Bloodline is Everything - Chapter 48

—————

This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com

—————

【Bloodline is a Thug Chapter 48】

Chapter 48: Forced Submission (3)

A charred black path cut through the Forest.
Trees had been reduced to blackened husks, and the earth lay scorched beneath. The trail of destruction stretched so far it resembled a road itself.
At the end of that path stood a single man.
“Hah…”
The man, Ruin Aspadam, dusted off both hands and gazed forward. There lay Kwon Han-ul, utterly mangled and motionless.
The armor he wore had become nothing but rags. His muscles and bones were pulverized entirely.
It was the inevitable result.
Hundred Strikes was an extreme barrage technique that unleashed hundreds of consecutive blows in a single instant.
By any measure, it was Ruin Aspadam’s overwhelming victory.
Yet Ruin Aspadam seemed dissatisfied somehow. As though something nagged at him.
“His form still remains intact.”
Ruin Aspadam had not attacked with the intention of killing Kwon Han-ul.
He had attacked with the resolve to shred his body into tatters.
Yet Kwon Han-ul’s body still maintained human form.
Why?
Ruin Aspadam glanced at the armor Kwon Han-ul wore.
The armor was certainly sturdy. It had withstood Ruin Aspadam’s attacks multiple times over.
In exchange, it was now completely destroyed—likely never to be worn again after today.
“…”
Ruin Aspadam shook his head.
The armor had done its job well enough. But during the barrage, Kwon Han-ul had evaded several attacks—specifically those that would have been fatal.
Among thousands of fists raining down, he had dodged only the truly dangerous ones?
Instinct? Talent? Such words were too crude to describe something so sharp and precise.
Ruin Aspadam abandoned the thought. After all, he was the victor.
“With this, Catalina Blaga’s favor will return to me.”
Ruin Aspadam’s face flushed with rapture. His body trembled with excitement at the mere thought.
That was when it happened.
“Ugh…”
Kwon Han-ul groaned and pushed himself upright. Ruin Aspadam’s eyes widened in shock.
“I still don’t understand what that wicked woman has that’s so appealing.”
Ruin Aspadam’s body stiffened visibly. His agitation was unmistakable.
“…How are you still alive?”
“I’ve always been fairly resilient.”
A message appeared before Kwon Han-ul’s eyes—one Ruin Aspadam could not see.
【’Healthy Blood’ detects an abnormality in the body!】
【Stamina recovery temporarily increases by 200%!】
【Natural regeneration temporarily increases by 100%!】
【Endurance temporarily….】
Healthy Blood was channeling all of its power to heal Kwon Han-ul’s shattered body.
“That speed was terrifying. Truly worthy of the world’s fastest martial technique.”
Lightning Roaring Heavenly Fist—Three Heavens
One Hand, Hundred Variations
Fists poured down relentlessly from all directions, creating the illusion of fighting dozens of opponents simultaneously.
Despite the blinding speed, each strike carried devastating weight—enough to shred even the resilient Azure Dragon Physique.
“Indeed, he is worthy of being chosen by Catalina. Yes, this is how it should be.”
“Still spouting that nonsense? When will you come to your senses?”
“Silence!”
Ruin Aspadam unleashed a furious roar.
“You cannot possibly imagine the agony of losing Catalina’s favor! The very thought twists my organs, makes my entire being writhe in torment!”
His rage was so intense that blood vessels burst across his eyes. He looked ready to weep tears of blood.
“Catalina’s affection belongs to me! I will never surrender it!”
“I said I don’t need it.”
Ruin Aspadam stomped the ground with his foot. In that instant, lightning flashed, and he vanished.
In the blink of an eye, Ruin Aspadam appeared behind Kwon Han-ul.
