Bloodline is Everything - Chapter 178

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【Bloodline is a Thug Chapter 178】

178. The End (4)

Joo Ha-yeon’s eyes snapped open.
“Odin!”
She cried out the enemy’s name while staring ahead. Kwon Hu-don, Joo Ha-yeon, and Gael Garsian lay unconscious before her.
“What in the world is happening?”
The color drained from Joo Ha-yeon’s face as her gaze shifted.
The operating room door had been completely shattered.
“…Kwon Han-ul.”
Joo Ha-yeon tried to rush toward the operating room, but the moment she pushed herself up, she collapsed back to the ground.
The curse Odin had left behind still tormented her body.
“Move… move, damn it.”
Joo Ha-yeon pounded her thighs with her fists, but her legs refused to obey.
“This can’t be…”
A whisper of despair escaped her lips.
Then, a tremendous aura erupted from within the operating room.
It was a force so immense and terrifying it made her skin crawl—brimming with murderous intent.
“Kwon Han-ul?”
Joo Ha-yeon could sense it. Kwon Han-ul was consumed by rage in there.
He was venting his fury, gripped by emotions so horrific they defied comprehension.
“Ugh… what is this…”
“Cough, cough.”
The fallen figures stirred in response to Kwon Han-ul’s aura, their eyes opening one by one.
They froze in place as they felt the power radiating from the operating room.
“Sister Ha-yeon… what’s happening?”
Mei Hong asked, her voice trembling. Joo Ha-yeon shook her head. She had no idea what was unfolding.
A deafening boom echoed through the air.
The building shook violently as something shattered.
At the same moment, Kwon Han-ul’s aura shot skyward. Everyone instinctively looked up at the ceiling.
Two colossal forces collided against each other.
One was Kwon Han-ul. The other was Odin.
“…Kwon Han-ul and Odin are fighting.”
Joo Ha-yeon spoke with worry etched across her face.
Odin was a powerhouse who had even defeated Kwon Mi. Even if Kwon Han-ul had completed his transformation, he seemed far from a match for Odin.
The moment that thought crossed her mind, the aura she felt overhead shifted.
It felt heavier, more burdensome, yet undeniably confident.
“…Superhuman Bloodline?”
Joo Ha-yeon found herself puzzled by her own words.
Why was she sensing the aura of a Superhuman Bloodline from Kwon Han-ul?
“Did Odin’s curse damage my senses…?”
The moment Joo Ha-yeon muttered those words, the Hospital trembled violently once more.
Simultaneously, Kwon Han-ul’s aura intensified. With that surge, Joo Ha-yeon could be certain.
“He’s actually using the power of a Superhuman Bloodline…?”
Joo Ha-yeon cried out in alarm.
She wanted to rush upstairs immediately to see what was happening.
But Joo Ha-yeon couldn’t do that.
“Cough.”
Kwon Mi, collapsed on the floor, coughed up blood. Everyone rushed toward her.
“Mom? Are you alright?”
“Mom is fine….”
Kwon Mi coughed violently. With each spasm, blood erupted from her mouth. Kwon Hu-don’s face drained of all color.
“Mom!”

