'Could it be that his understanding of bloodline transplants has already reached a level that even I can't understand? 'How could this be …
'Apart from the Crown of Thorns, could it be that someone else is researching bloodline transplants? 'Impossible, the Crown of Thorns has been researching bloodline transplants for over a millennium, it's impossible for someone to research more than us, but how could he know so much about it?
'He might already know my weakness, he might even know when I can't use my eyes every day, causing my fighting strength to plummet …
'He actually knows all these things that the Crown of Thorns doesn't know …
"Don't look at me with that kind of expression, do you think this is some secret? 'Do you think you are the only one who knows? 'Bloodline transplants are a very complicated and dangerous matter, it's even more of a desperate choice.
'You aren't bad, even if you transplanted the Crystal God Monster's bloodline, it would only be used as a support and you would still walk the path of a mage.' But this guy here, he transplanted the Lava Giant's bloodline and walked the path of a Bloodline Warlock. His strength reaching the 2nd Rank of the Heaven realm is already his limit, he can't go any further.
'Unless you find a Lava Giant with a purer bloodline, a 3rd Rank Heaven Lava Giant at the very least, then you can advance to the 3rd Rank of the Heaven realm.' After that, you have to keep hunting pure-blooded Lava Giants, no, you have to kill pure-blooded Lava Giants, and they have to be at least level 45 pure-blooded Lava Giants before you can advance to the 4th Rank of the Heaven realm.
'If you get the favor of fate, you might have a chance to advance to the 5th Rank of the Heaven realm. But this is the limit, you won't be able to advance until the end of your life.
'Moreover, the Lava Giant with an impure bloodline seems to have a wisp of a Fire Elemental's bloodline. You can only use 80% of your power in every battle, right?'
Hearing Lin Yun's words, a 2.2-meter-tall mage wearing a black robe and a hood shivered. That guy then slowly took off his hood. There was a detection shielding spell on his hood, no one would be able to see his appearance unless he destroyed his hood.
As the hood was taken off, a face with skin as red as the cracked rocks around a volcano appeared. His hair was like a burning flame, and his eyes were crimson red.
The Warlock looked at Lin Yun in shock and fear. All of the black-robed mages beside him turned to look at him. Max also looked at Lin Yun with a bewildered expression.
The red-faced warlock opened his mouth. His voice was hoarse as if his vocal cords had been burned.
"How … how do you know all this …"
Every person in the Crown of Thorns who received the bloodline of a Hybrid Creature would have some sort of flaw, but these flaws would not be known to anyone other than themselves, nor would they allow others to know about them. If they knew about these flaws, if they had any bad thoughts, they could easily formulate a dozen or so methods to deal with them …
Max's face was filled with shock, and the others weren't any worse off. Everyone was dumbfounded.
His understanding of Max's background was still acceptable. After all, they had been fighting for quite a while. When experts fought, they would more or less reveal some of their secrets. Since he had a deep understanding of bloodline transplants, it was reasonable for him to infer many things.
But a Bloodline Warlock who hadn't made a move from start to finish and hadn't even shown his face, as well as wearing a special hooded robe, was actually seen through with one glance. This was too frightening.
This meant that if a fight broke out, these 1st and 2nd Rank Heaven Bloodline Warlocks would be like cabbages waiting to be harvested. By exploiting their flaws, any one of them would be instantly killed by Lin Yun.
One by one, the surrounding Blood-Meridian Warlocks took off their hoods and revealed their faces. Among them, there were very few who still looked like pure humans. Most of them had the characteristics of some strange life forms. Some had a green complexion, with scales on their cheeks, and some had a somewhat monstrous face.
There were a few whose cheeks didn't seem to have changed, but their bodies had more or less the characteristics of other lifeforms.
Their appearance would often cause people to look down on them, especially those with strange appearances. They might be treated as monsters by orthodox mages and wouldn't be treated as humans.
Thus, they had been using hoods to cover their bodies and faces. Now, they could see that Lin Yun had done a lot of research on bloodline transplants, so they didn't need to hide it.
"Lord Merlin, we can cooperate to explore this plane. We only want the things that are helpful to us, the rest will all belong to Lord Merlin.
"I hope that I can discuss bloodline transplants with Lord Merlin when I have time."
A smile appeared on Max's face, as if he had forgotten everything and regained his calm.
Lin Yun inwardly sneered, 'Only want things that are helpful to you? That was really vague. Everything produced here was very valuable. If they were exchanged for purple gold-coins, it would be enough to pile up into a mountain. It wouldn't be easy to exchange a mountain of purple gold-coins for anything.
'Everything here is helpful to you, cunning guy …'
'But it doesn't matter, there was still a lot of time. Who knows what will happen in the future? With these Bloodline Warlocks, exploring this plane would be a lot easier …'
"Sir Max, I wish us a happy cooperation."
