Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains

Chapter 603 The Contract (Please Subscribe!!!)

Upon hearing this, the disappointment of a thousand years vanished instantly.

He doesn't understand any profound principles.

Now that he has no hope of even reaching the second rank, how could he possibly dream of reaching the eleventh or twelfth rank?

He is open to any opportunity that leads to godhood.

Even though this so-called Blood God Body is only equivalent to the Star God level, it is still extremely precious to him and is the basis for his rise.

Even though this so-called Blood God Body did not change his original cultivation aptitude, it did give him the opportunity to improve his aptitude.

Moreover, the so-called god-level is ultimately just an illusion; who knows what crises might be encountered along the way?

At this moment, the most important thing for the next millennium is the opportunity to change the status quo.

Although the Blood God Body did not directly change the status quo, it gave him an opportunity, which excited him for a thousand years.

"There aren't even any monsters or spirits around here, so there's no way to help you improve your aptitude for the time being," Xu Yuan said slowly. "In that case, just recover slowly. Although your speed in condensing demonic power is slow, it's good that the two of us are here."

Both Xu Yuan and the Blood Demon need to recover.

Among them, the Blood Demon has less need, but it still needs to make up for the loss of opening the passage this time. The amount of heaven and earth energy it absorbs is still enormous for a thousand years.

As for Xu Yuan, he needs to slowly cultivate his will, which inevitably requires gathering a large amount of heaven and earth energy.

Although he mainly relied on the universe to restore his will and to nurture it, gathering energy was also a way to make the universe accelerate the nurturing process.

The environment created by these two masters is definitely enough for a thousand years to experience the feeling of being pushed to cultivate.

As the saying goes, if you lack the qualifications, make up for it with resources.

Even a tiny wisp of the rich spiritual energy drawn by Xu Yuan and the Blood Demon would be enough to feed them for a thousand years.

Over the millennium, he also truly experienced the pressure of cultivation under the immense primordial energy of heaven and earth.

The demonic power that was originally condensed slowly could now be condensed with just a little effort.

It's simply unbelievable.

Is this what it feels like to be a genius?

"Don't get obsessed with fast cultivation. Carefully feel the process of condensing demonic power and perfect your cultivation technique."

Xu Yuan's prompting brought Qian Nian back to her senses.

He gritted his teeth and stopped focusing all his energy on accumulating demonic power. Instead, he concentrated on refining it as usual. Even with the help of vast amounts of spiritual energy from heaven and earth promoting the birth of demonic power, he still completed all the necessary efforts, just like before.

I don’t know if it’s just psychological, but for a thousand years I’ve felt that the demonic power I’ve condensed in this state is different from others.

He gained motivation and drive.

With the circulation of demonic energy, his health gradually improved.

The impact of falling off the cliff was not directly negated by the Blood Demon King. He merely maintained his physical form, while the internal impact remained.

Even with his demonic power activated, it took Qiannian a full month to recover.

And in that month, he seemed to have become a completely different person.

Climbing out of the humanoid pit, Qiannian looked down at his hands, feeling the changes in his body, and was filled with excitement.

Demonic power!

His demonic power far surpasses that of the past.

Even though he still had to put in the same amount of effort to condense his demonic power, and many steps seemed a bit redundant, his cultivation speed was several times faster than before, thanks to the energy of heaven and earth.

Most importantly, along with the destruction and repair of the body, the accumulation of demonic power seemed to have no bottlenecks, and it just kept increasing little by little without stopping.

The demonic power accumulated in this one month is more than that accumulated in three years of cultivation over the past thousand years!

In the past, when I was cultivating, my demonic power would increase a little bit, and then the progress would slow down. Only after I had passed the next little bit could I increase it again without any problems. This process was repeated, which was simply torture. Increasing my demonic power by a hundred points would take more than ten times longer.

During this month, Qiannian experienced what it felt like to be a genius—without any bottlenecks.

Bottlenecks are indeed a limiting factor for too many people.

To break through the limits time and time again, one either needs extraordinary talent, or one has inherent talent as a guarantee, or one has a mountain range that leads to the heavens, and there will always be a way.

Either you get used to the feeling of breaking free from constraints, or you get used to the feeling of breaking through bottlenecks from the very beginning. Over time, breaking through bottlenecks becomes the norm.

Either they are like Xu Yuan, neither outstanding nor mediocre, but possessing extraordinary talent, they take a different path and forge a completely new one.

Clearly, the first one exists almost entirely in theory.

Xu Yuan is the third type; now, after a thousand years, only the second type is viable.

This is also why the Blood Demon King did not directly change his aptitude. Of course, it is also possible that the Blood Demon King did not consider this point and was simply too lazy to improve his aptitude over a thousand years.

Looking at his body, which was even stronger than it had been two months ago, Qiannian finally realized the problem.