“This is truly the end!”
Ruin Aspadam brought his hand down, crackling with lightning energy, intending to sever Kwon Han-ul’s neck and end his life.
In that split second, Kwon Han-ul twisted his waist and struck Ruin Aspadam’s face with a devastating elbow strike.
“Gah!”
Caught completely off-guard, he had no time to defend. The impact was catastrophic.
Ruin Aspadam staggered backward, confusion flooding his features.
How did he attack me?
“You!”
Ruin Aspadam’s body vanished again. This time, he appeared before Kwon Han-ul.
The temple on the left, the philtrum directly ahead, the solar plexus on the torso.
He unleashed three consecutive strikes in the span of a single blink, so fast they appeared simultaneous.
And yet.
Kwon Han-ul effortlessly blocked all of Ruin Aspadam’s attacks with his forearm.
“…What?”
Without hesitation, he thrust his palm forward, striking Ruin Aspadam’s torso.
With a thunderous boom, blood erupted from the corners of Ruin Aspadam’s mouth.
“Hack!”
Ruin Aspadam retreated, clutching his abdomen.
“…How did you do that?”
Ruin Aspadam’s voice trembled uncontrollably, as if he could not comprehend what had just occurred.
I could overlook it happening once. But the second time was incomprehensible.
Moreover, hadn’t he blocked the consecutive strikes and even counterattacked?
“Could it be… you can actually see my movements?”
“That’s not it.”
Kwon Han-ul flatly denied Ruin Aspadam’s words.
“What kind of trick would I need to perceive your movements?”
Ruin Aspadam possessed S-rank Agility.
When he moved using only his physical capabilities, I could track him to some degree.
But now Ruin Aspadam was wielding the Lightning Fist of Heaven and Earth. With my current abilities, I could never perceive his movements, not even if I died and came back to life.
“All I’m doing is reading ahead and responding accordingly.”
“…You read it?”
Ruin Aspadam muttered blankly.
Did this man realize how absurd what he’d just said was?
Anyone could dodge if they saw the attack coming. The truly difficult part was reading the movement itself.
Reading meant predicting. To accomplish that, mere observation wasn’t enough.
One had to grasp the opponent’s aura, habits, techniques, and countless other factors.
Only by understanding all these elements could such a thing be possible.
And Ruin Aspadam possessed S-rank Agility while wielding the Lightning Fist of Heaven and Earth.
Predicting the movements of such a Ruin Aspadam bordered on the miraculous.
“Now I’m starting to get a sense of it.”
Kwon Han-ul cracked his neck side to side. A crisp sound echoed out.
“How to maximize and fully utilize the abilities I possess.”
“Abilities? Are you talking about the Black Dragon Bloodline?”
“That too.”
That too?
Ruin Aspadam couldn’t comprehend Kwon Han-ul’s words at all.
“Until now, I thought the Asura Bloodline was simply a lineage that granted proficiency with weapons.”
That wasn’t wrong.
Originally, the Asura Bloodline granted the talent to master a hundred weapons after learning just one.
But the Asura Bloodline I possessed was a true bloodline, and it even harbored the Asura King within it.
Because of this, I could perceive far more than other Asura Bloodline users.
“That wasn’t it. The true power granted by the Asura Bloodline was the talent to pierce through the essence of martial arts.”
When Ruin Aspadam unfolded his Hundred Variations technique, I could see the flow and principles of that skill.
I couldn’t see everything. But I could grasp the general outline, the larger picture.
However, it wasn’t the Asura Bloodline alone that allowed me to read Ruin Aspadam’s movements.
“Without the Genius Bloodline, I wouldn’t have been able to fully utilize all that information.”
