79: parasitic blood line

Directly above the charred black powder, a rhombus-shaped crystal shimmering with dark red light slowly floated, its glow illuminating the entire settlement space, dyeing it a bloody red.

This crystal was more dazzling and brilliant than any Shi Yan had ever seen, captivating all who laid eyes on it.

At first glance, the dark red rhombus-shaped crystal seemed to transform into a deep, dark red vortex, as if it wanted to absorb one's soul, appearing incredibly eerie.

On the other side of a distant time-space.

Magic World — Goa Road No. 3 Management Office.

The all-encompassing grayish-white color slowly receded into the blood pit, and the twisted bloodline slowly retracted into the blood pit's interior. The surrounding faded and aged objects gradually regained their color, returning to their original appearance.

The Delicate Man slowly lowered his arm, calmly looking at the spot where Shi Yan had just disappeared, a strange glint flashing in his eyes, which were filled with twisted souls.

"Even if he returns to Slaughter Paradise, what can he do…?"

Although he was just one of countless avatar projections…

Although his projected ability was greatly weakened due to crossing countless worlds, ultimately leading to a two-second delay for the ability to take effect.

But, even if it took two seconds to take effect, it was completely impossible for any player to have enough time to heal, at least not that level sixteen player.

"Hmm? He actually escaped?"

Suddenly, he felt that his control over Shi Yan had vanished.

"Heh heh."

The twisted souls in the Delicate Man's eyes churned, and accompanied by a strange buzzing sound, the Delicate Man instantly exploded, his flesh and blood splattering across the interior of the Management Office.

Within a few seconds, a monster, entirely green with a Green Face and fangs, descended from high in the sky.

Boom!

A massive burst of energy slammed onto the ground in front of the Management Office's main gate, forming a huge circular crater.

"It's been a long time since a player dared to provoke me like this…"

Green Face stood in place with a gloomy expression, wisps of twisted green mist emanating from around his body.

The deep black mist surrounding him, which even hurricanes couldn't disperse, seemed to be afraid, automatically spreading out to create an empty area with Green Face at its center.

After feeling that his skill, Azure Eye, had been destroyed, he rushed over from afar, but unfortunately, he was still a little too late.

Green Face didn't know Shi Yan's skill; he only felt that Shi Yan was provoking him.

…

Shi Yan gently reached out to touch the dark red rhombus-shaped crystal before him.

【Parasitic Bloodline】

【Effect One: Can alter a portion of the target's memory】

【Effect Two: Can cause a portion of the target's flesh and blood to undergo mutation】

【Effect Three: Can cause the target to temporarily lose self-awareness and become a puppet】

(Can only parasitize one creature per day, only effective on targets whose soul attribute is lower than one's own)

Shi Yan's eyes lit up as he looked at the skill description.

Although the skill restrictions were very harsh and only applied to 'portions,' clearly indicating that the skill had been curtailed, it was still considered very powerful.

This skill could not enhance combat power, but it could greatly compensate for Shi Yan's weaknesses in other areas.

Shi Yan had discovered long ago that some skills could only be fully obtained by completely killing the target, just like the Blood Mark Control he had acquired earliest.

Only by completely severing a bloody arm did he obtain the enhancement for the entire right arm.

It seemed that this Parasitic Bloodline should also be this type of skill.

Shi Yan only extracted a tiny bit of that bloodline to gain such a powerful skill; if it were the entire bloodline…

Thinking of this, a greedy expression appeared on Shi Yan's face.

Shi Yan slightly raised his right hand, and a translucent, light red line extended from inside his index finger.

Shi Yan raised his left hand and gently ran it over the line, but he felt nothing. The line seemed to be some kind of illusory thing, existing on another plane, unable to be touched.

"Very good."

With this characteristic, it meant that nothing could obstruct the Parasitic Bloodline.

After experimenting with the Parasitic Bloodline, Shi Yan put the skill away.

He called up his personal information.

【Name】: Shi Yan

【Level】: Lv18

【Mana】: 616

【Constitution】: 584

【Soul】: 718

【Attribute Points】: 200

The bonuses from various abilities in the ability panel would not be displayed in the personal information.

Although he had a powerful and abnormal skill like Parasitic Bloodline, Shi Yan did not forget that his primary combat power was still based on Constitution.

Not to mention the strict restriction of only being able to parasitize one person per day.

Even if Shi Yan added these two hundred attribute points to Soul, it wouldn't significantly boost his combat power. At that point, Parasitic Bloodline would at most only be able to control creatures with a Soul attribute below 918 points.

And creatures with such soul attributes, for Shi Yan now, could truly be dealt with by just a breath.

So Shi Yan still evenly distributed the attribute points to Constitution and Soul.

Shi Yan looked at his personal information again.

【Name】: Shi Yan

【Level】: Lv18

【Mana】: 616

【Constitution】: 751

【Soul】: 751

【Attribute Points】: 0

As Shi Yan allocated his points, his overall physical quality once again received a massive boost.

Shi Yan stretched his body, then finally entered the Training Camp.

The Training Camp still presented the same scene: an endless plain of black earth and a bizarre dark red sky.

Shi Yan, now in his Melting Transformation, further stacked Blood Tattooed Transformation. His already sufficiently tall body once again expanded as if inflated.

The blood-colored patterns and lava-fissure-like patterns became intertwined. Although intertwined, they had no effect on each other.

The light within the lava-fissure-like lines suddenly intensified, as if the internal lava was about to erupt.

Accompanied by intense stretching and expansion of his body, sounds like taut ox tendons resounded, and his body was now seven meters tall.

Both arms became extremely thick, but no longer possessed their previous streamlined shape; explosive muscles swelled from his arms.

His entire body felt a slight tension, a sensation he had never experienced before.

"It seems I've reached the limit."

Shi Yan gently swung his right hand forward, and a hurricane instantly formed, howling forward. Where the hurricane swept, the layer of hard black earth was gouged out with a deep trench.

Shi Yan wasn't entirely sure how strong he was now.

He willed it, and a strange puppet appeared directly in front of him.

【Puppet Lv45】

【Constitution】: 6250

【Soul】: 6250