Bliss walked alone in the tunnel of the Wizard's Pagoda.
As his family had just won a great victory, the entire Wizard's Pagoda was filled with a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.
Bliss walked slowly along the wide and bright stone tunnel, using his hood to block the light from the Illumination Stones on the walls on both sides. He was like a soundless ghost as he roamed the interior of the Wizard's Pagoda.
Just as he turned a corner, he bumped into five sorcerer-apprentices who were holding heavy books in their hands. They were chattering away as they walked.
Seeing Bliss's signature black Wizard Robe and the way he moved forward like water ripples, the five Wizard Apprentices hurriedly moved to the sides, leaning against the wall and bowing in unison.
"Greetings, Sir Bliss …"
Bliss seemed oblivious. Under the shadow of his hood, countless pairs of scarlet eyes scanned the area, passing straight through the group of Wizard Apprentices.
The thick black Wizard Robe swayed intensely at the bottom, letting out a series of strange cracking sounds. At the edge of the robe, countless black limbs could be seen moving quickly and rhythmically. From time to time, a few small black things would fall out of the robe, turning into black beetles the size of a fist. They would hiss and quickly chase after Bliss, burrowing into the black robe and disappearing without a trace.
Looking at Bliss's constantly writhing and twisting black robe, the few Wizard Apprentices did not dare imagine how many similar bugs were hidden within. Could it be that the most terrifying Worm Wizard in the family, Sir Bliss, spent all day with thousands of bugs?
After Bliss's terrifying black robe disappeared around the corner, the few Wizard Apprentices heaved a sigh of relief and resumed chatting and laughing.
Silently returning to his residence on the seventh level of the Wizard's Pagoda, Bliss strolled into a cold, dark room.
As a level two Wizard in the family, Bliss could have easily obtained a better and more comfortable private residence. However, due to the nature of a Worm Wizard, he was increasingly disgusted with light and hated life. That was why he had purposely chosen this gloomy and cold place.
There was not much furniture or decorations in the large room. Instead, there was a small Wizard Altar at the corner of the hall. The originally snow-white stone foundation was now dark red, and there were thick layers of purplish-black blood scabs on it.
From the thickness and color of the scabs, it was obvious that they were not the remnants of the same period.
As soon as they entered the hall, they could smell a pungent and suffocating stench of blood!
Ordinary people would not be able to breathe in such an environment at all. However, the Insect Witch's unique sense of smell was so fragrant and fresh.
There was also a huge glass mirror against the wall of the hall.
Once Bliss returned to his residence, he went straight to the mirror without hesitation.
The drooping hood was slightly raised, revealing a sea of scarlet pupils. After sweeping a glance at the black robe in the mirror, Bliss hesitated for a moment before he finally pulled open the robe.
The black robe parted in the middle, revealing a terrifying body that one could not look at directly.
It was a black and glossy beetle body that flickered with a cold luster. It had rows of short and sharp limbs, with the waist as the boundary. The area above the waist looked like an upright black beetle, while the area below the waist was curved, like a huge abdominal sac filled with a yellowish-green turbid liquid.
Through the translucent cavity, one could clearly see larval embryos floating in the yellowish-green liquid.
From top to bottom, from inside to outside, there was no longer any trace of a human on the Worm Lich Bliss' body. His thoughts, preferences, habits, and behavior were completely different from most humans and Magi.
This was undoubtedly the main reason why he covered his body all day and did not have much contact with normal humans.
Even he himself could not tell if he was a human or a worm, much less an outsider.
Many bloodline Magi in the Magus community would more or less show signs of their bloodline manifesting, turning themselves into monsters that were neither human nor ghost. However, there were only a few like Bliss who changed so completely and simply.
Within the family, there were also Blood Queen Mary, Demonic Lady Emelia, Fire Dragon Witch Winley, and Poison Magus Gargamel who also walked the path of bloodline Magi. After all, their bloodline manifesting only took up a portion of their bodies, and most of their bodies still retained their more obvious human characteristics.
This made it easier for them to be accepted by their companions and integrate into the family circle.
However, for someone like Bliss, who had completely mutated into a 'monster', not only was it difficult for the people around him to accept him, even he himself was getting more and more lost.
Many times, Bliss would be at a loss when he woke up in the middle of the night.
He could not tell where he was. Who was he? What kind of monster was he?