For two months, he neither ate nor drank, but instead of starving to death, he was full of energy and showed no signs of depletion.

It is important to know that even cultivators need to replenish their nutrition to maintain their bodily functions. If they are cultivating, they need to consume a lot of supplements to meet their cultivation needs. In particular, human cultivators in the Holy Domain, who cultivate demonic power and hone their bodies, pay the most attention to supplementation.

"Your physique is still deficient. The cultivation of demonic power must ultimately rely on the bloodline of the demon race. Although your demonic power is several times stronger now, it is only external. You still need to replenish it through supplementation," Xu Yuan said calmly.

If he continues to rely on Xu Yuan's transformation to feed on the primordial energy of heaven and earth, it will not affect his thousand-year cultivation, but it will cause his demonic power to degenerate and lose the characteristics of the Demon God Transformation.

"Yes!" Millennium replied.

"Have you gained anything this past month?" Xu Yuan asked.

Upon hearing Xu Yuan's question, Qian Nian pondered seriously, recalling his month of cultivation.

"The training of a genius is so awesome."

For a thousand years, I have truly been fascinated by this feeling.

"Then strive to become a genius. I've made you realize the difference between you and a genius. Your future achievements depend entirely on yourself."

After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he only gave Qian Nian direction and did not give any further guidance.

Guided by Xu Yuan, they searched for a thousand years in the valley.

First, there are the many medicinal herbs in the valley.

This valley is extremely remote, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is somewhat thin, but through years of selection, the medicinal herbs that can survive in the valley are all unique.

Especially after being soaked in the vital energy of heaven and earth for a month, the medicinal effects of each one have greatly increased, and some have even mutated, becoming either more potent or more versatile.

Guided by Xu Yuan, Qiannian searched for many medicinal herbs and then quickly left the valley.

Beyond the valley lies a continuous mountain range called the Tianshan Mountains. These mountains stretch endlessly, and it was on the cliff top of one of them that Qian Nian jumped off a thousand years ago.

"Have you decided which bloodline you want to fuse with?" Xu Yuan asked.

"No, the power of my bloodline is weak, which makes my demonic cultivation difficult. Although there is a possibility of fusing bloodlines at the first level, my bloodline is too weak. I don't know if I can truly fuse with a foreign bloodline or if we can get along," Qiannian said.

"Now, you are qualified," Xu Yuan said calmly.

A thousand years later, a smile appeared on his face.

Yes, they are eligible.

Given this, which bloodline should we choose?

Qiannian closed his eyes and carefully recalled the many demon bloodlines he knew. Many images flashed through his mind, finally settling on a ferocious dog roaring to the sky.

Sun-devouring Divine Hound!

It is a divine beast with a fearsome reputation on the planet Falan, possessing powerful devouring abilities. The Qian family, one of the Nine Gates families for a thousand years, possesses the corresponding bloodline, which is also the foundation of the Qian family.

Each of the Nine Gates families inherits a divine beast bloodline. Each divine beast was once famous on the Fairy Continent, but most of them have been lost in the long river of history. Without pure bloodlines, the Nine Gates families have also declined, and their bloodlines have become increasingly thin. Even now, they have fallen into decline, and after a thousand years, their bloodlines are so thin that they are almost like pure human bloodlines.

Unfortunately, the Sun-Eating Divine Dog has become extinct.

A sigh from a thousand years ago.

The Sun-Devouring Divine Hound is currently the bloodline that best complements his Blood God Body. However, the Sun-Devouring Divine Hound is extinct. Moreover, even if it were not extinct, how could one find its trace on this vast planet of Falan? And even if one found its trace, how could one obtain the bloodline from it?

For a thousand years, they did not place all their hopes on Xu Yuan and his companion.

He also knew that Xu Yuan and the other two were in poor condition while inside his body. Even if they could dominate the planet Falan at their peak, they would definitely not be able to reach that level now.

Therefore, he had to choose someone who could replace the Sun-Eating Divine Hound.

However, bloodlines with the power of devouring are extremely difficult to obtain. Which one should we choose?

"You're so slow and indecisive, even making a decision takes you forever," Xu Yuan said. "My senses cover at least a third of the Holy Domain, so you don't need to worry about the inconvenience of searching."

Qiannian was stunned when he heard Xu Yuan's words.

To seize the young?

Did perception cover up the deprivation?

At least one-third of the Holy Lands!

Realizing what was happening, Qiannian immediately made a decision as well.

"Senior, I want the bloodline of the Sky-Devouring Hound."

The Devouring Hound is a bloodline branch of the Sun-Devouring Divine Hound. Legend has it that if one can devour thousands of bloodlines and make them one's own, thereby strengthening one's own bloodline, one may be able to evolve into a true Sun-Devouring Divine Hound.

"The Devouring Hound?" Xu Yuan asked. "Is it skilled in devouring power?"

"yes!"

Xu Yuan nodded.

