My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Xia Zuo snapped his fingers lightly, scattering the bloodstains in the washroom and condensing them into an extremely tiny bead of blood.

This tiny blood droplet is so small, only half the diameter of a human hair, that it consumes almost no blood. It would be better to call it a blood spot.

Xia Zuo went to the coat rack on the first floor and attached the blood spot to the small round hat that Anruer usually wore when she went out.

Anru would wear a hat when she went out during the day.

We'll test the location range of the blood points to see if they can be removed from a distance without obstruction, and whether they can be detected by potential detection spells.

Xia Zuo returned to his study and fell into thought again.

How can one perceive the surrounding environment through blood points, and even communicate with specific targets?

For example, right now, he can sense the location of the bloodstain, but he can't perceive what's around it...

This is a knowledge gap.

Xia Zuo racked his brains but couldn't come up with a clear solution.

Does this mean we have to perform some kind of ritual, like a half-blood mage, to transform Anru and then connect with her through blood ties?

"Ugh~" Xia Zuo's lips twitched, feeling a surge of disgust.

It's definitely not that weird.

There must be other ways.

Rexor once mentioned the autobiography of a pureblood mage in the temple, which might contain some clues.

I'll ask Baldy tomorrow how I can get these books.

Research on bloodline intuition has encountered obstacles; perhaps other areas could be explored.

Blood Shield.

Blood Whip.

These two things have one thing in common—they can be accomplished simply by manipulating blood.

The special ability, 【Flesh and Blood Control】, allows one to condense life force into fresh blood.

Xia Zuo raised his finger, consuming 10 points of blood, and drew out a meter-long bloodline.

This bloodline looks like a bright red liquid, but it is essentially just a physical manifestation of vitality.

It can interact with objects, such as bloodstains and blood droplets splattered on a table when it is impacted.

Or, under the control of thought, it can transform into a long whip and tear open a piece of white paper.

As long as the bloodline isn't actively removed, it will remain.

This weapon, forged from the life force of blood, has certain limitations.

Xia Zuo used all his willpower to condense the blood into a long whip and lashed it at the table.

The blood whip collided with the table and turned into a pool of blood, but it did not leave a dent on the table as he had imagined.

The blood whip can tear through white paper, but it can't break through a hard tabletop.

This shows that the quality of the blood itself determines the power of this attack method.

In other words.

It is the [Bloodline Quality] that limits the power of the Blood Whip.

Xia Zuo's current blood pattern quality is only 15. If it is increased to 30 or even 50, the power of the blood whip may increase several times.

same.

The amount of damage a blood shield can withstand is also determined by the quality of the blood runes.

Xia Zuo took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair, realizing that he had glimpsed the true essence of blood magic.

[Blood Pattern Quality] = [Blood Magic Power]

Just as he understood the principle, a message from the cheat system appeared in his mind:

"Detected host's self-awakening of a new blood magic trait, undergoing data transformation... Transformation successful!"

"New special ability: Blood Magic Attack and Defense".

...

[Special Skill Name] Blood Magic Attack and Defense

[Special Title Level] LV.0 (0/5)

【Special Feature 1】For each level increase, the power of offensive and defensive items increases by an additional 1 point.

【Special Skill Description 2】The current level cap is LV.10.

[Special Effects]

Consume life force to condense blood magic items for attack or defense.

The total power of this type of item is equal to [Bloodline Quality / 3].

...

The approach was correct, and the experimental results were also correct; the only inaccuracy was with Vaillant.

Xia Zuo guessed that it was equivalent to [Blood Pattern Quality].

Actually, it's [Bloodline Quality/3].

However, it still gained the approval of the Golden Finger and obtained the special ability after the data flower was modified.

If we expand on this further, it wouldn't be a problem to use [Blood Magic Attack and Defense] to condense a set of clothing or armor, or even a weapon.

The prerequisite is that the [Blood Pattern Quality] is high enough to withstand damage.

Xia Zuo has gained a new skill, and he is in a very good mood.

He rubbed his hands to calm his excitement before immersing himself back in his research.

The quality of blood runes will limit the power of blood magic, but it will not affect a pureblood mage's control over their own blood.

Some operations do not require the support of bloodline quality.

Xia Zuo bent his elbow and rested it on the table, his hand supporting his chin as he stared at the bloodline floating horizontally in the air.

With a thought, he dispersed the bloodline into 10 blood beads.

Each blood bead is further subdivided into 10 smaller blood beads.

A total of 100 tiny blood beads are evenly arranged in a 10x10 square pattern.

Using the small blood bead in the lower left corner as the origin, label the small blood bead with the numbers “(1,1)” to “(10,10)” according to the horizontal and vertical coordinates.

Each tiny blood droplet is equivalent to a pixel at this moment.

You can adjust the brightness, grayscale, and saturation of each tiny blood bead individually, and freely choose different shades of red within the red family to create a painting with a red tone.

Xia Zuo spent 30 points of blood to condense 300 small blood beads.

Using 4 small blood beads as one pixel, arrange 400 small blood beads into a plane.

The appearance of the small blood droplet changed according to his will; the surface of the blood painting was ever-changing, with light and shadow interplaying, until it finally settled into a portrait of Anjou.

Due to the limited number of pixels, the portrait only bears a 20-30% resemblance to the real person.

It's like using a straw to suck up red ink and dripping it onto a canvas to create a painting.

If two drops of ink are too close together, they will quickly merge into one drop.

However, this problem does not exist for small blood beads.

Xia Zuo could even make all the small blood beads maintain their individual integrity while they were all gathered together, preventing them from merging into a large blood ball—a scene similar to the Buckyball toy from his previous life.

The ability to create so many incompatible tiny blood beads at once means that creating blood mist is not difficult.

Because fog itself is composed of many tiny blood droplets.

Xia Zuo raised his hand, summoning multiple blood lines that merged with the blood lines in the air. Then, with a wave of his right hand, he dispersed the blood lines into a thick blood mist.

The current challenge is how to transform his body into a blood mist.

In the orthodox magical system, this involves the transformation school, which requires becoming a high-ranking mage to learn.

However, Blood Addicts are only equivalent to a formal mage, yet they can freely transform into blood mist to evade lightning bindings.

Therefore, in the realm of blood magic, spells that alter one's form are probably not difficult to learn.

"Could it be that the special ability of [Flesh and Blood Control] can achieve form transformation!?" Xia Zuo slapped his forehead and sighed silently.

An idea suddenly came to mind.

He held up his left index finger in front of him, stared at the fingertip, and tried to make the blood on his fingertip mist.

The first joint of my left index finger turned into a small, fluffy cloud of blood mist, and the real-time blood regeneration speed decreased slightly.

The cloud of blood mist appeared to be floating, but it was actually tightly connected to the second joint of the finger and could not be separated.

Xia Zuo picked up a fountain pen and held it towards the blood mist. The pen passed through the mist without hindrance, and a slight itch came from where it should have been his fingertips…

The real-time health regeneration speed has changed again, decreasing slightly.

Xia Zuo atomized the blood from his entire left hand and used it to pass through the pen holder on the table.

After several tests, he figured out how the body turned into a blood mist and lost blood.

The message from the cheat system echoed in my mind again:

"Detected host's self-awakening of a new blood magic trait, undergoing data transformation... Transformation successful!"

"New special ability: Blood Mist Form"

...

[Special Ability Name] Blood Mist Form

[Special Title Level] LV.0 (0/10)

【Special Feature 1】For each level gained, the damage taken in Blood Mist form is reduced by 1%.

【Special Skill Description 2】The current level cap is LV.10.

[Special Effects]