Wizard Bloodline.

Chapter 139: Pursuit, Frozen Blood Egg?!

Ronan walked up to the statue pillar and reached out to touch it.

Rough, cold, and no different from ordinary stones.

When tapped gently, the stone pillar makes a slight dull sound, indicating that it is solid.

After a mental scan, there was no trace of runes inside or outside the entire stone pillar.
Everything was exactly as described in the notes.

Of course, whether it is a real shrine stone pillar still needs further verification.

Ronan gently placed his hand on the chest of the girl's statue on the stone pillar and whispered an ancient and obscure spell: "@#￥%…………"

He had received this research notebook on the "shrine" from old Wells during his apprenticeship, and had already memorized the contents.

The notebook records many secrets and techniques related to the "Holy Shrine", but Ronan has never known what the "Holy Shrine" is, so these techniques have become "dragon-slaying skills".

But now, something that looked like a "holy shrine" actually appeared in front of him, and all this knowledge finally came in handy.

Even after the last syllable of the spell was pronounced, the black stone pillar still showed no reaction.

There was no disappointment on Ronan's face.

Because if this is a real "holy shrine", it should be quiet.

The "holy shrine" is a container for storing the so-called "power of the shrine". If it is a well-preserved "holy shrine" that has not been opened, then the hands of the woman statue on the stone pillar raised high should be closed inwards.

On the stone pillar in front of him, the woman in the statue had her hands spread out to the sides like two small wings at the top of the pillar, which proved that the shrine had been opened.

An already opened "holy shrine" would naturally not have any reaction to the "opening spell" recited by Ronan.

"Ding, ding, ding"

Ronan's fingers tapped rhythmically on the surface of the stone pillar. He was very patient. The absolute control over physical strength brought by the master-level [Basic Swordsmanship] allowed him to evenly distribute the power transmitted from his fingertips to every part of the stone pillar.

Gradually, cracks began to appear on the surface of the stone pillar.

Cracks spread all over the stone pillars.

"Tuk-"

Along with a crisp knocking sound, large cracks appeared on the face of the girl who was holding her hands up in the middle of the stone pillar.

Several cracks spread out from around the girl's eyes, followed by drops of black liquid seeping out from the cracks.

The girl's expression then turned sad, as if every blow from Ronan was actually hitting her, making her cry.

Seeing this scene, Ronan's calm face finally showed some fluctuations, and a light appeared in his eyes.

The speed at which his hands struck the stone pillar gradually increased, and more and more black liquid seeped out of the surface of the stone pillar. The girl on the stone pillar became more "painful" and even twisted her body.

The fireball that Ronan had thrown out earlier had long since gone out. At this moment, the huge snake nest pit was already dim and dark. The strange knocking sounds, coupled with this strange scene, made the atmosphere become gloomy.

Seeing the black unknown liquid flowing all over the lower part of the stone pillar, the girl struggling in pain on the stone pillar seemed to be coming back to life.
Ronan's eyes flashed with brilliance, and after a certain strike, he suddenly raised his right hand and struck the stone pillar girl's statue hard on the chest!
"what!--"

The girl on the stone pillar suddenly turned as ferocious as a ghost, and she let out a sharp and piercing scream, but the next second she exploded along with the black stone pillar.

Ronan's hand shot out like lightning, and he grabbed a black object with incredible precision amidst the shattering rocks, and squeezed it tightly.

"what!"

The screaming sounded again, and then stopped abruptly.

Ronan lowered his head to examine the black object he had just caught - a spherical object with a smooth surface and a slit in the middle as if it had been cut with a knife.

Holding it in the hand, it feels cold and delicate, and has a touch similar to a girl's real skin, and even has a hint of softness.

But after the screams disappeared, the cold and soft touch quickly faded away, the texture of the black sphere became hard, and the surface became rough, and soon turned into a material that was almost the same as the broken black stone pillars.

“It is indeed a true shrine.”

Ronan looked at the black ball in his hand and murmured softly.

Gently shake the ball, and you can hear the sound of liquid sloshing inside the ball. Get close and sniff, but you can't smell anything.

