My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Could it be that the basic toxin is an alien substance that followed the demons from the stars?

No, no, no, no...

Wait a minute.

If the basic toxin is an external substance, why does it emit elemental radiance?

Xia Zuo stood up and paced back and forth, clutching his hair.

He felt the truth was right before his eyes, but he always felt that a crucial link was missing.

Jing Shui Town!

I remember now!

The monsters in Stillwater Town do not emit poisonous light.

Stillwater is located in the territory of the Church of the Otherworldly Demons.

The territory of the Church of the Otherworld is covered by a magic-suppressing field, and no elements exist there.

This means that the laws of nature cannot function properly there.

Monsters that appear in the anti-magic field, even if they are poisonous, will not show any poisonous glow.

There is no anti-magic field within the temple territory; the elemental laws of nature use elemental light to mark the toxins on the monsters' bodies!

The truth has come to light!

Xia Zuo clapped his hands and said rapidly:

"Your Excellency! If I am not mistaken, the original monsters and alien demons in nature actually come from the starry sky."

"After they fell into nature, they were affected by the laws of the elements and became imbued with elemental light."

There are 60 kinds of toxins from the stars.

"Therefore, there are only 60 basic toxins."

“Absolutely correct.” Christo clapped her hands and praised, “It seems your understanding of toxins is indeed very profound.”

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Chapter 89 Suspicion

A clear historical fact quickly formed in Xia Zuo's mind.

This planet was originally the same as Earth in Xia Zuo's previous life, a planet where human civilization flourished and developed, without monsters or alien demons.

The malice from the stars has polluted the natural world of this planet.

Monsters and evil demonic legacies descended from the starry sky, destroying humanity's homes and dividing human factions.

In this process, the planet's natural world launched a counterattack, activating the laws of the elements to fight against the starry sky—somewhat like a spiritual revival or a mystical resurgence.

In short, when threats from outer space defy common sense and are mixed with extraordinary power, the planet's counterattack will also be imbued with elemental power.

According to recorded historical timelines, the conflict between the elements and the demons has lasted for tens of thousands of years and will continue indefinitely.

When will it end?

Xia Zuo fell into deep thought...

It is known that before the [Land of Eternal Slumber] plane closed, nature used the laws of elements to transform the souls of otherworldly demons and monsters into elements.

Now, the [Land of Eternal Rest] is closed, and souls can no longer slumber and reincarnate. Nature transforms the souls of deceased humans into elements.

There seem to be many key points that remain unclear.

"Your Excellency... after the [Land of Eternal Rest] closed, where did the souls of newly born humans come from?" Xia Zuo asked thoughtfully.

“Their souls are transformed from untamed elements,” Christo reminded her. “You’ll understand if you connect this to innate affinity.”

Those born with innate affinity possess a dormant, obedient element within their spiritual ocean from birth.

As far as Xia Zuo knew, there was a generally accepted view within the temple regarding the principle behind the emergence of those with innate affinity:

When a new life is about to be born, each person actually has a well-behaved element in their spiritual ocean. However, because the well-behaved element is not compatible with the spiritual ocean, it dissipates, causing the vast majority of people to become acquired conformists.

Only a very few people are exceptionally lucky enough to encounter a compatible element that resonates with their inner world, thus allowing them to maintain their innate affinity.

In retrospect, this viewpoint was correct.

The experiments conducted in the inner sanctuary over the past few days provide further evidence for this viewpoint:

Whenever a new life is born, nature reverses the laws of the elements, transforming untamed elements into souls, which then become spirits that attach to the target's body.

If the target's spiritual ocean matches the untamed element at this point, the untamed element will remain within the spirit, transforming into the docile element and falling into a dormant state.

Xia Zuo went through the whole process in his mind and felt that this viewpoint was reasonable and well-founded, and should be very close to the truth.

He sat back down in his chair, his gaze unconsciously drifting towards the room's window.

The setting sun hung low on the horizon, and the crimson sunset dyed the clouds and sky red.

A new question suddenly arose in my mind.

"Your Excellency, why are there unruly elements in the Western Continent?" Xia Zuo asked, turning his gaze away from the window.

"The Temple doesn't yet know where the untamed elements of the Western Continent come from. But there are three hypotheses." Christo was prepared for this question, which is perhaps why she came here in person.

Xia Zuo listened attentively.