The Asura Bloodline merely provided the information.
It was the Genius Bloodline that allowed me to comprehend it all and arrive at solutions.
How Ruin Aspadam would move next. What approach I should take to counter him.
The Genius Bloodline provided answers to all those questions.
“I could apply it immediately thanks to the Black Dragon Bloodline.”
Even with information and answers, they were useless if I couldn’t actually employ them in practice.
Even techniques practiced thousands of times were difficult to use once in real combat.
But I possessed the Black Dragon Bloodline.
Thanks to the draconic instinct granted by the Black Dragon Bloodline, I could immediately apply the newly acquired information to combat.
As a result of three bloodlines working in concert, I managed to evade fatal wounds amid hundreds upon hundreds of relentless strikes.
The synergy of bloodlines.
The power obtained through it exceeded what I had imagined.
This was why I hadn’t felt like losing when I first saw Ruin Aspadam.
The bloodlines had known it. That with them, Ruin Aspadam was nothing.
It was when my thoughts reached that point.
【Your understanding of the ‘Genius Blood’ and Asura Blood has greatly increased!】
A message appeared. Simultaneously, the power of the bloodlines expanded dramatically.
【The ability of ‘Genius Blood’ is enhanced!】
【Brain capacity expands!】
【All cognitive abilities increase!】
【Mental strength is greatly enhanced!】
In that moment, the world I perceived expanded vastly.
It felt like invisible shackles were breaking free.
【The assimilation rate of Asura Blood greatly increases!】
【True Asura Blood assimilation rate: 8% → 20%】
【True Asura Blood assimilation rate has reached 20%.】
【The seal of the ‘Asura King’ is partially released.】
【You acquire the authority of the ‘Asura King’.】
【The authority ‘Three Realms Six Paths’ ‘Human Path’ is opened.】
The eyes of the Asura King sleeping within opened. I let out a cry of joy.
It had only risen to 20%, but the change was tremendous. It felt like a small spark spreading into a great flame.
“It’s time to end this.”
Crunch.
I bit my thumb. I drew a blood line down the center of the Dragon Seal.
Red light emanated from the blood line, dyeing the Dragon Seal crimson. An eerie aura spread in all directions.
【The ‘Asura King’ opens his eyes.】
【Physical abilities are temporarily enhanced. All stats increase by 30%!】
【Resistance is temporarily increased! All resistance values reach 100.】
【Techniques are temporarily increased! You can wield all weapons at expert level or higher!】
【’Three Realms Six Paths’ ‘Human Path’ is manifested!】
The Asura King reveals his form.
As if protesting why I had waited so long, the aura of the Asura King exploded outward in all directions.
“…What is this.”
Ruin Aspadam opened his mouth. His voice was quiet, yet filled with terror and dread.
“What on earth is that?!”
Even as Ruin Aspadam recoiled in shock, the Asura King’s power swelled further. The azure sky itself turned crimson beneath the aura’s overwhelming presence.
“Speak! What exactly have you unleashed?!”
Ruin Aspadam’s voice cracked with desperation.
Every fiber of his being—his senses, his instincts—rejected it. The aura was that sinister, that malevolent.
Kwon Han-ul offered no reply. I merely gauged the disparity between our respective powers.
Still insufficient. So I summoned another force to bear.
【The demonic authority ‘Monarch’ manifests.】
【The wind obeys your will.】
Tempestuous winds began to spiral around Kwon Han-ul.
This was the dominion over wind I had mastered long ago to contend with the Mei Family.
“Now this is worth fighting for.”
Ruin Aspadam’s complexion hardened. Then he hurled his accusation at Kwon Han-ul.