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Kwon Han-ul seized Odin’s arm and pulled with all his strength.
At first, he felt powerful resistance. It was only natural. His opponent was a delegate of Pandemonium.
There was no way a man who had climbed to such heights could have lower stats than Kwon Han-ul.
【’Reverse Avalanche’ enhances your Strength stat!】
But within Kwon Han-ul’s body flowed the Superhuman Bloodline. The Superhuman Bloodline’s authority aided his action.
Odin’s body shot upward. He soared high into the sky in a graceful arc.
【’Physical Weakness’ curse weakens your strength!】
【’Mental Corruption’ curse clouds your judgment!】
Then, the curses Odin had placed interfered with Kwon Han-ul.
Though they had been lifted by the Healthy Bloodline and Genius Bloodline, their remnants lingered.
【’Healthy Bloodline’ detects the ‘Physical Weakness’ curse!】
【Authority ‘Eternal Vitality’ manifests!】
【’Genius Bloodline’ identifies the ‘Mental Corruption’ curse!】
【Authority ‘Piercing Insight’ manifests!】
The transformation from Bone Marrow Replacement had changed more than just the flesh. The bloodlines within Kwon Han-ul’s body underwent transformation as well.
As a result, the Healthy Bloodline and Genius Bloodline unlocked new authorities: ‘Eternal Vitality’ and ‘Piercing Insight’.
【’Physical Weakness’ curse is completely annihilated!】
【’Mental Corruption’ curse is fully resolved!】
The curses that had faintly tormented Kwon Han-ul vanished. Now there were no more obstacles to impede him.
He pulled the suspended Odin down with tremendous force.
His heart pounded. Strength surged through every muscle in his body. The Superhuman Bloodline’s authority awakened.
I slammed Odin to the ground with all my might.
The air burst in the void, and as Odin’s body crashed into the floor, a deafening boom echoed through the entire structure, fractures spiderwebbing across its surface.
“Gasp! Cough!”
Odin shrieked. It felt as though every bone in his body was fracturing simultaneously.
A shattering pain that threatened to shatter his consciousness slammed into Odin’s skull.
“Ahhh! Aahhh! Uuuaaahhh!”
Odin screamed. He couldn’t recall ever producing such sounds in his entire existence.
Yet Kwon Han-ul’s expression remained impassive as he simply seized Odin’s arm and yanked it again.
Odin’s body lifted into the air once more. Kwon Han-ul swung him with tremendous force in the opposite direction.
The second impact.
Odin collided with the floor. The already fractured surface crumbled and collapsed.
Both of us plummeted to the level below.
“Cough… hack….”
Intermittent groans escaped him.
If the first impact felt like his entire skeleton was fracturing, the second felt like it was pulverizing. This was agony no human could endure.
Kwon Han-ul seized Odin’s arm once more and wrenched it.
“Stop… stop this!”
Odin cried out desperately. But Kwon Han-ul had already hoisted his body into the air.
The third impact.
Odin crashed to the floor.
“Screeeaahhh!”
Odin shrieked uncontrollably. It felt as though every organ in his body had ruptured. The shattered viscera seemed to churn within him.
He thrashed wildly, desperate to escape from Kwon Han-ul’s grip.
But Kwon Han-ul’s hand held firm like an iron shackle.
“Let go! Let me go!”
Kwon Han-ul said nothing. Instead, he lifted Odin’s body and slammed him down in the opposite direction once more.
The floor collapsed again. Debris cascaded downward. Kwon Han-ul and Odin plummeted to the next level.
“Hack, hack!”
Odin made sounds as though his breath was being strangled. His shoulder joint had dislocated.
“Stop… please stop….”
Odin’s body lifted again. Once more, his body collided with the floor.
Now there was no pause between swings.
Kwon Han-ul hurled Odin repeatedly. The sound of the floor shattering echoed continuously.
How many times did he swing him?
Only when we reached the first floor did Kwon Han-ul finally release him, practically hurling him away like discarded refuse.
“Gasp, hack, screeeahhh!”
The violence had ended, but the agony had not. Odin lay face-down on the floor, writhing in torment.
“You… you don’t even understand what matters… you pathetic, incompetent fool!”
Odin’s eyes had rolled back in their sockets. The pain had robbed him of all reason.
“Your body contains a treasure beyond imagination! If we only knew how to use it, humanity would achieve… we would achieve tremendous progress! And yet… you dare obstruct me? You worthless ape, you mindless idiot!”
Kwon Han-ul took a step forward.
