Bloodlines were a very special existence in the Mage Web. Unlike spells, which were differentiated by type and effect, they were simply described as good and bad. For example, a rat would never be better than a dragon at the same level of bloodline. From a scientific point of view, this was a difference in genetic quality; from a magic point of view, it was a difference in the application of power.
Generally speaking, bloodlines were a natural advantage.
There were many ways to obtain them, and even multiple bloodlines. Magical beasts and void beasts could obtain stronger bloodlines through "eating, imitating, mating," and so on. It wasn't difficult to have multiple bloodlines at the same time.
For the Mages of the Mage Web, bloodlines weren't so easy to obtain.
Because.
The Mage Web recognized bloodlines as power, not physical quality.
For example, a vulture that obtained the bloodline of a lion could produce a magical beast, a griffin. But if a Mage obtained the power of a vulture and grew wings on his back, it wasn't called obtaining bloodlines, it could only be called a physical mutation. Some alchemists made dragon blood bottles that could turn the user into a dragon's body. This kind of dragon blood bottle wasn't called bloodlines.
Both were obtaining the power of powerful creatures. What was the difference between the two?
It was very simple.
The transformation spell of the Mage Web could be explained. If Tang Shidao took a certain alchemy potion and turned into a Storm Tigerman, becoming the same race as the Tiger Shadow, this would be a physical mutation. If he turned into a Storm Tigerman, he was still a human and would naturally return to his original state after the spell was removed. This was power.
A more straightforward explanation.
Obtaining bloodlines and not being able to change back was a mutation.
Obtaining bloodlines and being able to change back was called a bloodline recognized by the Mage Web.
If an ordinary person drank the dragon blood bottle and turned into a dragon, he would always be a dragon. Even if he had a human mind and mentality, his body would always be a dragon. On the other hand, if a Mage used the dragon transformation spell and turned into a dragon, he could remove the spell and change back. Therefore, Tang Shidao truly had the bloodline of the Dark Golden Crow, instead of turning into a Dark Golden Crow.
If Tang Shidao didn't want this power, he could sell the bloodline like a spell.
In the eyes of a Mage.
What's not under my control is a physical mutation. Only under my control is a bloodline.
In the Mage Web.
A Mage could turn into a Tigerman with a spell, but it was quite difficult to obtain the bloodline of a Tigerman. Bloodline was not like spells. It was a training method similar to the Monk's Body Strengthening Technique. It also had its own unique power system. Mages understood this difference, and so did Inverse Mage, but the others did not.
When Tang Shidao found Dragon Fang, Tiger Shadow was also there.
The two of them were discussing Reverse Sorcerer.
"I heard a mechanism rumbling, what's going on here?" Tang Shidao had been cultivating the Primordial Black Flame to strengthen himself, so he did not pay attention to the things around him. Tang Shidao hurried over to join them after he sensed that the five enemies who had been following Dragon Fang had disappeared.
"Something happened in the forest. I used a mechanism to trap those five people." Dragon Fang was indeed an expert in mechanisms. He could even use the underground palace that he had just explored.
"What happened?" Tang Shidao turned to Tiger Shadow.
"Three super big troubles." Tiger Shadow looked a little scared and said, "There's a group of Thunder Winged Gorillas in this Nightmare Forest. They're big guys with four arms. They're very strong and have good defense. They have wings on their back and can fly. They have the lightning power of the Thunder Eagle. One or two of them are not scary, but they're very dangerous in groups. It's difficult to deal with them even with natural spells. "
"Oh, and?" Tang Shidao did not feel anything. After ten years of cultivation, he had a different view of many magical beasts.
"The second trouble is Reverse Sorcerer. They have almost a hundred people here. Other than Reverse Sorcerer, they also have a large number of followers, which are the magic envoys that they taught in certain planes. I believe that those who were brought into the Forbidden Land are warriors who usually practice the Monk's Body Strengthening Technique. According to the sentries, they deliberately led us in to capture some Mages as compensation for their failed treasure hunt. "
"Don't understand? Reverse Sorcerer failed in his treasure hunt? "Tang Shidao asked.
"Not yet, but failure is certain. Owl, have you heard of Reverse Sorcerer's Seven Heroes? "Tiger Shadow asked.
"Yes, I think they were the outstanding figures in the first War of Reverse Sorcerer. All seven of them are dead now. I haven't heard of any of them surviving. "Tang Shidao was a Hunter, so he had heard of Reverse Sorcerer's fame.
"One of the Seven Heroes, Evil Eye. His palace is here."
"Oh. I don't understand. Why do you say that Reverse Sorcerer will fail? "Tang Shidao did not know the details.
"Evil Eye has a great spell called 'Great Replacement.' Its greatest power is to transfer people's souls. Rumor has it that he is the weakest of the Seven Heroes, but in the first War of Reverse Sorcerer, he still managed to escape with ease. Evil Eye will place different 'bodies' in different places. Once he is fatally injured, he will 'replace' with another body. You know, the great spell has a permanent effect. Those pre-placed bodies will not lose their effectiveness. "Tiger Shadow mentioned the great spell with a hint of envy.
Tang Shidao was a little speechless.
He knew about Great Replacement. Effective spells had a time limit. Once the time limit was exceeded, they would naturally lose their effectiveness.
Even if he replaced two different souls, they would automatically return to their original state after a while.
The word 'great' was added to the front.
It became a great spell.
It had become Reverse Sorcerer's greatest life-saving trump card. It felt like this thing was even more useful than his own reincarnation. As long as he did not mind losing his original body and keeping a few backup bodies, it would be very difficult to kill him.
