
The survivors had been enjoying the spoils of war from Mysterious Monster Island since they left, and this continued up until now.
Cang Xu scanned through the Meditation Technique briefly and nodded to the Fishman youth, “We can start now.”
He, too, sat cross-legged beside the Fishman youth and used an alchemy device to link his spirit with that of the Fishman youth.
The Fishman youth took a gentle breath, slowly closed his eyes, and began the critical meditation.
He had absorbed the Blood Core of the Holy Corpse from the Ocean Nest and possessed the Bolang Fishman Bloodline. Because the concentration was only 11%, resulting in a lack of life information, the Fishman youth did not realize it was a Divine Bloodline.
The Fishman youth’s King of Flame Dragon Bloodline concentration had reached 35%. Although it was at Legendary Level, its performance in cultivation was slightly better than that of Bolang Fishman Bloodline due to its concentration.
However, even a Bolang Fishman Bloodline concentration of 11% was absolutely sufficient to support the Fishman youth in his early to mid Magic Cultivation.
The Fishman youth’s meditation was going exceptionally smoothly.
In fact, he had previously spent considerable effort studying the Tide Sound Meditation Method, as well as practicing meditation several times.
This meditation was crucial, so out of caution, the youth specifically waited to do it after meeting with Cang Xu.
In fact, when many Magic Apprentices took their first step, they had mentors to protect them. What Cang Xu was doing now was exactly this kind of support. Should the Fishman youth’s spirit falter, Cang Xu could immediately intervene and help the youth out of trouble.
But until the Fishman youth slowly opened his eyes, Cang Xu had not found the need to intervene.
The Bolang Bloodline, although among the three great Divine Bloodlines of the Fishmen, was biased towards Divine Office. However, for Magic and Fighting energy cultivation, it also performed exceptionally well.
With the help of the Divine Bloodline, the Fishman youth managed to meditate successfully without much difficulty, officially opening his personal Mana Pool.
“Congratulations, squad leader, you are now a Bronze Level Mage,” Cang Xu said with a smile.
Currently, the Fishman youth’s Life Level was Silver Level, still some distance from the peak of Silver Level.
His fighter Level was also Silver Level, but if in Dragon-man form and equipped with carefully selected Combat Skills and equipment, he could exhibit the combat power of a Golden Level.
The Fishman youth had just embarked on Magic Cultivation, so his Mage level was only at the lowest, that of Bronze Level.
Cang Xu continued, “Squad leader, your Fishman Bloodline is not simple. In just the short time since opening your Mana Pool, you’ve already drawn and transformed nearly half a pool of Water Magic Mana. I suggest you hurry up and expel this Mana.”
The Fishman youth nodded.
This place was deep within the deep sea, inside the Ocean Nest, where Water Element was extremely abundant.
But without exceptional Water Element talent, it would be impossible to achieve the level the Fishman youth did.
Using his Spirit, he commanded the Water Magic within his Mana Pool and quickly emptied it.
The Mana Pool was clean, completely devoid of any Mana.
Immediately after, the Fishman youth focused his attention on the Blood Core in his heart area and began to manipulate its demon energy.
Blood light emerged on the surface of the youth’s skin, and after dissipating, the scales on the Fishman youth’s body had turned a dark greyish color, and the patterns twisted to form a spooky ghost face on both his back and chest.
This was a trait of Ghost-faced Fish Bloodline.
Ghost-faced Fish resemble flounders in appearance, with extremely flat bodies. Adult fish are asymmetrical on either side, with both eyes on one side and a bent mouth. Just like flounders, Ghost-faced Fish also perpetually lie on one side at the bottom of the sea.
Even ordinary Ghost-faced Fish are as big as a carriage. When they launch an attack, they leap up as if they’re floating, capable of directly leaping over the gunwale and diving onto the deck.
The crucial point is that Ghost-faced Fish, a type of Magic Beast, possess both Water Element and Undead attributes. Their fish skin is top-notch Undead Materials.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Group had collected a large number of Ghost-faced Fish corpses among their materials.
Because it was a rare type of Undead Materials, they had specifically collected quite a few when they were on Twin Eyes Island.
What they did not expect was that these Undead Materials ultimately were not used on Zi Di or Cang Xu, but were instead used by the Fishman youth.
Blood Core—Composite Mutation!
The Fishman youth now had two Bloodlines in his body. One was the Bolang Fishman Bloodline, and the other the Ghost-faced Fish Bloodline.