After saying that, Lin Yun didn't mention anything about bloodline transplants at all. He wanted to come here to swindle some benefits, but he still wanted to take all of them. How could there be such a good thing …
Max had a smile on his face, and the other Warlocks and Bloodline Transplants were more or less looking forward to it. Since Lin Yun could see through them, then his research on bloodline transplants should be similar to Max's.
After a brief negotiation, they reached an agreement. Lin Yun and Max led the black-robed mages back. On the other side, Xiuban and Shelton's battle was still going on. Xiuban was getting more and more valiant, and the more powerful he became. There wasn't a single injury on his body, but Shelton seemed to be in a miserable state. One of his horns had been broken, and black smoke was curling around his body. His blood kept flowing, and that terrifying self-recovery ability wasn't enough.
According to this trend, it wouldn't take long before Shelton, who had a Demonic Bloodline Transplant, was beaten to death by Xiuban.
On the other side, Sunny and Reina's battle was also coming to an end. Reina was in her Human Shape and seemed to be casually fighting, but Sunny, who was clearly of a higher rank, was the one being suppressed. She could only fight until now because she kept summoning Shrieking Ghosts to fight to the death. Once her mana was exhausted, she would fall.
"Alright, stop. I already reached an agreement with Lord Merlin, we will cooperate to explore this plane."
Max's words reached Shelton and Sunny's ears, and they also noticed that Lin Yun was standing together with Max.
"Xiuban, Reina, stop."
Max and Lin Yun ordered at the same time. Xiuban looked at Shelton with a reluctant expression before flying back with Carnage on his shoulder. As for Reina, she didn't even glance at Sunny and directly flew back.
Shelton, who was shrouded in black smoke, seemed to have lost his reason. He roared as he charged at Xiuban, only to be sent flying by Xiuban's hammer.
Sunny also screamed and commanded the Shrieking Ghosts to launch a suicidal attack. Unfortunately, they all turned into ice sculptures before shattering into ice crystals that filled the sky.
"You Crown of Thorns have quite the character …"
Lin Yun indifferently said, making Max's expression turn unsightly.
They were both leaders, so Xiuban and Reina instantly obeyed Lin Yun 'order. Even the seemingly irrational Xiuban carried out the order with red eyes.
But on the Crown of Thorns' side, even after Max gave the order, they continued to attack …
The situation was a bit awkward. Max's expression was dark, and his aura was a bit unstable. At this time, Sunny and Shelton suddenly reacted and walked back with gloomy expressions. Sunny's body was covered in a thin layer of mist, and her body couldn't be seen. But everyone could feel her undisguised malice.
'Damned guys, you are lucky now, but your luck can't be that good forever. Damned fools, you actually managed to convince that old guy Max. Just wait, Mafa Merlin, and that damned Dragon, you will be in big trouble …'
On the side, the black smoke covering Shelton's body was fiercely churning. As the black smoke slowly dissipated, Shelton's Demonic body was exposed. Whether it was his face, skin, or body, they all had the characteristics of a Demon. There was even a demonic tail condensed from Abyssal power behind him.
After stopping fighting for close to three minutes, Shelton's Demonic body returned to normal. Only the Demonic Horns on his head and the wisp of black smoke covering his body could still be considered Demonic characteristics. The dense evil power couldn't be hidden.
Shelton sneered and didn't conceal the malice in his eyes. It looked like he would attack as long as there was an opportunity.
'A group of idiots. If it wasn't for that old guy Max, you would have been torn to shreds. The more I fight, the stronger I get, and the more injured I become, the stronger I can display. You will all die when I completely transform!'
Sunny and Shelton's expressions made Max's expression a bit unsightly, but he couldn't reprimand them because of this. After all, the Crown of Thorns didn't belong to him alone. Strictly speaking, Sunny and Shelton weren't his subordinates. The Crown of Thorns was originally a loose research organization. Although the hierarchy had become a lot stricter, it still couldn't compare to some mage families.
Max didn't say anything, and neither did Lin Yun. He only glanced at Sunny and Shelton.
Sunny had already determined what bloodline Shelton had transplanted. As long as she dared to cause trouble, it wouldn't be difficult to get rid of her. However, Demon Bloodlines were famous for being strange and difficult to kill. As long as the soul wasn't destroyed, anything was possible.
As for Shelton, Lin Yun didn't care at all. This guy's Bull Horned Demon Bloodline was considered one of the seventy-two pure-blooded Demon Bloodlines, but its rank wasn't high. After transplanting the bloodline, there was a mutation. The higher the degree of Demonization, the stronger the strength he could display.
But once he completely Demonized, it wouldn't be easy to change back. The more times he completely Demonized, the more difficult it would be to recover. In the end, he could only become a complete Demon. His soul would mutate, his personality and thoughts would become distorted, and he would become a crazy Demon.
What was there to care about this guy who could even sell his soul for power? He would lose his soul and self, and sooner or later he would kill himself.
"Lord Merlin, where are we going to explore first?"
