51: A blood awakening

“Wuwu…”

“Where am I?”

Looking at the pitch black surroundings, unknown mist continuously rolled up and down.

Grin was confused. Wasn't he breaking through to Grand Knight before?

His last memory was that Grin had successfully broken through… “How did I end up here?”

“Hey, is anyone there?”

Grin shouted with his mouth wide open, but strangely, not a single sound came out… Grin started to panic.

This vacuum-like environment was definitely not in Plant Heart Wizard Academy.

It might not even be in the Wizard World.

“Could it be… I transmigrated again?” Grin thought to himself.

In this boundless dark space, there was no sound, no temperature. Grin floated like a ghost, unable to move.

Grin stayed put, unable to do anything.

He could only reminisce about his lost friends—Oakes, Elly, Bigg, Adler, Westley, Andy, Mentor Jordan… Just as Grin thought about how sad his friends would be to suddenly lose him, the dark space suddenly changed… A beam of light slowly rose from a distance, gradually climbing higher and higher.

Finally, Grin saw its full appearance. It was a white jade disk, like the moon. No, it should be the moon.

This was the voice from the depths of Grin’s heart: devour the moon, devour the moon… At this moment, Grin was horrified to discover that he was changing. His body gradually became gigantic, ten meters tall, a hundred meters tall, a thousand meters tall… Grin transformed into a gigantic creature several thousand meters tall. Grin couldn't see what its specific form looked like, nor could he do anything. Grin was like a third-person camera, quietly watching all these changes.

Filling his entire vision was the increasingly close moon. The moon's pockmarked meteorite craters and undulating mountains were all clearly visible to Grin… Suddenly, the giant beast Grin had transformed into opened its gaping maw and swallowed the moon in one gulp.

It was going to devour this moon!

Just as Grin thought it was just a pipe dream, just a big monster, and it wanted to eat a small planet?

It actually succeeded!

The moon, as if affected by some unknown force, gradually shrank and actively flew into the giant beast’s gaping maw.

After devouring a complete moon, the giant beast's body began to rapidly expand, until it had expanded dozens of times. Grin stopped changing only when he couldn't see his feet from his eyes.

Grin understood naturally.

This Star Devouring Beast, it had matured!

…Grin woke up with a start from his bed.

Looking at the familiar surroundings, feeling the soft velvet duvet beneath him, and smelling the strong masculine scent in the room.

Grin came to his senses. This was his doghouse.

Grin relaxed, letting out a long sigh of relief. Thankfully, he was still in the Wizard World.

Calmed down, Grin began to carefully recall what had just happened.

It was simply unbelievable; a large monster had to eat a moon to mature.

Grin’s mind felt a bit overwhelmed and began to throb faintly.

Frightened, Grin quickly stopped thinking.

With this familiar sensation, Grin knew that he was once again mentally exhausted.

Alas, it seems I'll have to take a break again… Grin checked the wound on his left shoulder and found that there was no longer a wound; the flesh that had been cut off had grown back.

It seems a long time has passed, Grin thought to himself.

However, why don't I feel hungry at all? Grin felt a bit strange.

Shaking his head, never mind, I won’t think about it.

I can't think too much now; if I do, my brain aches.

I should go take a bath; I’m starting to smell.

Grin took a change of clothes from the wardrobe and went to the bathroom to bathe.

Grin scrubbed his body with soap three times before the peculiar smell was washed away.

Grin also took the opportunity to examine his body. There was no obstruction anywhere, solid muscles, strong bones, and no internal injuries. His strength and physique had more than doubled, so it seemed he had recovered well.

After breaking through to Grand Knight, the Seed of Life within Grin’s body also underwent a strange change. A faint bloody glow surrounded the Seed of Life, which had expanded four or five times its original size.

Grin moved slightly, and a trace of crimson Life Aura permeated his body. No, it should be called Life Aura now.

Life Aura is a significant mark of a Grand Knight, and it is also the key for a Grand Knight to contend with an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice. It can be attached to weapons, breaking through the defenses of general low- and mid-level wizardry!

…After finishing his bath, Grin eagerly left the room.

He wanted to know how many days had passed.

“Oakes, Oakes…”

Grin shouted from downstairs, straining his throat.

“Grin, can’t you be a bit quieter?”

“You’re making my ears hurt…” Elly leaned halfway out of the fourth-floor window and snapped at Grin.

This time, Elly was wearing the standard Wizard Academy apprentice robe, simply tied at the waist with a ribbon, which perfectly showcased her ideal S-shaped curve.

“I just broke through, didn’t I? I wasn’t paying attention, sorry, sorry…”

Grin, knowing he was in the wrong, bowed repeatedly and apologized profusely.

“Alright, alright, stop being so silly.”

“It’s three in the afternoon now. Oakes gave you a satiety potion at one, and then he went to the lab. If you’re looking for him, go to the lab.”

“We’ve been taking turns looking after you these past few days, feeding you satiety potions regularly, so we definitely wouldn’t let you starve to death.”

“Oh, and we fed you the high-grade stuff with beef juice. I tasted it, and it’s not bad, so don’t say we mistreated you.”

“Anything else? I just got back from the lab, and since you’re awake, I’m going to catch up on some sleep.” Elly said with a yawn.

“Uh, I wanted to ask, how long was I unconscious this time?” Grin asked, a bit embarrassed… “It’s been five days and five nights as of today. You must have suffered quite a bit during this breakthrough.”

“Grin, I’ve realized I might have underestimated you a little.”

“Grin, I’m just curious, your talent in Pharmacology isn’t bad, and you’ll be able to establish yourself in the Academy in the future.”

“Why are you so desperate to break through and become a Grand Knight? Do you want to go out and fight those Black Wizards? But that doesn’t make sense, you’re so afraid of death. How could that be?”

As Elly spoke, she seemed a bit stifled, so she leaned her upper body against the windowsill, her magnificent bosom sadly squeezed into an alluring curve.

Her slender waist bore a weight it shouldn’t have, so Elly instinctively found a support point to lean on… Grin fell silent, pondered for a moment, and then decided to tell the truth:

“I want to become a peak Apprentice.”

“I understand.”

The girl's face radiated a dazzling glow, her beautiful eyes brimming as she looked at Grin, as if she was seeing her old friend, whom she had known for over a decade, in a new light.

“Grin, with your current efforts, becoming a peak Apprentice is still very hopeful. Keep it up.”

“Yes, I will.”

“Elly, thank you for taking care of me these five days and five nights. Let’s get together for a celebratory meal sometime soon.” Grin said gratefully.

“Still the old rule, let’s gather in the middle of the month.”

Elly shook her head and said,

“Because of your situation, some of my plans were delayed, and now I’m busy catching up. Oakes and the others are probably the same.”

“Oh, Mentor Jordan asked us to tell you that your mental exhaustion this time will require at least a month of rest. He told you to find him after a month.”

“He said he wants to ask you about something related to a Bloodline Awakening.”

“Alright, that’s all. Bye-bye, I’m going to catch up on sleep.”

“Bye-bye, sleep more, it’s good for your skin.”

…“A Bloodline Awakening…”

“Could it be that what happened in that dark space was the process of a Bloodline Awakening?”

Grin had some clues now.

Never mind, I'll ask Mentor Jordan when the time comes. My brain aches. I'll just live like a pig for a month first.