Bloodline is Everything - Chapter 211

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【Bloodline is a Thug Chapter 211】

211. Preparation Period (3)

The three spiritual elixirs transformed into formless energy the moment they entered my body.
These were forces potent enough to elevate my abilities to SS-rank.
The three energies began clashing against one another, each restraining the others. But this stalemate ended swiftly.
【’Healthy Blood’ detects powerful energy!】
【Absorbing the energy!】
As the Healthy Blood manifested its power, all three energies were absorbed into Han-ul’s body without resistance.
The elixir’s energies struggled and resisted in every way possible, but it was futile. The Healthy Blood’s power was far superior.
【’Healthy Blood’ has devoured all energy!】
【Body is being activated!】
The absorbed energy spread throughout my body. Even the capillaries at my fingertips were filled with this power.
‘This is the critical moment.’
Pouring such tremendous energy all at once—if my body couldn’t withstand it, Han-ul’s life would be in danger. Even I couldn’t help but feel tense.
Yet contrary to my concerns, my flesh absorbed all this energy instantaneously. The process was flawless.
‘Huh?’
It was like the earth absorbing all water from a downpour. If anything, I felt a shortage rather than excess.
‘Is this the effect of Bone Rebirth?’
Thanks to Bone Rebirth, my body had been fundamentally transformed. That’s why it could accommodate such vast energy without strain.
Anew, I realized just how extraordinary the fortune I had obtained truly was.
‘Now all that remains is to wait.’
Time was necessary for my body to perfectly absorb the elixir’s energy.
Closing my eyes and remaining still, I naturally fell into meditation.

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From the moment Kwon Han-ul sank into meditation, his consciousness began to descend gradually into the realm of the unconscious.
In that process, his sense of self, reason, everything became hazy. Despite having no particular affinity for meditation, he displayed an unusually high degree of concentration.
How much time had passed since the meditation began?
‘…What?’
When I suddenly regained awareness, I found myself in a strange place.
A dark space where nothing was visible. I could only see as far as my hand could reach.
Based on the sensation beneath my feet, the ground was covered in sand.
‘Where is this?’
As I stood puzzled, unsure of what to do, the darkness suddenly brightened.
Something ahead was emitting light.
I moved toward the direction of the light. Soon, I discovered a solitary wall standing in the emptiness.
It wasn’t an especially large wall.
About two meters wide. Roughly three meters tall.
It resembled a wall left behind after a building demolition, one that hadn’t been completely destroyed.
‘Hmm?’
While examining the wall, I found something intriguing. Strange patterns were drawn across its surface.
‘A six-pointed star? No, there’s no pattern consistent enough for that.’
Nine holes were drilled into the wall. All the holes were connected by lines.
Gems—or minerals resembling gems—were embedded in the holes. All except for one.
‘Why is only this one empty?’
I examined the gems embedded in the holes. Then I reached out and touched the surface.
In that instant, I felt a shock like electricity coursing through my body. The aura emanating from these gems was far too familiar.
‘The Black Dragon Bloodline…?’
I touched the other gems as well. Asura Bloodline, Superhuman Bloodline, Healthy Bloodline, Servant Bloodline, Phantom Beast Bloodline, and so on. I felt the auras of the bloodlines I possessed.
Only then did I understand. The true nature of these gems.
‘They are the origins of bloodlines….’
I possess the true bloodlines of each lineage.
But strictly speaking, this isn’t the truth. What I possess isn’t true bloodlines—they are the origins of bloodlines themselves.
As the origins of bloodlines filled the vessel I contain, true bloodlines manifested.
In other words, the power I possess is actually far greater.
‘But why is one hole still empty?’
I had already acquired all the bloodlines known to the world.
Yet one position remains vacant, which means there’s a bloodline I haven’t obtained yet.
‘Is it similar to the Half-Demon Bloodline?’
The Half-Demon Bloodline I obtained from the Demon King was a bloodline previously unknown to the world.
There’s still one more bloodline remaining. If I obtain only that bloodline, all the holes in the wall will be filled.
‘Then… what will happen?’
Despite possessing the vessel, I had no idea what kind of power it held.
This wasn’t my fault. Even Aion, who possessed this vessel for so long, only managed to discover how to use it.
‘The fact that I can see this means this place is the depths of my consciousness.’
During meditation, I had unknowingly delved deep into my inner consciousness.
‘My heart is such a desolate place.’
Kwon Han-ul sank onto the sandy ground with a bitter smile, clutching the sand in his hand before letting it scatter.
‘But wasn’t the vessel supposed to be contained within my physical body?’
A trivial question crossed my mind, but I decided not to dwell on it.
Wasn’t it commonly said that the soul and body were connected? Besides, meditation was an excellent means of observing one’s physical form.
‘Ah.’
Then, a sensation of weightlessness washed over my entire body. Kwon Han-ul instinctively realized that his consciousness was awakening.
Kwon Han-ul didn’t resist the floating sensation and closed his eyes. Even with his eyes shut, he felt the brightness increasing before him.

