They all call me Great Master-Chapter 401 - 398: Bloodline!

After Arthur had Wuni quietly return to No. 2 Cork Street, he was not at all anxious.

The young ’Spirit Medium,’ accustomed to holding back, had planted another ’Scout’ in the Docklands.

His "Death Hound" Kuliqi.

Intelligent, loyal, and uniquely skilled, Kuliqi was bound to bring back everything he wanted to know.

Therefore, Arthur, standing at the bottom of the pit, focused on surveying his surroundings—

It was different from what Arthur had previously thought.

The bottom of the pit was not solely carved out by Horton as a hidden place; it also bore the distinct marks of the miners from South Town.

Besides the unique wooden supports used during mining and oil lamp hooks installed every 3 meters that confirmed Arthur’s conjecture, there were... the bodies of miners.

’Lisop used the original mine as a starting point, digging around South Town, exploring the mining content he owned, and this place was an abandoned exploration mine...

No!

At least, his lordship made good use of it!’

Arthur’s gaze swept over those bodies. Explore hidden tales at novelbuddy

Each body had bones broken and tendons snapped by heavy impacts.

Clearly, these were victims of the mining disaster.

South Town, wealthy in minerals, attracted a large influx of outsiders, even those bankrupted from South Los chose it as a place to settle.

Such people were generally disregarded by others regarding their ultimate fate.

As for those who cared?

After compensating them with some money, they too ignored it.

It’s not that life can be measured in money.

Rather, the living are always swayed by money.

Of course, there are exceptions.

Arthur looked at some bodies clearly not dressed in miner’s garb, silently without uttering a word.

Arthur reassessed the side of the ’Grudge Rite’ ritual tracks.

Horton hadn’t chosen this location for no reason.

The other party was leveraging the grudge of those wrongfully dead to initiate the ’Grudge Rite’, then using that resentment to attract more Death Qi to complete the entire ritual.

The young ’Spirit Medium’ clasped his hands and whispered—

"May there be rest."

His voice was soft and sincere.

This was not "Bluff", but a genuine wish.

Because what followed...

’Devour’.

As the beneficiary, Arthur believed he should maintain some attitude, instead of overlooking.

Of course, besides attitude, it was better to do a bit more.

Thinking thus, Arthur released the suppressed "Breath of Death".

Suddenly, like a whale drinking water!

Dense and pure Death Qi surged into Arthur’s body, this time beyond the usual stored amount of Death Qi, those purest essences merged into Arthur’s circulating blood, heading towards the heart, and then spread throughout his body with each heartbeat. In this cycle, a phantom giant snake appeared before his eyes.

The giant snake moved as Arthur willed.

When Arthur was happy, the giant snake swung its head and tail.

When Arthur was angry, the giant snake hissed continuously.

When Arthur was sad, the giant snake coiled up solemnly.

Every action of Arthur affected this giant snake.

Because—

This giant snake was originally Arthur himself.

In a moment of realization, Arthur confirmed this conjecture.

And just as Arthur confirmed this conjecture, the phantom giant snake began absorbing that purest Power of Death, its body becoming real, and expanding again.

Five hundred meters!

One thousand meters!

One thousand five hundred meters!

When the Serpentine Body grew to three thousand meters, such growth finally ceased.

A strong and powerful feeling permeated Arthur’s heart.

It brought him an unmatched joy.

It was the purest form of joy.

And the text is describing that joy—

[The "Serpent of Death - Thin - Fragmentary" ascended to "Serpent of Death - Remnant"]

[Serpent of Death - Remnant: The ancient recollection has granted you the qualification to step onto the "God Ascension Steps", and under the influence of your Talent "Breath of Death", your Bloodline has become richer, easing your ascent on the "God Ascension Steps"——Death entwines with the serpent, chasing the serpent’s tail, the serpent chasing the start of death, in a repeating cycle, another special Promotion has appeared; although the Bloodline is still Fragmentary, the Special qualities within your Bloodline are enough to make most God-born and Demon Offspring take notice, to make those Ascend Steppers envious, and to instill fear in the dark, shadowy, and deathly creatures, because they, they, They understand that your unearthly Talent will eventually complete your Bloodline...]

[Effects: 1. Awakening; 2. Shadow Concealment; 3. Serpentine Body; 4. Serpent’s Gaze; 5. Serpent Speak; 6. Devour; 7. Serpent’s Breath; 8. Serpent Shadow]

[Awakening: You have awakened a special Bloodline, making you different from others; Physique +5 (3+2), Spirituality +5 (3+2)]

[Shadow Concealment: When you are in shadows or darkness, you will receive a Stealth +6 modifier]

[Serpentine Body: Your joints and muscles are not only as flexible as a snake, allowing your entire Body to coil like a snake, but also provide you with increased Defense Levels against swords, Firearms, explosions, and Blazes of +3, against acid and toxins of +4, and against Thunder of +12; when food is plentiful, your Body will grow rapidly beyond limits as you feed it, matching Physique, Defense, and longevity, and you can freely control the size of your Body, but in winter, you will still instinctively want to hibernate, and if you choose to hibernate, your Body will grow faster; if you refuse to hibernate, the growth rate will stay the same.]