Everything he did was done step by step according to what was taught in the "Notes from the Holy Shrine".

As for what exactly is the black sphere? Why can it hide from the mental detection of a third-level wizard? What is the black liquid inside the sphere and on the stone pillar just now?
He had no idea.

All we know is that the black sphere hidden in the stone pillar statue is the core of the "holy shrine" and the key to sealing the "power of the holy shrine".

As for the unknown liquid remaining inside, it also plays a big role.

“The case is almost solved.”

The information collected so far in the exploration was enough for Ronan to sort out some clues in his mind.

“This was supposed to be an ancient place where a shrine was stored.

Perhaps because too much time had passed, the power in the shrine leaked out, and was then absorbed and devoured by several cold-scaled pythons, giving rise to a trace of the bloodline of the ancient ice crystal demon snake.

The Frost Scaled Python that awakened its ancient bloodline attracted the attention of the three major wizard families in Whitestone Castle, and they came to hunt it. At this time, Angele and his party, who had obtained clues about the shrine from somewhere, happened to come."

"According to the notes, once the shrine is opened, the power of the shrine sealed inside will gradually dissipate over time, regardless of whether it has been absorbed or not."

"Angel was obviously very clear about this, so after discovering the abnormality of the Frost Scale Python, he decisively left..."

Ronan deduced the truth of the whole matter, but there was one point in the truth that he had not fully figured out.

Why is the three-headed cold-scaled python, which has devoured and absorbed the power sealed in the holy shrine, so depleted of essence and blood, as if it had just experienced a great battle and was still seriously injured?

Logically speaking, they should be very powerful at this time as they have just awakened the bloodline of the ancient ice crystal demon snake and completed their transformation. They should be the overlords of this forest area.

The monster skeletons scattered all over the snake's nest now also prove this point.

How could they be so seriously injured in this state? Could there be a being more powerful than them in this forest—a fourth-level dawn monster? !

If there was, it is impossible that the people from the three major wizard families didn't know anything about it.
"Forget it." Ronan quickly put aside the confusion in his mind.

The shrine has been opened, and the cold-scaled pythons that absorbed the power sealed in the shrine were either killed or captured.

It is pointless to think about the answer to this question now.
However, the notes given by old Wells also recorded how to use the existing "shrine" to find and discover the next "shrine". He can use the materials at hand to pave the way for his next exploration.

Judging from the information he has currently obtained, the power sealed in the shrine seems to have the incredible effect of transforming the bloodline of magical beasts and causing them to evolve. He doesn't know what will happen if a human absorbs it, but no matter what, it is very attractive to Ronan.

"Ss ...

Ronan followed the description in the notes and uttered a low, ancient spell.

The spell containing spiritual power was gently plucked like a string of a guitar, and invisible ripples appeared in the air.

The black unknown liquids that were scattered along with the black stone pillars that he shattered were all suspended under the effect of the spell, and were gathered in front of Ronan by an invisible force, and then turned into a thin, translucent black line, extending rapidly above the snake's nest.

Ronan looked around and made sure that there was nothing in the snake's nest that he had missed. He then flew into the air and quickly flew out of the snake's nest following the guidance of the transparent black line.

This method can point out the location of the next "holy shrine" closest to him that contains the "power of the holy shrine".

However, due to the long distance, the transparent black line he summoned usually could not completely reach the location of the next "shrine", but could only point out a rough direction. Ronan needed to continue searching in this direction and casting spells continuously to confirm the exact location.

Ronan currently has no intention of "following the map" to immediately explore the secret of the next "holy shrine". He uses this secret method purely for convenience and just makes use of the black unknown liquid waste scattered on the ground.

Leaving the snake's nest, Ronan watched the translucent black guiding line quickly extend towards the southwest sky.

He watched quietly, waiting for the moment when the black line completely disappeared.

However.
When the transparent black line flew a very long distance, Ronan confirmed the direction and was about to look away.

He saw that the extending transparent black line suddenly changed direction and fell rapidly downwards.