"How did Evil Eye die?" Tang Shidao was curious about this question.
"I don't know. I heard that Evil Eye did not train his body. It would not be surprising if he was killed by a wolf in a Forbidden Land, "Tiger Shadow said lightly.
Tang Shidao was even more speechless.
That was right.
Spells could not be used when Reverse Sorcerer was in a Forbidden Land, so Great Replacement was useless.
But it was strange.
Why did Evil Eye go to a Forbidden Land? It was the most disadvantageous place for him.
"Owl, Evil Eye was a craftsman. His skills are far beyond what most people can imagine. The sentinel sent a message to Tiger Shadow, saying that Reverse Sorcerer wants to use me to open the secret palace. Haha, he thinks too highly of me. Reverse Sorcerer is one of the Seven Heroes. I have to work hard for tens of thousands of years before I can catch up with him. "
"So Reverse Sorcerer is wasting his time?"
"Yes, definitely not."
"What do you plan to do?" Tang Shidao asked again.
"Leave, of course. Owl, Thunderwing King Kong, and Reverse Sorcerer are not as scary as Evil Eye's traps. This is a Forbidden Land. Spells alone may not be enough to defeat Evil Eye's traps. I think everyone will retreat. The army is conquering the outer area anyway. It won't be too late to think of a solution after the army has taken over this place. "Dragon Fang looked at Tiger Shadow, indicating that they needed a safe place to find the bodies.
"Do me a favor," Tang Shidao said after thinking about it.
"What is it?"
"You guys go out with the army first. Be careful not to leak a secret. Say that Owl found one of Evil Eye's keys to the treasury."
"Ah, you've already …"
"No, it's nonsense. That's bullshit. I've been in the underground tunnels. I deliberately said that to lure Reverse Sorcerer to find me. That way, I won't have to waste time looking for them. Don't worry, if there's any danger, I'll run away immediately, "Tang Shidao comforted.
"Owl, you were locked up for ten years last time," Tiger Shadow said softly.
"I'm a Hunter. I know what I'm doing." Seeing that the two did not dare to help, Tang Shidao could only reveal his identity as a Hunter.
As expected.
Hearing that he was a Hunter, the two's expressions were completely different.
Hunters were the military guards of the Sorcerer's Net. Most Sorcerers would think that the Hunters were very powerful. Moreover, the Hunter Sorcerer's Tower was a whole. The members of the Hunter Sorcerer's Tower would take care of each other. If something happened to Owl again, the other Hunters would not be indifferent.
"Is it really okay?" Tiger Shadow asked again.
"It's okay. I won't fight them." Tang Shidao did not want to explain too much, so he answered vaguely.
In fact.
There was no danger in reincarnating in a Forbidden Land.
"Okay, we'll spread the news. There are five people in the passage over there. They shouldn't be Inverse Sorcerers, but their magic apostles. If you're confident, you might as well find a way to take them down and interrogate them. Don't be in a hurry to find the Evil Eye's treasure. The Seven Heroes are not as simple as they seem, "Dragon Fang said and pointed out where the other five people were locked up.
Tang Shidao nodded.
Tiger Shadow and Dragon Fang did not take the risk to stay and carefully left the underground passage.
They waited for the two to leave safely.
Tang Shidao found the entrance to another sealed passage. He opened the door, walked in, and locked it again. After walking for a long distance, he did not find the five people. Instead, he saw two forked entrances. Tang Shidao looked at the footprints on the ground on the left and smiled. Ignoring the fake disguise, he walked to the right.
Suddenly, he punched a protruding 'rock' on the side.
Blood splattered.
A color-changing lizard turned into minced meat.
Earlier, Tang Shidao had seen this lizard with his Eagle Eye Aura. Now that it was here, the five people must have gone in this direction. Tang Shidao was just curious why the five of them did not find a way out, but went deeper underground instead.
What were they planning?
The deeper they went, the more dangerous it would be. They could not be so stupid.
Could it be?
Were they really so lucky to find something?
Tang Shidao walked towards the passage for a while. A faint smell of blood was fading. There were traces of battle on the walls. It was quite powerful. He was sure that the five of them were being hunted by some kind of 'beast'. Even the five of them could not defeat it. It could only be a guardian beast raised by Evil Eye. Even if these passages were not the entrance to Evil Eye's secret palace, they were not far from it.
Thinking of this, Tang Shidao quickened his pace.
Tang Shidao was very interested to see the treasures left behind by a famous Inverse Sorcerer. Gaining power was not the most important thing. He felt that if he could get Evil Eye's research notes, he might be able to understand the history of the Inverse Sorcerer's reign.
Everyone only knew that the hunters won this part of the epic, but they did not know how it was done.
Tang Shidao was still interested in digging up 'history'.
Outside.
Not long after, Tiger Shadow and Dragon Fang safely met up with the big team.
They secretly spread a shocking news: Owl found a key to the secret palace!
Hearing this news.
The sorcerers were shocked, the sorcerers outside the net were jealous, and the void beasts were amazed. They thought that someone had achieved something in such a short time.
On the other side.
The Inverse Sorcerers thought about it again and again. With the mentality of 'better believe it than not', they decided to leave a few Inverse Sorcerers to lead the team to continue tracking down Owl. The rest retreated and did not fight the Thunderwing Gorilla head-on.
An Inverse Sorcerer's camp.
The mysterious Slaughterer had also asked for information.
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