Chapter 478 – The Deity’s Bloodline, [Hunter Falcon]

Lu Yuan gazed at the countless, silently-floating waste ore around him, much like a king surveying his realm.

“This sensation…”

He extended his hand, strong, slender, and perfectly carved as if from gray-white jade stone. An indescribable surge of Strength flowed and converged between his fingers.

Closing his eyes, he murmured softly, “Truly like a deity.”

At this moment, Lu Yuan could clearly perceive any object within kilometers around him.

From towering primitive trees and boulders to the tiniest speck of dust and wisp of air, everything was imprinted meticulously in his mind.

He could effortlessly read the consciousness fluctuations of any creatures.

Within this area, he commanded the air, able to control the flow of every breath, conjuring wind out of thin air.

He controlled the light, manipulating its brightness and orchestrating the alternation of day and night…

This was his “domain.”

And he was the “omnipotent deity” within this “domain”!

Moreover, the range of this domain continued to expand gradually over time.

“It’s similar to the God and Demon state under the perfect limit break but even stronger than thrice the perfect limit break, seeming to have unlocked the most powerful, ancient part of my body’s genetic bloodline…”

Lu Yuan “examined” himself.

Now standing at twelve meters tall, his entire body was covered with a thin yet sturdy bone-like layer, resembling a natural armor.

Every joint was adorned with long, sharp bone spikes, yet they did not hinder any movement, perfectly fitting like natural combat weapons.

Behind him, a pair of pitch-black wings silently unfolded.

The feathers on the wings gleamed with a cold and magnificent light, reminiscent of those of an eagle or falcon…

He couldn’t quite describe his current state, only knowing that he was powerful, immensely powerful, indescribably powerful.

His life form seemed to have leaped through numerous strata, entering an unknown domain and reaching an unprecedented height.

“[Spirit Devourer: God and Demon Species (Transcendent Mythical)]…”

Lu Yuan softly recited this name from his professional panel.

Only now did he truly understand the genuine meaning of the term “God and Demon Species” on this panel.

The term “God and Demon” is a reverential title bestowed upon beings so powerful that weaker life forms cannot fathom them. Essentially, it signifies an immense difference in the level of existence.

Some powerful life forms that emerged in the universe have passed down their abilities and bloodlines, which have been diluted and weakened over generations.

However, these descendants still retain a portion of their ancestors’ bloodline genes to varying extents.

The Effect of the [Bloodline] is to unearth and trace these bloodline genes, pushing them to the brink of infinity.

“And the bloodline that I’ve awakened now doesn’t originate from my main body, nor from the Spirit Devourer Clan, but rather…”

Lu Yuan’s golden, falcon-like eyes shimmered slightly as he thought, “from Lu Qiyuan, from the Lu family…”

More precisely, it hails from… the bloodline of Duoling.

Lu Yuan was certain because when the [Bloodline] skill activated, he could distinctly sense the scorching heat that seemed to engulf him, which didn’t affect his main body’s core, but only the flesh and blood vessel of “Lu Qiyuan.”

“No wonder the Duoling’s banner bears the emblem of a double-headed eagle. It seems that the Duoling themselves are aware that their ancestors bore the form of a human body with eagle wings…”

As Lu Yuan thought, he casually raised his hand.

With a shift of his mind, hurricanes conjured themselves around him, swirling and dancing as if in worship.

A mass of light gathered between his fingers, gradually emitting an intense heat, as if Lu Yuan had conjured a small “sun” with his hands.

“The bloodline of the Duoling harbors the abilities to control wind and light-astonishingly powerful, truly incredible…”

The ability to control wind perfectly complements Lu Yuan’s [Wind Tamer (Legendary)] panel.

With both combined, Lu Yuan felt he had rightfully earned the title of “Master of Wind.”

Even though his [Wind Tamer (Legendary)] panel was currently at only one percent of its Experience progress.

As for his ability to control light…

Lu Yuan paused for a moment and took a gentle breath in.

With this inhalation, it seemed as if all the light around him converged toward his body.

The small area around him suddenly dimmed.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan himself seemed to become a singular, human-shaped beacon of light.

The surging cosmic energy flooded into his body, converging toward a specific point.

“Buzz-“

A spot beneath Lu Yuan’s neck began to glow brilliantly; it was the first star acupoint he had activated when he began cultivating Star Martial Arts as a [Star Forgemaster].

In just a few seconds, the massive influx of cosmic energy completely filled this star acupoint.

Then…

“Pop-“

Another part of Lu Yuan’s body radiated with brilliance, as a second star acupoint was forged.