Odin snapped to attention at the sight of Kwon Han-ul approaching him.
“No, don’t come.”
Kwon Han-ul paid no heed to Odin’s words.
“I said don’t come!”
Odin shrieked and summoned clusters of curses, hurling them wildly in all directions.
Yet every curse cluster Odin launched dissolved the instant it touched Kwon Han-ul’s body.
“Don’t you dare come near me!”
Odin squeezed every last drop of his magical power. Curse bombs materialized around Kwon Han-ul.
The bombs detonated. Black flames engulfed Kwon Han-ul. Relief washed over Odin’s face.
But in the next instant, Kwon Han-ul burst through the inferno unscathed.
“Ahhh, aaaahhh!”
Odin screamed and tried to flee. But his severed arm threw off his balance.
It was that moment.
“What in the world is happening here?”
“Wow, everything’s completely destroyed.”
Because of Kwon Han-ul’s rampage, every floor of the hospital had been breached.
On each level, the villains of Pandemonium poked their heads out.
“Isn’t that the Councilman?”
“Grand Councilman, the situation looks dire.”
The villains of Pandemonium snickered at the sight of Odin. They seemed to lack any sense of camaraderie from the start.
Yet Odin’s face flushed with color as he gazed at them.
“Kill, kill him! I’m ordering you to kill Kwon Han-ul right now!”
At those words, the villains’ faces twisted in embarrassment.
“Fight something like that?”
“Have we lost our minds?”
Villains of Pandemonium’s caliber couldn’t have failed to recognize Kwon Han-ul’s true strength.
Already, just the shockwaves from his clash with Odin had drained their morale.
They were simply waiting for an opportunity to slip away.
“We’ve done our part.”
“Right. We’ve earned our pay.”
Not a single villain from Pandemonium was unscathed—all bore wounds from their battle with the Black Sharp Squad.
As the situation spiraled in an unexpected direction, Odin’s face gradually turned ashen.
A grim resolve settled across his features.
“To whoever kills Kwon Han-ul here and now, I will grant the Heart of the Phantom Beast!”
At the mention of the Heart of the Phantom Beast, the villains began to murmur excitedly.
“The Heart of the Phantom Beast? That’s the item that elevates any stat to SS-rank…?”
I heard only one has ever been listed on Pandemonium’s market. You had it all along, Councilman?”
An SS-rank elixir was a rarity even the Kwon Family struggled to obtain.
At the promise of such a treasure, greed ignited in the villains’ eyes.
“But honestly, he doesn’t look easy to kill.”
“What if we all rush him at once?”
“Even a blind blade will find its mark if we keep stabbing.”
“Still, I’m not feeling good about this.”
“I agree. There’s something deeply ominous about that bastard.”
The villains of Pandemonium wavered in their resolve.
Some wanted to kill Kwon Han-ul immediately. Others preferred to assess the situation further. A few were ready to abandon the attempt entirely.
Their reactions scattered in every direction.
“How pathetic—Pandemonium’s trash deliberating over nothing.”
Kwon Han-ul’s voice cut through them like a blade.
“I have no intention of letting a single one of you vermin walk away alive.”
They had invaded the Hospital and attacked the Black Sharp Squad.
“Every last one of you will die by my hand. So struggle all you want before the end comes.”
I couldn’t let those who had bared their fangs at Heukcheon leave unscathed. They would pay the price—all of them.
“Ha, is the young master insane?”
Kwon Han-ul’s words had the opposite effect—they galvanized the villains of Pandemonium. Even the hesitant ones now radiated killing intent toward him.
“Let’s see if you can actually kill us.”
“I claim one arm.”
“That’s not fair. We need to divide him into smaller pieces.”
The villains began to cackle. They were madness incarnate.
“Let’s see what the young master can really do—”
But one by one, their words died in their throats. The mana radiating from Kwon Han-ul’s body was suffocating.
【Rebirth Successful!】
【Dragon Heart Bloodline Assimilation Rate: 80%】
【Dragon Heart Completion Rate: 80%】
【Authority ‘Dragon Tongue – Elemental’ Unlocked!】
【Authority ‘Dragon Tongue – Physical’ Unlocked!】
【Authority ‘Dragon Tongue – Supernatural’ Unlocked….】
I activated the Dragon Heart. In that instant, the entire Hospital flooded with my mana.
“…What is this?”
One of the villains spoke in a daze.
Pandemonium had many members with formidable mana reserves.
But not a single one of them could saturate an entire Hospital with mana the way I just had.
And with such density too—it felt as though they were drowning in an ocean of power.