“Little Dragon, are you truly willing to go this far just to steal Catalina Blaga’s favor from me?”
“….”
When someone is too absurd for words, silence becomes the only response. Kwon Han-ul found himself in precisely that situation.
“Ah, right. You’ve lost your mind entirely.”
Since explanation would be wasted on someone in such a state, Kwon Han-ul chose instead to provoke him.
“Fine then. I’ll kill you here and take Catalina Blaga’s favor for myself.”
“So you finally speak the truth! I cannot entrust Catalina to someone like you! I will strike you down this very moment!”
Ruin Aspadam drew his magical power to its absolute limit.
Azure lightning engulfed his form. The brilliance was blinding.
“Good. Now show me all your cards.”
They lunged at each other simultaneously.
Though they began together, Ruin Aspadam reached his opponent first.
Ruin Aspadam surged forward wreathed in azure lightning. In a single breath, he pierced toward Kwon Han-ul’s solar plexus.
In that instant, Kwon Han-ul deflected the fist with the back of his hand, then drove his opposite knuckles into the ribs with devastating force.
“Ugh!”
Ruin Aspadam gritted his teeth and unleashed both fists’ power simultaneously.
Kwon Han-ul, as if anticipating this, brought both fists down to intercept. Then he launched himself forward, driving his knee toward the solar plexus.
Ruin Aspadam’s face contorted in agony. A curse escaped his lips unbidden.
“Damn it!”
Ruin Aspadam’s speed was undeniably superior—the constant offensive pressure proved it.
Yet Kwon Han-ul read every attack and countered with such precision that Ruin Aspadam could gain no advantage whatsoever.
“Insolent wretch!”
Ruin Aspadam’s fury ignited.
To exert his full strength against a Hunter who hadn’t even attained S-rank abilities wounded his pride. And now he was being pushed back?
“Now it truly begins! I haven’t shown you my real techniques yet!”
Ruin Aspadam’s hands blazed with lightning.
Thunderbolt Heavenly Fist, Three Heavens.
One Hand, Hundred Variations
Kwon Han-ul responded immediately.
Mystical Dragon Ascension Technique, Basic Form
Victorious Strike Style, Accelerated Fist
Dozens of punches came flying relentlessly. Kwon Han-ul matched them without yielding.
The Accelerated Fist was a martial art where the speed increased the more it was used.
The more One Hand, Hundred Variations blocked, the faster its speed became.
“Not a chance!”
Ruin Aspadam pushed his speed even higher. Dozens of punches swelled into hundreds.
The punches of One Hand, Hundred Variations were faster than the acceleration of the Accelerated Fist.
If one couldn’t block even after reading the movements, it was all for naught.
In the end, the punches of One Hand, Hundred Variations struck Kwon Han-ul’s body in multiple places.
“Grrgh?!”
But it was actually Ruin Aspadam who took the damage.
The crimson aura gathered at the Draconic Armor was so overwhelmingly fierce that his own fists recoiled from the impact.
Yet I couldn’t afford to relinquish this hard-won advantage simply because of pain.
“Uaaaaargh!”
Ruin Aspadam gritted his teeth and pummeled Kwon Han-ul’s body relentlessly.
My fists crumbled and shattered, but I endured through the bloodline’s regenerative power.
“For Catalina!”
Immediately after that cry, my body was hurled backward.
“Hack!”
Ruin Aspadam quickly pushed himself up. But there was nothing gripping in both his arms.
“…What is this.”
Both arms had completely vanished.
“…What did you do to me this time?!”
Ruin Aspadam roared. Kwon Han-ul wiggled his fingers.
“Don’t ask—test it yourself.”
Ruin Aspadam gnashed his teeth.
I pushed the bloodline’s regenerative power to its absolute limit. My vanished arms regenerated in an instant.
“Then I’ll test it your way!”

