Blind Spot
Chapter 480: Integrate 438 into 4

Chapter 480: Integrate 438 into 4

"Worthy of being the lord of the mansion!" Li Chengyi couldn’t help but show a shocked expression at this timely moment; apart from his identity as someone from beyond the heavens, everything else was accurately described by the old man before him.

Indeed... his reputation is well-deserved!

"From this, it seems... you can develop your bloodline and reach the Spirit Fusion True Seal Form on your own, without relying on external forces; both your will and talent are quite impressive," Yin Yue rarely showed a trace of satisfaction.

"Eight hundred years ago, I was born with a dual seal bloodline... by comparison, your starting point is only slightly weaker than mine."

Eight hundred years ago!?

Li Chengyi’s heart skipped a beat, clearly understanding that this gaunt old man before him was already eight hundred years old...

"What? Are you surprised?" Yin Yue was in a good mood and smiled, "Once you successfully perform the seal fusion, your lifespan will increase significantly, a thousand years for each seal. You’ve fused three seals, which grants an additional three thousand years. What is eight hundred years in comparison?"

Now having ascertained Li Chengyi’s background, he sized him up, noticing there were many unclear auras and traces on him, but these were all minor details, mere personal experiences.

He didn’t care for them.

"Since we’ve come to this topic, are you willing to join my sect and become a disciple of Tian Ju Pavilion?"

"Your disciple is willing!" Li Chengyi quickly returned to his original form and knelt on one knee.

This old man could withstand a thirty thousand ton weapon being smashed down without even blinking, and the ground remained uncracked.

Where that tremendous Giant Strength disappeared to was a mystery, but it was clear the other party’s strength far exceeded his own by far too much.

If not clinging to his strong legs now, then when?

"You need not be so formal. Your joining my sect is fortunate for both you and me," Yin Yue pinched his beard, "Since the chaos of the Colorful Scales Incident, my lineage has weakened increasingly... over the past few centuries, we’ve only taken in a few disciples like you."

"Since you’re willing to join my sect, then sign this contract," he said, gesturing with his hand.

Suddenly, ripples surged in the air, and from the center of the ripples, an ancient scroll with a black background and white characters flew out.

The scroll flew in front of Li Chengyi and unfurled automatically, revealing lines of strange characters and patterns.

"!!??" The moment Li Chengyi saw these writings, his heart jolted.

’This is!?’

Black Sea Script!?

"What? Can you understand it?" Yin Yue instantly noticed his emotional state.

"Yes," Li Chengyi’s thoughts raced as he respectfully replied, "Your disciple has seen such text in some ancient books before; their origins seem to come from beyond the heavens..."

His words carried a hint of probing.

Yin Yue’s eyes reflected contemplation.

"This is Black Sea Script, the ancient language commonly used in various locations of Tian Ju Pavilion; indeed, it is not native to this world. That you can learn it... It seems your talent and chance are much better than I had imagined..."

He carefully assessed Li Chengyi, and if before this disciple was only slightly more important in his heart than Tiancan, his importance had now risen even higher.

"Tian Ju Pavilion has an extremely long history, one of the fewest in Shaoyin Country that can compare. You will learn more about it later. For now, sign here."

He didn’t say much else.

Li Chengyi nodded and carefully read the Black Sea Script on the scroll.

’Phantom Sea boundless, reality and illusion indistinct, Tian Ju gathers ten thousand names, all must traverse time completely.’

These heart mantra-like words were followed by details below, all related to joining Tian Ju Pavilion and the clauses that must be abided by.

Such as one must not kill a fellow disciple, ensure a lineage is left behind before death, must honour the teacher and respect the path, and so on.

All relatively traditional rules.

Additionally, at the very bottom were the consequences of breaching the contract, stating that violators would be counter-punished by the contract, drawing upon the power of the Black Sea to vaporize one’s entire body and cause death.

Although he had never seen such a thing before, it seemed quite serious.

Li Chengyi thoroughly checked it over, ensured there were no overbearing clauses, then bit his index finger and pressed his blood seal onto the scroll.

Hiss.

The instant his blood print touched the scroll, the scroll flickered and became transparent, then vanished from sight.

"Done," Yin Yue saw this and nodded satisfactorily. "You have many secrets hidden within your bloodline. In future cultivation of our sect’s martial arts, you may have a chance to seek help from sect elders to unravel them. But for now, don’t waste your martial talent, and focus on your cultivation."

He paused, then after a second of thought, he added.

"From now on, your Taoist name shall be Bai Lu."

"Yes, Teacher," Li Chengyi bowed again.

Great, he had found himself another master here.

However, this old man was astonishingly powerful, and his background seemed quite strong, perhaps he could stay under his wing for a long time...

Back when the State Preceptor was invincible, he had defeated Yin Yue but did not kill him, only making him guard Quling Mansion. From the contract just now, it seemed that part of the reason might be due to the profound background of Tian Ju Pavilion.

"Alright, Qiu Ming," Yin Yue turned to his eldest disciple.

"Your disciple is here," Qiu Ming quickly stepped forward.

"You take your junior brother to find techniques in the Yin Canon. His situation is different from Tiancan’s; though his dual seal bloodline is inferior to Tiancan’s, he has already completed the development of his own bloodline and does not need a tailored technique from me. So you may choose any technique hereafter."

"Yes," Qiu Ming bowed in response.

She turned to Li Chengyi.

"Junior brother, please," she said.

Li Chengyi bowed once more to Yin Yue, then leapt up with Qiu Ming, vanishing into the courtyard in the blink of an eye.