—Listen.

I opened my mouth. The Dragon Tongue carried through the mana, reaching every villain of Pandemonium in the Hospital.

—Those who harbor malice toward me.

The villains of Pandemonium had no comprehension of what Kwon Han-ul was saying.
Dragon Speech is a language beyond human understanding.
To them, his words sounded like a tongue they had never heard in their entire lives.

—Those who sought to harm me.

Yet the villains could sense it instinctively.
Danger.
There is danger in this place. Something perilous is unfolding.

—Those who trespassed upon my domain.

Some of the villains turned and fled, desperate to escape the hospital.

—Burn to ash, all of you.

The moment his words ceased.
Flames erupted throughout the entire hospital.

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Agonizing screams echoed from every corner.
—Ahhhhh! Gahhhhh!
Dozens upon dozens of villains were engulfed in raging flames.
—W-who… water! Water!
—S-save me! Ahhhhhhh!
The villains deployed every conceivable method to extinguish the inferno consuming them.
Some rolled across the ground; others summoned water through skills and poured it desperately over themselves.
Yet the flames clinging to their bodies would not be quenched.
—Ahhhhhhh!
The only mercy was that their suffering lasted but a fleeting moment.
The flames reduced them to ash in an instant, and only when nothing remained to burn did the inferno finally subside.
“…Phew.”
Only after confirming that all the villains were dead did Kwon Han-ul cease the Dragon Heart’s operation. The mana enveloping the Hospital dissipated entirely.
“J-just now….”
Not all the villains had perished.
“W-what… what did you… do.”
Odin remained unaffected by the dragon’s word. His rank was simply too exalted to be slain by mere speech.
“Dragon Heart Bloodline…?”
Yet Odin’s mind was far from sound. He could not accept what his eyes had witnessed.
“Black Dragon Bloodline… Superhuman Bloodline… Healthy Bloodline, Genius Bloodline—and that’s still not enough… Dragon Heart Bloodline?”
Five true bloodlines, each of which alone would merit the title of supreme power.
And it was not merely possession—he was wielding their authorities with complete mastery.
“Now… I finally understand….”
In his battle against Kwon Han-ul, Odin had tasted utter defeat.
This should have been impossible. As a Grand Delegate of Pandemonium, Odin possessed multiple SS-rank abilities.
“Multiple bloodlines… such tremendous authorities concentrated within a single body—there’s no way he could be anything but monstrously powerful.”
Not only did he possess these bloodlines, but he wielded their authorities with absolute freedom.
The synergy created by the interweaving of these powers was not merely impressive—it was explosive.
So much so that Kwon Han-ul, who possessed not a single SS-rank ability, could overwhelm Odin.
“But… this is insane… there are limits to what a human vessel can contain… this should be impossible…!”
Suddenly, a hypothesis surfaced in Odin’s mind.
“That’s right… I’ve never conducted an experiment to see what happens when a test subject with a vessel becomes pregnant….”
Odin’s pupils dilated gradually. His face filled with ecstasy.
“Yes! That’s it! That was it! That’s how it was possible! You truly are…! Han-ul, you are a gift the divine has bestowed upon me…! Come, let us go! Let us explore the truths of this world together!”
Kwon Han-ul clicked his tongue briefly. Then he drove his fist into Odin’s abdomen.
Odin’s waist bent, and he dropped to his knees on the ground.
“Ugh, uuugh.”
Searing pain struck his brain. Only then did Odin remember what situation he was in.
“Stop!”
Odin screamed again and pleaded. But Kwon Han-ul did not relent.
I seized him by the nape of his neck, wrenching him upright before driving my fist into his ribs. Odin gasped as though his breath were being torn from him.
“P-please! Spare me! I beg you…!”
Kwon Han-ul was merciless. He did not pause even as Odin pleaded for his life.
Only then did Odin realize that Kwon Han-ul intended to beat him to death, purely and simply.
“I… I cannot die!”
I was barely grasping the truth of the vessel. I could not afford to die.
Odin unleashed the forbidden magic he had long hesitated to use.
“I… I release them!”
Odin liberated all the malevolent spirits that had coalesced into a mass of curses.
-Hehehehe, hehehehe!
-Kwaaaaah, kwaaaaaaah!
Thousands upon thousands of malevolent spirits erupted from the shadows.
The liberated spirits burned with vicious hatred. And that hatred converged upon the two living beings before them.
The spirits shrieked with malice as they descended upon the pair, straining with all their might to seize their bodies.
“H-how is it? Y-you can’t move, can you?”
Surrounded by the spirits, Odin spoke.