Lightning flashed brilliantly. In that instant, Ruin Aspadam’s body fractured into multiple copies.
Thunderbolt Heaven-Shattering Fist, Three Heavens
Thunder’s Voice, Earth’s Verdancy
The clones surged toward Kwon Han-ul simultaneously, each moving in distinct patterns as they unleashed a relentless barrage of attacks.
Yet Kwon Han-ul did not counterattack. He simply lowered his hands and stood motionless.
“Have you lost your mind!”
Still, Ruin Aspadam harbored no intention of showing mercy.
In that moment, the crimson aura coalescing around the Asura King’s Arm trembled with power.
Wherever Ruin Aspadam’s strikes landed, the crimson energy condensed and materialized.
The instant the crimson aura collided with his fist, a violent explosion erupted, and his hand vanished.
“Ugh—ughhhh!”
Ruin Aspadam retreated, clutching at his severed wrist.
Three Realms, Six Paths, Human Realm
Kwon Han-ul opened his mouth to speak.
“It’s an authority that automatically defends against attacks I fail to perceive.”
One might call it an automatic defense system.
And its performance was formidable enough not only to block every punch Ruin Aspadam threw, but to inflict damage upon him in return.
This authority carried a significant drawback—I could not manifest my inner strength while using it—but it was a sacrifice worth making.
Because of it, I could stand on equal footing with Ruin Aspadam.
“You bastard! Did you think that would make me surrender!”
Ruin Aspadam roared.
“If that’s how it is, I won’t hold back anymore! I’ll stake everything I have to protect Catalina’s favor!”
Thump!
At first, Kwon Han-ul didn’t understand what that sound was.
Thump! Thump!
Soon enough, he realized—it was Ruin Aspadam’s heartbeat.
His heart began to pound violently. Blood flow accelerated, and his entire body flushed a deep crimson.
The transformation wasn’t limited to his physique. The lightning force coursing through Ruin Aspadam’s body underwent a grotesque metamorphosis.
The quantity of lightning doubled, then tripled, thrashing about as though ready to rupture at any moment.
It resembled a water balloon stretched far beyond its capacity.
“A retainer who receives greater favor from their master can borrow a portion of the master’s power,” Ruin Aspadam spoke. His voice, which had been somewhat delicate, now grated like metal.
Ruin Aspadam opened his mouth. His voice, which had been somewhat beautiful, turned rough like the sound of metal.
“In the Blaga Family, we call this Adus!”
Ruin Aspadam kicked off the ground. He soared skyward, then brought both fists crashing down.
Lightning blazed, and the surrounding earth was obliterated entirely.
Without even invoking a skill, the destructive power was terrifying.
“This strength—it is the fruit of Catalina’s love! Her affection!”
Even after unleashing such tremendous force, Ruin Aspadam showed no sign of fatigue.
Instead, he summoned even greater lightning and charged forward.
“It’s not merely strength that has increased! Now I possess Catalina’s experience and talent as well!”
Ruin Aspadam clenched his fist at the empty air. Lightning force condensed and stretched into an elongated form.
He hurled it toward Kwon Han-ul with all his might.
Thunderbolt Heaven Fist Second Heaven
Lightning Spear
The spear of lightning flew toward Kwon Han-ul. But it struck not where he stood, but slightly off to the side.
In that instant, the lightning force exploded.
Kwon Han-ul wrapped his dragon demonic energy around himself to block the damage. Even though it wasn’t a direct hit, the shockwave alone sent his body reeling. The destructive power was truly formidable.
“Hahahaha! This is the true technique of Thunderbolt Heaven Fist Second Heaven. My master said it was impossible for me! But look! As long as Catalina is with me, I can use it however I please!”
Ruin Aspadam burst into wild laughter, glaring at Kwon Han-ul.
“As long as Catalina stands beside me, you’re nothing but a worthless insect!”
Setting aside how infuriating Ruin Aspadam’s words were, I couldn’t deny their effectiveness.
His physical abilities and magical power had surged, and the caliber of the skills he wielded had risen.
Against an opponent like Ruin Aspadam who overwhelmed with destructive force, even bloodline combinations proved ineffective.
“Little Dragon! Don’t you dare run!”
But Kwon Han-ul remained unflustered. He calmly evaded Ruin Aspadam’s attacks, waiting for his moment.
【The Black Dragon Bloodline awakens!】
A message appeared. A smile spread across Kwon Han-ul’s lips.
“That lazy bastard finally came to his senses.”
【True Black Dragon Bloodline Assimilation Rate 26% → 27%】
The only way to rapidly increase the Black Dragon Bloodline’s assimilation rate was through combat against formidable opponents.
【True Black Dragon Bloodline Assimilation Rate 28% → 29%】
In the midst of continuous battle, the Black Dragon Bloodline recognized Ruin Aspadam as a dangerous and formidable foe.
【True Black Dragon Bloodline Assimilation Rate 29% → 30%】
Reaching 30%.
In that moment, a transformation occurred.
【The Black Dragon Bloodline’s assimilation rate has reached 30%!】
【The third authority ‘Celestial Dragon Eye’ is now unlocked!】

—————

This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com

—————