Chapter 31: Knowledge (4)

"Moving on to the fourth one. Bloodline."

"Power of the blood. It allows you to transform into the essence of beasts, and that is basically it. It strengthens your body and every action. Say for example you have the blood of a sphinx and you have enough blood essence in your body, then you can transform into a true sphinx, with your intelligence and everything still intact of course."

" 'Sir, seems a bit weak compared to the rest, no?' you might ask. The answer is yes and no. It depends on the beast that you choose. If you choose a mediocre one then of course the final destination is much lower than the others. But if you choose a good one, then you are in for a treat."

"Unlike the previous three that not everyone can do, bloodline can be used by everyone."

"With that, let us talk about sources. The only source of bloodline is the essence beast. Why? Because only those beasts have blood essence. Except for mythical beasts of course but we'll get to that later. So you take blood essence from them then absorb the blood essence. The distinct characteristic of blood essence is that it can change ordinary blood to become its kind. Which brings us to its progression. Unlike any other branch, the bloodline grows indefinitely. The only crucial thing about it is you convert your entire blood to that of your chosen essence beast. After your entire blood is converted, you can then have a full body transformation at your will. The next step is to create blood essence. Blood essence is just condensed blood you refined. The process is arduously slow since you need a lot of blood to create one blood essence. If you create too much at once, it will lead to blood loss and you will die. Worry not, the blood in your body is being constantly replenished by your own body. It just takes too long. That is why it would take you a very long time to condense a lot of them."

"States. Bloodline: Guardian Sphinx: Leg, or any part of the body. This is under partial transformation. Bloodline: Guardian Sphinx: Complete Transformation, which turns you into a guardian sphinx. Bloodline: Guardian Sphinx: Human Form. It allows you to gain the form of the sphinx while in human shape. For instance, if you use guardian sphinx, your entire skin will change to its, then you will grow wings on your back. It is a better transformation per se, since you are more used to moving with two hands and feet than four feet."

"It does not stop there. Two is better than one and three is better than two is what they say. You can have two or three or four or any number of bloodline in your body. Provided of course that the blood you make from them will not conflict and kill you. This is where the sorting comes in. Only a very select number of people can withstand mixed bloodlines. And very few essence beasts are found to be compatible together. Still the power this gives you is much greater compared to the former. "

"Oh, also, once you complete 9 blood essences you will trigger the memory of the blood. Why 9? Well it was said that all essence beasts were born with 9 blood essences at birth, so that is the blood's natural state. So memory of the blood. It basically allows you to use the affinity of the beasts. Guardian sphinx for instance has affinity towards sand. It is said that its affinity is so great that it can create tornadoes out of sands around it."

"Pros is that it is available to anyone. It is called the supplementary branch, since it enhances what you already have. Just imagining a mana adventurer blasting your head off from afar and the only way to kill, is to get near. But, when you get near the adventurer, transform into a giant armored lion that can still cast the same abilities as before. It is absurd."