Such distress and predicament had tormented him for a very long time, until … the human Bliss in his mind completely disappeared.
Without the last shred of humanity, Bliss could finally become a true Worm Lich without fear!
But soon after, it discovered the most terrifying problem.
Without the help of the human Bliss, he had almost lost the ability to level up and level up. No matter how much he killed, he only absorbed a bit of life essence to create more and more ferocious worm swarms. However, his main body's level did not change at all, and he could no longer improve his life essence.
Worm Queen … The Worm Queen that Bliss had fused with only had a potential of level 3. It had only reached its current level after going through the fusion of the two Worm Lords, Entich and Bliss.
However, the separation between the Worm Queen and the first Worm Lord had damaged part of its soul, causing it to be stuck at level 2 for a long time without being able to advance.
The Crimson Family had gone through so many trials and tribulations, and Bliss had also chosen the path of slaughter and evolution after fusing with the Worm Queen. During the war, he had even become a famed Worm Lich on the battlefield. Unfortunately, the scenery was strange, and it did not improve his strength at all.
Thus, Bliss had lost interest in bloody massacres these days, and began to wander all over the place, looking for ways to solve his current predicament.
Bloodline modification?
Bliss had always been at the frontlines of the battlefield, and had almost never calmed down to do any decent research. Hence, even if he made a last-minute effort now, it would be impossible for him to advance on the path of bloodline modification.
Bloodline replacement?
While there were some valuable bloodline regeneration potions in the family, Bliss chose to give up on them after a thorough comparison. Giant serpent bloodline, pseudo-dragon bloodline … These all sounded wonderful, but they were not suitable for Bliss.
Once Blitz chose Bloodline Substitution, it meant that all his previous efforts were in vain. He would have to start adapting to a completely different bloodline power from scratch. Moreover, the Worm Queen that he had fused with was the true owner of this body. Why would he do something that was akin to 'suicide'?
Hence, after much thought, Bliss could not find a way out. He had no choice but to silently communicate with the tower genie, requesting an audience with the family head.
… …
Blazing Flame Monarch, top floor secret room.
After three months of secluded cultivation, Grim had finally completed the difficult bloodline modification.
"A.I. Chip, perform a deep scan on me!"
[Beep. Mission accepted … Beginning deep scan!]
With a gentle electronic voice, the A.I. Chip used its powerful scanning and analysis abilities to quickly analyse Grim's true strength.
Grim, Male, Rank 3 Elemental Magus (Fire Specialisation), Chaotic Physique (Odd Odd Magic Resistance). Stats: Strength
24 (+ 5)
Vitality:
27 (+ 2)
Agility: 16
Spirit: 39, Bloodline Ability: Energy Blackhole...
It had to be said that powerful chaotic creatures like the astral beasts were treasures from head to toe, and their bloodline abilities were even more powerful. After replacing his human bloodline with that of an astral beast, Grim gained a Chaotic Physique that allowed him to absorb magic energy from the endless sea of stars.
This meant that from now on, the endless sea of stars was no longer a dangerous place for him, but his home ground. As long as he did not get caught up in the most violent energy storms, Grim would gain the ability to move freely in the sea of stars.
As for the innate ability, Energy Blackhole, it had something to do with the astral beasts.
In times of danger, Grim could use the ability to convert all magic energy within ten metres of him into chaotic energy and absorb it for his own use. This state could be maintained for five seconds.
According to Grim's knowledge, all spellcasters hated chaotic energy.
Hence, chaotic energy was violent and disorderly, and could not be used for shaping spells. Hence, this ability could be used to block a fatal spell attack.
When the opponent's attack was about to hit him, Grim only needed to use his Energy Blackhole ability to turn the orderly magic energy in the opponent's spell into chaotic chaotic energy. This way, the opponent's attack would naturally collapse!
Moreover, the Chaotic Physique gave Grimm a resistance that far exceeded that of normal Magi.
Grim let the A.I. Chip do some calculations. Although he was only at the peak of rank 3, his magic resistance was no weaker than that of a rank 4 Elemental Magus.
In fact, if the battlefield was in the depths of the sea of stars where the energy storms wreaked havoc, Grim would have a slight advantage due to his Chaotic Physique!
After all, a Wizard born in a plane could not directly absorb the violent magical energy in the void like Grimm could. This meant that Grim could actively or passively absorb any magic elemental energy in an area with chaotic magic.
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