Chapter 10: Surface and Inner Bloodlines (Part 2)
The depth of bloodline refers to the state where a person, upon closing their eyes, continuously immerses themselves and then slowly falls into an illusion through guiding power. Within this illusion, they can see the basic environment of their bloodline attributes, be it forests and high mountains, or harsh frozen lands, or even the bottom of magma beneath volcanoes.
The depth of Su Jiu’s bloodline seemed to vaguely reveal an extreme cold region, but as she placed her hand on the Awakening Stone, she could feel a chilling power penetrate her entire body…
This power transmitted from her palm to her whole body, as if it was carrying something within it. In an instant, the ice mountain shattered! The surrounding scenery, agitated like a lake’s surface, broke into countless fragments.
The scenery surprisingly shifted from an icy, extreme environment to a vast, borderless starry sky. Why did this happen? According to the books, during one’s awakening, they should see the Ice Cicada swimming beneath the ice layers!
Just as Su Jiu was puzzled.
“Chirp chirp!”
Strange bird cries sounded beneath her feet. She looked down and saw the most shocking scene of her life – a giant red bird with nine heads, like a colossal airliner magnified tenfold, flew towards her. It resembled a phoenix, and the black flames emanating from its body carried an immensely chilling aura. Its facial expression shifted between sacredness and cruelty, and every pair of its eyes was fixed on her.
“In ancient times, there was the Guiche, with nine heads, feeding on dragons and phoenixes. Wherever it went, it brought fortune and disaster… It is named: Nine Phoenix.”
Su Jiu unconsciously recalled the book “Ancient Myths Compendium.” Her mind went blank, and she unconsciously muttered to herself.
This was countless times grander and more magnificent than the Western dragons she had seen in videos. That aura, that pressure, came from its innate pride.
However, how could the mythical beast, the Guiche, which only existed in myths, appear in her awakening? This was not normal, as humans were fundamentally incapable of stealing the bloodline of such creatures…
The scene of awakening was vastly different from the videos. Did bloodline realms with starry sky scenery truly exist? Even Bai Ming and Bai Qianyu only awakened in the sky thousands of meters high.
Their initial bloodline was the top-tier SS-class Ancient Black Dragon, so what was her current situation…
Su Jiu found that the Guiche beneath her seemed to have no ill intentions towards her. They gazed at each other for over half a minute. She saw the other party gently close its eyes, and a black and red array appeared between them.
“This is… an awakening contract?”
Instantly, Su Jiu’s eyeballs almost popped out. Was this Guiche trying to sign an awakening contract with her? This was something that only appeared with extremely high bloodlines, the level of the Male Protagonist…
Wait… the old man seemed to have said before, “You probably won’t be able to inherit A Jiu’s bloodline.” Did he mean his mother’s bloodline had some threshold, similar to the Male Protagonist’s siblings…
Reaching it so they could awaken?! Holy cow!
Su Jiu was shocked by her own thoughts. So she wasn’t a cannon fodder, cheesy supporting female character?
Thinking this, Su Jiu gently placed her hand as described in the novel. A burst of black flames erupted from Su Jiu’s body, and the chilling aura on her gradually began to engulf her…
The next moment, in the illusion, wings suddenly sprouted from her back, enveloping her. Her crimson feathers were covered in strange black runes, each line of which was terrifying, exuding a deterrent effect.
Adjacent – Dream Yi Ling Yi (Qii) – Wu IX – Similar to 镹. “Boom!”
The wings violently spread open, revealing Su Jiu within. At this moment, her eyes were closed, her hair tips were dyed white, and a mystical fire pattern was branded between her eyebrows, making her originally cute face appear eerie.
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“Principal Huang, what is going on… Su Jiu has been awakening for so long, won’t she fail? Her coagulated blood value seems very low.”
Lu Nan stood beside Huang Fusheng, appearing somewhat short. He was anxiously watching Su Jiu, who was still holding the Awakening Stone.
“She hasn’t failed… She shouldn’t have.”
Huang Fusheng frowned, staring intently at the phantom of the Ice Cicada behind Su Jiu. Why was this phantom so indistinct? Even if her bloodline value wasn’t enough, it shouldn’t be like this…
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Just as the two were in confused distress, a frost surged from the center of the Awakening Stone like a whirlwind. The phantom of the Ice Cicada behind Su Jiu instantly solidified, rapidly growing to over ten meters in height, soaring towards the sky like a true dragon!
“What happened!?”