[Serpent’s Gaze: By meeting someone’s gaze with Serpent’s Gaze, you can instantly induce hallucinations in those with weak will, while it will have a Deterrent effect on those with strong will. If they panic under Deterrence, they will also fall into hallucinations. Those caught in hallucinations will be dragged into the Breath of Death.]

[Serpent Speak: You can communicate with snakes through hissing, command ordinary snakes, and even Secret Technique snakes will be Deterred by you; even when you aren’t hissing, snake creatures will still respect you and want to follow you]

[Devour: You can open your mouth wider than your own limits, and you can swallow anything smaller than your mouth; moreover, you can ignore any toxins, acidity, or Dark Energy within the food you swallow, even stones can be digested by your stomach, turning into the purest nutrients to nourish your Body]

[Serpent’s Breath: The air expelled from your mouth can become deadly poisonous miasma at will, your saliva will corrode the ground, and when you choose to, a single hibernation could turn South Los into a swampy nation of poisonous miasma, but when you do not wish it, you remain as a normal person, able to kiss the girl you love at any time.]

[Serpent Shadow: The Resonance between "Breath of Death" and Bloodline has completely transformed your shadow, which can turn into 33 Serpent Shadows, silently attacking anyone you wish to within your field of vision; when those attacked die, they will transform into the purest "Aura of Death" to be taken back.]

(Note 1: The Physique and Spirituality brought by Awakening are absolutely safe, and will slowly increase with more food intake and hibernation.)

(Note 2: During Shadow Concealment, even rapid running will not affect the Stealth Level, and when in light or when your figure is fully exposed, there will still be a +1 Stealth modifier level.)

(Note 3: The current stage of Serpentine Body can reach 5 meters, current natural lifespan is 444 years, maintaining a normal human state grants a natural extra +1 Defense Level, when you let go of your limits and grow to 5 meters, natural Defense Level is further increased by +5, specifically against Thunder, the extra Defense Level is +24.)

(Note 4: Each Defense Level is approximately equivalent to the explosive power of a single high-explosive grenade.)

(Note 5: Completing one deep sleep can effectively weaken your state of drowsiness.)

(Note 6: The initial Attack Level of each Serpent Shadow is comparable to the power of a bullet fired from a heavy-duty Firearm; Serpent Shadows can turn corners and also track targets, and once an attack is completed, if it absorbs enough "Aura of Death", it can continue attacking and increase its Attack Level, up to the power of a six-pound Little Emperor Cannon, consuming a lot of "Aura of Death"; when "Aura of Death" is insufficient, it needs to return to your shadow to replenish "Aura of Death", but when it attacks next time, it still strikes with the power of a bullet from a heavy-duty Firearm, and after completing a successful attack, it can also choose not to attack anymore but bring back the "Aura of Death" for you; when all Serpent Shadows are deployed, your shadow will become fainter, but will not disappear.)

(Note 7: Ritual "Orange Cat", under your Talent harmony, does not conflict with your Bloodline, rather, it complements it.)

...

The words "thin" in the Bloodline that greatly concerned Arthur disappeared completely after his "devouring" of the "Grudge Rite".

The transformation to a normalized [Serpent of Death - Remnant] Bloodline has brought Arthur a comprehensive enhancement.

Attack, Defense, Hide.

This uniform progression brought a smile to Arthur’s lips.

Especially when he found himself immune to the blast of a single high-explosive grenade even when naked, it considerably soothed the deep-seated anxiety within him.

As for a normal state with +12 Thunder Defense Level, releasing bodily limits for an additional +24 Defense Level?

Arthur: Emmm.

He swore that it wasn’t intentional.

Who knew why his bloodline always defended against Thunder.

He didn’t want it to!

Really didn’t!

Earl of South Los, please don’t misunderstand!

I definitely am not targeting you!

I mean...

’The Shadow Earl plan has moved forward a step!’

Alas, Horton is truly a good man!

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The young ’Spirit Medium’ felt the changes within himself and highly praised that ’Death Poetry Society’ member.

Even though he had killed the person and left no remains, this did not prevent Arthur from being grateful.

And...

He reconsidered the ’Death Poetry Society.’

Previously, Arthur planned to use the identity of ’Death’s Child’ for an additional layer of protection.

And now?

He might put it to better use.

It might even complete his bloodline, promoting his talent.

Of course, the original plan for swordsmanship could not be forgotten.

But not now.

Now?

Petting the dog head that appeared from the shadows, Arthur communicated with his hound, eyes gleaming with contemplation—

’Death Poetry Society’s Left Cantor?

Coming to South Los?!

It seems the ’Death Poetry Society’ is far more concerned about Horton than estimated.

Then, naturally, I can add some chips for myself!’

With that thought, Arthur leaped up.