Max's voice broke the awkwardness. Max already had some understanding of this plane's strangeness. For this kind of matter, he would naturally ask Lin Yun, who had researched this plane a lot.
Lin Yun pointed at the huge cave in the distance.
"We'll go explore that cave. There's nothing worth exploring on the surface of this plane. Apart from a large number of magic beasts and plant resources, there's nothing worth paying attention to.
"But after entering that cave, it would be best not to use Extraordinary Power."
Max's heart moved. He seemed to have thought of something, but he didn't ask Lin Yun why and only softly nodded.
The biggest resource on the surface of this plane were those plants. All the plants here had been illuminated by the radiance of mana all year round and had all turned into Mana Plants. All of them had mutated and could be used as potion materials.
Any magic plant could be planted here. The orange and blue suns alternated, and the medicinal ingredients planted here would definitely have better medicinal effects than in Noscent. Moreover, the growth period would be a lot shorter. The most difficult part of the growth of magic plants was the accumulation of mana, but it was the easiest thing to do here.
The magical beasts that gathered in groups didn't have much value. Apart from some strange magical beasts that looked like giant dragonflies that could produce Golden Honey, there were only a few that could produce some special materials. Most of them could only be used to hunt for magical crystals. The corpses of the magical beasts didn't have much use apart from being used as fertilizer.
The remaining huge resource wasn't on the surface, but rather underground. That huge cave was the biggest entrance to the underground, and in the future, that cave would be the biggest entrance to excavate underground ore veins.
After entering the cave, it was completely dark inside. The ceiling of the cave was densely covered with a layer of bat-like hairless monsters. Sensing that someone had entered the cave, these monsters began to shriek and rush down. Beside Max, a Bloodline Warlock with a face covered with green scales opened his mouth and let out a few strange shrieks. A trace of a special aura spread out.
In an instant, the monsters that were charging at the very front seemed to have been ignited by flames, turning into ashes one by one. The monsters at the back seemed to have met their natural enemy and fled in terror. They stuck to the ceiling of the cave, wrapped their wings around their bodies, and shivered in fear.
Lin Yun glanced at this Bloodline Warlock. The bloodline he had fused with was the bloodline of an underground magic beast. This kind of magic beast hunted a lot of different kinds. Almost all of the magic beasts above him were within their hunting range. These magic beasts had souls like reptiles. As long as they sensed the aura, a few of them would die, and the rest wouldn't dare to approach.
It was like a fierce beast hunting a few sheep. No matter how many sheep there were, they would only run away or hide while shivering. They wouldn't dare to fight back.
As they walked deeper into the cave, the size of the cave became smaller and smaller. After walking for three to four kilometers, the height of the cave was less than 200 meters and 800 to 900 meters wide.
On the ceiling of the cave, there was still a large group of hairless monsters with their wings wrapped around their heads, firmly sticking to the ceiling. These monsters were covering the ceiling so tightly that not a single rock could be seen. Since entering the cave, there had been a large group of monsters above their heads. After walking for four kilometers, there were still a large number of monsters above their heads, numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
Under normal circumstances, if they wanted to enter, they would have to kill at least half of these monsters before they would instinctively feel fear and give up on their crazy attacks. But it was a lot easier now.
Transplanting the bloodline of a Xenogeneic was still very immature, and the success rate of transplanting was very low. Even some of the madmen in the Crown of Thorns would not recklessly transplant the bloodline of a Xenogeneic before they were sure that their potential had been exhausted and that they could no longer advance.
Almost all the elites of the Crown of Thorns could come here, or it could be said that they were the ones with the most successful bloodline transplants. They relied on the power of their variant bloodlines to advance to the Heaven Rank or obtain even more power. But everyone more or less had some serious sequelae.
This was unavoidable. Most of the mages transplanted with variant bloodlines had no hope of advancing to the Heaven Rank, so they would take the risk to advance. Being able to use the power of a bloodline to advance to the Heaven Rank could be considered a great stroke of luck. But using this kind of power would make a mage rely on the power of their bloodline. None of the Warlocks here had a Demiplane. Rather than trying to comprehend Laws, they would be better off thinking about how to strengthen their bloodlines.
After transplanting a variant lifeform's bloodline, they would obtain some abilities that human mages didn't have, just like the current situation.
This was also an important reason why Lin Yun was willing to cooperate with Max. The dozen people from the Crown of Thorns that came here all had the bloodline of a variant lifeform, and many of their abilities were very useful in this place.
At least it was a lot easier than forcibly killing their way through.
After walking for seven to eight kilometers, the size of the huge passageway finally stabilized. It was more than a hundred meters high and two to three hundred meters wide. The passageway seemed to have no end as it meandered and extended under the ground. At this point, some forks began to appear. The forks of various sizes were either going upwards or continuing downwards in a slanted manner.
The hairless monsters they had encountered before had completely disappeared when they reached the forks. There was a clear aura of mana flowing in the vicinity of the forks. The air itself seemed to have been infected by mana.
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