Then came the third, the fourth…

In just thirty seconds, these brilliant light spots spread throughout Lu Yuan’s entire body.

All the radiant points connected, faintly sketching out the silhouette of a Twin-winged falcon.

And as Lu Yuan checked his [Star Forgemaster] panel, he saw that the information on the panel had undergone a dramatic transformation.

Profession: [Star Forgemaster (Legendary Level)]

[Awakened Star Diagram: Hunter Falcon]

[Number of Activated Star Acupoints: 99]

[Awakened Star Diagram Ability: Chasing Light]

[Developed Star Diagram Secret Treasure: None]

“My natal star diagram has changed, and even the profession level has been elevated to legendary…”

Lu Yuan blinked, pleasantly surprised.

He hadn’t anticipated that the awakening of the Duoling bloodline within his [Bloodline] would directly upgrade his original natal star diagram and fully activate it.

Now, the ninety-nine star acupoints within his body connected into a unified whole, continually absorbing countless cosmic energies freely floating in the air.

Even the recovery speed of his main body core had accelerated significantly.

“Let’s try out this natal star diagram ability…”

Lu Yuan willed it with a slight mental shift.

Instantly, the ninety-nine star acupoints forming the falcon-shaped natal star diagram in his body lit up in unison.

In a flash, a peculiar force emerged, and an extraordinary sensation naturally arose from within Lu Yuan.

“Swish-“

Almost in an instant, as Lu Yuan’s thoughts shifted, he found himself in a different location.

He appeared nearly ten kilometers high in the sky, above his original position.

Looking down, he saw another “him” still standing where he initially was, lifelike and indistinguishable from a genuine body, though it was merely a “false body” composed of light.

“So fast…” Lu Yuan couldn’t help but marvel.

This speed truly lived up to the name “Chasing Light.”

It hadn’t reached the speed of light, but it exceeded sound speed by countless times.

The key was that the movement was completely silent, as if the light itself was moving, without a sound.

However, the energy consumption was immense.

This single movement nearly depleted the energy of the ninety-nine star acupoints within Lu Yuan’s body.

Lu Yuan estimated that with his current proficiency in Star Martial Arts, he could use the [Chasing Light] skill at most twice, then he would need to wait for the energy in the star acupoints to replenish to a certain level before attempting it again.

“It’s still quite good. Whether it’s for pursuing an enemy or escaping, it’s very practical…”

Since Lu Yuan didn’t rely on the power of the Star Martial Arts domain in combat, these instances of “light escape” seemed like a bonus.

“Even without using Chasing Light, I can control the light to create a false body to confuse opponents…”

Lu Yuan was very satisfied.

The state of having a human body with eagle wings was powerful, elevating his combat ability to a new height, becoming a trump card alongside his Mecha transformation.

“It’s just that…”

Lu Yuan gently descended from the altitude of ten thousand meters.

The twelve-meter tall, god-like form quietly dissipated, the massive eagle wings retracted and vanished…

Moments later, he landed.

His entire appearance reverted back to his original youthful form.

“The time limit is quite disappointing,” Lu Yuan sighed softly.

He roughly calculated that he could maintain this state for about a minute and a half.

Similar to when he first entered a perfect limit break state, once the transformation initiated, a countdown began.

“It’s still determined by the life potential contained within my main body’s core.

If my main body recovers, perhaps I could maintain this state for a longer time…”

Lu Yuan mused.

But on second thought, he considered options.

If his main body fully recovers and he activates [Bloodline], the awakened bloodline might no longer be the Duoling bloodline.

Another bloodline might be awakened.

It could be stronger than this human form with eagle wings, or perhaps weaker.

Of course, Lu Yuan felt it was most likely the former.

Because his main body contained the Phoenix bloodline and the mysterious bloodline of Yuwen Tong.

Whichever of these two bloodlines awakens, they would undoubtedly be stronger than the Duoling bloodline.

“Unfortunately, the crow deity, elephant deity, feathered serpent deity, and the many Demon Gods of the Spirit Devourer Clan… I have mastered the Strength of these Ancient Evil Deity systems only through the professional panel, without inheriting their bloodline.

Otherwise, if [Bloodline] could awaken the bloodline abilities of these true deities, it would undoubtedly be very powerful…”

Lu Yuan felt a slight sense of regret.

After all, he wasn’t sure if the double-headed eagle, the source of the Duoling bloodline, was a true deity.

But the crow deity and elephant deity, those he knew well, were genuinely Ancient Evil Deities.

The blood sea demon mountain of the elephant deity and Yuwen Tong, the crow deity, could manipulate the styx to devour a region of the Starry Sky, and even a mere hundred-eyed Nether Crow under their command possessed the power to easily destroy worlds.