“The hatred of the dead is terribly persistent. Even for someone like you, it will be difficult to repel them all.”
Odin had dealt with malevolent spirits long enough that he was accustomed to this situation. He was confident he could maintain his consciousness no matter how desperately they clawed at him.
The only reason he had hesitated to use this method was that he would lose all the curse mass he had so painstakingly accumulated.
“But it doesn’t matter! If I just take you with me, everything will be resolved!”
Odin cried out thus, then drew a short dagger he had been saving for last and swung it.
The dagger lodged in Kwon Han-ul’s shoulder. But it could not pierce his diamond-hard body, and the blade shattered.
“Perfect! Perfect!”
Yet for some reason, Odin let out a triumphant cry.
“I’ve satisfied the activation condition for the serpent that slays bloodlines!”
Purple viscous fluid sprayed from the shattered dagger. The fluid adhered to Kwon Han-ul’s skin and was absorbed.
“Even your vaunted aunt could do nothing against this curse!”
A curse that suppresses and destroys the bloodline within the body.
I had proven its efficacy by using it early on against the Family Head of Babel, and it had performed admirably in my battle against Kwon Mi.
But the conditions required to cast this curse were extraordinarily exacting.
The cursed artifact had to make direct contact with the body.
“Kwon Han-ul, it would be wise not to use your mana. If you do….”
That was when it happened.
A crimson aura materialized around Kwon Han-ul. The ominous and eerie energy caused Odin’s face to stiffen.
【Rebirth successful!】
【Asura Bloodline assimilation rate reaches 80%!】
【Power from the Asura King becomes incomparably greater than before!】
Kwon Han-ul activated the authority of the Asura Bloodline. The Asura King opened his eyes.
【Activating the authority ‘Partial Manifestation’!】
【The body of the ‘Asura King’ partially materializes!】
【You have acquired the Authority ‘Six Realms of Existence – Realm of Hungry Ghosts’.】
【You have acquired the Authority ‘Six Realms of Existence – Realm of Animals’.】
【You have acquired the Authority ‘Six Realms of Existence – Realm of Hell’….】
The Asura King writhed in ecstasy. I could feel his immense power awakening.
【The Asura King subdues the malevolent spirits!】
The evil spirits that had surrounded Kwon Han-ul fell silent in an instant. They all retreated.
Odin felt his mind reel at their orderly withdrawal.
“It’s useless! The curse has already taken hold! In moments, you’ll lose all your authorities!”
This curse was created solely to annihilate bloodlines. Even the Genius Bloodline and the Healthy Bloodline cannot overcome it.
As proof, Kwon Han-ul’s shoulder where the dagger had touched was stained a deep violet.
And yet.
【The ‘Half-Demon Bloodline’ absorbs the Demon’s authority.】
【Assimilation rate increases slightly.】
【0% -】 3%>
The curse that had penetrated Kwon Han-ul’s body was instantly absorbed into him.
The skin that had turned violet returned to its natural state.
“What? Wh-what-what-what?”
Even Odin could not comprehend this.
“What, what other bloodline are you using!”
It was inevitable. The Half-Demon Bloodline was something even Aion had failed to identify.
“I was curious what you were scheming, so I watched.”
Kwon Han-ul spoke in an indifferent voice.
“I suppose the wait was worthwhile.”
Kwon Han-ul clenched his fist. Dragon Demon Energy swirled around him.
“Ah, ahhh….”
Terror of death bloomed across Odin’s face. This was truly the end. He was really going to die.
Actually, Odin had one more trump card he believed in.
The curse of transference that he possessed.
With it, he could inflict a fatal wound on Kwon Han-ul.
“Farewell.”
Kwon Han-ul swung his fist. The fist imbued with Dragon Demon Energy tore a massive hole through Odin’s torso.
In that instant, Odin squeezed out every last drop of his magical power.
The hole in his body shrank by half. Part of it rebounded toward Kwon Han-ul.
A tremendous impact struck Kwon Han-ul. Odin cried out in relief.
“Ha! This is my hidden trump card! To suffer the reverse of your own attack feels… how… .”
His torso should have been pierced. Yet Kwon Han-ul stood unscathed.
Black scales had covered his body without him noticing.
“You were nothing but vermin after all.”
Kwon Han-ul clenched his fist again. Dragon Demon Energy began to swirl violently.
“I pray you suffer eternal torment in Hell.”
Kwon Han-ul thrust his fist forward. The swirling dragon essence burst free.
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The black dragon’s maw gaped open.
“Please, let me at least prove the hypothesis….”
Odin spoke as if pleading.
In the next instant, the dragon’s head swallowed Odin whole.

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