Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 714 - 325. The Secret of the Bloodline?

Chapter 714: 325. The Secret of the Bloodline?

Li Aozi remained silent for a moment.

Although he had witnessed many human tragedies, hearing someone like Nephis calmly recount her existence was quite explosive.

"Before I met you, I couldn’t think, cry, feel pain, or fear—it’s as if your existence made me weaker."

Nephis raised her hand to her chest and murmured,

"I don’t know why, but your blood seems to contain a supreme power. Whenever I encounter it, I feel fear...a fear of being erased from existence by you at any moment."

"Is that so?"

Li Aozi was surprised, but upon reflection, it seemed understandable.

[Sequence 82: Bloodline], had not been exploited in the early stages. When it was discovered in the later stages, everyone was busy ridiculing its useless attributes and extremely low growth potential.

Although some used [Bloodline] as a material to summon demons, by the later stages, players had so many methods they were too lazy to explore these.

For instance, in his previous life, Li Aozi, at level 300 as a [Meteor Fall Master], backed by the Empire, had an entire star system under his command. He had thousands of guerrilla stars just for output tools.

If not for the fact that there were so few people on his pathway and no one to share the curses with, Li Aozi wouldn’t have been unable to submerge into the Void.

And top players like Li Aozi, there were at least five thousand of them.

To them, lineage theory was outdated. Each person was like their own species; some big brothers were even pathway main gods themselves.

In such an environment, [Bloodline] couldn’t suppress any of them, appearing quite ridiculous.

But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case.

[Bloodline], maybe it wasn’t entirely useless after all.

"Wait a moment—Nephis, I have some things to process."

Li Aozi quickly interrupted Nephis’ reminiscence. He took out a notebook and began thinking quickly,

[The description of [Bloodline]’s ability is really too superficial, and it’s already in a fully developed state, leaving hardly any room for improvement. The increased attributes are also limited.]

[But if that’s the case, why would [Bloodline] still be ranked at No.82? Isn’t that strange?]

Sequential Arcane Energy, after all, was still graded in the Omega Tier, and many non-sequential Omega Arcane Energies were even more powerful than [Bloodline], yet they were not as good as other sequences. When you think about it, it’s quite odd.

If [Bloodline] was truly useless...then why was it a sequence?

[Sequence 98: Phantom Beast] could transform into various Phantom Beast species. It could turn into a Void Dragon to spit explosive flashes, transform into a Phoenix to be reborn in fire, or even become a Golden Pegasus to roam around—overall, it was superior to all non-sequential Omega Tiers.

[Sequence 90 - Extreme Dark Matter], although Li Aozi used it for synthesizing [Dark Light] as soon as he got it, its ability to control shadows and force all targets into darkness was not something other Omega Arcane Energies could compare with.

[Sequence 96: Vibration], could make matter within a certain space vibrate, and with further development, it could generate a micro-level particle storm, being an ultimate restraining power for civilizations that focused on the physical system.

And [Bloodline] was ranked as high as 82, how could its effect be so weak?

Li Aozi couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

Or...could it be, actually, [Bloodline]’s function wasn’t for combat?

Take [Calamity] as an example, it didn’t directly inflict damage. It wasn’t about decisive blows or specific numerical damage but about accumulating disasters to bring someone down.

In other words, if this ability fell into the hands of an ordinary person, it might just cause misfortune, drinking cold water and choking, getting scalded by iced soda, being late for exams—none of these would directly kill, so it wasn’t very frightening.

But in the hands of someone like Li Aozi, with extremely high [Charm] amplification, the range of effects was far broader.

If you weren’t afraid of getting hit by a bicycle, then it would hit you with a truck, an aircraft carrier, or a small asteroid.

If you were smart, then it would accumulate various negative emotions, making it impossible for you to calmly judge situations.

If you were a lazy shut-in, never going out, then you’d get massacred by whales in the game, then ridiculed on forums, losing all hope, leading to ’emotional damage.’

Perhaps, [Calamity] could even kill a prince by first causing his family to fall into ruin, then having him drown in a pothole on a rainy night while fleeing.

From this perspective, [Calamity] might actually have lower output than [Bloodline].

Because ninety percent of the time, [Calamity] didn’t inflict any real damage.

"Nephis’ statement makes a lot of sense, [Bloodline] seems to act directly on my blood. Even the fully transformed Gabros would feel primal biological fear upon contact with my blood—Oh, right! This is the key."

Li Aozi’s eyes lit up,

"Those ultimate pathway beings in the later stages had long ceased to be biological; they didn’t even have blood."

"If blood is the key, then perhaps [Bloodline] has been totally misunderstood..."

Li Aozi pondered for a moment and had an idea.

The [Meteor Fall Master] pathway had long ceased to be carbon-based lifeforms by the later stages.

If [Bloodline] worked this way, then in later stages, if he no longer had blood, would it be completely useless?

No, absolutely not.

The essence of [Bloodline] focus shouldn’t be on its offensive capabilities, but in another direction.

For example...production?

Li Aozi immediately noticed a blind spot.

"Can I use [Bloodline]’s mechanism to transform other creatures’ lineages, thereby improving their species’ attributes?"

Nephis had merely contacted his blood for less than eight hours, and she had already transformed from an emotionless killing machine into someone who cherished life and was naively learning to be human.

If he injected his blood into other species’ creatures, ensuring their survival...would their lineages also be transformed?

Taking it a step further...

"If my [Bloodline] can transform species,"

Li Aozi clenched his fist, eyes focused:

"Then, could the citizens forcibly transformed with Ether Blood by the Secret Society also be returned to normal?"

Li Aozi had already heard from his secretary Dialan about Dai Yawen’s departure and her mission to submerge into the Starry Abyss. He hadn’t forgotten this friend, who had been forced into a rugged path due to the Secret Society’s compulsory transformation.

Leoz also said, the Secret Society represented other-dimensional invaders from Earth, who roamed around searching for C3 Luca Type Aliens to enhance their citizens and improve their combat power.

The Secret Society had defeated Leoz’s society and was the most powerful society. The greatest advantage it gave its citizens was the toxic blood called Ether Blood.

Even trash like White Knight Youhe Lai, with his toxic blood, almost killed both himself and Du Zexin. For most people, it was an unsolvable poison.

You either adapted and became a secret citizen or died from the poison.

There was no other choice.