Ronan's pupils shrank slightly, and after a few breaths, he moved and quickly chased after the black line.

The nearest "holy shrine" is located near this snake's nest?!

No way, is it such a coincidence?

Ronan's heart was beating faster and faster, and he quickly caught up with a feeling of disbelief and anticipation.

The strong wind blew past his ears, and his eyes were fixed on the trajectory of the transparent black line.

Chasing all the way to a place dozens of kilometers away from the snake's nest, Ronan saw with his own eyes a transparent black line guided by an invisible force quickly fall into a snow hole in the dense snow forest, and then quickly disappear.

Ronan stopped and looked at the snow pit that swallowed the black line with strange eyes.

As his mental power radiated out, he soon realized that something was wrong.

All the ice-type free energy particles in the nearby area seemed to be converging towards the snow pit in front of him. Cold currents were falling and extending downward along the ground.
Ronan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly summoned a fireball in his hand. The fireball brewed in his palm, constantly absorbing the thin free fire energy particles in the surrounding air, and slowly grew larger.

When the fireball expanded to a diameter of several meters, "Go!" Ronan threw it towards the center where all the ice energy particles and cold currents converged.

The fireball flew out with a whistling sound, and the scorching heat it emitted collided violently with the surrounding cold air. The fireball continued to shrink, and when it was about to be completely swallowed by the cold air, it exploded with a loud bang!

The rolling heat waves instantly cleared away the thick layer of snow underneath, white steam rose, snow water flowed, and the ground close to the surface was revealed.

After the layer of snow on top was cleared away, Ronan discovered that there was a long rock crevice underneath.

The gap was only about seven or eight meters in size, and the space inside the gap was completely filled with thick ice. The guiding black line he had been following sank under the ice, and he couldn't see how far it extended downwards.

"Another shrine altar is located underground?"

Ronan frowned, but did not stop his hands.

He continued to summon fireballs, bombarding the ice below.

With his current strength as a second-level wizard, a fireball he casually summoned was quite powerful. The terrifying high temperature brought by the fireball quickly melted the ice in the cracks. The melted ice water flowed for a distance in all directions and was quickly frozen again by the cold air, forming a circle of "iceberg" that continued to grow higher.

In the middle of the iceberg, Ronan used magic to dig a deep pit. White steam was billowing out of the pit, and a large amount of ice chips and snowflakes were spewing out at any time.

Ronan didn't know how long he had been "digging" downwards. He was digging downwards and diving deeper at the same time.

A huge amount of mental strength was mobilized and transformed into an invisible force to push out all the escaped frost and cold air, preventing the dug hole from being frozen by the cold air again.

The bottom of the crack was freezing cold, dark and dark, and the fire energy particles in the air became thinner and thinner. The fireballs Ronan summoned became smaller and smaller, and their power became weaker and weaker.
The guiding black line had not reached its end yet, and Ronan hesitated.

"puff--"

At the bottom of the unfathomable ice abyss, Ronan cast the fireball spell again. However, the fireball he summoned was less than the size of two fists. Not to mention melting the ice, it itself looked like it could go out at any time. The deeper he went, the colder it became.

Ronan began to hesitate whether to continue.

Just when he was considering giving up the exploration,
"Click——"

A slight sound, like ice breaking, came from under him.

Ronan's expression changed, and he quickly threw the fireball in his hand downwards. Then he narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at the faint light released by the fireball.

The orange flames barely illuminated a distance in the dark ice, and Ronan saw that just a few meters below him, a huge oval object was lying quietly in the endless ice.

One end of the translucent black guiding line sank into the object. It turned out that he was very close to his final goal.

"It's not a shrine?!"

Ronan frowned slightly, and the light in his eyes flashed rapidly.

The oval giant below clearly doesn't look like a shrine or altar, but the black lines indicate that there is "power of the shrine" in it? !

"Boom!"

Ronan quickly threw out several fireballs, and then, when the fireballs exploded, he tried to see the full picture of the oval object.

Dark red, smooth, with some blood-like textures all over the surface. It looks like a weird...egg?!

(End of this chapter)