"I’ll take a look too!" Tiancan tossed out a sentence and hurriedly followed.

The other two bowed to Yin Yue, ready to leave.

"Yun Song, stay behind," Yin Yue suddenly spoke up.

Yun Song signaled with his eyes to Du Her to go ahead, while he himself stayed where he was.

Soon, after everyone had left, only he and his master remained in the courtyard.

"Does Master have any orders?" he asked respectfully, bowing his head.

"Your junior brother Bai Lu has no small number of secrets on him. If you have time, you should try to make friends with him," Yin Yue said softly.

"Master means...!?" Yun Song asked in confusion. "Can junior brother Bai Lu help me complete... that?"

"He has traces of an otherworldly aura about him; it’s possible he’s not from this world. But since he passed the contract inspection, his nature isn’t bad. Moreover, it seems there are traces of the otherworldly Shadow Dragon aura within him," Yin Yue replied.

"Shadow Dragon?"

"Do you remember the dragon ball that your grandmaster was wearing on his neck the last time he visited?" Yin Yue said.

"The one that was black with gold edges, like a dragon’s eye?" Yun Song said, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, that’s the natal dragon ball of the King of Shadow Dragons. That’s why I asked you to pay more attention to Bai Lu. At first, I thought he came for revenge on behalf of the brood of King of Shadow Dragons that our sect had once eradicated. But the contract scroll’s inspection showed no ill will in his heart towards our Tian Ju Pavilion, so it is most likely a coincidence. Still, additional observation is needed. Pay more attention to him in the future. If his bloodline is elevated to the King of Shadow Dragons realm, and if you have a good relationship with him, it could be a great enhancement to your own techniques. After all, a living King of Shadow Dragons is far more valuable than a dead one," Yin Yue advised at length.

Yin Yue had said quite a bit in one go.

Hearing this, Yun Song’s expression grew more solemn.

"In that case, your disciple obeys!"

"Don’t worry too much. That kid also has other strange auras about him; he’s quite a mix, and the Shadow Dragon is just one of them. With the contract in place, he’s ultimately a disciple of our sect. The major issues can be resolved, and the rest are just minor details," Yin Yue said, leaving that final thought.

After dropping that sentence, Yin Yue turned around and took a step, his figure suddenly becoming a shadow and disappearing on the spot.

Yun Song was left standing there frowning in thought, digesting the information he had just received.

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Between Earth-Moon and White Star.

Numerous lasers, missiles, and shells, along with layers of exploding firelight, lit up the originally empty and dark space.

White Star Reinforced Humans mixed with various types of warships were like massive white beehives surrounded by many bees, pressing towards Earth-Moon.

On Earth-Moon’s side, gray unmanned ships controlled by Feiyi Masters were dancing across the battlefield at speeds more than a hundred times the speed of sound.

In a resistance-free state, the acceleration of speed was terrifying.

But this also placed extremely high demands on the material of the ships.

Under the leadership of Jiu Yi, the Feiyi Masters completely blocked White Star’s massive assault.

With every synchronized pass, the ships left a trail of explosive halos.

In this vast battlefield occupying the entire space between the two large planets.

The performance of the Three-headed Shadow Dragon was particularly prominent.

Boom!!

Another massive White Star warship over ten kilometers long was smashed to pieces by the immense head of a Shadow Dragon.

The Clones and officers within were swept into the shadows emanating from Shadow Dragon Saul before the warship exploded, completely devoured.

This devouring was not a direct consumption of flesh and blood, but rather of their shadows.

At this moment, Saul, compared to when he first entered the battlefield, had grown in size several times over.

He floated in space, deftly avoiding a barrage of red death rays, and watching the warship gradually break apart and explode, he laughed heartily.

"Thrilling!! It’s too exhilarating!! Hahaha!!" he bellowed with laughter.

In just a few short days, the shadows he had devoured were several times the total he had previously consumed!

A single warship had shadows for hundreds of people, and to date, he had devoured tens of thousands of ships without rest.

And yet, this number, to the vast fleet of White Star, was merely the loss of a small squad.

The huge army of millions of Reinforced Humans and warships was still crazily increasing its numbers.

Endless legions continuously took off from the surface of White Star and approached this place.

"Soon... Saul, I can feel it, I’m nearing the threshold for the Dragon King Ceremony!" Ying’s voice reached into Saul’s mind.

"Likewise, and when the time comes... Together, we can use so many shadows as a foundation to ignite and buoy the dragon’s shadow! We will surely achieve the blood of the Dragon King!!" Farn, who was always calm, was now excited by the greatly successful progress.

It was too easy!

Since the battle began, the three Shadow Dragons had at least devoured the shadows of ten million people, and though many were Clones, to them, the difference between Clones and natural persons was negligible.

With such progress, their power also soared at a breakneck pace with each devouring, rapidly approaching the limit of what they could contain.

Once they reached the limit and stored enough shadows, they could ignite them and perform the Dragon King Ceremony.

And then... everything in this Blind Spot would fall under their rule.

The immense power of a Dragon King would be a terror beyond these inferior beings’ wildest imaginations!!

Just thinking about the grand vision about to be achieved made the blood in the three Shadow Dragons’ hearts seem to ignite and boil right now.

"Kill!!"

With a dragon’s roar, Saul charged again toward the White Star fleet.

In his distant rear.

Dongjun watched the Shadow Dragons moving away, his brows slightly furrowed.

The rate at which these Shadow Dragons were expanding... was a bit too fast. It was manageable now, but if they continued to grow, it wouldn’t be long before they escaped his control.

’It seems I need to take some precautions in advance.’