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“…Phew.”
Kwon Han-ul opened his eyes with a long exhale.
The Closed-door Training Chamber came into view, not the inner space.
Kwon Han-ul rose to his feet. In that moment, something fell from his body in a cascade.
“…It’s just dust?”
Absurdly, what had fallen to the ground was dust. Kwon Han-ul stared at it with a bewildered expression.
“How long have I been sitting here?”
Kwon Han-ul glanced at the digital clock placed in the corner. The display showed not only the time but also the date.
“…Over a month has passed?”
To my perception, it felt like I had merely closed and reopened my eyes for a moment, yet more than a month had already elapsed.
“Did I successfully absorb the spirit elixir?”
Judging by the absence of clashing energies within my body, the absorption had completed without incident.
Next, I needed to determine how efficiently I had absorbed the spirit elixir.
“Status window.”
At my brief command, a translucent window materialized before my eyes.

Awakened One: Kwon Han-ul
Strength (SS) 0.00 / Agility (SS) 0.00 / Stamina (SS) 0.00
Mana (SS) 0.00 / Perception (SS) 0.00 / Mental Fortitude (SS) 0.00

A smile bloomed unbidden across my lips. Just as Kwon Han-ul had anticipated, I’d successfully leveraged the power of the Healthy Bloodline to elevate my remaining stats to SS-rank using merely three elixirs.
At last, I had truly stepped into the realm of an absolute being.
SS-rank in name alone—but with bloodline power applied, I could unleash far greater strength.
Even when my Strength stat was merely S-rank, hadn’t the Superhuman Bloodline’s power—Reverse Eruption of Worldly Dharma—already allowed me to wield force comparable to SS-rank?
“All my stats are now SS-rank.”
I couldn’t resist testing this hard-won power.
And wasn’t this very chamber built for cultivation and closed-door training?
I drew upon my mana.
With the slightest movement of mana, a tsunami of power surged forth.
Both in quantity and quality, it was incomparable. Merely summoning mana caused the entire Closed-door Training Chamber to tremble.
I raised a finger. All my mana concentrated upon it.
The mana transformed into Dragon Demon Energy. The Dragon Demon Energy ignited into flames, then coalesced once more. And it began to emit a black radiance.
Gazing upon that light, deep satisfaction flooded my features.
“I’ve completed it.”
In the East, they call it Heavenly Qi.
In the West, they call it Aura Blade.
Different names, but all people in this world recognize it as the transcendent technique of an absolute being—an invincible spear.
That power now unfurled at my fingertips.
And it was no incomplete Heavenly Qi. It was already perfected.
Originally, I could only manifest it by borrowing the Asura King’s power, but now I could create it through my own strength alone.
“What a shame. I’d love to strike something with all my might.”
I smacked my lips in frustration.
Though this Closed-door Training Chamber was built sturdy, it couldn’t withstand a strike from Heavenly Qi.
I had no choice but to withdraw the Heavenly Qi.
“I suppose I should head out.”
Just then, my stomach growled loudly. I turned from the doorway.
First, I needed to fill the belly that had been empty for a month.

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After a light meal with the food prepared in the Closed-door Training Chamber, Kwon Han-ul changed into fresh clothes.
He opened the locked door by going through the authentication process. As he watched the heavy iron door swing open, Joo Ha-yeon’s face came to mind.
“It’s been a month since I’ve seen her. I wonder what she’ll say.”
Given her meticulous nature, she would undoubtedly still be waiting for him at this facility.
Recalling Joo Ha-yeon’s crisp greeting, he found himself smiling without reason.
“Y-you’ve finally emerged!”
However, when the door to the Closed-door Training Chamber opened, the person greeting Kwon Han-ul was not Joo Ha-yeon.
It was Devan Wifus, Chairman of Dolphin Company.
“I was terrified not knowing when you’d come out!”
Devan Wifus was visibly frightened. Despite no killing intent being detected from those around him, his face had turned pale and his body trembled uncontrollably.
“Chairman, why are you here… Where has Ha-yeon gone?”
“W-well, you see! First, take a deep breath.”
“Pardon?”
“I’m not joking! First, calm yourself! You understand, right? Follow my lead and take a deep breath with me… Hoo-ha, hoo-ha.”
Devan Wifus made a show of deep breathing.
It was absurd theater, yet Kwon Han-ul couldn’t laugh. Devan Wifus’s reaction was far too grave.
“Now tell me what happened.”
“J-just a moment!”
Devan Wifus pulled a portable flask from his pocket and took a sip. By the smell, it was no ordinary liquor.
“W-well then, I’ll tell you now.”
Only after emptying the flask did Devan Wifus finally speak.
“A r-r-rebellion has broken out in the Kwon Family.”
The moment he heard those words, Kwon Han-ul’s jaw clenched involuntarily.
Devan Wifus was right. Had he not mentally prepared himself, he couldn’t imagine what he might have done upon hearing this.
“A rebellion? Who in the world would do such a thing?”
“I-it’s said that Kwon Hyuk, the Vice Chairman of Heukcheon, is the instigator!”
Upon hearing the name Kwon Hyuk, Kwon Han-ul’s fists clenched tightly.
He had anticipated a confrontation with that man someday, but he never imagined it would unfold like this.
“Is the Chairman safe?”
“No one can approach the Kwon Family, so no one knows the internal situation…”
Kwon Han-ul clicked his tongue.
A rebellion at the Main House of Heukcheon, where Kwon Seon-woo was present, had not been quickly suppressed. It was evidence that the situation was dire.
“What about Ha-yeon? Where is she?”
“That’s…”
Devan Wifus trailed off.
“She was summoned to the Kwon Family just before the rebellion broke out, and then all contact was lost…”

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