That's perfect.

Although the range of perception is large, selecting targets is a super project, and Xu Yuan will also find it very difficult. However, if the target is skilled in devouring power, it will be easier.

Xu Yuan activated the Devouring Rune, merging it with the heavens and earth, and quietly awaited the feedback from the world.

He no longer needs to do the screening.

Outsource it directly to Tiandi!

Soon, Xu Yuan received guidance from heaven and earth and sensed many monsters related to the attribute of devouring, including three types of dogs.

"Is the 'Heaven-Swallowing Dog' you're referring to this large golden dog, this large silver dog, or this large black dog?"

Xu Yuan drew upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth, conjuring three images in mid-air ahead, which were three canine monsters.

Qiannian's face showed shock.

Such powerful search capabilities.

Found it so quickly?

Even the Blood Demon was astonished, feeling that Xu Yuan's information processing ability was somewhat heaven-defying.

The range of divine sense coverage does not mean that it can notice every detail. Under normal circumstances, the human brain cannot process such a huge amount of information.

"It's the black one!"

After calming his excited emotions, he pointed to the big black dog sleeping in the picture.

As the thousand-year-old finger pointed out, the large black dog in the scene suddenly sprang to its feet, looked around, barked wildly, and activated a large-scale energy funnel with its mouth.

The intense flow of energy caused the surrounding space to distort slightly, forcing many monsters to reveal themselves. However, the black dog paid no attention to these monsters.

He is still searching for the source of his sense of crisis.

However, the next moment it let out a howl, filled with a hint of fear, and disappeared into the air.

A thousand years of blank stares.

Is this a live stream?

What about the Sky-Devouring Dog?

"Awoo!"

The fierce barking sent a shiver down Qiannian's spine.

He trembled all over, slowly turned around, and looked at the big black dog behind him that was baring its teeth at him.

The overwhelming sense of oppression caused Qian Nian to experience excruciating pain throughout his body.

This oppressive aura... could it be the Demon King?

For a thousand years, he forced himself to calm down, thinking that with the support of his two seniors, he had nothing to fear, even if the Devouring Hound in front of him was a demon king.

At this moment, he no longer questioned the strength of Xu Yuan and the other person.

Xu Yuan conjured a phantom between the man and the dog, placed his hand on the dog's head, and stroked its smooth fur.

The Sky-Devouring Hound stopped roaring and could only howl softly.

The oppressive space rendered him unable to move, and his life and death seemed to be entirely in the hands of the illusory figure before him.

He knew he had met a truly powerful opponent.

"This aura shouldn't be considered tenth-tier; it's probably at the peak of ninth-tier," Xu Yuan murmured.

The Devouring Hound let out a soft howl, looked at Xu Yuan with lowered eyes and spoke in human language: "Yes, I was already at the limit of the ninth rank twenty years ago, but no matter what I do, I can't cross the threshold of the god level. I hope that you can give me some guidance, senior. I will be very grateful."

Xu Yuan chuckled softly upon hearing this.

"Your divine opportunity doesn't lie with me. I captured you to make you form a contract with this little guy."

contract?

The Sky-Devouring Dog struggled violently.

The Sky-Devouring Hound swears never to be a slave!

Being manipulated by the powerful and having to be submissive for a while is fine, but becoming a slave is absolutely out of the question.

Xu Yuan patted the dog's head.

"Quiet down. I have a method that you won't lose anything by bestowing your most primal bloodline upon this boy. In return, his development of your bloodline power will also benefit you. This contract is an equal one."

The Devouring Hound's eyes darted around, then glanced at the millennium.

Develop the power of your bloodline?

Humans are indeed skilled at developing the characteristics of their bloodlines, but only a very few humans can do so. Not all humans can surpass the demon race in developing their bloodlines.

What's so special about this human kid?

The Sky-Devouring Dog observed carefully but could not discern anything special about the millennium.

However, with his life in their hands, he had no choice but to agree.

First, let's see what this so-called contract means. If this human powerhouse has deceived and enslaved me, then I can just commit suicide.

The Devouring Hound calmed down, and Qiannian excitedly came to the Devouring Hound and looked at Xu Yuan's phantom.

Only then did he take a closer look at Xu Yuan's appearance and realize that Xu Yuan was too young.

Although one could tell from the voice that the other person was young, based on the understanding of a strong person, the image of Xu Yuan in the mind of a thousand years still had an added layer of vicissitudes and weight.

Looking at it now, he realized that even though Xu Yuan was just a phantom, he exuded vigor and vitality.

Xu Yuan pointed with his right hand, and a blood-red rune reappeared, spreading and extending in mid-air, connecting the millennium and the Devouring Hound.

At the heart of the millennium, the Blood Demon King silently sensed everything, slightly puzzled.

What is Xu Yuan up to?

They're taking this millennium too seriously.

(End of this chapter)