Armipotent



"I don't have any ulterior motives. Seeing how strong you are now, I am sure you have unlimited potential if you don't die." The Ruby Dragon had a good sense and could tell that the human was cautious of him. "If there's anything I want from you, I want to invite you to join my alliance once you reach God Rank. But I don't want to carelessly give you an invitation, especially if you are from the Dragon Realm. So I want to know if you are affiliated with the other alliances. This is one of my purposes for leaving the altar here, to sponsor and scout people like you to our alliance."

The Ruby Dragon explained honestly. That was indeed the purpose of setting up the bloodline inheritance ritual. It was to recruit people into the alliance, replenishing and strengthening the alliance's power.

Tang Shaoyang was tempted by the offer, joining the alliance early. That way, he could gain God Rank's protection. However, once more, he was unsure about everything. It seemed a lot of God Ranks hated both his classes. The Slayer Class and also the Spirit Contractor Class were hated by the Gods. Because of the Spirit Contractor, Avyn's ancestors were hunted down by the other God Ranks. He did not know if the dragons were part of the group that hated his class.

"Yes, I am from the Dragon Realm." Tang Shaoyang lied. He was not going to repeat the same mistake where he exposed himself. He had enough of that shit, so he chose to lie even though he knew nothing about the Dragon Realm.

"I see…." The Ruby Dragon squinted his eyes. The Dragon Sense could tell that it was a lie. "It seems my remaining questions would be useless if you don't want to answer them truthfully. However, if you are not affiliated with any alliance, you can join my alliance once you read God Realm, of course. My alliance is part of twelve dragon clans, the Metarnian Clan. We are quite famous, so you can come to our clan by saying my name, Rukkan."

"Even if you don't want to join, make sure to visit my clan. I want to know whether the skeleton can inherit a bloodline or not. This is an interesting subject, but unfortunately, I can't witness it." Rukkan was interested in the project. Even though it would be wasting his blood essence if it failed. However, if this was working, it would be a breakthrough for the dragons, creating a skeleton and giving the skeleton the bloodline. The dragons could create a terrifying army.

After that, the Ruby Dragon avatar disappeared, leaving the Ancient Rank Rock Lizardmen. The Ancient Rank Rock Lizardmen was still alive, but it could barely move.

Kaiser turned toward Tang Shaoyang. The skeleton felt like the prey belonged to him, so he wanted to kill the struggling Rock Lizardmen to get more Exp. However, he asked for Tang Shaoyang's approval before taking action. The plus of having a skeleton army, they would not betray the master, which Rukkan said was an interesting project.

Tang Shaoyang gave Kaiser the green light and instructed the skeleton to fill the grail with the Rock Lizardmen's blood after killing it. After filling the five grails with blood, Kaiser stood at the center of the altar. Of course, Tang Shaoyang had taken the three treasure chests from the altar, one epic rank treasure chest, and two grade 1 treasure chests.

As soon as Kaiser stood in the middle of the altar, the intricate formation on the altar glowed in red. Then a red pillar shot toward the sky. The red glow blocked everyone's vision; they could not see what Kaiser was going through right now. Even the Spirit Eyes failed to see through the red pillar.

The red pillar was conspicuous. It was the same as telling the people nearby that they were here. He was not surprised that people came before the ritual finished. "Secure the area. Make sure no one can reach this area until Kaiser finishes the ritual." That was the instruction for the Skelly Family, and they immediately moved out, climbing up the cliff and guarding the area for their Family Head.

The ritual took longer than he expected, and this reminded him of when he inherited The Black Dragon's bloodline. It was so painful that he would never forget, and this reminded him of his promise with Rumru, the Black Dragon, who gave him the bloodline. Then he also recalled what the old dragon told him, the rough path ahead of him.

Then he recalled all his journey and realized that if not for Rumru, who decided to give his life for the bloodline inheritance, he might die already. In the fight against Alton in Gigante Forest, he might lose his life there because he was struggling against Marshal Alton even with the bloodline transformation, forcing him to take the risk by integrating with Zaneos, the demon.

Then the trial where he also almost lost his life to Wrath, the last wave of the trial. Then also his encounter with the God Ranks, who found out about his second class, Slayer. If not for Rumru's bloodline, he might not be here right now. He might become a spirit in the void like the other spirits. Rumru's bloodline saved him, time and time again. Without his bloodline, he would not be able to defeat the Sky Serpent in Gigante Forest and gain [Seven Souls] skill. He would be dead already by now without the bloodline.

"This just makes me even more guilty." Tang Shaoyang let out a sigh. He was saved by Rumru, but he had not fulfilled the promise. The promise was to kill those gods in the Arkania Continent, or Rumru, said the self-proclaimed Gods. "I have to find a way to the Arkania Continent. Shit, I should ask Rukkan about the travel between worlds."

After a whole five minutes, the red pillar dispersed and revealed the figure in the middle of the altar. Tang Shaoyang did not know if the ritual succeeded or not, but he knew the result once he saw Kaiser's new frame.

Kaiser's bones turned black-red and had a ruby-like pattern. He grew taller; his height was three meters after the bloodline inheritance. There were a pair of protruding horns, and his teeth turned sharp. The bone wings and tail made Kaiser look like a Dragonewt, but he was still a frame with no meat or blood. He was still a skeleton, but with the change, Tang Shaoyang assumed the skeleton succeeded in inheriting Rukkan's bloodline.

[Abyssal-Ruby Draconic Skeleton]