"The first hypothesis is that when the elemental laws of nature transform a soul into elements, they randomly release untamed elements into nature. The appearance of untamed elements in the Western Continent is the result of this random release."

That makes sense.

The Western Continent is also part of nature, and there is no magic-blocking field there, so the elemental laws can function normally.

“The second hypothesis is related to you and me.” Christo gently twirled her chin, pondered for a moment, and said, “To be precise, it is related to the power of bloodlines.”

谷姺

"Bloodline..." Xia Zuo blinked, subconsciously thinking of the bloodline awakeners discovered by the Holy Temple expedition team deep in the Western Continent.

"This view holds that bloodlines are more like a probing by the stars before a massive invasion of our natural world."

"The outward manifestations of bloodline do not lead people to associate the power of bloodline with the starry sky, making it very secretive. People tend to attribute the awakening of bloodline to the evolution of species in nature."

Chris paused for a moment, then continued:

"Suppose that the power of bloodline is also a kind of pollution from the stars. Nature would regard this pollution as a threat. After the bloodline owner dies, it will transform his soul into untamed elements and cause the bloodline in his body to dissipate rapidly, eliminating the possibility of bloodline inheritance."

Xia Zuo recalled a quote from Rexor:

Since the beginning of this era, no new individuals have awakened their bloodline power on the Eastern Continent. Xia Zuo is the first pure-blooded mage to appear within the Temple Territory in a thousand years.

There are many more bloodline awakeners like Xia Zuo deep in the interior of the Western Continent, but most of them are people with relatively low bloodline levels.

Xia Zuo frowned and said:

"Your Excellency, if the Temple's second hypothesis is correct, the emergence of bloodline awakeners on the Western Continent is a harbinger of an imminent large-scale invasion of the Western Continent by the stars, is that right?"

"Next, the starry sky will release monsters or otherworldly beings into the western continent..."

"According to this statement, the Church of the Otherworldly Demons did not send the Otherworldly Demon Watchers to forcibly invade the Western Continent; was it under the unified command of the starry sky?"

Xia Zuo covered his forehead, looking somewhat embarrassed.

As the person who was mistakenly identified as a pure-blood mage, he felt that this second speculation was somewhat absurd. "In other words... are we pure-blood mages all lackeys of the starry sky?"

"So this speculation is highly controversial, Xia Zuo."

Christo said:

"You are also a pureblood mage, so you should be very clear about one fact—as pureblood mages, we do not advocate killing, nor will we trample on the lives and dignity of ordinary people, as this does us no good."

"In fact, due to the..."

Christo paused, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, and asked:

Have you come into contact with blood magic that extends the lifespan of others?

“Uh…” Xia Zuo hesitated for a moment, “Yes.”

Christo was somewhat surprised, and then asked:

"Is the principle of magic based on bloodline imprints or the essence of life?"

"There are two types of blood magic that can extend lifespan?" Xia Zuo asked, startled.

“It’s a bloodline mark. I gave my fiancée, and... uh... a little girl named Janice a bloodline mark. As for the life-extending spell based on the essence of life... I haven’t awakened that.”

Xia Zuo's heart pounded.

Revealing the existence of bloodline marks was already close to his bottom line.

When he gave Janice the bloodline mark, he used the Blood Element Servant.

If Christo were to press for an answer... Shazo really wouldn't have a good excuse to explain his original intention in giving Janice the bloodline mark.

Fortunately, Krestor didn't dwell on the topic. Rexor, who knew of the existence of the Blood Elementals, also kept quiet and didn't reveal this secret.

After staring at Shazo for a few seconds, Christo shook her head slightly. "I won't investigate why you gave Janice the bloodline mark, although I know what happened to her..."

Christo continued:

“I also bear some responsibility for this. I should have come to guide you sooner. After I help you seal the spells of the Spirit School and the Totem School, I will teach you the blood magic that condenses the essence of life.”

Chapter 90 Sealing

The topic of bloodline imprints has now been moved on.

Christo jumped straight to the third hypothesis about the power of bloodlines.

"The second hypothesis I just mentioned is not the mainstream one in the inner sanctum. This is because most of the mages in the inner sanctum possess bloodline power. The most common ones are various elemental bloodlines, such as sand mages, fire mages, frost mages, lightning mages, and so on."

"Blood mages used to be quite common, but now they have become the rarest bloodline."