Lu Nan was immediately shocked and quickly used his Divine Stone Human bloodline to excavate a massive barrier from the ground, protecting the many students. Before he could catch his breath, Huang Fusheng’s words made him freeze on the spot.
“You were deceived. This little girl’s coagulated blood value won’t be less than ninety-five… I’ve seen some phoenix sons from prominent families awaken in similar ways, but…” Huang Fusheng paused, looking at the phantom of the Ice Cicada behind Su Jiu with great admiration.
“But what…” Lu Nan’s expression was somewhat numb as he subconsciously asked.
“Those phoenix sons didn’t have her majestic aura. The only pity is that she’s only an A-class bloodline… However, we can’t rule out the possibility that those scoundrels from the Ancient God Sect will target her.”
As he spoke, Huang Fusheng lightly tapped his forehead. A white light flickered, and then snow-white wings sprouted from his back. He emitted a Battle King level aura, and twenty massive blue and white barriers appeared around the playground, preventing any prying eyes from the outside.
“What’s going on? I just went to buy a drink, why is the playground locked?!”
“I heard it’s because someone awakened the S-class Black Dragon bloodline.”
“S-class bloodline? But it’s appeared before, why is it locked this time?”
“No! It was locked once before… That man was Bai Ming, and it’s said that not only was his bloodline high, but it was also extremely potent.”
Following Huang Fusheng’s actions, the entire playground erupted.
“I saw it, it was an ice dragon soaring into the sky. This might be close to an S-class bloodline?”
“That’s not a dragon at all, it’s a Chi. Didn’t you see it had four claws and no dragon horns? But it was over ten meters high, this person’s bloodline concentration must be ridiculously high.”
“Ice Cicada… It seems like only two people in our school have this bloodline. This is a girl, so she must be…”
“Su Jiu!”
Luko stood outside the thick earth barrier, looking up at the scene in the sky, his fists clenched tightly, smashing against the rock wall. She couldn’t believe that the weak and cute Su Jiu could achieve this.
Su Jiu’s awakening shocked everyone who witnessed it. This scene was comparable to Bai Ming’s back then, although the aura was much weaker.
After all, there was still a significant difference between the Ice Cicada and the Ancient Black Dragon, but… none of it could overshadow Su Jiu’s brilliance among her classmates.
…
For a moment, many gazes uniformly shifted towards the petite figure in Class 3-A. The girl, dressed in a cold-colored long dress, made her appear like a princess from a celestial palace, surrounded by a chilling aura when she awakened.
“Is the awakening complete?” Su Jiu slowly opened her eyes, her face filled with joy. She had actually awakened the Guiche bloodline!
That was something not listed within the scope of human bloodlines. She now felt as if her body was both light and heavy, and her body had been strengthened by at least tenfold.
Moreover, her surface and inner bloodlines were now coexisting. With just a thought, she could switch bloodlines, transforming from an Ice Princess into a bloodthirsty demoness.
She glanced around and noticed their gazes had shifted away; they were now focused on Bai Qianyu not far away, and even Old Lu was no exception.
After all, no matter how powerful an A-class bloodline was, it was only the initial concentration. But wasn’t his S-class Black Dragon bloodline much more impressive than yours? And the bonus points for the Gaokao were also higher.
Su Jiu didn’t feel annoyed. She shook her head and left. She planned to call her old man, as he had treated her well, and sharing good news was only natural.
“Hello, old man. I’ve finished awakening.” Su Jiu leaned against a tree and dialed the number. Rarely wearing a long skirt because she felt unwell, she appeared lazy and charming.
“How many meters is the phantom behind you? Don’t tell me it’s a caterpillar,” the Su Xingguo on the other end of the phone teased.
Su Jiu knew he was trying to ease her psychological burden, but she still let out a chuckle: “Old man, you really underestimate your daughter. It’s probably about ten meters.”
“Haha, ten meters. Forget it, it’s good that you could awaken. Dad doesn’t expect you to achieve great things, just hopes you’ll have a way to make a living in the future.” Su Xingguo laughed a few times without taking it seriously, just comforted Su Jiu with some relief.
“Ah? Old man, I’m serious.” Su Jiu’s eyelids twitched slightly. It seemed no one believed her when she told the truth these days.
“Alright, alright, Dad has to attend a meeting.” On the other end, Su Xingguo responded perfunctorily a few times, then hung up the phone and muttered to himself.
“Ten meters? Then you’re not awakening the Ice Cicada.”