This temporarily made him a life form possessing both Water Element and Undead attributes.
However, since the Ghost-faced Fish Bloodline was not a Bloodline of an intelligent race, but a pure Magic Beast Bloodline, it could not coexist harmoniously with the Bolang Fishman Bloodline.
Therefore, this life form was not stable and was constantly consuming demon energy from the Blood Core to maintain itself.
Having taken this step, the Dragon-man youth could already draw upon negative energy.
Unable to use the Undead Materials on Cang Xu’s body, he used a part of the Undead Materials reserves aboard the Deep Sea Monster Fish, breaking them down and creating negative energy.
Zi Di had always used this method to temporarily modify her meditation environment, enhancing the efficiency of her meditation.
Now, it was the Fishman youth’s turn to use this method.
The reason was that there wasn’t a trace of negative energy in the Ocean Nest. He could only create it artificially.
The Fishman youth began his meditation, absorbing the external negative energy, transforming it into Undead Mana, and accumulating it in his Mana Pool.
Only with such Undead Mana could he cast Undead Magic!
A new problem arose.
The Spell that could detect the presence of Undead Bloodlines was part of the middle-level heritage of the Soul Veins. This Spell wasn’t something a novice could control; it was difficult to cast.
“Squad leader, in the upcoming period, you will probably have to practice casting Spells on your own.”
“Fortunately, you can practice with other basic Water Magic Spells. Zhongyong can be of help,” Cang Xu said.
“What, do you really want to continue taking risks?” The Fishman youth asked, his face solemn.
This was a topic they had discussed in their earlier communications—should Cang Xu still teleport back after the two of them met up?
The Fishman youth preferred Cang Xu to stay here.
Because that was the safest option.
Cang Xu shook his head slightly: “I’m suffering from a double seal on my body and a lethal trap from the ship ghost. Staying here, I’m at the mercy of others and can hardly play any significant role.”
“But if I go back, it proves my Faith and that I have been acknowledged by the Goddess Mei Lan. Zhou Zhang would surely not treat me harshly, might even actively remove the seals on me.”
“Furthermore, I’ll be able to keep communicating with the ship ghost, perhaps even pry into other Undead Inheritances.”
“We need more Undead Materials, don’t we?”
Cang Xu was right.
The Fishman youth needed a large amount of Undead Materials to form negative energy, then absorb and transform it into Undead Mana.
Only with sufficient Mana supply could he practice extensively and ultimately successfully cast Undead Magic.
On the other hand, Cang Xu needed to undergo Bloodline purification, which required a corresponding Bloodline demon energy. This meant that the Blood Core had to absorb a large amount of Undead Life.
But how could the Fishman youth get his hands on Undead Life in the Ocean Nest?
Zhou Zhang had some in her hands!
She had captured the ship ghost and others, as well as rounded up all of the zombies, skeletal minions, ghosts, and even the Ghost Ship on the battlefield.
The Fishman youth looked at Cang Xu with concern: “But if you teleport back, you’ll have to face the trial of the Holy Domain octopus, and it might just kill you on the spot.”
Cang Xu smiled: “I think the risk here is very small, enough for me to take the chance.”
“There’s no problem with forging memories; I was successful in the previous two prayers.”
“The key point is, I’ve already received the Divine Blessing. According to your observations, squad leader, hasn’t it been the case that not a single Believer who’s received the Divine Blessing has been killed by the octopus?”
The Fishman youth sighed: “Even so, there’s no guarantee that Zhou Zhang won’t use some Divine Arts to detect the truth when you see her.”
“We have the Deception and Disguise Skill,” Cang Xu spoke from a place of confidence, “If this Spell can’t fool Mei Lan Goddess, can’t it deceive Zhou Zhang? Haven’t we already confirmed this?”
“There are still risks; we haven’t uncovered all of Zhou Zhang’s methods…”
“Squad leader!” Cang Xu rarely interrupted the Fishman youth, his face serious and earnest, “I already have the lethal trap from the ship ghost on me as well as Zhou Zhang’s double seal.”
“Let me take a risk this time!”
“That way, my mood might be a bit better, and the next time I face you, it will be a little easier…”
The Fishman youth was slightly taken aback.
It was the first time he had seen Cang Xu show such an expression.
After a while, the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a gentle smile.
He extended his hand and lightly patted Cang Xu’s shoulder: “Then, let’s do it that way.”