151: Chapter 151 Awakening in Vain?

The next day.

The Wizard Tower.

At this moment, Nie Ning was in the laboratory, looking at the glowing blue elixir in his hand with a hesitant expression.

Although it wasn't poisonous and had been tested, Nie Ning was still somewhat worried about his own bloodline.

If he awakened a trash bloodline, there really would be nowhere to go to cry.

Moreover, Nie Ning had thought about it carefully last night and suddenly considered a possibility regarding Supernatural Adaptability.

Perhaps the bloodline wasn't hidden, but was already integrated with him; however, because it was a trash bloodline, it failed to trigger Supernatural Adaptability and was automatically shielded.

After all, the mechanism of Supernatural Adaptability should rely on external stimuli; it was reasonable for it not to react to something one already possessed.

If that were the case, activating his bloodline might not trigger the Supernatural Adaptability mechanism.

When the time came, he would either have to increase his bloodline concentration like the Ethereal Claw-Rending Eagle, or completely abolish his own bloodline to ensure he wouldn't be restricted.

Either scenario would be extremely unfavorable for Nie Ning.

The difficulty and consequences of both were not low; the former required a significant amount of time, while the latter might damage his own foundation.

The optimal solution was naturally to awaken a supernatural bloodline that far exceeded common sense, so he wouldn't have to worry about the future.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning let his thoughts drift, imagining scenes of himself dominating everything in the future.

He had to admit, the thought was quite beautiful.

Coming back to his senses, Nie Ning wiped away his drool and finally decided to give it a try regardless.

He would have to go through this step sooner or later; if he discovered any issues early, he would have enough time to consider how to solve them.

...

Nie Ning returned to the cultivation room and took out various large and small medicine bottles from his spatial ring.

There were many types of elixirs in the bottles, ranging from healing to Spiritual Power recovery, blood and qi replenishment, detoxification pills, and so on, covering almost every elixir Nie Ning could think of.

After all, this was the first time performing such an operation. Recalling the scene of his first crystal core fusion as if it were yesterday, he was afraid he might fail to awaken because he couldn't hold out.

"Whether I succeed or not depends on you. I must awaken a good bloodline."

Nie Ning muttered a few words to the elixir in his hand before swallowing the glowing blue pill in one gulp.

There was no reaction at first; it was about the same as eating a piece of candy, and even tasted a bit sweet.

But soon, a warm sensation swept through his entire body, and then...

And then there was no 'and then'.

After waiting for over ten minutes, Nie Ning opened his eyes in confusion and looked at his panel; there was no change at all.

"Failed? Could it be that the medicinal power isn't enough?"

Nie Ning frowned, his gaze shifting to the full bottle of Bloodline Pills nearby.

Although he had only used one azure blue disc flower, after adding various materials, he had still produced fifteen pills.

Aside from the 5 used for experiments, there were 9 left.

Nie Ning pondered for a moment, poured out four pills from the bottle, and swallowed them directly.

Sure enough, as the dosage increased, his blood began to shift from warm to boiling. Even Nie Ning's skin had veins bulging due to blood congestion, turning his skin bright red.

However, this state didn't last long. Feeling the rapidly fading energy, Nie Ning felt that the medicinal power was still insufficient.

After hesitating for a few breaths, Nie Ning gritted his teeth and poured all the remaining Bloodline Pills into his mouth.

As the medicinal power increased again, that sensation of boiling blood reappeared, followed by some mysterious knowledge being forced into Nie Ning's head.

This state didn't last long either, but the infusion of knowledge in his mind had not yet finished.

Without hesitation this time, Nie Ning swallowed the entire azure blue disc flower whole.

If the herb was gone, it was no big deal; he could find another later.

If the inheritance knowledge in his bloodline was cut off, he might not be able to obtain it in full later. Missing even a tiny bit of important information could cause serious consequences.

As the medicinal power of the azure blue disc flower dissolved, the bloodline power that was about to go dormant began to boil once more.

Different from before, Nie Ning felt an indescribable change occurring in his body, but it wasn't as violent as he had imagined.

Usually, a bloodline would have external manifestations, such as the appearance of certain biological features or a massive increase in strength.

While Nie Ning's own blood was boiling, his body appeared exceptionally calm, like a still lake without a single ripple.

...

A few minutes later, the medicinal power gradually faded, and Nie Ning opened his eyes.

[Class: Great Knight (Late-stage), Second Ring Wizard (Mid-stage)]

[Talent: Supernatural Adaptability]

[Bloodline: ??? (Not Activated)]

[Derived Traits: Strange Beast Body, Elemental Spring, Intermediate Self-Healing (Corruption), Power of a Hundred Beasts, Intermediate Mental Strength Amplification, Malice Perception, Intermediate Primordial Affinity]

[Derived Skills: Assisting Evil, Intermediate Primal Chaos Manipulation (Corruption), Void-Rending Blade, Lightning Edge Blade, Lava Burst]

[Cultivation Techniques: ..., Blood Flame Body Condensation Technique, Heavenly Pillar Guidance Technique, Stairway to Godhood]

[Imprinted Spells: Eight-Fold Element Fusion Technique]

[Skills: ... Breath Condensation Technique (Great Success), Shadow Gliding Steps (Great Success), Blood Burst Technique (Beginner), Ice Blue Wing Technique (Great Success), Earth Spirit Puppet (Great Success), Vine Entanglement (Great Success)]

???

Looking at the unchanged panel, Nie Ning's head was full of question marks.

He had originally thought he had a recessive bloodline and that the changes would be more mental.

It seemed now that he had been too optimistic...

His bloodline remained as flat as water, still in an unactivated state.

"An awakening of loneliness?"

Nie Ning couldn't help but roll his eyes, shifting his gaze to the only thing he had obtained from his bloodline.

Stairway to Godhood.

A cultivation method that sounded very impressive just by its name.

Of course, only the name was impressive; in reality, it was no different from a pile of dog shit.

The Stairway to Godhood was divided into nine layers. After reaching the ninth layer, one could directly ascend to the realm of the gods.

Just hearing it would make anyone think it was amazing.

But here was the problem.

He was a wizard.

Wizards had no concept of becoming gods; they walked a path completely different from that of deities.

Gods gathered ten thousand great powers into one body, while wizards followed truth to master the essence of power.

Although some things eventually reached the same destination through different routes, there were huge differences in the paths taken.

Besides, one of the most famous things wizards did was dissecting gods, which was simply perverse.

Nie Ning could still accept becoming a god, but if he were caught and dissected by a wizard, that would be more painful than death.

The key was that he lived in this wizarding world and couldn't possibly escape the eyes of the wizards. Once discovered, the consequences were imaginable.

Never mind others; even if Nie Ning himself caught someone walking the path of a deity, he would probably be so excited he wouldn't be able to sleep for months.

So, choosing this path would be extremely difficult to endure.

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