“It’s not entirely impossible…”

Lu Yuan blinked, thinking of the polyhedron-shaped Transcendent Mythical professional panel within him.

Since [Spirit Devourer: God and Demon Species] would incorporate all his Ancient Evil Deity professional panels, there should be more interactions in the future.

With this in mind, Lu Yuan checked the requirements for upgrading [Bloodline].

And then…

[Lacking Mythical Skill Points, unable to upgrade]

The notification on the panel left Lu Yuan momentarily stunned.

Mythical Skill Points?!

What on earth were those?

He had prepared for the need for a substantial amount of skill points to upgrade, but instead, it required Mythical Skill Points.

“How do I obtain Mythical Skill Points? By elevating the professional level to mythical level?”

Lu Yuan furrowed his brow, forming a hypothesis.

If that’s truly the case, then he might have to wait until the [Spirit Devourer: God and Demon Species (Transcendent Mythical)] panel reaches level 2 for a chance.

Based on the current progress, it’s uncertain how long it might take.

Fortunately, after unlocking the level 1 [Bloodline] skill, the progress bar for his devouring flesh branch can continue to advance. So not upgrading it right away isn’t a big deal.

“The devouring flesh branch provides a powerful boost in combat power, while the non-devouring flesh branch grants the Legacy of the Spirit Devourer Clan…”

“Both are incredibly powerful, truly deserving of being part of a Transcendent Mythical professional panel…”

Lu Yuan marveled internally, then sat cross-legged, with rings of black slime forming underneath him, voraciously absorbing the Life Energy from the countless bismuth metal waste ore around him as if the slime were alive.

He had initially considered using some of the extracted bismuth metal to reinforce his Mecha body, but after encountering the “bottleneck” of his Mecha form, he abandoned this idea.

Stacking a hundred sheets of paper cannot match the strength of a single piece of iron, and excess low-grade materials would only make his Mecha body cumbersome and unwieldy.

It would be better to sell it all and use the proceeds to acquire higher-grade materials and resources.

Promptly creating the Mech for [Breath of Evil: Wind-Eating Demon] is what he should focus on now.

During the devouring process, Lu Yuan casually sifted through the memories of a level 7 pilot he had devoured in the demon grease pirate’s hideout.

Meanwhile, the Iron Rose, Sonis, who had been implanted with the [Seed of Misfortune], also began sending fragmented memory information his way.

As the host of the [Seed of Misfortune], Sonis could not keep secrets from Lu Yuan, her “master.”

Combining the two sets of memories, Lu Yuan gained a considerable understanding of the pirate groups on Planet Lirva and the Life Source Ore that Sonis had mentioned.

The situation was pretty much as Sonis had described.

The pirates, led by the “Sea Wolf” pirate group, indeed intended to seize the ancient ruins containing the Life Source Ore from the Gem Lord.

However, what Sonis didn’t mention was that these pirates intended to take more than just treasure; they were after people too.

They planned not only to plunder the treasure but also to kidnap the Gem Lord, using him to extort ransom from the Will Family supporting him. Once they received the ransom, they intended to kill him, wreak havoc across the entire Planet Lirva, and then make a collective escape!

“Tsk tsk…”

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but express surprise at the audacity of the plan, remarking with a click of his tongue.

“Bold, ruthless, and definitely greedy.”

The idea of completely devouring an Earl family’s prominent heir was truly insane.

Now, Lu Yuan understood the real purpose behind the Spirit Court Guard who had arrived on Planet Lirva alongside him. It was likely that the Gem Lord had enlisted their help to deal with the pirate threat.

“I wonder if these pirates know that besides being a Spirit Court Guard, that guy is also the son of a duke…”

Lu Yuan shook his head and continued to delve deeper into the information.

Soon, he made another surprising discovery.

The level 7 pilot he had devoured turned out to be the younger brother of the “Sea Wolf,” the leader of the Sea Wolf pirate group!

“No wonder Sonis was so eager to offer money to settle things with me and even wanted to collaborate. It seems… she was planning to lure me in and then have the Sea Wolf take me out.”

The Sea Wolf… an level 8 pilot… known as the strongest among the pirates on Planet Lirva!

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered, but his face remained expressionless.

Not to mention, with his [Bloodline] now awakened, he wasn’t particularly daunted by the so-called level 8 powerhouse.

And since Sonis had been implanted with the [Seed of Misfortune], if the Sea Wolf planned to go after Lu Yuan, Sonis herself would be the first to come to his defense.

“The [Seed of Misfortune] is truly handy,” Lu Yuan mused to himself with a hint of satisfaction.